U.S. Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, await to onload Amphibious Combat Vehicles onto amphibious dock landing ship USS San Diego (LPD-22) at White Beach Naval Base, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 27, 2026. Onload operations ensure accountability of gear and personnel before conducting a patrol at 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 Cpl. Rebeka Falcon)
| Date Taken: | 01.27.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 02.01.2026 04:05 |
| Photo ID: | 9502295 |
| VIRIN: | 260127-M-TG899-1194 |
| Resolution: | 6720x4480 |
| Size: | 10.41 MB |
| Location: | OKINAWA, JP |
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