Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Daniel Valerio, left, Hospital Corpsman Mc Joe Evans Bautista, center, and Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Trevor A. Tisby, right, stationed with Combat Logistics Company 36 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, place Sgt. Kendrick Moore, a motor transport operator with CLC-36, onto the stretcher during Exercise Dragon Fire 2015 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, July 20, 2015. Moore simulated an unexpected injury during this training scenario that allowed the corpsmen to respond as if there was a real emergency. Dragon Fire reinforces Marines’ and Sailors’ combat mindset to prepare them for the mental and physical stresses of a combat zone. - Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Daniel Valerio, left, Hospital Corpsman Mc Joe Evans Bautista, center, and Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Trevor A. Tisby, right, stationed with Combat Logistics Company 36 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, place Sgt. Kendrick Moore, a motor transport operator with CLC-36, onto the stretcher during Exercise Dragon Fire 2015 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, July 20, 2015. Moore simulated an unexpected injury during this training scenario that allowed the corpsmen to respond as if there was a real emergency. Dragon Fire reinforces Marines’ and Sailors’ combat mindset to prepare them for the mental and physical stresses of a combat zone.

Cpl. Eli Wallace, a crew master with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, awaits for take-off on a Lockheed KC-130J Hercules on Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 22, 2015. VMGR-152 flew back and forth from Kadena to Iwo To, formally known as Iwo Jima, providing transportation for Marines, VIPs and vehicles. The Reunion of Honor is a ceremony honoring veterans still alive from the battle of Iwo Jima in 1945. - Cpl. Eli Wallace, a crew master with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, awaits for take-off on a Lockheed KC-130J Hercules on Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 22, 2015. VMGR-152 flew back and forth from Kadena to Iwo To, formally known as Iwo Jima, providing transportation for Marines, VIPs and vehicles. The Reunion of Honor is a ceremony honoring veterans still alive from the battle of Iwo Jima in 1945.

Gunnery Sgt. Osvaldo Rincon, powerline division chief with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 533, guides an F-18/A Hornet aboard Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, to participate in the Korean Marine Exchange Program 14-13, Oct. 9, 2014, to increase the combat readiness of Marine Aircraft Group 12, improve its operating skills as a Marine Air-Ground Task Force and enhance joint and combined integration with the U.S. Air Force and ROK Marine Corps. KMEP 14-13 is a multinational exercise that focuses on the integration of aviation and ground assets within the construct of a traditional Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise. Supporting units include, but are not limited to, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 and Marine Wing Support Squadron 171. - Gunnery Sgt. Osvaldo Rincon, powerline division chief with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 533, guides an F-18/A Hornet aboard Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, to participate in the Korean Marine Exchange Program 14-13, Oct. 9, 2014, to increase the combat readiness of Marine Aircraft Group 12, improve its operating skills as a Marine Air-Ground Task Force and enhance joint and combined integration with the U.S. Air Force and ROK Marine Corps. KMEP 14-13 is a multinational exercise that focuses on the integration of aviation and ground assets within the construct of a traditional Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise. Supporting units include, but are not limited to, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 and Marine Wing Support Squadron 171.

Japanese media members interview Col. Robert Boucher, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, during Friendship Day May 5, 2014. More than 50,000 people came aboard MCAS Iwakuni to see military vehicles and aircraft, meet American service members and get a taste of American culture. - Japanese media members interview Col. Robert Boucher, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, during Friendship Day May 5, 2014. More than 50,000 people came aboard MCAS Iwakuni to see military vehicles and aircraft, meet American service members and get a taste of American culture.

Seaman Darion Black, left, general duty corpsman with Robert M. Casey Medical and Dental Clinic, and a firefighter with the station Fire Department work together to assist Lance Cpl. David Mayorga, a patrolman with the Provost Marshal’s Office, as part of a mock scenario during a mass casualty evacuation drill on the flight line aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 2, 2014. - Seaman Darion Black, left, general duty corpsman with Robert M. Casey Medical and Dental Clinic, and a firefighter with the station Fire Department work together to assist Lance Cpl. David Mayorga, a patrolman with the Provost Marshal’s Office, as part of a mock scenario during a mass casualty evacuation drill on the flight line aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 2, 2014.

Master Chief Petty Officer Gilbert Ermitano, Navy senior enlisted advisor for Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, addresses everyone in attendance for the Navy Chief 121st Birthday Celebration at the Southside Mess Hall aboard station April 1, 2014. - Master Chief Petty Officer Gilbert Ermitano, Navy senior enlisted advisor for Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, addresses everyone in attendance for the Navy Chief 121st Birthday Celebration at the Southside Mess Hall aboard station April 1, 2014.

Lance Cpl. Casey Boatman performs a safety check on an MK-82 general purpose bomb after attaching it to an FA-18D Hornet aboard Wing One Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, for a combined arms live fire training exercise Feb. 20 during Exercise Cobra Gold 2014. CG 14 is a joint, multinational exercise conducted annually in the Kingdom of Thailand aimed at enhancing and increasing multinational interoperability. Boatman is an ordnance technician with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. The FA-18D Hornet is with VMFA(AW)-242. - Lance Cpl. Casey Boatman performs a safety check on an MK-82 general purpose bomb after attaching it to an FA-18D Hornet aboard Wing One Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, for a combined arms live fire training exercise Feb. 20 during Exercise Cobra Gold 2014. CG 14 is a joint, multinational exercise conducted annually in the Kingdom of Thailand aimed at enhancing and increasing multinational interoperability. Boatman is an ordnance technician with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. The FA-18D Hornet is with VMFA(AW)-242.

Royal Thai Air Force members and Thai children examine an MV-22B that is part of the static display for a community relations event aboard Wing One Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 20 during Exercise Cobra Gold 2014. CG 14 is a joint, multinational exercise conducted annually in the Kingdom of Thailand aimed at enhancing and increasing multinational interoperability. The F-16 is with Squadron 103, Wing One, Royal Thai Air Force. The MV-22B Osprey is with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Royal Thai Air Force members and Thai children examine an MV-22B that is part of the static display for a community relations event aboard Wing One Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 20 during Exercise Cobra Gold 2014. CG 14 is a joint, multinational exercise conducted annually in the Kingdom of Thailand aimed at enhancing and increasing multinational interoperability. The F-16 is with Squadron 103, Wing One, Royal Thai Air Force. The MV-22B Osprey is with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Lance Cpl. Michael Hines, left, and Cpl. Terrence Watts insert engine oil into an FA-18D Hornet aboard Wing One Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, during a preflight check Feb. 20 during Exercise Cobra Gold 2014. CG 14 is a joint, multinational exercise conducted annually in the Kingdom of Thailand aimed at enhancing and increasing multinational interoperability. The Marines and FA-18D Hornet aircraft are with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Lance Cpl. Michael Hines, left, and Cpl. Terrence Watts insert engine oil into an FA-18D Hornet aboard Wing One Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, during a preflight check Feb. 20 during Exercise Cobra Gold 2014. CG 14 is a joint, multinational exercise conducted annually in the Kingdom of Thailand aimed at enhancing and increasing multinational interoperability. The Marines and FA-18D Hornet aircraft are with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Kelcey Heath shows medical personnel from Wing One hospital supplies found in a medical technician’s pack at the Flight-line Aid Station aboard Wing One Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 10 as part of Exercise Cobra Gold 2014. CG 14 is an annual multinational exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Thailand designed to exercise multinational joint interoperability. Heath is a field medical technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Petty Officer 3rd Class Kelcey Heath shows medical personnel from Wing One hospital supplies found in a medical technician’s pack at the Flight-line Aid Station aboard Wing One Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 10 as part of Exercise Cobra Gold 2014. CG 14 is an annual multinational exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Thailand designed to exercise multinational joint interoperability. Heath is a field medical technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force.