Marine Corps Bases Japan
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 Vets return, remember experiences of Iwo Jima
Lance Cpl. Paul D. Zellner II
IWO JIMA, Japan (Mar 12, 2010) -- Complete silence fell upon Mount Suribachi as 11 veterans, travelling with The Greatest Generation Foundation, stood quietly in front of the 5th Marine Division Memorial overlooking Iwo Jima March 3.
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 Balikatan shoulders projects
Gunnery Sgt. Cindy Fisher
CAMP AGUINALDO, Republic of the Philippines (Mar 12, 2010) -- Exercise Balikatan 2010 kicked off with a ceremony at the Armed Forces of the Philippines headquarters here Tuesday. The exercise is a Government of the Republic of the Philippines-approved and U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff-directed annual combined joint bilateral exercise with AFP personnel, select experts from Philippine Civil Defense agencies and U.S. military personnel.
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 Key Resolve takes warfare training to new heights
Lance Cpl. Abigail M. Wharton
MARINE CORPS MOUNTAIN WARFARE TRAINING CENTER, Republic of Korea (Mar 12, 2010) -- Marines and sailors with Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and Marine Air Support Squadron 2, Marine Air Control Group 18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III MEF, participating in Exercise Key Resolve 2010, experienced training with Republic of Korea Marine Corps mountain warfare instructors, March 4 and 5.
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 Marines familiarize with automatic weapons
Lance Cpl. Abigail M. Wharton
SU SUNG RJ RANGE, Republic of Korea (Mar 12, 2010) -- Marines with Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, at Su Sung Ri Range, Republic of Korea, for Exercise Key Resolve, attended familiarization training for the MK-19 grenade launcher, 50-caliber machine gun, M249 squad automatic weapon and the M240B medium machine gun, March 3.
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 M-ATV ready for rugged terrains
Lance Cpl. Thomas W. Provost
CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa (Mar 12, 2010) -- With the constant threat of improvised explosive devices since the start of the Overseas Contingency Operations, the military has gone through an evolution of finding the right vehicle to withstand an IED blast and traverse rugged terrain.
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 Courtney Mess Hall named year's best in Marine Corps
Gunnery Sgt. Cindy Fisher
CAMP COURTNEY, Okinawa (Mar 12, 2010) -- When the Camp Courtney Mess Hall was named Marine Corps Bases Japan’s Mess Hall of the Year in September, mess hall leaders were confident they would conquer the next challenge, the 2010 Maj. Gen. W.P.T. Hill Memorial Awards Program for Food Service Excellence.
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 Marines learn mochitsuki, one of Japan's oldest traditions
Lance Cpl. Antwain J. Graham
KIN, Okinawa (Mar 12, 2010) -- For the last five years, it has become a tradition for the Marines of 7th Communications Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF, to visit the residents of Hikaraga Nursing Home and exchange cultural views with each other.
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 Golfers green get-away celebrates grand opening
Lance Cpl. Matthew A. Denny
OKINAWA, Japan (Mar 12, 2010) -- The time finally came to retire Awase Meadows Golf Course, when Taiyo Golf Club unveiled its fairways at the grand opening March 1.
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