31st MEU Conducts VBSS Training [Image 1 of 10]

JAPAN

12.06.2022

Photo by Sgt. Andrew King 

31st Marine Expeditionary Unit       

A U.S. Marine assigned to the maritime raid force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fast ropes onto the USAV Calaboza (LCU 2009) during a visit, board, search and seizure training off the coast of Kin, Okinawa, Dec. 7, 2022. VBSS training consists of boarding a vessel, systematically checking all compartments for enemy personnel, weapons or contraband. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a ready and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andrew King)

• Date Taken: 12.06.2022
• Date Posted: 12.13.2022 00:11
• Photo ID: 7553676
• VIRIN: 221206-M-WM087-1010
• Resolution: 2737x4106
• Size: 5.7 MB
• Location: JP