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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

1st MAW hosts Gunnery Sergeant Symposium

U.S. Marine Corps staff noncommissioned officers with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing attend a symposium on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, June 9-11, 2026. Staff NCOs from 1st MAW gathered to receive professional development classes focused on strengthening leadership skills and reinforcing their roles as mentors to Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Benjamin Catindig)

Taken: 06.11.2026 | Video by Lance Cpl. Benjamin Catindig

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1st MAW hosts Gunnery Sergeant Symposium

06.11.2026 | Video by Lance Cpl. Benjamin Catindig

U.S. Marine Corps staff noncommissioned officers with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing attend a symposium on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, June 9-11, 2026....

U.S. Marines, Airmen rehearse CBRN response...

06.08.2026 | Video by Cpl. Moses Ortiz-Miller

U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force, Airmen with Pacific Air Forces, and Airmen with Air National Guard rehearse chemical,...

VMGR-153 hosts relief and appointment

06.05.2026 | Video by Lance Cpl. Chandler Evans

U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 153, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, participate in a relief and...

U.S. Marines, Airmen check for contaminants during...

06.04.2026 | Video by Cpl. Moses Ortiz-Miller

U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force, Airmen with Pacific Air Forces, and Airmen with the Air National Guard check for simulated...

MWHS-1 holds change of command ceremony

06.04.2026 | Video by Lance Cpl. Benjamin Catindig, Lance Cpl. Kaylinn Martinez and Lance Cpl. Miclo Rud

U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 1, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing participate in a change of command ceremony on Camp Foster,...

VMGR-152 hosts Change of Command ceremony

06.04.2026 | Video by Cpl. Cecilia Campbell

U.S. Marines and guests of Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, participate...

VMM-268 Hosts static display for Republic of Korea...

06.03.2026 | Video by Lance Cpl. Chandler Evans

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 268, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing host a static display for...

U.S. Marines, Airmen treat simulated casualties...

06.02.2026 | Video by Cpl. Moses Ortiz-Miller

U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force, Airmen with Pacific Air Forces, and Airmen with the Air National Guard treat simulated...

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Recent News Stories

Training Readiness Keeps 3rd MEB Prepared for...

06.10.2026 | Story by 1st Lt. Giovanni Jimenez

3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade maintains readiness as III Marine Expeditionary Force’s forward-deployed crisis-response headquarters in the...

3d MLG Conducts Change of Command Ceremony

06.03.2026 | Story by 1st Lt. Taiyo Tatara

CAMP KINSER, Japan — 3rd Marine Logistics Group conducted a change of command ceremony, transferring command of the unit from Brig. Gen. Kevin...

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 | Courtesy Story

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,...

Marines with 4th Marine Regiment Provide...

05.20.2026 | Story by Sgt. John Simpson

Two U.S. military reservists relied on their civilian first-responder training to provide lifesaving medical care to an elderly man experiencing a...

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...

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Recent Images

MACG-18 hosts retirement ceremony for Lt. Col....

06.12.2026 | Photo by Cpl. Jeremiah Barksdale

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Hector Sanchez, sergeant major of Marine Air Control Group 18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, delivers The Watch speech for...

Marines Conduct VBSS Water Competency Screener

06.11.2026 | Photo by Sgt. Jackson Ricker

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Luke Schmidt, a machine gunner with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, swims a 250-meter evaluation...

VMGR-153 holds change of command

06.11.2026 | Photo by Cpl. Anabelle Reedobrien

U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 153, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing salute during a pass...

Okinawa Catholic High School students tour MCAS...

06.11.2026 | Photo by Lance Cpl. Carlos Paz-Sosa

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Nicholas Rhea, a flight officer with Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, briefs local students and staff members at MCAS...

3/7 Marines Conduct Short-Bay Live-Fire Range

06.10.2026 | Photo by Sgt. Jackson Ricker

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Charbel Yammine, a platoon commander with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, prepares to engage...

JMSDF Cadets Tour VMGR-152 KC-130J Aircraft at MCAS...

06.08.2026 | Photo by Lance Cpl. David Getz

A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force cadet sits in the cockpit of a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft during a tour at Marine Corps...

VMGR-153 holds relief and appointment ceremony

06.05.2026 | Photo by Cpl. Anabelle Reedobrien

U.S. Navy Lt. Alexander Ramirezmoreno, right, a chaplain with Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, gives the invocation during a...

Lt. Col. Brett Collins relinquishes command of...

06.04.2026 | Photo by Lance Cpl. Carlos Paz-Sosa

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 1, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing stand in formation during a change of command ceremony at Camp...

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Graphics

Freedom Banner Japan- Humanitarian Assistance and...

06.11.2026 | Graphics by Lance Cpl. Anastasia Dausilio

U.S. Marine Corps Containerized Batch Laundry Unit graphic created June 12, 2026, supports the Freedom Banner 2026 exercise in Japan, highlighting...

Freedom Banner Japan- Humanitarian Assistance and...

06.11.2026 | Graphics by Lance Cpl. Anastasia Dausilio

U.S. Marine Corps Dump Truck, MTVR, graphic created June 12, 2026, supports the Freedom Banner 2026 exercise in Japan, highlighting humanitarian...

Freedom Banner Japan- Humanitarian Assistance and...

06.11.2026 | Graphics by Lance Cpl. Anastasia Dausilio

U.S. Marine Corps Motorized Road Grader graphic created June 12, 2026, supports the Freedom Banner 2026 exercise in Japan, highlighting...

Freedom Banner Japan- Humanitarian Assistance and...

06.11.2026 | Graphics by Lance Cpl. Anastasia Dausilio

U.S. Marine Corps Enhanced- Tray Ration Heating System graphic created June 12, 2026, supports the Freedom Banner 2026 exercise in Japan,...

Freedom Banner Japan- Humanitarian Assistance and...

06.11.2026 | Graphics by Lance Cpl. Anastasia Dausilio

U.S. Marine Corps Lightweight Water Purification System, LWPS, graphic created June 12, 2026, supports the Freedom Banner 2026 exercise in Japan,...

Freedom Banner Japan- Humanitarian Assistance and...

06.11.2026 | Graphics by Lance Cpl. Anastasia Dausilio

U.S. Marine Corps Role II Medical graphic created June 12, 2026, supports the Freedom Banner 2026 exercise in Japan, highlighting humanitarian...

Freedom Banner Japan- Humanitarian Assistance and...

06.11.2026 | Graphics by Lance Cpl. Anastasia Dausilio

U.S. Marine Corps Tactical Fuel Site graphic created June 12, 2026, supports the Freedom Banner 2026 exercise in Japan, highlighting humanitarian...

Freedom Banner Japan- Humanitarian Assistance and...

06.11.2026 | Graphics by Lance Cpl. Anastasia Dausilio

U.S. Marine Corps Expeditionary Field Bath Shower Unit graphic created June 12, 2026, supports the Freedom Banner 2026 exercise in Japan,...

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