MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII — Lance Cpl. Hayden Weishahn, a maintenance electrician with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 24, and a Plymouth, Neb., native, receives encouragement from his fellow service members while attempting to flip a tire during the annual MALS-24 field meet at Riseley Field aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 11, 2015. The event was a race in which each group member disassembled four components of a rifle, ran to the end of the field, flipped a heavy tire three times forward, then back, return to the table containing the rifle and reassemble its components. The Marines and Sailors of MALS-24 competed in various events at Riseley and Pop Warner Fields, such as the Water Jug Relay, tug of war and ultimate Frisbee. Recreational events such as the field meet helps to improve morale, which contributes to MCB Hawaii’s mission of supporting units, individuals and families in order to enhance and sustain combat readiness for all operating forces and tenant organizations aboard the installation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Kristen Wong/Released) - MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII — Lance Cpl. Hayden Weishahn, a maintenance electrician with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 24, and a Plymouth, Neb., native, receives encouragement from his fellow service members while attempting to flip a tire during the annual MALS-24 field meet at Riseley Field aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 11, 2015. The event was a race in which each group member disassembled four components of a rifle, ran to the end of the field, flipped a heavy tire three times forward, then back, return to the table containing the rifle and reassemble its components. The Marines and Sailors of MALS-24 competed in various events at Riseley and Pop Warner Fields, such as the Water Jug Relay, tug of war and ultimate Frisbee. Recreational events such as the field meet helps to improve morale, which contributes to MCB Hawaii’s mission of supporting units, individuals and families in order to enhance and sustain combat readiness for all operating forces and tenant organizations aboard the installation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Kristen Wong/Released)
Marine Sgt. Alex Blackwell, Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting assistant station captain and Fort Knox Ky., native, and Marine Pfc. David Renz, a senior rescue man and Colorado Springs, Colo., native, carry a simulated casualty around a Black Hawk HH-60M Medevac Helicopter during casualty loading and offloading training at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay aboard MCB Hawaii, Sept. 2, 2015. The two-day training exercise familiarized Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Marines and first responders from the Federal Fire Department with the gear and procedures the U.S. Army uses in medical evacuation situations. “Training like this makes MCAS K-Bay (Marines) much more efficient in their jobs and also more comfortable dealing with stressful situations such as a casualty evacuations,” Blackwell said. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brittney Vito/Released) - Marine Sgt. Alex Blackwell, Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting assistant station captain and Fort Knox Ky., native, and Marine Pfc. David Renz, a senior rescue man and Colorado Springs, Colo., native, carry a simulated casualty around a Black Hawk HH-60M Medevac Helicopter during casualty loading and offloading training at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay aboard MCB Hawaii, Sept. 2, 2015. The two-day training exercise familiarized Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Marines and first responders from the Federal Fire Department with the gear and procedures the U.S. Army uses in medical evacuation situations. “Training like this makes MCAS K-Bay (Marines) much more efficient in their jobs and also more comfortable dealing with stressful situations such as a casualty evacuations,” Blackwell said. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brittney Vito/Released)
Master Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Benke, the provost sergeant of the Provost Marshal’s Office and a Cascade, Iowa, native, greets patrons during the Cop on Top event at the Kaneohe Bay Shopping Center, Aug. 28, 2015. Service members and civilians from Marine Corps Base Hawaii volunteered at Aikahi and Kaneohe Bay Shopping Centers for the annual fundraiser that supports Special Olympics Hawaii, from Aug. 27 through 29. Volunteering with community service projects such as Special Olympics Hawaii affords the service members an opportunity to interact and strengthen relationships with the local community, allowing the installation to focus on its larger mission of enhancing combat readiness for all operating forces and tenant organizations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Kristen Wong/Released) - Master Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Benke, the provost sergeant of the Provost Marshal’s Office and a Cascade, Iowa, native, greets patrons during the Cop on Top event at the Kaneohe Bay Shopping Center, Aug. 28, 2015. Service members and civilians from Marine Corps Base Hawaii volunteered at Aikahi and Kaneohe Bay Shopping Centers for the annual fundraiser that supports Special Olympics Hawaii, from Aug. 27 through 29. Volunteering with community service projects such as Special Olympics Hawaii affords the service members an opportunity to interact and strengthen relationships with the local community, allowing the installation to focus on its larger mission of enhancing combat readiness for all operating forces and tenant organizations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Kristen Wong/Released)
Marine Corps Base player Petty Officer 2nd Class John Scharbutt, a hospital corpsman with 3rd Marine Regiment and Birmingham, Ala., native, winds up to hit the ball during an Armed Forces Softball Tournament game at Riseley Field, Aug. 29, 2015. The Rad team beat the Marine Corps Base team, 8-4. Several of the teams were made up of service members from different branches, dependents and Department of Defense civilians. Overall, an Army team based out of Schofield Barracks in Wahiawa, Hawaii, took first place, and the Rad team took second. Recreational events such as the softball tournament help boost morale aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, furthering the mission, which is to provide better service for the units, individuals and families in order to enhance and sustain combat readiness for all operating forces and tenant organizations aboard the installation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Kristen Wong/Released) - Marine Corps Base player Petty Officer 2nd Class John Scharbutt, a hospital corpsman with 3rd Marine Regiment and Birmingham, Ala., native, winds up to hit the ball during an Armed Forces Softball Tournament game at Riseley Field, Aug. 29, 2015. The Rad team beat the Marine Corps Base team, 8-4. Several of the teams were made up of service members from different branches, dependents and Department of Defense civilians. Overall, an Army team based out of Schofield Barracks in Wahiawa, Hawaii, took first place, and the Rad team took second. Recreational events such as the softball tournament help boost morale aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, furthering the mission, which is to provide better service for the units, individuals and families in order to enhance and sustain combat readiness for all operating forces and tenant organizations aboard the installation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Kristen Wong/Released)
Chris Phillips, a Marine and Outdoor Recreation Center staff member, poses with the new mobile truck on Aug. 26, 2015 at the Marina. The truck will be available every weekend at Pyramid Rock Beach, offering beach equipment, snacks and beverages for beach goers, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The mission of the Marine Corps Community Services is to provide fitness and recreation programs, Marine and family programs and business activities in garrison and deployed environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Maria Kanai/Released) - Chris Phillips, a Marine and Outdoor Recreation Center staff member, poses with the new mobile truck on Aug. 26, 2015 at the Marina. The truck will be available every weekend at Pyramid Rock Beach, offering beach equipment, snacks and beverages for beach goers, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The mission of the Marine Corps Community Services is to provide fitness and recreation programs, Marine and family programs and business activities in garrison and deployed environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Maria Kanai/Released)
Sgt. Mark Berger, a cyber network operator with Headquarters Company, 3rd Marine Regiment, and a Sulligent, Ala., native, fireman carries a simulated casualty during Sergeants Course aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii Aug 19, 2015. The squad Berger was in was ambushed resulting in a Marine becaming a simulated casualty in the scenario. Sergeants Course is a vital part of professional military education for any Marine and helps to maintain the standards amongst the NCOs of the Marine Corps. The course supports MCB Hawaii’s mission, which is to provide facilities, programs and services in direct support of units, individuals and families to enhance and sustain combat readiness for all operating forces and tenant organizations aboard the installation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Khalil Ross/Released) - Sgt. Mark Berger, a cyber network operator with Headquarters Company, 3rd Marine Regiment, and a Sulligent, Ala., native, fireman carries a simulated casualty during Sergeants Course aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii Aug 19, 2015. The squad Berger was in was ambushed resulting in a Marine becaming a simulated casualty in the scenario. Sergeants Course is a vital part of professional military education for any Marine and helps to maintain the standards amongst the NCOs of the Marine Corps. The course supports MCB Hawaii’s mission, which is to provide facilities, programs and services in direct support of units, individuals and families to enhance and sustain combat readiness for all operating forces and tenant organizations aboard the installation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Khalil Ross/Released)
Tristan Horton competes in a relay race during the Cub Scouts Pack 225's annual water roundup and membership event at Riseley Field aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 22, 2015. “They’re a high quality unit,” said Richard Galluzzi, the district executive for the Boy Scouts of America Aloha Council. “I see all the good they do for both the kids (who) are involved and also the community. It makes me happy to come here and see how it benefits the community and the base (to have a Cub Scout pack). I think it’s a big asset.” The Cub Scouts do many different activities throughout the year, learning new skills, visiting new places and eventually moving up in rank in the Boy Scouts of America. The pack, which meets weekly, has many military children as members. Volunteers from Marine Corps Base Hawaii support the pack and the Scouts, which helps the overall mission of the base, to take care of the families aboard the installation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Kristen Wong/Released) - Tristan Horton competes in a relay race during the Cub Scouts Pack 225's annual water roundup and membership event at Riseley Field aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 22, 2015. “They’re a high quality unit,” said Richard Galluzzi, the district executive for the Boy Scouts of America Aloha Council. “I see all the good they do for both the kids (who) are involved and also the community. It makes me happy to come here and see how it benefits the community and the base (to have a Cub Scout pack). I think it’s a big asset.” The Cub Scouts do many different activities throughout the year, learning new skills, visiting new places and eventually moving up in rank in the Boy Scouts of America. The pack, which meets weekly, has many military children as members. Volunteers from Marine Corps Base Hawaii support the pack and the Scouts, which helps the overall mission of the base, to take care of the families aboard the installation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Kristen Wong/Released)
Chantal Labrie, a volunteer mentor and an Ottawa, Canada native, teaches a Lifestyles, Insights, Networking, Knowledge & Skills class in building 244 aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 18, 2015. “Right after I took my first class I knew it was something that I would love to get involved with,” Labrie said. Volunteer mentors are needed to teach portions of the L.I.N.K.S. class. No teaching experience is necessary. The L.I.N.K.S. class is just one of Marine Corps Community Services Hawaii’s many programs and services offered aboard MCB Hawaii to sustain combat readiness for all operating forces and tenant organizations aboard the installation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Kristen Wong/Released) - Chantal Labrie, a volunteer mentor and an Ottawa, Canada native, teaches a Lifestyles, Insights, Networking, Knowledge & Skills class in building 244 aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 18, 2015. “Right after I took my first class I knew it was something that I would love to get involved with,” Labrie said. Volunteer mentors are needed to teach portions of the L.I.N.K.S. class. No teaching experience is necessary. The L.I.N.K.S. class is just one of Marine Corps Community Services Hawaii’s many programs and services offered aboard MCB Hawaii to sustain combat readiness for all operating forces and tenant organizations aboard the installation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Kristen Wong/Released)
Volunteers with the Drug Enforcement Agency, Naval Health Clinic Hawaii and Marine Corps Base Hawaii’s Substance Abuse Counseling Center will be collecting old prescription medication and expired over-the-counter drugs at a drop-off collection site near the Marine Corps Exchange in Mokapu Mall during the National Take-Back Initiative day scheduled Sept. 26, 2015. People with drop-offs can go to the collection site between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to safely dispose their old medicines. The SACC, as a part of Marine Corps Base Hawaii, strives to ensure safety as well as provide facilities, programs and services in direct support of units, individuals and families in order to enhance and sustain combat readiness for all operating forces and tenant organizations aboard the installation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Christine Cabalo/Released) - Volunteers with the Drug Enforcement Agency, Naval Health Clinic Hawaii and Marine Corps Base Hawaii’s Substance Abuse Counseling Center will be collecting old prescription medication and expired over-the-counter drugs at a drop-off collection site near the Marine Corps Exchange in Mokapu Mall during the National Take-Back Initiative day scheduled Sept. 26, 2015. People with drop-offs can go to the collection site between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to safely dispose their old medicines. The SACC, as a part of Marine Corps Base Hawaii, strives to ensure safety as well as provide facilities, programs and services in direct support of units, individuals and families in order to enhance and sustain combat readiness for all operating forces and tenant organizations aboard the installation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Christine Cabalo/Released)
U.S. Marine Pfc. Karla Iannicelli, a personal property clerk with the base Distribution Management Office and a Fort Lauderdale, Fla. native, groups "new car" and "retirement" as two long-term saving goals at a Financial Bootcamp workshop held by the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society at the base Regional Contracting Office Aug. 4, 2015. The workshops help NMCRS to provide, in partnership with the Navy and Marine Corps, financial, educational and other need-based assistance to active duty service members as well as retired Sailors and Marines, their eligible family members and survivors. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Maria Kanai/Released) - U.S. Marine Pfc. Karla Iannicelli, a personal property clerk with the base Distribution Management Office and a Fort Lauderdale, Fla. native, groups "new car" and "retirement" as two long-term saving goals at a Financial Bootcamp workshop held by the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society at the base Regional Contracting Office Aug. 4, 2015. The workshops help NMCRS to provide, in partnership with the Navy and Marine Corps, financial, educational and other need-based assistance to active duty service members as well as retired Sailors and Marines, their eligible family members and survivors. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Maria Kanai/Released)