Service members learn basics of explosive ordnance

U.S. Marines and sailors with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler participate in the Basic Demolition Familiarization Training Course on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, from November 5-6, 2019. The course was held to teach service members on the basics of demolition effects, explosive theory, and demolition setup […]

On/Off Helicopter Drills during Fuji Viper 20-2

U.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Division conduct helicopter on/off drills during exercise Fuji Viper 20-2 on Camp Fuji, Japan, November 21, 2019. On/off drills enable units to effectively and efficiently embark and disembark aircraft. Fuji Viper is a regularly scheduled training evolution that allows infantry units to maintain their lethality and proficiency in infantry and […]

Operation Christmas Drop 2019: Bundle Build

U.S. service members, their families, local community members and Airmen from the Japan Air Self-Defense, Royal Australian Air Force, Royal New Zealand Air Force build packages during Operation Christmas Drop 2019 Bundle Build at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, December 7, 2019. More than 20,000 people residing on 56 Micronesian islands spread across a 1.8 […]