MARCH 21, 2022 - Four Marines died in a crash during a training flight south of Bodo, Norway in support of Exercise Cold Response 2022, March 18, 2022. All four Marines were assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261. The names of the deceased are: Capt. Matthew J. Tomkiewicz of Fort Wayne, IndianaCapt. Ross A. Reynolds of Leominster, Mass.Gunnery Sgt. James W. Speedy … [Read more...]
Ambassador to Japan Visits Oshima Islanders and Marines
MARCH 16, 2022 - The U.S. Ambassador to Japan marked the 11-year anniversary of the March 11, 2011 disaster in Northeast Japan with a visit to the island of Oshima, meeting U.S. Marines and islanders united by Operation Tomodachi. For his first trip outside of the Tokyo area, Ambassador Rahm Emanuel, formerly the White House Chief of Staff during the Obama administration, … [Read more...]
US Marines and Airmen Perform Hot-Pit Refueling Training
MARCH 16, 2022 – U.S. Marines, with Marine Corps Installations Pacific, and Airmen with the 355th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron conducted hot-pit refueling training on Kadena Air Base, March 9. The training helped increase the Marines’ and Airmen’s proficiency using a single-point refuel pump to refuel the F-35A Lightning II upon immediate landing. During this refueling … [Read more...]
MDX-ARDB: Stronger Together
MARCH 14, 2022 - U.S. Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade began their first dedicated bilateral training exercise together, taking place at Numazu Beach, Japan, and Combined Arms Training Center Fuji, Japan. The exercise known as the Maritime Defense Exercise-Amphibious Rapid … [Read more...]
Marines Present Secure Expeditionary Communication Capability
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jared Curtis (left), and Lance Cpl. Dylan Shawver, guard force sentries with 2d Marine Expeditionary Support Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, pose with a portable handset enabled with PacStar Radio over Internet Protocol (RoIP) during Exercise Cold Response 2022, Bodo, Norway, March 9, 2022. PacStar RoIP is a critical communication … [Read more...]