3d Marine Logistics Group

Lance Cpl. James Harris, a heavy equipment operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, explains how U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3d Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, conduct logistics training with the Republic of Korea Marine Corps, at Camp Mujuk, Republic of Korea, September 26-30, 2016. CLR-3, also known as the "Workhorse of the Pacific," focused on expeditionary readiness and interoperability with their ROK counterparts while simulating beach landings and helicopter support team lifts. The U.S. is committed to working further with the ROK to nurture and deepen defense and bilateral engagements, including developing unique training opportunities between our armed forces. Harris is from Laguna Niguel, California.

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson, Left, the commanding general for III Marine Expeditionary Force, reviews Cpl. Matthew A. Long’s, Right, a motor transport mechanic with Motor Transport Company, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III MEF, design for a self-aiding device to be attached to the small arms protective insert plates worn by Marines in combat on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 20, 2016. Long was selected as a winner in a Marine Corps wide competition for logistical innovation. Long came up with the design in attempt to save Marines’ lives in combat by minimizing the amount of time between being injuring and receiving aid. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. William Hester)

Republic of Korea Marines assist U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics 3, 3d Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, down a rappel tower during Winter Workhorse 16 at the Mountain Warfare Training Center in Pohang, Republic of Korea, October 10, 2016. One of the goals of Winter Workhorse is to refine 3rd Marine Logistics Group's combat skills in order to focus on combat readiness. Strengthening partnerships with regional allies, and enhancing response capabilities, helps maintain peace and regional security.

Cpl. Riki D. Clement reverse-engineered an outdated cord, originally meant to connect radios to vehicles, and attached it to a radio tester unit for a radio repairman. Each cord is estimated at around $64,000 and by developing a step-by-step repair procedure, Clement is saving the Marine Corps an estimated $15 million. Cpl. Clement is a micro/miniature repairman with Electronic Maintenance Company, 3d Maintenance Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps video package by Breanna L. Weisenberger / Released)

U.S. Marines and ROK Marines put their leadership skills to the test during a Leadership Reaction Course at Camp Mujuk, Republic of Korea, October 14, 2016.

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3d Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force train with Republic of Korea Marines at the Mountain Warfare Training Center in Pohang, Republic of Korea, October 10-12, 2016.

First Lt. Melissa Cooling demonstrates a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program arm bar to Japan Ground Self-Defense Force officer candidates on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 15. Three hundred and sixty officer candidates visited Combat Logistics Regiment 35 to complete joint and combined operation requirements. The cadets watched Marine Corps Martial Art Program demonstrations, learned the capabilities of various machine guns the Marine Corps uses, and observed a static display of motor transportation vehicles. Cooling, from Southbury, Connecticut, is the current operations officer with CLR-35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Robert Williams Jr./Released)