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III MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE

Okinawa, Japan

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U.S. Marines with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fire a Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) aboard dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42), March 5, 2021. Marines with the 31st MEU regularly conduct deck shoots to maintain readiness and lethality. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Amphibious Squadron 11 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. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph E. DeMarcus)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fire a Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) aboard dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42), March 5, 2021. Marines with the 31st MEU regularly conduct deck shoots to maintain readiness and lethality. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Amphibious Squadron 11 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. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph E. DeMarcus)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph DeMarcus

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Hunter Schroeder, a network administrator with Marine Wing Communications Squadron (MWCS) 18, listens as a member of the Japanese 15th Signal Brigade inquires about a piece of radio equipment during a joint radio communications training exercise on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, March 31, 2021. MWCS-18 held a bi-lateral communications exercise in order to improve capabilities and diplomatic relations with the Japan Ground Self Defense Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Justin J. Marty)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Hunter Schroeder, a network administrator with Marine Wing Communications Squadron (MWCS) 18, listens as a member of the Japanese 15th Signal Brigade inquires about a piece of radio equipment during a joint radio communications training exercise on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, March 31, 2021. MWCS-18 held a bi-lateral communications exercise in order to improve capabilities and diplomatic relations with the Japan Ground Self Defense Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Justin J. Marty)

Photo by PFC. JJ Marty

A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 3/4, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), sets up an expedient shape charge during a demolition range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 8, 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 Cpl. Alexandria Nowell)

A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 3/4, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), sets up an expedient shape charge during a demolition range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 8, 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 Cpl. Alexandria Nowell)

Photo by Cpl. Alexandria Nowell

U.S Marine Corps Sgt. Jovany Gutierrez, driver with III Marine Expeditionary Force, receives the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal from Lt. Gen. H. Stacy Clardy, III MEF commanding general, for saving an Okinawan woman’s life on Mar. 12, 2021. On the morning of Jan. 6, 2021, Gutierrez witnessed a woman fall unconscious in the middle of the street. After seeing the impending danger of the situation, he quickly positioned his car to block oncoming traffic and assisted the unconscious woman off the road as he waved down another driver to call an ambulance.

“I think it’s something that anyone can be expected to do,” said Gutierrez. “It’s especially our duty as Marines stationed here on Okinawa. I hope to motivate other Marines to always want to do the right thing at the right time.”

U.S Marine Corps Sgt. Jovany Gutierrez, driver with III Marine Expeditionary Force, receives the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal from Lt. Gen. H. Stacy Clardy, III MEF commanding general, for saving an Okinawan woman’s life on Mar. 12, 2021. On the morning of Jan. 6, 2021, Gutierrez witnessed a woman fall unconscious in the middle of the street. After seeing the impending danger of the situation, he quickly positioned his car to block oncoming traffic and assisted the unconscious woman off the road as he waved down another driver to call an ambulance. “I think it’s something that anyone can be expected to do,” said Gutierrez. “It’s especially our duty as Marines stationed here on Okinawa. I hope to motivate other Marines to always want to do the right thing at the right time.”

Photo by Cpl. Nickolas Beamish

“’Tomo Ni’ is a Japanese phrase for togetherness. The idea represents how Marines have always done business. Whatever we do, we do it together. Tomo ni describes our relationships with each other, our families, our communities and our partners. We stand together in defense of shared values, peace, and a free and open Indo-Pacific. The Commanding General, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Lt. Gen. H. Stacy Clardy, is seeking ideas for a logo to represent the Tomo Ni concept. From Mar. 23 to Apr. 20, all Okinawa based service members, dependents, contractors, and locals are invited to submit their own logo designs. The winning concept will be displayed at the entrance of Marine Corps installations on Okinawa. III MEF will announce the winner, and they will be recognized during a ceremony held by III MEF.

Photo by LCpl Natalie Greenwood

III MEF/MARFORJ Authorized Leave and Liberty

III MEF/MARFORJ Authorized Leave and Liberty

Photo by III MEF

COVID-19 Vaccines - What you need to know

COVID-19 Vaccines - What you need to know

Photo by III MEF Preventive Med

COVID-19 Vaccines - What you need to know

COVID-19 Vaccines - What you need to know

Photo by III MEF Preventive Med

COVID-19 Vaccines - What you need to know

COVID-19 Vaccines - What you need to know

Photo by III MEF Preventive Med

COVID-19 Vaccines - What you need to know

COVID-19 Vaccines - What you need to know

Photo by III MEF Preventive Med

COVID-19 Vaccines - What you need to know

COVID-19 Vaccines - What you need to know

Photo by III MEF Preventive Med

COVID-19 Vaccines - What you need to know

COVID-19 Vaccines - What you need to know

Photo by III MEF Preventive Med

COVID-19 Vaccines - What you need to know

COVID-19 Vaccines - What you need to know

Photo by III MEF Preventive Med

COVID-19 Vaccines - What you need to know

COVID-19 Vaccines - What you need to know

Photo by III MEF Preventive Med

COVID-19 Vaccines - What you need to know

COVID-19 Vaccines - What you need to know

Photo by III MEF Preventive Med

COVID-19 Vaccines - What you need to know

COVID-19 Vaccines - What you need to know

Photo by III MEF Preventive Med

IIIMEF/MARFORJ Leave and Liberty Guidance in Okinawa

IIIMEF/MARFORJ Leave and Liberty Guidance in Okinawa

Photo by III MEF

U.S. Marines with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division reconnoiter their area of operations after conducting a military freefall infiltration during Castaway 21.1 on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, March 9, 2021. The exercise demonstrated the Marine Corps’ ability to integrate with the joint force to seize and defend key maritime terrain, provide low-signature sustainment, and execute long-range precision fires in support of naval operations from an expeditionary advanced base. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Aubuchon)

U.S. Marines with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division reconnoiter their area of operations after conducting a military freefall infiltration during Castaway 21.1 on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, March 9, 2021. The exercise demonstrated the Marine Corps’ ability to integrate with the joint force to seize and defend key maritime terrain, provide low-signature sustainment, and execute long-range precision fires in support of naval operations from an expeditionary advanced base. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Aubuchon)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Aubuchon

COVID authorized leave and liberty area

COVID authorized leave and liberty area

Photo by III MEF

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 3 (CLR-3), 3d Marine Logistics Group (MLG), and Navy Sailors with the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Beach Detachment Group and Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 8 conduct external lifts for a vertical replenishment of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, Naval Base Guam, Feb. 25, 2021. 3d 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 photo by Lance Cpl. Moises Rodriguez)

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 3 (CLR-3), 3d Marine Logistics Group (MLG), and Navy Sailors with the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Beach Detachment Group and Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 8 conduct external lifts for a vertical replenishment of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, Naval Base Guam, Feb. 25, 2021. 3d 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 photo by Lance Cpl. Moises Rodriguez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Moises Rodriguez

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