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Talisman Saber 2009
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TS-09 is a joint military operation in Australia, that will exercise a single Combined Task Force, focusing on operational and tactical interoperability through a high end, medium intensity scenario involving live, virtual, and constructive forces.

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SOTG runs coxswain course to train Marines. (Photos by Lance Cpl. Abigail M. Wharton).SOTG runs coxswain course to train Marines
Lance Cpl. Abigail M. Wharton
WHITE BEACH NAVAL STATION, Okinawa (Aug 21, 2009) -- It's night and the water is black and still. Suddenly, the silence is broken by a hum of motors on rubber crafts coming around the corner of a pier and heading toward a dark building.
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Lance Cpl. Melaos Tmetuchl, a combat engineer with combat engineer platoon, Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Wing Support Group 17, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares a pillar with a Cambodian soldier for a clinic in the Kampong Speu province, Cambodia, Aug. 9. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Jeffrey Cordero).Hammer, nails, bit of paint builds bonds
Lance Cpl. Jeffrey Cordero
KAMPONG SPEU PROVINCE, Cambodia (Aug 21, 2009) -- Wide-eyed smiling faces line the gates outside a medical clinic in the heart of rural Kampong Speu Province. They gather there every morning to wave at more than 25 Marines and sailors with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Wing Support Group 17, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, who are working toward renovating the clinic.
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2nd Lt. Johanna Shaffer, a watch officer with Combat Logistics Battalion 3, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, shares a cookie and a smile with an Afghan child during the first mission of her all-female team in the Farah province, Afghanistan. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Monty Burton).Female Marines connect with Afghan women during patrols
1st Lt. Kurt Stahl
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Afghanistan (Aug 21, 2009) -- In a counterinsurgency struggle where winning the hearts of the people is the key to victory, connecting with the female population is critical, according to military officials in Afghanistan.
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Col. Jay L. Hatton.Hatton takes colors, command of CLR-3
Pfc. Justin Wheeler
CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa (Aug 21, 2009) -- Col. Charles G. Chiarotti passed command of Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, to Col. Jay L. Hatton during a change of command ceremony at the parade field here, Aug. 14.
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Community
Lance Cpl. Rebecca Ortego, a combat engineer with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, does leg warm-ups with students from the Ginoza Village Kindergarten before getting in the pool during a community relations effort sponsored by Camp Hansen and Camp Schwab. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Abigail M. Wharton).Ginoza kindergartners practice English with Marines
Lance Cpl. Abigail M. Wharton
GINOZA VILLAGE, Okinawa (Aug 21, 2009) -- Marines from various units within the III Marine Expeditionary Force and military family members spent the day with children from the Ginoza Kindergarten here, Aug. 4.
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Explore Okinawa
The Gold Hall, which appears to be a normal café from the front contains geological wonders within the confines of its property. (Photo by Lance Cpl. J Nava).Cave, garden, bonsai terrace, café all rolled into one
Lance Cpl. Thomas W. Provost
KIN TOWN, Okinawa (Aug 21, 2009) -- Nestled in the town of Kin, not too far from the gates of Camp Hansen is a geological wonder organically decorated by humans.
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Participants of a recent Okinawa battle sites tour hosted by Marine Corps Community Services, explore a memorial site located on Kakazu Ridge, in Takadai Park, Ginowan, Okinawa, Aug. 9. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Dengrier Baez).Exploring Okinawa's war history with MCCS
Lance Cpl. Dengrier Baez
OKINAWA, Japan (Aug 21, 2009) -- Kakazu Ridge in Takadai Park, Ginowan, Okinawa, is the site of some of the bloodiest fighting during the Battle of Okinawa.
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Sports
Iwakuni's third baseman, Justin R. Rodriguez, slides just in time to avoid being tagged out during the first round of the Far East Regional Softball Tournament, Aug. 10. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Dengrier M. Baez).Best of the Far-East
Lance Cpl. Dengrier M. Baez
CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa (Aug 21, 2009) -- Five Marine and one Navy team competed in the Far East Regional Softball Tournament on Field 1, Camp Foster, Aug. 10-14.
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Local surfers catch waves at the Sunabe Seawall in Chatan Town, Okinawa, Japan, July 18. (Photo by Lance Cpl. J Nava).Hittin' Okinawan waves
Lance Cpl. J Nava
OKINAWA, Japan (Aug 21, 2009) -- From the thrill of trying to catch a large wave or just riding the shallow white water near the shore, surfing can offer something for everyone.
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