III MEF VIDEOS

President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed August 19, 1939, National Aviation Day to celebrate the development of aeronautics. However, Marine Corps aviation began on May 22, 1912, when 1st Lt. Alfred A. Cunningham reported to the aviation camp at the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. Starting with its first aircraft, the Curtiss C-3, Marine aviation has stayed at the forefront of cutting-edge technology with its newest aircraft, the F-35B Lightning II. Currently, the four Marine aircraft wings are operating across the world and stand ready to overcome any obstacles in the future. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jessica Etheridge)

Staff Sgt. Jeffrey D. Matthews talks about his experience as an Enlisted Aide for the III Marine Expeditionary Force commanding general. Matthews, a Baltimore, Maryland native, explains how the Marine Corps Enlisted Aide Program provided him a way to practice household management, plan social events and prepare meals while working for Lt. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson, the III MEF commanding general. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Charles E. Plouffe)

U.S. Marines and sailors take part in an alert contingency Marine Air-Ground Task Force (ACM) drill to prepare for future crisis operations in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, May 5, 2017. The ACM must be prepared to respond within hours to crises throughout the region.

U.S. Marines and Sailors take part in an alert contingency Marine Air-Ground Task Force (ACM) drill to prepare for future crisis operations in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, May 5, 2017. The ACM must be prepared to respond within hours to crises throughout the region.

Marines with 3d Law Enforcement Battalion conducted a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation at Central Training Area, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 20, 2017. The evaluation ensures Marines with 3d LE Bn are ready and able to deploy at a moments notice and fulfill the needs of III Marine Expeditionary Force. The Marines are with 3d LE Bn, III MEF Headquarters Group. (Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Deseree Kamm) Font ID: Capt. Andrew P. Ehrenfeld, from Edison, New Jersey, is a training officer with 3d LE Bn, III MHG, III MEF.