III MEF VIDEOS

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, refuel two Japanese AH-1S Cobras and one Japanese UH-1J Huey during an Aviation Delivered Ground Refueling (ADGR) drill at Forest Light Middle Army in Aibano Training Area, Shiga, Japan, Dec. 5, 2019. Conducting bilateral ADGR operations demonstrates flexibility, allowing units to sustain the fight further and farther, while enhancing the ability to quickly and effectively respond to any crisis using austere, expeditionary bases within the Indo-Pacific region. Forest Light Middle Army is an annual training exercise that is designed to enhance the collective defense capabilities of the United States and Japan Alliance by allowing infantry units to maintain their lethality and proficiency in infantry and combined arms tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Esgar Rojas)

U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct a rapid deployment exercise to increase the confidence of III MEF's ability to rapidly deploy and maintain a secure Indo-Pacific region while showcasing the lethality and operational flexibility of 1st MAW, on Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 24-25, 2019. As the only forward-deployed MEF, III MEF is strategically postured to quickly and effectively respond to any crisis within the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Sarah Taggett)

U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct a rapid deployment exercise to increase the confidence of III MEF's ability to rapidly deploy and maintain a secure Indo-Pacific region while showcasing the lethality and operational flexibility of 1st MAW, on Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 24-25, 2019. As the only forward-deployed MEF, III MEF is strategically postured to quickly and effectively respond to any crisis within the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Sarah Taggett)

U.S. Marine Sgt. Dominick Gorman, a UH-1Y Huey crew chief from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing's Unit Deployment Program, discusses the importance of rapid deployment operations as well as the advantages it offers the 1st Marine Air Wing and III Marine Expeditionary Force. Force, on Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 24, 2019. As the only forward-deployed MEF, III MEF is strategically postured to quickly and effectively respond to any crisis within the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Sarah Taggett)

U.S. Marine Captain Brendon O'Donnell, an AH-1Z Viper pilot and Pilot Training Instructor with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, discusses the importance of rapid deployment operations as well as the advantages it offers the 1st Marine Air Wing and III Marine Expeditionary Force on Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 24, 2019. As the only forward-deployed MEF, III MEF is strategically postured to quickly and effectively respond to any crisis within the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Sarah Taggett)

U.S. Marine Captain Katrina Lamsa, a UH-1Y Huey pilot and the Air Frames Officer in Charge with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, discusses the importance of rapid deployment operations as well as the advantages it offers the 1st Marine Air Wing and III Marine Expeditionary Force. Force, on Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 24, 2019. As the only forward-deployed MEF, III MEF is strategically postured to quickly and effectively respond to any crisis within the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Sarah Taggett)