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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

1st Lt. Heather Born

Lance Cpl. Kindsey Calvert

Lance Cpl. Alexander Canal

Lance Cpl. Justin Cledera

Sgt. Nicholas Cox

Lt. Col. Joshua Diddams

Staff Sgt. Shannon Doherty

Cpl. Diego Garcia

1st Lt. Owen Hitchcock

Capt. Colin Kennard

Lance Cpl. Jennifer Le

Luc Maccioni

Rodney Michael

Cpl. Giovanni Navarrette

Lance Cpl. Jeffrey Pruett

Capt. Pawel Puczko

Sgt. Jackson Ricker

2nd Lt. James Selcke

1st Lt. Taiyo Tatara

1st Lt. Tyler Thomas

Master Gunnery Sgt. Skyler Tooker

Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel

Maj. Matthew Wolf

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Publications:

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Featured Video

Resolute Dragon 2025: U.S. Marines and Japan Self-Defense Force Steadfast Allies

U.S. Marines from across the III Marine Expeditionary Force trained alongside Japan Self-Defense Force personnel during exercise Resolute Dragon 2025. Resolute Dragon is an annual bilateral exercise in Japan that strengthens the command, control, and multi-domain maneuver capabilities of U.S. Marines in III Marine Expeditionary Force and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Jackson Ricker)

Taken: 09.26.2025 | Video by Sgt. Jackson Ricker

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Recent Videos

Resolute Dragon 2025: U.S. Marines and Japan...

09.26.2025 | Video by Sgt. Jackson Ricker

U.S. Marines from across the III Marine Expeditionary Force trained alongside Japan Self-Defense Force personnel during exercise Resolute Dragon...

U.S. Marine and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force...

09.23.2025 | Video by Lance Cpl. Moses Ortiz-Miller

U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, and Japan Ground Self-Defense...

U.S. Navy Lt. Hlatki interview during bilateral...

09.22.2025 | Video by Lance Cpl. Thomas Vu

U.S. Navy Lt. Madeline Hlatki , a emergency trauma nurse with 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group gives an interview during Resolute...

RD25 | 12th LCT Marines and JGSDF Members...

09.22.2025 | Video by Cpl. Shayla Kuhn

U.S. Marines with 12th Littoral Combat Team, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, participate in a bilateral force on force with...

1st MAW Marines establish forward arming, refueling...

09.22.2025 | Video by Lance Cpl. Moses Ortiz-Miller

U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing establish a forward arming and refueling point during exercise Resolute Dragon 25 on Camp Foster,...

RD25 | U.S. Marines and Sailors with 12th LLB...

09.22.2025 | Video by Cpl. Shayla Kuhn

U.S. Marines and Sailors with 12th Littoral Logistics Battalion, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, participate in a medical...

RD25 | U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael...

09.21.2025 | Video by Cpl. Evelyn Doherty

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael Franklin, a low altitude air defense gunner with 12th Littoral Anti-Air Battalion, 12th Marine Littoral...

RD25 | 12th LCT Participates in a Mass Casualty...

09.21.2025 | Video by Cpl. Cara Castaneda

U.S. Marines with 12th Littoral Combat Team, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division participate in a mass casualty evacuation drill,...

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Recent News Stories

3rd Marine Littoral Regiment Explores Littoral...

09.22.2025 | Story by 1st Lt. Leah Curtright

U.S. Marines with 3rd Littoral Combat Team and 3rd Littoral Logistic Battalion, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, performed...

Marine Aircraft Group 24 supports Kalaheo High...

09.16.2025 | Story by 2nd Lt. Joseph Adcock

Students from Kalāheo High School Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC) executed their annual Basic Cadet Training (BCT) camp at...

III Marine Expeditionary Force proves readiness in...

09.16.2025 | Story by Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel

For five days, from Sept. 12 to Sept. 16, 2025, III MEF Marines and Sailors traded air conditioning and office chairs for the realities of...

U.S.-based F/A-18 Hornet squadron deploys to Japan

09.08.2025 | Story by 1st Lt. Brady Atwal

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan – The U.S. Marine Corps deployed Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232 “Red Devils”, an F/A-18...

From Corpsman to Captain: A Navy Lifetime

09.05.2025 | Story by 1st Lt. Tyler Thomas

CAMP COURTNEY, Okinawa, Japan – Surrounded by friends and family, U.S. Navy Captain Joseph Piansay closed the book on a remarkable 35 years of...

III MEF to Participate in Exercise Resolute Dragon 25

09.04.2025 | Story by Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP S. D. BUTLER, Okinawa, Japan - III Marine Expeditionary Force and the Japan Self-Defense Force will conduct Exercise...

U.S. Marines and Sailors Train and Experiment with...

09.03.2025 | Story by Cpl. Joaquin Carlos Dela Torre

CAMP SCHWAB, OKINAWA, JAPAN – From Aug. 11 to 22, U.S. Marines and Sailors with 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, trained with,...

3d Marine Division Trains with NMESIS in Okinawa

09.03.2025 | Story by 2nd Lt. Joshua Figueredo

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP COURTNEY, Okinawa, Japan – In its next step toward Force Design modernization, 3d Marine Division is currently training...

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Recent Images

U.S. Marines, Japan Self-Defense Force discuss...

09.24.2025 | Photo by Lance Cpl. Kindsey Calvert

A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force service member discusses enemy prisoner of war protocol with U.S. Marines during Resolute Dragon 25 at Camp...

1st Marine Aircraft Wing leadership tour aircraft...

09.24.2025 | Photo by Lance Cpl. Thalia Rivera

U.S. service members repair a damaged airfield during exercise Resolute Dragon 25 at Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 24, 2025....

RD25 | 12th MLR Marines Visit U.S.S. John Finn

09.24.2025 | Photo by Cpl. Evelyn Doherty

A U.S. Marine Corps Autonomous Low-Profile Vessel with 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, conducts resupply training during...

III MEF Marines graduate Supply Chain Manager...

09.23.2025 | Photo by Sgt. Gabriel Antwiler

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Daniel Pierrelouis, a property non-commissioned officer with Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group,...

U.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Logistics Group...

09.23.2025 | Photo by Cpl. Jonathan Rodriguez Pastrana

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. David Perez-Chun, left, and Lance Cpl. Onterrio Malone, both loadmasters with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron...

1st MAW Marines establish forward arming, refueling...

09.22.2025 | Photo by Sgt. Gabriel Antwiler

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Eduardo Barriga, left, a pump operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine...

VMM-262, 12th LLB train in external lifts

09.22.2025 | Photo by Cpl. Jeremiah Barksdale

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing lifts a trailer at...

RD25 | 12th LCT’s Akuma Co Participates in a...

09.22.2025 | Photo by Lance Cpl. Rodney Frye

U.S. Marines with 12th Littoral Combat Team, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, set security with an M240B machine gun during...

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Graphics

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...

III Marine Expeditionary Force Band Press Kit

06.10.2025 | Graphics by Lance Cpl. Eadan Avramidis

This booklet introducing the III Marine Expeditionary Force Band (III MEF) features multiple photos, text and graphic elements created on Camp...

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...

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