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Marines with the quick reaction force of Battery L, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, practice speed reload drills Feb. 19 during the East Fuji Battery-level Exercise at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji. “An artillery battery can’t really turn its guns to protect its flank, so that’s where the QRF comes in,” said Sgt.

Residents of Camps Courtney and McTureous,
Another Survival Japanese Course has been arranged to be taught on Camp Courtney! The two classes now offered on base are:

FUTENMA, Japan - Breaking through the clouds, the sleek jet slices through the air carrying its precious cargo. While this aircraft does not fit the normal pattern of military aircraft, it has a special mission that only it and its crew can accomplish.

PYEONGCHANG TRAINING AREA, POHANG, Republic of Korea -- From skiing down steep, snow-covered hills, to “kicking-in doors,” Republic of Korea and U.S. Marines helped each other grow through friendly competition.

Shigeo Shimizu, center, discusses the layout of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma with a number of advisors Feb. 25 during a tour of the facilities there. Shimizu received an MCAS Futenma command briefing and windshield tour to gain an Understanding of the air station as it relates to Japan' s defense budget.

CAMP FOSTER, Japan - Family readiness officers, advisors and military spouses attended the annual III Marine Expeditionary Force Family Readiness Command Team Advisor Forum Feb. 25-29 at the Ocean Breeze on Camp Foster.