Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

A freshwater alligator, approximately four feet in length, rests near the bank of the river as Marines kayak down the Katherine Gorge here in Australia’s Northern Territory Aug. 29. The national park is home to many freshwater alligators and nesting areas. - A freshwater alligator, approximately four feet in length, rests near the bank of the river as Marines kayak down the Katherine Gorge here in Australia’s Northern Territory Aug. 29. The national park is home to many freshwater alligators and nesting areas.

Cpl. Andrew Conner lifts the drag brace into place just before another Marine places the required parts to install it during a 364-day inspection here Aug. 30. It took a crew of about five Marines to replace the drag brace on one of the fighting Bengals here. - Cpl. Andrew Conner lifts the drag brace into place just before another Marine places the required parts to install it during a 364-day inspection here Aug. 30. It took a crew of about five Marines to replace the drag brace on one of the fighting Bengals here.

Lance Cpl. Kieth Shirley and Lance Cpl. Jesse Kyer, Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224 aircraft communication and navigation technicians, perform an electrical and fluids check during a prior to a familiarization flight here Sept. 2. VMFA(AW)-224 maintainers have to check to make sure the jets maintain enough hydrolic fluid for flight control systems to function properly. - Lance Cpl. Kieth Shirley and Lance Cpl. Jesse Kyer, Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224 aircraft communication and navigation technicians, perform an electrical and fluids check during a prior to a familiarization flight here Sept. 2. VMFA(AW)-224 maintainers have to check to make sure the jets maintain enough hydrolic fluid for flight control systems to function properly.

Brendan Donnelly and Mi Sun Kim Poole, Poole Fire Protection Inc. fire protection engineers, evaluate a fire alarm panel in the new Aircraft Rescue Firefighting facility here Sept. 2. Donnelly explained the structure of the panel while Kim gathered the information on a computer attached to an engineer's "connect a desk" device. - Brendan Donnelly and Mi Sun Kim Poole, Poole Fire Protection Inc. fire protection engineers, evaluate a fire alarm panel in the new Aircraft Rescue Firefighting facility here Sept. 2. Donnelly explained the structure of the panel while Kim gathered the information on a computer attached to an engineer's "connect a desk" device.

The IronWorks Gym provides numerous spa services, including massages, facials, body wraps and scrubs. There are nine different massages offered, including the deep-tissue, Swedish, therapeutic, lymphatic, seitei, prenatal, sports, reflexology and hot stone. Wraps offered at the gym include the algae, green tea, grape herbal and mineral wraps. - The IronWorks Gym provides numerous spa services, including massages, facials, body wraps and scrubs. There are nine different massages offered, including the deep-tissue, Swedish, therapeutic, lymphatic, seitei, prenatal, sports, reflexology and hot stone. Wraps offered at the gym include the algae, green tea, grape herbal and mineral wraps.

Cpl. Andrew Barwick, an aircraft maintenance administration specialist, joined the Marine Corps at 23 years old and shipped out for the yellow footprints November 2007. He had been unsuccessfully attempting to pursue a career as a paralegal but kept ending up back in construction. - Cpl. Andrew Barwick, an aircraft maintenance administration specialist, joined the Marine Corps at 23 years old and shipped out for the yellow footprints November 2007. He had been unsuccessfully attempting to pursue a career as a paralegal but kept ending up back in construction.

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.

Marines of Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224 board an aircraft headed for exercise Southern Frontier at Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia, Aug. 27. The purpose of the exercise is to conduct integrated expeditionary operations in a forward deployed environment, strengthen squadron cohesion and promote international relationships between U.S. and Australian forces. - Marines of Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224 board an aircraft headed for exercise Southern Frontier at Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia, Aug. 27. The purpose of the exercise is to conduct integrated expeditionary operations in a forward deployed environment, strengthen squadron cohesion and promote international relationships between U.S. and Australian forces.

John K. Ayers Jr., Fil-Am point guard, goes for a jump shot while being guarded by Nathan Rozzelle, Sho Stoppaz forward, during the second 2010 All-Star Basketball Tournament at the IronWorks Gym here Aug. 28. - John K. Ayers Jr., Fil-Am point guard, goes for a jump shot while being guarded by Nathan Rozzelle, Sho Stoppaz forward, during the second 2010 All-Star Basketball Tournament at the IronWorks Gym here Aug. 28.