III MEF VIDEOS

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct Fast Rope Masters Sustainment Training from MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft and UH-1Y Venom helicopters at Landing Zones Starling and Peacock, Okinawa, Japan, May 13–14, 2025. The training, conducted under the supervision of the III Marine Expeditionary Force Expeditionary Operations Training Group, serves as a critical bridge between the Fast Rope Master Course and operational readiness, enabling Marines to maintain insertion proficiency and instructor-level sustainment. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Diego Garcia)

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 2d Marines conduct a combat insertion greater than 600 miles via MV-22B Ospreys operated by Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262, from mainland Japan to Okinawa, July 26, 2021. Marines demonstrated the ability to seize key maritime terrain and establish expeditionary advanced bases on remote islands, as part of a series of integrated drills to maintain regional security and a high state of readiness. 2/2 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Joshua Brittenham)

U.S. Marine Capt. Samuel Keenan, platoon commander, Force Reconnaissance Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force, speaks about special patrol insertion and extraction rigging drills at Landing Zone 1, Jungle Warfare Training Center, Mar. 19, 2021. SPIE rigging and rappelling techniques are used to rapidly insert and extract Marines when a landing zone is unavailable. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Cpl. Nickolas Beamish)

U.S. Marines with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3 (VMU-3) conduct an aerial insert exercise with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 (VMM-268) from Marine Corps Base Hawaii to Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Aug. 5, 2020. This expeditionary training event was the first aerial insertion of an RQ-21 system via MV-22 Osprey and showcased the composite assault support capabilities of Marine Aircraft Group 24. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Eric Tso)

U.S. Marines with 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division conduct a special patrol insertion /extraction (SPIE) exercise from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 14, 2020. SPIE rigging techniques are used to rapidly insert and extract Marines when a landing zone is unavailable. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Kallahan Morris)

31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Marines SPIE Rig Feb 12,2016 in Latowan, Thailand. SPIE stands for special purpose insert/extract and is used to insert or extract marines from dense jungle.

Officers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force integrated with U.S. Marines for insertion training via MV-22B Osprey. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Pfc. Mike Granahan/Released). Also available in High Definition.