Kinser Elementary School 4th graders do ammo-can lifts Dec. 10 during Warrior Day on Camp Kinser. “The purpose of the Warrior Day is to provide the students of Kinser Elementary School an opportunity to conduct training similar to what their parents do,” said Staff Sgt. Tracie Mahan, from Fort Madison, Iowa. Mahan is a machinist with 3rd Maintenance Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Kinser Elementary School 4th graders do ammo-can lifts Dec. 10 during Warrior Day on Camp Kinser. “The purpose of the Warrior Day is to provide the students of Kinser Elementary School an opportunity to conduct training similar to what their parents do,” said Staff Sgt. Tracie Mahan, from Fort Madison, Iowa. Mahan is a machinist with 3rd Maintenance Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Marines check the GPS coordinates of their M777A2 lightweight 155 mm howitzers Oct. 30 during a command post exercise for Artillery Relocation Training Program 14-3. “Camp Fuji provides that cold weather training environment that artillery units need to be familiar with,” said Sgt. Maj. Marvin M. Magcale, the battalion sergeant major for 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines. “The Marines and sailors in this battalion will be better prepared to accomplish the mission involving cold weather. Austere conditions obviously affect not only the Marines and sailors, but their equipment as well.” The Marines are with Battery B, 1st Bn., 12th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, based out of Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, and are currently assigned to 3rd Bn., 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force under the unit deployment program. - Marines check the GPS coordinates of their M777A2 lightweight 155 mm howitzers Oct. 30 during a command post exercise for Artillery Relocation Training Program 14-3. “Camp Fuji provides that cold weather training environment that artillery units need to be familiar with,” said Sgt. Maj. Marvin M. Magcale, the battalion sergeant major for 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines. “The Marines and sailors in this battalion will be better prepared to accomplish the mission involving cold weather. Austere conditions obviously affect not only the Marines and sailors, but their equipment as well.” The Marines are with Battery B, 1st Bn., 12th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, based out of Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, and are currently assigned to 3rd Bn., 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force under the unit deployment program.

Cpl. Gary Odom, a Toledo, Ohio, native, picks up trash Aug. 23 at the Kin Town Fishing Port. The Kin Town Social Welfare Office coordinated the event, and invited local residents and Camp Hansen service members to pick up trash and enjoy local cuisine. Odom is a field radio operator with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Photo by Lance Cpl. Abbey Perria/Released) - Cpl. Gary Odom, a Toledo, Ohio, native, picks up trash Aug. 23 at the Kin Town Fishing Port. The Kin Town Social Welfare Office coordinated the event, and invited local residents and Camp Hansen service members to pick up trash and enjoy local cuisine. Odom is a field radio operator with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Photo by Lance Cpl. Abbey Perria/Released)

Sgt. Rene Rosado, left, swings a bat June 21 during a baseball scrimmage between the Kin Town Eagles and the Camp Hansen Tigers at the Kin Town Baseball Stadium. “It’s important to have a good relationship with your host nation,” said Col. Sean M. McBride a Butte, Montana, native. “Baseball is America’s pastime and is also something the people of Okinawa enjoy. Sharing this is just one of the ways we can maintain that positive relationship.” McBride is the commanding officer of III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF, and the camp commander of Camp Hansen. Rosado is a tactical switching operator with Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III MEF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David N. Hersey) - Sgt. Rene Rosado, left, swings a bat June 21 during a baseball scrimmage between the Kin Town Eagles and the Camp Hansen Tigers at the Kin Town Baseball Stadium. “It’s important to have a good relationship with your host nation,” said Col. Sean M. McBride a Butte, Montana, native. “Baseball is America’s pastime and is also something the people of Okinawa enjoy. Sharing this is just one of the ways we can maintain that positive relationship.” McBride is the commanding officer of III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF, and the camp commander of Camp Hansen. Rosado is a tactical switching operator with Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III MEF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David N. Hersey)

Marines operate a Blue Force Tracker – Joint Capabilities Release system April 23 during a course at the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Integrated Systems Training Center on Camp Hansen. The BFT-JCR is a new system being field tested by the Marine Corps to replace the original BFT. The system is a personnel and equipment tracker capable of quick communication and notifying users of previously determined hazard areas in an area of operations. - Marines operate a Blue Force Tracker – Joint Capabilities Release system April 23 during a course at the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Integrated Systems Training Center on Camp Hansen. The BFT-JCR is a new system being field tested by the Marine Corps to replace the original BFT. The system is a personnel and equipment tracker capable of quick communication and notifying users of previously determined hazard areas in an area of operations.