LCpl Leo Amaro, Author at Military Chaplains Association

1st Marine Aircraft Wing Change of Command

by LCpl Leo Amaro | Jul 1, 2019 | DVIDS Chaplain, Marine Corps Chaplain

Marines and families with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing participate in a change of command ceremony honoring the incoming general, Brig. Gen. Christopher A. McPhillips, and the outgoing commanding general, Maj. Gen. Thomas D. Weidley, at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, on June 25, 2019. 1st MAW operates throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility, supporting numerous operations, exercises and humanitarian aid missions. The change of command ceremony represents the transfer of responsibility, authority and accountability from the outgoing commanding general to the incoming commanding general. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Leo Amaro)

Casualty Evacuation and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Defense

by LCpl Leo Amaro | May 5, 2019 | DVIDS Chaplain, Marine Corps Chaplain, Navy Chaplain

A U.S. Navy Chaplain performs a chin-lift procedure on a U.S. Marine participating as a casualty during a Casualty Evacuation (CASEVAC) and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Defense (CBRN) exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, 30 April, 2019. The CASEVAC and CBRN training evolution helped enhance the unit’s readiness and proficiency to respond to emergencies while deployed in a field environment. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Pfc. Gerardo Cano)