A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter flies with a Humvee attached to it Oct. 7 here. The CH-53E is able to lift a max weight of 73,500 pounds, which includes its own weight, and is able to lift not only vehicles, but expeditionary bridges and even other aircraft. The CH-53E is with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, currently assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III MEF, under the unit deployment program. - A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter flies with a Humvee attached to it Oct. 7 here. The CH-53E is able to lift a max weight of 73,500 pounds, which includes its own weight, and is able to lift not only vehicles, but expeditionary bridges and even other aircraft. The CH-53E is with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, currently assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III MEF, under the unit deployment program.

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Milton Donatus, second from right, speaks with Palau national law enforcement officers during live-fire training with the M9A1 9 mm service pistol Sept. 16 in Irai, Palau. Donatus, from Ngaraard, Palau, led the training and taught his fellow Palauans the fundamentals of combat marksmanship with the weapon. The training is part of exercise T-AKE 14-2, a maritime pre-positioned force, multi-country theater security cooperation event that deploys from Okinawa aboard the USNS Sacagawea to conduct training exercises. Donatus is the training chief with Combat Logistics Detachment 379, Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drew Tech/Released) - U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Milton Donatus, second from right, speaks with Palau national law enforcement officers during live-fire training with the M9A1 9 mm service pistol Sept. 16 in Irai, Palau. Donatus, from Ngaraard, Palau, led the training and taught his fellow Palauans the fundamentals of combat marksmanship with the weapon. The training is part of exercise T-AKE 14-2, a maritime pre-positioned force, multi-country theater security cooperation event that deploys from Okinawa aboard the USNS Sacagawea to conduct training exercises. Donatus is the training chief with Combat Logistics Detachment 379, Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drew Tech/Released)

U.S. Marines participating in T-AKE 14-2 transport Humvees using components of an Improved Ribbon Bridge pushed by Bridge Erection Boats while executing ship-to-shore transport operations Sept. 24 in logistical support of Amphibious Landing Exercise 2015 in Subic Bay, Philippines. The operation proved the concept that IRB components can be used in conjunction with BEBs on the open ocean as a ship-to-shore connector for transporting supplies and equipment to Marines on shore. PHIBLEX is an annual bilateral training exercise conducted by the Armed Forces of the Philippines alongside U.S. Marine and Navy forces. The Marines are combat engineers with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, currently assigned to Combat Logistics Detachment 379, Headquarters Regiment, 3rd MLG, III MEF. T-AKE 14-2 is a maritime pre-positioned force, multi-country theater security cooperation event that deployed from Okinawa aboard the USNS Sacagawea to participate in training exercises throughout the Asia-Pacific area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Drew Tech/Released) - U.S. Marines participating in T-AKE 14-2 transport Humvees using components of an Improved Ribbon Bridge pushed by Bridge Erection Boats while executing ship-to-shore transport operations Sept. 24 in logistical support of Amphibious Landing Exercise 2015 in Subic Bay, Philippines. The operation proved the concept that IRB components can be used in conjunction with BEBs on the open ocean as a ship-to-shore connector for transporting supplies and equipment to Marines on shore. PHIBLEX is an annual bilateral training exercise conducted by the Armed Forces of the Philippines alongside U.S. Marine and Navy forces. The Marines are combat engineers with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, currently assigned to Combat Logistics Detachment 379, Headquarters Regiment, 3rd MLG, III MEF. T-AKE 14-2 is a maritime pre-positioned force, multi-country theater security cooperation event that deployed from Okinawa aboard the USNS Sacagawea to participate in training exercises throughout the Asia-Pacific area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Drew Tech/Released)

Brig. Gen. Niel E. Nelson, center, and Brig. Gen. (select) Tracy W. King, left, watch as 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, conduct a pass in review July 18 during a change of command ceremony on Roberts Field on Camp Kinser. The event marked the end of Brig. Gen. Niel E. Nelson’s two-year rotation as commanding general of 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III MEF. Brig. Gen. (select) Tracy W. King takes command of 3rd MLG following his command of Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st MLG, I MEF. Nelson is a Genoa, Nevada, native, and King is an Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, native. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Pete Sanders/Released) - Brig. Gen. Niel E. Nelson, center, and Brig. Gen. (select) Tracy W. King, left, watch as 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, conduct a pass in review July 18 during a change of command ceremony on Roberts Field on Camp Kinser. The event marked the end of Brig. Gen. Niel E. Nelson’s two-year rotation as commanding general of 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III MEF. Brig. Gen. (select) Tracy W. King takes command of 3rd MLG following his command of Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st MLG, I MEF. Nelson is a Genoa, Nevada, native, and King is an Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, native. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Pete Sanders/Released)

Chief Warrant Officer Stephen S. Grant, left, educates Urasoe City Mayor Tetsuji Matsumoto, second from left, and members of the Urasoe City assembly about the capabilities of a storage building July 3 on Camp Kinser during a tour. The city representatives gained a better understanding of the work Marines do while stationed on Camp Kinser. The tour highlighted the logistical importance of Camp Kinser to the camps across Okinawa. Grant is the storage officer in charge with Combat Logistics Battalion 351, Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Chief Warrant Officer Stephen S. Grant, left, educates Urasoe City Mayor Tetsuji Matsumoto, second from left, and members of the Urasoe City assembly about the capabilities of a storage building July 3 on Camp Kinser during a tour. The city representatives gained a better understanding of the work Marines do while stationed on Camp Kinser. The tour highlighted the logistical importance of Camp Kinser to the camps across Okinawa. Grant is the storage officer in charge with Combat Logistics Battalion 351, Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

U.S. Marine Sgt. Jesus Contreras, a Fabens, Texas, native, yanks on a rope attached to a fuse to pull it out of an inert bomb during Exercise Dragon Crab, a three-day exercise, June 26 at the Rodriguez Live-Fire Complex, Republic of Korea. The procedure is called a tape and line, and enables explosive ordnance disposal technicians to defuse a bomb from a safe distance. The scenario is one of eight meant to test the skills of EOD technicians from the U.S. Marine Corps and Army. Contreras is an EOD technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Wing Support Group 17, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Photo by Lance Cpl. Abbey Perria/Released) - U.S. Marine Sgt. Jesus Contreras, a Fabens, Texas, native, yanks on a rope attached to a fuse to pull it out of an inert bomb during Exercise Dragon Crab, a three-day exercise, June 26 at the Rodriguez Live-Fire Complex, Republic of Korea. The procedure is called a tape and line, and enables explosive ordnance disposal technicians to defuse a bomb from a safe distance. The scenario is one of eight meant to test the skills of EOD technicians from the U.S. Marine Corps and Army. Contreras is an EOD technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Wing Support Group 17, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Photo by Lance Cpl. Abbey Perria/Released)

From left to right, Caroline B. Kennedy, Edwin Schlossberg, Alfred R. Magleby and Lt. Gen. John Wissler greet distinguished guests while participating in a memorial ceremony June 23 at the Okinawa Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa, Japan. Distinguished guests in attendance included Hirokazu Nakaima, the governor of Okinawa, and Shinzo Abe, the prime minister of Japan. The memorial service fostered the ongoing positive relationship between the two nations. Kennedy is the U.S. ambassador to Japan and daughter of the 35th president of the U.S., John F. Kennedy. Schlossberg is an author and husband of Kennedy. Magleby is the U.S. consul general, Naha. Wissler is the commanding general of III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joey S. Holeman, Jr./Released) - From left to right, Caroline B. Kennedy, Edwin Schlossberg, Alfred R. Magleby and Lt. Gen. John Wissler greet distinguished guests while participating in a memorial ceremony June 23 at the Okinawa Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa, Japan. Distinguished guests in attendance included Hirokazu Nakaima, the governor of Okinawa, and Shinzo Abe, the prime minister of Japan. The memorial service fostered the ongoing positive relationship between the two nations. Kennedy is the U.S. ambassador to Japan and daughter of the 35th president of the U.S., John F. Kennedy. Schlossberg is an author and husband of Kennedy. Magleby is the U.S. consul general, Naha. Wissler is the commanding general of III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joey S. Holeman, Jr./Released)

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, execute earth moving procedures with a 120M motorized road grader June 25 during a field exercise at Camp Hansen. The rain was unexpected, but helped them with operating the equipment during inclement weather. The Marines are with CLB-4, CLR-3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isaac Ibarra/Released) - Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, execute earth moving procedures with a 120M motorized road grader June 25 during a field exercise at Camp Hansen. The rain was unexpected, but helped them with operating the equipment during inclement weather. The Marines are with CLB-4, CLR-3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isaac Ibarra/Released)

Marines and sailors execute advanced live-fire training with the M16A4 service rifle and M4 carbine June 11 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji as part of Exercise Fuji Warrior. The training better prepares the service members to rapidly react to hostile contact should they deploy to a regional contingency or crisis. The Marines and sailors are with Combat Logistics Regiments 35 and 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Marines and sailors execute advanced live-fire training with the M16A4 service rifle and M4 carbine June 11 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji as part of Exercise Fuji Warrior. The training better prepares the service members to rapidly react to hostile contact should they deploy to a regional contingency or crisis. The Marines and sailors are with Combat Logistics Regiments 35 and 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Lance Cpl. Amelia Williams, left, enjoys a cookout with the children of the Nagomi Nursing Home for Children June 22 in Nago. The children experienced American culture through interaction with the Marines. Williams is a Bremerton, Washington, native and a radio operator with 3rd Marine Logistics Group currently assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brittany A. James/Released) - Lance Cpl. Amelia Williams, left, enjoys a cookout with the children of the Nagomi Nursing Home for Children June 22 in Nago. The children experienced American culture through interaction with the Marines. Williams is a Bremerton, Washington, native and a radio operator with 3rd Marine Logistics Group currently assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brittany A. James/Released)