Videos

U.S. Marines with Ground Sensor Platoon and Maritime Surveillance Platoon, 3rd Intelligence Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, patrol and experiment with intelligence equipment at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalvez, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 13-15, 2022. GSP is a scalable specialized unit whose mission is to collect enemy signatures in order to provide Marine Air-Ground Task Force commanders advanced warning of offensive attacks, counter enemy reconnaissance, and aid and force protection. MSP is an experimental unit whose mission is to decrease the commander's uncertainty of the maritime domain through the employment of radars and other sensors. MSP provides the Marine Corps with its only organic maritime sensor surveillance capability in support of the MAGTF and Navy commanders’ intelligence collection efforts. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Staff Sgt. Manuel Serrano and Cpl. Grace Gerlach)

U.S. Navy Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), practice medical scenarios during a shock trauma platoon training event at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 10, 2021. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Danny Gonzalez)

U.S. Marines with Force Reconnaissance Platoon, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fire at targets during a deck shoot aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) in the Coral Sea, July 29, 2021. The deck shoot consisted of Marines practicing a series of drills to maintain weapon proficiency. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America Expeditionary Strike Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific Region (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Colton Nicks)

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Justin Lindstrom, a ground intelligence officer with 3rd Intelligence Battalion, III MEF Information Group, explains the importance of intelligence for Battlespace Surveillance Company Field Exercise, on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 13, 2021. Lindstrom is a Dallas, Texas native. Both METOC Platoon and Ground Sensor Platoon Marines utilized the exercise to evaluate training requirements and conducted force on force training evolutions. BSCFEX enabled III MIG Marines to remain an asset to III Marine Expeditionary Force by maintaining their readiness and lethality while being forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sarah Marshall)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jordan Chavez, a squad leader for Bridge Platoon, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, speaks about the purpose of building an Improved Ribbon Bridge (IRB) at Naha Military Port, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 20, 2020. IRBs provide a wet-gap crossing capability either as a floating bridge or as a multi-bay for tracked and wheeled combat tactical vehicles. Chavez, a native of Saint Paul, Minnesota, graduated from Como Park Senior High in 2015. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Force’s comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. David Esparza)

U.S. Marines with Ground Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, conduct platoon attack training at Mount Bundey Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, August 8, 2020. The Marines conducted squad attack training to enhance their capability to rapidly deploy as an expeditionary fighting force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Natalie Greenwood)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 3rd Marine Division, participated in exercise Fuji Viper 20.4 at the Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, from June 4 - July 10, 2020. Fuji Viper is a regularly scheduled training exercise that allows Marines to maintain their proficiency in infantry and combined arms tactics. 3rd Marine Division remains ready to respond to any crisis or contingency in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Garret Klawunn speaks about the Marines with 9th Engineer Support Battalion conducting a South West Asia hut build. Marines with Bridge Platoon, 9th Engineer Support Battalion construct a SWA hut to sustain proficiency in vertical, wood frame construction and provide support to Utilities Platoon, Engineer Support Company. Klawuun, a native of Tucson, Arizona, is an engineer with 9th ESB, 3rd Marine Logistics Group. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. David Esparza)

U.S. Navy Lt. Alicia Murray speaks about mindfulness on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, May 12, 2020. Readiness Every Day is a collaborative production to support the health, wellness and readiness of Marines and Sailors during times of trouble, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Murray, a native of Salisbury, Maryland, is a clinical psychologist for Combat Stress Platoon, 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. David Esparza)