Photo by Lance Cpl. Mark Fike | 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade | 03.22.2019
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Andrew Black offloads a 7-Ton off the U.S.N.S Pililaau (TAKR-304) during a maritime prepositioning force (MPF) offload for Exercise Balikatan, March 22, 2019, at Subic Bay International Airport, Republic of the Philippines. MPF offloads provide the Marines Corps the ability to distribute equipment and assets to service members in deployed environments through the......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Mark Fike | 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade | 03.19.2019
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Casandra Rodriguez prepares dinner March 19, 2019, aboard the USNS Pililaau. Marines aboard the Pililaau are preparing and inspecting equipment that will be utilized during the maritime prepositioning force (MPF) offload for Exercise Balikatan. The Pililaau is an MPF ship in the United States Navy used to deliver Marine assets to areas in the Indo-Pacific region.......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Mark Fike | 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade | 03.19.2019
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Romarion Ferguson-Coleman inspects the serial numbers of a Humvee aboard the U.S.N.S Pililaau (TAKR-304), March 19, 2019. The Marines are preparing and inspecting equipment that will be utilized during the maritime prepositioning force (MPF) offload for Exercise Balikatan 2019. Balikatan is a Tagalog phrase that means “shoulder-to-shoulder” and is an annual......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Mark Fike | 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade | 03.18.2019
U.S. Marines inspect the thermal optic system on an Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) aboard the U.S.N.S Pililaau (TAKR-304), March 18, 2019. The Marines are preparing and inspecting the AAV’s for the maritime prepositioning force (MPF) offload for Exercise Balikatan 2019. Balikatan is a Tagalog phrase that means “shoulder-to-shoulder” and is an annual exercise between the U.S. military......
