7-tons belonging to Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, sit staged during a humanitarian assistance-disaster relief training as part of MEU Exercise at Kin Blue, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. More
Marines with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, post security during a motorized raid as a part of MEU Exercise at Combat Town, Okinawa, Japan, More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, participate in an obstacle course during Lance Corporal Seminar at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 25, 2018. Lance Corporal Seminar More
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit pose for group photo with local kids at Kagei Preschool, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 25, 2018. Community relations events give 31st MEU Marines an opportunity to build r More
Brig. Gen. Christopher A. McPhillips, commanding general, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, presents GySgt. Matthew Hardy, an ordnance maintenance chief with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditio More
Marines with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, apply first aid to a notional casualty while under simulated physical and mental stress during a More
Marines with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, rush toward an objective during company unit-level training at Camp Sendai, Miyagi, Japan, Feb. More
Marines with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, post security during an aircraft-borne raid as part of company unit-level training at Camp Senda More
A Marine with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, slides from the rear of an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft during fast rope drills as part of More
Cpl. Steve Sessoms, a combat engineer with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, carries a sea bag through the snow during a combat conditioning ma More
Marines and Japan Self-Defense Force service members stand at attention during the opening ceremony for Exercise Forest Light at Sendai training area, Miyagi, Japan, Feb 18, 2018. Forest Light is designed to ma More
A Marine with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, glides across the snow during ski and sled drills as part of company unit-level training at Cam More
Lance Cpl. Matthew Navarra, a combat mass communicator with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, breathes through air regulator during Shallow Water Egress Training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 6, 2018. More
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
An F-35B Lightning II lands 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 this month, ma More
Marines and Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 load a mock casualty on a CH-53E Super Stallion heavy-lift helicopter during mass casualty response training during Amphibious Integration Training at Camp More
A Force Reconnaissance Marine with Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fast ropes out of an MH-60S Sea Hawk aboard the USS Wasp (LHD-1) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, March 22, 2018. Fast More
MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft take off during a helo-borne raid during Amphibious Integration Training on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, March 26, 2018. Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), part of More
The USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO-199) connects lines to the USS Wasp (LHD-1) during a replenishment at sea while underway in the Philippine Sea, March 29, 2018. A RAS is a resupply of fuel or supplies from ship to shi More
A Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit fast ropes from the exit ramp of an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft aboard the USS Wasp (LHD-1) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, March 31, 2018. Fast roping More
The sergeants major of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit form up their Marines and Sailors for an all-hands formation aboard the USS Wasp (LHD-1) while underway in the Philippine Sea, April 11, 2018. Col. Tye More
Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare for a simulated embassy reinforcement during Certification Exercise on Okinawa, Japan, April 13, 2018. BL More
Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, operate a Light-Armored Vehicle during a simulated noncombatant evacuation operation during Certification Exercis More
A Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, builds a pallet of MRE’s in preparation for an aerial delivery during Certification Exercise aboard the USS Wasp (LHD-1) while underw More
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit review Marine Corps’ martial arts techniques aboard the USS Wasp (LHD-1) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, April 16, 2018. The Marine Corps Martial Arts Progra More
Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, roll a GBU-12 Paveway II, Laser Guided Bomb across the flight deck of the USS Wasp (LHD-1) during Certification Exercise while un More
Col. Tye R. Wallace, commanding officer of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, presents the sword of office to Sgt. Maj. Edwin Mota, oncoming sergeant major of the 31st MEU, during a post and relief ceremony at More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brandon Cree, a heavy equipment operator with Third Battalion, Second Marines, Second Marine Division (2d MARDIV) secures faulty equipment to a trailer on Camp Wilson, Marine Air Gr More
Cpl. Tyler Irwin, a water support technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, assembles a Light Weight Purification System during a humanitarian assistance-disaster relief tra More
A Marine with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, posts security during a motorized raid as a part of MEU Exercise at Combat Town, Okinawa, Japan More
Preschoolers introduce themselves to Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit at Kagei Preschool, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 25, 2018. Community relations events give 31st MEU Marines an opportunity to build r More
Col. Tye R. Wallace, commanding officer of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Sgt Maj. Jim Lanham, sergeant major of the 31st MEU, laugh together at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb 2, 2018. Brig. Gen. Chr More
A pair of snow shoes and a helmet mark a location in the snow during a patrol as part of company unit-level training at Camp Sendai, Miyagi, Japan, Feb. 15, 2018. Charlie Company, part of the Ground Combat Elem More
An MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft lands at Camp Sendai during fast rope drills as part of company unit-level training at Camp Sendai, Miyagi, Japan, Feb. 16, 2018. Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st More
Marines with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, exit an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft during an aircraft-borne raid as part of company unit-l More
Lance Cpl. Jack Birdsong, a combat engineer with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires an M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle during a combat condit More
A Marine and a Japan Self-Defense Force service member holds flags during the opening ceremony for Exercise Forest Light at Sendai training area, Miyagi, Japan, Feb 18, 2018. Forest Light is designed to maintai More
A Marine with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, maneuvers downhill during sled and ski drills as part of company unit-level training at Camp Se More
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
An MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, takes off from the USS Wasp (LHD-1) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, March 20, 201 More
Marines and Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 carry a mock casualty during mass casualty response training during Amphibious Integration Training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 22, 2018. CLB-31, More
A Force Reconnaissance Marine with Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, holds security aboard the USS Wasp (LHD-1) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, March 22, 2018. Fast roping allows Marines More
Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, post security during a helo-borne raid during Amphibious Integration Training on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, March More
The USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO-199) delivers fuel lines to the USS Wasp (LHD-1) during a replenishment at sea while underway in the Philippine Sea, March 29, 2018. A RAS is a resupply of fuel or supplies from ship t More
A U.S. Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit fast ropes from the exit ramp of an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft aboard the USS Wasp (LHD 1) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, March 31, 2018. Fast r More
Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit stand in formation aboard the USS Wasp (LHD-1) while underway in the Philippine Sea, April 11, 2018. Col. Tye R. Wallace, commanding officer of the 31 More
Marines with Golf Battery, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, off load a Landing Craft, Air-Cushion hovercraft for a simulated embassy reinforcement during Certi More
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit talk to role-players during a simulated noncombatant evacuation operation during Certification Exercise on Okinawa, Japan, April 14, 2018. During a NEO, Marines a More
MRE’s are placed on a pallet in preparation for an aerial delivery during Certification Exercise aboard the USS Wasp (LHD-1) while underway in the Philippine Sea, April 16, 2018. Marines with Combat Logistics B More
Sgt. Maj. Edwin Mota, sergeant major of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, addresses the audience during a post and relief ceremony at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 27, 2018. Mota assumed duties as sergea More
Sgt. John Scott, a water support technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, assembles a Light Weight Purification System during a humanitarian assistance-disaster relief trai More
Cpl. Jace Newman, a machine gunner with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary, Unit reads a book at Kagei Preschool, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 25, 2018. Community relations ev More
Col. Tye R. Wallace, commanding officer of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Sgt Maj. Jim Lanham, sergeant major of the 31st MEU, greet Brig. Gen. Christopher A. McPhillips, commanding general, 3rd Marine More
Marines with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, participate in a patrol during company unit-level training at Camp Sendai, Miyagi, Japan, Feb. 1 More
Marines with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, load an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft during fast rope drills as part of company unit-level t More
Marines with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, provide security as an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft lifts-off during an aircraft-borne raid More
Cpl. Steve Sessoms, a combat engineer with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires an M4 carbine during a combat conditioning marksmanship eval More
Marines and Japan Self-Defense Force service members salute during the opening ceremony for Exercise Forest Light at Sendai training area, Miyagi, Japan, Feb 18, 2018. Forest Light is designed to maintain the r More
Marines with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, glide across the snow during ski and sled drills as part of company unit-level training at Camp More
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit take part in the Shallow Water Egress Training program at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 6, 2018. Marines and Sailors with the 31st MEU learned life-saving pr More
Marines with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit move 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 with More
Force Reconnaissance Marines with Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, sit on an MH-60S Sea Hawk aboard the USS Wasp (LHD-1) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, March 22, 2018. Fast roping allo More
Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, off load an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft during a helo-borne raid during Amphibious Integratio More
Col. Tye R. Wallace, commanding officer of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Sgt. Maj. Jim Lanham, sergeant major of the 31st MEU, speak to Marines and Sailors during an all-hands formation aboard the USS More
First Lieutenant Robert Macias, field artillery officer with Golf Battery, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, briefs his Marines for a simulated embassy reinforce More
Cpl. Rolando Sulaica (right), a dog handler with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Riggs, a military working dog, search packs during a simulated noncombatant evacuation operation during Certification Exe More
Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, load a GBU-12 Paveway II, Laser Guided Bomb into an F-35B Lightning II aboard the USS Wasp (LHD-1) during Certification Exercise More
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit pass in review during a post and relief ceremony at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 27, 2018. During the ceremony, Sgt. Maj. Jim Lanham relinquished the sword More
A Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, unloads gear during a humanitarian assistance-disaster relief training as part of MEU Exercise at Kin Blue, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 13, More
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit participates in a cultural exchange with kids at Kagei Preschool, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 25, 2018. Community relations events give 31st MEU Marines an opportunity t More
Brig. Gen. Christopher A. McPhillips, commanding general, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, and Sgt. Maj. Christopher Gasser, sergeant major of Combat Logistics Battalion 31, stand ready to present an award at More
Cpl. Jessie Rios, a team leader with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, calls in support while under simulated physical and mental stress during More
A Marine with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, marches through the snow during company unit-level training at Camp Sendai, Miyagi, Japan, Feb. More
Japan Self-Defense Force service members play instruments during the opening ceremony for Exercise Forest Light at Sendai training area, Miyagi, Japan, Feb 18, 2018. Forest Light is designed to maintain the rea More
A Marine with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, speeds downhill during ski and sled drills as part of company unit-level training at Camp Senda More
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
An MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, lands on the USS Wasp (LHD-1) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, March 20, 2018. VMM More
An MH-60S Sea Hawk takes off during fast rope training on the USS Wasp (LHD-1) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, March 22, 2018. Fast roping allows Marines to enter otherwise inaccessible locations via rope More
Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, ride an MRZR Tactical Warfighting all-terrain vehicle during a helo-borne during Amphibious Integr More