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Brig. Gen. Paul J. Kennedy says goodbye as 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade’s commanding general Dec. 7 at Camp Courtney. Brig. Gen. John M. Jansen accepted the responsibility from Brig. Gen. Paul J. Kennedy as 3d MEB’s commanding general. Jansen was previously the Assistant Deputy Commandant for Programs and Resources for Headquarters Marine Corps. Kennedy led 3d MEB during Operation Damayan in the Philippines and Operation Sahayogi Haat in Nepal. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Abbey Perria/Released) - Brig. Gen. Paul J. Kennedy says goodbye as 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade’s commanding general Dec. 7 at Camp Courtney. Brig. Gen. John M. Jansen accepted the responsibility from Brig. Gen. Paul J. Kennedy as 3d MEB’s commanding general. Jansen was previously the Assistant Deputy Commandant for Programs and Resources for Headquarters Marine Corps. Kennedy led 3d MEB during Operation Damayan in the Philippines and Operation Sahayogi Haat in Nepal. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Abbey Perria/Released)

U.S. Marines of 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade, participate in a Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Response (HA/DR) practical exercise Jan. 17, 2013 aboard Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan. Marines and sailors of III Marine Expeditionary Force learn about civil-military roles in international disaster response during a Joint Humanitarian Operations Course (JHOC) conducted by the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), United States Agency for International Development (USAID). (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CWO2 Jonathan C. Knauth/Released) - U.S. Marines of 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade, participate in a Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Response (HA/DR) practical exercise Jan. 17, 2013 aboard Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan. Marines and sailors of III Marine Expeditionary Force learn about civil-military roles in international disaster response during a Joint Humanitarian Operations Course (JHOC) conducted by the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), United States Agency for International Development (USAID). (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CWO2 Jonathan C. Knauth/Released)

121121-M-TR505-378CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa, Japan – 1st Lt. Miyamoto Naoya takes part in a Watch Officer, Watch Chief and Battle Staff Training Course here Nov. 14-21. The course is provided by the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Integrated Systems Training Center and designed to improve unit readiness and ability to respond to contingencies in the Asia-Pacific. This will allow Marines with the 3rd MEB and members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force to more effectively command and control forces assigned to them in the event of a crisis or contingency. Naoya is a platoon commander with the 11th Infantry Regiment. - 121121-M-TR505-378 CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa, Japan – 1st Lt. Miyamoto Naoya takes part in a Watch Officer, Watch Chief and Battle Staff Training Course here Nov. 14-21. The course is provided by the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Integrated Systems Training Center and designed to improve unit readiness and ability to respond to contingencies in the Asia-Pacific. This will allow Marines with the 3rd MEB and members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force to more effectively command and control forces assigned to them in the event of a crisis or contingency. Naoya is a platoon commander with the 11th Infantry Regiment.