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A U.S. Marine drives an amphibious assault vehicle onto the Watson-class vehicle cargo ship USNS Dahl during an operation to onload and offload equipment for construction of an Expeditionary Medical Facility April, 16. - A U.S. Marine drives an amphibious assault vehicle onto the Watson-class vehicle cargo ship USNS Dahl during an operation to onload and offload equipment for construction of an Expeditionary Medical Facility, April 16.

3rd Marine Logistics Group Offloads and Stages Lifesaving Field Hospital in Guam

Approximately 120 Marines and Sailors assigned to 3rd Transportation Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group offloaded and staged an Expeditionary Medical Facility 150, in support of Commander, Task Force 75, from the vehicle cargo ship USNS Dahl onto Naval Base Guam from April 11-17, 2020.Less than 72 hours after

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Naval Base Guam - A U.S. Sailor with 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, tests a USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Sailor for symptoms of COVID-19, on Naval Base Guam, Guam, April 8, 2020. Theodore Roosevelt is in Guam for a scheduled port visit for resupply and crew rest during their scheduled deployment to the Indo-Pacific. - Naval Base Guam - A U.S. Sailor with 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, tests a USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Sailor for symptoms of COVID-19, on Naval Base Guam, Guam, April 8, 2020. Theodore Roosevelt is in Guam for a scheduled port visit for resupply and crew rest during their scheduled deployment to the Indo-Pacific.

3rd Marine Logistics Group Supports USS Theodore Roosevelt

A team of medical professionals assigned to 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force deployed to Guam in order to augment the COVID-19 response efforts by USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Approximately 230 Sailors and Marines arrived in Guam throughout the first weeks of April and are supporting Theodore Roosevelt’s onboard medical staff in assessing, managing and treating the symptoms of COVID-19 cases while the ship is in port...

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A U.S. Navy sailor ground guides a Kalmar Lidhults Mekaniska Verkstad container forklift truck down the ramp during a Maritime Prepositioning Force exercise at U.S. Naval Base Guam, Feb. 27. - A U.S. Navy sailor ground guides a Kalmar Lidhults Mekaniska Verkstad container forklift truck down the ramp during a Maritime Prepositioning Force exercise at U.S. Naval Base Guam, Feb. 27.

Walk The Plank | U.S. Marines better their Maritime Prepositioning Force skills

A team of U.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Logistics Group conducted a Maritime Prepositioning Force exercise in Apra Port to improve their readiness, test operational concepts and prepare for upcoming exercises. Marines executed MPF offload and onload training from Feb. 24 to 29, 2020. “MPF operations allow the Marine Corps to preposition assets for U.S. Marine Corps units anywhere in the world,” said Sgt. Jacob Thomas, a Marine Air-Ground Task Force Offload Liaison Team member based out of Okinawa, Japan. The MPF allows us to quickly support units such as III Marine Expeditionary Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade in times of crisis...

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“We are very honored to know that he is not forgotten, and to know the Marines remember him,” said Joe Braunschweig, center, nephew of Medal of Honor recipient Cpl. Louis J. Hauge, Jr. Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, dedicated their headquarters building in memory of Hauge for his heroic actions during the Battle of Okinawa, April 30, 2018 on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan. Braunschweig is a native of Browns point, Washington. - “We are very honored to know that he is not forgotten, and to know the Marines remember him,” said Joe Braunschweig, center, nephew of Medal of Honor recipient Cpl. Louis J. Hauge, Jr. Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, dedicated their headquarters building in memory of Hauge for his heroic actions during the Battle of Okinawa, April 30, 2018 on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan. Braunschweig is a native of Browns point, Washington.

Uncommon Valor | In memory of Cpl. Louis J. Hauge Jr.

In May of 1945, the Battle of Okinawa was raging in full force. Marines and Sailors with 1st Marine Division pushed through the prefecture and were met with heavy resistance from the entrenched Japanese soldiers.

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Marines conduct a helicopter support team exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, April 22, 2016. The Marines are landing support specialists, commonly referred to as red patchers, with Landing Support Detachment, 3rd Transportation Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Marines conduct a helicopter support team exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, April 22, 2016. The Marines are landing support specialists, commonly referred to as red patchers, with Landing Support Detachment, 3rd Transportation Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Red patchers support supplies

Marines with red patches braced themselves against rotor wash as a helicopter rose over a 7,000 – pound cinder block, ready to lift. Buffeted by the wind, the Marines maneuvered themselves into position to attach a dangling hook from the helicopter to the monolithic block. The helicopter hovered a few feet above the Marines’ heads as the hook

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An explosive ordnance disposal technician with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, gets hands-on experience with the Remote Fuse Disassembly System at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 8, 2016. The system was designed to make explosive ordnance disposal safer. - An explosive ordnance disposal technician with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, gets hands-on experience with the Remote Fuse Disassembly System at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 8, 2016. The system was designed to make explosive ordnance disposal safer.

Robotics help explosive-handling Marines reduce risk

The new Remote Fuse Disassembly System was introduced for the first time to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Marines with 9th Engineer Support Battalion during a five-day course at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan April 4-8.The purpose behind the new system is to help make ordnance disposal safer by allowing EOD technicians to disassemble ordnance at

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Cpl. Malynn Ochsner shows Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Officer Candidate Ayako Yukawa how to operate a MK19 machine gun, MOD 3 on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 15. Three hundred and sixty JGSDF 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. Ochsner, from Pflugerville, Texas, is a distribution management specialist with 3rd Supply Battalion, CLR-35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Cpl. Malynn Ochsner shows Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Officer Candidate Ayako Yukawa how to operate a MK19 machine gun, MOD 3 on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 15. Three hundred and sixty JGSDF 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. Ochsner, from Pflugerville, Texas, is a distribution management specialist with 3rd Supply Battalion, CLR-35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force officer candidates learn from Marines

Aspiring Japanese officers completed one of the most significant events in their training by visiting U.S. Marines and fulfilling a combine operation training requirement on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 15.Three hundred and sixty Japan Ground Self-Defense Force officer candidates attended a presentation of Marine Corps weapons, vehicles and

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Marine students attending the 8th Engineer Support Battalion Medium Girder Bridge Master’s Course lift a bridge part during a field exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 18, 2015. The course, now in its final week, teaches Marines to lead the bridge building process, and is hosting Marines from 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, based at Marine Corps Base Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. - Marine students attending the 8th Engineer Support Battalion Medium Girder Bridge Master’s Course lift a bridge part during a field exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 18, 2015. The course, now in its final week, teaches Marines to lead the bridge building process, and is hosting Marines from 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, based at Marine Corps Base Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan.

Bridging the gap: 8th, 9th ESB concludes MGB Bridge Master’s Course

Marines with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, and 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, were just days away from completing the Medium Girder Bridge Master’s Course at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 18.The course, which began Oct. 26, teaches Marines to lead the bridge building process in a safe

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Marine students in the 8th Engineer Support Battalion Bridge Master’s Course lift a bridge bay during a field exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 4, 2015. The course teaches Marines to lead the bridge building process, and is hosting Marines from 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, based in Camp Hansen, Okinawa. During the exercise, Marines constructed and deconstructed a bridge 11 bays in length. - Marine students in the 8th Engineer Support Battalion Bridge Master’s Course lift a bridge bay during a field exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 4, 2015. The course teaches Marines to lead the bridge building process, and is hosting Marines from 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, based in Camp Hansen, Okinawa. During the exercise, Marines constructed and deconstructed a bridge 11 bays in length.

Marines take Bridge Master’s Course to field

Marines with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, and 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, continued into their second week of the Bridge Master’s Course at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 4.This week, the Marines left the classroom environment to apply the bridge-building process in the field. It is

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A landing craft air cushion-class hovercraft approaches Kin Blue, Okinawa, Japan, for a beach landing exercise, Oct. 27, 2015, during Blue Chromite 2016. Blue Chromite is a large-scale, cost effective on-island training event lead by 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - A landing craft air cushion-class hovercraft approaches Kin Blue, Okinawa, Japan, for a beach landing exercise, Oct. 27, 2015, during Blue Chromite 2016. Blue Chromite is a large-scale, cost effective on-island training event lead by 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine division, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Naval vessels push Marine amphibious capabilities during Blue Chromite

Not every day can someone say they have ridden in a hovercraft. Not long ago, the hovercraft was just a vehicle of fictional lore, but during a logistics training exercise, Marines and sailors with Shock Trauma Platoon, 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, discovered that the landing craft air cushion-class hovercraft is very much

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Staff Sgt. Joshua K. Crabtree, explosive ordnance disposal technician, 3rd EOD, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, performs a sweep with a metal detector during a post-blast analysis training scenario at Emerson Lake training area, Sept. 19, 2015. While aboard the Combat Center, EOD technicians received experience in working with a wider variety of ordnance than is usually available to the unit. - Staff Sgt. Joshua K. Crabtree, explosive ordnance disposal technician, 3rd EOD, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, performs a sweep with a metal detector during a post-blast analysis training scenario at Emerson Lake training area, Sept. 19, 2015. While aboard the Combat Center, EOD technicians received experience in working with a wider variety of ordnance than is usually available to the unit.

3rd EOD blasts through training at Combat Center

Marines with 3rd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, completed a one-month-long training exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Calif. Sept. 21, 2015.“Since the Marines have been out here, they have encompassed a wide

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Marines stand guard at a warehouse during exercise Ulchi Freedom Guardian Aug. 22 at Camp Kinser. The Marines are training for real combat situations in the Asia-Pacific region by checking for security badges, security access levels and searching all bags entering the grounds. The Marines are with 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Marines stand guard at a warehouse during exercise Ulchi Freedom Guardian Aug. 22 at Camp Kinser. The Marines are training for real combat situations in the Asia-Pacific region by checking for security badges, security access levels and searching all bags entering the grounds. The Marines are with 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force.