Pacific Marines Stories

Lt. Gen. John A. Toolan (right), commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, and Mayor Kirk Caldwell (left), City & County of Honolulu, take a picture with the Honolulu Police Department after the First Responder Recognition Ceremony at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center, in Honolulu, Dec. 18, 2015. Various individuals from the Honolulu Emergency Services Department, Honolulu Fire Department, and Honolulu Police Department were recognized for their heroic, selfless actions while responding to a mishap involving an MV-22 tilt-rotor aircraft. - Lt. Gen. John A. Toolan (right), commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, and Mayor Kirk Caldwell (left), City & County of Honolulu, take a picture with the Honolulu Police Department after the First Responder Recognition Ceremony at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center, in Honolulu, Dec. 18, 2015. Various individuals from the Honolulu Emergency Services Department, Honolulu Fire Department, and Honolulu Police Department were recognized for their heroic, selfless actions while responding to a mishap involving an MV-22 tilt-rotor aircraft.

Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force train alongside U.S. Marines with the MV-22B Osprey during the final key event of Exercise Iron Fist 2013 here, Feb 13. It marked the first time JGSDF troops with the Western Army Infantry Regiment trained with the Osprey aircraft. During the exercise, the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and JGSDF have been conducting bilateral training to improve their interoperability, enhance military-to-military relations, and sharpen skills essential to crisis response. - Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force train alongside U.S. Marines with the MV-22B Osprey during the final key event of Exercise Iron Fist 2013 here, Feb 13. It marked the first time JGSDF troops with the Western Army Infantry Regiment trained with the Osprey aircraft. During the exercise, the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and JGSDF have been conducting bilateral training to improve their interoperability, enhance military-to-military relations, and sharpen skills essential to crisis response.