III MEF VIDEOS

U.S. Marines fire M252 81mm mortar systems during a live-fire mortars range as part of Fuji Viper 23.3 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, Aug. 28, 2023. Fuji Viper is an annual exercise that enables Marines operating in Japan the opportunity to conduct combined arms live-fire training and maintain operational readiness, tactical proficiency, and lethality within the first island chain. 3d Battalion, 5th Marines is currently forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Alyssa Chuluda)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Alexander Skelton, an air support operations operator with Marine Air Support Squadron 2, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, discusses live-fire training at Range 22, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 7, 2023. MASS 2 conducted this training to refine their weapon proficiency and to maintain weapon handling discipline. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle Chan)

U.S. Marines fire M240B machine guns, Mk 13 sniper rifles, and M110 semi-automatic sniper systems during a live-fire range Camp Hansen, Okinawa, June 28, 2023. Marines conducted this range to maintain proficiency and lethality with different weapon systems when operating in support of commanders and maneuver forces. The Marines are with 3d Battalion, 6th Marines and forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as a part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Diego Garcia)

U.S. Marines fire M240B machine guns, Mk 13 sniper rifles, and M110 semi-automatic sniper systems during a live-fire range Camp Hansen, Okinawa, June 28, 2023. Marines conducted this range to maintain proficiency and lethality with different weapon systems when operating in support of commanders and maneuver forces. The Marines are with 3d Battalion, 6th Marines and are forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as a part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Diego Garcia)

U.S. Marines conduct a crew-served gunnery range using Light Armored Vehicle 25s at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, May 20, 2023. The range was executed to maintain proficiency and increase lethality of the Marines in the first island chain. The Marines and LAV are with 3d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, currently forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps video by LCpl. Diego A. Garcia)

U.S. Marines conduct a crew-served gunnery range using Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) 25s at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, May 20, 2023. The range was executed to maintain proficiency and increase lethality of the Marines in the first island chain. The Marines and LAV are with 3d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, currently forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps video by LCpl. Diego A. Garcia)

U.S. Marines with Sierra Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, use High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) to fire M28A2 Reduced Range Practice Rockets during a combined arms live-fire exercise (CALFEX) at Cobra Gold 2023 in the Kingdom of Thailand, March 10, 2023. The CALFEX demonstrated long range precision fire support and interoperability between U.S Marines, the U.S. Army, and the Royal Thai Army. Cobra Gold, now in its 42nd year, is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored training event that builds on the long-standing friendship between the two allied nations and brings together a robust multinational force to promote regional peace and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Stephen Holland)

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Daniel Bober with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465, Capt. Jessica Huguelet and Sgt. Dane Robison with Marine Light Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 267 speak about night-time live fire during an integrated training exercise off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 26, 2023. HMLA 267 and HMH 465 conducted integrated training as proof of concept for future distributed operations. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Thalia Rivera)