III MEF VIDEOS

U.S. Marines of 7th Communication Battalion conduct a communication exercise, at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 26-31, 2019. Part of the training focused on the unit’s ability to deploy small fire teams in support of long-range rapid deployments where the Marine Corps will need to establish austere bases. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Ryan Siddell)

U.S. Marines train to provide quick communications in the event of a natural disaster or humanitarian assistance at the central training area, Okinawa, Japan, June 12, 2019. The Marines with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group conducted a Deployable Joint Command and Control Communications Exercise. (United States Marine Corps video by Sgt. Timothy Valero)

Lt. Gen H. Stacy Clardy answers questions from the Japanese media following the III Marine Expeditionary Force change of command ceremony at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, May 31, 2019. Clardy received the command from Lt. Gen. Eric M. Smith, promising to lead the Marines and Sailors of III MEF to become even more prepared for the fight to come.

U. S. Marines attend a Foreign Weapons Familiarization Course on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 1 – 4, 2019. The Marines were instructed and tested on assembly, disassembly and handling of Soviet era, German and Belgian assault rifles, machine guns and other weapons to enhance proficiency in completing missions with challenging problems. The Marines who participated in the course were from 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment; 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment; 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group; Expeditionary Operations Training Group, III MIG; 3rd Intelligence Battalion, III MIG; 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, III MEF; and Marine Corps Base Range Control. (U. S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Danielle Abshire)

U.S. Marines and Sailors with III Marine Expeditionary Force participated in multiple training exercises and operations throughout the Indo-Pacific region in 2018. These exercises and operations keep the MEF ready and able to support allies and partners accross the region and postured to repel regional threats. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Kasey Prime)

U.S. Marines 1st Lt. Wyatt McAlpine, a platoon commander, and Sgt. Alexander Aberle, a platoon sergeant, both with Company A, 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, explain the significant capability that Company A can provide through training to combine crowd control techniques with non-lethal weapons during non-lethal weapons training at Landing Zone Wren, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 15, 2019. During the three-day training event, military policemen further crowd-control training with additional equipment and combine those techniques with non-lethal weapons including batons, Mossberg 500 shotguns, M32 Multiple Grenade Launchers, M203 grenade launchers, and Sting Ball Grenades. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Alexis B. Betances)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. George Melendez with III Marine Information Group participates in Shallow Water Egress Training on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan Jan. 16, 2019. SWET simulates a helicopter crash in which the cockpit is left upside down in the water. Marines must quickly and calmly exit the simulator to pass the training evolution. (U.S. Marine video by Lance Cpl. Kevan Dunlop)