III MEF VIDEOS

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Brian Wolford, commanding general of 3rd Marine Logistics Group (MLG), and Sgt. Maj. Charles Peoples, acting Sergeant Major of 3rd MLG, wish happy birthday to the Marines of 3rd MLG. This year Marines across the 3rd MLG celebrated the Marine Corps 245th birthday in unique ways in order to adhere to COVID-19 mitigation procedures while still practicing time honored traditions. 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)

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Christopher McPhillips, commanding general of 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, and Sgt. Maj. Stephen Griffin, sergeant major of 1st MAW, deliver a birthday message to the Marines of the 1st MAW on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 9, 2020. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Branden J. Bourque)

III Marine Expeditionary Force's 245th birthday cake cutting ceremony on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan.

Marines and sailors with III Marine Expeditionary Force celebrate the Marine Corps 245th birthday with a traditional cake cutting ceremony on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Nicholas Beamish)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Lester Gerber, commanding officer of III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Adan Moreno, III MIG Sergeant Major, present a birthday message for the Marines of III MIG at Okinawa Peace Memorial Park in Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 27, 2020. III MIG continues to be the vanguard of III MEF by providing informational, cyber, and fire support throughout the Indo-Pacific Command, honoring its roots that began in World War II, and assisting III MEF to be a guardian of the region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Nicholas Filca)

III Marine Expeditionary Force celebrates the Navy's 245th birthday with a message from the III MEF command mast chief, Master Chief Petty Officer Christopher W. Moore, at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 9, 2020.(U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Francesca Landis)