A Phalanx Close-in Weapons System (CIWS) fires rounds
A Phalanx Close-in Weapons System (CIWS) fires rounds during a live-fire exercise aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42). Germantown is part of the Peleliu Expeditionary Strike Group, c... More
Noncombatant evacuation exercise on Germantown
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 13, 2020) U.S. Navy Sailors evaluate Gunnery Sgt. Luckner Desma, a motor transport chief with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and a native of Fort Laude... More
U.S. NAVAL BASE GUAM (Sept. 30, 2020) U.S. Marine Col.
U.S. NAVAL BASE GUAM (Sept. 30, 2020) U.S. Marine Col. Michael Nakonieczny, commanding officer of 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and a native of Buena Park, California, climbs a pilot ladder onto the dock... More
PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 26, 2020) U.S. Marines with Command
PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 26, 2020) U.S. Marines with Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, patrol forward after fast roping during visit, board, search and seizure training aboard Whidbey Island-class do... More
EAST CHINA SEA (Sept. 19, 2020) U.S. Marine Lance Cpl.
EAST CHINA SEA (Sept. 19, 2020) U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Hunter Shields, an infantry Marine with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and a native of Mount Vern... More
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 6, 2020) Reconnaissance Marines
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 6, 2020) Reconnaissance Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) move away from a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinfo... More
EAST CHINA SEA (Sept. 21, 2020) A M2 .50-caliber Browning
EAST CHINA SEA (Sept. 21, 2020) A M2 .50-caliber Browning machine gun is fired during a crew served weapons shoot aboard dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42). Germantown, part of Expeditionary Strike Group... More
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 6, 2020) Reconnaissance Marines
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 6, 2020) Reconnaissance Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) cut through a metal plate during a simulated visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) mi... More
EAST CHINA SEA (Sept. 18, 2020) U.S. Marine Cpl. Jacob
EAST CHINA SEA (Sept. 18, 2020) U.S. Marine Cpl. Jacob Muirhead, a combat engineer with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and a native of Grand Island, Neb... More
PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 23, 2020) Lance Cpl. Luis Pasarell,
PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 23, 2020) Lance Cpl. Luis Pasarell, a landing support specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and a native of Fajardo, Puerto Rico, prepares to ... More
Sailors participate in crane operations during the
Sailors participate in crane operations during the on-load of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42). Germantown is forward-deployed and assigne... More
PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 29, 2020) The amphibious assault
PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 29, 2020) The amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) transits the open ocean. America, flagship of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, 31st MEU team, is operating in the U.S. 7th F... More
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 24, 2020) A U.S. Marine with
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 24, 2020) A U.S. Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) holds a guidon during guidon manual practice aboard dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42). Germantown, part of Exp... More
OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 10, 2020) U.S. Marines with Battalion
OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 10, 2020) U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare to drive a light armored vehicle during exercise Noble Fury 21.... More
EAST CHINA SEA (Sept. 23, 2020) U.S. Marine Pfc. Rocky
EAST CHINA SEA (Sept. 23, 2020) U.S. Marine Pfc. Rocky Misco, a machine gunner with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and a native of Chicago, Illinois, ai... More
PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 30, 2020) U.S. Marine Lance Cpl.
PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 30, 2020) U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Noah Ortega, a native of Grand Terrace, California, and Lance Cpl. Mario Rivera III, a native of Corpus Christi, Texas, both infantry Marines with Golf Comp... More
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 27, 2020) A U.S. Marine with
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 27, 2020) A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) fires a M9A1 9 mm service pistol during a pistol shoot aboard dock lan... More
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sep. 5, 2020) Force Reconnaissance
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sep. 5, 2020) Force Reconnaissance Marines with Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), call in information for a simulated casualty evacuation during a simulated Visit, Board, S... More
PHILLIPINE SEA (Sept. 27, 2020) U.S. Marines with Battalion
PHILLIPINE SEA (Sept. 27, 2020) U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and a U.S. Navy Sailor fire an M240B medium machine gun during a night ... More
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 3, 2020) U.S. Marine Lance Cpl.
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 3, 2020) U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Alfredo Torres, an infantry Marine with Battalion Landing Team 2/4, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and a native of Apple Valley, California, hydrates ... More
NAVAL BASE GUAM (March 11, 2020) Cpl. Matthew Dekam,
NAVAL BASE GUAM (March 11, 2020) Cpl. Matthew Dekam, a radio operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), patrols during military operations in urban terrain rehearsals. Th... More
EAST CHINA SEA (Sept. 21, 2020) A U.S. Navy Sailor
EAST CHINA SEA (Sept. 21, 2020) A U.S. Navy Sailor embarked on dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) and Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)... More
Sailors heave a line aboard the amphibious dock landing
Sailors heave a line aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) as the ship pulls into White Beach, Okinawa. Germantown is part of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group, commanded by Capt. Hei... More
The pilots and aircrew of a UH-1Y Huey Venom utility
The pilots and aircrew of a UH-1Y Huey Venom utility helicopter, assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare for a personnel transfer on the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS... More
PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 30, 2020) The Whidbey Island-class
PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 30, 2020) The Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) transits. Germantown, part of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, 31st MEU team, is operating in the U.S. 7t... More
Quartermaster 2nd Class Melvin Noble, from Baltimore,
Quartermaster 2nd Class Melvin Noble, from Baltimore, plots the ship’s movement on a position chart on the bridge of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) as the ship departs from Commander F... More
Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Daniel Johnson, from Genoa,
Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Daniel Johnson, from Genoa, Ill., takes the Navy-wide Petty Officer 2nd Class advancement exam on the mess decks of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown. Germantown is part... More
EAST CHINA SEA (Sept. 23, 2020) U.S. Marines with Battalion
EAST CHINA SEA (Sept. 23, 2020) U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) wait for instructions during a dry run aboard dock landing ship USS Ger... More
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 1, 2020) U.S. Marines with Battalion
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 1, 2020) U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) carry ammunition boxes aboard dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42).... More
Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit
Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit embark the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) for a scheduled deployment. Germantown is forward-deployed and assigned to the Peleliu Amph... More
150716-N-SU278-033 SASEBO HARBOR, Japan (July 16, 2015)
150716-N-SU278-033 SASEBO HARBOR, Japan (July 16, 2015) – Sailors assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) lower the Navy Jack after getting underway. Germantown is deployed to the 7... More
PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 30, 2020) A Marine with Company
PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 30, 2020) A Marine with Company C, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, walks by Landing Craft, Utility 1633 in the well deck of the Whidbey I... More
Noncombatant evacuation exercise on Germantown
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 13, 2020) U.S. Marine Cpl. Yovani Menjivar, a motor transport operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and a native of Simi Valley, California, cau... More
Sailors prepare to chock and chain a CH-53E Super Stallion,
Sailors prepare to chock and chain a CH-53E Super Stallion, assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), as it lands on the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) durin... More
PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 26, 2020) A Force Reconnaissance
PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 26, 2020) A Force Reconnaissance Marine with Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), sets security during Visit, Board, Search and Seizure drills aboard LSD 42. Germantown, p... More
EAST CHINA SEA (Sept. 15, 2020) An American flag is
EAST CHINA SEA (Sept. 15, 2020) An American flag is flown atop a U.S. Navy rigid-hull inflatable boat assigned to dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) during a reconnaissance and surveillance mission. Germ... More
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sep. 5, 2020) An Amphibious Reconnaissance
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sep. 5, 2020) An Amphibious Reconnaissance Marine with the Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), uses the android tactical assault kit during Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (... More
PHILLIPINE SEA (Sept. 27, 2020) U.S. Marines with Battalion
PHILLIPINE SEA (Sept. 27, 2020) U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) fire an M240B medium machine gun during a night shoot aboard dock landi... More
PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 4, 2020) Marines with the security
PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 4, 2020) Marines with the security platoon of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s (MEU) Maritime Raid Force provide security for their fellow Marines during a visit, board, search and seiz... More
EAST CHINA SEA (Sept. 23, 2020) U.S. Marines with Battalion
EAST CHINA SEA (Sept. 23, 2020) U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) move forward during a dry run aboard dock landing ship USS Germantown (... More
EAST CHINA SEA (April 23, 2020) Lance Cpl. Bryson Head,
EAST CHINA SEA (April 23, 2020) Lance Cpl. Bryson Head, a motor transportation operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), executes kettle bell swings before conducting M2... More
OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 10, 2020) U.S. Marines with Battalion
OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 10, 2020) U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), offload joint light tactical vehicles from a landing craft, air cushion... More
A Phalanx Close-in Weapons System (CIWS) fires rounds
A Phalanx Close-in Weapons System (CIWS) fires rounds during a live-fire exercise aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42). Germantown is part of the Peleliu Expeditionary Strike Group, c... More
GUAM (March 5, 2020) Marines and Sailors with the 31st
GUAM (March 5, 2020) Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) bow their heads during the invocation for their graduation from Corporal’s Course Professional Military Education aboard t... More
PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 23, 2020) 1st Lt. Joshua Cordova,
PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 23, 2020) 1st Lt. Joshua Cordova, a logistics officer with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and a native of Bakersfield, California, spots a Marine durin... More
A U.S. Navy Sailor embarked on the Whidbey Island-class
A U.S. Navy Sailor embarked on the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) watches as a landing craft, air cushion hovercraft exits the well deck. Germantown, part of the America Amphibio... More
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 3, 2020) U.S. Marines with 31st
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 3, 2020) U.S. Marines with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) watch as supplies are delivered by a U.S. Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopters assigned to the Archangels of Helicopter Sea Comb... More
U.S. NAVAL BASE GUAM (Oct. 2, 2020) A U.S. Navy Sailor
U.S. NAVAL BASE GUAM (Oct. 2, 2020) A U.S. Navy Sailor attached to dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) receives his certificate of completion during a Corporals Course graduation aboard USS Germantown. Ge... More
U.S. Marine Gen. David H. Berger, the commandant of
U.S. Marine Gen. David H. Berger, the commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks with Col. Michael Nakonieczny, the commanding officer of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), during a briefing at Camp Hansen, ... More
EAST CHINA SEA (Sept. 15, 2020) Reconnaissance Marines
EAST CHINA SEA (Sept. 15, 2020) Reconnaissance Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, and U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) ride with Sail... More
A USO employee delivers gift bags for Marines with
A USO employee delivers gift bags for Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit during a Thanksgiving lunch after completing a conditioning hike at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 27, 2019. The 31st MEU... More
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 5, 2020) U.S. Marine Sgt. Jacob
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 5, 2020) U.S. Marine Sgt. Jacob Cook, an infantry Marine with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and a native of Paducah, Kentucky, s... More
PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 5, 2020) A U.S. Marine with Battalion
PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 5, 2020) A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), waits for the next drill during a nighttime deck shoot aboard dock land... More
EAST CHINA SEA (Sept. 15, 2020) U.S. Marines with Battalion
EAST CHINA SEA (Sept. 15, 2020) U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) provide security from a U.S. Navy rigid-hull inflatable boat assigned t... More
PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 30, 2020) Marines with Company
PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 30, 2020) Marines with Company C, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, begin recovery of their combat rubber raiding craft in order to return ... More
PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 4, 2020) Marines with with the
PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 4, 2020) Marines with with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s (MEU) Maritime Raid Force clear the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) during a visit, board, sea... More
PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 4, 2020) An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter
PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 4, 2020) An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter with The “Island Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 carrying Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s (MEU) Maritime Raid For... More
GUAM (March 5, 2020) Cpl. Cody Losee a rifleman with
GUAM (March 5, 2020) Cpl. Cody Losee a rifleman with Charlie company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), presents Command Master Chief Andrew Tyler, from O... More
PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 26, 2020) U.S. Marines with Command
PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 26, 2020) U.S. Marines with Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, clear the engine room during visit, board, search and seizure training aboard Whidbey Island-class dock landing ... More
PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 5, 2020) Sgt. Michael Asbell,
PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 5, 2020) Sgt. Michael Asbell, an infantry squad leader with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and a native of Danville, California, pu... More
EAST CHINA SEA (Sept. 17, 2020) U.S. Marine Cpl. Larkin
EAST CHINA SEA (Sept. 17, 2020) U.S. Marine Cpl. Larkin Walters, a machine gunner with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and a native of Queen Creek, Arizo... More
PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 4, 2020) Marines with the 31st
PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 4, 2020) Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s (MEU) Maritime Raid Force board a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter following a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) full missio... More
OKINAWA, Japan (Aug. 27, 2020) Operations Specialist
OKINAWA, Japan (Aug. 27, 2020) Operations Specialist 2nd Class Gannon Kane attached to dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) ground guides a medium tactical vehicle replacement onto a landing craft, air cus... More
Resupply aboard Germantown. U.S. Marine expeditionary force
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 14, 2020) A U.S. Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Archangels of Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) 25 Detachment 6 carries a pallet of supplies during a replenishment-at-sea aboard... More
EAST CHINA SEA (Sept. 19, 2020) A U.S. Marine with
EAST CHINA SEA (Sept. 19, 2020) A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is instructed on remedial action of an M240B medium machine gun aboar... More
Chief Warrant Officer Steve Pelon, assigned to the
Chief Warrant Officer Steve Pelon, assigned to the Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV), inspects the material condition of inflatable MK-1 life preservers aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS ... More
U.S. NAVAL BASE GUAM (Sept. 30, 2020) From left, Sgt.
U.S. NAVAL BASE GUAM (Sept. 30, 2020) From left, Sgt. Maj. Spencer Scott, sergeant major of 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and a native of Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. Navy Cmdr. Christopher Causee, commanding... More
PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 29, 2020) The amphibious assault
PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 29, 2020) The amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) and the amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (LPD 20), both with the America Expeditionary Strike Group, transit the open ocean.... More
Fire Controlman 2nd Class Andrew Wanthal, from Phoenix,
Fire Controlman 2nd Class Andrew Wanthal, from Phoenix, fires an M-16 rifle on the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) during a small-arms weapons qualification shoot. German... More
PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 26, 2020) A U.S. Marine with Command
PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 26, 2020) A U.S. Marine with Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides security as a simulated hostile is detained during visit, board, search and seizure training aboard th... More
PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 5, 2020) A U.S. Marine with Battalion
PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 5, 2020) A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) stands up from the prone during a deck shoot aboard dock landing ship US... More
Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Robert Mclymont, from Miramar,
Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Robert Mclymont, from Miramar, Fla., right, mans the rails aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) as the ship departs Commander Fleet Activities Sasebo. Germa... More
EAST CHINA SEA (Sept. 23, 2020) U.S. Marines with Battalion
EAST CHINA SEA (Sept. 23, 2020) U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) wait for instruction during a dry run aboard dock landing ship USS Germ... More
CLB-31, 31st MEU train for NEO operations
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 13, 2020) U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Ally Ziewers, a landing support specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and a native of Stockbridge, Wisconsin,... More
Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Sydney Stewart, from New York
Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Sydney Stewart, from New York City, directs Landing Craft Air Cushion 47, assigned to Naval Beach Unit 7, as it lands on Blue Beach, Okinawa, during an equipment onload for the amphibiou... More
NAVAL BASE GUAM (March 8, 2020) Lance Cpl. Daniel Cesaro,
NAVAL BASE GUAM (March 8, 2020) Lance Cpl. Daniel Cesaro, a heavy equipment operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), operates a Tractor Rubber Tire Articulated Steering... More
PHILLIPINE SEA (Sept. 27, 2020) U.S. Marines with Battalion
PHILLIPINE SEA (Sept. 27, 2020) U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) fire an M240B medium machine gun during a night shoot aboard dock landi... More
EAST CHINA SEA (April 18, 2020) Sgt. Mitchell Buelow
EAST CHINA SEA (April 18, 2020) Sgt. Mitchell Buelow (left), a landing support specialist and Sgt. Kayla Bear, a heavy equipment chief and a native of Newark, Ohio both with Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 31,... More
EAST CHINA SEA (April 23, 2020) Lance Cpl. Bryson Head
EAST CHINA SEA (April 23, 2020) Lance Cpl. Bryson Head (left), a motor transportation operator, and Lance Cpl. Carson Bice (right), a motor transportation operator, both with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st... More
PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 4, 2020) A Marine with the 31st
PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 4, 2020) A Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s (MEU) Maritime Raid Force uses a cutting torch to conduct a breach during a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) full mission ... More
Landing Craft Air Cushion 47, assigned to Naval Beach
Landing Craft Air Cushion 47, assigned to Naval Beach Unit 7, departs Blue Beach, Okinawa during an equipment on-load for the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42). Germantown is part of the Pele... More
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 24, 2020) U.S. Marines with 31st
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 24, 2020) U.S. Marines with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) repeat movements during sword manual practice aboard dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42). Germantown, part of Expedit... More
PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 30, 2020) Marines with Company
PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 30, 2020) Marines with Company C, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to launch their combat rubber raiding craft from the Whidbey Is... More
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 1, 2020) U.S. Marine Lance Cpl.
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 1, 2020) U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher Ortiz, an infantry Marine with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and a native of Woodbrid... More
EAST CHINA SEA (Sept. 23, 2020) A U.S. Marine with
EAST CHINA SEA (Sept. 23, 2020) A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) ejects his magazine during a dry run aboard dock landing ship USS Germ... More
EAST CHINA SEA (Sept. 21, 2020) U.S. Marines with Battalion
EAST CHINA SEA (Sept. 21, 2020) U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) fire a M2 .50-caliber Browning machine gun during a crew served weapons... More
Fire Controlman 2nd Class Mark Walker, from Perkinston,
Fire Controlman 2nd Class Mark Walker, from Perkinston, Miss., left, and Fire Controlman 2nd Class Andrew Wanthal, from Phoenix, upload a rolling air-frame missile (RAM) into a launcher aboard the amphibious do... More
Always remember, never forget: Marines with the 31st MEU have a memori...
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 11, 2020) A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) runs with the company guidon for a 9/11 memorial physical training ses... More
Resupply aboard Germantown. U.S. Marine expeditionary force
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 14, 2020) U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and Sailors embarked on dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) pass ... More
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 1, 2020) U.S. Marines with Battalion
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 1, 2020) U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) hold onto the side of an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft, Marine Medium... More
U.S. NAVAL BASE GUAM (Oct. 2, 2020) U.S. Marine Cpl.
U.S. NAVAL BASE GUAM (Oct. 2, 2020) U.S. Marine Cpl. Pierre Porchiola, a combat engineer with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and a native of Fort Lauder... More
PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 5, 2020) A U.S. Marine with Battalion
PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 5, 2020) A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), waits for the next drill during a nighttime deck shoot aboard dock land... More
PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 29, 2020) The amphibious assault
PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 29, 2020) The amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) transits the open ocean. America, flagship of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, 31st MEU team, is operating in the U.S. 7th F... More
PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 30, 2020) A U.S. Marine with Golf
PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 30, 2020) A U.S. Marine with Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/4, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), holds a chain as it is loosened aboard dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42)... More
U.S. NAVAL BASE GUAM (Oct. 2, 2020) A U.S. Marine with
U.S. NAVAL BASE GUAM (Oct. 2, 2020) A U.S. Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) receives his certificate of completion during a Corporals Course graduation aboard dock landing ship USS Germantow... More
OKINAWA, Japan (Aug. 27, 2020) Sailors attached to
OKINAWA, Japan (Aug. 27, 2020) Sailors attached to dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) fly a landing craft, air cushion hovercraft assigned to Naval Beach Unit 7 into the well deck of USS Germantown. Germ... More
Sailors prepare to chock and chain a CH-53E Super Stallion,
Sailors prepare to chock and chain a CH-53E Super Stallion, assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), as it lands on the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) durin... More
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 9, 2020) U.S. Marines with Battalion
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 9, 2020) U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) gather in groups during a rehearsal for mechanized operations aboard doc... More
Noncombatant evacuation exercise on Germantown
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 13, 2020) U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) watch as an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Rein... More
PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 5, 2020) A U.S. Marine with Battalion
PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 5, 2020) A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) fires an M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle (IAR) during a deck shoot aboard d... More