Story by Lance Cpl. Jorge Rosales | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 03.31.2017
USS GREEN BAY (LPD 20), Pacific Ocean (Mar. 30, 2017) – Marines with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a Combat Life Saver course aboard the USS Green Bay (LPD 20), at Sea, Mar. 30, 2017....
Story by Cpl. Samantha Villarreal | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 04.06.2016
The way someone is raised and the experiences they go through serve not only to shape them as an individual but changes how they treat those around them. Sgt. Matthew Behan, a squad leader with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, was influenced by his heroes, his father and his uncle, who taught him from an early age values similar......
Story by Lance Cpl. Samantha Villarreal | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 01.08.2016
A squad of Marines lines up on the road, the red-hued mud staining their uniforms a stark contrast against their woodland utilities. The rain the night before was merciless, the ground and their uniforms remain wet despite the sun’s efforts. A look at the Marines is enough to tell they’re eager to commence their mission - their eyes are focused and taking in their surroundings, and hands......
Story by Lance Cpl. David Staten | Defense Media Activity - Marines | 09.05.2015
United States Marines and sailors, along with service members from Japan, Mexico and New Zealand, executed an amphibious landing on the beaches of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton as part of Exercise Dawn Blitz 2015, Sept. 5....
Story by Cpl. Henry Antenor | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 11.10.2014
Sergeant Jacob Fernandez, like everybody else in his unit, wanted to go home after six months in the Asia-Pacific region, but first he had to battle it out amongst hundreds of Marines in a fierce competition where the stakes were set extremely high....
Story by Lance Cpl. Daniel Valle | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 03.30.2012
Military policemen with the Provost Marshal’s Office practiced responding to duress calls in combat town at the central training area March 20....
Courtesy Story | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 03.23.2012
In the dark hours of the morning, Marines and sailors of Company A, known as Boat Company, launched from the USS Tortuga in combat rubber raiding craft for a clandestine insertion on White Beach Naval Facility March 17....
Courtesy Story | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 01.27.2012
Sporadic bursts of rifle fire cut through the still air, drawing an immediate response from the Marines staged on the opposite end of the clearing. Calls for maneuvers were made as groups of Marines took up defensive positions, returning fire in the direction of the enemy contact. Minutes later, three hostiles were either killed or captured, and a security perimeter was established around the......
