III MEF VIDEOS

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, refuel F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 214, MAG-12, 1st MAW, at a Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) during exercise Freedom Flag 25-1, at Gwangju Air Base, South Korea, April 27, 2025. VMFA-214, an F-35B Lightning II squadron from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, deployed to augment MAG-12, 1st MAW under the Unit Deployment Program, which provides U.S.-based units with operational experience in the Indo-Pacific. MWSS-171 established a FARP to enable refueling and rearming capabilities, which extend operational range and allow for rapid turnaround and sustained operations in austere environments. (U.S. Marine Corps video Lance Cpl. Micah Taylor)

U.S. Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, participate in exercise Keen Sword 25 across the Indo-Pacific, Oct. 25 through Oct. 31, 2024. Keen Sword is a biennial, joint and bilateral field-training exercise involving U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Forces personnel, designed to increase readiness and interoperability while strengthening the ironclad U.S.-Japan alliance. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Jose Angeles) The video contains music from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from Adobe Stock: Future bass with synths waves by Keyframe Audio/stock.adobe.com

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Charles Tuan, an AH-1Z attack helicopter pilot with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, explains the purpose of firing an AGM-179 joint air-to-ground munition (JAGM) and the use of a forward arming and refueling point (FARP), during an expeditionary (EXPO) strike training mission, off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, June 26, 2024. This EXPO strike launched the first live JAGM from an AH-1Z in the Indo-Pacific region. The JAGM provides a true “fire and forget” capability to guide the missile to a target, able to destroy fast-moving maritime targets like fast attack craft (FAC) in rough sea states. A FARP extends the range of aircraft in their ability to provide firepower, as well as fuel, to reach the objective and return home. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force, ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Christopher Lape) This video contains music from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from Adobe Stock: “Two Armies,” performed by Wendel Scherer.

U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force elements served as the aviation combat element for Exercise Balikatan 2019. Balikatan is a multilateral exercise that provides realistic quick-response training between the U.S., the Philippines and Australia. The exercise promotes regional security and humanitarian efforts for U.S. allies and partners. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Pfc. Jackson Ricker)

Approximately 380 U.S. Air Force personnel from more than 60 career fields participated in Exercise Balikatan to exchange operational and organizational knowledge with the Philippine Air Force at Clark Air Base, Philippines, April 1-12, 2019. Exercise Balikatan, in its 35th iteration, is an annual U.S.-Philippine military training focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counter-terrorism, and other combined military operations. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Michael Jones)

U.S. Airmen and Marines work side-by-side with the Armed Forces of the Philippines in preparation to execute air operations during Exercise Balikatan at Clark Air Base, Philippines. Balikatan is an annual U.S.-Philippine military training exercise focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counter-terrorism, and other combined military operations held from April 1 to April 12.

Reconnaissance Marines glide through the air during parachute jumps at a drop zone in Parker, Arizona during Exercise Desert Canopy. U.S. Marines practiced military free fall parachute jumps in order to execute free fall insertion in the most complex environments. The Marines are with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Andrew Neumann)

Marine aviation mechanics with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167, currently supporting Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, describe the pressures and work ethic it takes to keep aircrafts operating efficiently to ensure mission readiness.

Aircraft maintainers explain and demonstrate systems of the MV-22B Osprey to Fuji Heavy Industries technicians at Naval Air Field Atsugi, Japan, Apr. 23, 2016. FHI technicians will be responsible for the repair and maintenance of the Osprey once a depot level maintenance facility is established in Kisarazu. The maintainers are with VMM-262, "Flying Tigers," Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. Font Info: Scott A. DeLorenzi, Logistics Management Specialist, (0;02) Cpl. Lesley Sparks, MV-22B Airframe Mechanic, (0;40;11)

MV-22 Osprey piolts with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, Marine Air Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, obtain carrier qualification in conjunction with Blue Chromite 2016, a large-scale amphibious exercise in Okinawa, Japan. Units participating in Blue Chromite benefit from naval training resources in the area while maintaining a forward-deployed posture. Also available in high definition.

Marines assigned to Combat Assault Battalion conducted bilateral training alongside members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force March 1 at the Central Training Area near Camp Hansen as part of the Japan observer exchange program. Available in high definition. Includes sound bites from 2nd Lt. Jason Romero, A Platoon Commander with Combat Assault Battalion and 1st Lt. Shomei Ugaki, A Platoon Commander with the JGSDF. Also available in high definition.

Marine aviation mechanics with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167, currently supporting Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force describe the pressures and work ethic it takes to keep aircrafts operating efficiently to ensure mission readiness.