Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Lance Cpl. Clemente Jimenez, from Bronx, NY., seasons steak patties inside an expeditionary field kitchen on Tinian’s North Field Nov. 9 during exercise Forager Fury II. The patties were part of the first meal prepared in the EFK. Jimenez is a food service specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Lance Cpl. Clemente Jimenez, from Bronx, NY., seasons steak patties inside an expeditionary field kitchen on Tinian’s North Field Nov. 9 during exercise Forager Fury II. The patties were part of the first meal prepared in the EFK. Jimenez is a food service specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Lance Cpl. Dean O. Barrett, from San Diego, Calif., attaches hoses to a tactical water purification system’s fuel pump Nov. 6, 2013, around a beach area on Tinian to provide Marines a potable water source during exercise Forager Fury II. Barrett is a water support technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Lance Cpl. Dean O. Barrett, from San Diego, Calif., attaches hoses to a tactical water purification system’s fuel pump Nov. 6, 2013, around a beach area on Tinian to provide Marines a potable water source during exercise Forager Fury II. Barrett is a water support technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Lt. Travis Coffey, deputy chaplain for Marine Aircraft Group 12, leads service members in the singing of the alphabet to children of an orphanage in Gunsan, Oct. 29, 2013. The community relations project was headed by the Air Force, who invited Marines to join along for the outing. - Lt. Travis Coffey, deputy chaplain for Marine Aircraft Group 12, leads service members in the singing of the alphabet to children of an orphanage in Gunsan, Oct. 29, 2013. The community relations project was headed by the Air Force, who invited Marines to join along for the outing.

Samantha Johnston, 9, swims her final 238th lap for the Marine Corps Birthday Swim at the IronWorks Gym aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 25, 2013. Samantha swam 25 laps everyother day to complete the swim. - Samantha Johnston, 9, swims her final 238th lap for the Marine Corps Birthday Swim at the IronWorks Gym aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 25, 2013. Samantha swam 25 laps everyother day to complete the swim.

A crane lifts a Logistics Vehicle System Replacement Cargo Vehicle (LVSR) into the air to load onto a cargo ship bound for Tinian for Exercise Forager Fury II, at the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, harbor, Oct. 23, 2013. The vessel is a ‘lift on lift off’ ship, meaning a crane must lift each piece of equipment on and off the ship. - A crane lifts a Logistics Vehicle System Replacement Cargo Vehicle (LVSR) into the air to load onto a cargo ship bound for Tinian for Exercise Forager Fury II, at the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, harbor, Oct. 23, 2013. The vessel is a ‘lift on lift off’ ship, meaning a crane must lift each piece of equipment on and off the ship.

Service members with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron gather around Lt. Col. F. Lance Lewis in front of building one after their 10 kilometer hike Sept. 5, 2013. The conditioning hikes were developed to prepare service members for the 17.75 kilometer hike in honor of the Marine Corps Birthday Ball. - Service members with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron gather around Lt. Col. F. Lance Lewis in front of building one after their 10 kilometer hike Sept. 5, 2013. The conditioning hikes were developed to prepare service members for the 17.75 kilometer hike in honor of the Marine Corps Birthday Ball.

Rhianna Smeeds, 10, cuts rice stalks during a Youth Cultural Program rice harvesting trip in Tenno, Japan, Oct. 5, 2013. This was the eighth year the Youth Cultural Program hosted the rice harvest. - Rhianna Smeeds, 10, cuts rice stalks during a Youth Cultural Program rice harvesting trip in Tenno, Japan, Oct. 5, 2013. This was the eighth year the Youth Cultural Program hosted the rice harvest.

Players from the Dental (Blue) and the Deizlz (Red) form up on the line of scrimmage during an intramural flag football game behind the Robert M. Casey Medical and Dental Clinic aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 3, 2013. The Deizlz began this offensive drive with a quick quarterback sneak for a 10-yard gain. - Players from the Dental (Blue) and the Deizlz (Red) form up on the line of scrimmage during an intramural flag football game behind the Robert M. Casey Medical and Dental Clinic aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 3, 2013. The Deizlz began this offensive drive with a quick quarterback sneak for a 10-yard gain.

Scouts from Troop 77 play tug-of-war with Japanese scouts from Iwakuni at Penny Lake field aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, during the Iwakuni Day Camp “Space is the Place” event, August 18, 2013. Tug-of-war was one of many games played during Iwakuni Day Camp field day. - Scouts from Troop 77 play tug-of-war with Japanese scouts from Iwakuni at Penny Lake field aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, during the Iwakuni Day Camp “Space is the Place” event, August 18, 2013. Tug-of-war was one of many games played during Iwakuni Day Camp field day.

Cpl. Stephenie Stombaugh, a motor transportation operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, helps a student with an arts-and-crafts project at the Macfarlane Elementary School in Katherine, Australia, during a community relations event Aug. 16, 2013. The Marines are scheduled to visit the school and work with students twice a week for the duration of Exercise Southern Frontier. - Cpl. Stephenie Stombaugh, a motor transportation operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, helps a student with an arts-and-crafts project at the Macfarlane Elementary School in Katherine, Australia, during a community relations event Aug. 16, 2013. The Marines are scheduled to visit the school and work with students twice a week for the duration of Exercise Southern Frontier.