Pfc. Tracey Rodriguez, left, teaches English to Ao Nishino, center, and Anna Matayoshi Aug. 15 during the Camp Courtney English Camp. The camp, which lasted from Aug. 11–16, brings Uruma City students together with Marine volunteers to learn English and interact with one another. Rodriguez is a civil affairs noncommissioned officer with G-3, Civil Affairs, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Pfc. Tracey Rodriguez, left, teaches English to Ao Nishino, center, and Anna Matayoshi Aug. 15 during the Camp Courtney English Camp. The camp, which lasted from Aug. 11–16, brings Uruma City students together with Marine volunteers to learn English and interact with one another. Rodriguez is a civil affairs noncommissioned officer with G-3, Civil Affairs, III Marine Expeditionary Force.
Ryoko Yamada teaches Pfc. Nigel T. Carroll how to play the san shin, a traditional Okinawa instrument, during an Okinawa-themed evening Aug. 31, at the USO on Camp Hansen. The USO is a nonprofit organization that provides programs, services and live entertainment for United States troops and their families. This non-government agency currently operates 160 centers worldwide. Yamada is a student at the Nikkei Business College in Naha. Carroll is an electrician with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Ryoko Yamada teaches Pfc. Nigel T. Carroll how to play the san shin, a traditional Okinawa instrument, during an Okinawa-themed evening Aug. 31, at the USO on Camp Hansen. The USO is a nonprofit organization that provides programs, services and live entertainment for United States troops and their families. This non-government agency currently operates 160 centers worldwide. Yamada is a student at the Nikkei Business College in Naha. Carroll is an electrician with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force.
Lance Cpl. Marianne I. Novak swims with children from the Tai Chu En Orphanage at a field meet on Camp Kinser Aug. 25. Combat Logistics Regiment 35 hosted the field meet for the children of the orphanage. The day not only provided summer outdoor activities, it also gave the Marines a chance to get out of their barracks and spend time with community members. Novak is a warehouse clerk with CLR-35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. Photo by Lance Cpl. Anne K. Henry - Lance Cpl. Marianne I. Novak swims with children from the Tai Chu En Orphanage at a field meet on Camp Kinser Aug. 25. Combat Logistics Regiment 35 hosted the field meet for the children of the orphanage. The day not only provided summer outdoor activities, it also gave the Marines a chance to get out of their barracks and spend time with community members. Novak is a warehouse clerk with CLR-35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. Photo by Lance Cpl. Anne K. Henry
Marines prepare for an Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter’s landing before conducting joint, external-lift training at the Rodriguez Live-Fire Complex Aug. 19 as part of the Korean Marine Exchange Program 13-8. KMEP 13-8 is a combined, annual training exercise that enhances the combat readiness and interoperability of Republic of Korea and U.S. Marine Corps forces, promotes stability on the Korean Peninsula, and strengthens ROK and U.S. military capabilities. The CH-47 and its crew are with 3rd General Aviation Support Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division. The Marines are with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Marines prepare for an Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter’s landing before conducting joint, external-lift training at the Rodriguez Live-Fire Complex Aug. 19 as part of the Korean Marine Exchange Program 13-8. KMEP 13-8 is a combined, annual training exercise that enhances the combat readiness and interoperability of Republic of Korea and U.S. Marine Corps forces, promotes stability on the Korean Peninsula, and strengthens ROK and U.S. military capabilities. The CH-47 and its crew are with 3rd General Aviation Support Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division. The Marines are with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force.
Staff Sgt. Jordan G. Hardy, front left, and Cpl. Troy A. Biggs, front right, begin a movement-while-firing drill Aug. 27 at the battle-sight zero range on Camp Schwab. The drill was designed to improve the basic skills of the Special Reaction Team Marines while improving unit cohesion. Hardy is the SRT platoon commander, and Biggs is an SRT member. SRT is part of the Provost Marshal’s Office, Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler, Marine Corps Installations Pacific. - Staff Sgt. Jordan G. Hardy, front left, and Cpl. Troy A. Biggs, front right, begin a movement-while-firing drill Aug. 27 at the battle-sight zero range on Camp Schwab. The drill was designed to improve the basic skills of the Special Reaction Team Marines while improving unit cohesion. Hardy is the SRT platoon commander, and Biggs is an SRT member. SRT is part of the Provost Marshal’s Office, Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler, Marine Corps Installations Pacific.
From left to right, U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Robert L. Thomas, Republic of Korea Lt. Gen. Ho-Yeon Lee, U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. John Wissler and Republic of Korea Maj. Gen. Sang-Hoon Lee discuss Exercise Ulchi Freedom Guardian 2013, Aug. 26. Wissler is aboard the USS Blue Ridge in his role as commander of the Combined Marine Component Command, Combined Forces Command (Wartime), for the exercise. The CMCC incorporates Marine Corps and selected naval forces of the U.S. and the Republic of Korea, as well as sending states’ amphibious forces, under one organization established in the event of a crisis on the Korean peninsula. Other service members with III MEF are participating in UFG from multiple locations across Japan and the Republic of Korea, as well as sending states, including a French battalion Landing team cell. UFG is carried out in support of the Republic of Korea and U.S. Mutual Defense Treaty signed on Oct. 1, 1953. This exercise furthers military training and enhances the Republic of Korea military’s abilities to take the lead of the combined defense of the Republic of Korea in 2015. Thomas is the commander of the U.S. 7th Fleet, Ho-Yeon Lee is the commandant of the Republic of Korea Marine Corps, Wissler is the commanding general of the III Marine Expeditionary Force, and Sang-Hoon Lee is the assistant commandant of the Republic of Korea Marine Corps. - From left to right, U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Robert L. Thomas, Republic of Korea Lt. Gen. Ho-Yeon Lee, U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. John Wissler and Republic of Korea Maj. Gen. Sang-Hoon Lee discuss Exercise Ulchi Freedom Guardian 2013, Aug. 26. Wissler is aboard the USS Blue Ridge in his role as commander of the Combined Marine Component Command, Combined Forces Command (Wartime), for the exercise. The CMCC incorporates Marine Corps and selected naval forces of the U.S. and the Republic of Korea, as well as sending states’ amphibious forces, under one organization established in the event of a crisis on the Korean peninsula. Other service members with III MEF are participating in UFG from multiple locations across Japan and the Republic of Korea, as well as sending states, including a French battalion Landing team cell. UFG is carried out in support of the Republic of Korea and U.S. Mutual Defense Treaty signed on Oct. 1, 1953. This exercise furthers military training and enhances the Republic of Korea military’s abilities to take the lead of the combined defense of the Republic of Korea in 2015. Thomas is the commander of the U.S. 7th Fleet, Ho-Yeon Lee is the commandant of the Republic of Korea Marine Corps, Wissler is the commanding general of the III Marine Expeditionary Force, and Sang-Hoon Lee is the assistant commandant of the Republic of Korea Marine Corps.
A Smokey SAM, also known as a GTR-18, travels through the air Aug. 27 on a training island off the coast of Ie Shima. - A Smokey SAM, also known as a GTR-18, travels through the air Aug. 27 on a training island off the coast of Ie Shima.
Lance Cpl. Jesse R. Gribble slices through a piece of metal Aug. 9 while deconstructing a dilapidated building on Camp Hansen. The building, along with another, presented a hazard to both personnel, as well as the equipment being stored in them due to deterioration from severe weather. Gribble is a combat engineer with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Lance Cpl. Jesse R. Gribble slices through a piece of metal Aug. 9 while deconstructing a dilapidated building on Camp Hansen. The building, along with another, presented a hazard to both personnel, as well as the equipment being stored in them due to deterioration from severe weather. Gribble is a combat engineer with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force.
Cpl. Griffith D. Moore puts fuses on M777A2 155 mm lightweight howitzer rounds Aug. 21 at the Rodriguez Live-Fire Complex during Korean Marine Exchange Program 13-8. Throughout the exercise, Republic of Korea and U.S. Marines conducted live-fire training, helicopter operations, and military operations in urban terrain training as well as cultural exchanges and tours of the country. Moore is an artilleryman with Battery I, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force under the unit deployment program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kasey Peacock/Released) - Cpl. Griffith D. Moore puts fuses on M777A2 155 mm lightweight howitzer rounds Aug. 21 at the Rodriguez Live-Fire Complex during Korean Marine Exchange Program 13-8. Throughout the exercise, Republic of Korea and U.S. Marines conducted live-fire training, helicopter operations, and military operations in urban terrain training as well as cultural exchanges and tours of the country. Moore is an artilleryman with Battery I, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force under the unit deployment program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kasey Peacock/Released)