Video by Cpl. Alora Finigan | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 07.06.2025
U.S. Marines with Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a visit, board, search and seizure exercise aboard the expeditionary sea base John L. Canley (ESB-6), in the Coral Sea, July 6, 2025. VBSS is part of the maritime interception operations that aim to delay, disrupt, or destroy enemy forces or supplies in the maritime domain. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of......
Video by Cpl. Alora Finigan | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 06.27.2025
U.S. Marines with Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a visit, board, search and seizure exercise aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47), in the Coral Sea, June 28, 2025. VBSS is part of the maritime interception operations that aim to delay, disrupt, or destroy enemy forces or supplies in the maritime domain. The 31st MEU is operating aboard......
Video by Lance Cpl. Victor Gurrola | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 06.06.2025
U.S. Marines with Animal Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct fast-rope training aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), in the Bismarck Sea, June 6, 2025. Marines participated in fast-rope training to enhance air-to-ground insertion capabilities for future operations. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships......
Video by Sgt. Alexander Knight | 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division | 04.08.2025
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division, support the Republic of Korea Army Soldiers assigned to the Non-Commissioned Officer Academy with an Air Assault demonstration April 9, 2025 in Iksan, South Korea. 2 CAB Soldiers demonstrated an Apache attack, fast-roping, and a medical evacuation demonstration....
Video by Lance Cpl. Raul Sotovilla | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 01.06.2025
U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/4, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct fast-rope exercises during a helicopter rope suspension techniques course at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 6, 2025. The training allowed Marines to sustain HRST proficiency in preparation for future operations. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible......
Video by Cpl. Garrett Kiger | 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit | 02.09.2022
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. George W. Smith Jr., the I Marine Expeditionary Force commanding general, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Maj. Gen. Shingo Nashinoki, the Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade commanding general, hold a press conference about bilateral training of exercise Iron Fist 2022 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 9, 2022. The press conference was......
Video by Lance Cpl. Manuel Alvarado | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 12.02.2021
U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct airborne fast-rope training drills at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 2, 2021. Bravo Company conducted the training in order to maintain certification for 31st MEU heliborne operations and build a relationship with their Air Command Element counterparts. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only......
Video by Sgt. Jake SeaWolf | U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa | 06.14.2021
U.S. Army Special Forces Soldiers assigned to the 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Utah Army National Guard, Royal Moroccan Army Paratroopers, and Royal Moroccan Navy Commandos conduct fast rope training out of a MH-47 Chinook from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment during exercise African Lion 2021 at Tifnit Morocco, Africa on June 14, 2021. African Lion 2021 is U.S. Africa......
