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181101-M-TP103-1420.JPG - Col. Scott R. Johnson addresses Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 37 and their families during a redesignation ceremony at Camp Kinser, Japan Nov. 2, 2018. Although Headquarters Regiment was renamed CLR-37, the function of CLR-37 will continue to service 3rd MLG to provide logistic combat elements for III Marine Expeditionary Force. Johnson, a native of Kansas City, Missouri, is the commanding officer of CLR-37. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Armando Elizalde)

New title, same mission | 3rd MLG redesignation ceremony for HQ Regiment to CLR-37

The redesignation of Headquarters Regiment, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, to Combat Logistics Regiment 37 took place at Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan Nov. 2, 2018.

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181029-M-PJ332-2608.JPG - A pile of supplies delivered by Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, Combat Logistics Battalion 31 and the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Washington (WPB-1331) wait for citizens of Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands during relief efforts in the wake of Super Typhoon Yutu, Oct. 29, 2018. The Marines arrived on Tinian in the wake of Super Typhoon Yutu as part of the U.S. Defense Support of Civil Authorities here. The Marines arrived at the request of CNMI officials and the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency to assist relief efforts in the wake of Yutu, the largest typhoon to ever hit a U.S. territory. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible force ready to perform a wide-range of military operations across the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. T. T. Parish/Released)

31st MEU supports civil authorities with joint-service task force in response to Super Typhoon Yutu

More than 150 U.S. service members arrived on the typhoon ravaged island of Tinian Oct. 29-31 in the wake of Super Typhoon Yutu, led by the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Commander and Combat Logistics Battalion 31.

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181012-M-UE724-1391.JPG - Marines with Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division conduct a deactivation ceremony at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan., Oct. 12, 2018. Combat Assault Battalion provided the role of an amphibious assault force in major conflicts since the birth of the unit on Feb. 16, 1942 during World War II. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. D’Angelo Yanez)

Combat Assault Battalion Deactivation

Combat Assault Battalion was activated February 16, 1942 at New River, North Carolina. CAB has been in many locations and went under many names including at 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton CA, as the 1st Amphibian Track Battalion before being reassigned to the 3rd Marine Division on March 16, 1965. In July of 1967 CAB was moved to its final location on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan.

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181006-M-BP396-2345.JPG - U.S. Marines and Philippine marines conduct an amphibious landing during KAMANDAG 2 in Naval Education Training Command, Philippines, Oct. 6, 2018. KAMANDAG 2 is a military training exercise led by the Philippines including the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military, along with participants from the Japan Self-Defense Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christine Phelps)

U.S., Philippines and Japan conduct amphibious landing in the Philippines

The United States Armed Forces, Armed Forces of the Philippines, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) conducted amphibious operations training during exercise KAMANDAG 2 at Naval Station Leovigildo Gantioqui, Republic of the Philippines, Oct. 6, 2018.

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181001-M-PJ332-1577.JPG - Sgt. Christopher Castillo, a mIlitary Working Dog handler with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, stands with his partner, Raider, aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), underway in the South China Sea, Oct. 1, 2018. Castillo, a native of Cororan, California, graduated from Corcoran High School in June 2008 before enlisting as a military policeman in March 2014. MWD handlers support the 31st MEU during training in garrison in Okinawa, Japan and while underway aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). MWD handlers have supported Marine Corps amphibious operations since WWII - their partners, man's best friend, have saved countless lives during the decades across the globe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. T. T. Parish/Released)

Paw Patrol, Marine Corps style

Every Marine is a rifleman – except maybe the Devil Dogs with a cold wet nose, four paws and a wagging tail. What they lack in opposable thumbs capable of flipping a selector switch to fire, they make up for with noses 10,000 times more sensitive than a human being’s. That, and they’re just plain fun to be around. They also help save lives – ask any Marine military working dog handler since man’s best friend first went to war with the Marines in WWII.

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181002-M-TP103-1847.JPG - Marines with Bulk Fuel Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, unreel a fuel hose from the back of a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement 7-ton truck during fuel support operations training Oct. 2, 2018 at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. The Marines unrolled the hose to connect the fuel site and the fuel pump to distribute water, which is used during training evolutions instead of fuel, through the lines. The bulk fuel specialists assembled fuel sites at Camp Hansen in order to practice fueling support operations for upcoming exercises and deployments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Armando Elizalde)

Walk the Line | Marines with Bulk Fuel Company assemble a fuel site

As the sun broke through the clouds over Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Marines rushed to quickly assemble a fuel site, their boots thundering across the ground.

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181004-M-IG936-0593.JPG - U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Mark Hanford and Sgt. Nicholas Elston, U.S. Navy Lt. Maundo Lee and Brian Bonzo, and Philippine Marine Corps Capt. Rodilson Malic, pose for a photo with Philippine local, Bryan S. Rodriguez, who they assisted after a motorcycle crash in Ternate, Cavite, Philippines, Oct. 2, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Kaleb Martin)

U.S. Marines and Sailors aid in local accident

Two U.S. Marines, two U.S. Sailors and a Philippine Marine came to the assistance of a local Filipino motorcyclist who was pinned underneath his vehicle as a result of an accident in Ternate, Cavite, Philippines, around 3 p.m. Tuesday.

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181002-N-XK398-1348.JPG - SUBIC BAY, Republic of the Philippines (Oct. 02, 2018) Staff Sgt. Gerardo Santos, assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), signals an AAV-P7/A1 assault amphibious vehicle inside the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48). Ashland, part of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, participates in KAMANDAG 2 a military training exercise led by Philippines between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military, along with participants from the Japan Self-Defense Force featuring military-to-military exchanges through various training events, capabilities development training, and humanitarian and civic assistance projects. KAMANDAG is an acronym for the Filipino phrase “Kaagapay Ng Mga Mandirigma Ng Dagat,” which translates to “Cooperation of Warriors of the Sea,” highlighting the partnership between the Philippine and United States Militaries. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Mortensen)

US-Japan advance new amphibious capability

The amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) became the first U.S. Navy ship in the 7th Fleet to conduct amphibious operations with the newly established Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF), Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade (ARDB) troops and their equipment on Oct. 2.

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181001-M-CZ791-0049.JPG - U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Second-Class Jephray Prejusa poses for photo after receiving Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal in front of Marine Aircraft Group 24, on October 1, 2018. HM2 Prejusa was awarded for rendering life-saving aid to a civilian aboard a commercial flight on August 4, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 2nd Lt. Colin Kennard)

Rendering life-saving aid on the taxi-way

Sitting on a plane waiting to depart out of LAX, Jephray Prejusa didn’t have much on his mind other than taking a nap. While still waiting to take-off, his nap plans were interrupted by passengers shouting for help and requests for medical attention.

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180928-M-RA909-9173.JPG - MV-22B Osprey’s assigned to Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 (VMM-268) are parked on the flight line during a homecoming event for VMM-268, Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH), Sept. 28, 2018. VMM-268 has been deployed to Australia for Marine Rotational Force Darwin for the past 6 months. During this rotation, they participated in numerous training exercises in and around Australia with various Indo-Pacific partners and allies. III Marine Expeditionary Forces in Hawaii are ready, capable, and relevant. The a trans-Pacific flights conducted by Marine Aircraft Group 24 have shrunk the theater significantly, allowing the Marine Corps to aggregate combat force in the western Pacific from Hawaii in a matter of days. U.S. Marine Corps Forces in Hawaii are now part of the strategic calculus in a ‘fight tonight’ scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Kirk)