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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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2,088

Audio:

113

News Stories:

4,218

Images:

25,985

Graphics:

67

Publications:

300

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Featured Video

VMFA-211 arrives to MCAS Iwakuni

U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing arrives to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, May 10, 2025. VMFA-211, an F-35B squadron from MCAS Yuma, Arizona, deployed to augment MAG-12, 1st MAW under the Unit Deployment Program, which provides U.S.-based units with operational experience in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Staff Sgt. Shannon Doherty)

Taken: 05.10.2025 | Video by Staff Sgt. Shannon Doherty

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Recent Videos

VMFA-211 arrives to MCAS Iwakuni

05.10.2025 | Video by Staff Sgt. Shannon Doherty

U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing...

U.S. Marines with VMFA-214 participate in Day 1 of...

05.09.2025 | Video by Lance Cpl. Micah Taylor

U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 214, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing...

Balikatan 25: 3d MLR conducts Close Air Support...

05.08.2025 | Video by Cpl. Iyer Ramakrishna

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division conduct the Close Air Support Exercise event as a part of Exercise Balikatan 25...

31st MEU conducts CSSA during MEUEX B-Roll

05.06.2025 | Video by Sgt. Peter Rawlins

U.S. Marines from Combat Logistics Battalion 31 and Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine...

31st MEU conducts CSSA during MEUEX B-Roll

05.06.2025 | Video by Sgt. Peter Rawlins

U.S. Marines from Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, pack up a Combat Supply Secure Area simulation after a...

31st MEU | Vehicle On and Off Drills B-Roll

05.05.2025 | Video by Sgt. Peter Rawlins

U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct vehicle on...

JTACs in the Indo-Pacific: Precision in the Next Fight

05.05.2025 | Video by Cpl. Ramon Cardoza

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Griffin Lawrence, a fire support coordinator, and Staff Sgt. Shad Badeau, a fires chief, both with 5th Air Naval Gunfire...

Balikatan 25: 3d LCT and PMC conduct Counter...

05.03.2025 | Video by Cpl. Malia Sparks

U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, conduct the counter-landing live-fire event during...

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Recent News Stories

U.S.-based F-35B squadron deploys to Japan

05.10.2025 | Story by 1st Lt. Brady Atwal

U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing...

3d MLR Concludes Balikatan 25, Prepares for Kamandag 9

05.10.2025 | Story by 1st Lt. Anne Pentaleri

NORTHERN LUZON, Philippines – Exercise Balikatan 25, the 40th iteration of the long-standing annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the...

Ready, Partnered, Lethal: 31st MEU completes MEUEX

05.09.2025 | Story by Gunnery Sgt. Devin Nichols

The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conducted training to prepare the unit for future warfighting capabilities. Immersive, scenario-based...

3d LCT Captain Knego Receives Prestigious Leftwich...

05.05.2025 | Story by 2nd Lt. Leah Curtright

Captain Stephen P. Knego, Commander of Company A, 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, was awarded the United...

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.

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Recent Images

Texas A&M ROTC students visit MCAS Futenma

05.14.2025 | Photo by Sgt. Gabriel Antwiler

U.S. Marines and Texas A&M University Reserve Officer Training Corps students pose for a photo in front of an AH-1Z Viper helicopter on Marine...

31st MEU | Water Survival Advanced

05.13.2025 | Photo by Sgt. Peter Rawlins

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

III MEF commanding general visits VMM 265 (Rein.)

05.12.2025 | Photo by Sgt. Tyler Andrews

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket...

Australian Army Maj. Gen. Ash Collingburn visits...

05.12.2025 | Photo by Cpl. Jonathan Beauchamp

Australian soldiers with 1st Division speak with U.S. Marines about the Tactical Resupply Unmanned Aircraft System during a capabilities...

U.S. Marines with VMFA-214 participate in Day 2 of...

05.11.2025 | Photo by Cpl. Chloe Johnson

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 214, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing...

U.S.-based F-35B squadron deploys to Japan

05.10.2025 | Photo by Lance Cpl. Erick Reyes

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing...

U.S. Marines stationed in Arizona deploy to Japan

05.10.2025 | Photo by Lance Cpl. Erick Reyes

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Zachary Davis, left, a pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft...

U.S. Marines with VMFA-214 participate in Day 1 of...

05.10.2025 | Photo by Cpl. Chloe Johnson

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 214, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing speak with guests at Osan Air...

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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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