Papua New Guinea Defence Force members, U.S. Department of Defense personnel and an Australian Army Soldier, pose for a group photo following a Women, Peace and Security Gender Focal Point course graduation at the Kumul Learning Center, Murray.
In this file photo, a U.S. Marine Corps High Mobility Artillery Rocket System assigned to HIMARS Detachment, Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, maneuvers to a KC-130J Super Hercules assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport.
COLD BAY, AK
Expeditionary firefighting and rescue Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit responded to a downed bush plane at Cold Bay Airport, Alaska, May 7. None of the aircraft passengers were injured.
Marines with the 15th MEU are in Cold Bay for Exercise Northern Edge 2021, a joint training exercise of approximately 15,000 U.S. service members conducting operations in various locations in and around Alaska.
On Friday afternoon, expeditionary firefighting and rescue Marines with Marine Wing Support Detachment, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 164 Reinforced, 15th MEU, were loading up in two Oshkosh Striker T3000 firetrucks, having just received word of a simulated vehicle fire that needed to be extinguished. Russell Ruta, Cold Bay’s vice Mayor and a local aircraft rescue firefighter, was riding along for the training.