Marines and soldiers refuel an Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter Sept. 10 at Landing Zone Phoenix on Camp Schwab. The Marines are with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. The soldiers are with 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade. - Marines and soldiers refuel an Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter Sept. 10 at Landing Zone Phoenix on Camp Schwab. The Marines are with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. The soldiers are with 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade.
Marines fire a shoulder-launched, multipurpose assault weapon as part of a movement-to-contact training evolution during Exercise Koolendong Sept. 3 at Bradshaw Field Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia. The Marines are with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Marines fire a shoulder-launched, multipurpose assault weapon as part of a movement-to-contact training evolution during Exercise Koolendong Sept. 3 at Bradshaw Field Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia. The Marines are with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin, III Marine Expeditionary Force.
Members of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan explore the interior of an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft Sept. 9 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. The delegation learned about the Osprey’s capabilities and pilot training during their visit to the air station. The Osprey is with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Members of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan explore the interior of an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft Sept. 9 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. The delegation learned about the Osprey’s capabilities and pilot training during their visit to the air station. The Osprey is with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force.
Service members take the oath of citizenship during a ceremony Sept. 6 at the theater on Camp Foster. The service members are with units stationed across Okinawa. - Service members take the oath of citizenship during a ceremony Sept. 6 at the theater on Camp Foster. The service members are with units stationed across Okinawa.
Marines fire an M777A2 lightweight howitzer during live-fire training Sept. 4 at the Ojojihara Maneuver Area in Miyagi prefecture, Japan, as part of Artillery Relocation Training Program 13-2. The training was conducted both day and night for six days. The Marines are with Battery C, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, under the unit deployment program - Marines fire an M777A2 lightweight howitzer during live-fire training Sept. 4 at the Ojojihara Maneuver Area in Miyagi prefecture, Japan, as part of Artillery Relocation Training Program 13-2. The training was conducted both day and night for six days. The Marines are with Battery C, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, under the unit deployment program
Marines and civilians work to assemble “widgets” during a Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt course Aug. 22 at Camp Foster. The “widgets” represented building a product from start to finish as part of a learning exercise during the course. The Lean theory focuses on removing waste from the work flow by streamlining the manufacturing process. The participants are from Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, and Marine Corps Community Services Okinawa. - Marines and civilians work to assemble “widgets” during a Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt course Aug. 22 at Camp Foster. The “widgets” represented building a product from start to finish as part of a learning exercise during the course. The Lean theory focuses on removing waste from the work flow by streamlining the manufacturing process. The participants are from Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, and Marine Corps Community Services Okinawa.
Sandra N. Adames grabs a rebound during a basketball game Sept. 6 at Misato Jr. High School in Okinawa as part of the O-League tournament. Adames is part of the Her-Ricanes, a women’s basketball team consisting of service members, civilians and dependents from installations across Okinawa. - Sandra N. Adames grabs a rebound during a basketball game Sept. 6 at Misato Jr. High School in Okinawa as part of the O-League tournament. Adames is part of the Her-Ricanes, a women’s basketball team consisting of service members, civilians and dependents from installations across Okinawa.
Cpl. Shields L. Woods removes the gas piston from an M1014 semi-automatic shotgun April 22 at the armory on Camp Foster. “I like the maintenance,” said Woods. “When we get a weapon that’s broken and figure out what is wrong with it, it is like solving a mystery.” Woods is a small-arms repairer and technician with Headquarters and Service Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler, Marine Corps Installations Pacific. - Cpl. Shields L. Woods removes the gas piston from an M1014 semi-automatic shotgun April 22 at the armory on Camp Foster. “I like the maintenance,” said Woods. “When we get a weapon that’s broken and figure out what is wrong with it, it is like solving a mystery.” Woods is a small-arms repairer and technician with Headquarters and Service Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler, Marine Corps Installations Pacific.
CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters practice landing and taking off at a confined landing zone in the Central Training Area Sept. 6 as part of a sundown flight held to commemorate the aircraft. Sundown flights are conducted as a military tradition for retiring aircraft. The Marine Corps is phasing-out the CH-46E and replacing it with the MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft. The CH-46Es are a part of Marine Medium Tiltorotor Squadron 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters practice landing and taking off at a confined landing zone in the Central Training Area Sept. 6 as part of a sundown flight held to commemorate the aircraft. Sundown flights are conducted as a military tradition for retiring aircraft. The Marine Corps is phasing-out the CH-46E and replacing it with the MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft. The CH-46Es are a part of Marine Medium Tiltorotor Squadron 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force.
Recycled aluminum cans are crushed and stored at the Recycling Center on Camp Foster. The cans are then sold to companies to be repurposed into other products. The Recycling Center can only recycle cans that are placed in the proper recycling bins. - Recycled aluminum cans are crushed and stored at the Recycling Center on Camp Foster. The cans are then sold to companies to be repurposed into other products. The Recycling Center can only recycle cans that are placed in the proper recycling bins.