Pacific Pioneer | 9th ESB Marines establish company COC [Image 2 of 16]

KIN, OKINAWA, JAPAN

04.19.2021

Photo by Sgt. Hailey Clay 

3rd Marine Logistics Group

U.S. Marines with Engineer Support Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3d Marine Logistics Group, filter raw ocean water to create purified drinkable water during exercise Pacific Pioneer on Kin Blue training area, Okinawa, Japan, April 19, 2021. Pacific Pioneer serves as 9th ESB's Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation as well as an opportunity to demonstrate the ability to establish and sustain expeditionary advanced bases with survivable force protection, practice naval integration, and position long range precision fires and tactical logistics nodes across littoral regions in support of naval operations. 3d MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III MEF’s comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Hailey D. Clay)

• Date Taken: 04.19.2021
• Date Posted: 04.19.2021 20:09
• Photo ID: 6605745
• VIRIN: 210419-M-LR229-0003
• Resolution: 2507x1671
• Size: 2.77 MB
• Location: KIN, OKINAWA, JP