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III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) provides the United States with a forward-deployed force in readiness in the Pacific Theater, as a globally responsive, expeditionary, and fully scalable Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF), capable of generating, deploying, and employing forces for crisis response, forward presence, major combat operations, and campaigns.
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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Alexander Crider signals to his squad during Stand-in Force Exercise 24 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan,...
U.S. Marine Corps Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians with 3rd EOD Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, teach students with the...
U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force rappel from a UH-1Y Venom assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 during special...
The U.S. Marine Corps MQ-9A MUX/MALE is unveiled during a ceremony for Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron (VMU) 3, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st...
U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, conduct a Multi-Purpose Anti-Armor Anti-Personnel Weapons...
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Emilio Perez, an CH-53E flight line mechanic with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced), Marine Aircraft...
U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/1, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct fire and maneuver drills during an airfield assault exercise at...
U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornets assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 323, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, fly in...
U.S. Marine Corps explosive ordnance technicians with 3rd EOD Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, operate and...
U.S. Marines with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion execute Military Free Fall and Low-Level Static Line parachute operations over Ie Shima, Okinawa,...
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. James Bierman, center right, commanding general of III Marine Expeditionary Force, shakes hands with Lt. Gen. Yamane...
U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242, VMFA-115, U.S. Air Force 8th Fighter Wing, USAF 25th Fighter Squadron, and various...
From February 1 to 8, 2024, Japan Ground Self-Defense Forces and U.S. Marines and Sailors from III Marine Expeditionary Force will simulate a large-scale theater-level command post exercise, Keen Edge 24, across the southwest islands.
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Lt. Gen. James W. Bierman, relinquished command of III Marine Expeditionary Force to Lt. Gen. Roger B. Turner, Jan. 26, 2024, at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan.
Lt. Gen. Bierman shakes hands with Gen. Yoshida, Chief of Staff of the Japan Joint Staff, during an outcall at the Ministry of Defense, on 17 January. Lt. Gen. Bierman was appreciative of the outcall and the close bond shared between U.S. and Japanese leaders. (Courtesy Photo from the Japan Joint Staff)
From Nov. 15 through Dec. 15. 2023, The Marines of 3d Marine Division demonstrated their tactical
Marines, Sailors, civilians, and families of MARFORJ, Over the last year we've accomplished a great deal together. Despite the challenges of an extraordinary busy schedule and a pressurized environment, we've met every expectation as a forward deployed team. Well done.