Valiant Shield 2014 on Tinian

By Jun Dayao

Posted on Sep 25 2014

Tag: Valiant Shield

: Two MV-22B Ospreys land on Echo Field on Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands on Sept. 21 during exercise Valiant Shield 2014. Brig. Gen. Steven R. Rudder piloted one of the Ospreys as he visited the Marines and sailors on Tinian. This was the first time an MV-22 has ever landed on Echo Field. Rudder was accompanied by Rear Adm. Russell Allen, deputy commander of the U.S. 7th Fleet. During the visit, Rudder and Allen visited the service members to show appreciation for their sacrifice and hard work throughout the exercise. Rudder is the commanding general of 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (CPL. Alex Walters)

: Brig. Gen. Steven R. Rudder, center, Rear Adm. Russell Allen, center left, and Col. Hunter H. Hobson receive a brief on the M31 Marine Corps expeditionary arresting gear system Sept. 21 at West Field, Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands during exercise Valiant Shield 2014. Rudder is the commanding general of 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. Allen is the deputy commander of the U.S. 7th Fleet. Hobson is the commanding officer of Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st MAW, III MEF. (CPL. Alex Walters)

: Brig. Gen. Steven R. Rudder addresses Marines currently working on Echo Field, Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands Sept. 21 during exercise Valiant Shield 2014. (CPL. Alex Walters)

: A KC-130J Super Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force lands during Valiant Shield 2014. (Lance CPL. Austin Schlosser)

: U.S. Marines change firing coordinates of an M224 60 mm Lightweight Mortar Sept. 20 during exercise Valiant Shield 2014 on Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The Marines are with Company A, 1st Batallion, 3rd Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (Lance CPL. Austin Schlosser)

: A U.S. Marine peers through a window Sept. 20 during exercise Valiant Shield 2014 on Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. This is the fifth exercise in the Valiant Shield series. (Lance CPL. Austin Schlosser)

: Marine infantrymen make their way to a compound held by Guam Army National Guard who are acting as an opposing force Sept. 20 during the island seizure portion of Exercise Valiant Shield 2014 at Tinian’s North Field. The Marines were transported from Okinawa to Guam and from there to Tinian. (CPL. D. A. Walters)

: Dwyan A. Cabrera, right, shares a coconut with Lance Cpl. Christopher S. Frandsen, left, and Lance Cpl. Devin J. Conway Sept. 20 by the beach while the Marines were on liberty during exercise Valiant Shield 2014. Cabrera taught them how to open the coconut and then offered them a taste. Cabrera is a local citizen of Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Frandsen and Conway are field artillery cannoneers with 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force. (Lance CPL. Tyler Ngiraswei)

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