September 27, 2012 — Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 aircrews conduct MV-22B Osprey functional check flights aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 24. The functional check flights marked the first time the MV-22B Osprey flew in Japan. Once VMM-265 completes functional check flights at MCAS Iwakuni, its Ospreys will be based at and operate out of MORE
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September 27, 2012 — U.S. and Japanese general officers paid respects Sept. 23 to both nations' service members and local civilians killed during World War II on Guam more than 60 years ago.Gen. Eiji Kimizuka, chief of staff of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, and Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck Jr., commanding general of III Marine Expeditionary Force, laid floral MORE
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September 27, 2012 — Marines successfully completed live-fire artillery training over the course of Artillery Relocation Training Program 12-2 at the East Fuji Maneuver Area Sept. 8-18.Marines with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, participated in ARTP 12-2 to sustain unit proficiency and enhance combat readiness MORE
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September 27, 2012 — Marines with various III Marine Expeditionary Force units loaded the integrated tug and barge vessel Thunder/Lightning at Naha Military Port Sept. 23.Marines loaded the vessel to prepare for the upcoming bilateral Amphibious Landing Exercise 2013 between the armed forces of the Republic of the Philippines and the U.S."We are loading the cargo for MORE
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September 27, 2012 — Heat waves from the burning fuselage rippled across the flight line as a crash and fire rescue team doused it with water to extinguish the flames Sept. 21 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma.Okinawa firefighters and police joined aircraft rescue and firefighting Marines with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, MCAS Futenma, Marine Corps MORE
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September 27, 2012 — Every Marine is trained as a rifleman. Some Marines, however, were lucky enough to take their weapons training to the next level with the Corps' big guns Sept. 18-19 at Camp Schwab.Combat engineers with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, trained with the M249 squad automatic weapon, M240B MORE
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September 27, 2012 — Running a combat fitness test, practicing Marine Corps martial arts program techniques, and navigating an obstacle course are common training events for Marines. But during the 3rd Marine Logistics Group's annual Jane Wayne day at Camp Hansen Sept. 21, it was the Marines' spouses who stepped up to take part in these events.The spouses experienced MORE
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September 27, 2012 — Veterans are often recognized for their selfless sacrifice to their nation, and while all gave some, and some gave all, a small number continue to give back as civilians.A team of eight former Marines and one former U.S. Army soldier serving on Okinawa shines a light on those who continue to serve after their active-duty and reserve contracts are MORE
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September 20, 2012 — Marines with 3rd Marine Division held a ceremony in honor of the division's 70th birthday at their headquarters building at Camp Courtney Sept. 17.The ceremony began with Sgt. Maj. Bruce H. Cole, the division sergeant major, reading the history of the division."I want to say happy birthday Marines and sailors of the 3rd Marine Division," said Brig. MORE
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September 20, 2012 — Marines were positioned and camouflaged throughout a tree line. They waited patiently for their Australian partners to arrive before executing an assault at the urban operations training facility at Mount Bundy Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, Sept. 5.The roar of massive M1A1 tank engines echoed between the walls of the training MORE
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