U.S. Marines with 7th Communications Battalion (7th Comm Bn.), III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, execute a Field Exercise as part of a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation test in Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 11, 2023. 7th Comm Bn. conducted a MCCRE to test each company’s ability to execute tasks including establishing communication nodes in austere environments, managing signatures, and establishing cover and concealment. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Juan K. Maldonado)
From July to August 2023, U.S. Marines with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (5th ANGLICO), III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, participated in the Korean Marine Exchange Program 23.3 (KMEP). KMEP is an annual joint and bilateral training exercise that increases interoperability and combined warfighting capabilities of the ROK and U.S. Marine Corps Forces across the Korean Peninsula.
Service members assigned to III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group conducted routine unit level training on Kumejima and Iejima, Okinawa, Japan, July 9-17, 2023.
Marines assigned to 3rd Intelligence Battalion and 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, completed a routine unit-level training exercise, operating as a light and highly mobile force on Kumejima, Japan from July 9-17, 2023. During the exercise, a small group of Marines formed a task element and exercised their ability to live and operate in an austere environment with limited resources....
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