U.S. Navy HM1 Adam Wild, Fleet Marine Force hospital corpsman with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3d Marine Logistics Group, recites the Navy Corpsman Creed during the 123rd Navy Hospital Corpsman Birthday ceremony on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, June 17, 2021. Established in 1898 during the Spanish-American war, the U.S. Naval Hospital Corps remains the most versatile and decorated of any rating in the Navy with 39 different Navy Enlisted Classifications, 23 Congressional Medals of Honor, 179 Navy Crosses, 959 Silver Stars, and over 1,600 Bronze Stars. Fleet Marine Force Corpsmen provide Marine Corps units with the capability of medical services in all environments and conditions. 3d MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III MEF’s comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Hailey D. Clay)
Date Taken: | 06.17.2021 |
Date Posted: | 06.18.2021 00:37 |
Photo ID: | 6698714 |
VIRIN: | 210617-M-LR229-0008 |
Resolution: | 2401x3601 |
Size: | 5.21 MB |
Location: | CAMP KINSER, OKINAWA, JP |
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