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180425-M-IU921-360.JPG - Sgt. Christopher Piette, an explosive ordinance disposal technician with EOD Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 35, measures a 81mm mortar round for disabling and disposal during post-blast analysis and render safe procedure training April 25, 2018 at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. Marines with EOD Company, 9th ESB and Air Force EOD technicians with EOD Unit, 18th Civil Engineers conducted the training to instruct junior technicians on safe disposal of ordnance and examination of ordinance blast craters to determine potential locations for hostile enemy positions. Piette is a native of Green Bay, Wisconsin. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tiffany Edwards)

Fire in the hole

CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan – “Fire in the hole! Fire in the hole! Fire in the hole!” The call rings out through the dense, green Okinawan jungle, followed by a tense silence. Suddenly, an explosion cracks the quiet, sending a shockwave across the mountain. After the shudder from the shockwave fades, the Marine and Air Force explosive ordinance technicians wait silently for a few moments. The 30 seconds after detonating ordnance are crucial, spent listening closely for any lethal shrapnel flying through the air that could cut too close to life and limb.

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Marines with Communications Company, Headquarters Regiment, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, slide a simulated victim down a hill at the Endurance Course on Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 16, 2018. The E-Course is the culminating event in the Basic Jungle Skills Course, consisting of obstacles scattered through the hill-riddled jungle. BJSC is designed to teach Marines how to operate in a jungle environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jamin M. Powell) - Marines with Communications Company, Headquarters Regiment, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, slide a simulated victim down a hill at the Endurance Course on Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 16, 2018. The E-Course is the culminating event in the Basic Jungle Skills Course, consisting of obstacles scattered through the hill-riddled jungle. BJSC is designed to teach Marines how to operate in a jungle environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jamin M. Powell)

Into The Woods | 3rd MLG Marines participate in jungle warfare training

CAMP GONSALVES, Okinawa, Japan – Quiet rustles and murmurs filtered through the trees as the camp woke up, dew rolling off camouflaged tents as Marines of 3rd Marine Logistics Group took their first steps into the brisk morning air.

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Lance Cpl. Andrew Hollom (left), a combat engineer with Bridge Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 35, throws a rope to Lance Cpl. Alex Hisey, also a combat engineer with Bridge Co., to secure the Bridge Erection Boat to an Improved Ribbon Bridge (IRB) bay at Naha Military Port, Okinawa, Japan Jan. 31, 2018. Bridge Co. conducted training with IRBs to train new Marines and to show the capabilities of the newly-formed company. Hollom is a native of Poplar, Montana. Hisey is a native of Toledo, Ohio. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Jamin M. Powell) - Lance Cpl. Andrew Hollom (left), a combat engineer with Bridge Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 35, throws a rope to Lance Cpl. Alex Hisey, also a combat engineer with Bridge Co., to secure the Bridge Erection Boat to an Improved Ribbon Bridge (IRB) bay at Naha Military Port, Okinawa, Japan Jan. 31, 2018. Bridge Co. conducted training with IRBs to train new Marines and to show the capabilities of the newly-formed company. Hollom is a native of Poplar, Montana. Hisey is a native of Toledo, Ohio. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Jamin M. Powell)

Salty sea dogs bridge the gap

NAHA MILITARY PORT, OKINAWA, Japan - On a dark, cloud-covered morning, Marines climbed into a small, green, metal boat to maneuver huge, metal cylinders floating in a quiet harbor. As they slid into the water, they began the first salt water training exercise Bridge Company has done since being reactivated.

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Lt. Cmdr. Yoon Choi, the regimental chaplain for Combat Logistics Regiment 35, waits to address a group of Marines and Sailors before the Kinser Challenge at Roberts Field on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 26, 2018. The Kinser Challenge is an event organized by the 3rd MLG chaplain’s office and hosted by Combat Logistics Regiment 35, to promote camaraderie, physical exercise, mental aptitude and spiritual wellness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Pinkney) - Lt. Cmdr. Yoon Choi, the regimental chaplain for Combat Logistics Regiment 35, waits to address a group of Marines and Sailors before the Kinser Challenge at Roberts Field on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 26, 2018. The Kinser Challenge is an event organized by the 3rd MLG chaplain’s office and hosted by Combat Logistics Regiment 35, to promote camaraderie, physical exercise, mental aptitude and spiritual wellness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Pinkney)

3rd MLG Marines participate in "Elevate": Kinser Challenge

On a windy, rainy Friday evening, roughly 100 Marines and Sailors gathered at Roberts Field on Camp Kinser to challenge their bodies, minds and spirits. As the night closed in and the wind grew colder, these teams jogged through a base-wide competition known as the Kinser Challenge Jan. 26, 2018.

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170922-M-IU921-005.JPG - U.S. service members and Japanese citizens take off from the starting line at the Tour de Tohoku annual charity bicycle tour at Ishinomaki City, Japan, Sept. 17, 2017. Tour de Tohoku takes place along the coast of mainland Japan, and brings donations to areas affected by the Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami in 2011. III Marine Expeditionary Force provided personnel, equipment and supplies in support of relief efforts during Operation Tomodachi, the disaster relief operation in response to the earthquake and tsunami. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Maj. Mario Marquez)

Ride for relief - Tour de Tohoku

In March 2011, a massive 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami destroyed residences and displaced civilians along the coast of Tohoku, Japan. Support came from around the world, to include Okinawa, to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to the affected area.

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