3D Marine Expeditionary Brigade

3D Marine Expeditionary Brigade

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Okinawa, Japan

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Maj. Gen. Paul J. Rock, outgoing commanding general of 3D Marine Expeditionary Brigade, delivers comments during a change of command ceremony at Camp Courtney, July 10, 2020. Rock relinquished command to Brig. Gen. Kyle B. Ellison. Rock's next assignment will be Director, Strategy and Plans Division, which falls under Plans, Policies & Operations, Headquarters Marine Corps.

Brig. Gen. Kyle B. Ellison, incoming commanding general, 3D Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB), delivers comments during a change of command ceremony at Camp Courtney, July 10, 2020. Ellison took command of the MEB from Maj. Gen. Paul J. Rock. Ellison's previous assignment was the Director of Expeditionary Warfare School.

Maj. Gen. Paul J. Rock, left, outgoing commanding general of 3D Marine Expeditionary Brigade, and Brig. Gen. Kyle B. Ellison, right, incoming commanding general of 3D Marine Expeditionary Brigade, participate in a change of command ceremony at Camp Courtney, July 10, 2020. The ceremony represents the transfer of authority, responsibility, and accountability from the out-going commanding general to the incoming commanding general.

Maj. Gen. Paul J. Rock, left, outgoing commanding general of 3D Marine Expeditionary Brigade, and Brig. Gen. Kyle B. Ellison, right, incoming commanding general of 3D Marine Expeditionary Brigade, participate in a change of command ceremony at Camp Courtney, July 10, 2020. The ceremony represents the transfer of authority, responsibility, and accountability from the out-going commanding general to the incoming commanding general.

U.S. Forces, Japan Elevates Health Protection Condition and Restricts Non-Essential Travel to the Republic of Korea

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William J. Bowers, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Pacific, speaks to Marines during a professional military education training at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 24, 2020. Bowers covered the Battle of Guadalcanal and its relevance to operations today. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Francesca Landis)

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William J. Bowers, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Pacific, speaks to Marines during a professional military education training at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 24, 2020. Bowers covered the Battle of Guadalcanal and its relevance to operations today. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Francesca Landis)

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William J. Bowers, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Pacific, speaks to Marines during a professional military education training at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 24, 2020. Bowers covered the Battle of Guadalcanal and its relevance to operations today. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Francesca Landis)

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William J. Bowers, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Pacific, speaks to Marines during a professional military education training at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 24, 2020. Bowers covered the Battle of Guadalcanal and its relevance to operations today. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Francesca Landis)

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William J. Bowers, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Pacific, speaks to Marines during a professional military education training at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 24, 2020. Bowers covered the Battle of Guadalcanal and its relevance to operations today. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Francesca Landis)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Paul J. Rock, commanding general of 3D Marine expeditionary Brigade, introduces Brig. Gen. William J. Bowers, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Pacific, the speaker for this professional military education training at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 24, 2020. Bowers covered the Battle of Guadalcanal and its relevance to operations today. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Francesca Landis)

3D MEB, ARDB conduct exercise Yama Sakura 77

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines, Japan and the United States conducted the closing ceremony of exercise KAMANDAG 3 at Marine Barracks Rudiardo Brown, Taguig, Manila, Philippines, Oct. 18, 2019.

KATUNGKULAN BEACH, MARINE BARRACKS GREGORIO LIM, Philippines -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines, Japan Self-Defense Force, and U.S. Armed Forces united to conduct an amphibious landing exercise at Katungkulan Beach, Marine Barracks Gregorio Lim during Exercise KAMANDAG 3 on Oct. 12, 2019.

SUBIC BAY, Philippines – Service members from the United States Navy, Philippine Marine Corps, Philippine Air Force and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force led multiple cooperative health engagements and community relations events as part of a humanitarian and civic assistance effort during exercise KAMANDAG 3 at several locations throughout Luzon, Philippines, Oct. 9-17, 2019.

COLONEL ERNESTO P. RAVINA AIR BASE, Philippines — U.S. Marines and Philippine Airmen conducted air defense and ground threat reaction training as part of Exercise KAMANDAG 3 at Colonel Ernesto P. Ravina Air Base, Philippines, Oct. 10-14, 2019.

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From left, Armed Forces of the Philippines Lt. Gen. Gilbert Gapay, commander, Southern Luzon Command; Sung Y. Kim, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines; Undersecretary Cardozo M. Luna, Undersecretary of the Department of National Defense; Armed Forces of the Philippines Gen. Benjamin Madrigal, AFP chief of staff; and U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Eric M. Smith, commanding general, III Marine Expeditionary Force stand “shoulder-to-shoulder” during the Exercise Balikatan closing ceremony held at Tejeros Hall, Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City, Manila, Philippines, April 12, 2019.

U.S. Army combat engineers assigned to 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division detonate explosives while performing a breach allowing forces to continue to move forward while participating in a Combined Arms Live-Fire Exercise during Balikatan 2019 at Colonel Ernesto Ravina Air Base, Philippines, April 10, 2019.