III MEF VIDEOS

U.S. Marines with 3d Intelligence Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, set up equipment and employ sensors during meteorological oceanographic field training at Kin Blue, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 17-19, 2025. The training involved deploying radars and weather balloons to scan the Okinawa shoreline, assessing the effects of weather on III Marine Expeditionary Force operations and enhancing the platoon’s proficiency in providing critical environmental data to support commanders’ decision-making processes in the Indo-Pacific (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Ramon Cardoza) (The video contains audio from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from Adobe Stock: Soft Chillout Soul by Elonix/stock.adobe.com)

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Justin Lindstrom, a ground intelligence officer with 3rd Intelligence Battalion, III MEF Information Group, explains the importance of intelligence for Battlespace Surveillance Company Field Exercise, on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 13, 2021. Lindstrom is a Dallas, Texas native. Both METOC Platoon and Ground Sensor Platoon Marines utilized the exercise to evaluate training requirements and conducted force on force training evolutions. BSCFEX enabled III MIG Marines to remain an asset to III Marine Expeditionary Force by maintaining their readiness and lethality while being forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sarah Marshall)

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Justin Lyndstrom, a ground intelligence officer, with 3rd Intelligence Battalion III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group (MIG), speaks about the Battlespace Surveillance Company Field Exercise (BSCFEX) on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 12, 2021. Both Meteorology and Oceanography (METOC) and Ground Sensor Platoon Marines executed BSCFEX in order to evaluate Marines in annual infantry and METOC military occupational specialty standards to ensure they maintain proficiency while forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. Cesar R. Alarcon)