U.S. Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, pose for a group photo with an Amphibious Combat Vehicle during arrival at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, July 23, 2026. Forward deployed to Okinawa, the 31st MEU serves as a flexible, sea-based Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF). Together they routinely operate with allies and partners to preserve a free and open Indo-Pacific, remaining a global force ready to respond to crises anywhere in the world. Within the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, Expeditionary Strike Group 7 / Commander, Task Force 76 is responsible for conducting expeditionary warfare operations with Navy and Marine Corps capabilities to support theater contingencies that range from crisis response to full combat operations. U.S. Navy 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kindsey Calvert)
| Date Taken: | 07.22.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 07.26.2026 22:37 |
| Photo ID: | 9832914 |
| VIRIN: | 260723-M-AJ819-1107 |
| Resolution: | 5366x3577 |
| Size: | 3.73 MB |
| Location: | WHITE BEACH NAVAL FACILITY, OKINAWA, JP |
| Web Views: | 4 |
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