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III MEF is the nucleus of a joint and coalition Stand-In Force within the First Island Chain. In competition, III MEF assures and expands access for the joint force across the Indo-Pacific. In crisis, it provides in-place response forces to secure allies and partners while deterring adversary aggression. In conflict, III MEF fights from advanced naval bases as part of a naval expeditionary force and enables Joint Force objectives in the Indo-Pacific.
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U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Stephen Boada and Sgt. Maj. Joshua Minter discuss the importance of the relationship between 3d Battalion, 12th Marines...
This graphic illustration was created to inform service members and their families serving in Okinawa of what to have prepared for natural disasters...
U.S. Marines with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, communicate using various radio systems...
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Austin Cook, an aviation ordnance technician with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA(AW))-224, Marine...
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Marcus B. Annibale, right, the commanding general of 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, and Maj. Gen. Eric E. Austin, the outgoing...
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Andrew Sweet sets up a simulated drone target during a Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems range on Camp Hansen,...
U.S. Marines with the maritime raid force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to be lifted in the air from a UH-1Y Venom helicopter as part of...
Marines from III Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Installations Pacific continue to implement enhanced Courtesy Patrols and vehicle checkpoints, to reinforce safety and security off-base. This heightened presence aims to ensure service members' adherence to high standards of conduct both on and off base.
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Erick Volquezrodriguez, a United States Marine Corps Reserve Sergeant assigned to III Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion, III MEF, was recently recognized as the Reserve Administration Noncommissioned Officer of the Year. He was awarded after designing official guidance that helps Marines navigate the path to U.S. citizenship through their military service.
Major General Eric E. Austin relinquished command of 1st Marine Aircraft Wing to Major General Marcus B. Annibale, July 12, 2024, at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan.
Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron (VMU) 3, achieved a significant operational milestone with the successful execution of a Satellite Communications (SATCOM) Launch and Recovery (SLR) flight with the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Unmanned Expeditionary (MUX) Medium-Altitude, Long-Endurance (MALE) MQ-9A Aircraft System on June 20, 2024. This marks the first-ever employment of an all-Marine Corps certified team of active-duty aviators conducting an SLR mission with a Marine Corps aircraft at a Marine Corps Air Station.
5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company was awarded the Marine Corps Information Environment Enterprise Innovation Award for their superior achievements and innovations in the information space.