Military Policemen with Combat Logistics Battalion
Military Policemen with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 clear a room during Military Operations in Urban Terrain training at Combat Town, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 13, 2019. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Mar... More
Balikatan 2019: Philippine service members visit the USS Wasp (LHD 1)
Philippine Navy and Air Force service members visit the USS Wasp (LHD 1) during Exercise Balikatan, April 4, 2019, in the Philipine Sea. Exercise Balikatan is an annual exercise between the U.S. and Philippines... More
The U.S. flag and Japanese flags fly during the opening
The U.S. flag and Japanese flags fly during the opening ceremony for Exercise Forest Light Western Army at Camp Oyanohara, Kyushu, Japan, Jan. 18, 2020. The exercise will consist of field training events includ... More
Lance Cpl. Delfino Hutchison, a field radio operator
Lance Cpl. Delfino Hutchison, a field radio operator with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, stands on line during a table 5 live fire exercise, part of ... More
Capt. Miles Snelgrove, the assistance operations officer
Capt. Miles Snelgrove, the assistance operations officer with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, stand in formation beside Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Service... More
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit don
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit don protective suits during Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear defense training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 4, 2019. CBRN training test Marines ... More
Combat Logistics Battalion 31 Marines apply tourniquets
Combat Logistics Battalion 31 Marines apply tourniquets during a Battle Skills Test class aboard the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), Philippine Sea, Jan. 24, 2019. The Marine Corps employs the Battle Sk... More
Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262
Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) perform maintenance atop the engine of an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft inside the squadron’s hangar at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinaw... More
Reconnaissance Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary
Reconnaissance Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Force Reconnaissance Platoon sit in a Combat Rubber Raiding Craft before training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 13, 2019. The FRP Marines t... More
An AH-1Z Viper helicopter with Marine Medium Tiltrotor
An AH-1Z Viper helicopter with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced) ascends from the flight deck aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (LPD 20), underway in the East China Sea, June 3,... More
Marines with F-35B Lightning II detachment of Medium
Marines with F-35B Lightning II detachment of Medium Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) carry a Captive Air Training Missile -9X Sidewinder across the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS ... More
A Marine with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team,
A Marine with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, scans for aircraft during training aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (LPD 20), underway in the Philippine Sea, Jun... More
Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, 31st
Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, load a Joint Precision Airdrop System onto an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft during an aerial delivery exercise at IE Shima Trai... 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
Sgt. Maj. Angela Maness, the Marine Barracks Washington
Sgt. Maj. Angela Maness, the Marine Barracks Washington sergeant major, discusses the future of the Marine Corps with noncommissioned officers from the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing during a two-day Committed and E... More
Marines with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team,
Marines with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, hold security during a helicopter raid as part of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s MEU Exercise at Ie Shima Training Facilit... More
1st Lt. Nicholas Bayuk, a platoon commander with Bravo
1st Lt. Nicholas Bayuk, a platoon commander with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, coaches his Marines during live-fire marksmanship training atop the flight deck of the amphibi... More
A Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's
A Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force inspects a parachute before a military free-fall jump during simulated Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations, Marines with the 31st MEU ar... More
An F-35B Lightning II aviation ground crewman with
An F-35B Lightning II aviation ground crewman with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 looks on during pre-flight checks at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 17, 2018. Marine aviators and aircrews with VMFA-... More
An MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft belonging to Marine
An MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft belonging to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (reinforced) flies above Camp Schwab during platoon attack training at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 28, 2019. During th... More
Riflemen with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team,
Riflemen with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, the “China Marines,” rush toward a firing position during live-fire training at Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, March 12, 2019. Al... More
An AH-1Z Viper helicopter with Marine Medium Tiltrotor
An AH-1Z Viper helicopter with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced) flies over the flight deck aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (LPD 20), underway in the East China Sea, June 4, 2... More
Marines with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd
Marines with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, man their stations on an Assault Amphibious Vehicle during an exercise aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (LPD 20), ... More
U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion,
U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st MEU, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Service Members with the 12th Infantry Regiment, 8th Division, Western Army sit aboard an MV-22... More
An F-35B Lightning II prepares to land on the USS Wasp
An F-35B Lightning II prepares to land on the USS Wasp (LHD-1) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, March 20, 2018. A detachment of F-35Bs with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 joined the USS Wasp earlier thi... More
Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion,
Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, show Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Service Members with the 12th Infantry Regiment, 8th Division, Western Army, ... More
Marines with the F-35B Lightning II detachment of Medium
Marines with the F-35B Lightning II detachment of Medium Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) load a Guided Bomb Unit onto an F-35B fighter atop the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp... More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, prepare
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, prepare to utilize the load handling system of a logistics vehicle during training at Naval Base Guam, Guam, March 7, 2019. The Marines and Sailors of CLB-31 offloade... More
Brig. Gen. Rick Uribe, deputy commanding general of
Brig. Gen. Rick Uribe, deputy commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force, speaks inside the hangar bay aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during a visit to meet the Marines and Sailors ... More
An F-35B Lightning II belonging to Marine Fighter Attack
An F-35B Lightning II belonging to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 sits ready for launch aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during training at sea, Jan. 19, 2019. Naval aviators with VMFA-12... More
A Marine with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team,
A Marine with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, aims down range during a helicopter raid at Ie Shima Training Facility, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 24, 2019. BLT 1/4, known as the ‘C... More
Marines and Sailors man the rails aboard the amphibious
Marines and Sailors man the rails aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) as it arrives in Sydney for a port visit. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-de... More
Col. Robert Brodie, commanding officer of the 31st
Col. Robert Brodie, commanding officer of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit cuts into the cake for the guest of honor,Capt. Jim McGovern, Commodore of Amphibious Squadron 11, during the 244th Marine Corps birt... More
Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary
Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit march up a hill during a conditioning hike at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 15, 2019. Marines and Sailors with the 31st MEU’s Command Element, the... More
A simulated casualty lays on a litter inside the medical
A simulated casualty lays on a litter inside the medical bay as U.S. Navy medical providers with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1... More
Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion,
Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, watch Marine Corps Martial Arts Program training inside the hangar bay aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), underway in the Pacif... More
The Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James F. Amos,
The Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James F. Amos, gives an address during the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 (VMFA-121) Redesignation Ceremony at Hangar 80 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, AZ, No... More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, raise a radio antennae during an exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 6, 2019. The battalion field exercise allowed CLB-31 to... More
An F-35B Lightning II jet with Marine Fighter Attack
An F-35B Lightning II jet with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 taxis the flight line at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 17, 2018. Marine aviators and aircrews with VMFA-121 completed pre-flight plannin... More
Chief Warrant Officer Matthew McNulty, a maintenance
Chief Warrant Officer Matthew McNulty, a maintenance officer with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, briefs Marines before vehicle convoy training in the Nimitz Training Area, Guam, March 8, 2019. McNulty is a nati... More
A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft taxies
A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft taxies onto the runway on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 3, 2017. Northern Edge is Alaska’s largest and premier joint training exercise designed to ... More
A Marine naval aviator with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron
A Marine naval aviator with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, inside the cockpit of an F-35B Lightning II jet, signals the ground crew during pre-flight checks at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 17, 201... More
Marines with the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262
Marines with the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) move machinery on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD-1) at sea, Jan. 18, 2019. VMM-262 (Rein.) is the Aviation Co... More
Marines with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Force
Marines with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Force Reconnaissance Platoon fast rope from an MH-60S Sea Hawk during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise aboard the USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10), Philippin... More
Sgt. Cody Hargrove, a squad leader with Alpha Company,
Sgt. Cody Hargrove, a squad leader with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, the “China Marines,” cooks steaks during a “Steel Beach” atop the flight deck of the dock landing ship ... More
Lance Cpl. Reginald Welch, an administrative clerk
Lance Cpl. Reginald Welch, an administrative clerk with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, brings mail to the unit Command Post at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 11, 2019. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ o... More
“My favorite Fourth of July memory is having all the
“My favorite Fourth of July memory is having all the neighbors over to have a cookout during the day and once the sun went down we would start shooting fireworks in the cul-de-sac.”(Official Marine Corps Illust... More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, interact with locals during a community relations event in San Jose, Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, Dec. 12, 2... More
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit establish
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit establish a Forward Arming and Refueling Point during simulated Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations at Ie Shima Training Facility, March 13, 2019. Marines with... More
An F-35B Lightning II with the F-35B detachment of
An F-35B Lightning II with the F-35B detachment of Medium Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) conducts post-flight checks after dropping live ordnance during training at sea atop the flight deck aboard t... More
Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion,
Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, sort debris during a Single Marine Program Week of Service event at Ginoza Beach, Okinawa, Japan, April 26, 2019. Community relations events give... More
A U.S. Navy E-2C Hawkeye attached to Carrier Airborne
A U.S. Navy E-2C Hawkeye attached to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 117 takes off from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, for exercise Northern Edge 2017, May 5, 2017. This exercise is Alaska’s l... More
Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team,
Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4 Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct fast rope training at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 7, 2019. This training prepares Mar... More
“My favorite memory from Fourth of July is when I was
“My favorite memory from Fourth of July is when I was younger my family and I would go to our grandfather's farm in Oklahoma a few days before the Fourth. Then on the Fourth we'd have a cookout and end the nigh... More
Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team,
Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, extract via MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforc... More
A with the 12th Infantry Regiment, 8th Division, Western
A with the 12th Infantry Regiment, 8th Division, Western Army, waves a glowbelt after clearing a buiding during Exercise Forest Light Western Army at Kirishima Maneuver Field, Kumamoto, Japan, Jan. 27, 2020. T... More
An F35B Lightning ll Joint Strike Fighter with Marine
An F35B Lightning ll Joint Strike Fighter with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 conducts flight operations aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD1), March 27, 2019 in internation... More
“To put it simply, patriotism and being a Marine go
“To put it simply, patriotism and being a Marine go hand-in-hand, at least in my eyes. In my perspective, respecting the United States and sacrificing in any way you can is patriotism. Respect and sacrifice I f... More
Pfc. Trenton Jones, a machine gunner with Charlie Company,
Pfc. Trenton Jones, a machine gunner with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, clears shell casings and links from his position during training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Ja... More
An F-35B Lightning II attack jet flies alongside a
An F-35B Lightning II attack jet flies alongside a KC-130J tanker aircraft attached to a refueling drogue during an aerial refueling mission above the East China Sea, Oct. 23, 2018. The F-35B belongs to Marine ... More
Lance Cpl. Justin Wojcik, a radio operator with Fox
Lance Cpl. Justin Wojcik, a radio operator with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, sets up communications during patrols in Shoalwater Bay Training... More
Marines with Company G, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd
Marines with Company G, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, move a marine diesel engine toward the lower vehicle and cargo hold during training aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1... More
Marines with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd
Marines with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, post security during patrols in Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, July 16, 2019. ... More
Lance Cpl. Nicholas Hernandez, an electrician with
Lance Cpl. Nicholas Hernandez, an electrician with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires from cover during a live-fire event on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 4, 2019. The batt... More
The Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James F. Amos
The Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James F. Amos (left) stands by while Sen. John McCain (second from right) speaks with a Marine pilor while attending the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 (VMFA-121) Re... More
An MH-60S Seahawk flies over a Landing Craft, Air-Cushion
An MH-60S Seahawk flies over a Landing Craft, Air-Cushion hovercraft during flight operations aboard the USS Wasp (LHD-1) while off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, April 13, 2018. As the Marine Corps’ only continu... More
A Humvee belonging to Weapons Company, Battalion Landing
A Humvee belonging to Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, faces the open sea during a defense of the amphibious task force gunnery exercise aboard the amphibious assault ship US... More
U.S. Marines from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121
U.S. Marines from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 perform preflight operational checks on a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 4, 2017. Northern Edg... More
Lance Cpl. Juan A. Villarreal, a tiltrotor mechanic
Lance Cpl. Juan A. Villarreal, a tiltrotor mechanic with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), conducts maintenance on an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft atop the flight deck, aboard the amphibiou... More
Cpl. Dustin B. Maldonado throws a football during a
Cpl. Dustin B. Maldonado throws a football during a “Steel Beach” atop the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (LPD 20), underway in the East China Sea, Feb. 4, 2019. Maldonado, a native ... More
Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Amphibious
Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade discuss tactics inside the Supporting Arms Virtual Trainer at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 10, 2019. This observation a... More
Cpl. Adrian Jimenez, a rifleman with Fox Company, Battalion
Cpl. Adrian Jimenez, a rifleman with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, coaches a Sailor during pistol qualifications aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (LPD 20), u... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121
U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 (VMFA-121) conduct a day and night Short Takeoff Vertical Landing (STOVL) with the F-35B Lightning II at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., on May 3, 2016... More
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit refuel
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit refuel a KC-130J Hercules at an established Forward Arming and Refueling Point during simulated Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations at Ie Shima Training Facili... More
Marines with Echo Battery, Battalion Landing Team,
Marines with Echo Battery, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, stand in formation during a Change of Command ceremony at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 12, 2019. During the ceremony, Capt. M... More
SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 22, 2020) An MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor
SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 22, 2020) An MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares to take off during flight operat... More
An F-35B Lightning II with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron
An F-35B Lightning II with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 “Green Knights” flies alongside a KC-130J Super Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 352 over Southern California, ... More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, build weapons familiarization with an M240B medium machine gun during an exercise at Kin Blue Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 2, 2... More
An F-35B Lightning II belonging to Marine Fighter Attack
An F-35B Lightning II belonging to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 sits ready for launch aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during training at sea, Jan. 19, 2019. Naval aviators with VMFA-12... More
Cpl. Hector Guereca, a motor transportation operator
Cpl. Hector Guereca, a motor transportation operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, drives a Humvee off a landing craft during a simulated Humanitarian Assistance-Disaster Relief mission at White Beach Nav... More
Marines with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team,
Marines with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, raid a simulated compound during Military Operations in Urban Terrain training during Exercise Forest Light at Aibano Training A... More
Marines with Echo Battery, Battalion Landing Team,
Marines with Echo Battery, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, stand in formation during a Change of Command ceremony at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 12, 2019. During the ceremony, Capt. M... More
Pfc. Yaxel Santiagorodriguez, a landing support specialist
Pfc. Yaxel Santiagorodriguez, a landing support specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, prepares to fire an M2 .50-caliber machine gun during machine gun training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 3, 2... More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, build weapons familiarization with an M240B medium machine gun during an exercise at Kin Blue Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 2, 2... More
Col. Robert Brodie, commanding officer of the 31st
Col. Robert Brodie, commanding officer of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, Capt. Jim McGovern, Commodore of Amphibious Squadron 11 and Sgt Maj. Edwin Mota, Sergeant Major of the 31st MEU, salute as the offic... More
Marines and Sailors man the rails aboard the amphibious
Marines and Sailors man the rails aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) as it arrives in Sydney for a port visit Jun. 18, 2019. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps' only continuou... More
Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary
Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit march in formation during a conditioning hike at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 15, 2019. In the foreground are Military Working Dogs and their MWD... More
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit discuss
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit discuss objectives during a command and control exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 24, 2019. The 31st MEU, in a groundbreaking command and control exer... More
Marines with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team,
Marines with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, provide security around a CH-53E Super Stallion during simulated on-off drills at Marine Corps Air ... More
Cpl. Francisco Ramirez, an avionics technician with
Cpl. Francisco Ramirez, an avionics technician with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced) sports his new rank atop the flight-deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), underway in th... More
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Robert Brodie, commanding officer
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Robert Brodie, commanding officer of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, delivers his opening speech while in view of U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marines,... More
U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion,
U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, board an MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 1st Marine Aircraft Wing curre... More
Silhouette targets sit atop an aircraft elevator during
Silhouette targets sit atop an aircraft elevator during a small-arms deck shoot aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), underway in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 1, 2019. Marines with Combat Logistics B... More
Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary
Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit don Mission Oriented Protective Posture suits, or MOPP gear, during Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear defense training at Camp Hansen, Okina... More
An F-35B Lightning II jet with Marine Fighter Attack
An F-35B Lightning II jet with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 taxis the flight line at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 17, 2018. Marine aviators and aircrews with VMFA-121 completed pre-flight plannin... More
A M240B medium machine gun team with Charlie Company,
A M240B medium machine gun team with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, identifies targets during training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 9, 2019. Machine gunners and des... More
An MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft belonging to Marine
An MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft belonging to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) idles atop the fight deck after landing aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), off the coast of O... More
Cpl. Zachary Johnson, a machine gunner with Charlie
Cpl. Zachary Johnson, a machine gunner with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, reloads an M240B medium machine gun during training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 9, 2019.... More
Lance Cpl. Justin Diaz, a machine gunner with Fox Company,
Lance Cpl. Justin Diaz, a machine gunner with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, patrols the Australian countryside during an exercise in Shoalwater... More
Cpl. Michael Barclay, a landing support specialist
Cpl. Michael Barclay, a landing support specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, faces up range prior to a live-fire event on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 4, 2019. The... More