Story by Staff Sgt. Jose O. Nava | Marine Rotational Force - Darwin | 08.31.2015
The Australian Defence Force, along with an elder from the Larrakia Aboriginal Nation, formally welcomed the participants of Exercise Kowari 15 in an opening ceremony Aug. 29 at Larrakeyah Barracks, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Kowari 15 will be held from Aug. 29 to Sep. 12 at the Litchfield Area, Northern Territory, Australia....
Story by Staff Sgt. Jose O. Nava | Marine Rotational Force - Darwin | 04.25.2015
The inky sky gradually shifts colors as dawn turns to day. The crowd watches silently as groups of people walk up and place a wreath at the base of the cenotaph. On April 25, the City of Darwin hosted a Dawn Service and Australian and New Zealand Army Corps Day parade to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Australian and New Zealand forces landing on the Gallipoli peninsula....
Story by Sgt. Jose O. Nava | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 12.09.2014
The Commander, United States Forces, Japan has disseminated a new Japan-wide liberty policy that will take effect on Dec. 9. The new policy applies to all U.S. service members that are stationed in or temporarily visit Japan and will replace the previous 29 May 2013 USFJ liberty policy. And there are some additional management tools that specifically apply to Marines based in Japan, according......
Story by Sgt. Jose O. Nava | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 09.15.2014
Military public health officials assigned to Navy Environmental and Preventative Medicine Unit Six, U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and biological environmental engineer technicians with Detachment 3, U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, gathered samples of water to test for the bacteria that may cause leptospirosis Sept. 15 at the Jungle Warfare Training......
Story by Sgt. Jose O. Nava | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 06.13.2014
The smell of salt is in the air as contractors wait for the cargo ship Prince Hayate to arrive in port. The ship makes its way slowly as ropes are lowered by the deck hands....
Story by Sgt. Jose O. Nava | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 06.13.2014
U.S. service members visited the children of Ohira Manyo Kindergarten, Sendai, Japan, June 13 during a break from the daily military tasks associated with Artillery Relocation Training Program 14-1....
Story by Sgt. Jose O. Nava | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 06.04.2014
The smell of sulfur fills the air as smoke escapes the barrel of an M777A2 lightweight 155 mm howitzer, and slowly drifts down the firing line. Concussion waves rattle the bones of the artillery Marines as the neighboring gun unleashes its fury. The gun chief yells for the next round to be loaded and a Marine runs with projectile in hand....
Story by Sgt. Jose O. Nava | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 05.25.2014
The sun shines down on the ocean as final preparations are made for the beginning of the annual Henoko Dragon Boat Races May 25 at Matsuda-No-Hama Beach. Okinawa residents, U.S. service members and their families participated in the event....
