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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

Content Online:

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4,218

Images:

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67

Publications:

300

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Featured Video

VMM-262 holds change of command ceremony

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing hold a change of command ceremony on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, May 1, 2025. Lt. Col. Adrian Evangelista relinquished his position and responsibilities as VMM-262 commanding officer to Lt. Col. Daniel Schierling. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Thalia Rivera)

Taken: 05.01.2025 | Video by Lance Cpl. Thalia Rivera

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Recent Videos

VMM-262 holds change of command ceremony

05.01.2025 | Video by Lance Cpl. Thalia Rivera

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing hold a change of command ceremony on...

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...

31st MEU conducts TRAP as a part of MEUEX

04.30.2025 | Video by Sgt. Peter Rawlins

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

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...

(B-Roll) Balikatan 25: MADIS initial live fire

04.26.2025 | Video by Cpl. Iyer Ramakrishna

U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Anti-Air Battalion, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, conduct a live-fire range with the Marine Air...

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,...

(B-Roll) Balikatan 25: MADIS Assembly and Dry Run

04.25.2025 | Video by Cpl. Iyer Ramakrishna

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, and Philippine Airmen with the 960th Air and Missile Defense Group assemble the...

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Recent News Stories

Balikatan 25 | 3d MLR Concludes Maritime Key...

05.04.2025 | Story by 1st Lt. Anne Pentaleri

BATANES ISLAND CHAIN, Philippines – U.S. Marines and Sailors with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, supported by U.S. Marines...

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...

Fires and Fiery Hearts

04.28.2025 | Story by 2nd Lt. Joshua Wolek

A reflection on the 220th anniversary of 1st Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon and his Marines raising the American flag over the fortress at Derna.

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...

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Recent Images

Night Patrol

05.04.2025 | Photo by Lance Cpl. Eric Allen

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Kevin Collins, right, the commanding general of 3rd Marine Logistics Group, and Col. Paul B. Bock, left, the...

31st MEU conducts TRAP during MEUEX

05.03.2025 | Photo by Lance Cpl. Raul Sotovilla

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Josue EscalanteRodriguez, an infantry Marine with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Company, Battalion Landing Team...

31st MEU conducts quick response force rehearsal...

05.02.2025 | Photo by Lance Cpl. Victor Gurrola

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 265 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, lifts off...

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

05.01.2025 | Photo by Cpl. Chloe Johnson

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Justin Gasque, a fixed-wing aircraft mechanic with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 214, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st...

VMM-262 holds change of command ceremony

05.01.2025 | Photo by Lance Cpl. Yanisa Culp

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing stand in formation during a...

31st MEU conducts TRAP during MEUEX

05.01.2025 | Photo by Lance Cpl. Raul Sotovilla

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

31st MEU | Night Mechanized Raid

05.01.2025 | Photo 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, scan a building for...

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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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