U.S. Marines with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, employ M240B medium machine guns and M249 squad automatic weapons as part of a machine gun range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 12, 2025. Marines rehearsed machine gun procedures including emplacing, barrel changes, and multiple target engagements. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Elijah Murphy) (The video contains audio from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from Adobe Stock: Death-Machine-(Shortest) by Lov3Them/stock.adobe.com)

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Griffin Lawrence, a fire support coordinator, and Staff Sgt. Shad Badeau, a fires chief, both with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, speak about the challenges and importance of the job of a joint terminal attack controller in the Indo-Pacific during live-fire close air support training at W-174, Joint Okinawa Training Range, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 28-30, 2025. JTACs are responsible for controlling and coordinating air strikes in support of ground forces. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Ramon Cardoza) The video contains music from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from Adobe Stock: Ambient Concerned Electric Guitar (War Times) performed by ChillOut, Tension Action Dramatic (Defenders) performed by TastyTunes, and Forgiveness performed by DoneDeal/stock.adobe.com

U.S. Marines assigned to 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, undergo underwater egress training at the Camp Hansen aquatic center, Okinawa, Japan, May 1, 2025. Underwater Egress training is designed to certify Marines proficiency at emergency procedures in the event of a water landing onboard a military aircraft. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Elijah Murphy) (The video contains audio from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from Adobe Stock: DRUMLINE-ADVERTISING-ACTION-BEAT by future vision/stock.adobe.com)

U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, participate in a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Dagmar North Training Area, South Korea, Feb. 12-15, 2025. During the MCCRE, III MSB Marines and Sailors rehearsed their ability to enable III MEF command and control in a contested environment, to include securing a command post area, conducting survivability operations, managing mass casualties, and conducting tactical resupplies. III MSB provides and coordinates direct combat services support, security, and administrative services to III MEF, 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade and III MEF Information Group Command Elements to enable III MEF to win in competition and conflict. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Elijah Murphy)(The video contains audio from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from Adobe Stock: No-Surrender-470629593 by colorofmusic/stock.adobe.com)

U.S. Marines assigned to III Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Installations Pacific, participate in a Martial Arts Instructor Course, hosted by III Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion, III MEF Information Group, on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, from Dec. 2 - Dec. 20, 2024. The three-week course trained Marines in mental and physical toughness and conditioning, as well as certifying them to instruct Marines on Marine Corps Martial Arts techniques. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Elijah Murphy)(The video contains audio from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from Adobe Stock: DRAMATIC-EMOTIONAL-CINEMATIC-CELLO by shadow gradient/stock.adobe.com)

U.S. Marines with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, perform M240B medium machine gun drills during a live-fire range at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, August 14, 2024. The M240B machine gun range served to maintain 5th ANGLICO’s proficiency in employing crew-served weapons. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Ramon Cardoza) (The video contains music from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from Adobe Stock: Driving Agressive Rock performed by Yummy Tunes/stock.adobe.com)

U.S. Marines with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, conduct a 4-mile movement under load in preparation for cross-country combat maneuver and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense training on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 25, 2024. The gas chamber training, which is an annual requirement, consists of Marines being exposed to chlorobenzalmalononitrile tablets, commonly known as CS gas, to familiarize themselves with their M50 gas mask. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Angel Diaz Montes De Oca)

U.S. Marines with 7th Communications Battalion (7th Comm Bn.), III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, execute a Field Exercise as part of a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation test in Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 11, 2023. 7th Comm Bn. conducted a MCCRE to test each company’s ability to execute tasks including establishing communication nodes in austere environments, managing signatures, and establishing cover and concealment. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Juan K. Maldonado)

Cobra Gold is a Thailand and United States co-sponsored Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) and joint theater security cooperation (JTSC) exercise conducted annually in the Kingdom of Thailand. CG19 is the 38th iteration of the Cobra Gold series of exercises. Cobra Gold is an important element of the United States and participating nation’s regional military to military (mil-to-mil) engagement efforts seeking to maintain readiness and increase the capability, capacity and interoperability of partnered nations while simultaneously reinforcing our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps multimedia production by Sgt. Timothy Valero)