III MEF VIDEOS

U.S. Marines assigned to 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, fire M777A2 155mm Howitzers during Artillery Relocation Training Program 21.3 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 22-31, 2021. ARTP is an exercise held to strengthen the defense of Japan and the U.S.-Japan Alliance as the cornerstone of peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region. This iteration of ARTP focused on operating as a small, distributed force, capable of delivering long range precision fires with lethal effects from multiple survivable locations. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Kirstin Spanu)

3d Marines, 3d Marine Division served as the command element for Service Level Training Exercise 1-22 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Sept. 27 - Oct. 29, 2021. SLTE creates a challenging, realistic and dynamic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating against near-peer adversaries. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Hassanen Attabi)

Throughout history, artillery has played an important role in the mission readiness of militaries. Today, different artillery systems enable III Marine Expeditionary Force to stand as a ready and lethal fighting force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Natalie Greenwood)

U.S. Marines with Golf Battery, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Australian Defence Force members fire M777A2 155mm Howitzers together during Talisman Saber 2021 at Camp Growl, Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, July 17, 2021. This is the ninth iteration of Talisman Sabre, a large-scale, bilateral military exercise between Australia and the U.S. involving participants from seven nations. The month-long multi-domain exercise consists of a series of training events that reinforce the strong U.S-/Australian alliance and demonstrate the U.S. Military’s unwavering commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Joseph E. DeMarcus)

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, participate in Artillery Relocation Training Program 21.1 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, April 25, 2021. The training contributes to the defense of Japan and the U.S.-Japan Alliance as the cornerstone of peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region. ARTP provides realistic, live-fire training opportunities to the only forward-deployed artillery unit in the Marine Corps, enabling them to provide precision indirect fires from a distributed environment in support of maritime operations. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Hassanen Attabi)

U.S. Marines assigned to 3d Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, conduct training during Artillery Relocation Training Program 20.4 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, Feb. 11, 2021. ARTP is an exercise held to strengthen the defense of Japan and the U.S.-Japan Alliance as the cornerstone of peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region. The skills developed at ARTP increase the lethality and proficiency of the only permanently forward-deployed artillery unit in the Marine Corps, enabling them to provide precision indirect fires. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Joshua Brittenham)