Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Regiment 37 hike back from Mount Suribachi Jan. 31 during a professional military education trip to Iwo To. Mount Suribachi is the highest point on the island and was the location of Joe Rosenthal’s famous photo of five Marines and a corpsman raising a U.S. flag. CLR-37 is with 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Regiment 37 hike back from Mount Suribachi Jan. 31 during a professional military education trip to Iwo To. Mount Suribachi is the highest point on the island and was the location of Joe Rosenthal’s famous photo of five Marines and a corpsman raising a U.S. flag. CLR-37 is with 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force.
Members of the public line up outside of an MV-22B Osprey Feb. 15 during the Singapore International Airshow 2014 at the Changi Exhibition Center. The public days of the airshow gives the public a chance to get up-close and personal with military aircraft that they normally would never be able to touch or get inside. The Singapore International Airshow 2014 helps demonstrate strong U.S. and Singapore ties and flexible aircraft capability and enables engagement with foreign partners. The Osprey is with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lena Wakayama/Released) - Members of the public line up outside of an MV-22B Osprey Feb. 15 during the Singapore International Airshow 2014 at the Changi Exhibition Center. The public days of the airshow gives the public a chance to get up-close and personal with military aircraft that they normally would never be able to touch or get inside. The Singapore International Airshow 2014 helps demonstrate strong U.S. and Singapore ties and flexible aircraft capability and enables engagement with foreign partners. The Osprey is with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lena Wakayama/Released)
Sgt. Duncan Edgington, left, and Lance Cpl. Justin Ranum observe the fuel gauge of an MV-22B Osprey during aviation delivered ground refueling operations training Feb. 5 at Ie Shima training facility. The crew chiefs of two Ospreys spent the evening familiarizing themselves with a new capability to their aircraft platform. The Marines are with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Sgt. Duncan Edgington, left, and Lance Cpl. Justin Ranum observe the fuel gauge of an MV-22B Osprey during aviation delivered ground refueling operations training Feb. 5 at Ie Shima training facility. The crew chiefs of two Ospreys spent the evening familiarizing themselves with a new capability to their aircraft platform. The Marines are with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, III Marine Expeditionary Force.
Ryuta Arashiro runs toward the finish line during a friendly competition between firefighters from Ginowan City Fire Department and Marine aircraft rescue and firefighting specialists with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron and Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 Jan. 31 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. The firefighters spent the day competing against each other in a series of timed events based around daily firefighting skills. Arashiro is a firefighter with the Ginowan City Fire Department. H&HS is with MCAS Futenma, Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler, Marine Corps Installations Pacific. MWSS-172 is with, Marine Wing Support Group 17, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. Photo by Lance Cpl. Stephen D. Himes - Ryuta Arashiro runs toward the finish line during a friendly competition between firefighters from Ginowan City Fire Department and Marine aircraft rescue and firefighting specialists with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron and Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 Jan. 31 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. The firefighters spent the day competing against each other in a series of timed events based around daily firefighting skills. Arashiro is a firefighter with the Ginowan City Fire Department. H&HS is with MCAS Futenma, Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler, Marine Corps Installations Pacific. MWSS-172 is with, Marine Wing Support Group 17, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. Photo by Lance Cpl. Stephen D. Himes
Col. Eric M. Mellinger presents Master Gunnery Sgt. Rodney W. Lowe with his course completion certificate Jan. 31 at the conclusion of the III Marine Expeditionary Force Senior Leaders Workshop. Lowe is the staff noncommissioned officer in charge of the supply management unit storage with 3rd Supply Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. Mellinger is the III MEF chief of staff . Photo by Lance Cpl. Diamond N. Peden - Col. Eric M. Mellinger presents Master Gunnery Sgt. Rodney W. Lowe with his course completion certificate Jan. 31 at the conclusion of the III Marine Expeditionary Force Senior Leaders Workshop. Lowe is the staff noncommissioned officer in charge of the supply management unit storage with 3rd Supply Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. Mellinger is the III MEF chief of staff . Photo by Lance Cpl. Diamond N. Peden
Maj. John P. Arnold (left) teaches Toshihiko Matsumoto how the controls of an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft work in a flight simulator Jan. 28 during a visit by Japan defense officials to Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. The simulator allowed the visiting officials to see the importance of the aircraft and the level of training the pilots undergo. Matsumoto is the deputy director general with the Okinawa Defense Bureau, and Arnold is the current operations officer with Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. Photo by Cpl. Anne K. Henry - Maj. John P. Arnold (left) teaches Toshihiko Matsumoto how the controls of an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft work in a flight simulator Jan. 28 during a visit by Japan defense officials to Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. The simulator allowed the visiting officials to see the importance of the aircraft and the level of training the pilots undergo. Matsumoto is the deputy director general with the Okinawa Defense Bureau, and Arnold is the current operations officer with Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. Photo by Cpl. Anne K. Henry