III MEF VIDEOS

Lt. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson addresses Japanese reporters on Marine Corps Base Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 14, 2016. An MV-22B Osprey landed in shallow waters off the Okinawa coastline of Camp Schwab on Dec. 13, 2016. All five crewmembers were airlifted via HH-60G to the United States Naval Hospital aboard Camp Foster where they are being treated for injuries. The MV-22B Osprey is with Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. The HH-60G is with the U.S. Air Force's 33rd Rescue Squadron, 18th Operations Group, 18th Wing. Nicholson, from Toronto, Canada, is the Okinawa Area Coordinator and commanding general of III MEF.

Lance Cpl. Rodrigo Cruzvera, an aircraft rescue and fire fighting Marine with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, MCAS Futenma, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, shares his perspective on being an ARFF Marine. He is a Gardnerville, Nev., native.