U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing conduct training events as a part of Exercise Outlaw Wrath 24 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, Sept. 2024. This exercise provided MWSS-171 with the opportunity to train for expeditionary airfield support missions and maintain readiness in supporting Marine Corps and joint aviation elements throughout the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Pfc. Saul Hernandez)

U.S. Navy medical personnel take part in the Fundamentals of Critical Care Support course on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, June 20, 2024. FCCS teaches the knowledge and skills required for Fleet Marine Force clinicians who are caring for critically ill patients, and to provide foundations for prolonged casualty care in contested logistic environments. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Giovanni Navarrette This video was made with assets from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from Adobe Stock: “ELECTRONIC-POWERFUL-POSITIVE-ROCK-(MAKING-MOVES)” by Summer Nights/stock.adobe.com

The U.S. Marine Corps conducted two concurrent large-scale bilateral exercises with allied forces across the first island chain from northern Japan and through the Philippines, from Oct. 1-14, 2022. More than 5,500 personnel participated in Resolute Dragon 22 in Hokkaido, Japan and in KAMANDAG 6 across Luzon, Batanes, and Palawan in the Philippines. In November 2022, two additional exercise, Katana Strike and Keen Sword, will commence. Putting the knowledge and skills learned in the prior exercises into action. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Megan Roses)

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct a Helicopter Support Team (HST) exercise on LZ Swan Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 17, 2021. Marines conduct HST training in order to increase proficiency in logistics tasks and enhance the ability to execute potential contingency missions carried out be the 31st MEU.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 video by Lance Cpl. Malik Lewis)

U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion (MSB), III Marine Expeditionary Force, conduct a change of command ceremony on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, June 17, 2021. During the ceremony, U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Douglas J. Cobb, offgoing commanding officer of III MSB, relinquished command to U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Richard J. Wagner, incoming commanding officer of III MSB. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Cody Rowe)

3d Landing Support Battalion (LSB), 3d Marine Logistics Group (MLG), supports III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) for ship to shore movements during amphibious operations as well as subsequent operations ashore. Re-activated November 2,2020, 3d LSB stands ready to serve as III MEF's main effort for landing support, aggressively finding solutions to support low-signature forward presence across the future battlefield. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III MEF's comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps by Lance Cpl. Alpha Hernandez)

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Davidson Venancio, an infantry tactical advisor with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group (MLG), and 1st Lt Diego Alvarez, platoon commander with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd MLG, explain future war fighting concepts at Camp Fuji, Japan, Oct 30, 2020. 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 Moises Rodriguez)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Transportation Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group (MLG), establish a helicopter support team (HST) aerial lift at Landing Zone Dodo, Okinawa, Japan, October 19, 2020. This training showcased the interoperability between 3rd MLG, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, and 3rd Marine Division to integrate in support of rapidly transporting the highly mobile and lethal High Mobility Artillery Rocket System. 3rd MLG provides III Marine Expeditionary force comprehensive logistics and combat service support for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan Harvey)

U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jacob Almaguer, Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) officer in charge, and Sgt. Andrew Lohse, noncommissioned officer in charge, both with Bulk Fuel Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion (ESB), 3rd Marine Logistics Group (MLG), speak about FARP operations on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, during Exercise Valiant Workhorse from Sept. 23-24, 2020. During the exercise, Bulk Fuel Company set fuel lines and manned the stations for a FARP in support of UH-1Y Venom, AH-1Z Viper, and MV-22B Osprey aircraft with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, as well as U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawks. Almaguer, a native of Dorr, Michigan, graduated from Hopkins High School in 2008 and enlisted out of Recruiting Station Grand Rapids in 2007. Lohse, a native of Clinton, Iowa, graduated from Clinton High School in 2013 and enlisted out of Recruiting Station Quad Cities in 2013.3rd 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. Alpha Hernandez)

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)

Marines with 3rd Marine Logistics Group (MLG) conduct Training and Readiness (T&R) on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, August 19, 2020. Motor transport operators used this T&R to improve their military occupational specialty proficiency, foster esprit de corps, and improve combat readiness. 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.

Marines with 3rd Marine Logistics Group (MLG) conduct Training and Readiness (T&R) on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, August 19, 2020. Motor transport operators used this T&R to improve their military occupational specialty proficiency, foster esprit de corps, and improve combat readiness. 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. Marines with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3 (VMU-3) conduct an aerial insert exercise with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 (VMM-268) from Marine Corps Base Hawaii to Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Aug. 5, 2020. This expeditionary training event was the first aerial insertion of an RQ-21 system via MV-22 Osprey and showcased the composite assault support capabilities of Marine Aircraft Group 24. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Eric Tso)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Raymond DeSantos, metal shop noncommissioned officer in charge with General Support Maintenance Company, 3rd Maintenance Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, explains how 3D printing capabilities create opportunities for innovation, Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 5, 2020. DeSantos, a native of Scotland, Connecticut, graduated from Windham Technical High School in 2015. 3rd MLG provides III Marine Expeditionary Force comprehensive logistics and combat service support for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific areas of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. David Esparza)