Story by Lance Cpl. Joshua Sechser | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 05.22.2020
EAST CHINA SEA -- The Marine Corps prides itself on enabling its non-commissioned officers to lead their Marines by example. Sgt. Kayla M. Bear, a heavy equipment chief with Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), lives by that creed every day....
Story by Capt. George McArthur | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 04.27.2020
The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard ships of the America Expeditionary Strike Group completed a series of sequential operations rehearsing naval expeditionary and Marine Air-Ground Task Force maneuver from Guam to Okinawa, Japan, March 21-28....
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Toni Burton | USS Germantown (LSD 42) | 11.10.2019
Aboard the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) Sailors and Marines, from the ship and the embarked 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, come together to enjoy a robust, “workout of the day” while deployed in the U.S. 7th Fleet....
Courtesy Story | USS Germantown (LSD 42) | 08.30.2019
The Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) held a change of command ceremony in Sasebo, Japan, Aug. 30....
Courtesy Story | USS Germantown (LSD 42) | 02.12.2016
Amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) celebrated its 30th year of service during a cake-cutting ceremony while forward-deployed in the 7th Fleet area of operation, Feb. 9....
Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class James Vazquez | Navy Public Affairs Support Element West | 02.07.2016
More than 20 Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (MCJROTC) Cadets from Kubasaki High School toured amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) during a scheduled port visit, Feb. 2....
Story by Sgt. Jonathan Wright | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 07.17.2013
He spoke at length on plotting courses and directing a ship in the event of unknown contact. He stressed the importance of factoring in distance, weather and sea state. He spoke knowledgeably and without error as only a trained nautical expert could. But the individual giving the speech was not a navigator; in fact, he wasn’t even a sailor....
Story by Sgt. Jonathan Wright | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 07.05.2013
Knowledge is unbiased and non-exclusive; anyone can learn, but it is up to the learner to want that knowledge. On any given day, knowledge can be the difference between life and death....
