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III Marine Expeditionary Force

Uruma, Okinawa, JP

III Marine Expeditionary Force

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Current Personnel:

Chief Warrant Officer Jeffrey Anderson

Lance Cpl. Eadan Avramidis

2nd Lt. Rebecca Bab

1st Lt. Heather Born

Lance Cpl. Kindsey Calvert

Lance Cpl. Justin Cledera

Sgt. Nicholas Cox

Lance Cpl. Anastasia Dausilio

Gunnery Sgt. Shannon Doherty

1st Lt. Owen Hitchcock

1st Lt. Jordan Holland

Maj. Colin Kennard

Luc Maccioni

Rodney Michael

Maj. David Morris

Capt. Sydney Murkins

Cpl. Giovanni Navarrette

Gunnery Sgt. Jacob Penick

Maj. PawelPawel Puczko

Sgt. Jackson Ricker

2nd Lt. James Selcke

1st Lt. Taiyo Tatara

1st Lt. Tyler Thomas

Master Gunnery Sgt. Skyler Tooker

Master Sgt. Daniel Wetzel

Maj. Matthew Wolf

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Featured Video

VMM268 Hosts a Static Display for Republic of Korea Marine Corps

U.S. Marine Corps Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 268, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, hosts a static display for the Republic of Korea Marine Corps, at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, June 3, 2026. VMM-268 held the static display to enhance combat readiness and strengthen relationships with the Republic of Korea.

Taken: 06.03.2026 | Video by Lance Cpl. Chandler Evans

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Recent Videos

VMM268 Hosts a Static Display for Republic of Korea...

06.03.2026 | Video by Lance Cpl. Chandler Evans

U.S. Marine Corps Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 268, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, hosts a static display for the...

U.S. Marines Conduct Small Unmanned Aircraft System...

05.28.2026 | Video by Lance Cpl. Oscar Ocampo

U.S. Marines with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion conduct unmanned aerial system training utilizing the Neros Archer at Camp Schwab,...

VMM-363 Change of Command Ceremony

05.28.2026 | Video by Lance Cpl. Chandler Evans

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, participate in a change of command at...

3/12 Conducts M777 Howitzer Fire Drills During ARTP...

05.22.2026 | Video by Lance Cpl. Kylee DiSanto

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment conduct a M777 Howitzer fire drills during Artillery Relocation Training Program 26.1...

3rd Littoral Combat Team Marines participate in...

05.21.2026 | Video by Cpl. Ernesto Lagunes

U.S. Marines assigned to 3rd Littoral Combat Team, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, participate in a culminating event during a...

3/12 Conducts HIMARS Live Fire Training

05.20.2026 | Video by Lance Cpl. Kylee DiSanto

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, fire a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during a live fire training...

Kaiju Rain 26: 3d Intelligence Battalion...

05.19.2026 | Video by Sgt. Juan Maldonado

U.S. Marines with 3d Intelligence Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, demonstrate field expeditionary site capabilities...

U.S. Navy Sailors with 3rd Marine Logistics Group...

05.19.2026 | Video by Cpl. Pedro Rojas

U.S. Navy Sailors across 3rd Marine Logistics Group, participate in field sterilization training on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, May 18, 2026. The...

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Recent News Stories

III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group...

06.01.2026 | Story by 2nd Lt. Lea Pohalski

CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa, Japan – III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group concluded Kaiju Rain 26 on May 31, 2026. This was the second...

From the Bunker - Lance Cpl. Don Bumgarner

05.28.2026 | Story by Cpl. Alexander Devereux

U.S. Marine Corps veteran, Lance Cpl. Don Bumgarner, a mortarman with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, recounts his time in...

Kaiju Rain 26: 3d Intelligence Battalion sustains...

05.27.2026 | Story by 2nd Lt. Lea Pohalski

CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa, Japan – U.S. Marines with 3d Intelligence Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, conducted an...

Kaiju Rain 26: 7th Communication Battalion...

05.27.2026 | Story by Cpl. Meshaq Hylton

Kaiju Rain 26 is a III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group-led exercise focused on strengthening distributed command-and-control,...

3rd Marine Division Marine of the Year

05.19.2026 | Story by Lance Cpl. Haley Munoz

A Marine whose drive, discipline, and character, set the standard across 3rd Marine Division has been named the unit’s Marine of the Year. Lance...

CATC Fuji HIMARS Live-Fire Training

05.19.2026 | Story by 1st Lt. Joshua Figueredo

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, successfully conducted a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System...

3rd MLR Serves as Mission Commander for Combined,...

05.11.2026 | Story by 1st Lt. Duncan Stoner

In a powerful demonstration of allied interoperability, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment served as the mission commander for a complex, live-fire...

3rd Medical Battalion Preventative Medicine Joint...

05.11.2026 | Story by Cpl. Jonathan Rodriguez Pastrana

CAMP GONSALVES, Okinawa, Japan — preventive medicine technicians with 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, and Airmen with...

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Recent Images

3/7 Scout Platoon Takes Part in Physical Assessment

06.03.2026 | Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Canal

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Braxton Gammon a rifleman with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, currently forward deployed with 4th...

Republic of Korea Marine Corps senior leaders visit...

06.03.2026 | Photo by Cpl. Anabelle Reedobrien

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Michael Blejski, left, commanding officer of Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, and Sgt. Maj. Christopher...

3rd Marine Logistics Group Holds Commanding...

06.02.2026 | Photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel Mason

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Kevin Collins, right, outgoing commanding general of 3rd Marine Logistics Group, shakes hands with Brig. Gen....

31st MEU | Aerial Snipers in UH-1Y Venom, CAS shoot

05.31.2026 | Photo by Lance Cpl. Victor Gurrola

U.S. Marines with Force Reconnaissance Platoon, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire rifles out of a UH-1Y Venom assigned to Marine Medium...

31st MEU | Marines conduct HST mission

05.30.2026 | Photo by Lance Cpl. Gerardo Mendez

U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to conduct a helicopter support mission aboard the forward-deployed amphibious...

3rd LAAB Ground-Based Air Defense Battery Change of...

05.29.2026 | Photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Benfield

U.S. Marines with Ground-Based Air Defense Battery, 3rd Littoral Anti-Air Battalion, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, stand in...

MWHS-1 formation photo

05.29.2026 | Photo by Lance Cpl. Carlos Paz-Sosa

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 1, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, pose for a photo at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, May 29, 2026....

1st MAW commanding general welcomes HMLA-367 to Okinawa

05.29.2026 | Photo by Lance Cpl. Benjamin Catindig

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Simon Doran, the commanding general of 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, puts on his helmet during a pre-flight check at...

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Graphics

III MEF: Forward. Faithful. Focused.

05.10.2026 | Graphics by Lance Cpl. Anastasia Dausilio

This U.S. Marine Corps website header graphic was created for the American Forces Public Information Management System, to showcase the...

III MEF Photomosaic

05.07.2026 | Graphics by Maj. Matthew Wolf

The III Marine Expeditionary Force logo is depicted in a photomosaic created at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, May 8, 2026. Designed to showcase...

COMMSTRAT Field Training Exercise Event Cover Page...

04.09.2026 | Graphics by Lance Cpl. Eadan Avramidis

A U.S. Marine Corps event cover page graphic for an informational booklet created during Communication Strategy and Operations Field Training...

COMMSTRAT Field Training Exercise Range Training...

04.07.2026 | Graphics by Lance Cpl. Eadan Avramidis

A photo illustration graphic with the purpose of amplifying the importance of range training created during Communication Strategy and Operations...

COMMSTRAT Field Training Exercise Every Marine a...

04.07.2026 | Graphics by Lance Cpl. Justin Cledera

A photo illustration graphic with the purpose of amplifying the importance of range training created during Communication Strategy and Operations...

COMMSTRAT Field Training Exercise HIMARS...

04.05.2026 | Graphics by Lance Cpl. Justin Cledera

A U.S. Marine Corps High Mobility Artillery Rocket System graphic created during Communication Strategy and Operations Field Training Exercise 26...

Okinawa MMOA Roadshow 2025 Infographic

08.28.2025 | Graphics by Lance Cpl. Eadan Avramidis

This graphic illustration was created to promote and inform service members in Okinawa about the upcoming Marine Corps' Manpower Management...

Resolute Dragon 2025 Logo

08.10.2025 | Graphics by Lance Cpl. Eadan Avramidis

This is the updated logo for Resolute Dragon 2025. It was created on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 11, 2025. Resolute Dragon is an annual...

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