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U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, conduct planning during Exercise Maltese Dragon, at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California - U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, conduct planning during Exercise Maltese Dragon, at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Aug. 15, 2022. Exercise Maltese Dragon is a training exercise, hosted by Marine Corps Logistics Operation Group, where logistics staffs train in an exercise-controlled environment undergoing different Combat Operations Center simulated stressors used to train and educate well-rounded Marine Air Ground-Task Force logisticians. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Force’s comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alpha Hernandez)

Maltese Dragon: A new island-hopping campaign for Marine logisticians

Marine Corps Logistics Operations Group (MCLOG), Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Training Command, hosted Exercise Maltese Dragon from Aug. 15 to Aug. 26, 2022 at MCAGCC. Maltese Dragon was designed by the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL) to inform the Expeditionary Advanced Basing Operations (EABO) concept, and examine capabilities, capacities, authorities, and responsibilities assigned to Marine Logistics Support Group - Okinawa (MLSG – OKI) from campaigning to early phase maneuver during conflict with a peer adversary.

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A Marine with the maintenance section, Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Tank Battalion, checks the oil level of a Humvee at the 1st Tank Battalion ramp aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms Calif., August 29, 2018. Motor Transport Marines with 1st Tank Battalion increased overall readiness by 20% in the past three weeks by working extended hours. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Carley Vedro) - A Marine with the maintenance section, Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Tank Battalion, checks the oil level of a Humvee at the 1st Tank Battalion ramp aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms Calif., August 29, 2018. Motor Transport Marines with 1st Tank Battalion increased overall readiness by 20% in the past three weeks by working extended hours. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Carley Vedro)

1st Tank Marines Increase Readiness By Extending Hours

Motor Transport Marines with 1st Tank Battalion increased overall readiness by 20% in the past three weeks by working extended hours. The battalion’s thirteen mechanics prioritize the backlog maintenance to repair and maintain the total of 256 pieces of equipment.

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Lt. Gen. William M. Faulkner, deputy commandant, installations and logistics, visited the Marine Corps Logistics Operations Group to talk to students in the Intermediate (Marine Air Ground Task Force) Logistics Operation Course about the future of Marine Corps logistics, Feb. 25, 2014. Faulkner answered questions from students regarding the changes in their field. - Lt. Gen. William M. Faulkner, deputy commandant, installations and logistics, visited the Marine Corps Logistics Operations Group to talk to students in the Intermediate (Marine Air Ground Task Force) Logistics Operation Course about the future of Marine Corps logistics, Feb. 25, 2014. Faulkner answered questions from students regarding the changes in their field.

Lt. Gen. Faulkner visits MCLOG, logisticians

Lt. Gen. William M. Faulkner, deputy commandant, installations and logistics, visited the Marine Corps Logistics Operations Group to talk to students in the Intermediate (Marine Air Ground Task Force) Logistics Operation Course about the future of Marine Corps logistics, Feb. 25, 2014.

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Staff Sgt. Jorge Gomez, Maintenance Management Office, Company H., Combat Logistics Battalion 7, takes his final steps on the Combat Center's Del Valle field before stepping onto the bus to depart for his deployment to Afghanistan Jan. 10, 2014. - Staff Sgt. Jorge Gomez, Maintenance Management Office, Company H., Combat Logistics Battalion 7, takes his final steps on the Combat Center's Del Valle field before stepping onto the bus to depart for his deployment to Afghanistan Jan. 10, 2014.

CLB-7 deploys to Afghanistan in support of OEF

Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 7 said their goodbyes to loved ones before departing Del Valle Field for their deployment to Afghanistan Jan. 9, 2014. Families waved as CLB-7 conducted a final weapons count before boarding the buses and heading off.

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Jenny Cronin, spouse of 1st Lt. Justin Cronin, executive officer, D Company, 1st Tank Battalion, edges the corners on a wood project at the Combat Center’s Wood Hobby Shop to make cutting boards Dec. 8, 2013. - Jenny Cronin, spouse of 1st Lt. Justin Cronin, executive officer, D Company, 1st Tank Battalion, edges the corners on a wood project at the Combat Center’s Wood Hobby Shop to make cutting boards Dec. 8, 2013.

Exploring artisanship in the Wood Hobby Shop

The sound of saws, drills, and other machines vibrate through the metal walls as new creations begin to take form. The smell of freshly-cut wood permeates through the rooms as feet leave their impressions in the sawdust on the floor. Stacked on the shelves is a variety of wood: Cherry, Oak, Pine and Mahogany, all the raw start of wood-working projects to come.

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CLB -7 navigates training corridor for logistics platoon exercise

The ground shook as a convoy of Humvees, 7-ton trucks, and Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles trekked up a passage in the Combat Center’s Lava Lake Training Area. The vehicles lined the route while helicopters flew overhead providing air support. A combat logistics platoon navigated the terrain, stopping at designated areas to fire on mountainside targets. The Marines progressed through the Lava Lake Corridor simulating combat scenarios during the unit’s participation in Integrated Training Exercise 1-14.

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