III MEF VIDEOS

Marines executed a long-range raid from Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa to the Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji as part of Blue Chromite 2017, Nov. 4, 2016. The Marines honed their ability to project forces from afar by executing a long-range raid over 1,000 miles via MV-22B Osprey to include an aerial refueling by KC-130J Super Hercules. Blue Chromite is a U.S.-only exercise which strengthens the Navy-Marine Corps expeditionary, amphibious rapid-response capabilities based in Okinawa and the greater Indo-Asia-Pacific region. The Marines are with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment which is forward deployed from Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, to 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, based in Okinawa, Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Kelsey Dornfeld/ Released)

Marines with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment simulate taking the Island of Tinian during a helicopter raid, Sept. 20, 2016, as part of exercise Valiant Shield. Valiant Shield is a biennial U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps exercise held in Guam, focusing on real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces at sea, in the air, on land and in cyberspace. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Kelsey Dornfeld)

Lance Cpl. Vittorio Mattina, an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft airframe mechanic, shares his point-of-view on aircraft maintenance. He is from Long Beach, Calif., and is with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. Titles: 0:01 Lance Cpl. Vittorio Mattina, Airframe Mechanic

Lance Cpl. Vittorio Mattina, an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft airframe mechanic, shares his point-of-view on aircraft maintenance. He is from Long Beach, Calif., and is with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. Titles: 0:01 Lance Cpl. Vittorio Mattina, Airframe Mechanic

Marines with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment conduct a long-range raid from Pohang, South Korea, to Okinawa, Japan, March 21, 2016. Three MV-22 transported the Marines, making a refueling stop in Iwakuni, Japan to complete the raid. 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment is currently forward deployed to the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps videoby Lance Corporal Jorge A. Rosales/ Released)

Royal Thai, Republic of Korea and U.S. Marines helocast from an MV-22B Osprey Feb. 10, 2016 during Cobra Gold 16 in Thailand. This was one of the first times an Osprey has conducted helocasting. CG16 increases cooperation, interoperability and collaboration among partner nations in order to achieve effective solutions to common challenges