Cpl. Andrew J. Barrow checks a bike during a pit stop in the midst of a two-day, 212-mile bike ride throughout Okinawa to raise awareness about human trafficking Nov. 1-2. Barrow is a correctional specialist with Headquarters and Service Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, Marine Corps Installations Pacific. - Cpl. Andrew J. Barrow checks a bike during a pit stop in the midst of a two-day, 212-mile bike ride throughout Okinawa to raise awareness about human trafficking Nov. 1-2. Barrow is a correctional specialist with Headquarters and Service Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, Marine Corps Installations Pacific.
Col. John E. Kasperski welcomes Urasoe City Mayor Mitsuo Gima aboard Camp Kinser during a tour of the camp Nov. 5. Kasperski is the Camp Kinser camp commander and the commanding officer of Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Col. John E. Kasperski welcomes Urasoe City Mayor Mitsuo Gima aboard Camp Kinser during a tour of the camp Nov. 5. Kasperski is the Camp Kinser camp commander and the commanding officer of Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force.
Cpl. Geo Kakkar watches service members leap into the ocean during surf qualification off the coast of Oura Wan Beach at Camp Schwab Oct. 30. The qualification is required to guarantee the Marines are competent swimmers in the event they have to abandon their assault amphibious vehicle and get back to land. Participants in the qualification are with Headquarters and Service Company, Combat Engineer Company and Assault Amphibious Vehicle Company, all part of Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, which is currently assigned to 4th Marines, also participated. Kakkar is an assault amphibious vehicle crewman with AAV Company. - Cpl. Geo Kakkar watches service members leap into the ocean during surf qualification off the coast of Oura Wan Beach at Camp Schwab Oct. 30. The qualification is required to guarantee the Marines are competent swimmers in the event they have to abandon their assault amphibious vehicle and get back to land. Participants in the qualification are with Headquarters and Service Company, Combat Engineer Company and Assault Amphibious Vehicle Company, all part of Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, which is currently assigned to 4th Marines, also participated. Kakkar is an assault amphibious vehicle crewman with AAV Company.
Sgt. Marvilous M. McCammon fires the M9 service pistol on the pistol range at Camp Hansen during a combat marksmanship training course Oct. 29. Range coaches are entrusted to develop Marines by passing on the Corps’ time-honored tradition of precise marksmanship. McCammon is a student in the course and warehouse clerk with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Sgt. Marvilous M. McCammon fires the M9 service pistol on the pistol range at Camp Hansen during a combat marksmanship training course Oct. 29. Range coaches are entrusted to develop Marines by passing on the Corps’ time-honored tradition of precise marksmanship. McCammon is a student in the course and warehouse clerk with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force.
Marines maneuver through jungle terrain with a simulated casualty during the endurance course at the Jungle Warfare Training Center at Camp Gonsalves Oct. 30. The purpose of the endurance course is to develop Marines’ ability to maneuver and fight through the jungle while strengthening unit cohesion. The Marines are with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, which is currently assigned to 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Marines maneuver through jungle terrain with a simulated casualty during the endurance course at the Jungle Warfare Training Center at Camp Gonsalves Oct. 30. The purpose of the endurance course is to develop Marines’ ability to maneuver and fight through the jungle while strengthening unit cohesion. The Marines are with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, which is currently assigned to 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force.
Commanders and senior enlisted leaders from throughout III Marine Expeditionary Force listen as Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck Jr. speaks at the annual III MEF commanders' conference at the Ocean Breeze at Camp Foster Oct. 29. "We are flexible and can respond to any type of contingency," said Glueck. "I am confident in our abilities and capabilities. We are only getting stronger." Glueck is the commanding general of III MEF. - Commanders and senior enlisted leaders from throughout III Marine Expeditionary Force listen as Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck Jr. speaks at the annual III MEF commanders' conference at the Ocean Breeze at Camp Foster Oct. 29. "We are flexible and can respond to any type of contingency," said Glueck. "I am confident in our abilities and capabilities. We are only getting stronger." Glueck is the commanding general of III MEF.
Sgt. Mark A. Dickey briefs the capabilities of the M777A2 155 mm howitzer to Japan Ground Self-Defense Force student-officers during a static display at Camp Hansen Oct. 24. Dickey is a field artillery cannoneer with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. The JGSDF student-officers are with Fuji Schools. - Sgt. Mark A. Dickey briefs the capabilities of the M777A2 155 mm howitzer to Japan Ground Self-Defense Force student-officers during a static display at Camp Hansen Oct. 24. Dickey is a field artillery cannoneer with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. The JGSDF student-officers are with Fuji Schools.
An MV-22B Osprey takes off after landing support specialists attached a 7,000-pound concrete block during dual-point external training on Ie Shima Oct. 25. Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 recently switched from the CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter to the Osprey, which allows for dual-point external operations at faster speeds. The landing support specialists are with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. The pilot and crew are with VMM-265, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III MEF. - An MV-22B Osprey takes off after landing support specialists attached a 7,000-pound concrete block during dual-point external training on Ie Shima Oct. 25. Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 recently switched from the CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter to the Osprey, which allows for dual-point external operations at faster speeds. The landing support specialists are with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. The pilot and crew are with VMM-265, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III MEF.
U.S. Marines watch as French Armed Forces aircraft drop supplies during Exercise Croix du Sud in Kumac, New Caledonia, Oct. 22. The U.S. Marines retrieved and transported the supplies to a battalion headquarters the French and U.S. Marines had set up for simulated disaster relief operations. - U.S. Marines watch as French Armed Forces aircraft drop supplies during Exercise Croix du Sud in Kumac, New Caledonia, Oct. 22. The U.S. Marines retrieved and transported the supplies to a battalion headquarters the French and U.S. Marines had set up for simulated disaster relief operations.
Republic of Korea and U.S. Marines fire the MK19 40 mm grenade launcher Oct. 22 as part of a weeklong combined-arms training exercise during Korean Marine Exchange Program 13-1. - Republic of Korea and U.S. Marines fire the MK19 40 mm grenade launcher Oct. 22 as part of a weeklong combined-arms training exercise during Korean Marine Exchange Program 13-1.