Sgt. Spencer Wright swims to a safety boat during helocast
Sgt. Spencer Wright swims to a safety boat during helocast training, June 1, 2018, at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan. Wright conducted the training to further his progress in the scout swimmer cours... More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 carry gear
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 carry gear for the Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team during Amphibious Integration Training at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, March 27, 2018. CLB-31 is ... More
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit salute
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit salute the national ensign before boarding the USS Wasp (LHD-1) at White Beach Naval Facility in Okinawa, Japan, March 18, 2018, in preparation for the 31st MEU’s... More
Marines hold on to a combat rubber raiding craft en
Marines hold on to a combat rubber raiding craft en route to an objective area Nov. 5 at White Beach Naval Facility during the scout swimmers course. The Marines endured various challenges and evaluations throu... More
Sgt. Gerry Pratama, from Anahuac, Texas, climbs up
Sgt. Gerry Pratama, from Anahuac, Texas, climbs up the latter after performing the helocasting practical application Nov. 4 during the scout swimmers course at White Beach Naval Facility. Marines rehearsed the ... More
Marines broach their combat rubber raiding craft as nautical chart
Marines broach their combat rubber raiding craft as part of a month-long coxswains course July 22 at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan. The purpose of broaching is to simulate a small boat that has cap... More
Marines helocast from a CH-53E Super Stallion Nov.
Marines helocast from a CH-53E Super Stallion Nov. 5 at White Beach Naval Facility during the scout swimmers course. Helocasting requires the Marines to hover 10 feet above the water in an aircraft and jump out... More
The Honorable Donald C. Winter, Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), speaks...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: White Beach Naval Facility State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Adam R. Cole, USN Release Status: Released to Public C... More
A Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine
A Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, unpacks gear pier side at White Beach Naval Facility in Okinawa, Japan, March 18, 2018, in preparation for the 31st MEU's Spring Patr... More
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit move
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit move packs and gear pier side at White Beach Naval Facility in Okinawa, Japan, before embarking aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) for a scheduled patrol of ... More
Sgt. Jon C. Walters, left, from Matoaca, Virginia,
Sgt. Jon C. Walters, left, from Matoaca, Virginia, briefs the Marines over the procedures of engaging urban terrain from the water Oct. 30 at White Beach Naval Facility during the scout swimmers course. The cou... More
161031-N-TH560-325 OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 31, 2016) Seaman
161031-N-TH560-325 OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 31, 2016) Seaman Dorian Houston, from Des Moines, Iowa, lowers the Navy Jack flag aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during sea and anchor detail... More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31’s Humanitarian
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31’s Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team offload from an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft during Amphibious Integration Training at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, J... More
A reconnaissance Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary
A reconnaissance Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Force Reconnaissance Platoon checks gear before a Visit, Board, Search and Seizure exercise as part of Realistic Urban Training Exercise, White ... More
A Marine with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion,
A Marine with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, guards a gate as role players line up for treatment during humanitarian aid-disaster relief training during Amphibious Integration Training at W... More
161031-N-TH560-388 OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 31, 2016) Seaman
161031-N-TH560-388 OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 31, 2016) Seaman Thuy Nguyen (left), from Houston, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Aashis Luitel, from New York, survey the horizon from amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme ... More
US Navy (USN) Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40 (NMC...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: White Beach Naval Facility State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 John Paul Curtis, Usn Release Status: Released to Publ... More
170304-N-WF272-320 OKINAWA, Japan (March 4, 2017) Sailors
170304-N-WF272-320 OKINAWA, Japan (March 4, 2017) Sailors and Marines load a landing craft air cushion (LCAC), assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, during onload operations at White Beach Naval Facility, as am... More
200421-N-PG340-1037 OKINAWA, Japan (April 21, 2020)
200421-N-PG340-1037 OKINAWA, Japan (April 21, 2020) Builder Constructionman Israel Garcia, deployed with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, prefabricates walls for the new berthing the U.S. Navy Seab... More
Marines wait for the signal to break formation during
Marines wait for the signal to break formation during combat rubber reconnaissance craft training at White Beach Naval Facility Oct. 12 to ensure they are able to operate the craft properly and prepare for upco... More
Marine and Sailors with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit,
Marine and Sailors with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, board the USS Bonhomme Richard during their embarkation with Amphibious Squadron 11 here, Jan 29. The unit is deploying to participate in exercise Cobra G... More
Marines participating in the scout swimmers course
Marines participating in the scout swimmers course carry a rubber raiding craft Nov. 4 at White Beach Naval Facility. The Marines were taught different amphibious insertion techniques using boats and aircrafts.... More
Sgt. Geoffrey P. Mann, from Orlando, Florida, holds
Sgt. Geoffrey P. Mann, from Orlando, Florida, holds on to a combat rubber raiding craft after helocasting to get to an objective Nov. 5 at White Beach Naval Facility during the scout swimmers course. The Marine... More
Maj. Joseph Montedoro, the executive officer of Combat
Maj. Joseph Montedoro, the executive officer of Combat Logistics Battalion 31, briefs a mission to Marines during humanitarian aid-disaster relief training during Amphibious Integration Training at White Beach ... More
170307-N-WF272-076 OKINAWA, Japan (March 7, 2017) Marines,
170307-N-WF272-076 OKINAWA, Japan (March 7, 2017) Marines, assigned to 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), embark amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during a personnel onload. Bonhomme Richa... More
The Honorable Donald C. Winter, Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), speaks...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: White Beach Naval Facility State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Adam R. Cole, USN Release Status: Released to Public C... More
Marines move a combat rubber reconnaissance craft into
Marines move a combat rubber reconnaissance craft into the water at White Beach Naval Facility Oct. 12 to ensure they are able to operate the craft properly and prepare for upcoming exercises. During the traini... More
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit move
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit move sea bags, packs and gear pier side at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, June 7, 2017. The 31st MEU partners with the Navy’s Amphibious Squadron 11 ... More
A Landing Craft Utility departs from the USS Ashland
A Landing Craft Utility departs from the USS Ashland (LSD-48) for humanitarian aid-disaster relief training during Amphibious Integration Training off the coast of White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, Ma... More
Mail call about the USS Essex
Postal Clerk 3rd Class Gloria Pearson, assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex, sorts through bags of mail received while underway. The Essex Expeditionary Strike Group is steaming to... More
A U.S. Navy Landing Craft Utility ferries 3rd Marine
A U.S. Navy Landing Craft Utility ferries 3rd Marine Landing Group Marines and equipment from USS Tortuga to White Beach Naval Facility on Okinawa Dec. 9. More than 200 Marines and sailors with the MLG deployed... More
160319-N-MP556-002 JAPAN (March 19, 2016) Lt. Cmdr.
160319-N-MP556-002 JAPAN (March 19, 2016) Lt. Cmdr. Emily Royse, commanding officer of the mine countermeasures ship USS Patriot (MCM 7), speaks to members of the local press as Patriot arrived in Amami for a s... More
170304-N-WF272-429 OKINAWA, Japan (March 4, 2017) Sailors
170304-N-WF272-429 OKINAWA, Japan (March 4, 2017) Sailors secure a vehicle aboard landing craft air cushion (LCAC) 9, assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, during equipment onload and delivery to amphibious ass... More
Yoshimitsu Hamabata, producer of the musical "Pigs
Yoshimitsu Hamabata, producer of the musical "Pigs from the Sea," explains the history of the postwar relief from Hawaii Nov. 27, 2018 in Uruma City, Okinawa, Japan. With the postwar humanitarian relief efforts... More
Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary
Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit carry bags down the stairs while disembarking the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) to end their regularly scheduled Fall Patrol here, Sept. 25. The unit r... More
161031-N-TH560-280 OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 31, 2016) Petty
161031-N-TH560-280 OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 31, 2016) Petty Officer 3rd Class Esmeralda Hernandez (left) and Seaman Cornelius Berg raise a safety netting on the portside aircraft elevator aboard amphibious assault ... More
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Victor G. Guillory (left), Commander, Amphibious F...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: White Beach Naval Facility State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Adam R. Cole, USN Release Status: Released to Public C... More
A Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit walks
A Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit walks pier side at White Beach Naval Facility in Okinawa, Japan, before embarking aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) for a scheduled patrol of the Indo-Asia... More
Sgt. Matthew B. Johnston examines Marines’ knots following nautical ch...
Sgt. Matthew B. Johnston examines Marines’ knots following a timed knot tying drill as part of a month-long coxswains course July 22 at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan. Throughout the course the Mari... More
A Marine with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit unpacks
A Marine with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit unpacks gear pier side at White Beach Naval Facility in Okinawa, Japan, March 18, 2018, in preparation for the 31st MEU's Spring Patrol 2018. The 31st MEU partners w... More
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit move
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit move packs and gear pier side at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, April 21, 2018, after returning from the 31st MEU’s Spring Patrol 2018. The 31st MEU ... More
A Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit watches
A Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit watches over packs and gear pier side at White Beach Naval Facility in Okinawa, Japan, March 18, 2018, in preparation for the 31st MEU’s Spring Patrol 2018. The... More
Vehicles and gear, from the 31st Marine Expeditionary
Vehicles and gear, from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, III Marine Expeditionary Force, is embarked onto a Landing Craft Utility in preparation for the MEU’s deployment throughout the Asia-Pacific region. T... More
USS Ashland (LSD 48) departs with elements of the 31st
USS Ashland (LSD 48) departs with elements of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit from White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, March 8, 2017. The 31st MEU is currently aboard ships of the Bonhomme Richard Am... More
Lance Cpl. Pablo A. Ovalle, an ammunition technician
Lance Cpl. Pablo A. Ovalle, an ammunition technician with Combat Logistics Battalion-31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Bronx, N.Y., salutes the American flag before boarding the USS Bonhomme R... More
Cpl. Ethan A. Rackley signals the point man of another
Cpl. Ethan A. Rackley signals the point man of another combat rubber reconnaissance craft to turn left during combat rubber reconnaissance craft training at White Beach Naval Facility Oct. 12 to ensure they are... More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 walk off
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 walk off the ramp of a Landing Craft Utility during humanitarian aid-disaster relief training during Amphibious Integration Training at White Beach Naval Facility, Oki... More
The U.S. Navy Amphibious Command Ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19) sends a ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: MC1 Keith Bryska, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More
Marines with Special Operations Training Group, III
Marines with Special Operations Training Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF participating in the coxswain course raced combat rubber raiding crafts here Aug. 15. The Marines compl... More
Maj. Joseph Montedoro, the executive officer of Combat
Maj. Joseph Montedoro, the executive officer of Combat Logistics Battalion 31, talks to a USAID representative role player during Amphibious Integration Training at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, M... More
Pfc. Quiendarius Salters, a landing support specialist
Pfc. Quiendarius Salters, a landing support specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, posts security for a Landing Craft Utility offload during humanitarian aid-disaster relief training during Amphibious I... More
Marines helocast from a CH-53E Super Stallion Nov.
Marines helocast from a CH-53E Super Stallion Nov. 5 at White Beach Naval Facility during the scout swimmers course. Helocasting requires the Marines to hover 10 feet above the water in an aircraft and jump out... More
Cpl. Sergio Becerra, a military working dog handler
Cpl. Sergio Becerra, a military working dog handler and Sally, a military working dog, both with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, walk down the ramp of a Landing Craft Utility during humanitarian aid-disaste... More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 set up stations
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 set up stations for food and water during humanitarian aid-disaster relief training during Amphibious Integration Training at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japa... More
170307-N-WF272-035 OKINAWA, Japan (March 7, 2017) Marines,
170307-N-WF272-035 OKINAWA, Japan (March 7, 2017) Marines, assigned to 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), embark amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during a personnel onload. Bonhomme Richa... More
160311-N-MP556-035 Okinawa, JAPAN (Mar. 11, 2016) Mine
160311-N-MP556-035 Okinawa, JAPAN (Mar. 11, 2016) Mine countermeasure ship USS Chief (MCM 14) departs White Beach Naval Facility to join up with USS Patriot (MCM 7) as they prepare to conduct squadron level min... More
160319-N-MP556-001 JAPAN (March 19, 2016) Sailors assigned
160319-N-MP556-001 JAPAN (March 19, 2016) Sailors assigned to the mine countermeasures ship USS Patriot (MCM 7) arrives in Amami, Japan, for a scheduled port visit. Patriot is forward deployed to Sasebo, Japan,... More
A Marine with 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion, III Marine
A Marine with 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force provides security during a low-light assault as part of a field training exercise at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, May 2... More
Students participating in the Coxswain Skills Course
Students participating in the Coxswain Skills Course maneuver through shallow water Aug. 13, 2008 near White Beach Naval Facility during the navigation track of the course.
Amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6)
Amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) departs White Beach Naval Facility after embarking Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme Richard... More
A Marine with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit guides
A Marine with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit guides a bus pier side at White Beach Naval Facility in Okinawa, Japan, March 18, 2018, in preparation for the 31st MEU's Spring Patrol 2018. The 31st MEU partners w... More
Soldiers execute static-line jumps out of a Marine-piloted
Soldiers execute static-line jumps out of a Marine-piloted KC-130J Hercules aircraft March 17 over the Tsuken Jima water drop zone near White Beach Naval Facility. The soldiers are with 1st Battalion, 1st Speci... More
160311-N-MP556-053 Okinawa, JAPAN (Mar. 11, 2016) Mine
160311-N-MP556-053 Okinawa, JAPAN (Mar. 11, 2016) Mine countermeasure ship USS Patriot (MCM 7) departs White Beach Naval Facility to join up with USS Chief (MCM 14) as they prepare to conduct squadron level min... More
A Sailor with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit moves
A Sailor with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit moves gear pier side at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, April 21, 2018, after returning from the 31st MEU’s Spring Patrol 2018. The 31st MEU partners... More
151030-N-MP556-035 Okinawa, JAPAN (Oct. 30, 2015) Amphibious
151030-N-MP556-035 Okinawa, JAPAN (Oct. 30, 2015) Amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) arrives at White Beach Naval Facility. Germantown with embarked Marines from to the 3rd Marine Division, 1s... More
Lance Cpl. Luis Silva, a motor transport operator with
Lance Cpl. Luis Silva, a motor transport operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, hands a role player water during humanitarian aid-disaster relief training during Amphibious Integration Training at White B... More
161030-N-TH560-182 OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 30, 2016)
161030-N-TH560-182 OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 30, 2016) Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) 9, assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, approaches the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard... More
Ikego Elementary School's Spanish-Immersion
Students from Ikego Elementary School's Spanish-immersion first and second grade classes visit the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and 7th Fleet Sailors to sing Spanish-influenced Christmas Caro... More
A landing craft air cushion approaches the well deck
A landing craft air cushion approaches the well deck of the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46). Tortuga is part of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group and is underway during a sprin... More
200208-N-CE120-1001 OKINAWA, Japan (Feb. 8, 2020) U.S.
200208-N-CE120-1001 OKINAWA, Japan (Feb. 8, 2020) U.S. Navy Seabees deployed with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 use wacky packers to compact the newly placed dirt layers behind the seawall they a... More
200421-N-PG340-1011 OKINAWA, Japan (April 21, 2020)
200421-N-PG340-1011 OKINAWA, Japan (April 21, 2020) Construction Electrician 3rd Class Francis Vinoya, deployed with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, removes an existing outlet at the mezzanine con... More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31’s Humanitarian
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31’s Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team offload from an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft during Amphibious Integration Training at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, J... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jeffrey Grosin, a military
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jeffrey Grosin, a military police officer with 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force, provides security during a low-light assault, May 22, 2018, at White Be... More
Sailors assigned to White Beach Naval Facility heave
Sailors assigned to White Beach Naval Facility heave mooring lines from the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex. Essex is completing a three-month patrol in the western Pacific Ocean that include... More
Line handlers secure the forward-deployed amphibious
Line handlers secure the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex to a pier at White Beach Naval Facility.
A reconnaissance Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary
A reconnaissance Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Force Reconnaissance Platoon assembles a scaling ladder before a Visit, Board, Search and Seizure exercise as part of Realistic Urban Training E... More
David Y. Ige, governor of Hawaii, proclaims Sept. 27,
David Y. Ige, governor of Hawaii, proclaims Sept. 27, 2018, as the Pigs from the Sea Day at the state capitol building in Honolulu, Hawaii. With the postwar humanitarian efforts from Hawaii, Okinawa was able to... More
The forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship
The forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver prepares to moor at White Beach Naval Facility, Japan. Denver is part of the forward-deployed Amphibious Squadron 11 and is on-loading elements of... More
Sgt. Christopher Rateau-Holbach, from Fulton, Mississippi,
Sgt. Christopher Rateau-Holbach, from Fulton, Mississippi, swims towards his destination Oct. 30 at White Beach Naval Facility during the scout swimmers course. The students underwent countless hours in the wat... More
An elementary school in Shuri, Naha City, receives
An elementary school in Shuri, Naha City, receives books from Hawaii during the post-World War II relief effort. The postwar humanitarian effort was initiated by a U.S. service member from Hawaii who was a seco... More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 watch the
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 watch the offload of a Landing Craft Utility during humanitarian aid-disaster relief training during Amphibious Integration Training at White Beach Naval Facility, Oki... More
Cpl. Joseph Apodaca, a radio operator with Combat Logistics
Cpl. Joseph Apodaca, a radio operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, does a radio check during humanitarian aid-disaster relief training during Amphibious Integration Training at White Beach Naval Facility... More
Information systems technician, Petty Officer 2nd class
Information systems technician, Petty Officer 2nd class (SW) Noah Lowe a Tulsa, Okla., native of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) and Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Uni... More
Marines with 3rd Marine Landing Group disembark a U.S.
Marines with 3rd Marine Landing Group disembark a U.S. Navy Landing Craft Utility at White Beach Naval Facility Dec. 9 after returning from Thailand, where they assisted with flood-relief operations.
Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit
Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit pilot an amphibious assault vehicle into the well deck of the forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver.
Maj. Breck Perry, from Fredericksburg, Virginia, climbs
Maj. Breck Perry, from Fredericksburg, Virginia, climbs onto a boat from the water Oct. 30 at White Beach Naval Facility during the scout swimmers course. The students were tasked to stealthily approach urban t... More
170304-N-WF272-076 OKINAWA, Japan (March 4, 2017) Landing
170304-N-WF272-076 OKINAWA, Japan (March 4, 2017) Landing craft air cushion (LCAC) Navigator Electronics Technician 2nd Class Patrick Johnson (left), from Buffalo, N.Y., and LCAC Engineer Machinist's Mate 1st C... More
UH-1Y Huey helicopters flank a U.S. Army landing craft
UH-1Y Huey helicopters flank a U.S. Army landing craft during a Visit, Board, Search and Seizure exercise as part of Realistic Urban Training Exercise, off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, July 26, 2018. Reconnaiss... More
170304-N-WF272-329 OKINAWA, Japan (March 4, 2017) Amphibious
170304-N-WF272-329 OKINAWA, Japan (March 4, 2017) Amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) arrives at White Beach Naval Facility for a scheduled port visit. Bonhomme Richard is on a routine patrol, ... More
Expeditionary Operations Training Group Marines with
Expeditionary Operations Training Group Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group navigate a combat rubber raiding craft to a drop zone, June 1, 2018, at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa,... More
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit gather
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit gather at the forward end of the flight deck aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) after embarking for a scheduled patrol of the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, June ... More
Marines helocast from a CH-53E Super Stallion Nov.
Marines helocast from a CH-53E Super Stallion Nov. 5 at White Beach Naval Facility during the scout swimmers course. Helocasting requires the Marines to hover 10 feet above the water in an aircraft and jump ou... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Robinson, a corpsman
Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Robinson, a corpsman with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, enjoys a final sunset before departing from Okinawa, Japan, as part of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, June 7, 2017. ... More
The USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) sits pier side at
The USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) sits pier side at White Beach Naval Facility after the Marines and Sailors of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit embarked aboard the ships of the Bohnomme Richard Expeditionary ... More
161030-N-TH560-238 OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 30, 2016)
161030-N-TH560-238 OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 30, 2016) Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) 8, assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, approaches the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard... More
161030-N-TH560-273 OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 30, 2016) Landing
161030-N-TH560-273 OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 30, 2016) Landing craft air cushion (LCAC) 8, assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, approaches amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard, fla... More
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit walk
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit walk past a stack of bags while disembarking the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) to end their regularly scheduled Fall Patrol here, Sept. 25. The unit returned after... More
160202-N-MP556-007 Okinawa, JAPAN (Feb. 2, 2016) Landing
160202-N-MP556-007 Okinawa, JAPAN (Feb. 2, 2016) Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) 8 assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7 approaches the boat ramp at White Beach Naval Facility after delivering equipment to the ... More
170307-N-WF272-104 OKINAWA, Japan (March 7, 2017) Marines,
170307-N-WF272-104 OKINAWA, Japan (March 7, 2017) Marines, assigned to 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), embark San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) during a personnel onl... More
Hiroshi Ikemiyagi holds piglets in his hog farm Nov.
Hiroshi Ikemiyagi holds piglets in his hog farm Nov. 29, 2018 in Uruma City, Okinawa, Japan. With the postwar humanitarian efforts from Hawaii, Okinawa was able to rebuild the domestic pig population.