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MCAS Iwakuni maintains operational readiness

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan (Apr. 3, 2015) - Aircraft Rescue Firefighters with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron work together to evacuate a casualty during the mass casualty exercise aboard Marine Corps Air. Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni conducted the exercise in preparation for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force/MCAS Iwakuni Friendship Day 2015 Air Show. The exercise simulated an aircraft crash and oil spill in a crowded area.
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Good neighbor: Wisconsin ANG connects with community

In this file photo, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Timothy Dupke, Wisconsin Air National Guard 115th Maintenance Group ordnance technician, carries a child from the Midori Gakudo after-school care center on his shoulders in Okinawa City, Japan, March 27, 2015. Dupke and other members from the 115th MXG organized several games and Easter-themed activities for the children to play in an effort to interact with the local community during their time on island.
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In Tokyo, Dempsey Reinforces U.S.-Japan Alliance

In this photo, 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey and Prime Minister of Japan Shinzō Abe talk during a bi-lateral meeting with their senior staffs at the Kantai in Tokyo, March 25, 2015. Dempsey is visiting Japan as part of a two-day trip to reinforce the U.S.-Japan Alliance.
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U.S. Marines, airmen and Republic of Korea troops train for contamination

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea (Mar. 19, 20150) - Republic of Korea (ROK) airmen perform a decontamination operation. ROK airmen participated in a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear joint training exercise with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 1 CBRN and 51st Civil Engineer Squadron CBRN. The week-long bilateral training event enabled U.S. Marines and airmen, and ROK airmen to learn different tactics, techniques and procedures.
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Louisville Visits Changwon during Indo-Asia-Pacific Deployment

Official U.S. Navy file photo of Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Louisville (SSN 724).
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U.S., ROK Marines train shoulder to shoulder during KMEP 15-17

POHANG, Republic of Korea (Feb. 13, 2015) - Republic of Korea (ROK) and U.S. Marines prepare to fire a shoulder-launched multipurpose assault weapon (SMAW) during Korean Marine Exchange Program 15-17 at the Cham Sae Mi Close-Quarters Battle Training. The SMAW is a shoulder-launched rocket weapon with the primary function of being a portable assault weapon and a secondary anti-armor rocket launcher. From planning to execution, KMEP 15-17 has been a bilateral and collaborative effort between ROK and U.S. Marine Corps forces. The ROK Marines are with Company 5, 32nd Battalion, 1st ROK Marine Division. The U.S. Marines are with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force under the unit deployment program.
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Cold Regions Military Mountaineering Collaborative Event

In this photo file, Chief Warrant Officer Steve Merry (left) and Lt. Col. Francois Dufault from the Canadian army are gearing up with their MSR Snowshoes during the three-day Cold Regions Military Mountaineering Collaborative Event at Northern Warfare Training Center's Black Rapids Training Site, Alaska, Feb. 9-12, 2015. The purpose of this event is to strengthen cooperation, share ideas and improve capabilities with our international partners in cold-weather and mountainous regions. Military members from 12 nations are participating in this event, including Canada, Australia, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Japan, Mongolia, Nepal and United Kingdom, as well as various units and service components from across the United States.
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U.S.-Japan Exercise North Wind brings U.S. kicks off in Hokkaido

YAUSUBETSU TRAINING AREA, HOKKAIDO, Japan (Feb. 10, 2015) - Maj. David Nelson (left), battalion operations officer for 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, and Col. Osamu Asai, commander of 27th Infantry Regiment, 5th Brigade, Northern Army, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF), salute the Soldiers participating in Exercise North Wind 2015 during the Start Ex ceremony. Nelson and 50 paratroopers with the Spartan Brigade are in Japan to participate in Exercise North Wind 2015, a two-week bilateral field training and command post exercise to increase combat readiness and interoperability amongst U.S. Army personnel and the JGSDF to respond to a wide range of crisis contingencies in the Asian-Pacific region.
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Rappel, Climb, Patrol, Repeat: ROK Marines, 3/3 Train Mountain Warfare

POHANG, South Korea (Feb. 8, 2015) - U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew T. Joeckel, a Houston, Texas, native, prepares to rappel down the tower during Korean Marine Exchange Program (KMEP) 15-17 at the Minam-ri Mountain Warfare Training Facility, Pohang. Training alongside the Republic of Korea (ROK) Marines gave the U.S. Marines the unique opportunity to revisit a familiar skill with a foreign force. The overarching goal of KMEP is to enhance and improve the interoperability of ROK and U.S. Marine Corps forces. Joeckel is a rifleman with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force under the unit deployment program.
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Survival, Spiders and Cobras in Thailand

BAN CHAN KREM, Thailand (Feb. 8, 2015) - Lance Cpl. James Hutsell, from Fayetteville, N.C., drinks coconut water during exercise Cobra Gold 2015. The Royal Thai Marines shared several of their native fruits found in the jungle with U.S. Marines. Hutsell is a radio operator with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 4th Marine Regiment under the unit deployment program.
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ROK, US Marines exchange combat maneuver tactics

PYEONGCHANG, Republic of Korea (Feb. 4, 2015) - Republic of Korea (ROK) Marines demonstrate their combat tactics for U.S. Marines during Korean Marine Exchange Program 15-4 at the Pyeongchang Winter Training Facility. Sharing cultures is a significant factor in gaining a better understanding of the combat tactics of the two forces despite the language barrier, according to ROK Marine Capt. Moon Jung Hwan. KMEP is a regularly scheduled, bilateral, small-unit training exercise, which enhances the combat readiness and interoperability of ROK and U.S. Marine Corps’ forces. The ROK Marines are with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st ROK Marine Division. The U.S. Marines are with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force under the unit deployment program.
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Cope South 2015

SYHLET, Bangladesh (Jan. 28, 2015) - U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Taylor Hubstenberger takes a photo with students at Goainghat Primary School during Exercise COPE SOUTH,. COPE SOUTH helps cultivate common bonds, foster goodwill, and improve readiness and compatibility between members of the Bangladesh and U.S. Air Forces.
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Cope South 2015

BAF BASE BANGABANDHU, Bangladesh (Jan. 28, 2015) - Two Bangladesh F-7BG Defenders, a BAF C-130B Hercules, and two U.S. Air Force C-130H Hercules aircraft prepare to take off during Exercise COPE SOUTH. The U.S. C-130H is assigned to the 374th Airlift Wing, Yokota Air base, Japan; the BAF F-7BGs are assigned to 5th Squadron and the BAF C-130B is assigned to 101st Special Flying Unit at BAF Base Bangabandhu. COPE SOUTH is a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored, bilateral tactical airlift exercise conducted in Bangladesh, with a focus on cooperative flight operations, day and night low-level navigation, tactical airdrop, and air-land missions as well as subject-matter expert exchanges in the fields of operations, maintenance and rigging disciplines.
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Cope South 2015

BAF BASE BANGABANDHU, Bangladesh (Jan. 27, 2015) - U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Chris Nichols (left) speaks with Bangladesh Air Force personnel from the 101st Special Flying Unit about low-cost, low-altitude airdrop bundle rigging inspection procedures during a subject matter expert exchange at Exercise Cope South. Nichols is an instructor loadmaster assigned to the 374th Operations Support Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan. Cope South is a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored, bilateral tactical airlift exercise conducted in Bangladesh, with a focus on cooperative flight operations, day and night low-level navigation, tactical airdrop, and air-land missions as well as subject-matter expert exchanges in the fields of operations, maintenance and rigging disciplines. Cope South helps cultivate common bonds, foster good will, and improve readiness and compatibility between members of the Bangladesh and U.S. Air Forces.
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Exericse IRON FIST with Japan Self Defense Force in California

CAMP PENDLETON, California (Jan. 28, 2015) - Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, teach Basic Maneuver Techniques for the Combat Rubber Raiding Craft to members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force during Exercise Iron Fist 2015 to help develop the Self-Defense Force's understanding of amphibious operations. Exercise Iron Fist 15 is an annual bilateral training exercise between U.S. and Japanese military forces that builds their combined ability to conduct amphibious and land-based contingency operations. IF15, currently in its tenth iteration, is scheduled from Jan. 26 to Feb. 27, 2015, in southern California. 150128-M-BL930-511.JPG
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Cope South 2015

BAF BASE BANGABANDHU, Bangladesh (Jan. 24, 2015) - Lt. Col. Andrew Campbell, right, 36th Airlift Squadron commander, talks with Bangladesh air force Air Vice Marshal M. Naim Hassan during Exercise Cope South. Cope South helps cultivate common bonds, foster goodwill and improve readiness and compatibility between members of the Bangladesh and U.S. Air Forces.
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Cope South 2015

SYLHET INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Bangladesh (Jan. 24, 2015) - Bangladeshi commandos jump from a U.S. Air Force C-130H aircraft over a drop zone during Exercise COPE SOUTH near Sylhet. COPE SOUTH helps cultivate common bonds, foster goodwill and improve readiness and compatibility between members of the Bangladesh and U.S. Air Forces.
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US, ROK Marines ruck over mountains

In this file photo, U.S. and Republic of Korea Marines hike a 35- km path up a mountain Jan. 15 during Korean Marine Exchange Program 15-3 in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea. The U.S. Marines hiked side-by-side with their ROK Marine counterparts through snow and ice. The U.S. Marines are reconnaissance men with Alpha Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. The ROK Marines are force reconnaissance men with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Division.
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Royal Cambodian Gendarmerie work with US Marines

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (Jan. 12, 2015) - Cambodian Royal Gendarmerie Maj. Chheang Songmeng, left, discusses upcoming training goals with U.S. Marine Cpl. Jonathan Cabrera during a meeting prior to the opening of Royal Preah Khan. Royal Preah Khan is a simulated humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise focused on enhancing response capabilities through staff training, crisis action planning, a command post exercise and enhancing Royal Cambodian Armed Forces and Marine cooperation.
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Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class James Lee

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Jan. 6, 2016)- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82), center, departs Fleet Activities Yokosuka for the final time as part of the forward-deployed naval forces. Lassen returns to the U.S. later this year after 10 years of being forward-deployed to the Indo-Asia-Pacific with Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15. USS Barry (DDG 52) will replace Lassen, bringing additional Ballistic Missile Defense Capability to the Forward Deployed Naval Forces, in Spring of 2016.
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