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III MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE

Okinawa, Japan

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Corpsmen perfect lifesaving steps

CAMP FOSTER—Twenty-six corpsmen with various units within the III Marine Expeditionary Force participated in a forward resuscitative care course Jan. 27-30 at the Simulated Trauma Advanced Training Center on Camp Foster.“The purpose of the course is to familiarize medical personnel in the functional areas of collecting, clearing, treating, holding

Marines build teamwork, combat skills during competition

CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa - The sky is dark, and the Marines have only headlamps and flashlights to see the small parts they must precisely place in the correct spot.“Let’s go! Let’s get these weapons put back together,” encourages a Marine to his peers as they race to assemble a variety of weapons laid before them.After a quick weapon functions check,

Marines breach entryways, maintain response readiness

CAMP HANSEN, Okinsawa - Stacked together just a few steps from a locked door, Special Reaction Team Marines prepare to execute a basic breach technique. Using the power of a shotgun to shatter the secured door’s lock, they rush in to secure the area.Marines with the Provost Marshal’s Office conducted basic breaching using the M1014 joint service

Nago celebrates 52nd annual Cherry Blossom Festival

NAGO, Okinawa - As the cool Okinawa winter air gradually warms to prepare for spring, residents know that cherry blossom season is near.The city of Nago celebrated its 52nd annual Cherry Blossom Festival Jan. 25-26 at the Nago Castle Ruin Site Park, Okinawa. As one of the southern-most islands of Japan, Okinawa boasts the earliest blooms of the

Artillery Relocation Training Program 13-4 begins with bang

AICHI, Japan - They traveled the frozen land, looking for suitable places to set their howitzers. Each time, a group of them went ahead and scouted the areas.Once the rest of the unit arrived, the Marines with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, performed reconnaissance, security, occupy, position procedures before firing their M777A2 150 mm

Combat Assault Battalion explodes through training

OKINAWA, Japan - As the force of the explosion sends a shockwave through the air, the pressure can be felt against the chests of everyone nearby.The sound echoes through the area as Marines rush to clear the barbed-wire obstruction recently ravaged by the explosion. A bulldozer rumbles through the opening, churning up earth, clearing simulated

Japan’s top enlisted attend SNCO Academy leadership course

CAMP HANSEN, Japan - Warrant Officer Yoshiaki Suzuki, the sergeant major of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, and eight other top enlisted soldiers, including command sergeants major from units throughout the JGSDF participated in the Japan Observer Exchange Program Jan. 21-24 at the Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy on Camp Hansen.“The

Combat Assault Battalion explodes through training

As the force of the explosion sends a shockwave through the air, the pressure can be felt against the chests of everyone nearby.The sound echoes through the area as Marines rush to clear the barbed-wire obstruction recently ravaged by the explosion. A bulldozer rumbles through the opening, churning up earth, clearing simulated mines from the

Helicopter crews put weapon system skills to test

As the aircraft’s nose comes down and the occupants feel a moment of weightlessness, the radio screeches to life, “Nose down … ball … rocket.” A hollow “thunk” signals a Hellfire missile ejecting from its containing tube, as the rumble of the solid-fuel rocket roars by the door.Two AH-1W Super Cobra helicopters and a UH-1Y Huey helicopter executed

International students tour Futenma, expand academic understanding

International students with Soka University of America toured Marine Corps Air Station Futenma Jan. 16 to develop a better understanding of the force laydown of U.S. installations on Okinawa and the U.S.-Japan security alliance.The trip was part of an intensive “learning cluster” of coursework under the direction of Jay M. Heffron, a history

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