Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

An F/A-18C Hornet with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 prepares to take off aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, July 2, 2014. Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 is in Hawaii in support of Rim of the Pacific Exercise 2014, the world’s largest international maritime warfare exercise. The squadron is currently a part of the Unit Deployment Program with Marine Aircraft Group 12, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. - An F/A-18C Hornet with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 prepares to take off aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, July 2, 2014. Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 is in Hawaii in support of Rim of the Pacific Exercise 2014, the world’s largest international maritime warfare exercise. The squadron is currently a part of the Unit Deployment Program with Marine Aircraft Group 12, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan.

An F/A-18D Hornet sits outside one of the Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242 hangars aboard Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia, June 28, during Exercise Southern Frontier 2014. Southern Frontier is an annual bilateral training exercise between the RAAF and the United States Marine Corps with a primary focus on offensive air support and enhancing military interoperability. - An F/A-18D Hornet sits outside one of the Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242 hangars aboard Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia, June 28, during Exercise Southern Frontier 2014. Southern Frontier is an annual bilateral training exercise between the RAAF and the United States Marine Corps with a primary focus on offensive air support and enhancing military interoperability.

Construction workers, work to complete, what will be, the future location of Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. This Transfer of the KC-130J Super Hercules and the Marines attached to VMGR-152 will reduce the Marine presence in Ginowan City, Okinawa, by approximately 15 aircraft and 350 personnel. - Construction workers, work to complete, what will be, the future location of Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. This Transfer of the KC-130J Super Hercules and the Marines attached to VMGR-152 will reduce the Marine presence in Ginowan City, Okinawa, by approximately 15 aircraft and 350 personnel.

Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 prepare F/A-18C Hornets for a flight during the Rim of the Pacific 2014 aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, July 2. RIMPAC is a multinational maritime exercise held every two year by the U.S. Pacific Fleet. VMFA-122, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C., is currently part of the Unit Deployment Program under Marine Aircraft Group 12, based out of MCAS Iwakuni, Japan. - Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 prepare F/A-18C Hornets for a flight during the Rim of the Pacific 2014 aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, July 2. RIMPAC is a multinational maritime exercise held every two year by the U.S. Pacific Fleet. VMFA-122, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C., is currently part of the Unit Deployment Program under Marine Aircraft Group 12, based out of MCAS Iwakuni, Japan.

Col. Robert Boucher, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, commanding officer, and Missie Hamano, a retiring Japanese employee, cut a cake during a retirement ceremony for Master Labor Contract and Independent Hire Agreement employees that took place in the Landing Zone inside Club Iwakuni Aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 25, 2014. - Col. Robert Boucher, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, commanding officer, and Missie Hamano, a retiring Japanese employee, cut a cake during a retirement ceremony for Master Labor Contract and Independent Hire Agreement employees that took place in the Landing Zone inside Club Iwakuni Aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 25, 2014.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Dakotah Williams, a religious program specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, grinds down a door for a recreational center in the Beswick Community in the Northern Territory of Australia, June 21, 2014. Marines and sailors volunteered their time to assist in the building of the recreational center and help clean a local primary school. - Petty Officer 3rd Class Dakotah Williams, a religious program specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, grinds down a door for a recreational center in the Beswick Community in the Northern Territory of Australia, June 21, 2014. Marines and sailors volunteered their time to assist in the building of the recreational center and help clean a local primary school.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Damien Farinha, left, a hospital corpsman with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, performs the counter to a bear hug during an integrated Marine Corps Martial Arts Program course as part Exercise Southern Frontier 2014 aboard Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia, June 18. Farinha is one of approximately 40 service members taking part in the course during SF14. - Petty Officer 3rd Class Damien Farinha, left, a hospital corpsman with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, performs the counter to a bear hug during an integrated Marine Corps Martial Arts Program course as part Exercise Southern Frontier 2014 aboard Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia, June 18. Farinha is one of approximately 40 service members taking part in the course during SF14.

A Sikorsky S-76 search-and-rescue helicopter lowers medical personnel during a SAR training exercise onto Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia, during Exercise Southern Frontier 2014, June 11. Southern Frontier is an annual bilateral training exercise between the RAAF and the United States Marine Corps with a primary focus on offensive air support and enhancing military interoperability. - A Sikorsky S-76 search-and-rescue helicopter lowers medical personnel during a SAR training exercise onto Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia, during Exercise Southern Frontier 2014, June 11. Southern Frontier is an annual bilateral training exercise between the RAAF and the United States Marine Corps with a primary focus on offensive air support and enhancing military interoperability.