USS Germantown completes Blue Chromite ‘16
October 31, 2015 — WHITE BEACH, Okinawa (Oct. 30, 2015) – The amphibious docklanding ship, USS Germantown (LSD 42) returned safely to White Beach, Okinawaafter successfully completing III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) exercise BlueChromite (BC) 16. The operations were a combined effort that included 1stBattalion, 2nd Marines attached to the 4th Marine Regiment MORE
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Can You Back Up that Rocker?
October 28, 2015 — A Marine’s life drastically changes when one becomes a staff noncommissioned officer. It is more than adding a rocker to your rank or a fatter wallet on payday. To give new staff sergeants a head start, senior enlisted leaders gathered 200 III MEF Marines for a Staff Sergeant Indoctrination Course Oct. 26-28, 2015. MORE
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Naval Vessels Push Marine Amphibious Capabilities During Blue Chromite
October 27, 2015 — Not every day can a Sailor say he’s ridden in a hovercraft. Not long ago, the hovercraft was close cousin of the Starship Enterprise, Millenium Falcon, and other vehicles of fictional lore. But during a logistics training exercise here today, Sailors with Shock Trauma Platoon, 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group discovered that the landing craft air cushion-class hovercraft is very much real. MORE
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Premier Marine Corps amphibious, aerial exercise underway in Okinawa
October 22, 2015 — Blue Chromite 16, a large-scale yet economic training exercise, is now fully underway as Marines and Sailors here wrap up a fire support coordination exercise. The fire support exercise, which took place on a small island near Okinawa, involves air and ground elements within III Marine Expeditionary Force, and is just one training event within Blue MORE
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III MEF and MCIPAC Energy Action Month
October 20, 2015 — The Marine Corps is undergoing a behavioral transformation; each Marine must become mindful of energy use. The efficient use of energy resources is a critical component of mission readiness - from bases to the battlefield. In Okinawa and across the Pacific, this means that each Marine must consider how energy is used at work, in training, in the MORE
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3rd MarDiv discussion of the future: General hears thoughts from minds of leaders old and new
October 16, 2015 — “Do you guys feel you’re prepared for war?” asked Maj. Gen. Richard L. Simcock II, the commanding general for 3rd Marine Division. “Do you know how to fire? Are you comfortable with your weapon? Do you know how to tie a tourniquet, know what your Marines are up to, where your Marines are?”“Do you feel ready to fight tonight?”During a roundtable MORE
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Ribbon cutting ceremony during PHIBLEX 2015 concludes humanitarian assistance projects
October 13, 2015 — U.S. and Philippine service members complete the Humanitarian Civic Assistance projects at the Concepcion and Binduyan elementary schools Oct. 8, during Amphibious Landing Exercise 2015 (PHIBLEX 15).“The PHIBLEX exercise was a success because everything we came out here to do we accomplished before our timeline,” said Gunnery Sgt. Luis Respardo, a MORE
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Communication Marines connect, keep 3rd MEB running during PHIBLEX 2015
October 13, 2015 — Internet, phones and network communication are all vital to the Marine Corps’ mission during expeditionary operations. Communication is the direct link between command elements, troops on the ground, aircraft in the air and leadership in the rear.Marines with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Headquarters Group, III Marine Expeditionary MORE
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ROK, US Marines Sink or Swim
October 13, 2015 — The Sea of Japan pushes and pulls gently in the afternoon sun as buoys bounce near the beach. Distant shouts across the water come in and out of audibility. “One! Push! Two!” As the shouts get louder, black inflatable boats glide across the placid water, carrying Marines from the Republic of Korea as well as the U.S. Integrated teams of Marines, MORE
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Purple Heart recipient shares experiences with Okinawa Marines
October 7, 2015 — Retired Lt. Col. Justin Constantine, a Purple Heart recipient, spoke here to Marines Sept. 30, 2015, about his near-death experience and the struggles he has since overcome. While taking part in a routine combat patrol during Operation Iraqi Freedom, Constantine was hit in the back of the head by an enemy sniper round. The round exited through his MORE
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