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Medical personnel with 3rd Medical Battalion, 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, and 1st Air Defense Artillery Battalion participated in the Joint En route Care Course Dec. 13, 2017, at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma and Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. The course provided hands-on training to Navy, Army and Air Force medical personnel to qualify them to provide pre-, mid- and post-flight medical care to patients being flown to medical facilities. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Tiffany Edwards)

Lance Cpl. Thomas McCoy and Cpl. Nolan Frey describe the pragmatism and astuteness required as a bulk fuel specialist to keep pilots and crewmembers safe, Sept. 21, 2017 on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan. McCoy, a Warminster, Pennsylvania native, is a bulk fuel specialist. Frey, a Lancaster, Pennsylvania native, is an assistant day crew noncommissioned officer. The Marines are with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, MCAS Futenma, Marine Corps Installations Pacific.

Sgt. David Perez and Lance Cpl. Stephen Tanodra describe the importance of their role as air traffic controllers Sept. 6 on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan. Perez, a Gilbert, Arizona, native, is an air traffic controller with Marine Air Control Squadron 4, Marine Air Control Group 18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. Tanodra, a Kapolei, Hawaii, native, is an air traffic control trainee with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, MCAS Futenma, Marine Corps Installations Pacific.

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA, OKINAWA, JAPAN- Cpl. Jeremie Lewis and Cpl. Houston Dickens discuss on how they overcome the challenges of being an aircraft rescue firefighter Aug. 16 on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan. Lewis is from Southhaven, Mississippi. Dickens is from Waynesville, North Carolina. The Marines are aircraft rescue firefighters with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Marine Corps Installations Pacific. Marines with ARFF are required to deal with hazardous materials; handle aircraft ablaze and loaded with ordnance, and triage victims in the critical first moments of medical emergencies. (Soundtrack by Tri-Tachyon - https://soundcloud.com/tri-tachyon, Broll by Sgt. Matthew Callahan, Sgt. Anthony Rayis, and Cpl. Cory Schubert)

Cpl. Cecilia Gutierrez describes the intelligence and prudence that a meteorology and oceanography analyst forecaster has to have to keep Marines safe Aug. 8 on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan. METOC Marines are compatible with all units but those with MCAS Futenma forecast specifically for pilots and crews; they take everything into account from prevailing visibility and wind direction to thermal columns and storms. Gutierrez, a Lancaster, California, native, is a METOC analyst forecaster, with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, MCAS Futenma, Marine Corps Installations Pacific.

Cpl. Mark Valle and Maj. Matthew Bohman describe the hardships of flying a CH-53E Super Stallion in unforgiving weather and the benefits of working in different environments Jun. 19. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, The Marines are with Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, forward deployed as part of the unit deployment program, with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. Valle, from El Paso, Texas, is a crewchief. Bohman, from Cincinnati, Ohio, is a CH-53E pilot.

Sgt. Todd Gildersleeve, Cpl. Mark Valle, and Maj. Matthew Bohman describe the dedication and discipline required to maintain a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter Jun. 19 on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. Gildersleeve, from Alfred, Maine, is an aircraft avionics technician. Valle, from El Paso, Texas, is a crewchief. Bohman, from Cincinnati, Ohio, is a CH-53E pilot. The Marines are with Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, forward deployed as part of the unit deployment program, with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing.

Sgt. Todd Gildersleeve describes the dedication and discipline required to maintain a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter Jun. 19 on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. Gildersleeve, from Alfred, Maine, is an aircraft avionics technician with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, forward deployed as part of the unit deployment program, with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing.

U.S. Marines and Sailors take part in an alert contingency Marine Air-ground Task Force (ACM) drill to prepare for future operations and exercises on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, May 5, 2017. The ACM must be prepared to respond within 24 hours to crisis throughout the Asia-Pacific region.