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august 27, 2010 www..usmc.mil Marines, sailors MMA fighters depart for KITP support Lance Cpl. Justin R. Wheeler okinawa marine staff service CAMP FOSTER — Approximately 400 Marines and sailors from Combat Logistics Regiment 3 and Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III members, Marine Expeditionary Force, as well as augments from across the 3rd MLG, departed for South Korea this week for an exercise as part of the Korean Incremental train with Training Program. KITP is the final exercise in the fiscal year 2010 series and focuses on logistics training and interoper- Marines ability with the Republic of Korea Marine Corps, said Lance Cpl. J Nava Col. Jay L. Hatton, the Commanding Officer of CLR-3 okinawa marine staff and of the Logistics Combat Element of the III MEF Alert Contingency Marine Air Ground Task Force. OKINAWA, Japan — Marines are The focus of this exercise is to further develop the known for being elite warriors partnership between the U.S. Marine Corps and Re- on the battlefield. Three men public of Korea Marine Corps in order to enhance our known for being elite warriors ability to respond to contingencies within the Pacific on a different kind of battlefield Theater, he added. commonly known as “the octa- “The purpose is to build relationships and enhance gon” recently came to Okinawa tactical proficiency,” said Hatton. “This exercise is fo- to show their support for service cused on our ability to work together in a crisis.” members and spent a day sweat- The Marines will conduct bilateral bulk liquid op- ing alongside Marines. erations, counter improvised explosive devise training Professional Mixed Martial Arts fighter Rich Franklin Mixed Martial Arts fighters and convoy operations training and unilateral mounted prepares to rappel off the 60-foot Camp Hansen Rappel Rich Franklin, Joe Stevenson and and dismounted crew-served weapons training and Tower, Aug. 22. Photo by Lance Cpl. J Nava see MMA pg  combat lifesaving skills. Additionally, 3rd MLG Marines and sailors will prepare for humanitarian assistance, non-combatant evacuation, mass casualty and tactical security opera- Power outages to improve future QOL tions by conducting practical application simulations throughout the exercise. Lance Cpl. Aaron Hostutler lot of power to operate, according to Joaquin see KITP pg  okinawa marine staff Lujan, the electronic trades general foreman with the maintenance and repair section of CAMP FOSTER — Service members and their the Facilities Maintenance Branch of Marine families will continue to periodically experi- Corps Bases Japan. ence scheduled power outages in the future. Currently, all of the electricity comes direct- However, according to leaders at Facilities ly from an Okinawa Electric Power Company Maintenance Branch here, these power out- substation. But, that substation alone is unable ages are planned in order to provide more to provide enough power to support the hospi- reliable power and a better quality of life in tal, so a new substation is being built behind the future. Kubasaki High School on Camp Foster. The recent scheduled outages, although an The new substation will be capable of inconvenience, are a result of a new hospital supporting seven feeders, or main lines of An amphibious assault vehicle operated by Marines, being built on Camp Foster directly behind power. Each feeder has a rating of 600 amps assigned to Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st where the temporary dental and medical at 13,800 volts of electricity. The hospital is Marine Regiment, assaults a beach during the bilateral clinic is located. such a big project, it requires two feeders amphibious training exercise Korean Incremental A building the size of the new hospital dedicated to it. Training Program 2009. Official Marine Corps photo and all the equipment it uses will require a see POWER pg 

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