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U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Alex Arnold set up communication gear and equipment during Marine Expeditionary Force Exercise 19 April 22 through May 9, 2019, at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. MEFEX 19 is a command post exercise that allows III Marine Expeditionary Force commanders and staff to practice their ability to execute command and control within a notional scenario. Arnold, a native of Columbus, Georgia, is a networking chief with Networking Platoon, Communications Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Terry Wong) - U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Alex Arnold set up communication gear and equipment during Marine Expeditionary Force Exercise 19 April 22 through May 9, 2019, at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. MEFEX 19 is a command post exercise that allows III Marine Expeditionary Force commanders and staff to practice their ability to execute command and control within a notional scenario. Arnold, a native of Columbus, Georgia, is a networking chief with Networking Platoon, Communications Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Terry Wong)

U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Michael T. Williams advises 3rd Marine Logistics Group on mortuary affairs operations as part of MEFEX 19 on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, May 9, 2019. MEFEX 19 is a command post exercise that allows III Marine Expeditionary Force commanders and staff to practice their ability to execute command and control within a notional scenario. Williams, a native of Rome, Georgia, is a mortuary affairs capabilities chief with Personnel Retrieval and Processing Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 45, 4th Marine Logistics Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Terry Wong) - U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Michael T. Williams advises 3rd Marine Logistics Group on mortuary affairs operations as part of MEFEX 19 on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, May 9, 2019. MEFEX 19 is a command post exercise that allows III Marine Expeditionary Force commanders and staff to practice their ability to execute command and control within a notional scenario. Williams, a native of Rome, Georgia, is a mortuary affairs capabilities chief with Personnel Retrieval and Processing Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 45, 4th Marine Logistics Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Terry Wong)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Chad R. Cruz stands in front of an MTVR 7-ton truck at Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan on April 23, 2019. Cruz was awarded the Motor Transportation Operator of the Year award for his hard work and enthusiasm as a motor transportation operator. Cruz, a native of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, is with Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Supply Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Armando Elizalde) - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Chad R. Cruz stands in front of an MTVR 7-ton truck at Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan on April 23, 2019. Cruz was awarded the Motor Transportation Operator of the Year award for his hard work and enthusiasm as a motor transportation operator. Cruz, a native of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, is with Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Supply Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Armando Elizalde)

190218-M-LO635-1154.JPG - U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Kevin Syphanthavong and a Royal Thai explosive ordnance disposal technician stage old anti-personnel mines for detonation on an explosives range in the Kingdom of Thailand during Cobra Gold 19 Feb. 18, 2019. U.S. Marines assist the Royal Thai Armed Forces in teaching explosive ordnance disposal courses and disposing landmines. Syphanthavong, an EOD technician with 3rd EOD Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, is a native of Lynn, Massachussettes. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jamin M. Powell)

Cpl. Gregory L. Simmons is a bulk fuel specialist with 2nd Platoon, Bulk Fuel Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group. Marines with 2nd Plt., Bulk Fuel Co., 9th ESB, 3rd MLG, assembled fuel sites across Central Training Area to enhance their training and readiness within a harsh environment on Jan. 28, 2019 at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. The bulk fuel specialists set up and maintained their bulk fuel equipment during a week-long training evolution. Simmons is a native of Spring Hill, Kansas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Armando Elizalde) - Cpl. Gregory L. Simmons is a bulk fuel specialist with 2nd Platoon, Bulk Fuel Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group. Marines with 2nd Plt., Bulk Fuel Co., 9th ESB, 3rd MLG, assembled fuel sites across Central Training Area to enhance their training and readiness within a harsh environment on Jan. 28, 2019 at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. The bulk fuel specialists set up and maintained their bulk fuel equipment during a week-long training evolution. Simmons is a native of Spring Hill, Kansas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Armando Elizalde)

Combat engineers navigate across the water in bridge erection boats (BEBs) and a combat rubber raid craft Jan. 29, 2019 at Naha Military Port. The Marines with Improved Ribbon Bridge Platoon, Bridge Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group are designated as BEB operators, who were tested on a series of maneuvers at the port in order to attain BEB licenses. BEBS are used to move and connect Improved Ribbon Bridge (IRB) bays, which is a tactical bridging system that can span across wet-gaps greater than 100 meters or can function as a raft to ferry vehicles and equipment across larger bodies of water. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tiffany Edwards) - Combat engineers navigate across the water in bridge erection boats (BEBs) and a combat rubber raid craft Jan. 29, 2019 at Naha Military Port. The Marines with Improved Ribbon Bridge Platoon, Bridge Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group are designated as BEB operators, who were tested on a series of maneuvers at the port in order to attain BEB licenses. BEBS are used to move and connect Improved Ribbon Bridge (IRB) bays, which is a tactical bridging system that can span across wet-gaps greater than 100 meters or can function as a raft to ferry vehicles and equipment across larger bodies of water. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tiffany Edwards)

An MV-22B Osprey lifts cargo during night operations with assistance from a helicopter support team at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 14, 2019. Landing Support Company, 3rd Transportation Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group supported Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing during external lift training, which ensures pilots and landing support specialists are able to communicate as well as transport gear from one location to another. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. André T. Peterson Jr.) - An MV-22B Osprey lifts cargo during night operations with assistance from a helicopter support team at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 14, 2019. Landing Support Company, 3rd Transportation Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group supported Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing during external lift training, which ensures pilots and landing support specialists are able to communicate as well as transport gear from one location to another. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. André T. Peterson Jr.)

Navy Lt. Kristopher Zamora, center left, and Lt. Kathryn Harrington, right, do the “floss” dance with students from Kinser Elementary School Feb. 5, 2019 on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan. Sailors from Naval clinics in Okinawa held a presentation to promote oral health awareness during National Children’s Dental Health Month. Zamora, a general dentist with Branch Dental Clinic Hansen, 3rd Dental Bn., 3rd Marine Logistics Group, is a native of Caldwell, Idaho. Harrington, a general dentist with Branch Dental Clinic Futenma, 3rd Dental Bn., 3rd MLG, is a native of Cleveland, Ohio. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Armando Elizalde) - Navy Lt. Kristopher Zamora, center left, and Lt. Kathryn Harrington, right, do the “floss” dance with students from Kinser Elementary School Feb. 5, 2019 on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan. Sailors from Naval clinics in Okinawa held a presentation to promote oral health awareness during National Children’s Dental Health Month. Zamora, a general dentist with Branch Dental Clinic Hansen, 3rd Dental Bn., 3rd Marine Logistics Group, is a native of Caldwell, Idaho. Harrington, a general dentist with Branch Dental Clinic Futenma, 3rd Dental Bn., 3rd MLG, is a native of Cleveland, Ohio. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Armando Elizalde)

190203-M-LO635-1050.JPG - Lance Cpl. Zakary Hester scans the barcode on a front-end loader during a maritime prepositioning force (MPF) offload of the U.S.N.S. Pililaau (TAKR-304) for Cobra Gold 19 Feb. 4, 2019 at Laem Chabang Commercial Port, Thailand. The Common Logistics Command and Control System (CLC2S) is used to keep track of what gear comes on and off of the ship. The Pililaau is a Marine Corps MPF ship used to deliver Marine assets to areas in the Indo-Pacific region. Hester, a landing support specialist with Combat Logistics Detachment 332, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, is a native of Gainesville, Georgia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jamin M. Powell)

181127-M-IV944-6961.JPG - U.S. Navy corpsmen prepare the RadPRO X-ray machine during the capabilities display Nov. 27, 2018 at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. The RadPRO is a portable machine that allows medical staff to conduct X-rays on injured service members after suffering injuries in the field. Sailors with 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, established a Role II capabilities display to give service members the opportunity to view their deployable field facilities and employment. Role II facilities give Sailors the ability to offer ultrasound, X-ray, surgery and dental while providing a place for injured service members to be treated. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mark Fike)