Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jeni Ridgell, an expeditionary airfield technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, directs Lance Cpl. Kevin Hodson, an engineer equipment operator with MWSS-171, as he moves crates of generation 2 aluminum matting during exercise Kamoshika Wrath 17-1 at Haramura Maneuver Area, Hiroshima, Japan, Jan. 27, 2017. The Marines worked through inclement weather conditions and a short timeline to build a 96-foot by 96-foot vertical takeoff and landing pad. The exercise is a biannual, unit-level training exercise that is primarily focused on establishing a forward ope


Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jeni Ridgell, an expeditionary airfield technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, directs Lance Cpl. Kevin Hodson, an engineer equipment operator with MWSS-171, as he moves crates of generation 2 aluminum matting during exercise Kamoshika Wrath 17-1 at Haramura Maneuver Area, Hiroshima, Japan, Jan. 27, 2017. The Marines worked through inclement weather conditions and a short timeline to build a 96-foot by 96-foot vertical takeoff and landing pad. The exercise is a biannual, unit-level training exercise that is primarily focused on establishing a forward operating base and providing airfield operation services. MWSS-171 trains throughout the year completing exercises like Kamoshika Wrath to enhance their technical skills, field experience and military occupational specialty capability.


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