III MEF VIDEOS

Marines and Sailors participating in Exercise Valiant Shield 16 spend time with residents of Tinian to get to know the community, Sept. 16, 2016. They started off their day playing sports at Tinian High School. The service members spent the second part of their day at the local amphitheater showing static displays of different tools they use in the field. VS16 is a biennial, U.S.-only, field training exercise with a focus on integration of joint training among U.S. forces. This training enables real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces through detecting, locating, tracking and engaging units at sea, in the air, on land, and in cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Kelsey Dornfeld)

U.S. Navy pilot Lt. j.g. Moria Casey, assigned to Patrol Squadron Eight (VP-8) as a Naval Flight Officer, talks about the range clearance for a sinking exercise during Valiant Shield 16, 220 nautical miles Northeast of Guam, Sept.13, 2016. Conducting these types of joint training events provide service members the opportunity to improve communication while gaining proficiency in tactis, targeting and live firing against a surface target at sea. VS16 is a biennial, U.S.- only field training exercise that focuses on training all services to increase interoperability and working relationships.

U.S. Navy pilot Lt. Andrew Harring, assigned to Patrol Squadron Eight (VP-8), talks about the range clearance for a sinking exercise during Valiant Shield 16, 220 nautical miles Northeast of Guam, Sept.13,2016. Conducting these types of joint training events provide service members the opportunity to improve communication while gaining proficiency in tactics, targeting and live firing against a surface target at sea. VS16 is a biennial, U.S.- only field training exercise that focuses on training all services to increase interoperability and working relationships.

U.S. Navy pilot Lt. Andrew Harring, assigned to Patrol Squadron Eight (VP-8), talks about the range clearance for a sinking exercise during Valiant Shield 16, the ship was sunk 220 nautical miles Northeast of Guam, Sept.13,2016. Conducting these types of joint training events provide service members the opportunity to improve communication while gaining proficiency in tactics, targeting and live firing against a surface target at sea. VS16 is a biennial, U.S.- only field training exercise that focuses on training all services to increase interoperability and working relationships.