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III MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE

Okinawa, Japan

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Pfc. Havier Contreras prepares the food counter in preparation for the afternoon meal at the Camp Kinser Mess Hall, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 15, 2018. Food service specialists provide food and cafeteria facilities for fleet Marine forces in both field and garrison environments. Contreras, a food service specialist with Food Service Company, Headquarters Regiment, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, is a native of San Antonio, Texas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Mark Fike)

Pfc. Havier Contreras prepares the food counter in preparation for the afternoon meal at the Camp Kinser Mess Hall, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 15, 2018. Food service specialists provide food and cafeteria facilities for fleet Marine forces in both field and garrison environments. Contreras, a food service specialist with Food Service Company, Headquarters Regiment, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, is a native of San Antonio, Texas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Mark Fike)

Photo by Pfc. Mark Fike

Lance Cpl. Justin Simmons, left, and Lance Cpl. Austin Ruckle, right, both field radio operators with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group remove the free space optic system from a tactical elevated antenna mass at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 17, 2018. Marines are testing the new system, which will allow Marines to transmit mission critical information faster and more securely in environments with damaged infrastructure. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Timothy Valero)

Lance Cpl. Justin Simmons, left, and Lance Cpl. Austin Ruckle, right, both field radio operators with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group remove the free space optic system from a tactical elevated antenna mass at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 17, 2018. Marines are testing the new system, which will allow Marines to transmit mission critical information faster and more securely in environments with damaged infrastructure. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Timothy Valero)

Photo by Sgt. Timothy Valero

Cpl. Kyle Menz earned Marine of the Quarter for III Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 31, 2018. He enlisted in the Marine Corps July 2016 after attending college at Northampton University. Menz is an electrician with III MSB, III Marine Information Group, III MEF, and is a native of New Brunswick, New Jersey. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Kevan Dunlop)

Cpl. Kyle Menz earned Marine of the Quarter for III Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 31, 2018. He enlisted in the Marine Corps July 2016 after attending college at Northampton University. Menz is an electrician with III MSB, III Marine Information Group, III MEF, and is a native of New Brunswick, New Jersey. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Kevan Dunlop)

Photo by Pfc. Kevan Dunlop

III Marine Expeditionary Force Marines perform burpees during a Force Fitness Instructor (FFI) course July 31, 2018 at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. Marines participating are required to lead physical training exercises to demonstrate the various exercise techniques they’ve learned during the six-week course. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Kindo Go)

III Marine Expeditionary Force Marines perform burpees during a Force Fitness Instructor (FFI) course July 31, 2018 at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. Marines participating are required to lead physical training exercises to demonstrate the various exercise techniques they’ve learned during the six-week course. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Kindo Go)

Photo by Pfc. Kindo Go

Staff Sgt. David Cain retrieves a Mark II Talon Explosive Ordnance Disposal robot during charge employment training Aug. 2, 2018 at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. The training taught EOD technicians to effectively neutralize improvised explosive devices with unmanned robotic platforms by safely finding and removing any hazards. Cain, a native of Fredericksburg, Virginia, is an EOD technician with EOD Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isabella Ortega)

Staff Sgt. David Cain retrieves a Mark II Talon Explosive Ordnance Disposal robot during charge employment training Aug. 2, 2018 at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. The training taught EOD technicians to effectively neutralize improvised explosive devices with unmanned robotic platforms by safely finding and removing any hazards. Cain, a native of Fredericksburg, Virginia, is an EOD technician with EOD Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isabella Ortega)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Isabella Ortega

Service members, families, and distinguished guests bow their heads in prayer during the III Marine Expeditionary Force change of command ceremony Aug 2, 2018, at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan. During the ceremony, Lt. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson relinquished command of III MEF to Lt. Gen. Eric M. Smith. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harrison Rakhshani)

Service members, families, and distinguished guests bow their heads in prayer during the III Marine Expeditionary Force change of command ceremony Aug 2, 2018, at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan. During the ceremony, Lt. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson relinquished command of III MEF to Lt. Gen. Eric M. Smith. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harrison Rakhshani)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Harrison Rakhshani

Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller gives remarks during the III MEF change of command ceremony Aug 2, 2018, at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan. During the ceremony, Nicholson relinquished command of III MEF to Lt. Gen. Eric M. Smith. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Harrison Rakhshani)

Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller gives remarks during the III MEF change of command ceremony Aug 2, 2018, at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan. During the ceremony, Nicholson relinquished command of III MEF to Lt. Gen. Eric M. Smith. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Harrison Rakhshani)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Harrison Rakhshani

Lt. Gen. Eric M. Smith, incoming commanding general of III Marine Expeditionary Force, salutes the commander of troops during the III MEF change of command ceremony Aug 2, 2018, at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan. Prior to assuming his duties as the commanding general of III MEF, Smith served as the commanding general of 1st Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harrison Rakhshani)

Lt. Gen. Eric M. Smith, incoming commanding general of III Marine Expeditionary Force, salutes the commander of troops during the III MEF change of command ceremony Aug 2, 2018, at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan. Prior to assuming his duties as the commanding general of III MEF, Smith served as the commanding general of 1st Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harrison Rakhshani)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Harrison Rakhshani

Lt. Gen. Eric M. Smith (right) and Lt. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson (left) salute the troops during a pass and review during a III Marine Expeditionary Force change of command ceremony, Aug. 2, 2018, at the parade deck aboard Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan. Smith assumed his duties as the III MEF commanding general. Smith arrived from 1st Marine Division where he served as commanding general. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Matthew J. Bragg)

Lt. Gen. Eric M. Smith (right) and Lt. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson (left) salute the troops during a pass and review during a III Marine Expeditionary Force change of command ceremony, Aug. 2, 2018, at the parade deck aboard Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan. Smith assumed his duties as the III MEF commanding general. Smith arrived from 1st Marine Division where he served as commanding general. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Matthew J. Bragg)

Photo by Sgt. Matthew Bragg

Lt. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson (right) hands Lt. Gen. Eric M. Smith (left) the command colors during a III Marine Expeditionary Force change of command ceremony, Aug. 2, 2018, at the parade deck aboard Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan. Nicholson relinquished his duties as the commanding general of III MEF to Smith. Smith arrived from 1st Marine Division where he served as the commanding general. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Matthew J. Bragg)

Lt. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson (right) hands Lt. Gen. Eric M. Smith (left) the command colors during a III Marine Expeditionary Force change of command ceremony, Aug. 2, 2018, at the parade deck aboard Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan. Nicholson relinquished his duties as the commanding general of III MEF to Smith. Smith arrived from 1st Marine Division where he served as the commanding general. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Matthew J. Bragg)

Photo by Sgt. Matthew Bragg

180718-M-FA245-1187 POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii (July 18, 2018) U.S. Marine Cpl. Michael Michehl, a line noncommissioned officer with Marine Wing Support Detachment 24, controls forward arming and refueling point operations after refueling a Bell AH-1W Super Cobra during a field test for the Expeditionary Mobile Fuel Additization Capability system as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 18, 2018. 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)

180718-M-FA245-1187 POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii (July 18, 2018) U.S. Marine Cpl. Michael Michehl, a line noncommissioned officer with Marine Wing Support Detachment 24, controls forward arming and refueling point operations after refueling a Bell AH-1W Super Cobra during a field test for the Expeditionary Mobile Fuel Additization Capability system as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 18, 2018. 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)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Adam Montera

Marines place marked flags around a point of contamination during a reconnaissance, surveillance and decontamination (RSD) course conducted by chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group July 17, 2018 at Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan. The RSD course ensures that Marines can effectively detect and decontaminate themselves in a CBRN environment and save lives of Marines in the area. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Terry Wong)

Marines place marked flags around a point of contamination during a reconnaissance, surveillance and decontamination (RSD) course conducted by chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group July 17, 2018 at Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan. The RSD course ensures that Marines can effectively detect and decontaminate themselves in a CBRN environment and save lives of Marines in the area. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Terry Wong)

Photo by Pfc. Terry Wong

Common WWII era Imperial Japanese Army uniform, equipment and weapons sit on display inside the Battle of Okinawa Historical Display at Camp Kinser during a Marine Corps Community Services-sponsored tour of historically significant points of interest across southern Okinawa, Japan, July 13, 2018. During the tour, Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit learned about the savage fighting of the Battle of Okinawa, which pitted U.S. Marine, U.S. Navy and U.S. Army forces against the Imperial Forces of Japan. The more than two-month battle claimed hundreds of thousands of lives, both military and civilian, between April and mid-June 1945. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Gunnery Sgt. T. T. Parish/Released)

Common WWII era Imperial Japanese Army uniform, equipment and weapons sit on display inside the Battle of Okinawa Historical Display at Camp Kinser during a Marine Corps Community Services-sponsored tour of historically significant points of interest across southern Okinawa, Japan, July 13, 2018. During the tour, Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit learned about the savage fighting of the Battle of Okinawa, which pitted U.S. Marine, U.S. Navy and U.S. Army forces against the Imperial Forces of Japan. The more than two-month battle claimed hundreds of thousands of lives, both military and civilian, between April and mid-June 1945. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Gunnery Sgt. T. T. Parish/Released)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. T. T. Parish

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)

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)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Marcus Allen

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)

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)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Adam Montera

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.

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.

Photo by Cpl. Charles Plouffe

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)

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)

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Pinkney

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)

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)

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Pinkney

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)

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)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. T. T. Parish

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)

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)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Nathan Maysonet

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