BETIO ISLAND, TARAWA ATOLL, KIRIBATI— Lance Cpl. Joshua Rothering (right) and Sgt. Joseph Pritchard pick up trash during a beach cleanup, June 16, 2017, on Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll, Kiribati. The cleanup took place during a week of training where Marines and Sailors trained and shared ideas with the Kiribati Police Maritime Unit to develop a more capable, well-rounded police force. Rothering, a Winona, Minnesota native, is a field radio operator with Headquarters Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, currently deployed to Koa Moana


BETIO ISLAND, TARAWA ATOLL, KIRIBATI— Lance Cpl. Joshua Rothering (right) and Sgt. Joseph Pritchard pick up trash during a beach cleanup, June 16, 2017, on Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll, Kiribati. The cleanup took place during a week of training where Marines and Sailors trained and shared ideas with the Kiribati Police Maritime Unit to develop a more capable, well-rounded police force. Rothering, a Winona, Minnesota native, is a field radio operator with Headquarters Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, currently deployed to Koa Moana 17. Pritchard, a Port Saint Lucie, Florida native, is a mortarman with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, currently deployed to Koa Moana 17.


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