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Marines escort a downed pilot role-player they located Dec. 5 amid a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel scenario during Exercise Chromite. During the exercise, Marines gained valuable experience, which will prepare them to succeed in real-world operations. The Marines are with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, under the unit deployment program. - Marines escort a downed pilot role-player they located Dec. 5 amid a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel scenario during Exercise Chromite. During the exercise, Marines gained valuable experience, which will prepare them to succeed in real-world operations. The Marines are with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, under the unit deployment program.

Maj. Robb McDonald, air officer with 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, from Yuma, Ariz., speaks to members of the official party before receiving the Silver Star for his efforts against an enemy attack aboard Camp Bastion, Afghanistan in 2012. Lt. Gen. John A. Toolan, commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force pinned the nation’s third highest award on McDonald aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 9. - Maj. Robb McDonald, air officer with 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, from Yuma, Ariz., speaks to members of the official party before receiving the Silver Star for his efforts against an enemy attack aboard Camp Bastion, Afghanistan in 2012. Lt. Gen. John A. Toolan, commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force pinned the nation’s third highest award on McDonald aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 9.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeremy A. Cieplich fires a GAU-21/A .50 caliber machine gun mounted in an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter at simulated enemy personnel during live-fire, close-air support training Dec. 10 at Farallon de Medinilla Target Range, Northern Mariana Islands. The MH-60Ss are currently forward deployed to the island of Tinian, coordinating with Marine Corps units during Exercise Forager Fury II. FF II is an aviation training relocation event intended to meet U.S.-Japan bilateral goals such as reduced local impacts by dispersing the training to other areas and increased operational readiness. Cieplich is a naval aircrewman with Helicopter Sea Attack Squadron 25 based out of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. - Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeremy A. Cieplich fires a GAU-21/A .50 caliber machine gun mounted in an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter at simulated enemy personnel during live-fire, close-air support training Dec. 10 at Farallon de Medinilla Target Range, Northern Mariana Islands. The MH-60Ss are currently forward deployed to the island of Tinian, coordinating with Marine Corps units during Exercise Forager Fury II. FF II is an aviation training relocation event intended to meet U.S.-Japan bilateral goals such as reduced local impacts by dispersing the training to other areas and increased operational readiness. Cieplich is a naval aircrewman with Helicopter Sea Attack Squadron 25 based out of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.

Staff Sgt. Samuel Wright, a Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron explosive ordnance technician, checks the ingredients in a bottle during a simulated scenario training exercise held at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Nov. 12. Donning a lightweight SCBA (self-contained breathing apparatus) Tychem-F chemical protective suit, Wright evaluates the scene and mitigating factors to best determine the safest course of action. - Staff Sgt. Samuel Wright, a Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron explosive ordnance technician, checks the ingredients in a bottle during a simulated scenario training exercise held at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Nov. 12. Donning a lightweight SCBA (self-contained breathing apparatus) Tychem-F chemical protective suit, Wright evaluates the scene and mitigating factors to best determine the safest course of action.

A Navy MH-60 Seahawk helicopter lands Dec. 9 at Charlie runway on Tinian’s North Field during Exercise Forager Fury II to execute a forward arming and refueling point training. The exercise encompasses fixed and rotary-wing flight operations allowing exploitation of several Marine aviation functions including assault support and fuel storage and distribution. FF II allows Marines and sailors to join forces to expand aviation capabilities. The MH-60 is with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25, stationed at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. - A Navy MH-60 Seahawk helicopter lands Dec. 9 at Charlie runway on Tinian’s North Field during Exercise Forager Fury II to execute a forward arming and refueling point training. The exercise encompasses fixed and rotary-wing flight operations allowing exploitation of several Marine aviation functions including assault support and fuel storage and distribution. FF II allows Marines and sailors to join forces to expand aviation capabilities. The MH-60 is with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25, stationed at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.

A service member passes out candy to a child from an orphanage in Gunsan during a community relations event, Nov. 5, 2013. Children of the orphanage were excited and tried to get service members to pass out candy before scheduled. - A service member passes out candy to a child from an orphanage in Gunsan during a community relations event, Nov. 5, 2013. Children of the orphanage were excited and tried to get service members to pass out candy before scheduled.

Lance Cpl. James Hughes communicates using a PRC-117 Dec. 2 at Tinian's North Field during Exercise Forager Fury II. FF II is a joint exercise designed to employ and assess combat power generation in a deployed and austere environment. Hughes is a field radio operator with Marine Wing Communication Squadron 18, Marine Air Control Group 18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Lance Cpl. James Hughes communicates using a PRC-117 Dec. 2 at Tinian's North Field during Exercise Forager Fury II. FF II is a joint exercise designed to employ and assess combat power generation in a deployed and austere environment. Hughes is a field radio operator with Marine Wing Communication Squadron 18, Marine Air Control Group 18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

1st Lt. Daniele Selli, camp commandant for Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, instructs Marines where to lay a pannel at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, Oct. 30, 2013. Marines barrowed equipment from the Air Force in order to complete their mission. - 1st Lt. Daniele Selli, camp commandant for Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, instructs Marines where to lay a pannel at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, Oct. 30, 2013. Marines barrowed equipment from the Air Force in order to complete their mission.