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Marines

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III MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE

Okinawa, Japan

Tag: Marine Corps Air Station Futenma

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)

Casualties inbound: Corpsmen participate in casualty evacuation course

Working on a patient in a medical clinic can be challenging, but when limited time and high risk are added to the situation the game changes drastically.

Installation tours give perspective

The purpose of the visit was to familiarize the officials with the various Marine Corps installations throughout Okinawa and to provide a better understanding of daily operations that take place here. “In Tokyo, we get our news of what’s going on in Okinawa from the media, so we are here to see the facilities and get a better idea of the operations

Super-squad competition showcases espirit de corps

CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa - Esprit de corps, or group spirit, is a common motivational phrase within the Marine Corps. It is often stressed in the workplace by Marines to emphasize the value of unit cohesion and combat readiness.In an effort to feed that motivational flame, Marines and sailors of Headquarters and Service Battalion, Marine Corps Base

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

JASDF General tours MCAS Futenma, Osprey

The purpose of the visit was to familiarize Sugiyama and JASDF supporters with MCAS Futenma’s role in supporting the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and the Ospreys operated by Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st MAW.“(The visit helps) contribute to good U.S.-Japan relations by showing MCAS

Marines establish deployable joint command center

Marines with 7th Communication Battalion established a deployable joint command and control center Jan. 13-17 on Camp Courtney in preparation for future operations and exercises.The DJC2 is a standardized, rapidly deployable, scalable, and reconfigurable joint command and control and collaboration combat operations center system for use by

Japan Diet members tour Futenma, Ospreys

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA — Members of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan visited Marine Corps Air Station Futenma Sept. 9 to discuss the role of the air station and the MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft.Toshihisa Takata, the ambassador in charge of Okinawan Affairs with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, also joined the LDP

“Flying Tigers” celebrate change

FUTENMA, Japan - Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 was redesignated as Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 during a ceremony Aug. 30 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma.The “Flying Tigers” squadron formerly flew CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters. The ceremony signified the squadron’s transition to MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft.VMM-262 is

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III Marine Expeditionary Force