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170728-M-WH325-0032.JPG - Navy Seaman Charles Patrick, a hospital man attached to Task Force Koa Moana 17 receives his Enlisted Fleet Marine Force Warfare Specialist Insignia (FMF) award on the USNS Sacagawea, July 28, 2017. The FMF award is given to Navy enlisted personnel who are attached to deployable U.S. Marine Corps units and pass verbal and written exams qualifying the individual adept in Marine Corps history, and knowledge. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by MCIPAC Combat Camera Lance Cpl. Juan C. Bustos)
181207-M-AF376-0042.JPG - Marines with the color guard prepare to march forward at the start of the Defense Cyberspace Operations Internal Defense Measures Company activation ceremony at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 7, 2018. Lt. Col. Michael Hlad, the battalion commander of 7th Communication Battalion, served as the reviewing officer during the ceremony. DCO-IDM Company is III MEF Information Group’s first line of defense against cyber-attacks in the Indo-Pacific region. The Marines are with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexis B. Betances)
181127-M-IV944-9029.JPG - U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Jennifer Ottino, left, and Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Damian Garcia, right, simulate surgery on a patient during the capabilities display Nov. 27, 2018 at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. Sailors with 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, established a Role II capabilities display to give service members the opportunity to view their full facilities. Role II facilities give Sailors the ability to offer ultrasound, X-ray, surgery and dental while providing a place for injured service members to be treated. Ottino, a general surgeon with 3rd Medical Bn., 3rd MLG, is a native of Roseville, California. Garcia, a corpsman with 3rd Medical Bn., 3rd MLG, is a native of Greenacres, Florida. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mark Fike)
181119-M-GE751-6277.JPG - Lt. Gen. Eric M. Smith, the III Marine Expeditionary Force commanding general, answers some personal questions to create a tighter bond with III MEF Marines. He lets us know things like his favorite musical artist, sports team and what his preferred superpower would be. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Amaia Unanue)
181120-M-YC276-3039.JPG - U.S. Marines with Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency and Marine Forces Pacific, participate in a repatriation ceremony in Betio, Tarawa Atoll, Republic of Kiribati, Nov. 20, 2018. The ceremony was held to memorialize all who made the ultimate sacrifice during the Battle of Tarawa in 1943, and honorably transfer several remains and artifacts back to the continental U.S. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Timothy Turner)
181120-M-MN180-0214.JPG - U.S. Marines storm Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands. Nov. 20, 2018 marks the 75th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Tarawa, which was part of Operation Galvanic. It marks one of the bloodiest battles of WWII. The 75th commemoration of the Battle of Tarawa is an opportunity to honor the courage, service and sacrifice of the U.S. military personnel present during the attacks. (U.S. Marine Corps Courtesy Photo by Warrant Officer Obie Newcomb, Jr.)
181109-M-PQ275-0030.JPG - U.S. Marines prepare to set up security during a live-fire recovery mission on Camp Wilson, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Nov. 9, 2018, as part of the Integrated Training Exercise 1-19. Marines with Transportation Services Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, trained to recover damaged vehicles and personnel during combat operations. ITX 1-19 is a large-scale Marine Air-Ground Task Force integration exercise in which CLB-4 Marines and Sailors train to respond quickly to any contingency by fully integrating with ground and air combat elements of the MAGTF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Pinkney)
181116-M-TP103-0712.JPG - U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Alan A. Ninobla III finishes a triage care scenario with fellow Sailors from the Camp Kinser Dental clinic Nov. 16, 2018 on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. Sailors from dental clinics on Okinawa participated in Tactical Casualty Care to reinforce the basics of triage care for personnel involved in combat operations with support from Sailors with 3rd Medical Battalion. The various scenarios were chosen to depict common injuries that are seen during deployments. Ninobla, a native of Porterville, California, is a corpsman with 3rd Dental Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Armando Elizalde)
181114-M-PJ332-2017.JPG - Col. Robert Brodie, commanding officer of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, speaks with the Marines and Sailors of Combat Logistics Battalion 31 and the 31st MEU after a ceremony marking the end of the 31st MEU’s mission as part of the U.S. Defense Support of Civil Authorities relief efforts on Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Nov. 14, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. T. T. Parish/Released)