U.S. Marines with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, participate in training on the Automated Construction of Expeditionary Structures system with members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers research and development team at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 26-28, 2025. The training prepared Marines from 9th ESB to utilize and operate the ACES, which enables printing of custom concrete structures that reduces labor, logistics, and manpower requirements. 9th ESB is the first Marine Corps unit to receive training on the ACES, with their utilization of the system helping to inform how the printing capability can be used across the force. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jonathan Rodriguez Pastrana)
U.S. Marines and Sailors from Combat Logistics Regiment 37, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Medical Battalion and 3rd Dental Battalion engaged in various physical activities during a field meet in celebration the 3rd Marine Logistic Group’s 67th Anniversary on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, April 25, 2025.
Hundreds of U.S. and Republic of Korea Marines are set to launch a nearly two-month series of bilateral training exercises across the South Korean Peninsula from February to April 2025.
