III MEF VIDEOS

U.S. Marines with the 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group conduct a communication field exercise on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 6-7, 2022. The purpose of the exercise is to plan and execute setting up equipment to provide communication resources in preparation for exercise Balikatan. III MIG functions as the vanguard of III MEF, operating in the Indo-Pacific regions information environment, and supports Marine Air Ground Task Force operations with communications, intelligence, and supporting arms liaison capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Angel Diaz Montes De Oca)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, coordinate simulated firing missions with the Air Force's 623rd Air Control Squadron during a digital communication exercise on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 19, 2020. The communication exercise afforded Marines and Airmen the opportunity to improve their interoperability and capability to communicate real-time targeting information. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jacob Hancock)

U.S. Marines of 7th Communication Battalion conduct a communication exercise, at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 26-31, 2019. Part of the training focused on the unit’s ability to deploy small fire teams in support of long-range rapid deployments where the Marine Corps will need to establish austere bases. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Ryan Siddell)

U.S. Marine Sgt. Aljarone Tabalno, a squad leader with Company A, 7th Communication Battalion, discusses the importance of conducting communication exercises, at Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 27, 2019. Tabalno, a native of Honolulu, Hawaii, said communication exercises help junior Marines become more proficient. Part of the training focused on the unit’s ability to deploy small fire teams in support of long-range rapid deployments where the Marine Corps will need to establish austere bases. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Ryan Siddell)

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Edward Ahmadzai, a data system administrator with Company A, 7th Communication Battalion, details the training he is taking part in during the communication exercise, at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 27, 2019. Ahmadzai, a native of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, offered advice for Marines on their first field operation. Marines took part not only in communication related tasks, but part of the training focused on the unit’s ability to deploy small fire teams in support of long-range rapid deployments where the Marine Corps will need to establish austere bases.(U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Ryan Siddell)

U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Garyth Barnes, the executive officer for Company A, 7th Communication Battalion, discusses the training benefits offered by the communication exercise, at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 27, 2019. Barnes, a native of Memphis, Tennessee, said the training offered his Marines an opportunity to perform their duties in a real world scenario, better preparing them for any future operations. Marines took part not only in communication related tasks, but part of the training focused on the unit’s ability to deploy small fire teams in support of long-range rapid deployments where the Marine Corps will need to establish austere bases. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Ryan Siddell)

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Kenny Stokes, a radio chief for Company A, 7th Communication Battalion, discusses his unit’s communication exercise, at Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 27, 2019. Stokes, a native of Augusta, Georgia, explains the importance of Marines going out in to a field environment and executing their jobs proficiently for the benefit of III Marine Expeditionary Force. Marines took part not only in communication related tasks, but part of the training focused on the unit’s ability to deploy small fire teams in support of long-range rapid deployments where the Marine Corps will need to establish austere bases. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Ryan Siddell)