III MEF VIDEOS

Marines with 3rd Marine Logistics Group conducted an instream offload operation as part of Freedom Banner 25 at Republic of Korea Marine Corps Base Pohang, South Korea, Feb. 28 through March 1, 2025. The instream offload, a training evolution alongside the U.S. Navy’s Beachmaster Unit 1, the USNS Dahl (T-AKR 312), and the ROKMC Marine Logistics Group, refines and validates 3rd MLG’s ability to transport, offload and distribute vehicles and equipment from ship to shore without the use of a pier. This type of sealift capability allows the unit to maneuver equipment in austere environments without using established infrastructure, such as in locations following a natural disaster. Freedom Banner 25 is a Maritime Prepositioning Force exercise where 3rd MLG offloads equipment and provides support to III Marine Expeditionary Force units training throughout South Korea, testing and validating 3rd MLG’s ability to conduct integrated logistics operations in complex environments. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Gunnery Sgt. Jonathan G. Wright)

U.S. Department of Agriculture canine handler Anthony Thompson inspects vehicles and equipment from Combat Logistics Regiment 3 during a Maritime Prepositioning Force offload during exercise Hagatna Fury 21 at Naval Base Guam, Feb. 24, 2021. Agriculture inspectors protect the diverse environments of U.S. states and territories by ensuring that invasive species do not leave their natural habitat. 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 conduct a maritime prepositioning force (MPF) offload for Exercise Balikatan 19, March 22, 2019, at Subic Bay International Airport, Republic of the Philippines. MPF offloads provide the Marines Corps the ability to distribute equipment and assets to service members in deployed environments through the Indo-Pacific region at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Mark Fike)

Marines and Sailors move essential utility and motor transportation equipment from ship to shore at Alava Pier in the Republic of the Philippines, April 9. The equipment offloaded will be used during Exercise Balikatan 2015.