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The Marine Corps Protection Community, which includes the provost marshal office (PMO), law enforcement, fire and rescue, and emergency managers, works daily to protect and prepare the Marine Corps Community at large. Discover articles about training, exercises, and other events happening throughout the year at Marine Corps Installations worldwide.

Archive: June, 2023

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Onslow Beach Emergency Response Training Exercise - U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Garret Potter, with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installation East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, acts as a role-player while being secured onto a gurney during a simulated response training exercise at Onslow Beach on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 18, 2023. Each year training is conducted to familiarize the beach detachment, first responders, and other individuals with the expectations of an emergency response. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joel Castaneda)

Marine Lifeguards and FESD Conduct Joint Beach Emergency Exercise

“Today, we will be one hundred percent prepared for whatever is thrown at us,” said Lance Cpl. John Sheppleman, a lifeguard with the Onslow Beach Marine Detachment on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.U.S. Marines with the Onslow Beach Marine Detachment joined forces with the Camp Lejeune Fire and Emergency Services Division

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A mature Serianthes Nelsonii is shown during a site assessment at Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz following typhoon Mawar on June 7, 2023. A Combined Joint Task Force led by U.S. Army Pacific and Task Force West are the DoD representatives supporting FEMA and the governments of Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands as we continue recovery efforts in the wake of Typhoon Mawar. Commander Task Force West Rear Adm. Benjamin Nicholson, and all military installation commanding officers in Guam are diligently working to restore steady state to the bases, and dedicate resources to all FEMA mission assignments. Typhoon Mawar moved through the area as a Category 4 storm on May 24, bringing hurricane-force winds, heavy rain and high seas marking the strongest storm to affect the island since Typhoon Pongsona in 2002. - A mature Serianthes Nelsonii is shown during a site assessment at Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz following typhoon Mawar on June 7, 2023. A Combined Joint Task Force led by U.S. Army Pacific and Task Force West are the DoD representatives supporting FEMA and the governments of Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands as we continue recovery efforts in the wake of Typhoon Mawar. Commander Task Force West Rear Adm. Benjamin Nicholson, and all military installation commanding officers in Guam are diligently working to restore steady state to the bases, and dedicate resources to all FEMA mission assignments. Typhoon Mawar moved through the area as a Category 4 storm on May 24, bringing hurricane-force winds, heavy rain and high seas marking the strongest storm to affect the island since Typhoon Pongsona in 2002.

Serianthes nelsonii conservation efforts continue at Camp Blaz

Guam experienced torrential winds and rain as the eye wall of Typhoon Mawar passed through the area, May 24. The Category 4 storm left the Northern Plateau’s limestone forests a tangled mess of overturned trees and broken branches. The site of the island’s last mature Serianthes nelsonii tree on Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, was not left untouched by Mother Nature. While the tree’s trunk remains rooted, the main boughs broke away leaving a branchless and leafless wood pillar. However, just below what was recently the S. nelsonii’s canopy, multiple seedlings are growing, hungry for the new-found sunlight...

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MALS 16 Conducts Post Typhoon Recovery - U.S. Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 16 from Miramar, Calif., move a tree blocking the road on Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, Guam, June 2, 2023.

Came to Train, Stayed to Help: 3rd MAW Marines Assist in Typhoon Recovery Efforts

Marines and Sailors of Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 16 embarked aboard Wright-class Aviation Logistics Support Ship, SS Curtiss (T-AVB 4) partnered with the U.S. Coast Guard and 30th Naval Construction Regiment to support recovery efforts in the wake of Typhoon Mawar beginning May 25, 2023, while pier side at X-Ray Wharf, Guam.Marines

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MCAS Cherry Point tested multiple scenarios during HURREX 2023, a week-long preparation exercise to test the air station’s ability and response time of various aspects to endure a destructive storm. - A barge is tied off to two buoys during a hurricane readiness exercise on MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, May 16, 2023. MCAS Cherry Point tested multiple scenarios during HURREX 2023, a week-long preparation exercise to test the air station’s ability and response time of various aspects to endure a destructive storm. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jade Farrington)

MCAS Cherry Point Conducts HURREX 2023

With the Atlantic hurricane season right around the corner, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point has already started preparations to ensure the air station remains mission ready, even under the most inclement weather conditions.

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U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 23, Australian Army Soldiers, and Indonesian National Armed Forces, pose for a group photo during the closing ceremony for Exercise Crocodile Response 23 at Mount Bundey Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, May 24, 2023. Crocodile Response is a trilateral engagement between the Australian Defence Force, Indonesian National Armed Forces, and MRF-D that extends shared interoperability throughout the Indo-Pacific, increasing efficiencies in responding to crisis and contingency. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adeola Adetimehin) - U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 23, Australian Army Soldiers, and Indonesian National Armed Forces, pose for a group photo during the closing ceremony for Exercise Crocodile Response 23 at Mount Bundey Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, May 24, 2023. Crocodile Response is a trilateral engagement between the Australian Defence Force, Indonesian National Armed Forces, and MRF-D that extends shared interoperability throughout the Indo-Pacific, increasing efficiencies in responding to crisis and contingency. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adeola Adetimehin)

Exercise Crocodile Response concludes, increasing readiness in the Indo-Pacific

Alongside Allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) stands ready to provide Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HA/DR) to those in need. In a demonstration of combined readiness and interoperability, service members from the Australian Defence Force, Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI), and MRF-D came together to conduct Exercise Crocodile Response 23, a trilateral training evolution conducted in Indonesia and Northern Australia.

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