Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise

Marines fast-rope from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter July 18 at the Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, during a Marine Expeditionary Unit exercise. The training scenario called for the 31st MEU’s Batta More

U.S. Marines with 1st Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force inspect gear during a Marine Expeditionary Unit exercise at Auxiliary Field 2 More

Marines with Kilo Co., 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment make their way to the well deck of USS Bataan (LSD-50) to conduct a mechanized raid Dec. 5, 2016 off the coast of Onslow Beach, North Carolina, during A More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Larry Sublett an Infantry Marine with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division posts security during a Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise during Weapons and Tactics I More

Capt. Shelly Ansbigian, a force protection officer with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, sits inside a 7-ton truck during Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 5, 2017. Mari More

Cpl. Matthias Geraghty, a radio operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, calls for air support during a simulated mass casualty exercise during MEU Exercise at Camp Hansen, O More

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) locate targets during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-19 at East Tactical Air Field, Gila Bend, Arizona, Sept. 2 More

KUWAIT NAVAL BASE, Kuwait (April 7, 2019) U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit disembark a U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion prior to starting a MEU exercise. Marines and Sailors More

CAMP BEUHRING, Kuwait (April 8, 2019) U.S. Marine Col. Michael J. Perez, left, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit commanding officer, talks with Lt. Col. Eric J. Keith, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 264 (Reinfor More

CAMP BEUHRING, Kuwait (April 9, 2019) U.S. Marine Cpl. Hunter Bond, a Marine with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary, Unit Maritime Raid Force, familiarizes himself with an AT4-CS confined space light anti-armor wea More

CAMP BEUHRING, Kuwait (April 11, 2019) U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Samuel Lemkey, a landing support specialist with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, hooks a 6,000 pound beam to a CH-53E Super Stallion as part of More

CAMP BEUHRING, Kuwait (April 12, 2019) A U.S. Marine MV-22 Osprey with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit prepares to land prior to offloading Marines and Sailors as part of embassy reinforcement training durin More

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division prepare to board an MV-22B Osprey aircraft assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) in support of a Marine More

CAMP BEUHRING, Kuwait (April 14, 2019) U.S. Marine Sgt. Tucker Miller, a flight line mechanic with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, inspects the nacelle on an MV-22 Osprey during a MEU exercise. Marines with More

U.S. Marine Joel Eicher, left, a crew chief with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, and U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Andreas Turner, a standardization pilot with Charlie Company, 1-108 Texas, look out fro More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Colin Watson, a military working dog handler with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, works on tactical obedience with his canine Robby as part of a range training during a MEU exercise. Marine More

CAMP BEUHRING, Kuwait (April 17, 2019) – U.S. Marine 1st Sgt. Michael Brown, the Command Element senior enlisted advisor with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, gives a speech while at a Corporals Course gradu More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Juan Gonzalez, back, a Maritime Raid Force parachute rigger, jumps out of an MV-22 Osprey with Sgt. Felix Ortizramirez, a Maritime Raid Force boat mechanic, both with 22nd Marine Expeditionary More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Thomas Barry, a gunner with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fires a Multipurpose Assault Weapon at a target as part of a combined arms live fire exercise during a MEU exercise. More

A U.S. Marine MV-22 Osprey with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit taxis down the flight line prior to taking off and beginning a tail gun shoot during a MEU exercise. The training allowed Marines with Marine M More

A U.S. Marine MV-22 Osprey with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) sits on the flight deck of France’s Marine Nationale aircraft carrier FS Charles De Gaulle (R 91), April 22, 2019. This was the second ti More

U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit watch as U.S. Navy landing crafts, air cushion land ashore prior to returning to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) upon completion More

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. David Cole II, a forward air controller with Headquarters Battery, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, observes an MV-22B Osprey landing during a Marine Expeditionary Unit exercise More

Marines fast-rope from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter July 18 at the Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, during a Marine Expeditionary Unit exercise. The training scenario called for the 31st MEU’s Batta More

U.S. Marines with 1st Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force load on to a MV-22B Osprey during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) cours More

Marines with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion provide security in an amphibious assault vehicle after landing on Onslow Beach, North Carolina, Dec. 5, 2016 during a mechanized raid as part of Amphibious Ready Gr More

U.S. Marine Corps Infantry Marines with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division move into position during a Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise during Weapons and Tactics Instructor course (WTI) More

Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit ride inside a 7-ton truck during Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 5, 2017. Marines with the 31st MEU established a Forward More

Marines and Navy corpsmen with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, participate in a simulated mass casualty exercise during MEU Exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 7, 2017. More

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, prepare to embark onto an MV-22B Osprey aircraft assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) during Weapons More

KUWAIT NAVAL BASE, Kuwait (April 7, 2019) A U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion arrives with Marines, Sailors and cargo from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit prior to starting a MEU exercise. Marines and Sai More

CAMP BEUHRING, Kuwait (April 8, 2019) U.S. Marine Col. Michael J. Perez, right, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit commanding officer, talks with Lt. Col. Lawrence M. Lowman II, center, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Re More

CAMP BEUHRING, Kuwait (April 9, 2019) U.S. Marine Cpl. Anthony Fonseca, a Marine with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, Maritime Raid Force, operates an AT4-CS confined space light anti-armor weapon trainer d More

CAMP BEUHRING, Kuwait (April 11, 2019) A U.S. Marine CH-53E Super Stallion hovers while landing support specialists with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit hook a 6,000 pound beam as part of helicopter support More

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Kyle McCue and Lance Cpl. Bryce Foster, riflemen with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, conduct a casualty simulation drill in support of a Marine Expeditionary Unit exerc More

CAMP BEUHRING, Kuwait (April 12, 2019) U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit maneuver down a road prior to entering a simulated embassy as part of embassy reinforcement training during a MEU exer More

CAMP BEUHRING, Kuwait (April 14, 2019) U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jared Slutz, right, an airframes mechanic, Cpl. Jacob Reed, center, an avionics mechanic, and Lance Cpl. Matthew Pinson, a flight line mechanic, all More

A U.S. Marine MV-22 Osprey with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, flies across the desert with U.S. Army Soldiers as part of an inter-service familiarity flight event during a MEU exercise. Soldiers observed More

A U.S. Marine with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit fires an M16A4 rifle at a target as part of a range training during a MEU exercise. Marines and Sailors from the 22nd MEU’s Command Element and Combat Logis More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Sheila Gan, right, a collateral duty inspector on intermediate level flight equipment with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, receives her certificate and shakes hands with 1st Sgt. Michael Br More

U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Malachi Even, the platoon sergeant for Maritime Raid Force’s 1st platoon with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, jumps out of an MV-22 Osprey as part of freefall jump training during a More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Zachary Morgan, right, a gunner, and Lance Cpl. Michael Strzalka, an assistant gunner, both with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, take cover as they fire an M252 81 mm mortar system as More

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Kevin Macken, an aerial observer with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, looks out the back of an MV-22 Osprey prior to a tail gun shoot during a MEU exercise. The training allowed Marin More

Service members walk toward U.S. Marine MV-22 Ospreys on the flight deck of France’s Marine Nationale aircraft carrier FS Charles De Gaulle (R 91). Marines and Sailors with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit an More

U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit board a U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion prior to returning to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) upon completion of a MEU exer More

U.S. Marines, Maj. David Cole II, right, a forward air controller with Headquarters Battery, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division and Sgt. Tyler Frazier, left, a rifleman with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Reg More

Lance Cpl. Samuel A. Reid fires 5.56 mm blank rounds from an M249 squad automatic weapon July 18 at the Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, during a Marine Expeditionary Unit exercise. The training scenario More

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) lands during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-16 at Auxiliary Field 2, near Yuma, Ariz., Apr More

A Marine provides security during a mechanized raid after landing on Onslow Beach, North Carolina via amphibious assault vehicle Dec. 5, 2016 as part of Amphibious Ready Group Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise More

A U.S. Marine Corps Infantry Marine with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division post security during a Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise during Weapons and Tactics Instructor course (WTI) 1-18 More

Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit unload a 7-ton truck during Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 5, 2017. Marines with the 31st MEU established a Forward Comma More

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, set up a stretcher during a simulated mass casualty exercise as part of MEU Exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 7, 2017. MEU More

U.S. Marines with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) communicate with aircraft during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-19 at East Tactical Air Field, Gila Bend, Arizona, Sep More

KUWAIT NAVAL BASE, Kuwait (April 7, 2019) U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit disembark a U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion upon arrival prior to starting a MEU exercise. Marines More

CAMP BEUHRING, Kuwait (April 8, 2019) U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Jay Williamson, right, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit sergeant major, greats Lt. Col. Eric J. Keith, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 264 (Reinforced) More

CAMP BEUHRING, Kuwait (April 9, 2019) U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Aikehl McTush, right, a radio operator, and Lance Cpl. Zachary Lamoureux, a rifleman, both with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, Maritime Raid For More

CAMP BEUHRING, Kuwait (April 11, 2019) A U.S. Marine CH-53E Super Stallion with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit detaches a 6,000 pound beam as part of helicopter support team training during Marine Expeditio More

CAMP BEUHRING, Kuwait (April 12, 2019) A U.S. Marine MV-22 Osprey with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit lands before offloading Marines and Sailors as part of embassy reinforcement training during a MEU exerc More

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division conduct a casualty simulation drill in support of a Marine Expeditionary Unit exercise during Weapons and Tactics Instructors (WTI) cour More

CAMP BEUHRING, Kuwait (April 14, 2019) U.S. Marine Sgt. Dylan Osborne, a collateral duty inspector with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, loads software into an MV-22 Osprey during an MEU exercise. Marines wi More

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Andreas Turner, center, a standardization pilot with Charlie Company, 1-108 Texas, looks inside the cockpit of an MV-22 Osprey from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, as part More

U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Albert Gonzalez, right, the law enforcement detachment officer-in-charge with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, briefs Marines and Sailors on safety procedures and range conduct prior to s More

U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit pose for a photo after a Corporals Course graduation during a MEU exercise. Corporals Course is a leadership class designed to teach Marines the fundamentals More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Ryan Cottrell, right, the Maritime Raid Force 1st Platoon team leader with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, checks another Marine’s parachute before freefall jump training during a MEU exerc More

U.S. Marines with 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) maneuver toward their objective upon landing as part of a combined arms live fire exercise during a MEU exercise. Marines and Sailors from the 1st Battalio More

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Kevin Macken, an aerial observer with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires at targets with an M240B machine gun from the back of an MV-22 Osprey while participating in a tail gun sho More

U.S. Marine MV-22 Osprey with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit prepares to land on the flight deck of France’s Marine Nationale aircraft carrier FS Charles De Gaulle (R 91). This is the second time that Ospre More

A U.S. Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, transfers equipment to a U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion prior to returning to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS K More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Tommy Polakovich, an MV-22B crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor squadron 363, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, fires an M240D machine gun out of an MV-22B Osprey du More

Marines prepare to clear a building July 18 at the Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, during a Marine Expeditionary Unit exercise. The training scenario called for the 31st MEU’s Battalion Landing Team to i More

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) taxi's during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-16 at Auxiliary Field 2, near Yuma, Ariz., Ap More

Marines with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion drive an amphibious assault vehicle to an objective area during a mechanized raid Dec. 5, 2016 on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina as part of Amphibious Ready Group Mari More

U.S. Marine Corps Second Lieutenant Jacob Perryman an Infantry Officer with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division communicates with other Marines during a Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise du More

Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force provide security atop a mock embassy during Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 5, 2017. Marines with th More

Marines and Navy corpsmen with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, carry a simulated casualty during a mass casualty exercise as part of MEU Exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, D More

A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, locates targets during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-19 at East Tactical Air Field, Gila Bend, Arizona, Sept. 28, 2018 More

KUWAIT NAVAL BASE, Kuwait (April 7, 2019) U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit drive a medium tactical vehicle replacement off of a U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion prior to starting a MEU e More

CAMP BEUHRING, Kuwait (April 8, 2019) U.S. Marine Col. Michael J. Perez, right, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit commanding officer, greats Lt. Col. Lawrence M. Lowman II, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment comma More

CAMP BEUHRING, Kuwait (April 9, 2019) U.S. Marine Cpl. Joel Walker, a team leader with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, Maritime Raid Force, demonstrates how to properly operate an AT4-CS confined space ligh More

CAMP BEUHRING, Kuwait (April 11, 2019) A U.S. Marine CH-53E Super Stallion with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit makes its approach before picking up a 6,000 pound beam as part of helicopter support team trai More

CAMP BEUHRING, Kuwait (April 12, 2019) U.S. Marine Cpl. Zach McClure, left, a machine gunner, and Cpl. Skylar Brumbaugh, a team leader, both with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, provide security in a simula More

CAMP BEUHRING, Kuwait (April 14, 2019) U.S. Marine CH-53E Super Stallions with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit taxi down the flight line prior to takeoff during a MEU exercise. Aircraft with Marine Medium Ti More

U.S. Marine Capt. Mark Siegel, front right, a pilot with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, tells U.S. Army Soldiers about the composition of 22nd MEU as part of an inter-service familiarity flight event durin More

U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit engage targets as part of a range training during a MEU exercise. Marines and Sailors from the 22nd MEU’s Command Element and Combat Logistics Battalion 22 q More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Marcus Salomon, a Marine with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit and the Corporals Course class leader, dismisses the class at a Corporals Course graduation during a MEU exercise. Corporals Cou More

U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Patrick Keeling, right, the Maritime Raid Force operations chief, performs a gear check on Cpl. John Chipper, a Maritime Raid Force parachute rigger, both with the 22nd Marine Expeditio More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Mitchell Limonoff, a squad leader with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares to drop a mortar round into an M252 81 mm mortar system as part of a combined arms live fire exercise d More

A U.S. Marine MV-22 Osprey with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit hot refuels prior to beginning a tail gun shoot during Marine a MEU exercise. The training allowed Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadro More

Marine pilots prepare to land a MV-22 Osprey with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit on the flight deck of France’s Marine Nationale aircraft carrier FS Charles De Gaulle (R 91). This was the second time that O More

A U.S. Marine MV-22 Osprey with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit prepares to land on the flight deck as a U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion approaches the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge ( More

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. David Cole II, right, a forward air controller with Headquarters Battery, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, and Cpl. Trevor Meegan, left, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 8th Marin More

Sgt. John M. Dearing provides security July 18 at the Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, during a Marine Expeditionary Unit exercise. The training scenario called for the 31st MEU’s Battalion Landing Team t More

U.S. Marines with 1st Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force push out during a Marine Expeditionary Unit exercise at East Tact Airfield Ar More

1st Lt. Nathan Cheney communicates over a radio during a mechanized raid Dec. 5, 2016 on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, as part of Amphibious Ready Group Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise. Marines with Kilo Co. More

A U.S. Marine Corps Infantry Marine with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division posts security during a Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise during Weapons and Tactics Instructor course (WTI) 1-1 More

A Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force provides security atop a mock embassy during Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 5, 2017. Marines with More

Marines and Navy corpsmen with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, participate in a simulated mass casualty exercise as part of MEU Exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 7, 20 More

A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, fires downrange during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-19 at East Tactical Air Field, Gila Bend, Arizona, Sept. 28, 2018 More

KUWAIT NAVAL BASE, Kuwait (April 7, 2019) U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushions arrive with Marines, Sailors and cargo from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit prior to starting a MEU exercise. Marines and Sailo More

CAMP BEUHRING, Kuwait (April 8, 2019) U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit chain of command arrive for a MEU exercise. Marines and Sailors with the 22nd MEU and Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group More