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Lt. Col. Bruce D. Gordon, left, and Lt. Col. Shawn M. Basco salute colors during the pass and review at the Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron change of command aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, May 23, 2014. Basco looks forward to continuing the legacy and filling the shoes Gordon left behind. - Lt. Col. Bruce D. Gordon, left, and Lt. Col. Shawn M. Basco salute colors during the pass and review at the Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron change of command aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, May 23, 2014. Basco looks forward to continuing the legacy and filling the shoes Gordon left behind.

Japanese media members interview Col. Robert Boucher, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, during Friendship Day May 5, 2014. More than 50,000 people came aboard MCAS Iwakuni to see military vehicles and aircraft, meet American service members and get a taste of American culture. - Japanese media members interview Col. Robert Boucher, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, during Friendship Day May 5, 2014. More than 50,000 people came aboard MCAS Iwakuni to see military vehicles and aircraft, meet American service members and get a taste of American culture.

Lance Cpl. Casey Boatman performs a safety check on an MK-82 general purpose bomb after attaching it to an FA-18D Hornet aboard Wing One Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, for a combined arms live fire training exercise Feb. 20 during Exercise Cobra Gold 2014. CG 14 is a joint, multinational exercise conducted annually in the Kingdom of Thailand aimed at enhancing and increasing multinational interoperability. Boatman is an ordnance technician with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. The FA-18D Hornet is with VMFA(AW)-242. - Lance Cpl. Casey Boatman performs a safety check on an MK-82 general purpose bomb after attaching it to an FA-18D Hornet aboard Wing One Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, for a combined arms live fire training exercise Feb. 20 during Exercise Cobra Gold 2014. CG 14 is a joint, multinational exercise conducted annually in the Kingdom of Thailand aimed at enhancing and increasing multinational interoperability. Boatman is an ordnance technician with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. The FA-18D Hornet is with VMFA(AW)-242.

Royal Thai Air Force members and Thai children examine an MV-22B that is part of the static display for a community relations event aboard Wing One Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 20 during Exercise Cobra Gold 2014. CG 14 is a joint, multinational exercise conducted annually in the Kingdom of Thailand aimed at enhancing and increasing multinational interoperability. The F-16 is with Squadron 103, Wing One, Royal Thai Air Force. The MV-22B Osprey is with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Royal Thai Air Force members and Thai children examine an MV-22B that is part of the static display for a community relations event aboard Wing One Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 20 during Exercise Cobra Gold 2014. CG 14 is a joint, multinational exercise conducted annually in the Kingdom of Thailand aimed at enhancing and increasing multinational interoperability. The F-16 is with Squadron 103, Wing One, Royal Thai Air Force. The MV-22B Osprey is with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Lance Cpl. Michael Hines, left, and Cpl. Terrence Watts insert engine oil into an FA-18D Hornet aboard Wing One Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, during a preflight check Feb. 20 during Exercise Cobra Gold 2014. CG 14 is a joint, multinational exercise conducted annually in the Kingdom of Thailand aimed at enhancing and increasing multinational interoperability. The Marines and FA-18D Hornet aircraft are with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Lance Cpl. Michael Hines, left, and Cpl. Terrence Watts insert engine oil into an FA-18D Hornet aboard Wing One Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, during a preflight check Feb. 20 during Exercise Cobra Gold 2014. CG 14 is a joint, multinational exercise conducted annually in the Kingdom of Thailand aimed at enhancing and increasing multinational interoperability. The Marines and FA-18D Hornet aircraft are with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Kelcey Heath shows medical personnel from Wing One hospital supplies found in a medical technician’s pack at the Flight-line Aid Station aboard Wing One Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 10 as part of Exercise Cobra Gold 2014. CG 14 is an annual multinational exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Thailand designed to exercise multinational joint interoperability. Heath is a field medical technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Petty Officer 3rd Class Kelcey Heath shows medical personnel from Wing One hospital supplies found in a medical technician’s pack at the Flight-line Aid Station aboard Wing One Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 10 as part of Exercise Cobra Gold 2014. CG 14 is an annual multinational exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Thailand designed to exercise multinational joint interoperability. Heath is a field medical technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

From right to left, Lt. Col. William Sheridan, executive officer for Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Col. Daniel Wilson, chief of staff for 3rd Marine Division, III MEF, and Group Captain Ponlawat Intarawised, deputy commander for Wing One, Royal Thai Air Force, sit together during the opening ceremony for Exercise Cobra Gold 2014 aboard Wing One Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 9. CG 14 is a joint, multinational exercise conducted annually in the Kingdom of Thailand aimed at enhancing and increasing multinational interoperability. - From right to left, Lt. Col. William Sheridan, executive officer for Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Col. Daniel Wilson, chief of staff for 3rd Marine Division, III MEF, and Group Captain Ponlawat Intarawised, deputy commander for Wing One, Royal Thai Air Force, sit together during the opening ceremony for Exercise Cobra Gold 2014 aboard Wing One Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 9. CG 14 is a joint, multinational exercise conducted annually in the Kingdom of Thailand aimed at enhancing and increasing multinational interoperability.

Lance Cpl. Terrance Watts, a plane captain with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, digs a trench for irrigation lines, Aug. 24, 2013. Watts spent his day helping the Jilkminggan community and in return they cooked the Marines and sailors authentic Aboriginal food to include bush bread. - Lance Cpl. Terrance Watts, a plane captain with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, digs a trench for irrigation lines, Aug. 24, 2013. Watts spent his day helping the Jilkminggan community and in return they cooked the Marines and sailors authentic Aboriginal food to include bush bread.

Cpl. Tyler Alcisto, Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 motor transportation mechanic, works on a dead-lined 7-ton truck at the MWSS-171 motot-T warehouse at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 21, 2013. While the majority of the unit is away, motor-T mechanics repair the vehicles for operational use once the Marines return. - Cpl. Tyler Alcisto, Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 motor transportation mechanic, works on a dead-lined 7-ton truck at the MWSS-171 motot-T warehouse at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 21, 2013. While the majority of the unit is away, motor-T mechanics repair the vehicles for operational use once the Marines return.

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.