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Provost Marshal’s Office Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force troops conducted riot control training in addition to capturing and detaining intruders during Exercise Keen Sword aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 18, 2014. Keen Sword is a routine force protection exercise designed to strengthen the relationship and interoperability between the air station and JGSDF forces. - Provost Marshal’s Office Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force troops conducted riot control training in addition to capturing and detaining intruders during Exercise Keen Sword aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 18, 2014. Keen Sword is a routine force protection exercise designed to strengthen the relationship and interoperability between the air station and JGSDF forces.

Jarell Davis, a Matthew C. Perry Samurai running back, breaks away from the Daegu Warrior defense to score a touchdown during the 2014 Department of Defense Dependents Schools Far East Division II Football Championship Game at the Matthew C. Perry High School football field aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 8, 2014. Harris ran for 285 yards and scored three touchdowns in a losing effort. The Warrior won the title game 60-50. - Jarell Davis, a Matthew C. Perry Samurai running back, breaks away from the Daegu Warrior defense to score a touchdown during the 2014 Department of Defense Dependents Schools Far East Division II Football Championship Game at the Matthew C. Perry High School football field aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 8, 2014. Harris ran for 285 yards and scored three touchdowns in a losing effort. The Warrior won the title game 60-50.

Service members with Marine Aircraft Group 12 run the 239th mile of their Marine Corps Birthday Run, Nov. 7, 2014, aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. Throughout the week, service members took turns running a mile on the seawall with the MAG-12 guideon. - Service members with Marine Aircraft Group 12 run the 239th mile of their Marine Corps Birthday Run, Nov. 7, 2014, aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. Throughout the week, service members took turns running a mile on the seawall with the MAG-12 guideon.

A KC-130J Super Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 taxies to the runway aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 1, 2014. The squadron, nicknamed “Sumos”, received the Chief of Naval Operations Aviation Safety Award for 2013 flying more than 2,900 sorties throughout the Western Pacific area and amassing more than 7,700 mishap-free hours last year. - A KC-130J Super Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 taxies to the runway aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 1, 2014. The squadron, nicknamed “Sumos”, received the Chief of Naval Operations Aviation Safety Award for 2013 flying more than 2,900 sorties throughout the Western Pacific area and amassing more than 7,700 mishap-free hours last year.

With Facebook and Twitter, the leading causes of leaked information, terrorists today are already monitoring military members and their families, according to Andrew R. Samuels, MCAS Iwakuni anti-terrorism officer. Some of the information they gain, according to Samuels, includes where military members and their families live, what schools they attend, when and where military spouses are deployed and other such details. - With Facebook and Twitter, the leading causes of leaked information, terrorists today are already monitoring military members and their families, according to Andrew R. Samuels, MCAS Iwakuni anti-terrorism officer. Some of the information they gain, according to Samuels, includes where military members and their families live, what schools they attend, when and where military spouses are deployed and other such details.

Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 533 completed the Korean Marine Exchange Program 14-13, Oct. 25 2014, when their F/A-18 Hornets flew out of Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. The program increased combat readiness of Marine Aircraft Group 12, improved its operating skills as a Marine Air-Ground Task Force and enhanced joint and combined integration with the U.S. Air Force and ROK Marine Corps. KMEP 14-13 is a multinational exercise that focused on the integration of aviation and ground assets within the construct of a traditional Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise. Supporting assets included, but weren’t limited to, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 and Marine Wing Support Squadron 171. - Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 533 completed the Korean Marine Exchange Program 14-13, Oct. 25 2014, when their F/A-18 Hornets flew out of Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. The program increased combat readiness of Marine Aircraft Group 12, improved its operating skills as a Marine Air-Ground Task Force and enhanced joint and combined integration with the U.S. Air Force and ROK Marine Corps. KMEP 14-13 is a multinational exercise that focused on the integration of aviation and ground assets within the construct of a traditional Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise. Supporting assets included, but weren’t limited to, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 and Marine Wing Support Squadron 171.

Cpl. Eduardo Bahena, a semitrailer refueler operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, retracts a hose after refueling an HH-60 Pave Hawk during the Korean Marine Exchange Program 14-13, Oct. 20, 2014, on Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. The program’s goals are to increase the combat readiness of Marine Aircraft Group 12, improve its operating skills as a Marine Air-Ground Task Force and enhance joint and combined integration with the U.S. Air Force and ROK Marine Corps. KMEP 14-13 is a multinational exercise that focuses on the integration of aviation and ground assets within the construct of a traditional Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise. Supporting assets include, but are not limited to, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 and MWSS-171. - Cpl. Eduardo Bahena, a semitrailer refueler operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, retracts a hose after refueling an HH-60 Pave Hawk during the Korean Marine Exchange Program 14-13, Oct. 20, 2014, on Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. The program’s goals are to increase the combat readiness of Marine Aircraft Group 12, improve its operating skills as a Marine Air-Ground Task Force and enhance joint and combined integration with the U.S. Air Force and ROK Marine Corps. KMEP 14-13 is a multinational exercise that focuses on the integration of aviation and ground assets within the construct of a traditional Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise. Supporting assets include, but are not limited to, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 and MWSS-171.

Lance Cpl. Bobby Tyler, a plane captain with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 533, signals to an F/A-18 Hornet during the Korean Marine Exchange Program 14-13, Oct. 13, 2014, on Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. KMEP 14-13 is a multinational exercise that will focus on the integration of aviation and ground assets within the construct of a traditional Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise. Supporting units include, but are not limited to, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 and Marine Wing Support Squadron 171. - Lance Cpl. Bobby Tyler, a plane captain with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 533, signals to an F/A-18 Hornet during the Korean Marine Exchange Program 14-13, Oct. 13, 2014, on Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. KMEP 14-13 is a multinational exercise that will focus on the integration of aviation and ground assets within the construct of a traditional Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise. Supporting units include, but are not limited to, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 and Marine Wing Support Squadron 171.

Gunnery Sgt. Osvaldo Rincon, powerline division chief with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 533, guides an F-18/A Hornet aboard Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, to participate in the Korean Marine Exchange Program 14-13, Oct. 9, 2014, to increase the combat readiness of Marine Aircraft Group 12, improve its operating skills as a Marine Air-Ground Task Force and enhance joint and combined integration with the U.S. Air Force and ROK Marine Corps. KMEP 14-13 is a multinational exercise that focuses on the integration of aviation and ground assets within the construct of a traditional Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise. Supporting units include, but are not limited to, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 and Marine Wing Support Squadron 171. - Gunnery Sgt. Osvaldo Rincon, powerline division chief with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 533, guides an F-18/A Hornet aboard Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, to participate in the Korean Marine Exchange Program 14-13, Oct. 9, 2014, to increase the combat readiness of Marine Aircraft Group 12, improve its operating skills as a Marine Air-Ground Task Force and enhance joint and combined integration with the U.S. Air Force and ROK Marine Corps. KMEP 14-13 is a multinational exercise that focuses on the integration of aviation and ground assets within the construct of a traditional Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise. Supporting units include, but are not limited to, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 and Marine Wing Support Squadron 171.