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Cpl. Tasia Wise reads a book with a child at the pediatric center in Guam Memorial Hospital Dec. 6, during Exercise Forager Fury 2012. Wise and 10 other service members volunteered their time to help clean windows at the hospital and had the pleasure of meeting children in the pediatric center. Wise is an Aviation Maintenance Administration Clerk with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224 which is under Unit Deployment Program with Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Cpl. Tasia Wise reads a book with a child at the pediatric center in Guam Memorial Hospital Dec. 6, during Exercise Forager Fury 2012. Wise and 10 other service members volunteered their time to help clean windows at the hospital and had the pleasure of meeting children in the pediatric center. Wise is an Aviation Maintenance Administration Clerk with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224 which is under Unit Deployment Program with Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Photo by Sgt. Justin M. Pack

Marines and Sailors from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Marine Aircraft Group 36, pose for a photo with U.S. Consul General Alfred R. Magleby after receiving certificates of appreciation here, Dec. 5. The service members spent several weeks volunteering their time to teach English to Okinawa students in local information technology schools and were commended by the U.S. Consul General for their community service. The 31st MEU is the Marine Corps’ force-in-readiness for the Asia-Pacific region and the only continuously forward-deployed MEU.

Marines and Sailors from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Marine Aircraft Group 36, pose for a photo with U.S. Consul General Alfred R. Magleby after receiving certificates of appreciation here, Dec. 5. The service members spent several weeks volunteering their time to teach English to Okinawa students in local information technology schools and were commended by the U.S. Consul General for their community service. The 31st MEU is the Marine Corps’ force-in-readiness for the Asia-Pacific region and the only continuously forward-deployed MEU.

Photo by Sgt. Paul Robbins Jr.

Lance Cpl. Andrew L. Elgin and Cpl. Chazz R. Peters verify their grid points during the land navigation course at the Jungle Warfare Training Center Nov. 28. Elgin is a military policeman with Headquarters and Service Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, and Peters is a telephone systems personal computer repairer with Combat Logistics Regiment 35.

Lance Cpl. Andrew L. Elgin and Cpl. Chazz R. Peters verify their grid points during the land navigation course at the Jungle Warfare Training Center Nov. 28. Elgin is a military policeman with Headquarters and Service Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, and Peters is a telephone systems personal computer repairer with Combat Logistics Regiment 35.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Donald T. Peterson

Victoria Sablan, 9, receives dental care from Seaman Jeffrey M. Ker at the Tinian Health Center Dec. 3. The Navy medical personnel will be on Tinian for the duration of Exercise Forager Fury 2012 to assist with the medical and dental needs of the local community. Sablanâ€™s twin brother, Victor, also received dental care in an adjacent room at the same time. Kerr is an oral surgical technician for 11th Dental Company, 3rd Dental Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Victoria Sablan, 9, receives dental care from Seaman Jeffrey M. Ker at the Tinian Health Center Dec. 3. The Navy medical personnel will be on Tinian for the duration of Exercise Forager Fury 2012 to assist with the medical and dental needs of the local community. Sablanâ€™s twin brother, Victor, also received dental care in an adjacent room at the same time. Kerr is an oral surgical technician for 11th Dental Company, 3rd Dental Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Photo by Lance Cpl. J. Gage Karwick

Cpl. Fritz Waechtler, machine gun team leader with Weapons platoon, Company G., Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, directs the fire of a M240-G machine gun during the siege of Raspberry Creek here, July 5. The major engagement of the multi-weeklong war during Exercise Hamel 2012, 50 Marines fend off the advancing Australian Army 1st Brigade before eventually being overrun. Exercise Hamel 2012 is a multi-national training evolution between the U.S. Marine Corps, Australian Army and New Zealand Army, aimed at certifying the Australian 1st Brigade for operational deployment. The 31st MEU is the only continuously forward-deployed MEU and is the nation’s force in readiness in the Asia-Pacific region.

Cpl. Fritz Waechtler, machine gun team leader with Weapons platoon, Company G., Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, directs the fire of a M240-G machine gun during the siege of Raspberry Creek here, July 5. The major engagement of the multi-weeklong war during Exercise Hamel 2012, 50 Marines fend off the advancing Australian Army 1st Brigade before eventually being overrun. Exercise Hamel 2012 is a multi-national training evolution between the U.S. Marine Corps, Australian Army and New Zealand Army, aimed at certifying the Australian 1st Brigade for operational deployment. The 31st MEU is the only continuously forward-deployed MEU and is the nation’s force in readiness in the Asia-Pacific region.

Photo by Cpl. Jonathan Wright

Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, enter and secure rooms against armed aggressors during a raid here, July 9. The raid was part of the Realistic Urban Training Exercise, evaluated by Special Operations Training Group. It is designed to integrate unique individual and small unit skills in order to increase the proficiency for the 31st MEU's rapid response planning process in a challenging and unfamiliar environment. The 31st MEU is the United States' force in readiness for the Asia Pacific.

Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, enter and secure rooms against armed aggressors during a raid here, July 9. The raid was part of the Realistic Urban Training Exercise, evaluated by Special Operations Training Group. It is designed to integrate unique individual and small unit skills in order to increase the proficiency for the 31st MEU's rapid response planning process in a challenging and unfamiliar environment. The 31st MEU is the United States' force in readiness for the Asia Pacific.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Oxton

Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, use a circular saw to ignite a Brocos torch while attempting to breach steel barricades, July 9. The raid was part of the Realistic Urban Training Exercise, evaluated by Special Operations Training Group. It is designed to integrate unique individual and small unit skills in conjunction with the 31st MEU's increased proficiency in the rapid response planning process in a challenging and unfamiliar environment. The 31st MEU is the United States' force in readiness for the Asia Pacific.

Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, use a circular saw to ignite a Brocos torch while attempting to breach steel barricades, July 9. The raid was part of the Realistic Urban Training Exercise, evaluated by Special Operations Training Group. It is designed to integrate unique individual and small unit skills in conjunction with the 31st MEU's increased proficiency in the rapid response planning process in a challenging and unfamiliar environment. The 31st MEU is the United States' force in readiness for the Asia Pacific.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Oxton

Lance Cpl. Nicholas D. Alen, a machine gunner with Company E., Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides security while the rest of the raid force takes accountability during boat raid training here, July 11. The raid was part of a pre-deployment training package. The 31st MEU is the United States force in readiness for the Asia Pacific region.

Lance Cpl. Nicholas D. Alen, a machine gunner with Company E., Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides security while the rest of the raid force takes accountability during boat raid training here, July 11. The raid was part of a pre-deployment training package. The 31st MEU is the United States force in readiness for the Asia Pacific region.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Codey Underwood

Second Lieutenant Olaolu Ogunyemi wears the iconic “Dress Blue’s” for the first time as he prepares to begin his career as the Marine Corps’ most recently commissioned officer. Ogunyemi, who is the first Marine officer commissioned from Grambling State University in more than three decades, graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Information Systems Dec. 14, 2012. He joins a distinguished heritage of African-American officers started by Frederick C. Branch, the Corps’ first Black officer.

Second Lieutenant Olaolu Ogunyemi wears the iconic “Dress Blue’s” for the first time as he prepares to begin his career as the Marine Corps’ most recently commissioned officer. Ogunyemi, who is the first Marine officer commissioned from Grambling State University in more than three decades, graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Information Systems Dec. 14, 2012. He joins a distinguished heritage of African-American officers started by Frederick C. Branch, the Corps’ first Black officer.

Photo by Sgt. Scott Schmidt

CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron-262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to land and offload Marines of Combat Logistics Battalion-31, 31st MEU, for a mass casualty evacuation exercise here, Dec. 14. Marines and Sailors of CLB-31 secured a landing zone, triaged simulated casualties and evacuated them by priority as part of their preparatory training for the upcoming spring deployment. The 31st MEU is the Marine Corps’ force in readiness for the Asia-Pacific region and the only continuously forward-deployed MEU.

CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron-262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to land and offload Marines of Combat Logistics Battalion-31, 31st MEU, for a mass casualty evacuation exercise here, Dec. 14. Marines and Sailors of CLB-31 secured a landing zone, triaged simulated casualties and evacuated them by priority as part of their preparatory training for the upcoming spring deployment. The 31st MEU is the Marine Corps’ force in readiness for the Asia-Pacific region and the only continuously forward-deployed MEU.

Photo by Sgt. Paul Robbins Jr.

Marines of Combat Logistics Battalion-31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, transport simulated casualties into staging areas during a mass casualty evacuation exercise here, Dec. 14. Marines and Sailors of CLB-31 secured a landing zone, triaged simulated casualties and evacuated them by priority as part of their preparatory training for the upcoming spring deployment. The 31st MEU is the Marine Corps’ force in readiness for the Asia-Pacific region and the only continuously forward-deployed MEU.

Marines of Combat Logistics Battalion-31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, transport simulated casualties into staging areas during a mass casualty evacuation exercise here, Dec. 14. Marines and Sailors of CLB-31 secured a landing zone, triaged simulated casualties and evacuated them by priority as part of their preparatory training for the upcoming spring deployment. The 31st MEU is the Marine Corps’ force in readiness for the Asia-Pacific region and the only continuously forward-deployed MEU.

Photo by Sgt. Paul Robbins Jr.

Marines and Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion-31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, carry simulated casualties onto CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron-262 (Reinforced), during a mass casualty evacuation exercise here, Dec. 14. Marines and Sailors of CLB-31 secured a landing zone, triaged simulated casualties and evacuated them by priority as part of their preparatory training for the upcoming spring deployment. The 31st MEU is the Marine Corps’ force in readiness for the Asia-Pacific region and the only continuously forward-deployed MEU.

Marines and Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion-31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, carry simulated casualties onto CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron-262 (Reinforced), during a mass casualty evacuation exercise here, Dec. 14. Marines and Sailors of CLB-31 secured a landing zone, triaged simulated casualties and evacuated them by priority as part of their preparatory training for the upcoming spring deployment. The 31st MEU is the Marine Corps’ force in readiness for the Asia-Pacific region and the only continuously forward-deployed MEU.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Caleb Hoover

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – A Marine with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit conducts an interview with his family and a local news reporter after returning home from deployment on Camp Lejeune, Dec. 16, 2012. The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit has returned to the U.S. after completing nearly nine months deployed as an expeditionary crisis response force with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group. Approximately 2,300 Marines and Sailors of the 24th MEU will be offloading over the next few days from amphibious assault ships USS Iwo Jima, USS New York and USS Gunston Hall. (Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – A Marine with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit conducts an interview with his family and a local news reporter after returning home from deployment on Camp Lejeune, Dec. 16, 2012. The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit has returned to the U.S. after completing nearly nine months deployed as an expeditionary crisis response force with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group. Approximately 2,300 Marines and Sailors of the 24th MEU will be offloading over the next few days from amphibious assault ships USS Iwo Jima, USS New York and USS Gunston Hall. (Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein)

Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein

Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit's (MEU) command element walk past a CH-53E Super Stallion aboard the USS San Antonio (LPD 17) after cross decking from the USS Bataan (LHD 5) aboard MV-22B Ospreys, Dec. 15, 2012. This was part of the 26th MEU's third major training exercise of their pre-deployment training process. The 26th MEU operates continuously across the globe, providing the president and unified combatant commanders with a forward-deployed, sea-based quick reaction force. The MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force capable of conducting amphibious operations, crisis response, and limited contingency operations. The 26th MEU is slated to deploy in 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels/Released)

Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit's (MEU) command element walk past a CH-53E Super Stallion aboard the USS San Antonio (LPD 17) after cross decking from the USS Bataan (LHD 5) aboard MV-22B Ospreys, Dec. 15, 2012. This was part of the 26th MEU's third major training exercise of their pre-deployment training process. The 26th MEU operates continuously across the globe, providing the president and unified combatant commanders with a forward-deployed, sea-based quick reaction force. The MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force capable of conducting amphibious operations, crisis response, and limited contingency operations. The 26th MEU is slated to deploy in 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels

Marines from Company C, 1st Tank Battalion, prepare their tank for the day’s attack on Range 210 Dec. 11, 2012, during Steel Knight 13.

Marines from Company C, 1st Tank Battalion, prepare their tank for the day’s attack on Range 210 Dec. 11, 2012, during Steel Knight 13.

Photo by Lance Cpl. D. J. Wu

Weapon and Field Training Battalion field instructors mediate body sparring bouts between recruits of Plt. 2111, Co. E, 2nd Recruit Traning Battalion, during the Crucible aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. Dec. 4. Body sparring helps build recruits confidence and adaptibility.

Weapon and Field Training Battalion field instructors mediate body sparring bouts between recruits of Plt. 2111, Co. E, 2nd Recruit Traning Battalion, during the Crucible aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. Dec. 4. Body sparring helps build recruits confidence and adaptibility.

Photo by Cpl. Liz Gleason

Company A recruits stare each other down before a pugil sticks match in recruit training aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego Dec. 6. Recruits mentally prepared themselves as they waited for the sound of the whistle to start the match.

Company A recruits stare each other down before a pugil sticks match in recruit training aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego Dec. 6. Recruits mentally prepared themselves as they waited for the sound of the whistle to start the match.

Photo by Cpl. Matheus J. Hernandez

2nd Lt. Ikunari Kashiwagi straps himself into a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter simulator at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma Dec. 5 during a Japan Observer Exchange Program event. Kashiwagi is a helicopter pilot with 1st Headquarters Brigade, 102 Aviation Unit, JGSDF. Photo by Pfc. Kasey Peacock

2nd Lt. Ikunari Kashiwagi straps himself into a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter simulator at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma Dec. 5 during a Japan Observer Exchange Program event. Kashiwagi is a helicopter pilot with 1st Headquarters Brigade, 102 Aviation Unit, JGSDF. Photo by Pfc. Kasey Peacock

Photo by Pfc. Kasey Peacock

Sgt. Adrian Richards, food service specialist with the Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and his daughter, receive a present from Santa during the Command Element Christmas party here, Dec. 14. Prior to the holiday leave period, the Command Element service members and their families came together for a home-cooked holiday meal and to treat their children to a visit from Santa Claus. The 31st MEU is the only continuously forward-deployed MEU and is the Marine Corps’ force in readiness in the Asia-Pacific region.

Sgt. Adrian Richards, food service specialist with the Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and his daughter, receive a present from Santa during the Command Element Christmas party here, Dec. 14. Prior to the holiday leave period, the Command Element service members and their families came together for a home-cooked holiday meal and to treat their children to a visit from Santa Claus. The 31st MEU is the only continuously forward-deployed MEU and is the Marine Corps’ force in readiness in the Asia-Pacific region.

Photo by Cpl. Jonathan G. Wright

An AH-1W Super Cobra with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 sits on the Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, flightline, Dec. 15, 2012. The squadron’s corrosion control section hand painted a mural on the side of the Super Cobra to help remind the squadron’s Marines and all servicemembers who see the aircraft of why they are deployed.

An AH-1W Super Cobra with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 sits on the Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, flightline, Dec. 15, 2012. The squadron’s corrosion control section hand painted a mural on the side of the Super Cobra to help remind the squadron’s Marines and all servicemembers who see the aircraft of why they are deployed.

Photo by Sgt. John Jackson