III MEF VIDEOS

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 3d Marines conduct Exercise Bougainville I on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, and Kahuku Training Area, Feb. 6-24, 2021. Bougainville I begins the battalion’s pre-deployment work-up and is designed to train and evaluate team leaders in small unit proficiency and increase combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jacob Wilson)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment conduct an infantry squad test exercise on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, April 16, 2020. 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment maintain readiness during the COVID 19 pandemic. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Eric Tso)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division participated in the Artillery Relocation Training Program 19-4 at the Hijudai Maneuver Area, Oita, Japan, from Feb. 6 to 28, 2020. ARTP is a regularly scheduled training exercise conducted by several units within 3rd Marine Division. The program provides essential live-fire training in different regions throughout Japan to increase combat readiness and better support the U.S.-Japan Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jacob Hancock)

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Alexander Ponce, SSgt. Ryan Crider, and Cpl. Matthew Aulgur each give their thoughts on the Artillery Relocation Training Program and their roles in the exercise on Feb 12. 2020, at the Hijudai Maneuver Area, Oita, Japan. ARTP is a regularly scheduled exercise conducted by several units within 3rd Marine Division. The program provides essential live-fire training in different regions of Japan to increase combat readiness in defense of U.S. and Japan and supports the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the two countries. Ponce is an Artillery officer with Alpha Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, and a native of Simi Valley, Calif. Crider is a Platoon Sergeant with Alpha Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, and a native of Garland, Texas. Aulgur is an Artillery Recorder with Alpha Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, and a native of Milwaukee, Wis.(U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jacob Hancock)

U.S. Marines 1st Lt. Wyatt McAlpine, a platoon commander, and Sgt. Alexander Aberle, a platoon sergeant, both with Company A, 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, explain the significant capability that Company A can provide through training to combine crowd control techniques with non-lethal weapons during non-lethal weapons training at Landing Zone Wren, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 15, 2019. During the three-day training event, military policemen further crowd-control training with additional equipment and combine those techniques with non-lethal weapons including batons, Mossberg 500 shotguns, M32 Multiple Grenade Launchers, M203 grenade launchers, and Sting Ball Grenades. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Alexis B. Betances)

U.S. Marines talk about 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion's capabilities during a field training exercise at White Beach Naval Facility, May 22, 2018. 1st Lt. Brendan Evans, from Oneonta, New York, is the assistant operations officer for 3rd LE Bn., III Marine Expeditionary Force. Cpl. Esteban Murillo, from Irving, Texas, is a physical security specialist with 3rd LE Bn. During the assault, Marines utilized a quick time reaction force to reinforce positions and strengthen port security. The FTX tested Marines on their ability to use nonlethal force, operate entry control points and process crime scene evidence. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Deseree Kamm)

Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a combat simulated mission rehearsal utilizing simulation rounds on Range CR7 in Gotemba, Japan, Jan. 17, 2018. The Marines described what it's like to train in real-life combat related situations and what tactics are necessary in order to be always prepared for deployment. As the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed Marine Expeditionary Unit, the 31st MEU provides a flexible force ready to perform a wide range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps Motion Imagery by Lance Cpl. Kristiana Gehly)

Cpl. Hussein Sobh explains the role of military working dogs during training with Korean Marines at Gimpo Training Area, Republic of Korea, Feb. 24, 2016. The training took place as part of Korean Marine Exchange Program 16-6, a regularly scheduled training event between the ROK and U.S. Marine Corps. This iteration of KMEP focuses on specialized training between military policemen with 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF, and Military Police Company, 2nd ROK Marine Corps Division. Sobh, from Dearborn, Michigan, is a military working dog handler with 3rd LE Bn, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF.

Cpl. Hussein Sobh explains the role of military working dogs during training with Korean Marines at Gimpo Training Area, Republic of Korea, Feb. 24, 2016. The training took place as part of Korean Marine Exchange Program 16-6, a regularly scheduled training event between the ROK and U.S. Marine Corps. This iteration of KMEP focuses on specialized training between military policemen with 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF, and Military Police Company, 2nd ROK Marine Corps Division. Sobh, from Dearborn, Mich., is a military working dog handler with 3rd LE Bn., III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF.

Using the MV-22 Osprey, infantry Marines rapidly inserted into the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 31, 2015, in a massive, regimental air assault during Blue Chromite 2016, which builds cohesion among elements of the Marines Air Ground Task Force. Blue Chromite is a large-scale, cost-effective on-island exercise led by 4th Marine regiment. The Marines, from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Regiment, are currently assigned to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, under the unit deployment program. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Cpl. Andrew Tech, Pfc. Jorge A. Rosales/Released)