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TRAP: Never Leave a Marine Behind

Sgt. Eric M. Ekelund prepares an MV-22B Osprey to land the tactical recovery of aircraft and personal force during a Cobra Gold 16 demonstration at Utapao, Thailand February 15. During the scenario-based training the MV-22B Osprey unloads the TRAP force personnel so they can continue on foot to rescue the simulated casualty. Cobra Gold is a multi-national exercise that focuses on increasing relationships and capabilities of participating countries by training to form solutions to common challenges. Ekelund, from Bay Shore, New York is with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

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TRAP: Never Leave a Marine Behind

Seaman Michael J. Stark prepares the simulated casualty, Sgt. Stephanie M. Hauer-Velez, to be loaded onto an MV-22B Osprey during the scenario based training mission of a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel during Cobra Gold 16 at Utapao, Thailand February 15. A TRAP mission is when a TRAP force goes into potentially dangerous area to rescue an aircraft and its crew. Exercise Cobra Gold is a multi-national event with purpose to increase relationships and cooperation of participating nations. Hauer-Velez, from Bellevue, Nebraska, and Stark, a corpsman, are with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

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Amphibious Capabilities Demonstration Cobra Gold 16

U.S., Royal Thai and Republic of Korea Reconnaissance Marines conduct helocasting during an amphibious capabilities demonstration at Hat Yao beach, Rayong, Thailand, during exercise Cobra Gold 16, Feb. 11, 2016. CG16 increases cooperation, interoperability and collaboration among partner nations in order to achieve effective solutions to common challenges.

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US and Japanese Forces Conduct Sniper Training During Exercise Iron Fist in California

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDELTON, Calif (Feb. 1, 2016) - Soldiers of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Western Army Infantry Regiment Scout Sniper program get on line with each other to provide cover-fire during a walk-through of a break contact drill during an abbreviated scout sniper course instructed by Marine Corps scout sniper instructors during Exercise Iron Fist. Iron Fist is an annual, bilateral amphibious training exercise focused on the strengthening of amphibious operations between the U.S. Marine Corps and the JGSDF. Small scout sniper teams can be used prior to an amphibious assault to gather reconnaissance and eliminate key targets.

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U.S. Marines and JGSDF conduct helo raid

Japan Ground Self Defense Force soldiers board a CH-47 Chinook while providing security during Forest Light 16-2 in Yausubetsu Training Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Feb. 1, 2016. The exercise strengthens military partnership, solidifies regional security agreements and improves individual and unit-level skills. The JGSDF soldiers are with the 27th Infantry Regiment, 5th Brigade, Northern Army. The Marines are with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

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Japan Ground Self-Defense Force officer candidates learn from Marines

Cpl. Malynn Ochsner shows Japan Ground Self-Defense Force officer candidate Ayako Yukawa how to operate a MK19 machine gun, MOD 3 on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 15. Three hundred and sixty JGSDF officer candidates visited Combat Logistics Regiment 35 to complete joint and combined operation requirements. The cadets watched Marine Corps Martial Art Program demonstrations, learned the capabilities of various machine guns the Marine Corps uses, and observed a static display of motor transportation vehicles. Ochsner, from Pflugerville, Texas, is a distribution management specialist with 3rd Supply Battalion, CLR-35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

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RUTEX: Maritime Raid Force performs urban training

Staff Sgt. Travis Caron sets up satellite communications during a raid Jan. 13, 2015, as part of Realistic Urban Training Exercise on Guam. RUTEX is a high-intensity close-quarter battle training exercise conducted in an actual urban environment to provide a high degree of realism to the training. The exercise is part of the Maritime Raid Force’s pre-deployment training before their upcoming deployment with the 31st MEU. Caron, from Sneads Ferry, North Carolina, is the Force Reconnaissance Platoon communications chief with MRF, 31st MEU.

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Low Altitude Air Defense Marines tour Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Komakado

A member of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force demonstrates the use of a targeting optical aide during a tour of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force facilities Jan. 13 aboard Camp Komakado, Shizuoka, Japan. The visit strengthened the relationship between Marines and their JGSDF counterpart, 1st Anti-Aircraft Battalion, by allowing them to observe training procedures, weapon systems, tactical vehicles and equipment. The Marines are from 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Marine Aircraft Control Group 28; currently assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, III Marine Expeditionary Force under the unit deployment program.

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US Marines Sing to the Elderly at a Nursing Home in Japan

Marines with 7th Communication Battalion sing Christmas carols to the residents at Hikariga Oka Nursing Home during a Christmas Party thrown by the nursing home for the Marines at Hikariga Oka Nursing Home in Kin Town, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 18, 2015.The nursing home hosts the Christmas party annually to pay thanks for the battalion’s continual community relations projects. Since 1994 Marines with the battalion regularly volunteers regularly to help maintain the home’s grounds of the home and conduct organize routine cleanups and maintenance. The Marines are with 7th Comm. Bn., III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF.

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31st MEU Shallow Water Egress Training

An underwater egress training instructor prepares Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit on breathing through an emergency escape breathing device Nov. 17, 2015, on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. Marines attended the Shallow Water Egress Training Course to prepare them in the event that their vehicle were to crash in water. SWET is just one example of unique training conducted by the 31st MEU Marines.

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Patriotism celebrated, service honored during Veterans Day ceremony

Members of the Joint Service Color Guard and Ceremonial Royal Guard post the colors during the 2015 Governor’s Veterans Day Ceremony at the Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery Nov. 11, in Kaneohe, Hawaii. U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Arthur J. Logan, the adjutant general of the state of Hawaii, and Shan Tsutsui, lieutenant governor of Hawaii, provided welcoming remarks and a keynote speech during the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)

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Patriotism celebrated, service honored during Veterans Day ceremony

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Arthur J. Logan, the adjutant general of the state of Hawaii, provides welcoming remarks during the 2015 Governor’s Veterans Day Ceremony at the Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery Nov. 11, in Kaneohe, Hawaii. The ceremony included music provided by the 111th Army Band, a military wreath placing conducted by U.S. Pacific Command leadership and a rifle salute performed by the Hawaii Air National Guard Honor Guard team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)

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Patriotism celebrated, service honored during Veterans Day ceremony

Brian Schatz (left), senior United States senator of Hawaii, Shan Tsutsui (center right), lieutenant governor of Hawaii, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Arthur J. Logan, the adjutant general of the state of Hawaii, render their respects alongside a U.S. Navy Sailor during a wreath laying as part of the 2015 Governor’s Veterans Day Ceremony at the Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery Nov. 11, in Kaneohe, Hawaii. U.S. Navy Adm. Harry Harris, commander of U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM), also laid a wreath with military leaders of PACOM and the U.S. Coast Guard during the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)

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Patriotism celebrated, service honored during Veterans Day ceremony

U.S. Navy Adm. Harry Harris, commander of U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM), helps place a military wreath with federal and military leaders of PACOM and the U.S. Coast Guard during the 2015 Governor’s Veterans Day Ceremony at the Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery Nov. 11, in Kaneohe, Hawaii. U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Arthur J. Logan, the adjutant general of the state of Hawaii, and Shan Tsutsui, lieutenant governor of Hawaii, provided welcoming remarks and a keynote speech during the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)

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Patriotism celebrated, service honored during Veterans Day ceremony

U.S. Navy Adm. Harry Harris, commander of U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM), salutes a military wreath alongside leaders of PACOM and the U.S. Coast Guard during the 2015 Governor’s Veterans Day Ceremony at the Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery Nov. 11, in Kaneohe, Hawaii. U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Arthur J. Logan, the adjutant general of the state of Hawaii, and Shan Tsutsui, lieutenant governor of Hawaii, provided welcoming remarks and a keynote speech during the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)

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Patriotism celebrated, service honored during Veterans Day ceremony

Honor Guard members of the Hawaii Air National Guard perform a rifle salute during the 2015 Governor’s Veterans Day Ceremony at the Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery Nov. 11, in Kaneohe, Hawaii. U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Arthur J. Logan, the adjutant general of the state of Hawaii, and Shan Tsutsui, lieutenant governor of Hawaii, provided welcoming remarks and a keynote speech during the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)

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Neal S. Blaisdell War Memorial Plaque Rededication Ceremony

Col. Ronald A. Gridley, operations officer with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, renders a salute during the War Memorial Plaque Rededication Ceremony at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, Nov. 10, 2015. The Neal S. Blaisdell Center was dedicated as a war memorial in 1964, but its plaque went missing. The new plaque was dedicated to revitalize and preserve the war memorial heritage. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan E. LopezCruet)

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Neal S. Blaisdell War Memorial Plaque Rededication Ceremony

Adm. Harry Harris, U.S. Pacific Command commander, addresses veterans in attendance during the War Memorial Plaque Rededication Ceremony at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, Nov. 10, 2015. Harris was one of the guest speakers for the ceremony in which he stated, “Any nation that does not honor its heroes will not endure.” The Neal S. Blaisdell Center was dedicated as a war memorial in 1964, but its plaque went missing. The new plaque was dedicated to revitalize and preserve the war memorial heritage. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan E. LopezCruet)

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Neal S. Blaisdell War Memorial Plaque Rededication Ceremony

Adm. Harry Harris, U.S. Pacific Command commander, pulls the cover off the new plaque at the Neal S. Blaisdell War Memorial Plaque Rededication Ceremony in Honolulu, Nov. 10, 2015. Harris was one of the guest speakers for the ceremony in which he stated, “Any nation that does not honor its heroes will not endure.” The Neal S. Blaisdell Center was dedicated as a war memorial in 1964, but its plaque went missing. The new plaque was dedicated to revitalize and preserve the war memorial heritage. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan E. LopezCruet)

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U.S. Marines Vs. Wild: MALUS AMPHEX 15 teaches jungle survival

TANDUO, Malaysia (Nov. 11, 2015)- A Malaysian Army officer explains to U.S. Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, how to build a wild game trap using vines and wood in a jungle survival course during Malaysia-United States Amphibious Exercise 2015. During the course, Marines learned to build multiple traps, and snares. The purpose of the exercise was to strengthen military cooperation in the planning and execution of amphibious operations between Malaysian armed forces and U.S. Marines. The 15th MEU is currently deployed in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to promote regional stability and security in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.

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