Mwss 172

Tim Freeman, left, demonstrates how to properly mix sauce and pasta to food service specialists with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 during a cooking class at the Blue Ginger restaurant here, April 24. The foo More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CLOUD WARRIOR 2000 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Liz Her More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CLOUD WARRIOR 2000 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Liz Her More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CLOUD WARRIOR 2000 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Liz Her More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CLOUD WARRIOR Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Liz Herrera More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CLOUD WARRIOR 2000 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Liz Her More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CLOUD WARRIOR 2000 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Liz Her More

Local children play with toys given to them by U.S. Marines and Navy Corpsmen with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 (MWSS-172) and Marine Wing Support Squadron 274 (MWSS-274) during a mission at Hawran, Anbar, More

Lance Cpl. Gabriel F. Salazar (left) and Lance Cpl. Gilberto Romero, combat engineers with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade put the finishing touches More

Philippine airmen and soldiers work alongside U.S. Marines to load humanitarian aid supplies aboard U.S. Marine CH-46 helicopters to be sent to areas in the Isabela Province affected by Typhoon Juan (internati More

Capt. Thanapol Klongdee, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with the Royal Thai Air Force, inspects the BomBot, an explosive ordnance disposal robot, Feb. 10, 2011, during training with the EOD Marines More

Engineer Operations Company Marines from Camp Foster's Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 practice rapid runway repair techniques at Kadena's Silver Flag site. The air base's 554th RED HORSE Squadron hosted a wee More

Lance Cpl. Derek W. Schultz, combat engineer, Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Wing Support Group 17, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, fires a shoulder-launched multipurpose ass More

Sgt. Thomas M. Reed (left), squadron truck master, and Cpl. Jacob Rose (right), motor transportation mechanic, both with Motor Transportation Company, Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Wing Support Group More

U.S. Marines from Engineer Operations Company, Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, walk to the site they will conduct, in coordination with the government More

Marines with Engineer Operations Company, Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and soldiers with the Bangladesh armed forces clean up broken bricks and wat More

U.S. Marines with Engineer Operations Company, Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, pull nails out of scrap wood Sept. 11 to be used for concrete forms. Th More

Lance Cpl. Bryan Gillis prepares a water level to help install concrete forms Sept. 12. Gillis is a drafting and surveying engineer with Engineer Operations Company, Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, 1st Marine More

Lance Cpl. Derrick Daley, a combat engineer with Engineer Operations Company, Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Wing Support Group 17, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, straighten More

Marines with Engineer Operations Company, Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Wing Support Group 17, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and a soldier with the Bangladesh Armed Forces More

Sgt. Eric Currier, combat engineer, and Lance Cpl. Bryan Gillis, a drafting and surveying engineer, twist metal wire to secure rebar rods to a support cage Sept. 18. Currier and Gillis are with Engineer Operati More

Cpl. Gilbert Camacho Jr., right, an expeditionary airfield technician, grabs a bucket of concrete from Sgt. Ross Fuller, left, a combat engineer, to be used in the construction of the ceiling of a school Sept. More

Cpl. Gilbert Camacho Jr., an expeditionary airfield technician, grabs a bucket of concrete from Sgt. Ross Fuller, a combat engineer, Sept. 21, to be used in the ceiling of a school. Fuller and Camacho are with More

Pfc. Robert Wilkes, a combat engineer, assists in teaching students arithmetic during BIP '11 in Chittagong, Bangladesh, Sept. 28. Wilkes is with Engineer Operations Company, Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, M More

Lance Cpl. Jamal Mista, an electrician with EOPS Company, removes wood forms Oct. 3 used to hold the concrete ceiling above. Mista had been participating in an engineering civil action project in Bangladesh sin More

Marines inspect a switch on a new fuel pump capable of moving 600-gallons-per-minute during an introductory training session at the fuel section warehouse on Camp Foster Oct. 12. The pump increases mobility, as More

Lance Cpl. Shawn R. Schroeder (left), basic electrician, and Staff Sgt. Pete Leyva, electrician staff non-commissioned officer in charge, repair a set of flood lights during a rapid deployment exercise on Camp More

Cpl. Tony Lee, an armorer with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, conducts a limited technical inspection on a .50-caliber Browning machine gun to ensure all parts of the weapon are accounted for. The squadron i More

Marines enjoy a meal at the field mess on Camp Foster Nov. 9. The field mess was established for an inspection by the National Restaurant Association to determine the best field mess in the Marine Corps. The as More

IE SHIMA, Japan — Lance Cpl. Alejandro Junco (right) and Lance Cpl. Ethan R. E. Kingsbury (left) train using the “jaws of life” tool during Ryukyu Warrior 12 on Ie Shima Dec. 6. The “jaws of life” tool is used More

Marines drive a P-19 aircraft rescue firefighting vehicle to a simulated training exercise during Ryukyu Warrior 12 on Ie Shima Dec. 6. The truck contains its own pressure pumps and firefighting equipment, incl More

A U.S. Marine with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 unloads concrete blocks at the Ban Lang Khao School, Nakhon Ratchasima, Jan. 23, 2012. The blocks are used as a base for the walls of a building being constru More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. John Fettes, with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, spreads stucco on a wall at a multipurpose building being constructed at the Ban Lang Khao School, Nakhon Ratchasima, Jan. 31, 20 More

U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Craig C. Crenshaw, commanding general, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, speaks at the dedication ceremony for the newly constructed early childhood development More

A fake improvised explosive device was planted in a vehicle during an evolution ran by Philippine Air Force Squadron 5711 and Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 (MWSS-172) as part of Exercise Balikatan 2012 (BK12 More

Armed Forces of the Philippines 1st Lt. Aminkadra B. Abdula points at a map, while AFP Airman 1st Class Roman P. Dial and Airman 1st Class Madrhar M. Jabbar listen during a convoy operations class on Antonio Ba More

A Puerto Princesa Airport Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting team, along with a U.S. Marine ARFF team, put out a training fire on the PPA flight line in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Republic of the Philippines Apri More

Cmdr. Bradley Smith, a flight surgeon with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 (MWWS-172), instructs Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military members during a Combat Life Saver and Tactical Combat Casualt More

Pfc. Justin D. Groom uses a hydraulic ram to roll a vehicle’s dashboard forward on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japen Aug. 17. The aircraft and rescue firefighting specialists use this training to practice removing vi More

Armed Forces of the Philippines Service members alongside U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 construct a new classroom during an engineer civil assistance project in support of Amphibious More

Armed Forces of the Philippines Navy Seabee PO3 Nicholas Domasiho Jr., 1st Naval Construction Battalion, and U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Andrew Enriquez, Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, construct a new classroom d More

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 jump rope with Filipino school children while on break from constructing a new classroom alongside Armed Forces of the Philippines Service members durin More

Armed Forces of the Philippines Marine Staff Sgt. Edgar Adajar shows U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Derrick Essenmacher, Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, how to pack mortar into a brick while constructing a new classr More

An AV-8B Harrier prepares to land on the field carrier landing strip at Ie Shima training facility during bulk refueling training Jan. 16. Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 prepared the landing strip to allow ai More

U.S. Marines stack cement blocks Feb. 1 during construction of a new building at Ban Kuad Nam Man School, Chat Trakarn District, Phitsanulok province, Kingdom of Thailand. Four similar structures are being buil More

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Joseph De La Cruz demonstrates tactical combat casualty care on U.S. Navy Lt. Vincent L. Ackerman for conference participants Feb. 16 at Wing One Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nak More

A Royal Thai Air Force aircraft rescue firefighter, right, conducts a bilateral live-fire training exercise, alongside a U.S. Marine aircraft rescue firefighter Feb. 21 at Wing One RTAF base, Nakhon Ratchasima, More

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Talan J. Wyenandt gives Marines a safety brief before conducting bilateral live-fire training with Royal Thai Air Force aircraft rescue firefighters Feb. 21 at Wing One RTAF base, Nakhon More

Pfc. Anthony F. Paderes prepares to refuel a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter landing at a forward-arming and refueling point April 3 at the Central Training Area near Camp Hansen. At a FARP, helicopters can refuel More

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Jose Acevedo explains the use of equipment from the HAL hook and line system, used for basic rigging and transporting, to Filipino explosive ordnance technicians at Clark Field, Republic More

Cpl. Shields L. Woods removes the gas piston from an M1014 semi-automatic shotgun April 22 at the armory on Camp Foster. “I like the maintenance,” said Woods. “When we get a weapon that’s broken and figure out More

Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 participate in a flag-football game Aug. 16 as part of the 2nd annual Firebird Festival at the field behind on Camp Foster. “The flag football games were intense,” More

Marines and soldiers refuel an Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter Sept. 10 at Landing Zone Phoenix on Camp Schwab. The Marines are with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Aircraft Wing 36, 1st Marine Aircra More

Lance Cpl. Samanntha R. Albert, right, shows Lance Cpl. Andrew D. Hoisington how to properly adjust the gas mixture in a cutting torch while preparing for the renovation, of a three-classroom building Sept. 23 More

An F/A-18 Hornet conducts field arrestment training at Clark Air Field, Pampanga, Republic of the Philippines, Sept. 25 as part of Amphibious Landing Exercise 2014. The training showed the versatile capabilitie More

Cpl. Rolando M. Mallari Jr., yellow hardhat, assists Philippine Navy Seabees and U.S. Marine combat engineers lift a truss Oct. 1 during an engineer civic assistance project at Taysan Elementary School, Legazpi More

Philippine Navy Seabees and U.S. Marine combat engineers lift a truss Oct. 1 during an engineering civic assistance project at Taysan Elementary School, Legazpi City, Albay, Republic of the Philippines. Working More

A Marine and Philippine Air Force member discuss their tactics in preparation for aircraft recovery training Oct. 2 at Clark Air Field, Pampanga, Republic of the Philippines as part of Amphibious Landing Exerci More

A KC-130J Hercules transport aircraft with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 executes a touch-and-go landing Oct. 29 on a reconditioned runway at the Ie Shima Training Facility. The newly-reconstruc More

Brig. Gen. James B. Hecker speaks to Lance Cpl. Stosh K. Fernandez, Nov. 7 at Kadena Air Base. While running the Kadena Half Marathon, Fernandez performed CPR on a community member and carried him to an ambulan More

U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152 and Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 172 palletize gear at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 12, 2013. U.S. Marin More

GUIUAN, Eastern Samar, Republic of the Philippines (Nov. 15, 2013) An HC-130 Hercules from the Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 (MWSS 172), takes off to airlift civilians to a safer location. The George Washing More

Members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, U.S. service members and medical personnel from Makati Medical Center transport an injured person from a KC-130J Super Hercules Nov. 18 at Villamor Air Base. Sinc More

Volunteer air traffic controllers and U.S. service members work inside the damaged Tacloban air traffic control tower to ensure the safety of the aircraft arriving and departing from Tacloban, Republic of the P More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Remedios Cruz, Marine Aircraft Group 12, is promoted at Anderson AFB, Guam, 4 Dec. 2013. Remedios was pinned on to the rank of Lance Cpl. by Brig. Gen. Steven R. Rudder, Commanding More

Airman 1st Class Nathaniel Tieden dons his protective clothing during a firefighter rodeo Jan. 31 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. Each of the various exercises during the firefighter rodeo style event test More

Lamon Kheunpht, second from right, speaks with a member of the People's Liberation Army at the cooperative health engagement in Sukhothai, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 13, 2014 during Exercise Cobra Gold 2014. CG More

Thai students hold their nations flag while awaiting the arrival of multinational dignitaries prior to the start of a dedication ceremony at the Ban Tabaek Ngan School in Mueang, Phitsanulok, Kingdom of Thailan More

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 board a C130 in route to Kunsan Air Force Base, Korea, for Korea Theatre Operations (KTO), at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, March 5, 2014. More

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 board a C130 in route to Kunsan Air Force Base, Korea, for Korea Theatre Operations (KTO), at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, March 5, 2014. More

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, receive a brief at the Joint Reception Center after arriving to Kusan Air Force Base, Korea, for Korea Theatre Operations (KTO), March 7, 2014. I Marine A More

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, arrive on Kunsan Air Force Base, Korea, for Korea Theatre Operations (KTO), March 7, 2014. I Marine Aircraft Wing are participating in KTO to demonstrate More

U.S. Marine with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272, I Marine Aircraft Wing (I MAW), refuels an MV-22 Osprey Tiltrotor Aircraft, belonging to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, I MAW, using a tactical airfield More

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Joshua Fraser, Korea Theatre Operation Officer, with Marine Aircraft Group 36, I Marine Aircraft wing (I MAW) speaks to Republic of Korea (ROK) Marines about upcoming training exercises d More

U.S. Marine with I Marine Aircraft Wing (I MAW) participates in Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Training at the Combat Operation Center during Korean Theatre Training (KTO) on Kunsan Air Force Base, Ko More

Aerial view of Tactical Air Control Center being used for Marine Expeditionary Force Exercise (MEFEX) on Osan Air Force Base, South Korea, March 15, 2014. MEFEX will enhance the interoperability between the U.S More

Aerial view of Tactical Air Control Center being used for Marine Expeditionary Force Exercise (MEFEX) 2014 at 1st Republic of Korea Marine Corps Base, Pohang, South Korea, March 17, 2014. MEFEX will enhance the More

Republic of Korea Marines conduct on-off drills in an MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 during Marine Expeditionary Force Exercise (MEFEX) 2014 at Pohang, South Korea, Ma More

U.S. Marines with Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear (CBRN) Platoon, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW) participates in a CBRN response fitness test during Marine Expeditionary Force Exercise (MEFEX) 201 More

U.S. Marines with Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear (CBRN) Platoon, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW) participates in a CBRN response fitness test during Marine Expeditionary Force Exercise (MEFEX) 201 More

U.S. Marines with Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear (CBRN) Platoon, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing and U.S. Air Force Airmen with 51st Readiness and Emergency Management Flight, 51st Wing, participate in a joi More

AH-1W Super Cobra helicopters with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469 sit on the flight line during Ssang Yong 2014 at Camp Walker, South Korea, April 2, 2014. Exercise Ssang Yong is conducted annually More

U.S. Marine Capt. Justin Y. King, center, discusses the capabilities of the 120M motorized road grader with visiting Republic of Korea Marines April 17 at Camp Foster. The ROK Marines visited with U.S. Marines More

Philippine Air Force Staff Sgt. Henry B. San Juan inspects aircraft crash recovery equipment with U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. David Landa during a training event May 6, 2014 at Clark Air Base, Philippines. In More

Philippine Air Force TSg Ronnie G. Angara, a fire protection apprentice, with 6012th Base Operations Squadron, 600th Air Base Wing, stationed at Clark Air Base, handles a Combi tool for extraction equipment tra More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. David Landa, air rescue firefighting, with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Air Wing, stationed at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, demonstrates ho More

U.S. Marine Capt. Daniel Eagan works with members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines May 10 prior to boarding a KC-130J Super Hercules flying to Tacloban, Philippines. Members of the Armed Forces of the Phi More

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Andrew Dodendorf acts as a heat casualty during a medical subject matter expert exchange during Balikatan 2014 at Clark Air Base, Philippines, May 11, 2014. Rescue and firefigh More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Cody A. Gage, air rescue firefighting, with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Air Wing, stationed at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, puts on a mask More

Staff Sgt. Justin E. Frye, center, and Sgt. Cody L. Privette, left, emerge from fog while pulling Staff Sgt. Jeremy E. Tolkacz in a chariot May 23 behind the Foster Fieldhouse on Camp Foster as they lead Marine More

Marines and civilian contractors with Redeployment and Retrograde in support of Reset and Reconstitution Operations Group pose for a unit photo recently during their current deployment to Camp Leatherneck, Helm More

Students perform a traditional dance for Philippine sailors and U.S. Marines Sept. 16 at Maoyon Elementary School in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Philippines. The dance was part of a groundbreaking ceremony s More

Philippine Navy Seaman Apprentice Melvin Palmero, left, and U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew G. Demos assist in building the new schoolhouse for Maoyon Elementary School Sept. 20 in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, More

Roberto Bucsit, a local Philippine volunteer, makes a tool-box that will be used in the construction of a new classroom during one of two Humanitarian Civic Assistance projects leading up to Amphibious Landing More

Philippine airmen and U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Aircraft Group 36 participate in a race to don their tactical gear during a training event as part of Amphibious Landing Exercise More

U.S. Marines and sailors pose together following successful completion of the combat life saver course with Philippine Airmen Oct. 3 at Basa Air Base, Philippines. During the course, personnel with each unit di More

U.S. Navy Corpsman HM2 Raquel B. Collado speaks with Philippine airmen Oct. 3 at Basa Air Base, Philippines. Collado had just finished teaching the combat life savers course to the airmen. The course allowed bo More

U.S. Marine GySgt. Karl L. Park demonstrates proper techniques for handling a detainee to Philippine airmen and U.S. Marines Oct. 3 at Basa Air Base, Philippines. The service members shared best practices in tr More

U.S. Navy Corpsmen HM2 Raquel B. Collado demonstrates improvments of medical techniques to Philippine airmen Oct. 3 at Basa Air Base, Philippines. Collado had just finished teaching the combat life savers cours More

Philippine airmen listen as a U.S. Navy corpsman critiques their combat life saver course results Oct. 3 at Basa Air Base, Philippines. The course covered procedures for a number of injuries including open frac More