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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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RD 25 | III MEF and Western Army Commanding Generals Hold Press Conference B-Roll

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Roger Turner, the commanding general of III Marine Expeditionary Force, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Lt. Gen. Seiji Toriumi, the commanding general of Western Army, hold a press conference in front of a U.S. Marine Air Defense Integrated System, far left, a Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System, left, a Japan Self-Defense Force Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile, right, and Type 03 Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile during Resolute Dragon 25 at JGSDF Camp Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 17, 2025. Resolute Dragon 25 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...

Taken: 09.16.2025 | Video by Sgt. Anna Geier

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RD 25 | III MEF and Western Army Commanding...

09.16.2025 | Video by Sgt. Anna Geier

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Roger Turner, the commanding general of III Marine Expeditionary Force, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Lt. Gen....

RD 25 | Capt. Kyle Emerick Interview

09.14.2025 | Video by Cpl. Shayla Kuhn

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Kyle Emerick, the company commander of Bravo Company, 12th Littoral Logistics Battalion, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment,...

1st MAW Marines clear foreign objects, debris from...

09.14.2025 | Video by Sgt. Edison Lobos

U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing remove foreign objects and debris (FOD) at a forward arming and refueling point during exercise...

RD25 | U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Waylon Madugno Interview

09.13.2025 | Video by Cpl. Shayla Kuhn

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Waylon Madugno, a heavy equipment operator with 12th Littoral Logistics Battalion, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd...

RD25 | 12th LCT and JGSDF Soldiers Employ a Stalker...

09.13.2025 | Video by Cpl. Cara Castaneda

U.S. Marines with 12th Littoral Combat Team and Japan Ground Self Defense Force Soldiers employ a Stalker VXE30 during Resolute Dragon 25 at...

U.S. Marine firefighters with 1st Marine Aircraft...

09.13.2025 | Video by Sgt. Edison Lobos

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing perform a simulated “pump and roll”...

RD 25 | 12th LCT Marines Execute a 60mm Mortar...

09.12.2025 | Video by Cpl. Cara Castaneda

U.S. Marines with 12th Littoral Combat Team, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division execute an M224 60mm mortar range during Resolute...

RD25 | 12th MLR Marines Executes a Combined Arms...

09.12.2025 | Video by Cpl. Shayla Kuhn

U.S. Marines with 12th Marine Littoral Regiment execute a combined arms live-fire range during Resolute Dragon 25 at Oyanohara Maneuver Area,...

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Recent News Stories

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...

U.S. and ROK Marines Conclude Ulchi Freedom Shield 25

08.28.2025 | Story by 1st Lt. Heather Born

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP S. D. BUTLER, Okinawa, Japan – III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF) successfully concluded Exercise Ulchi Freedom...

Exercise Toxic Swell 25

08.22.2025 | Story by Capt. Isis Coty and Cpl. Anabelle Reedobrien

MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii – U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 174, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine...

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Recent Images

RD 25 | III MEF and Western Army Commanding...

09.17.2025 | Photo by Cpl. Evelyn Doherty

A U.S. Marine Corps Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System is displayed at a press conference during Resolute Dragon 25 at Japan...

RD25 | 12th and 3rd MLR Marines Rehearse Notional...

09.16.2025 | Photo by Cpl. Evelyn Doherty

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Tanner Kempel, a field artillery fire control Marine with 3rd Littoral Combat Team, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd...

RD25 | NMESIS and MADIS Arrive at JSDF Camp Ishigaki

09.15.2025 | Photo by Cpl. Evelyn Doherty

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Aiden Peltier, a cannoneer with 3rd Littoral Combat Team, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, loads the...

III Marine Expeditionary Force proves readiness in...

09.14.2025 | Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel

U.S. Navy Lt. Rene Pellessier, a Chaplain, administers Catholic Mass to Marine and Sailors with the III Marine Expeditionary Force outside the...

RD25 | 12th Littoral Combat Team Flies Small...

09.14.2025 | Photo by Lance Cpl. Rodney Frye

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. James Ciccone, a small unmanned aircraft system operator with 12th Littoral Combat Team, 12th Marine Littoral...

III Marine Expeditionary Force proves readiness in...

09.13.2025 | Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Savion Lutz, a data system administrator with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information...

RD25 | 12th Littoral Combat Team Mortar Range

09.13.2025 | Photo by Lance Cpl. Rodney Frye

Prepared M769 mortar rounds lay in an ammunition box during Resolute Dragon 25 at Hijudai Maneuver Area, Oita Prefecture, Japan, Sept. 13, 2025....

RD25 | U.S. Marines with 12th MLR and JSDF Soldiers...

09.13.2025 | Photo by Lance Cpl. Robert Blanks

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Mason Carti, a mortarman with 12th Littoral Combat Team, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, aligns...

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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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