III MEF VIDEOS

Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit give a New Year's shout out to family and friends in the U.S. from Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 30, 2016. As the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed unit, the 31st MEU air-ground-logistics team provides a flexible force, ready to perform a wide range of military operations, form limited combat to humanitarian assistance operations, through the Indo-Asia Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Jorge A. Rosales/ Released)

Cpl Derek Brisendine, with Bravo Company, 9th Engineering Support Battalion, 3d Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, explains the components of and how to construct a five-bay, double-story, medium-girder bridge and describes its importance during Blue Chromite 2017, in Okinawa, Japan, November 02, 2016. 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. (Motion Imagery by Cpl. Theodore Bergan)

Maj. Gen. Richard L. Simcock II, the commanding general for 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force is joined by Rear Adm. Marc H. Dalton, commander, Expeditionary Strike Group 7, Amphibious Force 7th Fleet, Task Force 76, who commands the Sailors and Navy vessels participating in Blue Chromite 2017, to discuss the significance of the exercise to the Navy-Marine Corps team and the greater Indo-Asia-Pacific region at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, November 1, 2016. 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.

Maj. Gen. Richard L. Simcock II, the commanding general for 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force is joined by Rear Adm. Marc H. Dalton, commander, Expeditionary Strike Group 7, Amphibious Force 7th Fleet, Task Force 76, who commands the Sailors and Navy vessels participating in Blue Chromite 2017, to discuss the significance of the exercise to the Navy-Marine Corps team and the greater Indo-Asia-Pacific region at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, November 1, 2016. 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.

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Joshua Hines, assistant division engineer, G4, 3rd Marine Division, talks about the importance of using ships like the USAV Harpers Ferry (Runnymede-class large landing craft) and its capabilities for transporting vehicles at Naha Port during Blue Chromite 2017, in Okinawa, Japan, October 31, 2016. 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.

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Allan Pulsifer, Vessel Master, 10th Regional Support Group, 97 Transportation Company, talks about the importance of using ships like the USAV Harpers Ferry (Runnymede-class large landing craft) and its capabilities for transporting vehicles at Naha Port during Blue Chromite 2017, in Okinawa, Japan, October 31, 2016. 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.

Sgt. Nicholas Lollock gives his take as he is about to embark on Blue Chromite 2017 aboard the USS Green Bay (LPD 20) Oct. 27 at White Beach Naval Station, Okinawa, Japan. Blue Chromite is a large-scale, amphibious mission rehearsal that draws primarily from III Marine Expeditionary Force and 7th Fleet training resources forward deployed on Okinawa. Lollock, from Inverness, Illinois, is a section leader assigned to Company K, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment which is forward deployed from Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, to 3rd Marine Division, based in Okinawa, Japan.