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Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snow, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with Naval Service Warfare Center, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Technology Division, Marine Corps Detachment, talks about the capabilities of the Remote Fuse Disassembly System. Snow taught a five-day series of classes on the system. - Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snow, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with Naval Service Warfare Center, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Technology Division, Marine Corps Detachment, talks about the capabilities of the Remote Fuse Disassembly System. Snow taught a five-day series of classes on the system.

Robotics help explosive-handling Marines reduce risk

CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa, Japan - The purpose behind the unit is to help make ordnance disposal safer by allowing EOD technicians to disassemble ordnance at distances five times farther than before.

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Lance Cpl. Jeremie Lewis, Lance Cpl. Quinn Beckens, Lance Cpl. Rodrigo Cruzvera, and Lance Cpl. Javier Avila Jr. stand in front on their fire truck April 1, 2016. The Marines are aircraft rescue and firefighting Marines with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Marine Corps Installations Pacific. Lewis is from South Haven, Miss.; Beckens is from Sodus, N.Y.; Crusvera is from Gardnerville, Nev.; Avila is from San Augustine, Texas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kelsey M. Dornfeld/ Released) - Lance Cpl. Jeremie Lewis, Lance Cpl. Quinn Beckens, Lance Cpl. Rodrigo Cruzvera, and Lance Cpl. Javier Avila Jr. stand in front on their fire truck April 1, 2016. The Marines are aircraft rescue and firefighting Marines with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Marine Corps Installations Pacific. Lewis is from South Haven, Miss.; Beckens is from Sodus, N.Y.; Crusvera is from Gardnerville, Nev.; Avila is from San Augustine, Texas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kelsey M. Dornfeld/ Released)

Training For the Fire

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA, Okinawa, Japan -- "Bunker drill!" In response to the alert, four Marines spring into action, donning their flame retardant uniforms. They race to put their helmets on as a Marine cries “twenty seconds!” from within the chaos. One by one, they climb aboard a fire truck each and slap their hands on the dashboard, signaling that they are ready to go. Readiness is paramount for the Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting Marines with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, MCAS Futenma. Being ready requires constant practice, such as the flight line fire fighting training they conducted here, April 1.

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Remembering the fallen: Okinawa Marines participate in battle site tour

Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force stationed in Okinawa, Japan hold guided discussions during a Battle of Okinawa battle site tour. The tour taught the them sacrifices the service members made during the battle.

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Pictured is Col. Chris Braney preparing for a visit with Japan Ground Self Defense Force logistics officers on Camp Kinser, Feb. 22. The visit is an effort to share the Marine Corps' standard operating procedures in supply and distribution operations with the JGSDF in hopes of enhancing future combined or coalition operations. Braney, from Syracuse, New York, is the regimental commanding officer of Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Pictured is Col. Chris Braney preparing for a visit with Japan Ground Self Defense Force logistics officers on Camp Kinser, Feb. 22. The visit is an effort to share the Marine Corps' standard operating procedures in supply and distribution operations with the JGSDF in hopes of enhancing future combined or coalition operations. Braney, from Syracuse, New York, is the regimental commanding officer of Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Syracuse Marine Shares Logistics Knowhow with Japanese Military

Officers with the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force spent a day with Combat Logistics Regiment 35 Marines to observe how Marines handle logistics on Camp Kinser, Feb. 23.“The real purpose with the visit today with the JGSDF is to give them an opportunity to see how we do supply and distribution operations across the Pacific,” said Col. Chris

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The Marine Corps can confirm there is an active search and rescue operation ongoing for two CH-53E helicopters off the coast of Oahu. - The Marine Corps can confirm there is an active search and rescue operation ongoing for two CH-53E helicopters off the coast of Oahu.

Marine CH-53E Helicopter Incident over Hawaii

The Marine Corps can confirm there is an active search and rescue operation ongoing for two CH-53E helicopters off the coast of Oahu.

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Lance Cpl. Tony McCandless, right, hands out cake to kids Dec. 19 at the Kin Town Social Welfare Center, Okinawa, Japan. Marines organized a toy drive through the Kin Town Single Parent Association to give back to their community by handing out gifts and cake to the children. McCandless is a radio maintainer with 3rd Intelligence Battalion, III Marine Headquarters Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isaac Ibarra/Released) - Lance Cpl. Tony McCandless, right, hands out cake to kids Dec. 19 at the Kin Town Social Welfare Center, Okinawa, Japan. Marines organized a toy drive through the Kin Town Single Parent Association to give back to their community by handing out gifts and cake to the children. McCandless is a radio maintainer with 3rd Intelligence Battalion, III Marine Headquarters Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isaac Ibarra/Released)

Marines Play Santa for a Day

Presents slowly fill the room under a board display saying “3rd Intel 2015 Toys Drive.” Empty desks await the children, and soon, they will notice that Santa Claus came dressed a little different this year. He came dressed as a U.S. Marine.

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Junko Kurata, right, serves salad to Cpl. Jonathan Koren during a Christmas Party thrown by the Hikariga Oka Nursing Home in Kin Town, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 18, 2015. The nursing home hosts the Christmas party annually to pay thanks for 7th Communication Battalion continuous contributions and community outreach projects. Since 1994, Marines with the battalion have regularly volunteered regularly by organizing routine cleanups and maintenance for the home and its surrounding area. Kurata is from Kin town and is a nurse at the nursing home. Koren is from Allentown, Pennsylvania and is a digital wideband repairer with 7th Comm. Bn., III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Devon Tindle/Released) - Junko Kurata, right, serves salad to Cpl. Jonathan Koren during a Christmas Party thrown by the Hikariga Oka Nursing Home in Kin Town, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 18, 2015. The nursing home hosts the Christmas party annually to pay thanks for 7th Communication Battalion continuous contributions and community outreach projects. Since 1994, Marines with the battalion have regularly volunteered regularly by organizing routine cleanups and maintenance for the home and its surrounding area. Kurata is from Kin town and is a nurse at the nursing home. Koren is from Allentown, Pennsylvania and is a digital wideband repairer with 7th Comm. Bn., III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Devon Tindle/Released)

Hikariga Oka Nursing Home hosts Christmas party for 7th Comm. Bn.

Members of the Hikariga Oka Nursing Home hosted a Christmas party for Marines with 7th Communication Battalion at Hikariga Oka Nursing Home, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 18, 2015.

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U.S. Navy Lt. Todd A. Trumble speaks to Marines and sailors about Elevate and the upcoming plans Dec. 11 on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. Elevate is a program created for service members to come together and enjoy an alcohol-free night, as well as to promote healthy behavioral choices. Trumble from Lynchburg, Virginia is a chaplain with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jessica N. Etheridge/Released) - U.S. Navy Lt. Todd A. Trumble speaks to Marines and sailors about Elevate and the upcoming plans Dec. 11 on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. Elevate is a program created for service members to come together and enjoy an alcohol-free night, as well as to promote healthy behavioral choices. Trumble from Lynchburg, Virginia is a chaplain with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jessica N. Etheridge/Released)

Marines and sailors rise above at Elevate

Marines and Sailors participate in Elevate, a program created for service members to come together and enjoy an alcohol-free environment on Dec. 11 at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan.

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Petty Officer 1st Class Zachary Silveus, right, evaluates students after a casualty evacuation drill on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Dec. 8, 2015. The casevac course is two weeks long and gives the students a better understanding of what it means to be a corpsman. The corpsmen are with various units with III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan C. Mains/ Released) - Petty Officer 1st Class Zachary Silveus, right, evaluates students after a casualty evacuation drill on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Dec. 8, 2015. The casevac course is two weeks long and gives the students a better understanding of what it means to be a corpsman. The corpsmen are with various units with III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan C. Mains/ Released)