Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Lape | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 08.16.2022
U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, take-off in a CH-53E Super Stallion during a helicopter raid exercise in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 16, 2022. The exercise trained Marines to secure an objective from a simulated oppositional force. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations to......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Lape | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 08.16.2022
U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare for take-off aboard a CH-53E Super Stallion during a helicopter raid exercise in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 16, 2022. The exercise trained Marines to secure an objective from a simulated oppositional force. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Lape | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 08.16.2022
U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, load onto a CH-53E Super Stallion during a helicopter raid exercise aboard Amphibious Assault Ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 16, 2022. The exercise trained Marines to secure an objective from a simulated oppositional force. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Lape | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 08.16.2022
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Thomas Reese, a machine gunner with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, loads 7.62mm blank rounds into an ammo can before a helicopter raid exercise aboard Amphibious Assault Ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 16, 2022. The exercise trained Marines to secure an objective from a simulated oppositional force. The 31st MEU is......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Lape | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 08.16.2022
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Daniel Olivas, a machine gunner with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, loads a magazine of 5.56mm blank rounds before a helicopter raid exercise aboard Amphibious Assault Ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 16, 2022. The exercise trained Marines to secure an objective from a simulated oppositional force. Olivas is a......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Lape | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 08.16.2022
U.S. Marine Corps leadership with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, hold a Rehearsal of Concept walkthrough aboard Amphibious Assault Ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 16, 2022. A ROC walk briefs commanders on mission specifics as well as areas of concern to discuss and prepare for. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Lape | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 08.04.2022
A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, flies above a forward arming and refueling point on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 04, 2022. A FARP is a point of operation used for fueling and rearming an aircraft outside of a forward operating base. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Lape | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 08.04.2022
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Cristian Ramirez, a bulk fuel specialist with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, moves fuel lines during a forward arming and refueling point exercise on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 04, 2022. A FARP is a point of operation used for fueling and rearming an aircraft outside of a forward operating base. The 31st MEU is......