Pacific Marines Stories

People's Liberation Army Capt. Wang Weijin samples purified water from the U.S. miniature deployable assistance water purification system at a disaster site in Biang, Brunei Darussalam, June 19 as part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief and Military Medicine Exercise (AHMX). Engineers with China, Singapore and the U.S. demonstrated their water purification capabilities to senior leaders at the disaster site. Weijin is a Chinese engineer. - People's Liberation Army Capt. Wang Weijin samples purified water from the U.S. miniature deployable assistance water purification system at a disaster site in Biang, Brunei Darussalam, June 19 as part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief and Military Medicine Exercise (AHMX). Engineers with China, Singapore and the U.S. demonstrated their water purification capabilities to senior leaders at the disaster site. Weijin is a Chinese engineer.

Pvt. Dylan Bolt, a mortarman with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, operates the tablet-like interface on the MAGS (Micro Auto Gasification System) here Jan 25, as part of Exercise Lava Viper. MAGS is being tested by the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific Experimentation Center to determine whether it is a viable waste management solution for Marines operating out of austere environments. The machine is capable of handling the daily waste disposal needs of approximately 1,000 troops, converting 95 percent of the waste to gas, which is then used to fuel the process. Bolt, 21, is from Prosser, Wash. - Pvt. Dylan Bolt, a mortarman with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, operates the tablet-like interface on the MAGS (Micro Auto Gasification System) here Jan 25, as part of Exercise Lava Viper. MAGS is being tested by the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific Experimentation Center to determine whether it is a viable waste management solution for Marines operating out of austere environments. The machine is capable of handling the daily waste disposal needs of approximately 1,000 troops, converting 95 percent of the waste to gas, which is then used to fuel the process. Bolt, 21, is from Prosser, Wash.

Babak Daneshrad, from the University of California, Los Angeles, introduces Radio Frequency Technologies to top infantry leaders from 3rd Marine Regiment, representatives from the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory and others during Agile Bloodhound 2012 here Nov. 16. Agile Bloodhound is an integration and demonstration event that was conducted in order to highlight research and development efforts and associated technologies that support Marine expeditionary war fighters. - Babak Daneshrad, from the University of California, Los Angeles, introduces Radio Frequency Technologies to top infantry leaders from 3rd Marine Regiment, representatives from the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory and others during Agile Bloodhound 2012 here Nov. 16. Agile Bloodhound is an integration and demonstration event that was conducted in order to highlight research and development efforts and associated technologies that support Marine expeditionary war fighters.

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII – The crowd and parade formation watch as the U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific Band performs during the MarForPac change-of-command ceremony in which Lt. Gen. Duane D. Thiessen relinquished command to Lt. Gen. Terry G. Robling at Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, here, Aug. 2. Thiessen retired afterward, marking the end of a 38-year career. - MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII – The crowd and parade formation watch as the U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific Band performs during the MarForPac change-of-command ceremony in which Lt. Gen. Duane D. Thiessen relinquished command to Lt. Gen. Terry G. Robling at Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, here, Aug. 2. Thiessen retired afterward, marking the end of a 38-year career.

MARINE CORPS BASE, Hawaii – Lance Cpl. George A. Reynoso, a vehicle operator for the motor transportation section, Headquarters and Service Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, takes some practice shots before teeing off in the 4th Annual MarForPac Golf Tournament at Kaneohe Klipper Golf Course here, June 1. “(This tournament) is great for morale, and we’re pumped,” said Reynoso, 21, from Ventura, Calif. “I went out and bought these socks, so I’m definitely ready.” The afternoon golf outing gave MarForPac service members and civilian personnel a unique opportunity to build unit cohesion outside the workplace. - MARINE CORPS BASE, Hawaii – Lance Cpl. George A. Reynoso, a vehicle operator for the motor transportation section, Headquarters and Service Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, takes some practice shots before teeing off in the 4th Annual MarForPac Golf Tournament at Kaneohe Klipper Golf Course here, June 1. “(This tournament) is great for morale, and we’re pumped,” said Reynoso, 21, from Ventura, Calif. “I went out and bought these socks, so I’m definitely ready.” The afternoon golf outing gave MarForPac service members and civilian personnel a unique opportunity to build unit cohesion outside the workplace.