III MEF VIDEOS

U.S. Forces and Japan Self-Defense Forces simulate casualty evacuation and stabilization procedures during Remote Island Disaster Exercise 2021, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 2, 2021. RIDEX is a humanitarian assistance/disaster relief exercise between U.S. and Japan Forces that enhances the bilateral capabilities for casualty rescue operations and expeditionary medical assistance in the event of sudden disasters. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Madison Santamaria and Lance Cpl. Yvonne Iwae)

U.S. Marines, Sailors and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel attend a closing ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Oct. 5, 2021. U.S. Marines and Sailors embarked aboard the Japanese Ship Izumo in support of the first ever F-35B Lightning II operations aboard a Japanese vessel. The U.S. and Japan continue to work closely together to broaden their operational capabilities, support the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security, and maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific.

U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 conducted vertical landings and take offs aboard the Japanese Ship Izumo off the coast of Japan, Oct. 3, 2021. U.S. Marines and Sailors embarked aboard the Japanese Ship Izumo in support of the first ever F-35B Lightning II operations aboard a Japanese vessel. The U.S. and Japan continue to work closely together to broaden their operational capabilities, support the Treaty of mutual Cooperation and Security, and maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Tyler Harmon and Cpl. Bryant Rodriguez)

Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit took off from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni April 19, and landed aboard the JS Hyuga (DDH 181) in order to load releif supplies for the residents of the island of Kyushu. The 31st MEU is the only continually forward-deployed MEU and remains the Marine Corps' force-in-readiness in the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Sgt. Royce Dorman)