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III MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE

Okinawa, Japan

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Col. Brian M. Howlett (right), commanding officer, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, and Sgt. Maj. Mario P. Fields, sergeant major of III MIG, case the III MEF Headquarters Group colors during the III MIG re-designation ceremony on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan Sept. 8, 2017. III MHG was re-designated in a ceremony as III MIG, highlighting the beginning of a new era of modern Marine Corps information warfare. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tiffany Edwards)

Col. Brian M. Howlett (right), commanding officer, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, and Sgt. Maj. Mario P. Fields, sergeant major of III MIG, case the III MEF Headquarters Group colors during the III MIG re-designation ceremony on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan Sept. 8, 2017. III MHG was re-designated in a ceremony as III MIG, highlighting the beginning of a new era of modern Marine Corps information warfare. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tiffany Edwards)

Photo by Sgt. Tiffany Edwards

Col. Brian M. Howlett (left), commanding officer, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, addresses the audience during the III MIG re-designation ceremony on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan Sept. 8, 2017. III MEF Headquarters Group was re-designated in a ceremony as III MIG, highlighting the beginning of a new era of modern Marine Corps information warfare. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tiffany Edwards)

Col. Brian M. Howlett (left), commanding officer, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, addresses the audience during the III MIG re-designation ceremony on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan Sept. 8, 2017. III MEF Headquarters Group was re-designated in a ceremony as III MIG, highlighting the beginning of a new era of modern Marine Corps information warfare. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tiffany Edwards)

Photo by Sgt. Tiffany Edwards

Col. Brian M. Howlett, commanding officer, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group addresses the crowed during the III Marine Headquarters Group re-designation ceremony at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan on Sept. 8, 2017. III MHG was re-designated in a ceremony as III MEF Information Group, highlighting the beginning of a new era of modern Marine Corps information warfare. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christian J. Lopez)

Col. Brian M. Howlett, commanding officer, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group addresses the crowed during the III Marine Headquarters Group re-designation ceremony at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan on Sept. 8, 2017. III MHG was re-designated in a ceremony as III MEF Information Group, highlighting the beginning of a new era of modern Marine Corps information warfare. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christian J. Lopez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christian Lopez

Lt. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson, commanding general, III Marine Expeditionary Force, addresses the crowed during the III MEF Headquarters Group re-designation ceremony at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan on Sept. 8, 2017. III MHG was re-designated in a ceremony as III MEF Information Group, highlighting the beginning of a new era of modern Marine Corps information warfare. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christian J. Lopez)

Lt. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson, commanding general, III Marine Expeditionary Force, addresses the crowed during the III MEF Headquarters Group re-designation ceremony at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan on Sept. 8, 2017. III MHG was re-designated in a ceremony as III MEF Information Group, highlighting the beginning of a new era of modern Marine Corps information warfare. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christian J. Lopez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christian Lopez

Col. Brian M. Howlett (left), commanding officer, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, and Sgt. Maj. Mario P. Fields, sergeant major, III MIG retire the III Marine Headquarters Group colors on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan on Sept. 8, 2017. III MHG was re-designated in a ceremony as III MIG, highlighting the beginning of a new era of modern Marine Corps information warfare. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christian J. Lopez)

Col. Brian M. Howlett (left), commanding officer, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, and Sgt. Maj. Mario P. Fields, sergeant major, III MIG retire the III Marine Headquarters Group colors on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan on Sept. 8, 2017. III MHG was re-designated in a ceremony as III MIG, highlighting the beginning of a new era of modern Marine Corps information warfare. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christian J. Lopez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christian Lopez

Col. Brian M. Howlett (right), commanding officer, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, and Sgt. Maj. Mario P. Fields, sergeant major of III MIG, case the III MEF Headquarters Group colors during the III MIG re-designation ceremony on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan Sept. 8, 2017. III MHG was re-designated in a ceremony as III MIG, highlighting the beginning of a new era of modern Marine Corps information warfare. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tiffany Edwards)

Col. Brian M. Howlett (right), commanding officer, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, and Sgt. Maj. Mario P. Fields, sergeant major of III MIG, case the III MEF Headquarters Group colors during the III MIG re-designation ceremony on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan Sept. 8, 2017. III MHG was re-designated in a ceremony as III MIG, highlighting the beginning of a new era of modern Marine Corps information warfare. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tiffany Edwards)

Photo by Sgt. Tiffany Edwards

Lt. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson, commanding general, III Marine Expeditionary Force, addresses the audience during the III MEF Information Group re-designation ceremony on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan Sept. 8, 2017. III MEF Headquarters Group was re-designated in a ceremony as III MEF Information Group, highlighting the beginning of a new era of modern Marine Corps information warfare. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tiffany Edwards)

Lt. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson, commanding general, III Marine Expeditionary Force, addresses the audience during the III MEF Information Group re-designation ceremony on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan Sept. 8, 2017. III MEF Headquarters Group was re-designated in a ceremony as III MEF Information Group, highlighting the beginning of a new era of modern Marine Corps information warfare. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tiffany Edwards)

Photo by Sgt. Tiffany Edwards

Col. Brian M. Howlett (left), commanding officer, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, addresses the audience during the III MIG re-designation ceremony on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan Sept. 8, 2017. III MEF Headquarters Group was re-designated in a ceremony as III MIG, highlighting the beginning of a new era of modern Marine Corps information warfare. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tiffany Edwards)

Col. Brian M. Howlett (left), commanding officer, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, addresses the audience during the III MIG re-designation ceremony on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan Sept. 8, 2017. III MEF Headquarters Group was re-designated in a ceremony as III MIG, highlighting the beginning of a new era of modern Marine Corps information warfare. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tiffany Edwards)

Photo by Sgt. Tiffany Edwards

Lance Cpl. Cody L. Jowers, a rifleman with India Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, sets security during Military Operations in Urbanized Terrain (MOUT) training at Andersen South Air Force Base, Guam, August 30, 2017. Marines with BLT 3/5 train regularly in different environments to maintain their readiness as the Ground Combat Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU partners with the Navy's Amphibious Squadron 11 to form the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, providing a cohesive blue-green team capable of accomplishing a variety of missions across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Amaia Unanue/Released)

Lance Cpl. Cody L. Jowers, a rifleman with India Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, sets security during Military Operations in Urbanized Terrain (MOUT) training at Andersen South Air Force Base, Guam, August 30, 2017. Marines with BLT 3/5 train regularly in different environments to maintain their readiness as the Ground Combat Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU partners with the Navy's Amphibious Squadron 11 to form the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, providing a cohesive blue-green team capable of accomplishing a variety of missions across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Amaia Unanue/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Amaia Unanue

Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, clear an abandoned house during Military Operations in Urbanized Terrain (MOUT) training at Andersen South Air Force Base, Guam, August 30, 2017. Marines with BLT 3/5 train regularly in different environments to maintain their readiness as the Ground Combat Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU partners with the Navy's Amphibious Squadron 11 to form the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, providing a cohesive blue-green team capable of accomplishing a variety of missions across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Amaia Unanue/Released)

Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, clear an abandoned house during Military Operations in Urbanized Terrain (MOUT) training at Andersen South Air Force Base, Guam, August 30, 2017. Marines with BLT 3/5 train regularly in different environments to maintain their readiness as the Ground Combat Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU partners with the Navy's Amphibious Squadron 11 to form the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, providing a cohesive blue-green team capable of accomplishing a variety of missions across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Amaia Unanue/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Amaia Unanue

Cpl. Kendall J. Saunders is scheduled to receive the Lance Cpl. James E. Swain Marine Corps Intelligence Enlisted Marines of the Year award in Arlington, Virginia, September 28, 2017. Saunders, who is from Lawson, Missouri, is the noncommissioned officer in charge for the Theater Security Corporations (TSC) cell, 3rd Intelligence Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. His service record stood out due to his effort as an intelligence analyst and his non-stop commitment he showed alongside his fellow Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jessica Etheridge)

Cpl. Kendall J. Saunders is scheduled to receive the Lance Cpl. James E. Swain Marine Corps Intelligence Enlisted Marines of the Year award in Arlington, Virginia, September 28, 2017. Saunders, who is from Lawson, Missouri, is the noncommissioned officer in charge for the Theater Security Corporations (TSC) cell, 3rd Intelligence Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. His service record stood out due to his effort as an intelligence analyst and his non-stop commitment he showed alongside his fellow Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jessica Etheridge)

Photo by Cpl. Jessica Etheridge

A U.S. Marine with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, fills his tray during a warrior dinner on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, August 26, 2017. 1st MAW, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is the U.S. Marine Corps’ sole forward deployed MAW.

A U.S. Marine with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, fills his tray during a warrior dinner on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, August 26, 2017. 1st MAW, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is the U.S. Marine Corps’ sole forward deployed MAW.

Photo by Sgt. Laura Gauna

CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, Japan – The remains of Capt. Benjamin R. Cross, Cpl. Nathaniel F. Ordway and Lance Cpl. Ruben P. Velasco, who died in an MV-22B Osprey mishap off the coast of Australia, August 5, have been recovered.

CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, Japan – The remains of Capt. Benjamin R. Cross, Cpl. Nathaniel F. Ordway and Lance Cpl. Ruben P. Velasco, who died in an MV-22B Osprey mishap off the coast of Australia, August 5, have been recovered.

Photo by III MEF PAO

Pfc. Tyler J. Nye (left) and Cpl. Tyler D. Reed (right), both landing support specialist, prepare to attach a container to a CH-53E Super Stallion during external lifts training at Draughon Range near Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 21, 2017, in support of exercise Northern Viper 17. This combined-joint exercise is held to enhance regional cooperation between participating nations to collectively deter security threats. Nye, a Lincoln, Nebraska native, and Reed, a Waukesha, Wisconsin native, are assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 4, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistic Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andy Martinez)

Pfc. Tyler J. Nye (left) and Cpl. Tyler D. Reed (right), both landing support specialist, prepare to attach a container to a CH-53E Super Stallion during external lifts training at Draughon Range near Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 21, 2017, in support of exercise Northern Viper 17. This combined-joint exercise is held to enhance regional cooperation between participating nations to collectively deter security threats. Nye, a Lincoln, Nebraska native, and Reed, a Waukesha, Wisconsin native, are assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 4, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistic Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andy Martinez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andy Martinez

A CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 hovers above a landing support specialist Marine waiting to hook a container to the helicopter during external lift training at Draughon Range near Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 21, 2017, in support of exercise Northern Viper 17. This combined-joint exercise is held to enhance regional cooperation between participating nations to collectively deter security threats. The aircraft is assigned to HMH-462, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, currently forward deployed under the Unit Deployment Program with Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st MAW, based out of Okinawa, Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andy Martinez)

A CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 hovers above a landing support specialist Marine waiting to hook a container to the helicopter during external lift training at Draughon Range near Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 21, 2017, in support of exercise Northern Viper 17. This combined-joint exercise is held to enhance regional cooperation between participating nations to collectively deter security threats. The aircraft is assigned to HMH-462, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, currently forward deployed under the Unit Deployment Program with Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st MAW, based out of Okinawa, Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andy Martinez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andy Martinez

Landing support specialist Marines prepare slings during external lift training at Draughon Range near Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 21, 2017, in support of exercise Northern Viper 17. This combined-joint exercise is held to enhance regional cooperation between participating nations to collectively deter security threats. The Marines are assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 4, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistic Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andy Martinez)

Landing support specialist Marines prepare slings during external lift training at Draughon Range near Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 21, 2017, in support of exercise Northern Viper 17. This combined-joint exercise is held to enhance regional cooperation between participating nations to collectively deter security threats. The Marines are assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 4, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistic Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andy Martinez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andy Martinez

Landing support specialist Marines brace themselves from the rotor downwash of a CH-53E Super Stallion during external lifts training at Draughon Range near Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 21, 2017, in support of exercise Northern Viper 17. This combined-joint exercise is held to enhance regional cooperation between participating nations to collectively deter security threats. The Marines are assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 4, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistic Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andy Martinez)

Landing support specialist Marines brace themselves from the rotor downwash of a CH-53E Super Stallion during external lifts training at Draughon Range near Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 21, 2017, in support of exercise Northern Viper 17. This combined-joint exercise is held to enhance regional cooperation between participating nations to collectively deter security threats. The Marines are assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 4, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistic Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andy Martinez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andy Martinez

Two crew chiefs assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 look outside of a CH-53E Super Stallion during external lift training at Draughon Range near Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 21, 2017, in support of exercise Northern Viper 17. This combined-joint exercise is held to enhance regional cooperation between participating nations to collectively deter security threats. The crew chiefs are assigned to HMH-462, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, currently forward deployed under the Unit Deployment Program with Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st MAW, based out of Okinawa, Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andy Martinez)

Two crew chiefs assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 look outside of a CH-53E Super Stallion during external lift training at Draughon Range near Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 21, 2017, in support of exercise Northern Viper 17. This combined-joint exercise is held to enhance regional cooperation between participating nations to collectively deter security threats. The crew chiefs are assigned to HMH-462, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, currently forward deployed under the Unit Deployment Program with Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st MAW, based out of Okinawa, Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andy Martinez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andy Martinez

Sgt. Mitchell Castner, a landing support specialist, climbs down a ladder during external lift training at Draughon Range near Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 21, 2017, in support of exercise Northern Viper 17. This combined-joint exercise is held to enhance regional cooperation between participating nations to collectively deter security threats. Castner, a native of Eatontown, New Jersey, is assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 4, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistic Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andy Martinez)

Sgt. Mitchell Castner, a landing support specialist, climbs down a ladder during external lift training at Draughon Range near Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 21, 2017, in support of exercise Northern Viper 17. This combined-joint exercise is held to enhance regional cooperation between participating nations to collectively deter security threats. Castner, a native of Eatontown, New Jersey, is assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 4, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistic Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andy Martinez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andy Martinez

Cpl. John Nieto, a forward observer with 1st Brigade, 5th Air-Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, executes an oleoresin capsicum fight-through drill during non-lethal weapons training August 16, 2017. Nieto is currently assigned as an augment to Camp Guard on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, where he provides support to the base Provost Marshall Office and Marine Corps Police Department. Nieto is a native of Washington D.C. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tiffany Edwards)

Cpl. John Nieto, a forward observer with 1st Brigade, 5th Air-Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, executes an oleoresin capsicum fight-through drill during non-lethal weapons training August 16, 2017. Nieto is currently assigned as an augment to Camp Guard on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, where he provides support to the base Provost Marshall Office and Marine Corps Police Department. Nieto is a native of Washington D.C. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tiffany Edwards)

Photo by Sgt. Tiffany Edwards

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