III MEF VIDEOS

U.S. Marines execute Artillery Relocation Training Program 23.3 in the North Fuji Training Area at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, Nov. 21 to Dec. 5, 2023. The skills developed at ARTP increase the proficiency and readiness of the only permanently forward-deployed artillery unit in the Marine Corps, enabling them to provide indirect fires. The Marines are with Alpha Battery, 3d Battalion, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Shayla Kuhn)

U.S. Marines participate in Artillery Relocation Training Program 23.1 at Ojojihara Maneuver Area, Miyagi, Japan, from May 19 to June 10, 2023. ARTP provides Marines the opportunity to rehearse live-fire operations across a range of climates and conditions, providing lethal combat ready forces in the Indo-Pacific. The Marines are currently deployed with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Kincayd Jackson) 

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division conduct a change of command ceremony on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 9, 2022. The ceremony represented the transfer of responsibility, authority and accountability from Lt. Col. Roe S. Lemons Jr. to Lt. Col. Stephen J. Boada. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Kincayd Jackson)

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, U.S. Army with Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery Regiment, 12th Field Artillery Brigade, and Australian Defence Force personnel with the 109th Battery, 4th Regiment, execute a live fire mission in support of Exercise Talisman Sabre 21 in Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, July 17 - 19, 2021. TS21 is a large-scale, bilateral military exercise between Australia and the U.S. involving more than 17,000 participants from seven nations. It is a demonstration of the strong alliance underpinned by deep levels of cooperation and trust built over decades of operating and training together. TS21 advances the Indo-Pacific Pathway’s initiative to promote a free and open Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability with allies and partners. TS21 also supports the U.S. National Defense Strategy by enhancing the ability to protect the homeland and address the full range of potential security concerns in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Levi J. Guerra)

12th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, celebrated its 93rd anniversary on Oct. 4, 2020. The regiment’s transformation in Marine Corps history includes service during China’s Boxer Rebellion, World War II, Vietnam, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and present day operations in support of regional security. The video is narrated by Staff Sgt. Devonte M. Bailey, from 12 Marine Regiment. (U.S. Marine Corps video edited by Cpl. Josue Marquez and U.S. Marine Corps motion graphics edited by Staff Sgt. Albert J. Carls)

180720-M-TL103-0001 POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii (July 20, 2018) Australian soldiers and Indonesian marines work with U.S. Marines with Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, to fire M777A2 towed 155 mm howitzers during live-fire training as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 17, 2018. RIMPAC provides high-value training for task-organized, highly capable Marine Air-Ground Task Force and enhances the critical crisis response capability of U.S. Marines in the Pacific. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to Aug. 2 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Eric Tso)