Marine Corps Forces, Pacific

I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) Marines and Sailors with Task Force Koa Moana work with the Republic of Palau to build trusses over generators at the airport in Airai, Palau. The construction was part of the Task Force's engagements in support of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, designed to strengthen and enhance relationships among the United States’ partner nations in the Indo-Pacific and South Pacific regions and the Marine Corps' goals to build relationships that promote 21st-century security interests, prepare to respond effectively to crises and maintain a flexible and effective U. S. force in readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl Jocelyn Ontiveros) Click Here

I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) Marines and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Sailors with Task Force Koa Moana teamed up with Non-Government Organizations from the Republic of Palau to train on the disposal of unexploded ordnance (UXO) and to support efforts to reduce UXO left over from World War II. This task force – through exercises and collaborative events – supports the development of partner-nation military and security capabilities for self-defense and multinational operations. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt Kayla D. Rivera) Click Here

U.S. Marines with the III MEF Marines Band perform at the Japanese Self-Defense Force (JSDF) Marching Festival at the Nippon Budokan Arena, Tokyo, Japan. The Budokan Marching Festival is hosted by the JSDF to demonstrate the bond between allied nations and illustrates patriotism and cohesion through music. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Pfc. Nicholas Filca) Click Here

Warrior Wednesday Here's a little mid-week motivation! Check out Marines with 1st Marine Division doing what they do best in this teaser for exercise Steel Knight-19. (U.S. Marine Corps video edited by Pfc. Frank Cordoba; animation by Staff Sgt. Phillip Elgie) Click here

There’s No Way This Could Be Done Without Teamwork! Watch U.S. Marines with 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, construct a Medium Girder Bridge. Units like 7th ESB provide expeditionary general engineering support to the I Marine Expeditionary Force to help maintain lethality and readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Conner Robbins) Click here

Pacific Marine News

Operation Wild Buck: Unmanned Aircraft Systems proof of concept By Cpl. Juan Bustos | December 21, 2018 On Dec. 18, 2018, U.S. Marines from Marine Corps Installations-West (MCI-W) - Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, 1st Marine Division and airmen from the 196th California Air National Guard conducted Operation Wild Buck (OWB), to test the use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to monitor Camp Pendleton wildlife populations and develop tactics, MORE

Marines showcase marksmanship skills at the 2018 Far East Marksmanship Competition on Okinawa By Pfc. Brennan Beauton | December 18, 2018 The competition allowed Marines stationed in Japan to test and enhance their shooting abilities.“The concept of every Marine a rifleman goes back to our basics,” said Sgt. Christian Lee Burdette, an ordinance maintenance chief with Marine Corps Installations Pacific. “We learn basic infantry skills before we learn our military occupational MORE

New type of Marines for a new battlefield By Cpl. Alexis Betances | December 7, 2018 The 7th Communication Battalion held the Activation of Command ceremony for the Defensive Cyberspace Operations Internal Defense Measures Company on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, December 7. MORE

31st MEU spearheads multi-service, FEMA-led Yutu response on Tinian – USS Ashland arrives By Gunnery Sgt. T. T. Parish | November 7, 2018 Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit are in the lead for Task Group Tinian, consisting of several hundred service members belonging to each branch of the U.S. military. The joint force, led by U.S. Marine Col. Robert “Bams” Brodie, is executing crisis-response in support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s efforts to assist the MORE

Responsible hunting on Camp Pendleton balances sport and stewardship to the environment By Cpl. Emmanuel Necoechea | November 5, 2018 Some people believe that the sport of hunting holds a gross disregard for wildlife, but U.S. Marine Col. Jeff Holt, deputy commander, Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton disagrees completely for a variety of reasons. For instance, the hunting program aboard Camp Pendleton helps strengthen the deer population and their MORE

Lets go together | ROKMC MLG visits 3rd MLG in Okinawa By Lance Cpl. Jamin Powell | November 4, 2018 CAMP KINSER, Okinawa, Japan – For many years there has been a strong relationship between the Republic of Korea and the United States. Spanning from the amphibious assault during the Battle of Inchon to the current biannual Ssang Yong exercises, the Marines of both countries have formed a strong bond. MORE

31st MEU supports civil authorities with joint-service task force in response to Super Typhoon Yutu By Gunnery Sgt. T. T. Parish | November 2, 2018 TINIAN, COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, (Oct. 30, 2018) – More than 150 U.S. service members arrived on the typhoon ravaged island of Tinian Oct. 29-31 in the wake of Super Typhoon Yutu, led by the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Commander and Combat Logistics Battalion 31. Taking shelter at the international airport, Marines with the MORE

UN Command and Ministry of National Defense Verify Demilitarization efforts at JSA By United Nations Command Staff | October 30, 2018 The United Nations Command (UNC), in close coordination with the Ministry of National Defense (MND), has verified the demilitarization work done to date at the Joint Security Area in Panmunjom as part of the Comprehensive Military Agreement (CMA) between the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). MORE

2018 Pohang Marine Corps Cultural Festival held in Republic of Korea By Kyongcha Ha | October 20, 2018 Republic of Korea Marines, U.S. Marines, and Korean citizens attended the 2018 Pohang Marine Corps Cultural Festival in Pohang City, Republic of Korea, Oct. 20-22. MORE

US-Japan advance new amphibious capability By Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Mortensen | October 14, 2018 The amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) became the first U.S. Navy ship in the 7th Fleet to conduct amphibious operations with the newly established Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF), Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade (ARDB) troops and their equipment on Oct. 2. MORE

3D MEB Marines Conduct JHAST Flyaway By Cpl. Christian J. Lopez | October 2, 2018 Ready, rapid, responsive. 3D Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) Marines conduced a Joint Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team (JHAST) flyaway to Exercise KAMANDAG 2 in the Republic of the Philippines 27 September, 2018. MORE

U.S. Marines and Armed Forces of the Philippines Launch Exercise KAMANDAG 2 By 2nd Lt. Alyssa Morales | October 2, 2018 Subic Bay, October 1, 2018 — The 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade (3d MEB) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) opened exercise KAMANDAG 2 with a ceremony at the Subic Bay International Airport on Monday. KAMANDAG 2 will take place October 1 to 10, 2018, at multiple locations on the island of Luzon. MORE

Marine earns award for lifesaving actions in Bali By Cpl. Andrew Jones | October 2, 2018 MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan (Oct. 2, 2018) –U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Diego Marmalejo, an air traffic controller with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, went on vacation with a fellow Marine to Bali, Indonesia during July of 2018. MORE

Marine Aircraft Group 12 cleans Agat beach where Marines landed 74 years ago By Lance Cpl. Seth Rosenberg | September 20, 2018 U.S. Marines and Sailors with Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 12 cleaned up Agat beach during exercise Valiant Shield 18 September 17. MORE

31st MEU, PHIBRON 11 complete support to Guam and the CNMI following Typhoon Mangkhut By Capt. George McArthur | September 18, 2018 “As we join here today at this memorial, I am not only thankful for Rota's quick recovery but for the brave men that have given their lives in the name of freedom. I salute them and you all - Semper Fidelis,” reflected Marine Corps Col. Robert Brodie, commanding officer of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Corporal Joe Junior G. Charfauros Veterans Memorial Park in Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Sept. 14. MORE

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