Firefighters with the Kin Town Fire Department check Lance Cpl. Alden Strodder for injuries during a combined-joint exercise at the Kin Blue Training Area April 25. During the exercise, Strodder, an aviation flight planner with Headquarters and Service Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, acted as an injured crew member in need of rescue by emergency responders. The combined-joint training exercise was used to increase communication and enhance interoperability with emergency responders on Okinawa to be better prepare in case of real-world emergencies.