U.S. Marines with Hotel Battery, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, ready an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System after offloading from a U.S. Air Force, MC-130J Commando II, assigned to 1st Special Operations Wing, during a loading exercise at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Aug 27, 2025. Marines conducted this training to maintain the ability to transport a variety of combat ready vehicles via air, land and sea. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force, ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gerardo Mendez)
Date Taken: | 08.27.2025 |
Date Posted: | 08.28.2025 22:19 |
Photo ID: | 9284656 |
VIRIN: | 250827-M-BN482-1081 |
Resolution: | 2614x1867 |
Size: | 1.87 MB |
Location: | KADENA AIR BASE, OKINAWA, JP |
Web Views: | 19 |
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