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180713-M-YW621-829.JPG - Hospital Corpsmen First Class Jose Marrero Dejesus and Ricardo Alonsolopez, with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, standby before being awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 13, 2018. They were on their way to get breakfast when they noticed a Marine showing signs of distress while running the physical fitness test. Marrero and AlonsoLopez conducted medical care to the distressed Marine which resulted in saving that Marine's life. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Marcus Allen)

Sailors Receive NAM for Heroic Actions

CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa, Japan - Hospital Corpsmen First Class Jose Marrero Dejesus and Ricardo Alonsolopez stuck true to the oath they swore upon when becoming Hospital Corpsmen in the Navy.

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180712-M-FA245-0611.JPG - 180712-M-FA245-0670 POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii (July 12, 2018) Chilean Marine Cpl. German Letelier, a squad leader with 1st Platoon, 211 Company, 21 Battalion, Chilean Marine Corps, engages enemy combatant role players during a noncombatant evacuation operation (NEO) training event as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 12, 2018. A NEO is conducted to evacuate citizens whose lives are in danger. RIMPAC provides high-value training for task-organized, highly capable Marine Air-Ground Task Force and enhances the critical crisis response capability of U.S. Marines in the Pacific. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to Aug. 2 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Adam Montera)

A Chilean Marine’s experience at RIMPAC

POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii - Chilean Marine Cpl. German Letelier exited the rear of a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter onto a field of tall grass and found a secure position as quickly as possible. Exiting with him were Marines from the Philippines and the United States; Letelier was the sole representative from the Chilean Marine Corps.

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180706-M-HH765-0802.JPG - Brig. Gen. William Jurney assumes command of 3rd Marine Division after serving his previous tour as both the Commanding General of Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego and Western Recruiting Region.

3rd Marine Division change of command

CAMP COURTNEY, Okinawa, Japan – Maj. Gen. Craig Timberlake relinquished his duties as the Commanding General of the 3rd Marine Division to Brig. Gen. William Jurney, during a change of command ceremony today.

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180702-M-PQ275-937.JPG - Lt. Col. Kenric D. Stevenson, former commanding officer of Combat Logistics Regiment 35, thanks the Marines of CLR-35 for their efforts during the regimental change of command ceremony July 2, 2018 on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan. Stevenson relinquished command of CLR-35 to Col. Joon H. Um. Stevenson is a native of DeRidder, Louisiana. Um is a native of Tampa, Florida. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua S. Pinkney)

CLR-35 welcomes new commanding officer

CAMP KINSER, OKINAWA, Japan - Lt. Col. Kenric D. Stevenson relinquished command of Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group to Col. Joon H. Um during a regimental change of command ceremony July 2, 2018 at Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan. Stevenson assumed command of CLR-35 May 1, 2018.

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180629-M-PQ275-054.JPG - Brig. Gen. Keith D. Reventlow, incoming commanding general of 3rd Marine Logistics Group, speaks to service members and families of 3rd MLG after assuming command of the unit June 29, 2018 at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. Reventlow is a native of Newtown, Connecticut. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Pinkney)

3rd MLG welcomes new commanding general

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – Col. Ronald C. Braney relinquished command of 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force to Brig. Gen. Keith D. Reventlow during a transfer of command ceremony June 29, 2018 at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan.

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180628-M-PJ332-0372.JPG - Marines with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, riding Assault Amphibious Vehicles, head toward the shore during a mechanized assault as part of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s MEU Exercise, near Ginoza Village, Okinawa, Japan, June 28, 2018. Marines and Sailors with Echo Company performed the final training event of MEUEX, an assault launched from Camp Schwab and targeting Combat Town, part of Okinawa’s Central Training Area. Marines with Echo Company, the mechanized assault element with BLT 2/5, partner with AAV crews to perform raids and assaults launched from the sea. MEUEX is the first in a series of three pre-deployment training events that prepare the 31st MEU to deploy at a moment’s notice. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible force ready to perform a wide-range of military operations. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Gunnery Sgt. T. T. Parish/Released)

Step One, check – 31st MEU completes MEUEX

The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit completed the first in a series of pre-deployment training events at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 28, 2018.

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180622-M-GT227-0049.JPG - Locals and Marines stand in front of the monument on Hamahiga Island, Okinawa, Japan, June 23, 2018. The locals of Hamahiga hold an annual memorial service for all those who passed away during the battle of Okinawa, which ended in 1945. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nathan Maysonet)

Marines celebrate local Okinawa's life on Hamahiga

HAMAHIGA ISLAND, OKINAWA, Japan – Marines with 3rd Marine Division and locals attend a memorial service for Ryoji Morine, a local care taker, here, June 23, 2018.

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Marines and Sailors volunteer at Ai-no-Mura Senior Citizen Home, Kitanakagusuku, Okinawa, Japan, June 9, 2018. - Marines and Sailors volunteer at Ai-no-Mura Senior Citizen Home, Kitanakagusuku, Okinawa, Japan, June 9, 2018. Marines and Sailors volunteer to upkeep the senior citizen home to improve the quality of life. Volunteering is a great method to interact and build lasting relationships within the local community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Ryan Persinger)

Marines, Sailors volunteer at Okinawan senior citizen home

Approximately 20 Marines and Sailors with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing spent the morning volunteering at the Ai-no-Mura Senior Citizens Home in Okinawa, Japan, June 9, 2018.

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Navy field medical corpsmen with 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group provide emergency care to a dummy at Kin Blue on Okinawa, Japan, June 6, 2018. - Navy field medical corpsmen with 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group provide emergency care to a dummy at Kin Blue on Okinawa, Japan, June 6, 2018. The simulation is part of Exercise Inochi No Onjin, which increased competency of patient evacuation, command and control medical regulating, and role-two capabilities in a joint environment. 3rd Medical Battalion is responsible for providing direct and general health service support to III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harrison Rakhshani)

3rd Medical Battalion participates in Exercise Inochi No Onjin

KIN BLUE TRAINING AREA, Okinawa, Japan - Marines and Sailors with 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group participated in Exercise Inochi No Onjin, June 8, 2018, at Kin Blue Training Area, Okinawa, Japan.

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160916-M-PJ332-519.JPG - A MV-22B Osprey belonging to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) prepares to land on Farallon de Medinilla Range, Commonwealth Northern Mariana Islands, Sept. 16, 2016. Valiant Shield is a biennial U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps exercise held in Guam, focusing on real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces at sea, in the air, on land and in cyberspace. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. T.T. Parish)