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Marines

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III MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE

Okinawa, Japan

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A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, forward deployed with 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program, prepares to conduct a flyaway drill in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter alongside U.S. Army Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade during Korea Viper 26.1 at Camp Rodriguez, South Korea, Dec. 12, 2025.

A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, forward deployed with 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program, prepares to conduct a flyaway drill in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter alongside U.S. Army Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade during Korea Viper 26.1 at Camp Rodriguez, South Korea, Dec. 12, 2025.

Photo by Cpl. John Simpson

A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, forward deployed with 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program, prepares to conduct a flyaway drill in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter alongside U.S. Army Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade during Korea Viper 26.1 at Camp Rodriguez, South Korea, Dec. 12, 2025.

A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, forward deployed with 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program, prepares to conduct a flyaway drill in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter alongside U.S. Army Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade during Korea Viper 26.1 at Camp Rodriguez, South Korea, Dec. 12, 2025.

Photo by Cpl. John Simpson

A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, forward deployed with 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program, surveys his sector of fire with an M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle while conducting platoon attacks in an urban environment during Korea Viper 26.1 at Camp Rodriguez, South Korea, Dec. 17, 2025.

A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, forward deployed with 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program, surveys his sector of fire with an M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle while conducting platoon attacks in an urban environment during Korea Viper 26.1 at Camp Rodriguez, South Korea, Dec. 17, 2025.

Photo by Cpl. John Simpson

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Christopher Adams, far left, the sergeant major of III Marine Expeditionary Force, stands while Lt. Gen. Roger Turner, left, the commanding general of III Marine Expeditionary Force, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Lt. Gen. Seiji Toriumi, the commanding general of Western Army, speak about the capabilities of the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System at a press conference during Resolute Dragon 25 at JGSDF Camp Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 17, 2025.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Christopher Adams, far left, the sergeant major of III Marine Expeditionary Force, stands while Lt. Gen. Roger Turner, left, the commanding general of III Marine Expeditionary Force, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Lt. Gen. Seiji Toriumi, the commanding general of Western Army, speak about the capabilities of the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System at a press conference during Resolute Dragon 25 at JGSDF Camp Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 17, 2025.

Photo by Cpl. Evelyn Doherty

U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force prepare to receive a drone during the Marine Corps Attack Drone Competition on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 9, 2025.

U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force prepare to receive a drone during the Marine Corps Attack Drone Competition on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 9, 2025.

Photo by Cpl. Joaquin Carlos Dela Torre

U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force load a notional payload on a drone during the Marine Corps Attack Drone Competition on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 9, 2025.

U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force load a notional payload on a drone during the Marine Corps Attack Drone Competition on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 9, 2025.

Photo by Cpl. Joaquin Carlos Dela Torre

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt Maj. Donald Reynolds, right, sergeant major, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, reads a promotion warrant during an award ceremony on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Nov. 26, 2025.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt Maj. Donald Reynolds, right, sergeant major, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, reads a promotion warrant during an award ceremony on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Nov. 26, 2025.

Photo by Cpl. Iyer Ramakrishna

U.S. Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, navigate into a wedge formation during a small boat raid as part of MEU Exercise in Dec. 3, 2025.

U.S. Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, navigate into a wedge formation during a small boat raid as part of MEU Exercise in Dec. 3, 2025.

Photo by Cpl. Rebeka Falcon

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brandon Aguilar, a native of California and a satellite communications operator maintainer with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, crosses a rope line on an obstacle course during Operation Odyssey Stormbreaker III at Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 4, 2025.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brandon Aguilar, a native of California and a satellite communications operator maintainer with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, crosses a rope line on an obstacle course during Operation Odyssey Stormbreaker III at Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 4, 2025.

Photo by Cpl. Meshaq Hylton

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Louis Demps, a rifleman with 3rd Littoral Combat Team, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, relays orders while executing platoon attack drills at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Nov. 21, 2025.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Louis Demps, a rifleman with 3rd Littoral Combat Team, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, relays orders while executing platoon attack drills at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Nov. 21, 2025.

Photo by Cpl. Iyer Ramakrishna

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jeremy BonillaEspinoza, a native of New York and a satellite communications operator maintainer with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, maneuvers through a muddy creak during Operation Odyssey Stormbreaker III at Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 4, 2025.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jeremy BonillaEspinoza, a native of New York and a satellite communications operator maintainer with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, maneuvers through a muddy creak during Operation Odyssey Stormbreaker III at Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 4, 2025.

Photo by Cpl. Meshaq Hylton

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Greg Samarin, a radio operator with Expeditionary Operations Training Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, flies a drone equipped with an M67 training grenade during an Unmanned Aircraft Systems course demonstration at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 6, 2025.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Greg Samarin, a radio operator with Expeditionary Operations Training Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, flies a drone equipped with an M67 training grenade during an Unmanned Aircraft Systems course demonstration at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 6, 2025.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Justin Cledera

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dario Astuhuaman, a rifleman with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires an M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle during a live fire range at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Sep. 26, 2025.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dario Astuhuaman, a rifleman with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires an M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle during a live fire range at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Sep. 26, 2025.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Raul Sotovilla

U.S. Marines with 3rd Littoral Combat Team, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, and U.S. soldiers with 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary), offload a Navy/Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System from a Maneuver Support Vessel (Light) (MSV(L)) on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 17, 2025.

U.S. Marines with 3rd Littoral Combat Team, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, and U.S. soldiers with 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary), offload a Navy/Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System from a Maneuver Support Vessel (Light) (MSV(L)) on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 17, 2025.

Photo by Sgt. Malia Sparks

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Tyler Pacheco, a rifleman with 12th Littoral Combat Team, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, maneuvers through wooded terrain during Resolute Dragon 25 at Oyanohara, Oita Prefecture, Japan, Sept. 20, 2025.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Tyler Pacheco, a rifleman with 12th Littoral Combat Team, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, maneuvers through wooded terrain during Resolute Dragon 25 at Oyanohara, Oita Prefecture, Japan, Sept. 20, 2025.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Robert Blanks

U.S. Marines with the III Marine Expeditionary Force clean their weapons outside the combat operations center in Combat Town, Camp Hansen, Okinawa Japan, Sept. 13, 2025, during the Command Post Exercise portion of Resolute Dragon 25. Resolute Dragon 25 is an annual bilateral exercise across Japan, including the southwest islands, that strengthens the command, control and multidomain maneuver capabilities of III MEF and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Western Army personnel, alongside representatives across the U.S. and Japanese Joint Force, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel)

U.S. Marines with the III Marine Expeditionary Force clean their weapons outside the combat operations center in Combat Town, Camp Hansen, Okinawa Japan, Sept. 13, 2025, during the Command Post Exercise portion of Resolute Dragon 25. Resolute Dragon 25 is an annual bilateral exercise across Japan, including the southwest islands, that strengthens the command, control and multidomain maneuver capabilities of III MEF and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Western Army personnel, alongside representatives across the U.S. and Japanese Joint Force, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel

U.S. Marines and Sailors with III Marine Expeditionary Force walk through the tents at the Logistical Support Area outside the combat operations center in Combat Town, Camp Hansen, Okinawa Japan, Sept. 13, 2025, during the Command Post Exercise portion of Resolute Dragon 25. Resolute Dragon 25 is an annual bilateral exercise across Japan, including the southwest islands, that strengthens the command, control and multidomain maneuver capabilities of III MEF and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Western Army personnel, alongside representatives across the U.S. and Japanese Joint Force, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel)

U.S. Marines and Sailors with III Marine Expeditionary Force walk through the tents at the Logistical Support Area outside the combat operations center in Combat Town, Camp Hansen, Okinawa Japan, Sept. 13, 2025, during the Command Post Exercise portion of Resolute Dragon 25. Resolute Dragon 25 is an annual bilateral exercise across Japan, including the southwest islands, that strengthens the command, control and multidomain maneuver capabilities of III MEF and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Western Army personnel, alongside representatives across the U.S. and Japanese Joint Force, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Vincent Rivera (center), communications officer, Staff Sgt. Andy Delgado (left), reservist communications chief, and Lance Cpl. Christopher Bravo (right), transmissions system operator, all with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, set up a high frequency radio communication system outside the combat operations center in Combat Town, Camp Hansen, Okinawa Japan, Sept. 13, 2025, during the Command Post Exercise portion of Resolute Dragon 25. Resolute Dragon 25 is an annual bilateral exercise across Japan, including the southwest islands, that strengthens the command, control and multidomain maneuver capabilities of III MEF and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Western Army personnel, alongside representatives across the U.S. and Japanese Joint Force, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel)

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Vincent Rivera (center), communications officer, Staff Sgt. Andy Delgado (left), reservist communications chief, and Lance Cpl. Christopher Bravo (right), transmissions system operator, all with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, set up a high frequency radio communication system outside the combat operations center in Combat Town, Camp Hansen, Okinawa Japan, Sept. 13, 2025, during the Command Post Exercise portion of Resolute Dragon 25. Resolute Dragon 25 is an annual bilateral exercise across Japan, including the southwest islands, that strengthens the command, control and multidomain maneuver capabilities of III MEF and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Western Army personnel, alongside representatives across the U.S. and Japanese Joint Force, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Sean Harris, a food service specialist with III Marine Expeditionary Force, Information Group, takes stock of food supplies at the III MEF combat operations center in Combat Town, Camp Hansen, Okinawa Japan, Sept. 13, 2025, during the Command Post Exercise portion of Resolute Dragon 25. Resolute Dragon 25 is an annual bilateral exercise across Japan, including the southwest islands, that strengthens the command, control and multidomain maneuver capabilities of III MEF and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Western Army personnel, alongside representatives across the U.S. and Japanese Joint Force, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. Harris is a native of Indiana. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Sean Harris, a food service specialist with III Marine Expeditionary Force, Information Group, takes stock of food supplies at the III MEF combat operations center in Combat Town, Camp Hansen, Okinawa Japan, Sept. 13, 2025, during the Command Post Exercise portion of Resolute Dragon 25. Resolute Dragon 25 is an annual bilateral exercise across Japan, including the southwest islands, that strengthens the command, control and multidomain maneuver capabilities of III MEF and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Western Army personnel, alongside representatives across the U.S. and Japanese Joint Force, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. Harris is a native of Indiana. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel

U.S. Marines and Sailors with III Marine Expeditionary Force get some air on the balconies outside their workspaces in the III MEF combat operations center in Combat Town, Camp Hansen, Okinawa Japan, Sept. 13, 2025, during the Command Post Exercise portion of Resolute Dragon 25. Resolute Dragon 25 is an annual bilateral exercise across Japan, including the southwest islands, that strengthens the command, control and multidomain maneuver capabilities of III MEF and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Western Army personnel, alongside representatives across the U.S. and Japanese Joint Force, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel)

U.S. Marines and Sailors with III Marine Expeditionary Force get some air on the balconies outside their workspaces in the III MEF combat operations center in Combat Town, Camp Hansen, Okinawa Japan, Sept. 13, 2025, during the Command Post Exercise portion of Resolute Dragon 25. Resolute Dragon 25 is an annual bilateral exercise across Japan, including the southwest islands, that strengthens the command, control and multidomain maneuver capabilities of III MEF and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Western Army personnel, alongside representatives across the U.S. and Japanese Joint Force, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel

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