Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Harley Damarputra, an aviation life-support equipment technician and collateral duty inspector with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, forward deployed to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, checks the communication system in a pilot’s helmet during exercise Red Flag-Alaska 16-2 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 16, 2016. Damarputra supports the squadron as a life-support equipment technician and collateral duty inspector by ensuring the pilots’ safety gear is working properly. (U.S. Marine Corps photo Lance Cpl. Donato Maffin/Released) - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Harley Damarputra, an aviation life-support equipment technician and collateral duty inspector with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, forward deployed to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, checks the communication system in a pilot’s helmet during exercise Red Flag-Alaska 16-2 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 16, 2016. Damarputra supports the squadron as a life-support equipment technician and collateral duty inspector by ensuring the pilots’ safety gear is working properly. (U.S. Marine Corps photo Lance Cpl. Donato Maffin/Released)

PFC Armando Martinez, left, and PFC Maigyne Edge perform maintenance on a Tractor, rubber tired, Articulated steering, Multi-purpose vehicle (TRAM) aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 15, 2014, in preparation to participate in Exercise Cobra Gold. Martinez and Edge are heavy equipment operators with MWSS-171. Exercise Cobra Gold is a multinational joint exercise conducted annually in Thailand and is comprised of forces from participating nations including: Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and the United States. China will also participate in the exercise as an observing nation. - PFC Armando Martinez, left, and PFC Maigyne Edge perform maintenance on a Tractor, rubber tired, Articulated steering, Multi-purpose vehicle (TRAM) aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 15, 2014, in preparation to participate in Exercise Cobra Gold. Martinez and Edge are heavy equipment operators with MWSS-171. Exercise Cobra Gold is a multinational joint exercise conducted annually in Thailand and is comprised of forces from participating nations including: Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and the United States. China will also participate in the exercise as an observing nation.