31st Marine Expeditionary Unit
Hometown: Okinawa, , JP
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Featured Video
31st MEU Participate in Korean Marine Exchange Program 2013
Elements of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, including Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marines and Combat Logistics Battalion 31, participated in the Korean Marine Exchange Program with the Republic of Korea Marine Corps. KMEP enhanced existing combat capabilities in a mountainous environment and improved combined interoperability with the ROK Marines. The Marine forces conducted rappel, mortar, rocket, combat marksmanship and martial arts training. Suggested Lead: For approximately two weeks, elements of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit worked alongside Republic of Korea Marine counterparts during the Korean Marine Exchange Program last month. Sergeant Jonathan Wright bring us back to the action in South Korea. ...
Video by Sgt. Jonathan Wright | 31MEU | 05.16.2013
Recent Photos
(534 votes; 3.03)
The last leap of the Phrogs: Sea Knight helicopters mark...Two CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, take off during their final MEU deployment...
Photo by Sgt. Jonathan Wright | 31MEU | 03.20.2013
Brought together through musicSecond Lt. Ciara G. Mamangun, adjutant for Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Virginia Beach, Va., attempts to coax...
Photo by Sgt. Paul Robbins | 31MEU | 04.20.2013
31st MEU, Thai Reconaissance Marines free-fall for...Royal Thai Marines with 1st Long Range Reconnaissance Platoon connects with the ground after parachuting out of a C-130 Hercules during bilateral parachute jump...
Photo by Lance Cpl. Katelyn Hunter | 31MEU | 02.18.2013
31st MEU learns jungle tricks from ThaisLance Cpl. Katelyn M. Hunter, a combat photographer with the command element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Arcadia, Fla., handles a king cobra...
Photo by Lance Cpl. Codey Underwood | 31MEU | 02.20.2013
U.S. Marines, Thai Army medical personnel work...Navy Capt. Allison Robinson (left), general surgeon with 3rd Medical Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and a native of Big Pine, Calif., speaks with Royal...
Photo by Sgt. Jonathan Wright | 31MEU | 02.16.2013
M136 AT4 shoot, Cobra Gold 2013A Marine with Company A, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit fires an M136 AT4 rocket launcher during a training...
Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Oxton | 31MEU | 02.18.2013
Recent Video
(154 votes; 3.21)
31st MEU Participate in Korean Marine Exchange Program 2013Elements of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, including Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marines and Combat Logistics Battalion 31, participated in the...
Video by Sgt. Jonathan Wright | 31MEU | 05.16.2013
Sgt. McGoldrick Says Hello for EllenSgt. Richard McGoldrick, an aviation ordnance man for Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, says hello to his wife for...
Video by Sgt. Paul Robbins | 31MEU | 04.24.2013
Cobra Gold 2013 CALFEX at Ban Dan Lan HoiDuring the combined arms live fire exercise, Marines and soldiers from both the Royal Thai Armed Forces and the U.S. military seized a simulated objective. The...
Video by Sgt. Jonathan Wright | 31MEU | 02.21.2013
31st MEU, Thai Forces Conduct Decontamination ExerciseMarines of the chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense team of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct an assessment-consequence management exercise...
Video by Sgt. Paul Robbins | 31MEU | 02.18.2013
31st MEU Learns Jungle Survival From Thai MarinesMarines of Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, learn jungle survival techniques from Royal Thai Marines as part...
Video by Sgt. Paul Robbins | 31MEU | 02.19.2013
31st MEU, Thai Forces Conduct Decontamination ExerciseMarines of the chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense team of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct an assessment consequence management exercise...
Video by Sgt. Paul Robbins | 31MEU | 02.19.2013
Recent News Stories
(95 votes; 3.02)
The last leap of the Phrogs: Sea Knight helicopters mark...Hundreds of Marines and Sailors of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit stood on the deck of the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6), March 20, looking skyward to watch a...
Story by Sgt. Jonathan Wright | 31MEU | 05.06.2013
CLB-31 delivers burgers and smiles to Japanese orphansAs part of the Marine Corps’ force in readiness for the Asia-Pacific region, the Marines and Sailors of Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary...
Story by Sgt. Paul Robbins | 31MEU | 04.20.2013
31st MEU learns jungle tricks from ThaisSurrounded by thick jungle as far as the eye can see, a Marine separated from his unit must come to the realization that survival requires effort. Finding food, water...
Story by Lance Cpl. Codey Underwood | 31MEU | 02.20.2013
MISO Marines amplify commander’s intent for Cobra Gold...Clad in digital military uniforms and bearing a loudspeaker system, these Americans stick out from the crowd of Thai locals like a sore thumb. Their presence,...
Story by Sgt. Jonathan Wright | 31MEU | 02.18.2013
31st MEU, Thai Reconaissance Marines free-fall for...Soaring over the tree tops and strapped tight inside a C-130 Hercules airplane, U.S. and Royal Thai Marines double check the straps on their parachutes. Taking one...
Story by Lance Cpl. Codey Underwood | 31MEU | 02.18.2013
31st MEU leads multilateral NEODisaster can strike anywhere and at any moment. In the Asia-Pacific stands a multinational force capable of responding when disaster happens, whether it is a natural...
Story by Lance Cpl. Codey Underwood | 31MEU | 02.17.2013
Recent Audio
(49 votes; 3.03)
31st MEU, Thai forces conduct decontamination exercise
Marines of the chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense team of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct an assessment-consequence management exercise...
Audio by Sgt. Paul Robbins | 31MEU | 02.18.2013
Marines of the chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense team of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct an assessment-consequence management exercise...
Audio by Sgt. Paul Robbins | 31MEU | 02.18.2013
31st MEU leads multinational evacuation exercise
Marines and Sailors of Combat Logistics Battalion 31 and Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 (Reinforced), both of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, execute a...
Audio by Sgt. Paul Robbins | 31MEU | 02.17.2013
Marines and Sailors of Combat Logistics Battalion 31 and Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 (Reinforced), both of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, execute a...
Audio by Sgt. Paul Robbins | 31MEU | 02.17.2013
31st MEU, Thai Marines complete helicopter raid
Marines and Sailors of Company C., Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, execute a helicopter raid alongside...
Audio by Sgt. Paul Robbins | 31MEU | 02.16.2013
Marines and Sailors of Company C., Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, execute a helicopter raid alongside...
Audio by Sgt. Paul Robbins | 31MEU | 02.16.2013
31st MEU, Thai Marines execute boat raid
Marines and Sailors of Company B., Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a boat raid alongside their...
Audio by Sgt. Paul Robbins | 31MEU | 02.15.2013
Marines and Sailors of Company B., Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a boat raid alongside their...
Audio by Sgt. Paul Robbins | 31MEU | 02.15.2013
31st MEU arrives for Cobra Gold 2013
Approximately 1,000 Marines and sailors of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit offloaded from three ships of the Navy's Amphibious Squadron 11 to begin the...
Audio by Sgt. Paul Robbins | 31MEU | 02.12.2013
Approximately 1,000 Marines and sailors of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit offloaded from three ships of the Navy's Amphibious Squadron 11 to begin the...
Audio by Sgt. Paul Robbins | 31MEU | 02.12.2013
Category C - 31st MEU Marines conduct decontamination...
Category C 31st MEU Marines conduct decontamination exercise with Thai forces 120214 Sgt. Paul Robbins Jr., USMC, Public Affairs Chief, paul.a.robbins@usmc.mil, DSN...
Audio by Sgt. Paul Robbins | 31MEU | 02.14.2012
Category C 31st MEU Marines conduct decontamination exercise with Thai forces 120214 Sgt. Paul Robbins Jr., USMC, Public Affairs Chief, paul.a.robbins@usmc.mil, DSN...
Audio by Sgt. Paul Robbins | 31MEU | 02.14.2012
