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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

2nd Lt. Rebecca Bab

1st Lt. Heather Born

Lance Cpl. Kindsey Calvert

Lance Cpl. Justin Cledera

Sgt. Nicholas Cox

Gunnery Sgt. Shannon Doherty

Cpl. Diego Garcia

1st Lt. Owen Hitchcock

1st Lt. Jordan Holland

Capt. Colin Kennard

Luc Maccioni

Rodney Michael

Capt. Sydney Murkins

Cpl. Giovanni Navarrette

Capt. PawelPawel Puczko

Sgt. Jackson Ricker

2nd Lt. James Selcke

1st Lt. Taiyo Tatara

1st Lt. Tyler Thomas

Master Gunnery Sgt. Skyler Tooker

Master Sgt. Daniel Wetzel

Maj. Matthew Wolf

Content Online:

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2,114

Audio:

113

News Stories:

4,236

Images:

26,870

Graphics:

70

Publications:

300

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March 2017

Featured Video

VMM-262 Marines fly over USAG Humphreys during KMEP 26.1

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing fly over U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys, Gyeonggi, South Korea during a familiarization flight for Korean Marine Exchange Program 26.1, March 25, 2026. KMEP is a semi-annual exercise that provides iterative opportunities for Republic of Korea Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps units to train together, improving their combined capabilities to deter threats and maintain peace on the Korean Peninsula. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Moses Ortiz-Miller)

Taken: 03.25.2026 | Video by Cpl. Moses Ortiz-Miller

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Recent Videos

VMM-262 Marines fly over USAG Humphreys during KMEP...

03.25.2026 | Video by Cpl. Moses Ortiz-Miller

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing fly over U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys,...

U.S. Marines with 12th LCT Execute Company Attacks...

03.23.2026 | Video by Cpl. Rodney Frye

U.S. Marines with 12th Littoral Combat Team, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, execute company-sized attacks during a...

U.S. Marines with 3/12 Shoot Dismounted Crew Served...

03.20.2026 | Video by Cpl. Logan Smith

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 11th Marines, currently forward deployed with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, shoot a crew served weapons...

Maj. Gen. Marcus Annibale relinquishes command of...

03.20.2026 | Video by Lance Cpl. Benjamin Catindig

U.S. Marines from across the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing participate in a change of command ceremony on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa,...

Marines Train in Drone Robotics Coding with EOTG...

03.17.2026 | Video by Cpl. Giovanni Navarrette

U.S. Marines with Expeditionary Operations Training Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, receive instruction in coding foundational drone...

KMEP 26.1 | U.S. Marines with 12th LAAB and 3rd...

03.17.2026 | Video by Cpl. Rodney Frye

U.S. Marines with 12th Littoral Anti-Air Battalion, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, and 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense...

7th Communication Battalion Marines participate in...

03.14.2026 | Video by Sgt. Juan Maldonado

U.S. Marines with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, conduct professional military education training...

Jungle Warfare Training with Japan Ground...

03.14.2026 | Video by Cpl. Alexander Devereux

U.S. service members conduct joint jungle warfare training alongside members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force at Jungle Warfare Training...

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Recent News Stories

One Year of 12th LCT: U.S. Marines Execute a...

03.25.2026 | Story by Cpl. Rodney Frye

RODRIGUEZ LIVE-FIRE COMPLEX, REPUBLIC OF KOREA -- U.S. Marines with 12th Littoral Combat Team, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division,...

KMEP 26.1: Food Service Marines Keep the Force Fed...

03.24.2026 | Story by 1st Lt. Taiyo Tatara

CAMP MUJUK, South Korea — U.S. Marines with Food Service Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, cook food in an...

Aim to Win: 12th MLR wins the Calvin A. Lloyd...

03.24.2026 | Story by Lance Cpl. Camila Garibay

CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, JAPAN – U.S. Marines with the 12th Marine Littoral Regiment shooting team earned the highest overall score in the rifle...

U.S. and ROK Marines Complete Freedom Shield 26;...

03.22.2026 | Story by 2nd Lt. Rebecca Bab

CAMP MUJUK, South Korea – Marines from III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF), Marine Forces Korea (MARFORK) and 1st Marine Division,...

7th Communication Battalion conducts field...

03.19.2026 | Story by 2nd Lt. Lea Pohalski

CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa, Japan — U.S. Marines with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, successfully...

3rd LCT Marine to serve as military mentor for the...

03.18.2026 | Story by Sgt. Iyer Ramakrishna

U.S. Marine Corps 1st. Lt. Benjamin C. Currey, a platoon commander with 3rd Littoral Combat Team, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine...

VMFA-242 “Bats” Host Allies: U.S. Marines,...

03.15.2026 | Story by Capt. Brady Mallory

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan – U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 host members of the Japan Maritime...

12th MLR Marine, Michigan Native Awarded the Gold...

03.14.2026 | Story by Lance Cpl. Camila Garibay

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Dylan Yates, a ground electronics transmission systems maintainer with 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division,...

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Recent Images

31st MEU | Lima Company conducts ship defense exercise

03.26.2026 | Photo by Cpl. Maksim Masloboev

U.S. Marines with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, set security during a...

31st MEU | Lima Company conducts ship defense exercise

03.26.2026 | Photo by Cpl. Maksim Masloboev

A U.S. Marine with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, carries an FGM-148...

31st MEU | Lima Company participates in ship...

03.26.2026 | Photo by Cpl. Eric Reyes

A U.S. Marine with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, participate in a ship...

31st MEU | Lima Company conducts ship defense exercise

03.26.2026 | Photo by Cpl. Maksim Masloboev

U.S. Marines with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, employ an FGM-148...

31st MEU | Lima Company participates in ship...

03.26.2026 | Photo by Lance Cpl. Gerardo Mendez

A U.S. Marine with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, hold security during a...

31st MEU | Safety Swimmers conduct hoist exercise

03.26.2026 | Photo by Lance Cpl. Raul Sotovilla

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, observe a hoist on an MV-22B Osprey assigned...

HMLA-369 provides simulated close air support

03.25.2026 | Photo by Lance Cpl. Carlos Paz-Sosa

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Glenn Grant, a pilot with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing,...

3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade Conducts Battle...

03.25.2026 | Photo by Lance Cpl. Eadan Avramidis

U.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade participate in a staff battle skills training exercise (BSTEX) at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan,...

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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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