Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua Guernesey, Strike Fighter Attack Squadron 94 aviation electrician, carries a box of Meal Ready-to-Eat from the High Speed Vessel arrival here Aug. 20. Guernesey arrived with the main body of VFA-94 to participate in exercise Habu Fire 2. - Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua Guernesey, Strike Fighter Attack Squadron 94 aviation electrician, carries a box of Meal Ready-to-Eat from the High Speed Vessel arrival here Aug. 20. Guernesey arrived with the main body of VFA-94 to participate in exercise Habu Fire 2.

A Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 F/A-18 Hornet takes off from the flightline here during the first part of the surge mission in support of Exercise Southern Frontier 2011 Aug. 2. The scenario tested the Black Knights’ ability to continually provide an aerial assault to a specified area on request. They successfully launched 30 sorties in less than 14 hours. - A Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 F/A-18 Hornet takes off from the flightline here during the first part of the surge mission in support of Exercise Southern Frontier 2011 Aug. 2. The scenario tested the Black Knights’ ability to continually provide an aerial assault to a specified area on request. They successfully launched 30 sorties in less than 14 hours.

Masayoshi Tatsumi, Chugoku-Shikoku Defense Bureau director general (left), Col. Robert Ricci, 515 Air Mobility Operations Group commander and Col. James C. Stewart, station commanding officer, cut a ribbon at the Air Mobility Command passenger terminal here during the terminal’s official opening ceremony here Aug. 19. Planning for construction started in 2001. Actual construction began in 2006 and finished in 2010. - Masayoshi Tatsumi, Chugoku-Shikoku Defense Bureau director general (left), Col. Robert Ricci, 515 Air Mobility Operations Group commander and Col. James C. Stewart, station commanding officer, cut a ribbon at the Air Mobility Command passenger terminal here during the terminal’s official opening ceremony here Aug. 19. Planning for construction started in 2001. Actual construction began in 2006 and finished in 2010.

Lance Cpl. Jordan E. Payne, a mass casualty participant, sits with a severe head injury prosthetic on his head as Petty Officer 1st Class Katie A. Zirkle, Robert M. Casey Medical and Dental Clinic emergency medical technician, applies makeup before a mass casualty drill, which took place next to the station fire department here Aug 17. Participants were fitted with various prosthetics and makeup to simulate injuries and were placed near the Aircraft Rescue Firefighting downed aircraft training building. - Lance Cpl. Jordan E. Payne, a mass casualty participant, sits with a severe head injury prosthetic on his head as Petty Officer 1st Class Katie A. Zirkle, Robert M. Casey Medical and Dental Clinic emergency medical technician, applies makeup before a mass casualty drill, which took place next to the station fire department here Aug 17. Participants were fitted with various prosthetics and makeup to simulate injuries and were placed near the Aircraft Rescue Firefighting downed aircraft training building.

Staff Sgt. Johnathan J. Spinosi, Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 current operations chief, reaches for the ball during the 2011 Aqua Fitness Challenge at the WaterWorks pool here Aug. 19. Participants were required to answer various fitness and health questions in the pool as part of the challenge. Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 won with 15 points while MWSS-171 came away with 10 and Combat Logistic Company 36 with eight points. - Staff Sgt. Johnathan J. Spinosi, Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 current operations chief, reaches for the ball during the 2011 Aqua Fitness Challenge at the WaterWorks pool here Aug. 19. Participants were required to answer various fitness and health questions in the pool as part of the challenge. Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 won with 15 points while MWSS-171 came away with 10 and Combat Logistic Company 36 with eight points.

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Charles Benavidez, Strike Fighter Squadron 94 ordnance technician, stands by with a radio in hand during a sorti launch on the flightline here Aug 11. Strike Fighter Squadron is slated to recieve ample amounts of support from Marine Aviaiton Logistics Squadron 12 during their deployment to Kadena Air Base, Okinawa. - Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Charles Benavidez, Strike Fighter Squadron 94 ordnance technician, stands by with a radio in hand during a sorti launch on the flightline here Aug 11. Strike Fighter Squadron is slated to recieve ample amounts of support from Marine Aviaiton Logistics Squadron 12 during their deployment to Kadena Air Base, Okinawa.

Three koalas sit on a tree at the Billabong Sanctuary here Aug. 5. More than 15 Japan-based Marines and sailors participated in a clean-up and restoration project at the sanctuary Aug. 5 as part of the community relation projects planned in support of exercise Southern Frontier 2011. The sanctuary is home to a variety of local animals, which include kangaroos, wallabies, crocodiles and more. - Three koalas sit on a tree at the Billabong Sanctuary here Aug. 5. More than 15 Japan-based Marines and sailors participated in a clean-up and restoration project at the sanctuary Aug. 5 as part of the community relation projects planned in support of exercise Southern Frontier 2011. The sanctuary is home to a variety of local animals, which include kangaroos, wallabies, crocodiles and more.

Pumps are used to move water from the Nishimi Water Purification Plant uphill to a distribution center during a field trip Aug. 12. They pump thousands of gallons of water uphill so it may flow down to homes without the need for extra pumps. - Pumps are used to move water from the Nishimi Water Purification Plant uphill to a distribution center during a field trip Aug. 12. They pump thousands of gallons of water uphill so it may flow down to homes without the need for extra pumps.