CH-53E aircraft supports ground forces with assault transport during Forest Light 16-1
September 29, 2015 — Ground forces face difficult and unknown terrain every day. With every step, they risk detonating improvised explosive devices and enemy detection.That is where aviation assault support comes into play. Instead of trudging across treacherous terrain for hours, ground troops can board a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter, load all of their cumbersome MORE
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New York Marine saves tourists life
September 16, 2015 — Cpl. Daniel J. Benjamin Jr. received a unit challenge coin from Sgt. Maj. Lee D. Bonar Jr., the III Marine Expeditionary Force sergeant major, on Camp Foster, Sept. 9, for his heroic act of saving the life of a tourist.While Benjamin was driving from his house to Camp Foster during the afternoon of Aug. 31, he noticed a woman on the side of the MORE
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The silent over watch: JGSDF, Marines fire snipers at Forest Light 16-1
September 16, 2015 — Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Members and U.S. Marines fired sniper rifles and practiced stalking techniques during Forest Light 16-1 at Camp Imazu, Takashima, Japan, Sept. 9-11, 2015. Forest Light is a semiannual, bilateral exercise consisting of a command post exercise and multiple field training events, conducted by elements of III Marine MORE
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3rd Marine Division celebrates 73 years of “Honor, Valor, Fidelity”
September 16, 2015 — Marines, Sailors and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force service members came together to celebrate the 3rd Marine Division’s 73rd anniversary Sept. 4, 2015 at Camp Courtney.The division’s mission is to execute amphibious assault operations with support from aviation and logistics units. The Marines have conducted amphibious landings and sustained land MORE
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Marine general keeps promise in Pacific, passes on III MEF command
September 11, 2015 — Lt. Gen. John Wissler has been arguably the busiest man in the Marine Corps’ most active unit during the past two and a half years. In an area where approximately seventy percent of the world’s natural disasters occur, III Marine Expeditionary Force continually prepares and responds to events like the earthquake that ravaged Nepal in April. All the MORE
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JGSDF, Marines shoot Anti-tank Missiles at Forest Light 16-1
September 11, 2015 — Japanese Ground Self-Defense members and U.S. Marines shared knowledge about anti-tank missiles during Forest Light 16-1 at Camp Imazu, Takashima, Japan, Sept. 7, 2015.“Today we showed the Japanese our shoulder-launched multipurpose assault weapon, its capabilities and how it works, and in return they showed us their weapon systems,” said Cpl. MORE
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1st battalion, 2nd Marines work with JGSDF during Forest Light 16-1
September 11, 2015 — Marines and Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force members arrived from different parts of Japan to start Forest Light 16-1 which begins Sept. 6 and concludes on Sept.18, 2015 at Camp Imazu, Takashima, Japan. Forest Light is a semi-annual, bilateral exercise consisting of command post exercises, and multiple field training events, conducted between MORE
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JGSDF, Marines fire mortars at Forest Light 16-1
September 11, 2015 — Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Members and U.S. Marines came together on Sept. 6, 2015 at Camp Imazu, Takashima, Japan, to shoot mortars during Forest Light 16-1.Forest Light is a semi-annual, bilateral exercise consisting of a command post exercise and multiple field training events, conducted by elements of III Marine Expeditionary Force and MORE
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