Photo by Lance Cpl. Deseree Kamm | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 09.06.2017
Cpl. Dylan T. Skipper, a motor transport operator and Lance Cpl. Connor J. Anderson, a motor transport mechanic with III Marine Headquarters Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, perform routine maintenance on the M1123 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) steering system on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Sep. 6, 2017. Skipper is a native of Chickamauga, Georgia, and Anderson is a......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Deseree Kamm | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 09.06.2017
Lance Cpl. Isaiah J. Ali, a native of New York and a motor transport mechanic with III Marine Headquarters Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, performs routine maintenance on the M1123 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) steering system on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Sep. 6, 2017. HMMWVs are typically used for transporting gear, ammunition and troops. (U.S. Marine Corps......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Deseree Kamm | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 09.06.2017
Lance Cpl. Connor J. Anderson, a native of Pennsville, New Jersey and a motor transport mechanic with III Marine Headquarters Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, performs routine maintenance on the M1123 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) steering system on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Sep. 6, 2017. HMMWVs are typically used for transporting gear, ammunition and troops.......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Bernadette Wildes | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 07.22.2017
Mike A. Miranda and his daughter, Tiana, share a moment while prepping mangos for packaging July 22, 2017 in Motobu, Okinawa, Japan. After picking the fruit, Miranda will clean each one and sort them by weight and color before packaging them to be sold. Miranda, a native of Orlando, Florida, is a Marine combat veteran who settled down as a mango farmer with his Okinawan family after 14 years......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Bernadette Wildes | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 07.22.2017
Mike A. Miranda’s mother-in-law, Hideko, helps pack the ripe mangos to sell, July 22, 2017 in Motobu, Okinawa, Japan. Miranda is responsible for approximately 20,000 mangos spread across eight of his greenhouses. Miranda, a native of Orlando, Florida, served 14 years of active duty service in the Marine Corps before he settled down as a mango farmer with his Okinawan family. (U.S. Marine......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Bernadette Wildes | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 07.22.2017
Mike A. Miranda, also known as Mango Mike, stands in one of his greenhouses, July 22, 2017 in Motobu, Okinawa, Japan. Miranda is responsible for approximately 20,000 mangos spread across eight of his greenhouses. Miranda, a native of Orlando, Florida, served 14 years of active duty service in the Marine Corps before he settled down as a mango farmer with his Okinawan family. (U.S. Marine Corps......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Bernadette Wildes | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 07.22.2017
Mike A. Miranda, also known as Mango Mike, loads a cart of mangos, July 22, 2017 in Motobu, Okinawa, Japan. Miranda then takes them to the harvest room where he prepares them to be sold. Miranda, a native of Orlando, Florida, is a Marine Corps combat veteran who settled down as a mango farmer with his Okinawan family. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bernadette Wildes)...
Photo by Lance Cpl. Bernadette Wildes | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 07.22.2017
Mike A. Miranda, also known as Mango Mike, smells a ripe mango, July 22, 2017 in Motobu, Okinawa, Japan. Miranda explains that smelling the fruit helps him know when they are ready to be harvested. Miranda, a native of Orlando, Florida, is a Marine Corps combat veteran who settled down as a mango farmer with his Okinawan family. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bernadette Wildes)...
