31st MEU | MRF raid under the stars [Image 16 of 17]

SAM HILL AIRFIELD, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA

07.01.2025

Photo by Cpl. Alora Finigan 

31st Marine Expeditionary Unit       

U.S. Marines with Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, load simulated casualties onto a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 242 (Rein.), 31st MEU, during a limited scale raid exercise at Sam Hill Airfield, Queensland, Australia, July 1, 2025. Following a ship-to-shore insert, the Marines conducted the limited scale raid night exercise to demonstrate operational proficiency. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the USS America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations, the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alora Finigan)

• Date Taken: 07.01.2025
• Date Posted: 07.04.2025 19:28
• Photo ID: 9165786
• VIRIN: 250701-M-MI274-1407
• Resolution: 5472x3648
• Size: 13.77 MB
• Location: SAM HILL AIRFIELD, QUEENSLAND, AU