Photo by Cpl. Marco Mancha | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 03.01.2013
The sounds of a 70-ton tracked machine interrupted the usual soothing sounds of Onslow Beach, March 1, 2013. Marines with Alpha Company, 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division rehearsed amphibious assaults with the help of sailors with Naval Beach Party Team 3, Beach Master Unit 2. Amphibious training is critical to the special role which the Marine Corps and its tank operators fill....
Photo by 94th Airlift Wing | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 03.09.2012
Second Lt. Matthew C. Librizzi, left, looks over a map with a JGSDF interpreter and radio operator at the Yausubetsu Training Area March 9. Librizzi served as platoon commander for Marines with Combat Logistics Regiments 35 and 37 during the exercise. (Photo by 2nd Lt. Jeanscott Dodd)...
Photo by 94th Airlift Wing | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 03.08.2012
A Marine provides security for his platoon during a field training exercise March 8. During the FTX, Marines worked with their Japanese counterparts to familiarize themselves with functioning in a cold-weather environment. (Photo by 2nd Lt. Jeanscott Dodd)...
Photo by Lance Cpl. Erik Brooks | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 03.07.2012
Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 35 search the bodies of mock enemy combatants at the Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, March 8. CLR-35 is part of 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force....
Photo by 94th Airlift Wing | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 03.05.2012
Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers practice cross-country skiing at the Yausubetsu Training Area, Hokkaido, Japan, March 5, during Exercise Forest Light 12-2. The Marines and JGSDF soldiers spent hours practicing different techniques taught by JGSDF ski instructors. The purpose of Forest Light 12-2 was to enhance the interoperability of Marines and JGSDF members while......
Photo by 94th Airlift Wing | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 03.05.2012
A Japan Self-Defense Force CH-47 Chinook helicopter touches down carrying Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members March 5 during Exercise Forest Light 12-2. The Marines and JGSDF soldiers unloaded and set up security during rehearsals conducted in preparation for an upcoming FTX. (Photo by 2nd Lt. Jeanscott Dodd)...
