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III Marine Expeditionary Force

Uruma, Okinawa, JP

III Marine Expeditionary Force

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Current Personnel:

Lance Cpl. Eadan Avramidis

2nd Lt. Heather Born

Lance Cpl. Alexander Canal

Lance Cpl. Justin Cledera

Sgt. Nicholas Cox

Lt. Col. Joshua Diddams

Cpl. Diego Garcia

1st Lt. Owen Hitchcock

Master Gunnery Sgt. Matthew Holly

1st Lt. Isabel Izquierdo

1st Lt. Daniel Kim

Lance Cpl. Jennifer Le

Luc Maccioni

Rodney Michael

Lance Cpl. Giovanni Navarrette

Lance Cpl. Jeffrey Pruett

Capt. Pawel Puczko

Staff Sgt. Megan Roses

2nd Lt. Taiyo Tatara

Chief Warrant Officer Pete Thibodeau

2nd Lt. Tyler Thomas

Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel

Maj. Matthew Wolf

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News Stories:

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Images:

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Graphics:

67

Publications:

300

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Featured Video

Under Water Egress Trainer B-Roll (vertical)

U.S. Marines assigned to 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, undergo underwater egress training at the Camp Hansen aquatic center, Okinawa, Japan, May 1, 2025. Underwater Egress training is designed to certify Marines proficiency at emergency procedures in the event of a water landing onboard a military aircraft. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Elijah Murphy)

Taken: 04.30.2025 | Video by Cpl. Elijah Murphy

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Recent Videos

Under Water Egress Trainer B-Roll (vertical)

04.30.2025 | Video by Cpl. Elijah Murphy

U.S. Marines assigned to 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, undergo underwater egress...

III MIG | Kaiju Rain 25

04.30.2025 | Video by Cpl. Ramon Cardoza

U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group conduct Exercise Kaiju Rain 25 from April 15 to May 15. Exercise Kaiju Rain 25...

U.S. Marines train in forward arming and refueling...

04.27.2025 | Video by Lance Cpl. Micah Taylor

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, refuel F-35B Lightning II aircraft with...

3rd Marine Logistics Group Holds Unit-Wide Field...

04.25.2025 | Video by Cpl. Jonathan Rodriguez Pastrana

U.S. Marines and Sailors with 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3rd MLG) participate in the 67th anniversary field meet at Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan,...

U.S. Marines and JSDF conduct beach cleanup at...

04.25.2025 | Video by Lance Cpl. Marcus Henson

U.S. Marines and Sailors with III Marine Expeditionary Force and Japanese Self-Defense Forces service members conducted a beach cleanup at Ohama,...

31st MEU | Mechanized Raid B-Roll

04.24.2025 | Video by Cpl. Angel Diaz Montes De Oca

U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a simulated...

3rd Maintenance Battalion Conducts Convoy Simulator...

04.24.2025 | Video by Lance Cpl. Weston Brown

U.S. Marines with 3rd Maintenance Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, conduct simulated convoy training at Camp...

U.S. Air Force participates in Freedom Flag 25-1

04.24.2025 | Video by Cpl. Chloe Johnson

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft with the 36th Fighter Squadron from Osan Air Base takeoff from Gwangju Air Base, South Korea, during...

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Recent News Stories

Balikatan 25 | 3d MLR Participates in Integrated...

04.29.2025 | Story by 1st Lt. Anne Pentaleri

NAVAL STATION LEOVIGILDO GANTIOQUI, Philippines – U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Anti-Air Battalion, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, alongside...

Celebrating the resilience of military families:...

04.28.2025 | Story by 2nd Lt. Giovanni Jimenez

In April 2025, 3D Marine Expeditionary Brigade celebrated the Month of the Military Child aboard Camp Courtney with family events recognizing the...

3D Marine Expeditionary Brigade conducts...

04.24.2025 | Story by 2nd Lt. Giovanni Jimenez

On April 9, 2025, 3D Marine Expeditionary Brigade completed a 10-kilometer conditioning hike aboard Camp Hansen to enhance physical readiness and...

Enhanced Defense: 3d MLR Deploys MADIS to...

04.19.2025 | Story by 1st Lt. Anne Pentaleri

NORTHERN LUZON, Philippines – U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, deployed to the Philippines in support of...

3d MLR Deploys NMESIS to Philippines for Exercise...

04.16.2025 | Story by 1st Lt. Anne Pentaleri

NORTHERN LUZON, Philippines – Following the announcement by U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth during his visit to Manila on March 28, U.S....

1st Recon to Support 3d MLR for BK25

04.13.2025 | Story by 2nd Lt. Leah Curtright

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, HAWAII – Since January 14, a platoon of U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division has been...

III MEF/MCIPAC COMMSTRAT FTX: Training to Fight,...

04.11.2025 | Story by 2nd Lt. Heather Born

CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan – The first III Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Installations Pacific Communication Strategy and...

A Legacy of Honor and Valor: The 80th Annual...

03.29.2025 | Story by Lance Cpl. Jennifer Le and 2nd Lt. Taiyo Tatara

IWO TO, JAPAN – Veterans, families, active-duty U.S. Marines and Sailors, Japan Self Defense Force members, and U.S. and Japanese dignitaries...

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Recent Images

U.S. Airmen tour F-35B Lightning II aircraft during...

05.01.2025 | Photo by Cpl. Chloe Johnson

U.S. Marines and Airmen view an F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 214, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine...

VMM-262 holds change of command ceremony

05.01.2025 | Photo by Lance Cpl. Yanisa Culp

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Adrian Evangelista, left, outgoing commanding officer of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262, Marine Aircraft...

31st MEU conducts TRAP during MEUEX

05.01.2025 | Photo by Lance Cpl. Raul Sotovilla

A U.S. Marine with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary...

31st MEU conducts TRAP as a part of MEUEX

05.01.2025 | Photo by Sgt. Peter Rawlins

U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy Sailors with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary...

Welcome home Marines

04.30.2025 | Photo by Cpl. Jonathan Beauchamp

This graphic was created using Adobe Illustrator on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, April 30, 2025. This graphic was created to promote U.S. Marines...

31st MEU conducts Aerial Fast Rope Training for MEUEX

04.30.2025 | Photo by Lance Cpl. Victor Gurrola

U.S. Marines with Animal Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fast rope from a...

III MIG | Commanding General of MARFORCYBER visited...

04.29.2025 | Photo by Lance Cpl. Diana Garcia

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Joshua J. Mayoral, commanding officer of III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, center, and 1st Sgt. Andrew J....

Balikatan 25: 3d LCT Conducts Civil Reconnaissance...

04.26.2025 | Photo by Cpl. Malia Sparks

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Lucy O’Neil, a native of Virginia and an intelligence specialist with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral...

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Graphics

III MEF Long Range Training Plan Cover

07.11.2024 | Graphics by Lance Cpl. Jeffrey Pruett

This photo illustration was created to illustrate III Marine Expeditionary Force’s capabilities and personnel to internal audiences and was...

TCCOR Graphic

05.31.2024 | Graphics by Lance Cpl. Justin Cledera

This graphic illustration was created to inform service members and their families serving in Okinawa, in order to be prepared for typhoon season....

Disaster preparedness kit

05.31.2024 | Graphics by Lance Cpl. Jeffrey Pruett

This graphic illustration was created to inform service members and their families serving in Okinawa of what to have prepared for natural...

Emergency resources in Okinawa

04.04.2024 | Graphics by Lance Cpl. Jeffrey Pruett

This graphic illustration was created to inform the service members serving in Okinawa of the emergency resources available in times of need and...

2024 III MEF New Year's animation

12.27.2023 | Graphics by Lance Cpl. Jeffrey Pruett

III Marine Expeditionary Force celebrates the 2024 New Year on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 27, 2023. This animation was created using...

Translate J-Alerts using Safety Tips App

07.26.2023 | Graphics by Cpl. Alora Finigan

U.S. Marine Corps graphic depicting information regarding J-Alerts and Safety Tips application. The graphic was created using Adobe Illustrator...

Athoc

07.26.2023 | Graphics by Sgt. Colton Nicks

U.S. Marine Corps graphic depicting information regarding the Marine Corps' notification system, Athoc. The graphic was created using Adobe...

One Drink, One DUI

05.25.2023 | Graphics by Cpl. Colton Nicks

U.S. Marine Corps graphic depicts common alcoholic beverages in Japan, with the serving size, to inform drivers that one drink can put individuals...

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