Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

A heavy equipment operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 loads generators onto a truck after the conclusion of a water purification training exercise held at Penny Lake here Oct. 25-29. The purpose of the exercise was to prepare Marines for possible natural disaster situations in the local area. - A heavy equipment operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 loads generators onto a truck after the conclusion of a water purification training exercise held at Penny Lake here Oct. 25-29. The purpose of the exercise was to prepare Marines for possible natural disaster situations in the local area.

Participants with Combat Logistics Company 36 and Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 battle for possession of a nearly six-foot tall soccer ball during the second to last Commander’s Cup Challenge called Earthball at the Penny Lake soccer fields here Sept. 24. - Participants with Combat Logistics Company 36 and Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 battle for possession of a nearly six-foot tall soccer ball during the second to last Commander’s Cup Challenge called Earthball at the Penny Lake soccer fields here Sept. 24.

Maj. Dustin R. Thorn, right, passes the guidon signifying the passing of command to Maj. Andres Caceres-Solari during the Combat Logistics Company 36 change-of-command ceremony here Aug. 25. Change-of-command ceremonies are a time honored tradition that formally state to the members of the command the continuity of the authority of command. - Maj. Dustin R. Thorn, right, passes the guidon signifying the passing of command to Maj. Andres Caceres-Solari during the Combat Logistics Company 36 change-of-command ceremony here Aug. 25. Change-of-command ceremonies are a time honored tradition that formally state to the members of the command the continuity of the authority of command.

Robbi Dixon, wife of Sgt. James Dixon, aims in with a training M16-A2 service rifle during Combat Logistics Company 36’s Jane/Johnny Wayne Day at the indoor simulated marksmanship trainer here Aug. 27. Wives, girlfriends, mothers and children were able shoot on both the M16-A2 and a 9 mm pistol. - Robbi Dixon, wife of Sgt. James Dixon, aims in with a training M16-A2 service rifle during Combat Logistics Company 36’s Jane/Johnny Wayne Day at the indoor simulated marksmanship trainer here Aug. 27. Wives, girlfriends, mothers and children were able shoot on both the M16-A2 and a 9 mm pistol.

Marines and a Navy Corpsman run to aid wounded victims during exercise Dragon Fire at the Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan July 14. Dragon Fire is an annual exercise Combat Logistics Company 36 Marines conduct in order to execute combat military operations. - Marines and a Navy Corpsman run to aid wounded victims during exercise Dragon Fire at the Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan July 14. Dragon Fire is an annual exercise Combat Logistics Company 36 Marines conduct in order to execute combat military operations.

Maj. James S. Whiteker passes the company colors to Maj. Dustin R. Thorn while 1st Sgt. Michael Pritchard, Combat Logistics Company 36 senior enlisted advisor, salutes during the CLC-36 change-of-command ceremony here June 21. Thorn was the former operations officer for Combat Logistics Regiment 35. - Maj. James S. Whiteker passes the company colors to Maj. Dustin R. Thorn while 1st Sgt. Michael Pritchard, Combat Logistics Company 36 senior enlisted advisor, salutes during the CLC-36 change-of-command ceremony here June 21. Thorn was the former operations officer for Combat Logistics Regiment 35.

Lance Cpl. Michael Banks, a Combat Logistics Company 36 welder, executes a counter to the mount on Cpl. Robert Giuliani, chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense specialist and training noncommissioned officer with CLC-36, during a test for his green belt in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program here April 12. - Lance Cpl. Michael Banks, a Combat Logistics Company 36 welder, executes a counter to the mount on Cpl. Robert Giuliani, chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense specialist and training noncommissioned officer with CLC-36, during a test for his green belt in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program here April 12.

Warrant Officer Bradley Gilmer, the mobilty officer for Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 loads vehicles and supplies onto a high speed vessel before departing with Combat Logistics Squadron 36 for the South Korean peninsula Mar. 23. MWSS 171 and CLC-36 will be supporting exercises Key Resolve/Foal Eagle for approximately two months. - Warrant Officer Bradley Gilmer, the mobilty officer for Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 loads vehicles and supplies onto a high speed vessel before departing with Combat Logistics Squadron 36 for the South Korean peninsula Mar. 23. MWSS 171 and CLC-36 will be supporting exercises Key Resolve/Foal Eagle for approximately two months.