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Marines

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III MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE

Okinawa, Japan

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New auxiliary fuel tanks, like the one pictured, help AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom helicopters increase their range by more than 25%. Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267 validated the long-range capability of the auxiliary fuel tanks on their H-1 platform helicopters by flying more than 300 nautical miles during one leg of a four-day mission. These aircrafts’ extended range is crucial to maintaining a stronger, more capable forward-deployed force in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. The Marines in HMLA-267, based out of Camp Pendleton, California, are currently supporting Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force through the unit deployment program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andy Martinez)

New auxiliary fuel tanks, like the one pictured, help AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom helicopters increase their range by more than 25%. Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267 validated the long-range capability of the auxiliary fuel tanks on their H-1 platform helicopters by flying more than 300 nautical miles during one leg of a four-day mission. These aircrafts’ extended range is crucial to maintaining a stronger, more capable forward-deployed force in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. The Marines in HMLA-267, based out of Camp Pendleton, California, are currently supporting Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force through the unit deployment program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andy Martinez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andy Martinez

Commander 1st Brigade, Tony Case, Australian Navy, gives a speech at Rowell Centre on Robertson Barracks, Mar 17, 2017. Commander Case taught Marines apart of Marine Rotational Force Darwin about the Northern Territory and the Australian Military. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by MCIPAC Combat Camera Lance Cpl. Damion Hatch Jr)

Commander 1st Brigade, Tony Case, Australian Navy, gives a speech at Rowell Centre on Robertson Barracks, Mar 17, 2017. Commander Case taught Marines apart of Marine Rotational Force Darwin about the Northern Territory and the Australian Military. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by MCIPAC Combat Camera Lance Cpl. Damion Hatch Jr)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Damion Hatch Jr.

Captain 1st Brigade, Dean Muller, Australian Army, gives a brief at Rowell Centre on Robertson Barracks, Mar 20, 2017. Capt. Muller informed the Marines about public relation and how to interact with the media. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by MCIPAC Combat Camera Lance Cpl. Damion Hatch Jr)

Captain 1st Brigade, Dean Muller, Australian Army, gives a brief at Rowell Centre on Robertson Barracks, Mar 20, 2017. Capt. Muller informed the Marines about public relation and how to interact with the media. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by MCIPAC Combat Camera Lance Cpl. Damion Hatch Jr)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Damion Hatch Jr

Captain 1st Brigade, Dean Muller, Australian Army, gives a brief at Rowell Centre on Robertson Barracks, Mar 20, 2017. Capt. Muller informed the Marines about public relation and how to interact with the media. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by MCIPAC Combat Camera Lance Cpl. Damion Hatch Jr)

Captain 1st Brigade, Dean Muller, Australian Army, gives a brief at Rowell Centre on Robertson Barracks, Mar 20, 2017. Capt. Muller informed the Marines about public relation and how to interact with the media. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by MCIPAC Combat Camera Lance Cpl. Damion Hatch Jr)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Damion Hatch Jr.

Major 1st Brigade, Wade Cooper, Australian Army, gives a speech at Rowell Centre on Robertson Barracks, Mar 17, 2017. Marines apart of Marine Rotational Force Darwin took classes to learn the history about the North Territory and the Australian Military. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by MCIPAC Combat Camera Lance Cpl. Damion Hatch Jr)

Major 1st Brigade, Wade Cooper, Australian Army, gives a speech at Rowell Centre on Robertson Barracks, Mar 17, 2017. Marines apart of Marine Rotational Force Darwin took classes to learn the history about the North Territory and the Australian Military. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by MCIPAC Combat Camera Lance Cpl. Damion Hatch Jr)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Damion Hatch Jr

Marines apart of the Marine Rotational Force Darwin (MRF-D) Forward Coordination Element hold a saltwater crocodile at Rowell Centre on Robertson Barracks, Mar 17, 2017. Marines apart of MRF-D took classes to learn about the local wildlife in the Northern Territory of Australia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by MCIPAC Combat Camera Lance Cpl. Damion Hatch Jr)

Marines apart of the Marine Rotational Force Darwin (MRF-D) Forward Coordination Element hold a saltwater crocodile at Rowell Centre on Robertson Barracks, Mar 17, 2017. Marines apart of MRF-D took classes to learn about the local wildlife in the Northern Territory of Australia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by MCIPAC Combat Camera Lance Cpl. Damion Hatch Jr)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Damion Hatch Jr

Official logo of the 3d Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, headquartered on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan.

Photo by Capt. Aaron Moshier

Cpl. Dennis M. Eames earned the title of the 2016 Motor Transportation Operator of the Year. The winners were announced Feb. 17, 2017. Eames, an Antioch, Illinois, native, is with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, stationed on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Amaia Unanue)

Cpl. Dennis M. Eames earned the title of the 2016 Motor Transportation Operator of the Year. The winners were announced Feb. 17, 2017. Eames, an Antioch, Illinois, native, is with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, stationed on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Amaia Unanue)

Photo by Cpl. Amaia Unanue

Cpl. Dennis M. Eames earned the title of the 2016 Motor Transportation Operator of the Year. The winners were announced Feb. 17, 2017. Eames, an Antioch, Illinois, native, is with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, stationed on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Amaia Unanue)

Cpl. Dennis M. Eames earned the title of the 2016 Motor Transportation Operator of the Year. The winners were announced Feb. 17, 2017. Eames, an Antioch, Illinois, native, is with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, stationed on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Amaia Unanue)

Photo by Cpl. Amaia Unanue

Cpl. Jessica Goldman and Lance Cpl. Scottlyn Arnold receive a certificate of appreciation from the Nago City Board of Education, at the Uruma City Ishikawa District Community Center, in Nago City, Okinawa, Japan, March 7, 2017. The certificate was presented as a thank you for their volunteer efforts during the Nago English Camp. Volunteers at the camp spent the majority of their time teaching Okinawan children how to read and write in English. Goldman, from Newtown, Pennsylvania, is a motor transportation mechanic. Arnold, from Potomac, Montana, is a motor transportations operator. Goldman and Arnold are both with Truck Company, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Jonah Baase)

Cpl. Jessica Goldman and Lance Cpl. Scottlyn Arnold receive a certificate of appreciation from the Nago City Board of Education, at the Uruma City Ishikawa District Community Center, in Nago City, Okinawa, Japan, March 7, 2017. The certificate was presented as a thank you for their volunteer efforts during the Nago English Camp. Volunteers at the camp spent the majority of their time teaching Okinawan children how to read and write in English. Goldman, from Newtown, Pennsylvania, is a motor transportation mechanic. Arnold, from Potomac, Montana, is a motor transportations operator. Goldman and Arnold are both with Truck Company, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Jonah Baase)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jonah Baase

Lance Cpl. Michael Kleefisch receives a certificate of appreciation from the Nago City Board of Education, at the Uruma City Ishikawa District Community Center, in Nago City, Okinawa, Japan, March 7, 2017. The department recognized Kleefisch’s volunteer efforts at the Nago English Camp. Volunteers at the camp spent the majority of their time teaching Okinawan children how to read and write in English. Kleefisch from Athens, Alabama, is a meteorologist with 3rd Intelligence Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Jonah Baase)

Lance Cpl. Michael Kleefisch receives a certificate of appreciation from the Nago City Board of Education, at the Uruma City Ishikawa District Community Center, in Nago City, Okinawa, Japan, March 7, 2017. The department recognized Kleefisch’s volunteer efforts at the Nago English Camp. Volunteers at the camp spent the majority of their time teaching Okinawan children how to read and write in English. Kleefisch from Athens, Alabama, is a meteorologist with 3rd Intelligence Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Jonah Baase)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jonah Baase

Sgt. Matthew Kreitzer and Dawn Kreitzer receive a certificate of appreciation from the Nago City Board of Education, at the Uruma City Ishikawa District Community Center, in Nago City, Okinawa, Japan, March 7, 2017. The certificate was presented as a thank you for their volunteer efforts during the Nago English Camp. Volunteers at the camp spent the majority of their time teaching Okinawan children how to read and write in English. Sgt. Kreitzer is an imagery analyst with 3rd Intelligence Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group. The couple hails from Dayton, Ohio. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Jonah Baase)

Sgt. Matthew Kreitzer and Dawn Kreitzer receive a certificate of appreciation from the Nago City Board of Education, at the Uruma City Ishikawa District Community Center, in Nago City, Okinawa, Japan, March 7, 2017. The certificate was presented as a thank you for their volunteer efforts during the Nago English Camp. Volunteers at the camp spent the majority of their time teaching Okinawan children how to read and write in English. Sgt. Kreitzer is an imagery analyst with 3rd Intelligence Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group. The couple hails from Dayton, Ohio. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Jonah Baase)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jonah Baase

A member of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, 30th Infantry Regiment, 12th Brigade, Eastern Army, practices fast roping from an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft during Forest Light 17-1 at Camp Soumagahara on Mar. 9, 2017. Forest Light is a routine, semi-annual exercise conducted by U.S. and Japanese forces in order to strengthen interoperability and combined capabilities in defense of the U.S.-Japanese alliance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kelsey Dornfeld)

A member of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, 30th Infantry Regiment, 12th Brigade, Eastern Army, practices fast roping from an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft during Forest Light 17-1 at Camp Soumagahara on Mar. 9, 2017. Forest Light is a routine, semi-annual exercise conducted by U.S. and Japanese forces in order to strengthen interoperability and combined capabilities in defense of the U.S.-Japanese alliance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kelsey Dornfeld)

Photo by Cpl. Kelsey Dornfeld

Members of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, 30th Infantry Regiment, 12th Brigade, Eastern Army fast rope out of an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft during Forest Light 17-1 at Camp Soumagahara on Mar. 9, 2017. Forest Light is a routine, semi-annual exercise conducted by U.S. and Japanese forces in order to strengthen interoperability and combined capabilities in defense of the U.S.-Japanese alliance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kelsey Dornfeld)

Members of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, 30th Infantry Regiment, 12th Brigade, Eastern Army fast rope out of an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft during Forest Light 17-1 at Camp Soumagahara on Mar. 9, 2017. Forest Light is a routine, semi-annual exercise conducted by U.S. and Japanese forces in order to strengthen interoperability and combined capabilities in defense of the U.S.-Japanese alliance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kelsey Dornfeld)

Photo by Cpl. Kelsey Dornfeld

Members of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, 30th Infantry Regiment, 12th Brigade, Eastern Army fast rope out of an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft during Forest Light 17-1 at Camp Soumagahara on Mar. 9, 2017. Forest Light is a routine, semi-annual exercise conducted by U.S. and Japanese forces in order to strengthen interoperability and combined capabilities in defense of the U.S.-Japanese alliance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kelsey Dornfeld)

Members of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, 30th Infantry Regiment, 12th Brigade, Eastern Army fast rope out of an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft during Forest Light 17-1 at Camp Soumagahara on Mar. 9, 2017. Forest Light is a routine, semi-annual exercise conducted by U.S. and Japanese forces in order to strengthen interoperability and combined capabilities in defense of the U.S.-Japanese alliance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kelsey Dornfeld)

Photo by Cpl. Kelsey Dornfeld

Lt. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson and U.S. Consul General Mr. Joel Ehrendreich, spoke with approximately 18 Okinawan and mainland Japan media representatives on March 8, 2017, at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. The media round table was held to answer questions concerning the purpose and reach of the new Okinawa Orientation Overview brief given to newcomers, the actions taken to advance the U.S. and Japanese alliance, and flight policies set in place for U.S. military aircraft operating in and around Okinawa. Nicholson, from Toronto, Canada is the commanding general for III Marine Expeditionary Force. Ehrendreich is the consul general at the U.S. Consulate, Naha. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Pinkney)

Lt. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson and U.S. Consul General Mr. Joel Ehrendreich, spoke with approximately 18 Okinawan and mainland Japan media representatives on March 8, 2017, at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. The media round table was held to answer questions concerning the purpose and reach of the new Okinawa Orientation Overview brief given to newcomers, the actions taken to advance the U.S. and Japanese alliance, and flight policies set in place for U.S. military aircraft operating in and around Okinawa. Nicholson, from Toronto, Canada is the commanding general for III Marine Expeditionary Force. Ehrendreich is the consul general at the U.S. Consulate, Naha. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Pinkney)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Pinkney

Lt. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson calls on an Okinawan media representative to ask a question during the media round table on March 8, 2017, at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. Nicholson and U.S. Consul General Mr. Joel Ehrendreich, spoke with approximately 18 Okinawan and mainland Japan media representatives to answer questions concerning the purpose and reach of the new Okinawa Orientation Overview brief given to newcomers, the actions taken to advance the U.S. and Japanese alliance, and flight policies set in place for U.S. military aircraft operating in and around Okinawa. Nicholson, from Toronto, Canada is the commanding general for III Marine Expeditionary Force. Ehrendreich is the consul general at the U.S. Consulate, Naha. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Pinkney)

Lt. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson calls on an Okinawan media representative to ask a question during the media round table on March 8, 2017, at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. Nicholson and U.S. Consul General Mr. Joel Ehrendreich, spoke with approximately 18 Okinawan and mainland Japan media representatives to answer questions concerning the purpose and reach of the new Okinawa Orientation Overview brief given to newcomers, the actions taken to advance the U.S. and Japanese alliance, and flight policies set in place for U.S. military aircraft operating in and around Okinawa. Nicholson, from Toronto, Canada is the commanding general for III Marine Expeditionary Force. Ehrendreich is the consul general at the U.S. Consulate, Naha. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Pinkney)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Pinkney

Lt. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson and U.S. Consul General Mr. Joel Ehrendreich, spoke with approximately 18 Okinawan and mainland Japan media representatives on March 8, 2017, at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. The media round table was held to answer questions concerning the purpose and reach of the new Okinawa Orientation Overview brief given to newcomers, the actions taken to advance the U.S. and Japanese alliance, and flight policies set in place for U.S. military aircraft operating in and around Okinawa. Nicholson, from Toronto, Canada is the commanding general for III Marine Expeditionary Force. Ehrendreich is the consul general at the U.S. Consulate, Naha. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Pinkney)

Lt. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson and U.S. Consul General Mr. Joel Ehrendreich, spoke with approximately 18 Okinawan and mainland Japan media representatives on March 8, 2017, at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. The media round table was held to answer questions concerning the purpose and reach of the new Okinawa Orientation Overview brief given to newcomers, the actions taken to advance the U.S. and Japanese alliance, and flight policies set in place for U.S. military aircraft operating in and around Okinawa. Nicholson, from Toronto, Canada is the commanding general for III Marine Expeditionary Force. Ehrendreich is the consul general at the U.S. Consulate, Naha. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Pinkney)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Pinkney

Lt. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson and U.S. Consul General Mr. Joel Ehrendreich, spoke with approximately 18 Okinawan and mainland Japan media representatives to answer questions concerning the purpose and reach of the new Okinawa Orientation Overview brief given to newcomers, the actions taken to advance the U.S. and Japanese alliance, and flight policies set in place for U.S. military aircraft operating in and around Okinawa. The media round table was held on March 8, 2017, at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. Nicholson, from Toronto, Canada is the commanding general for III Marine Expeditionary Force. Ehrendreich is the consul general at the U.S. Consulate, Naha. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Pinkney)

Lt. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson and U.S. Consul General Mr. Joel Ehrendreich, spoke with approximately 18 Okinawan and mainland Japan media representatives to answer questions concerning the purpose and reach of the new Okinawa Orientation Overview brief given to newcomers, the actions taken to advance the U.S. and Japanese alliance, and flight policies set in place for U.S. military aircraft operating in and around Okinawa. The media round table was held on March 8, 2017, at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. Nicholson, from Toronto, Canada is the commanding general for III Marine Expeditionary Force. Ehrendreich is the consul general at the U.S. Consulate, Naha. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Pinkney)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Pinkney

Lt. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson and U.S. Consul General Mr. Joel Ehrendreich, spoke with approximately 18 Okinawan and mainland Japan media representatives on March 8, 2017, at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. The media round table was held to answer questions concerning the purpose and reach of the new Okinawa Orientation Overview brief given to newcomers, the actions taken to advance the U.S. and Japanese alliance, and flight policies set in place for U.S. military aircraft operating in and around Okinawa. Nicholson, from Toronto, Canada is the commanding general for III Marine Expeditionary Force. Ehrendreich is the consul general at the U.S. Consulate, Naha. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Pinkney)

Lt. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson and U.S. Consul General Mr. Joel Ehrendreich, spoke with approximately 18 Okinawan and mainland Japan media representatives on March 8, 2017, at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. The media round table was held to answer questions concerning the purpose and reach of the new Okinawa Orientation Overview brief given to newcomers, the actions taken to advance the U.S. and Japanese alliance, and flight policies set in place for U.S. military aircraft operating in and around Okinawa. Nicholson, from Toronto, Canada is the commanding general for III Marine Expeditionary Force. Ehrendreich is the consul general at the U.S. Consulate, Naha. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Pinkney)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Pinkney

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