U.S. Marines with 3d Intelligence Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, set up equipment and employ sensors during meteorological oceanographic field training at Kin Blue, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 17-19, 2025. The training involved deploying radars and weather balloons to scan the Okinawa shoreline, assessing the effects of weather on III Marine Expeditionary Force operations and enhancing the platoon’s proficiency in providing critical environmental data to support commanders’ decision-making processes in the Indo-Pacific (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Ramon Cardoza) (The video contains audio from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from Adobe Stock: Soft Chillout Soul by Elonix/stock.adobe.com)
CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa, Japan – From the birth of the United States Navy on October 13, 1775, and the birth of the U.S. Marine Corps on November 10, 1775, command and control (C2) has been the foundation of power. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group (MIG) continue this heritage by enabling III MEF to fight and win in the Indo-Pacific.
CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan – As the U.S. Navy celebrates its 250th birthday, Sailors with III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group reflect on their role in strengthening the Navy–Marine Corps partnership and enhancing command and control across the Indo-Pacific. Lt. Ulises Bennett, assistant operations officer and naval gunfire liaison officer with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, shares his perspective on service,...
