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Marines

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III MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE

Okinawa, Japan

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Sgt. Antonio Garay, a field radio operator and color sergeant with 3rd Marine Division, comes to a halt at the end of Guam’s Liberation Day Parade July 21, 2016. This is the first time since 1944 that the color guard has marched in the Liberation Day Parade. The legacy between past and present Marines and Sailors of 3rd Marine Division lives on through events such as the annual Liberation Day Parade. Garay is from Tuscon, Arizona.

Sgt. Antonio Garay, a field radio operator and color sergeant with 3rd Marine Division, comes to a halt at the end of Guam’s Liberation Day Parade July 21, 2016. This is the first time since 1944 that the color guard has marched in the Liberation Day Parade. The legacy between past and present Marines and Sailors of 3rd Marine Division lives on through events such as the annual Liberation Day Parade. Garay is from Tuscon, Arizona.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Nathaniel Cray

The III Marine Expeditionary Force Band marches in Guam behind the 3rd Marine Division color guard during Guam’s annual Liberation Day Parade July 21, 2016. This is the first time since Guam’s liberation that the color guard has been a part of the Liberation Day Parade. Today, presence of Marines and Sailors from 3rd Marine Division demonstrates the unwavering dedication of U.S. forces to partners and allies throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

The III Marine Expeditionary Force Band marches in Guam behind the 3rd Marine Division color guard during Guam’s annual Liberation Day Parade July 21, 2016. This is the first time since Guam’s liberation that the color guard has been a part of the Liberation Day Parade. Today, presence of Marines and Sailors from 3rd Marine Division demonstrates the unwavering dedication of U.S. forces to partners and allies throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Nathaniel Cray

A local Guam resident brings food to his tent by the road where the 3rd Marine Division color guard marches during Guam’s annual Liberation Day Parade July 21, 2016. This is the first time in 72 years that the Marine color guard has been a part of the Liberation Day Parade. The forward presence of Marines and Sailors across the Indo-Asia-Pacific today enables the same rapid response witnessed 72 years ago during the liberation of Guam.

A local Guam resident brings food to his tent by the road where the 3rd Marine Division color guard marches during Guam’s annual Liberation Day Parade July 21, 2016. This is the first time in 72 years that the Marine color guard has been a part of the Liberation Day Parade. The forward presence of Marines and Sailors across the Indo-Asia-Pacific today enables the same rapid response witnessed 72 years ago during the liberation of Guam.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Nathaniel Cray

Cpl. Christopher Neumann looks at the terrain during a close air support exercise over Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 19, 2016. Neumann is participating in Rim of the Pacific 2016, a multinational military exercise, from June 29 to Aug. 8 in and around the Hawaiian Islands. RIMPAC offers the U.S. military the opportunity to train with partners and allies in the Pacific region. Neumann, a native of Wells, Maine, is a UH-1Y Huey crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, which supports III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Natalie A. Dillon)

Cpl. Christopher Neumann looks at the terrain during a close air support exercise over Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 19, 2016. Neumann is participating in Rim of the Pacific 2016, a multinational military exercise, from June 29 to Aug. 8 in and around the Hawaiian Islands. RIMPAC offers the U.S. military the opportunity to train with partners and allies in the Pacific region. Neumann, a native of Wells, Maine, is a UH-1Y Huey crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, which supports III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Natalie A. Dillon)

Photo by Cpl. Natalie Dillon

Cpl. Christopher Neumann aims his GAU-21 .50 caliber machine gun during a close air support exercise at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 19, 2016. Neumann is participating in Rim of the Pacific 2016, a multinational military exercise, from June 29 to Aug. 8 in and around the Hawaiian Islands. RIMPAC offers the U.S. military the opportunity to train with partners and allies in the Pacific region. Neumann, a native of Wells, Maine, is a UH-1Y Huey crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter 367, which supports III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Natalie A. Dillon)

Cpl. Christopher Neumann aims his GAU-21 .50 caliber machine gun during a close air support exercise at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 19, 2016. Neumann is participating in Rim of the Pacific 2016, a multinational military exercise, from June 29 to Aug. 8 in and around the Hawaiian Islands. RIMPAC offers the U.S. military the opportunity to train with partners and allies in the Pacific region. Neumann, a native of Wells, Maine, is a UH-1Y Huey crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter 367, which supports III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Natalie A. Dillon)

Photo by Cpl. Natalie Dillon

Cpl. Christopher Neumann reviews his objectives during a close air support exercise at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 19, 2016. Neumann is participating in Rim of the Pacific 2016, a multinational military exercise, from June 29 to Aug. 8 in and around the Hawaiian Islands. RIMPAC offers the U.S. military the opportunity to train with partners and allies in the Pacific region. Neumann, a native of Wells, Maine, is a UH-1Y Huey crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, which supports III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Natalie A. Dillon)

Cpl. Christopher Neumann reviews his objectives during a close air support exercise at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 19, 2016. Neumann is participating in Rim of the Pacific 2016, a multinational military exercise, from June 29 to Aug. 8 in and around the Hawaiian Islands. RIMPAC offers the U.S. military the opportunity to train with partners and allies in the Pacific region. Neumann, a native of Wells, Maine, is a UH-1Y Huey crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, which supports III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Natalie A. Dillon)

Photo by Cpl. Natalie Dillon

Cpl. Christopher Neumann prepares for takeoff in a UH-1Y Huey before a close air support exercise at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 19, 2016. Neumann is participating in Rim of the Pacific 2016, a multinational military exercise, from June 29 to Aug. 8 in and around the Hawaiian Islands. RIMPAC offers the U.S. military the opportunity to train with partners and allies in the Pacific region. Neumann, a native of Wells, Maine, is a UH-1Y Huey crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, which supports III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Natalie A. Dillon)

Cpl. Christopher Neumann prepares for takeoff in a UH-1Y Huey before a close air support exercise at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 19, 2016. Neumann is participating in Rim of the Pacific 2016, a multinational military exercise, from June 29 to Aug. 8 in and around the Hawaiian Islands. RIMPAC offers the U.S. military the opportunity to train with partners and allies in the Pacific region. Neumann, a native of Wells, Maine, is a UH-1Y Huey crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, which supports III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Natalie A. Dillon)

Photo by Cpl. Natalie Dillon

Lance Cpl. Anthony Loberg stages ammunition before a close air support exercise at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 19, 2016. Loberg is participating in Rim of the Pacific 2016, a multinational military exercise, from June 29 to Aug. 8 in and around the Hawaiian Islands. RIMPAC offers the U.S. military the opportunity to train with partners and allies in the Pacific region. Loberg, a native of Santa Maria, California, is a UH-1Y Huey crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, which supports III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Natalie A. Dillon)

Lance Cpl. Anthony Loberg stages ammunition before a close air support exercise at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 19, 2016. Loberg is participating in Rim of the Pacific 2016, a multinational military exercise, from June 29 to Aug. 8 in and around the Hawaiian Islands. RIMPAC offers the U.S. military the opportunity to train with partners and allies in the Pacific region. Loberg, a native of Santa Maria, California, is a UH-1Y Huey crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, which supports III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Natalie A. Dillon)

Photo by Cpl. Natalie Dillon

160719-M-ND832-025 POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii (July 19, 2016) – Cpl. Christopher Neumann inspects a GAU-21 .50 caliber machine gun before a close air support exercise at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 19, 2016. Neumann is participating in Rim of the Pacific 2016, a multinational military exercise, from June 29 to Aug. 8 in and around the Hawaiian Islands. RIMPAC offers the U.S. military the opportunity to train with partners and allies in the Pacific region. Neumann, a native of Wells, Maine, is a UH-1Y Huey crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, which supports III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Natalie A. Dillon)

160719-M-ND832-025 POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii (July 19, 2016) – Cpl. Christopher Neumann inspects a GAU-21 .50 caliber machine gun before a close air support exercise at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 19, 2016. Neumann is participating in Rim of the Pacific 2016, a multinational military exercise, from June 29 to Aug. 8 in and around the Hawaiian Islands. RIMPAC offers the U.S. military the opportunity to train with partners and allies in the Pacific region. Neumann, a native of Wells, Maine, is a UH-1Y Huey crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, which supports III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Natalie A. Dillon)

Photo by Cpl. Natalie Dillon

Cpl. Christopher Neumann relays distance-to-ground information to UH-1Y pilots during a close air support exercise at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 19, 2016. Neumann is participating in Rim of the Pacific 2016, a multinational military exercise, from June 29 to Aug. 8 in and around the Hawaiian Islands. RIMPAC offers the U.S. military the opportunity to train with partners and allies in the Pacific region. Neumann, a native of Wells, Maine, is a UH-1Y Huey crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, which supports III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Natalie A. Dillon)

Cpl. Christopher Neumann relays distance-to-ground information to UH-1Y pilots during a close air support exercise at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 19, 2016. Neumann is participating in Rim of the Pacific 2016, a multinational military exercise, from June 29 to Aug. 8 in and around the Hawaiian Islands. RIMPAC offers the U.S. military the opportunity to train with partners and allies in the Pacific region. Neumann, a native of Wells, Maine, is a UH-1Y Huey crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, which supports III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Natalie A. Dillon)

Photo by Cpl. Natalie Dillon

Cpl. Ryan Dills communicates with other assault amphibious vehicles while traveling from amphibious assault ship USS San Diego to Royal Australian Navy Canberra class amphibious ship HMAS Canberra (L02) in the Pacific Ocean, July, 18 2016. The Marines are participating in the Rim of the Pacific 2016, a multinational military exercise, from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Giannetti)

Cpl. Ryan Dills communicates with other assault amphibious vehicles while traveling from amphibious assault ship USS San Diego to Royal Australian Navy Canberra class amphibious ship HMAS Canberra (L02) in the Pacific Ocean, July, 18 2016. The Marines are participating in the Rim of the Pacific 2016, a multinational military exercise, from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Giannetti)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Giannetti

Lance Cpl. Anthony Loberg stages ammunition before a close air support exercise at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 19, 2016. Loberg is participating in Rim of the Pacific 2016, a multinational military exercise, from June 29 to Aug. 8 in and around the Hawaiian Islands. RIMPAC offers the U.S. military the opportunity to train with partners and allies in the Pacific region. Loberg, a native of Santa Maria, California, is a UH-1Y Huey crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, which supports III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Natalie A. Dillon)

Lance Cpl. Anthony Loberg stages ammunition before a close air support exercise at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 19, 2016. Loberg is participating in Rim of the Pacific 2016, a multinational military exercise, from June 29 to Aug. 8 in and around the Hawaiian Islands. RIMPAC offers the U.S. military the opportunity to train with partners and allies in the Pacific region. Loberg, a native of Santa Maria, California, is a UH-1Y Huey crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, which supports III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Natalie A. Dillon)

Photo by Cpl. Natalie Dillon

Royal New Zealand Navy Commodore Jim Gilmour visits Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force while touring Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 19, 2016, during Rim of the Pacific 2016. Rim of the Pacific 2016 is a multinational military exercise, from June 29 to Aug. 8, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. Gilmour is the commander of Combined Task Force 176, a multinational naval force that includes military units from New Zealand, Australia, the U.S., and other allied and partnered nations. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Isaac Ibarra)

Royal New Zealand Navy Commodore Jim Gilmour visits Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force while touring Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 19, 2016, during Rim of the Pacific 2016. Rim of the Pacific 2016 is a multinational military exercise, from June 29 to Aug. 8, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. Gilmour is the commander of Combined Task Force 176, a multinational naval force that includes military units from New Zealand, Australia, the U.S., and other allied and partnered nations. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Isaac Ibarra)

Photo by Cpl. Isaac Ibarra

Lance Cpl. Ryley Sweet drives an assault amphibious vehicle onto amphibious assault ship USS San Diego, off the coast of Hawaii, July 18, 2016. The Marines are participating in the Rim of the Pacific 2016, a multinational military exercise, from June 29 to Aug. 8 in and around the Hawaiian Islands. Participation in RIMPAC will help us develop mutual trust and respect across the joint and combined team through increased understanding of allied and partner cultures, competencies, and capabilities. Sweet, an assault amphibious vehicle driver with Combat Assault Company, 3rd Marine Regiment, which supports III Marine Expeditionary Force, is a native of Kansas City, Missouri.

Lance Cpl. Ryley Sweet drives an assault amphibious vehicle onto amphibious assault ship USS San Diego, off the coast of Hawaii, July 18, 2016. The Marines are participating in the Rim of the Pacific 2016, a multinational military exercise, from June 29 to Aug. 8 in and around the Hawaiian Islands. Participation in RIMPAC will help us develop mutual trust and respect across the joint and combined team through increased understanding of allied and partner cultures, competencies, and capabilities. Sweet, an assault amphibious vehicle driver with Combat Assault Company, 3rd Marine Regiment, which supports III Marine Expeditionary Force, is a native of Kansas City, Missouri.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Giannetti

Lance Cpl. Ryley Sweet drives an assault amphibious vehicle from amphibious assault ship USS San Diego to HMAS Canberra, July 18, 2016, off the coast of Hawaii. The Marines are participating in the Rim of the Pacific 2016, a multinational military exercise, from June 29 to Aug. 8 in and around the Hawaiian Islands. Participation in RIMPAC will help us develop mutual trust and respect across the joint and combined team through increased understanding of allied and partner cultures, competencies, and capabilities. Sweet is an assault amphibious vehicle driver with Combat Assault Company, 3rd Marine Regiment, and a native of Kansas City, Missouri.

Lance Cpl. Ryley Sweet drives an assault amphibious vehicle from amphibious assault ship USS San Diego to HMAS Canberra, July 18, 2016, off the coast of Hawaii. The Marines are participating in the Rim of the Pacific 2016, a multinational military exercise, from June 29 to Aug. 8 in and around the Hawaiian Islands. Participation in RIMPAC will help us develop mutual trust and respect across the joint and combined team through increased understanding of allied and partner cultures, competencies, and capabilities. Sweet is an assault amphibious vehicle driver with Combat Assault Company, 3rd Marine Regiment, and a native of Kansas City, Missouri.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Giannetti

Republic of Korea Marines prepare to begin a live fire exercise at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 18, 2016. The Marines are participating in Rim of the Pacific 2016, a multinational military exercise, from June 29 to Aug. 8 in and around the Hawaiian Islands. RIMPAC offers the U.S. military the opportunity to train with partners and allies in the Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Natalie A. Dillon)

Republic of Korea Marines prepare to begin a live fire exercise at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 18, 2016. The Marines are participating in Rim of the Pacific 2016, a multinational military exercise, from June 29 to Aug. 8 in and around the Hawaiian Islands. RIMPAC offers the U.S. military the opportunity to train with partners and allies in the Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Natalie A. Dillon)

Photo by Cpl. Natalie Dillon

Pvt. Wader Soni participates in a live fire exercise at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 16, 2016. The soldiers are participating in Rim of the Pacific 2016, a multinational military exercise, from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands. RIMPAC offers the U.S. military the opportunity to train with partners and allies in the Pacific region. Soni is an infantryman with Tonga’s His Majesty’s Armed Forces Army. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Natalie A. Dillon)

Pvt. Wader Soni participates in a live fire exercise at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 16, 2016. The soldiers are participating in Rim of the Pacific 2016, a multinational military exercise, from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands. RIMPAC offers the U.S. military the opportunity to train with partners and allies in the Pacific region. Soni is an infantryman with Tonga’s His Majesty’s Armed Forces Army. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Natalie A. Dillon)

Photo by Cpl. Natalie Dillon

160716-M-ND832-015 POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii (July 16, 2016) – Pvt. Sami Mafileo participates in a live fire exercise at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 16, 2016. Members of His Majesty's Armed Forces of Tonga are participating in Rim of the Pacific 2016, a multinational military exercise, from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands. RIMPAC offers the U.S. military the opportunity to train with partners and allies in the Pacific region. Mafileo, a native of Kolomotua, Tonga, is an infantryman with Tonga’s His Majesty’s Armed Forces Army. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Natalie A. Dillon)

160716-M-ND832-015 POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii (July 16, 2016) – Pvt. Sami Mafileo participates in a live fire exercise at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 16, 2016. Members of His Majesty's Armed Forces of Tonga are participating in Rim of the Pacific 2016, a multinational military exercise, from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands. RIMPAC offers the U.S. military the opportunity to train with partners and allies in the Pacific region. Mafileo, a native of Kolomotua, Tonga, is an infantryman with Tonga’s His Majesty’s Armed Forces Army. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Natalie A. Dillon)

Photo by Cpl. Natalie Dillon

160715-M-UK649-045 KAWAIHAE, Hawaii (July 15, 2016) – U.S. Marines come ashore, via Assault Amphibious Vehicles and U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion hovercraft, at Kawaihae Pier, Hawaii, July 15, 2016. The Marines are participating in Rim of the Pacific 2016, a multinational military exercise, from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands. Marines are knick-named “Soldiers of the Sea” because they are specially trained to integrate with the Navy to conduct expeditionary, amphibious operations, which RIMPAC 16 simulates. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Staff Sgt. Jesse R. Stence)

160715-M-UK649-045 KAWAIHAE, Hawaii (July 15, 2016) – U.S. Marines come ashore, via Assault Amphibious Vehicles and U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion hovercraft, at Kawaihae Pier, Hawaii, July 15, 2016. The Marines are participating in Rim of the Pacific 2016, a multinational military exercise, from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands. Marines are knick-named “Soldiers of the Sea” because they are specially trained to integrate with the Navy to conduct expeditionary, amphibious operations, which RIMPAC 16 simulates. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Staff Sgt. Jesse R. Stence)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Jesse Stence

1st Lt. Josh Cuyler, right, and Staff Sgt. Steven Tholen, left, guide their Amphibious Assault Vehicle from the USS San Diego to Kawaihae Pier, Hawaii, July 15,2016. The Marines are participating in Rim of the Pacific 2016, a multinational military exercise, from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands. Cuyler and Tholen support III Marine Expeditionary Force, which trains year-round with U.S. partners in the Pacific Region. Cuyler, a native of Rochester, New York, is a platoon commander with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. Tholen, a Boston native, is a section leader with AAV Platoon, Combat Assault Co., 3rd Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Staff Sgt. Jesse R. Stence)

1st Lt. Josh Cuyler, right, and Staff Sgt. Steven Tholen, left, guide their Amphibious Assault Vehicle from the USS San Diego to Kawaihae Pier, Hawaii, July 15,2016. The Marines are participating in Rim of the Pacific 2016, a multinational military exercise, from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands. Cuyler and Tholen support III Marine Expeditionary Force, which trains year-round with U.S. partners in the Pacific Region. Cuyler, a native of Rochester, New York, is a platoon commander with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. Tholen, a Boston native, is a section leader with AAV Platoon, Combat Assault Co., 3rd Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Staff Sgt. Jesse R. Stence)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Jesse Stence

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