Video by Lance Cpl. Joshua Sechser | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 01.30.2020
KIN BLUE, Okinawa, Japan (Jan. 30, 2020) Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a simulated resupply mission. America, flagship of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, 31st MEU team, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and......
Video by Lance Cpl. Joshua Sechser | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 01.30.2020
PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 30, 2020) Marines with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Soldiers with the Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, Japanese Self-Defense Force conduct launch and recovery drills in their combat rubber raiding craft aboard the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42). Germantown, part......
Video by Lance Cpl. Joshua Sechser | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 01.27.2020
EAST CHINA SEA (Jan. 27, 2020) Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Sailors with the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) participate in an M240B medium machine gun training event. During the training, Marines with CLB-31 gave instructions on the operation of crew-served weapons such as the M240B to Sailors of the Germantown.......
Video by Lance Cpl. Joshua Sechser | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 12.30.2019
Marines with Combined Anti-Armor Team 1, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, execute a High Intensity Tactical Training event with the supervision of Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructors on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 30, 2019. High Intensity Tactical Training strengthens Marines’ mental and physical endurance to prepare......
Video by Lance Cpl. Joshua Sechser | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 12.19.2019
Marines with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit participate in a historical battle site tour in Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 19, 2019. Marines toured Kakazu Ridge, Camp Kinser Battle of Okinawa Historical Display, Former Japanese Navy Underground Headquarters , and Okinawa Peace Memorial Park to learn about the Marine Corps’ actions in Okinawa during World War II, with the tour supported by the Marine......
Video by Lance Cpl. Joshua Sechser | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 12.19.2019
Marines with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit participate in a historical battle site tour in Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 19, 2019. Marines toured Kakazu Ridge, Camp Kinser Battle of Okinawa Historical Display, Former Japanese Navy Underground Headquarters , and Okinawa Peace Memorial Park to learn about the Marine Corps’ actions in Okinawa during World War II, with the tour supported by the Marine......
Video by Lance Cpl. Kevan Dunlop | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 12.12.2019
Marines with Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel platoon, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a simulated TRAP mission at Combat Town, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 12, 2019. The MEU is currently preparing for deployment through MEU Exercise, a two-week evolution that prepares the Marine Air-Ground Task Force for amphibious operations from......
Video by Pfc. Joshua Brittenham | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 12.04.2019
Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct on and off drills on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 4, 2019. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.......
