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III MEF INFORMATION GROUP
Logo created for III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group. III MIG provides III MEF an advanced forward sensing and battlespace awareness capability within the first island chain as part of a Stand-in Force.
(U.S. Marine Corps graphic by Cpl. Matthew Krogull)
III MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
Camp Hansen, Okinawa

MISSION

The III MEF Information Group (MIG) coordinates, integrates, and employs capabilities for information environment operations in order to ensure the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Commander's ability to facilitate friendly forces maneuver and deny the enemy freedom of action in the information environment.  III MIG provides communications, intelligence, supporting arms liaison, and law enforcement capabilities in support of MAGTF operations.

Video by Cpl. Juan Maldonado
7th Comm Bn. MCCRE
III MEF Information Group
Oct. 29, 2023 | 0:50
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)
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Republic of Korea Marine Cpl. Andrew Kim poses for a photo in front of the ROK Marine Corps emblem at Camp Baran, Republic of Korea Marine Corps Headquarters during Exercise Ulchi Freedom Shield 23. Kim, a Daegu, South Korea native, served as a translator on the watch floor of the operations center during UFS 23. Ulchi Freedom Shield is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the combined defense posture and Alliance response capabilities based on scenarios that reflect diverse threats within the security environment. This creates an opportunity for ROK and III MEF Marines to train together while conducting the live, virtual, and constructive exercise events that reaffirming the U.S.’s ironclad commitment to the defense of the ROK. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Maj. Gabriel Adibe) - Republic of Korea Marine Cpl. Andrew Kim poses for a photo in front of the ROK Marine Corps emblem at Camp Baran, Republic of Korea Marine Corps Headquarters during Exercise Ulchi Freedom Shield 23. Kim, a Daegu, South Korea native, served as a translator on the watch floor of the operations center during UFS 23. Ulchi Freedom Shield is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the combined defense posture and Alliance response capabilities based on scenarios that reflect diverse threats within the security environment. This creates an opportunity for ROK and III MEF Marines to train together while conducting the live, virtual, and constructive exercise events that reaffirming the U.S.’s ironclad commitment to the defense of the ROK. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Maj. Gabriel Adibe)

Martinmar enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserves out of Asheville, North Carolina in February, 2015 after graduating from Pisgah high school in Canton, N.C. U.S. 7th Fleet’s flagship USS Blue Ridge is in port at Fleet Activities Yokosuka in Yokosuka, Japan. Ulchi Freedom Shield is a defense-oriented exercise designed to strengthen the ROK-U.S. Alliance, enhance our combined defense posture, and strengthen security and stability on the Korean peninsula. Martinmar is a native of Elizabeth, New Jersey. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler Andrews) - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Julian Martinmar, an administrative specialist with III Marine Expeditionary Force, enters data into a manning document in the Landing Force Operations Center aboard the USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) in support of Ulchi Freedom Shield 23, August 28, 2023. Martinmar enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserves out of Asheville, North Carolina in February, 2015 after graduating from Pisgah high school in Canton, N.C. U.S. 7th Fleet’s flagship USS Blue Ridge is in port at Fleet Activities Yokosuka in Yokosuka, Japan. Ulchi Freedom Shield is a defense-oriented exercise designed to strengthen the ROK-U.S. Alliance, enhance our combined defense posture, and strengthen security and stability on the Korean peninsula. Martinmar is a native of Elizabeth, New Jersey. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler Andrews)

Typhoon Khanun moved through Okinawa as a category 4 hurricane equivalent storm, bringing strong winds, heavy rain, and high waves, marking one of the strongest storms to affect the island in recent years. Immediately after the storm, crews from across Marine Corps Installation Pacific and III Marine Expeditionary Force began assessing damage and initiating repair work to ensure the Marines on Okinawa remain operationally ready. Kamm is a native of Concord, California, and Fish is a native of Adel, Georgia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alora Finigan) - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Matthew Kamm, left, a transmission systems operator, and Lance Cpl. Ali Fish, right, a data system administrator, both with Communications Company, Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, load a fallen tree into a USMC 7-ton on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Aug. 7, 2023. Typhoon Khanun moved through Okinawa as a category 4 hurricane equivalent storm, bringing strong winds, heavy rain, and high waves, marking one of the strongest storms to affect the island in recent years. Immediately after the storm, crews from across Marine Corps Installation Pacific and III Marine Expeditionary Force began assessing damage and initiating repair work to ensure the Marines on Okinawa remain operationally ready. Kamm is a native of Concord, California, and Fish is a native of Adel, Georgia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alora Finigan)

 

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III MIG Commanding Officer

Colonel Richard M. Martin

 

    III MIG Sergeant Major

    SgtMaj Glenn R. Ray 

 

Subordinate Commands
 

3D Intelligence Battalion

3D Intelligence Battalion

7th Communications Battalion

7th Communication Battalion

 
 

3D Radio Battalion

3D Radio Battalion

III MEF Support Battalion

III MEF Support Battalion

5th ANGLICO

5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company