III MEF VIDEOS

U.S. Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, conduct diver propulsion vehicle training on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, May 28, 2020. The DPV reduces the diver’s effort and increases the range and speed of the operator while conducting amphibious operations. Sgt. Morgan is a native of St. Louis Missouri. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Esgar Rojas).

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, under the Unit Deployment Program, and 8th Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, train together during Forest Light Middle Army in Aibano Training Area, Shiga, Japan, Dec. 12, 2019. 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 Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, under the Unit Deployment Program, and 8th Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, train together during Forest Light Middle Army in Aibano Training Area, Shiga, Japan, Dec. 12, 2019. 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 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 Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, under the Unit Deployment Program, and Soldiers with 8th Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, conduct Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) decontamination drills during Forest Light Middle Army in Aibano Training Area, Shiga, Japan, Dec. 5, 2019. 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 Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, under the Unit Deployment Program, and 8th Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, perform Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training during Forest Light Middle Army in Aibano Training Area, Shiga, Japan, Dec. 4, 2019. 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 Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, under the Unit Deployment Program, conduct MV-22B Osprey drills alongside 8th Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, during Forest Light Middle Army in Aibano Training Area, Shiga, Japan, Dec. 3, 2019. 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 unroll their sleeves due to the seasonal uniform transitions that occur semi-annually. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Esgar Rojas).

U.S. Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 3rd Marine Division, perform squad attacks at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, May 1, 2019. The squad attack training allows the Marines to rehearse combined arms tactics and meet mission essential tasks. Combined arms is a Marine Corps foundation, moving ground units into position, while simultaneously engaging the enemy forces with machine guns, artillery fire and close air support. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Cpl Esgar Rojas)