Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Capt. Benjamin Read, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 212 airframes officer and pilot, accomplished much of the required training for a section-lead designator during Exercise Southern Frontier at Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia. The designation means Read, who is prior-enlisted, will be advancing from being a wingman, where a pilot is ?mostly responsible for himself," to being "responsible for another pilot, his aircraft and mission success." - Capt. Benjamin Read, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 212 airframes officer and pilot, accomplished much of the required training for a section-lead designator during Exercise Southern Frontier at Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia. The designation means Read, who is prior-enlisted, will be advancing from being a wingman, where a pilot is ?mostly responsible for himself," to being "responsible for another pilot, his aircraft and mission success."

Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 confirm their permission to board the High Speed Vessel, taking them on a 24-hour ride to Camp Pohang, Korea for exercise Ulchi Focus Lens 2007. - Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 confirm their permission to board the High Speed Vessel, taking them on a 24-hour ride to Camp Pohang, Korea for exercise Ulchi Focus Lens 2007.

Cpls. Ryan J. Giberson (top), Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 aviation supply clerk and Decatur, Ill., native, and Harold S. Brice, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron correctional specialist and native of Preston, Md., struggle for a plastic bayonet during the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program green belt instructor course at the North Side obstacle course Aug. 7. - Cpls. Ryan J. Giberson (top), Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 aviation supply clerk and Decatur, Ill., native, and Harold S. Brice, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron correctional specialist and native of Preston, Md., struggle for a plastic bayonet during the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program green belt instructor course at the North Side obstacle course Aug. 7.

Joe Shines, station disaster preparedness officer and Emergency Operations Center manager, informs staff members about correct typhoon response procedures at the EOC office here Thursday. The EOC ensures emergency response teams? efforts are coordinated during natural and man-made disasters by providing a ?central point for information flow,? according to Shines. - Joe Shines, station disaster preparedness officer and Emergency Operations Center manager, informs staff members about correct typhoon response procedures at the EOC office here Thursday. The EOC ensures emergency response teams? efforts are coordinated during natural and man-made disasters by providing a ?central point for information flow,? according to Shines.

A Military police vehicle blocks traffic in front of the Station Telephone Office while MPs and Explosive Ordnance Disposal personnel responded to a call that a ?suspicious package? was left in the telephone office parking lot here Aug. 1. - A Military police vehicle blocks traffic in front of the Station Telephone Office while MPs and Explosive Ordnance Disposal personnel responded to a call that a ?suspicious package? was left in the telephone office parking lot here Aug. 1.

Standing tall with his family, Staff Sgt. Christopher W. Hester, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 Headquarters operations chief and native of Tucson, Ariz., enters a turning point in his Marine Corps career by entering the Enlisted Commissioning Program. He leaves for Officer Candidate School September 7. - Standing tall with his family, Staff Sgt. Christopher W. Hester, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 Headquarters operations chief and native of Tucson, Ariz., enters a turning point in his Marine Corps career by entering the Enlisted Commissioning Program. He leaves for Officer Candidate School September 7.

Prakai Parsons, IronWorks Gym recreation attendant and Sakon Nakhon, Thailand, native, polishes gym equipment before service members begin their morning workout. Parson?s two years of outstanding customer service has earned her the 2007 Front Line award from the Armed Forces Recreation Society. - Prakai Parsons, IronWorks Gym recreation attendant and Sakon Nakhon, Thailand, native, polishes gym equipment before service members begin their morning workout. Parson?s two years of outstanding customer service has earned her the 2007 Front Line award from the Armed Forces Recreation Society.

Col. Michael A. O?Halloran, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni commanding officer and State College, Pa., native, receives the guidon from Col. Michael A. Dyer, former commanding officer and native of Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies, during a change of command ceremony on the flight line here July 25. - Col. Michael A. O?Halloran, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni commanding officer and State College, Pa., native, receives the guidon from Col. Michael A. Dyer, former commanding officer and native of Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies, during a change of command ceremony on the flight line here July 25.