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SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill., June 25, 2014 – Help is available for service members, civilians and their families making a permanent-change-of-station move this summer, Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command officials here said.

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia -- Khaan Quest 2014’s Cooperative Health Engagement and Engineering Civic Action Program began June 21 with an opening ceremony at the 42nd Elementary School in Songinokhairkhan District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

CENTRAL TRAINING AREA, OKINAWA, Japan -- Marines shout commands over the roaring motor as they drop a thick rope through the open center of the CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter. Midflight, the Marines charge down the rope, fully equipped for combat, to the ground below with speed and intensity.

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA, OKINAWA, Japan -- Senior fire officers with the U.S.

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA, OKINAWA, Japan -- It is a hot and humid day as U.S. soldiers adjust an antenna that monitors air waves for radio frequencies from other installations on Okinawa. Suddenly, a crackling noise rattles from the radio with a notification. A simulated missile is moments away, blazing a trail toward the island.

KIN TOWN, OKINAWA, Japan -- A ball is hurled through the air, the wind whistling as it closes in with its target. Just as it is about to reach the catcher’s glove, a wooden bat appears, colliding with the ball and sending it flying to the outfield.