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Air Force Staff Sgts. Craig R. Gabrielson (Left) and Brian L. Walters (Right) watch air assets fly in and provide Marine artillery with integrated fires March 10 during Dragon Fire Exercise 15-2 at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii. Integrating ground forces and air assets from different branches was one of the main focuses for DFX 15-2. Gabrielson, a Riverside, California, native, and Walters, an Alamogordo, New Mexico, native, are both joint terminal attack control airmen with 25th Air Support Operations Squadron. - Air Force Staff Sgts. Craig R. Gabrielson (Left) and Brian L. Walters (Right) watch air assets fly in and provide Marine artillery with integrated fires March 10 during Dragon Fire Exercise 15-2 at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii. Integrating ground forces and air assets from different branches was one of the main focuses for DFX 15-2. Gabrielson, a Riverside, California, native, and Walters, an Alamogordo, New Mexico, native, are both joint terminal attack control airmen with 25th Air Support Operations Squadron.

Sgt. Randy J. Louissaint tightens a strap to hold camouflage netting, from the forward command element, onto a Humvee in order to prepare to move to the next command area March 5 during Dragon Fire Exercise 15-2 at Pohakuloa Training Area, Kona, Hawaii. The forward command element provides an artillery unit with the capability to be operational 24/7, and also provides the ability for the main command element to maneuver across the battlefield. Louissaint, a Miami, Florida, native, is an artillery fire control man with Headquarters Battery, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Sgt. Randy J. Louissaint tightens a strap to hold camouflage netting, from the forward command element, onto a Humvee in order to prepare to move to the next command area March 5 during Dragon Fire Exercise 15-2 at Pohakuloa Training Area, Kona, Hawaii. The forward command element provides an artillery unit with the capability to be operational 24/7, and also provides the ability for the main command element to maneuver across the battlefield. Louissaint, a Miami, Florida, native, is an artillery fire control man with Headquarters Battery, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Cpl. Howard Brown plays the trumpet during the 2nd annual English Day Camp Feb. 28 at the Nago City Youth Center. Okinawa community volunteers and Marines stationed on Camp Schwab helped teach English to Okinawa schoolchildren as part of a Nago City Board of Education Program. Brown is an Orlando, Fla., native and supply clerk assigned to 3rd Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Cpl. Howard Brown plays the trumpet during the 2nd annual English Day Camp Feb. 28 at the Nago City Youth Center. Okinawa community volunteers and Marines stationed on Camp Schwab helped teach English to Okinawa schoolchildren as part of a Nago City Board of Education Program. Brown is an Orlando, Fla., native and supply clerk assigned to 3rd Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Infantry Marines move to counter-attack the enemy’s attack in the later stage of the battalion assault course Feb. 10 at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, during Integrated Training Exercise 2-15. Infantry Marines use amphibious assault vehicles to move across the battle space faster and safer than on foot. The infantry Marines are with 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force. The AAV operators are with Company D, 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force. - Infantry Marines move to counter-attack the enemy’s attack in the later stage of the battalion assault course Feb. 10 at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, during Integrated Training Exercise 2-15. Infantry Marines use amphibious assault vehicles to move across the battle space faster and safer than on foot. The infantry Marines are with 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force. The AAV operators are with Company D, 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force.

Lance Cpl. Joseph A. Daniel provides communication radio checks for the forward element of the combat operations center during the battalion assault course Feb. 12 at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, as part of Integrated Training Exercise 2-15. Marines part of the jump team must not only uphold their responsibilities on the jump, but also be able to do their job with Headquarters Company as well. ITX 2-15 is designed to integrate combined arms and improve warfighting capabilities. Daniel, a Danielsville, Georgia, native, and a radio operator, is with Headquarters Company, 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Lance Cpl. Joseph A. Daniel provides communication radio checks for the forward element of the combat operations center during the battalion assault course Feb. 12 at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, as part of Integrated Training Exercise 2-15. Marines part of the jump team must not only uphold their responsibilities on the jump, but also be able to do their job with Headquarters Company as well. ITX 2-15 is designed to integrate combined arms and improve warfighting capabilities. Daniel, a Danielsville, Georgia, native, and a radio operator, is with Headquarters Company, 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Gunnery Sgt. Kevin D. Pirtle (right) helps Marines organize equipment Feb. 8 at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms before moving out to the field with Headquarters and Service Company during Integrated Training Exercise 2-15. The Combat Operations Center sends a group, “the forward”, to the field to operate closer to the events, simulating a real-world operation. Pirtle, a Somerville, Tennessee, native, is an infantry unit leader and company gunnery sergeant for Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Gunnery Sgt. Kevin D. Pirtle (right) helps Marines organize equipment Feb. 8 at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms before moving out to the field with Headquarters and Service Company during Integrated Training Exercise 2-15. The Combat Operations Center sends a group, “the forward”, to the field to operate closer to the events, simulating a real-world operation. Pirtle, a Somerville, Tennessee, native, is an infantry unit leader and company gunnery sergeant for Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Smoke explodes out of the M777A2 lightweight 155 mm howitzer as Marines from Alpha Battery provide indirect fire to units engaged in the mechanized assault course Jan. 31 at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms during Integrated Training Exercise 2-15. Artillery is used to provide suppressive, indirect fire to ground and air units on the battlefield. The Marines are with Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force as part of the ground combat element for Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force 4 for ITX 2-15. - Smoke explodes out of the M777A2 lightweight 155 mm howitzer as Marines from Alpha Battery provide indirect fire to units engaged in the mechanized assault course Jan. 31 at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms during Integrated Training Exercise 2-15. Artillery is used to provide suppressive, indirect fire to ground and air units on the battlefield. The Marines are with Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force as part of the ground combat element for Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force 4 for ITX 2-15.

A U.S. Navy Landing Craft Unit disembarks the USS Germantown (LSD 42) during exercise Blue Chromite 15. Blue Chromite demonstrates the Navy and Marine Corps’ amphibious and expeditionary capabilities from the sea. - A U.S. Navy Landing Craft Unit disembarks the USS Germantown (LSD 42) during exercise Blue Chromite 15. Blue Chromite demonstrates the Navy and Marine Corps’ amphibious and expeditionary capabilities from the sea.