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Sgt. 1st Class Midsru Miyazaki has been chosen as the first Japanese MV-22 Osprey crew chief aboard Marine Corps Air Station, New River, N.C., April 7, 2017. “It’s very honorable to be chosen as a crew chief and I’m ready for flight in the United States its very fun,” said Miyazaki. Miyazaki looks forward to going back to Japan and training his soldiers in the proper methods and procedures for flying a MV-22 Osprey. Miyazaki is originally with the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force. VMMT-204 is assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing.

Sgt. 1st Class Midsru Miyazaki has been chosen as the first Japanese MV-22 Osprey crew chief aboard Marine Corps Air Station, New River, N.C., April 7, 2017. “It’s very honorable to be chosen as a crew chief and I’m ready for flight in the United States its very fun,” said Miyazaki. Miyazaki looks forward to going back to Japan and training his soldiers in the proper methods and procedures for flying a MV-22 Osprey. Miyazaki is originally with the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force. VMMT-204 is assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Justin Roux

Marines with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 conduct external lifts with a CH-53E Super Stallion during the semiannual Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-17, at Auxiliary Airfield II, Yuma, Arizona, April 7. Lasting seven weeks, WTI is a training evolution hosted by MAWTS-1 which provides standardized advanced and tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness.

Marines with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 conduct external lifts with a CH-53E Super Stallion during the semiannual Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-17, at Auxiliary Airfield II, Yuma, Arizona, April 7. Lasting seven weeks, WTI is a training evolution hosted by MAWTS-1 which provides standardized advanced and tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness.

Photo by Cpl. Harley Robinson

Marines with 1st Transportation Support Battalion and Combat Logistics Battalion 26 provide Helicopter Support Teams for external lift training in support of Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 during the semiannual Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-17, at Auxiliary Airfield II, Yuma, Arizona, April 7, 2017. Lasting seven weeks, WTI is a training evolution hosted by MAWTS-1 which provides standardized advanced and tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness.

Marines with 1st Transportation Support Battalion and Combat Logistics Battalion 26 provide Helicopter Support Teams for external lift training in support of Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 during the semiannual Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-17, at Auxiliary Airfield II, Yuma, Arizona, April 7, 2017. Lasting seven weeks, WTI is a training evolution hosted by MAWTS-1 which provides standardized advanced and tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness.

Photo by Cpl. Harley Robinson

Marines with 1st Transportation Support Battalion and Combat Logistics Battalion 26 provide Helicopter Support Teams for external lift training in support of Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 during the semiannual Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-17, at Auxiliary Airfield II, Yuma, Arizona, April 7, 2017. Lasting seven weeks, WTI is a training evolution hosted by MAWTS-1 which provides standardized advanced and tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness.

Marines with 1st Transportation Support Battalion and Combat Logistics Battalion 26 provide Helicopter Support Teams for external lift training in support of Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 during the semiannual Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-17, at Auxiliary Airfield II, Yuma, Arizona, April 7, 2017. Lasting seven weeks, WTI is a training evolution hosted by MAWTS-1 which provides standardized advanced and tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness.

Photo by Cpl. Harley Robinson

Marines with 1st Transportation Support Battalion and Combat Logistics Battalion 26 provide a Helicopter Support Team to attach a Humvee to a CH-53E Super Stallion for external lift training in support of Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 during the semiannual Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-17, at Auxiliary Airfield II, Yuma, Arizona, April 7, 2017. Lasting seven weeks, WTI is a training evolution hosted by MAWTS-1 which provides standardized advanced and tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness.

Marines with 1st Transportation Support Battalion and Combat Logistics Battalion 26 provide a Helicopter Support Team to attach a Humvee to a CH-53E Super Stallion for external lift training in support of Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 during the semiannual Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-17, at Auxiliary Airfield II, Yuma, Arizona, April 7, 2017. Lasting seven weeks, WTI is a training evolution hosted by MAWTS-1 which provides standardized advanced and tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness.

Photo by Cpl. Harley Robinson

Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines, conduct fast rope training in support of Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 during the semiannual Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-17, at Auxiliary Airfield II, Yuma, Arizona, April 7, 2017. Lasting seven weeks, WTI is a training evolution hosted by MAWTS-1 which provides standardized advanced and tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness.

Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines, conduct fast rope training in support of Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 during the semiannual Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-17, at Auxiliary Airfield II, Yuma, Arizona, April 7, 2017. Lasting seven weeks, WTI is a training evolution hosted by MAWTS-1 which provides standardized advanced and tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness.

Photo by Cpl. Harley Robinson

Marines with Echo Company 2nd Battalion 6th marines return from conducting fast rope training in support of Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 during the semiannual Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-17, at Auxiliary Airfield II, Yuma, Arizona, April 7, 2017. Lasting seven weeks, WTI is a training evolution hosted by MAWTS-1 which provides standardized advanced and tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness.

Marines with Echo Company 2nd Battalion 6th marines return from conducting fast rope training in support of Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 during the semiannual Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-17, at Auxiliary Airfield II, Yuma, Arizona, April 7, 2017. Lasting seven weeks, WTI is a training evolution hosted by MAWTS-1 which provides standardized advanced and tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness.

Photo by Cpl. Harley Robinson

A Marine AH-1Z Venom attached to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) maneuvers during an urban close air support (UCAS) exercise in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 2-17 at Yodaville, Ariz., April 6, 2017. The UCAS exercise was designed to focus on specific employment of tactical air and rotary wing offensive air support aviation assets in order to support the ground combat element scheme of maneuver. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force and provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.

A Marine AH-1Z Venom attached to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) maneuvers during an urban close air support (UCAS) exercise in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 2-17 at Yodaville, Ariz., April 6, 2017. The UCAS exercise was designed to focus on specific employment of tactical air and rotary wing offensive air support aviation assets in order to support the ground combat element scheme of maneuver. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force and provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Clare Shaffer

Pfc. Tristan Spatz, machine gunner with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, fires an M249 Infantry Light Machine Gun during an urban close air support exercise at Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 2-17 at Yodavilla, Ariz., April 6, 2017. The UCAS exercise was designed to focus on specific employment of tactical air and rotary wing offensive air support aviation assets in order to support the ground combat element scheme of maneuver. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force and provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.

Pfc. Tristan Spatz, machine gunner with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, fires an M249 Infantry Light Machine Gun during an urban close air support exercise at Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 2-17 at Yodavilla, Ariz., April 6, 2017. The UCAS exercise was designed to focus on specific employment of tactical air and rotary wing offensive air support aviation assets in order to support the ground combat element scheme of maneuver. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force and provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Clare Shaffer

A Marine AH-1Z Venom attached to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) engage targets during an urban close air support (UCAS) exercise in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 2-17 at Yodaville, Ariz., April 6, 2017. The UCAS exercise was designed to focus on specific employment of tactical air and rotary wing offensive air support aviation assets in order to support the ground combat element scheme of maneuver. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force and provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.

A Marine AH-1Z Venom attached to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) engage targets during an urban close air support (UCAS) exercise in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 2-17 at Yodaville, Ariz., April 6, 2017. The UCAS exercise was designed to focus on specific employment of tactical air and rotary wing offensive air support aviation assets in order to support the ground combat element scheme of maneuver. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force and provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Clare Shaffer

A Marine sends coordinates during an urban close air support (UCAS) exercise at Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 2-17 at Yodaville, Ariz., April 6, 2017. The UCAS exercise was designed to focus on specific employment of tactical air and rotary wing offensive air support aviation assets in order to support the ground combat element scheme of maneuver. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force and provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.

A Marine sends coordinates during an urban close air support (UCAS) exercise at Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 2-17 at Yodaville, Ariz., April 6, 2017. The UCAS exercise was designed to focus on specific employment of tactical air and rotary wing offensive air support aviation assets in order to support the ground combat element scheme of maneuver. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force and provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Clare Shaffer

Sgt. 1st Class Midsru Miyazaki, center, coordinates with Marines assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 204 during a pre-flight brief at Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., April 7, 2017. Miyazaki has been training to become the first Japanese MV-22 Osprey crew chief. VMMT-204’s mission is to provide training to Osprey pilots, crew chiefs and units in the use and maintenance of the MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft. VMMT-204 is assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing.

Sgt. 1st Class Midsru Miyazaki, center, coordinates with Marines assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 204 during a pre-flight brief at Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., April 7, 2017. Miyazaki has been training to become the first Japanese MV-22 Osprey crew chief. VMMT-204’s mission is to provide training to Osprey pilots, crew chiefs and units in the use and maintenance of the MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft. VMMT-204 is assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Justin Roux

A Navy Landing Craft, Air-Cushioned hovercraft with the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group maneuvers towards shore at Kin Blue Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, April 6, 2017. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit offloaded equipment and vehicles, completing their regularly scheduled spring deployment. As the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed unit, the 31st MEU air-ground-logistics team provides a flexible force, ready to perform a wide range of military operations, from limited combat to humanitarian assistance operations, throughout the Indo-Asia Pacific region.

A Navy Landing Craft, Air-Cushioned hovercraft with the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group maneuvers towards shore at Kin Blue Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, April 6, 2017. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit offloaded equipment and vehicles, completing their regularly scheduled spring deployment. As the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed unit, the 31st MEU air-ground-logistics team provides a flexible force, ready to perform a wide range of military operations, from limited combat to humanitarian assistance operations, throughout the Indo-Asia Pacific region.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Amy Phan

Pfc. Erich B. Vlaar conducts a foot patrol during a scout sniper screener at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 3, 2017. The screener tested the Marines’ ability to accomplish basic infantry tasks to find the most qualified candidates for the Scout Sniper Basic Course. Vlaar is a basic rifleman with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division.

Pfc. Erich B. Vlaar conducts a foot patrol during a scout sniper screener at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 3, 2017. The screener tested the Marines’ ability to accomplish basic infantry tasks to find the most qualified candidates for the Scout Sniper Basic Course. Vlaar is a basic rifleman with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division.

Photo by Sgt. Clemente Garcia

Pfc. Erich B. Vlaar conducts a foot patrol during a scout sniper screener at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 3, 2017. The screener tested the Marines’ ability to accomplish basic infantry tasks to find the most qualified candidates for the Scout Sniper Basic Course. Vlaar is a basic rifleman with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division.

Pfc. Erich B. Vlaar conducts a foot patrol during a scout sniper screener at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 3, 2017. The screener tested the Marines’ ability to accomplish basic infantry tasks to find the most qualified candidates for the Scout Sniper Basic Course. Vlaar is a basic rifleman with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division.

Photo by Sgt. Clemente Garcia

Marines with VMFA-211 and U.S. Marines with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) conduct a hot load on the F-35B Lightning II during Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 2-17 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., April 4, 2017. The ordnance loading exercise focused on loading the aircraft while the pilot is onboard and the engine is running which provides the Marine Corps with a capability to project Marine air power forward on the battlefield while decreasing aircraft turnaround time and increasing sortie generation.

Marines with VMFA-211 and U.S. Marines with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) conduct a hot load on the F-35B Lightning II during Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 2-17 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., April 4, 2017. The ordnance loading exercise focused on loading the aircraft while the pilot is onboard and the engine is running which provides the Marine Corps with a capability to project Marine air power forward on the battlefield while decreasing aircraft turnaround time and increasing sortie generation.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michaela Gregory

Lance Cpl. Kevin P. Chapman plots points on his map during a scout sniper screener at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 3, 2017. The Marines were evaluated on activities such as foot patrols and land navigation while working on little food and sleep. Chapman is machine gunner with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division.

Lance Cpl. Kevin P. Chapman plots points on his map during a scout sniper screener at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 3, 2017. The Marines were evaluated on activities such as foot patrols and land navigation while working on little food and sleep. Chapman is machine gunner with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division.

Photo by Sgt. Clemente Garcia

Cpl. Zachary Taylor instructs a Marine on how to use an M2 Browning .50-caliber machine gun at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 30, 2017. The Marines conducted a live-fire from the turrets of Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement trucks, as part of a culminating event for the Combat Logistics Regiment 25 Command Post Exercise. Taylor is with the Battle Skills Training School, 2nd Marine Logistics Group.

Cpl. Zachary Taylor instructs a Marine on how to use an M2 Browning .50-caliber machine gun at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 30, 2017. The Marines conducted a live-fire from the turrets of Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement trucks, as part of a culminating event for the Combat Logistics Regiment 25 Command Post Exercise. Taylor is with the Battle Skills Training School, 2nd Marine Logistics Group.

Photo by Pfc. Taylor W. Cooper

Pfc. Kaneisha Pinkney sights in with an M16A4 rifle to look for simulated enemies at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 29, 2017. The Marines conducted a combat convoy exercise as part of the Combat Logistics Regiment 25 Command Post Exercise. Pinkney is with CLR-25, 2nd Marine Logistics Group.

Pfc. Kaneisha Pinkney sights in with an M16A4 rifle to look for simulated enemies at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 29, 2017. The Marines conducted a combat convoy exercise as part of the Combat Logistics Regiment 25 Command Post Exercise. Pinkney is with CLR-25, 2nd Marine Logistics Group.

Photo by Pfc. Taylor W. Cooper

Marines sight in their M16A4 rifles in the bed of a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement truck at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 29, 2017. The Marines conducted a combat convoy exercise as part of the Combat Logistics Regiment 25 Command Post Exercise. The Marines are with CLR-25, 2nd Marine Logistics Group.

Marines sight in their M16A4 rifles in the bed of a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement truck at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 29, 2017. The Marines conducted a combat convoy exercise as part of the Combat Logistics Regiment 25 Command Post Exercise. The Marines are with CLR-25, 2nd Marine Logistics Group.

Photo by Pfc. Taylor W. Cooper