U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Kyle Ellison, Commanding General for 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, awards Capt. Kevin W. Leishman, an anti-terrorism force protection officer, 3D MEB, with the Purple Heart medal at the base theater, Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 24, 2021. During the ceremony Leishman was awarded for wounds sustained in action against enemies of the United States 16 years ago during the Battle of Fallujah, Operation Phantom Fury, Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Nickolas Beamish)
OKINAWA, Japan – U.S. Marines from 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group participated in Yama Sakura 79 with Marines from 3D Marine Expeditionary Brigade as well as soldiers from Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, Dec. 9 to Dec. 14, 2020 at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan.
OKINAWA, Japan – III Marine Expeditionary Force’s 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade are taking part in Yama Sakura 79, an annual command post exercise, Dec. 9 to Dec. 14, 2020 at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan. The Camp Courtney portion of the exercise is part of a larger U.S. Army First Corps (I Corps) and the JGSDF’s Western Army exercise Yama Sakura 79 with...
