U.S. Vice President Joe Biden speaks to Marines, sailors and their families at Hangar 105 at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 25. More than 1,000 spectators gathered to hear Biden speak. "I wish everyone's wives, More
Lance Cpl. Devan Scouden, combat engineer, Engineer Platoon, Combat Assault Company, 3rd Marine Regiment, provides security during a key leader engagement exercise at Site 3, Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, More
Lance Cpl. David Allen, rifleman, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, comforts his wife and baby girl before preparing to leave for his deployment to Darwin, Australia, April 2. The Company will wo More
Lance Cpl. Jaquelyn Bautista, a communications clerk with Combat Logistics Battalion 3, buries fiber-optic cable the Crow Valley camp site, April 8. Bautista is part of a communications embarkment team from 3rd More
Jacob Laurel, 9, swings on a tire recently hung by Armed Forces of the Philippines and U. S. service members in his village of Santa Juliana, April 23. Together with villagers and Armed Forces of the Philippine More
Sgt. Peter Morales, non-commissioned officer in charge, Engineer Platoon, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, reads a book to children at the newly renovated Patal Bato Literacy and Day Care More
Cpl. Blanquivett Robinson, 2012 Chef of the Year winner, and a food service administration clerk, Anderson Hall Dining Facility, carves a pork roast in preparation for the upcoming competition at the dining fac More
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden speaks to Marines, sailors and their families at Hangar 105, Thursday, Aug. 25. More than 1,000 spectators gathered to hear Biden speak. "I wish everyone's wives, sons and daughter More
Role players create friction for Engineer Platoon Marines from Combat Assault Company, 3rd Marine Regiment, at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, March 15, during a key leader engagement exercise. "The infantr More
Cpl. Griffin W. Sutherland, rifleman, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, says goodbye to his daughter before his deployment to Darwin, Australia, April 2. The Marines and sailors will work closely More
Lance Cpl. Cody J. Dixon, an armorer, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, waits for transportation to Crow Valley from Clark Air Force Base, April 8. Dixon and his fellow Marines from CLB-3 traveled to the Philippine More
Philippine Army Staff Sgt. William B. Casta, command engineer, National Defense Support Command, checks on the Aspen 5500, an experimental water purification system used at Crow Valley in the Philippines for Ex More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jed A. Delos-Reyes, motor transportation operator, Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, talks with a local vendor outside in the camp at Crow Valley during Exercise Balikatan 2012 More
U.S. Navy Lt. Gary W. Foshee (second from right), command chaplain, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, tells a bible story to Santa Juliana villagers during a worship service held in the lo More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Phillip J. Sever lifts children into a jet of water during an Exercise Balikatan 2012 community relations event here, April 24. The Marines sprayed 1,800 gallons of water into a field turning t More
Cmdr. Robert L. Michels, supply department head, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, judges a food presentation during the 2012 Chef of the Year competition at Anderson Hall Dining Facility, Dec. 19. "I get a ki More
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden speaks to Marines, sailors and their families at Hangar 105 on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 25. More than 1,000 spectators gathered to hear Biden's address. "I wish everyone's wi More
Lance Cpl. Gabriel Huston, combat engineer, Engineer Platoon, Combat Assault Company, 3rd Marine Regiment, approaches Site 3 at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, March 15, during a key leader engagement exercise.
Lance Cpl. Cory Sammons, team leader, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, hugs his girlfriend goodbye before his deployment to Darwin, Australia, April 2. The Marines and sailors will work closely More
A banana spider hangs from his web near equipment and gear that will be used to set up camp in Crow Valley for Balikatan 2012, April 8. More than 500 Marines and sailors will conduct a field training exercise i More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jed A. Delos-Reyes (right), motor transportation operator, Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, eats balut, a Filipino delicacy akin to a hard-boiled egg, at a local vendor’s shop More
U.S. Navy Lt. Gary W. Foshee, command chaplain, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, baptizes members of the Philippine Marine Corps during a worship service held in the local multipurpose ro More
Santa Juliana residents play in a stream of water during an Exercise Balikatan 2012 community relations event here, April 24. Hundreds of residents, Philippine and U.S. Marines came out to play in the drops of More
Col. Brian P. Annichiarico, base commander, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, stands with 2012 Chef of the Year winner Cpl. Blanquivett Robinson, food service administration clerk, Anderson Hall Dining Facility, at the More
(Left) An interpreter translates for Cpl. Pierre R. Francois, squad leader, Engineer Platoon, Combat Assault Company, 3rd Marine Regiment, while Lance Cpl. Jamahl R. Freeman, combat engineer, Engineer Plt., CAC More
Lance Cpl. John F. Fogarty, a motor transportation maintenance technician, 3rd Marine Regiment, helps set up billeting tents in Crow Valley, April 8. More than 500 Marines and sailors will conduct a field train More
Capt. Steve L. Draper, logistics officer, Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, shows National Defense Support Command personnel the source of raw water for use in the Tactical Water Purification System More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpls. John L. Culilap (right), a field wireman with Combat Logistics Battalion 3, and Lance Cpl. Jed A. Delos-Reyes, a motor transportation operator with Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Div More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Heidebelle Queddeng, field medical corpsman, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, helps serve a community meal to Santa Juliana villagers in the local multi- More
A young Santa Juliana resident sings and dances around his friends in the water sprayed by U.S. Marines during an Exercise Balikatan 2012 community relations event here, April 24. The Marines released 1,800 gal More
A role player portraying a taxi driver causes friction with an Afghanistan National Army role player during infantry immersion training at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, March 15.
Lance Cpl. Edward McKiernan, a motor transportation driver, 3rd Marine Division, uses a backhoe to dig a trench for communications Marines from Combat Logistics Battalion 3 at Crow Valley, April 8. The Marines More
U.S. Marines participating in Exercise Balikatan 2012 repair a school in the Santa Juliana Village as children watch, April 23. Together villagers, Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. service members repai More
U.S. Marines sprayed 1,800 gallons of water into a field for Santa Juliana residents during an Exercise Balikatan 2012 community relations event here, April 24. Hundreds of residents, Philippine Marines and U.S More
Cpl. Joseph M. McCauley, team leader, Engineer Platoon, CAC, 3rd Marine Regiment, holds a hand grenade simulator that goes along with the new Instrumented-Tactical Engagement Simulation System that uses lasers More
An early morning view shows the progress of Camp Palacio, April 9. Marines and sailors from Combat Logistics Battalion 3 traveled to Crow Valley in the Philippines to provide support to Headquarters Battalion, More
U.S. service members participating in Exercise Balikatan 2012 pass out new shoes to students at a local schoolhouse in the village of Santa Juliana, April 23. Together villagers, Armed Forces of the Philippines More
Role players shake hands after a mock meeting with the town elder and police chief during infantry immersion training at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, March 15. "The role players are really authentic from More
Curious children peek into the recently renovated Patal Bato Literacy and Day Care Center in the Santa Juliana village here, April 25. As part of a community relations project during Exercise Balikatan 2012, pa More
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden poses for pictures with Marines, sailors and their families at Hangar 105 on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 25. More than 1,000 spectators gathered to hear Biden's address. "I wish More
Air Force officials, U.S. Marines and sailors and hundreds of Santa Juliana residents gathered for the dedication ceremony of the recently renovated Patal Bato Literacy and Day Care Center here, April 25. As pa More
Children dance in celebration for Philippine Air Force officials, U.S. Marines and sailors and hundreds of Santa Juliana residents for the dedication ceremony of the recently renovated Patal Bato Literacy and D More
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden poses with the U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific Band, at Hangar 105 at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 25. More than 1,000 spectators gathered to hear Biden's address. "I wish ever More
U.S. Marines and sailors pose with their new friends, the children and teachers of Patal Bato Literacy and Day Care Center, here, April 25. As part of a community relations project during Exercise Balikatan 201 More
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden inquires about Marine spouse Jessie L. Melendez's pregnancy as he walks through the crowd at Hangar 105 on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 25. More than 1,000 spectators gathered to More
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden shakes hands with Wounded Warrior 1st Lt. Richard N. Rush at Hangar 105 at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 25. More than 1,000 spectators gathered to hear Biden speak, and he made t More