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F-35B JS Izumo Capabitilies Test (Social Media Video)

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)

Oct. 4, 2021

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F-35B JS Izumo Capabitilies Test (Social Media Video)

Oct. 4, 2021 | 0:59

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F-35B JS Izumo Capabitilies Test (Social Media Video)

Oct. 4, 2021 | 0:59

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31st MEU | MV-22B Osprey

U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, demonstrate capabilities in the Indo-Pacific, Dec. 16, 2025. The 31st MEU’s MV-22B Osprey provides unique range, speed, and carrying capacity capabilities. Whether supporting Marines ashore, enhancing naval operations at sea, or strengthening joint interoperability, the MV-22B Osprey expands the MEU’s ability to fight distributed operations with speed and flexibility. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Alora Finigan) This video contains music from a USMC licensed asset from Adobe Stock

Dec. 15, 2025

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31st MEU | MV-22B Osprey

Dec. 15, 2025 | 0:45

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31st MEU | MV-22B Osprey

Dec. 15, 2025 | 0:45

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31st MEU | Force Projection and Combat Readiness

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct live-fire training at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, Sept. 26-Oct. 15, 2025. Marines conducted combined arms live-fire training to maintain operational readiness, tactical proficiency, and enhance lethality while operating within the first island chain. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Victor Gurrola)

Oct. 18, 2025

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31st MEU | Force Projection and Combat Readiness

Oct. 18, 2025 | 3:35

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31st MEU | Force Projection and Combat Readiness

Oct. 18, 2025 | 3:35

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31st MEU | Integrated Training in the Indo-Pacific

U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit conducted integrated training across the USS America amphibious ready group in the Indo-Pacific region, July 9, 2025. The integrated training is an opportunity for the 31st MEU to conduct mission-oriented training in Queensland, Australia, to provide the III Marine Expeditionary Force commanding general and 7th Fleet Commander the best crisis response force in the INDOPACOM area of operations. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the USS America ARG in the 7th Fleet area of operations, the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Alora Finigan)

July 8, 2025

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31st MEU | Integrated Training in the Indo-Pacific

July 8, 2025 | 4:05

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31st MEU | Integrated Training in the Indo-Pacific

July 8, 2025 | 4:05

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MEUEX 25.2: Col. Chris P. Niedziocha and Maj. James Hurton Interviews

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Chris P. Niedziocha, the commanding officer of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Maj. James Hurton, the operations officer for Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, speak about MEU exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 13, 2025. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force, ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Victor Gurrola)

May 13, 2025

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MEUEX 25.2: Col. Chris P. Niedziocha and Maj. James Hurton Interviews

May 13, 2025 | 14:17

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MEUEX 25.2: Col. Chris P. Niedziocha and Maj. James Hurton Interviews

May 13, 2025 | 14:17

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31st MEU | Patrol 25.2 MEUEX

U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct MEU Exercise in Okinawa, Japan, April 28-May 9, 2025. The training was to prepare the unit for future warfighting capabilities with immersive, scenario-based evolutions focused on lethality, readiness, and interoperability. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force, ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Victor Gurrola)

May 8, 2025

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31st MEU | Patrol 25.2 MEUEX

May 8, 2025 | 2:29

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31st MEU | Patrol 25.2 MEUEX

May 8, 2025 | 2:29

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Katana Strike 24

U.S. Marines with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, and 6th ANGLICO, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, conduct simulated maritime surveillance during Katana Strike 24 at Iejima, Okinawa, Japan, May 6 - 10, 2024. Katana Strike 24 is an annual exercise designed to further strengthen 5th ANGLICO's ability to conduct long-range communications and dynamic targeting cycles between joint ground, naval and aviation units in support of multi-domain operations. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Ramon Cardoza)

May 21, 2024

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Katana Strike 24

May 21, 2024 | 2:03

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Katana Strike 24

May 21, 2024 | 2:03

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ARTP 23.4

U.S. Marines and soldiers participate in Artillery Relocation Training Program 23.4 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Feb. 28, 2024. The skills developed at ARTP increase the proficiency and readiness of the only permanently forward-deployed artillery unit in the Marine Corps, enabling them to provide precision indirect fires. The Marines are with 3d Battalion,12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. The Soldiers are with Ace Troop 214 Cavalry, 25th Infantry Division. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Kincayd Jackson) The video contains music from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from Adobe Stock: The Alien Invasion produced by Panda Music Publishing/stock.adobe.com 

April 3, 2024

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ARTP 23.4

April 3, 2024 | 2:26

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ARTP 23.4

April 3, 2024 | 2:26

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SIFEX 24

U.S. Marines with 4th Marine Regiment execute Stand-in Force Exercise 24 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, Dec. 1-12, 2023. SIFEX 24 is a division-level exercise involving all elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force focused on strengthening multi-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed maritime environment. This exercise serves as a rehearsal for rapidly projecting combat power in defense of allies and partners in the region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Anna Geier)

Dec. 13, 2023

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SIFEX 24

Dec. 13, 2023 | 1:58

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SIFEX 24

Dec. 13, 2023 | 1:58

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(Translated) 12th Marine Littoral Regiment Redesignation

12th Marine Regiment will redesignate to 12th Marine Littoral Regiment November 15. The redesignation will mark the next chapter in the Marine Corps' commitment to designing a force that is prepared to effectively respond to the challenges of the contemporary global security environment and serves as a testament to the regiment's role in the Marine Corps' global employment. Video translated to Japanese by III Marine Expeditionary Force COMMSTRAT. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jaylen Davis)

Oct. 17, 2023

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(Translated) 12th Marine Littoral Regiment Redesignation

Oct. 17, 2023 | 1:33

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(Translated) 12th Marine Littoral Regiment Redesignation

Oct. 17, 2023 | 1:33

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12th Marine Littoral Regiment Redesignation

12th Marine Regiment will redesignate to 12th Marine Littoral Regiment November 15. The redesignation will mark the next chapter in the Marine Corps' commitment to designing a force that is prepared to effectively respond to the challenges of the contemporary global security environment and serves as a testament to the regiment's role in the Marine Corps' global employment (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jaylen Davis.)

Oct. 17, 2023

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12th Marine Littoral Regiment Redesignation

Oct. 17, 2023 | 1:06

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12th Marine Littoral Regiment Redesignation

Oct. 17, 2023 | 1:06

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3d Marine Division 81st Anniversary

For 81 years, Marines and Sailors of the Fighting Third have distinguished themselves by our core values, small-unit excellence, and mental and physical toughness. The 3d Marine Division continues to build on this legacy today as a critical part of the stand-in force in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Kallahan Morris)

Sept. 15, 2023

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3d Marine Division 81st Anniversary

Sept. 15, 2023 | 3:34

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3d Marine Division 81st Anniversary

Sept. 15, 2023 | 3:34

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A Marine's Fight for Her Life and Career

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Hannah Robertson, a ground radio maintainer with 7th Communications Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group tells her story of surviving as a passenger in a drunk driving accident. Robertson shared her story in part of the Not One Drop Campaign to reduce alcohol related incidents. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Natalie Greenwood)

Nov. 4, 2021

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A Marine's Fight for Her Life and Career

Nov. 4, 2021 | 2:06

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A Marine's Fight for Her Life and Career

Nov. 4, 2021 | 2:06

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3D MEB ACM Drill

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade Alert Contingency Marine Air Ground Task Force, unload equipment during an ACM drill at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 22, 2021. 3d MEB is III Marine Expeditionary Force’s Fire Brigade, ready to respond to a wide range of crisis events throughout the Indo-Pacific region as a command-and-control node or as the nucleus of a Joint Task Force, from delivering humanitarian assistance during natural disasters to combat operations. This successful ACM drill showcased the 3d MEB’s readiness and validated 3d MEB’s ability to rapidly activate and deploy a Forward Command Element. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Sgt. Kallahan Morris)

Sept. 22, 2021

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3D MEB ACM Drill

Sept. 22, 2021 | 0:53

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3D MEB ACM Drill

Sept. 22, 2021 | 0:53

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MEUEX 25.2: Col. Chris P. Niedziocha and Maj. James Hurton Interviews

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31st MEU | Patrol 25.2 MEUEX

31st MEU | Patrol 25.2 MEUEX

Katana Strike 24

Katana Strike 24

ARTP 23.4

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SIFEX 24

SIFEX 24

(Translated) 12th Marine Littoral Regiment Redesignation

(Translated) 12th Marine Littoral Regiment Redesignation

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12th Marine Littoral Regiment Redesignation

3d Marine Division 81st Anniversary

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