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RM2HN7HWN–An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) carries U.S. Marines preparing to establish a forward command element in Naha, Okinawa, Japan aboard amphibious assault ship USS America, Philippine Sea, Feb. 8, 2022. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America Expeditionary Strike Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific Region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cesar Ronaldo
RM2HN2TMX–An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) carries U.S. Marines preparing to establish a forward command element in Naha, Okinawa, Japan aboard amphibious assault ship USS America, Philippine Sea, Feb. 8, 2022. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America Expeditionary Strike Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific Region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cesar Ronaldo
RM2CDCN2C–PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 26, 2020) Force Reconnaissance Marines with Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) fast-rope to the flight deck from a CH-53 E Super Stallion heavy lift helicopter during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42). Germantown, part of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, 31st MEU team, is operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners, and serves as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy
RM2CFX3F1–SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sep. 5, 2020) A Force Reconnaissance Marine with Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), walks forward during a simulated Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) mission aboard dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42). VBSS is a part of Maritime Interception Operations that aim to delay, disrupt, or destroy enemy forces or supplies in the maritime domain. Germantown, part of the America Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG), 31st MEU team, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready
RM2CFX3FG–SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sep. 5, 2020) Force Reconnaissance Marines with Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), cut through metal during a simulated Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) mission drills aboard dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42). VBSS is a part of Maritime Interception Operations that aim to delay, disrupt, or destroy enemy forces or supplies in the maritime domain. Germantown, part of the America Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG), 31st MEU team, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve a
RM2CFX3FK–SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sep. 5, 2020) Force Reconnaissance Marines with Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), cut through metal during a simulated Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) mission drills aboard dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42). VBSS is a part of Maritime Interception Operations that aim to delay, disrupt, or destroy enemy forces or supplies in the maritime domain. Germantown, part of the America Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG), 31st MEU team, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve a
RM2CEC361–PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 26, 2020) U.S. Marines with Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, hold their positions during visit, board, search and seizure training aboard Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42). Germantown, part of the America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), 31st MEU team, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operation to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. The America ARG, 31st MEU team remains the premier crisis response force in the regi
RM2CEC363–PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 26, 2020) U.S. Marines with Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, signal toward U.S. Navy Sailors at the conclusion of visit, board, search and seizure training aboard the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42). The Germantown, part of the America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), 31st MEU team, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet are of operation to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. The America ARG, 31st MEU team remains the premier c
RMRAJ41J–ARABIAN SEA – U.S. Marines with the Command Element, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fire from the kneeling position during a morning rifle range aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), Jan. 2, 2019. The Essex is the flagship for the Essex Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 13th MEU, is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Marine Corps photo
RM2HD3ANB–Marines assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment conduct an embassy reinforcement exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, Dec. 12, 2021. The Marines established a forward command element, brought in embassy reinforcements, and conducted a mass casualty drill. Role players are used to create a realistic training environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Brittney Vella)
RM2WPY3A2–U.S. Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF) command element observe the northern lights at Bardufoss, Norway, March 3, 2024. The Marines of II MEF command element are participating as the Land Component Command during the Norwegian national readiness and defense exercise Nordic Response 24 which is designed to enhance NATO military capabilities and allied cooperation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Emily Hazelbaker)
RM2WPY392–The northern lights seen in the sky by U.S. Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF) command element at Bardufoss, Norway, March 3, 2024. The Marines of II MEF command element are participating as the Land Component Command during the Norwegian national readiness and defense exercise Nordic Response 24 which is designed to enhance NATO military capabilities and allied cooperation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Emily Hazelbaker)
RM2WPY38M–The northern lights seen in the sky by U.S. Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF) command element at Bardufoss, Norway, March 3, 2024. The Marines of II MEF command element are participating as the Land Component Command during the Norwegian national readiness and defense exercise Nordic Response 24 which is designed to enhance NATO military capabilities and allied cooperation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Emily Hazelbaker)
RM2WPY39J–The northern lights seen in the sky by U.S. Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF) command element at Bardufoss, Norway, March 3, 2024. The Marines of II MEF command element are participating as the Land Component Command during the Norwegian national readiness and defense exercise Nordic Response 24 which is designed to enhance NATO military capabilities and allied cooperation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Emily Hazelbaker)
RM2JRE9F1–Leaders with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Forward Command Element arrive on Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, Aug. 23, 2022. The MEU field exercise is focused on the rapid deployment of troops and the unit's ability to exercise command and control in a distributed environment. This FEX is the culminating exercise for the 26th MEU prior to the MAGTF’s composite. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary Zephir)
RM2WPY38W–A U.S. Marine with II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF) command element observes the northern lights during exercise Nordic Response 24 at Bardufoss, Norway, March 3, 2024. The Marines of II MEF command element are participating as the Land Component Command during the Norwegian national readiness and defense exercise Nordic Response 24 which is designed to enhance NATO military capabilities and allied cooperation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Emily Hazelbaker)
RM2WPY3A6–A U.S. Marine with II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF) command element, observes the northern lights during exercise Nordic Response 24 at Bardufoss, Norway, March 3, 2024. The Marines of II MEF command element are participating as the Land Component Command during the Norwegian national readiness and defense exercise Nordic Response 24 which is designed to enhance NATO military capabilities and allied cooperation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Emily Hazelbaker)
RM2K69GNK–U.S. Marines assigned to the Command Element, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), exit an MV-22 Osprey aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 11, 2022. Marines and Sailors assigned to the 22nd MEU returned home after completing a seven-month deployment with the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. Naval Sixth Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Mason Roy)
RMTAE3E7–U.S. Soldiers from the Mission Command Element, 1st Infantry Division and Polish transportation contractors load military vehicles to ship throughout Europe in support of Atlantic Resolve in Poznan, Poland, May 23, 2019. The MCE provides division level support to forward deployed Brigades that fall under the “Big Red 1” throughout Europe on a 9-month rotational basis. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kyle Larsen)
RM2HY63DY–U.S. Marines with the Command Element, 5th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force Darwin (MRF-D) 22 board a Boeing 777 at March Air Reserve Base, Riverside, California, March 10, 2022. MRF-D 22 is a six month rotation where U.S. Marines, the Australian Defence Force, and other allied and partner nations enhance their interoperability and readiness posture in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Cedar Barnes)
RM2WDNMRR–U.S. Marine Corps chemical, biological, radioactive, and nuclear defense specialists with the command element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct simulated decontamination during a chemical response exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 17, 2024. CREEX tests CBRN’s capabilities to respond to different operations, including clandestine labs, containing chemical munitions, and countering weapons of mass destruction while performing reconnaissance, decontamination, and rapid insertion for casualties. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a f
RM2WDNMPW–U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ivan Cardova, left, and Pfc. Elijah Martinez, right, both chemical, biological, radioactive, and nuclear defense specialists with command element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, scan for hazardous vapors with a during a chemical response exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan Jan. 17, 2024. CREEX tests CBRN’s capabilities to respond to different operations, including clandestine labs, containing chemical munitions, and countering weapons of mass destruction while performing reconnaissance, decontamination, and rapid insertion for casualties. The 31st MEU, the Mar
RM2JRE9HB–U.S. Marines with 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit arrive to Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, Aug. 23, 2022. The group arrived as part of the Forward Command Element during Marine Expeditionary Unit Field Exercise (MEU FEX). MEU FEX is focused on the rapid deployment of troops and the unit’s ability to exercise command and control in a distributed environment. This FEX is the culminating exercise for the 26th MEU prior to the MAGTF’s composite. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary Zephir)
RM2JRE9H9–U.S. Marines with 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit arrive to Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, Aug. 23, 2022. The group arrived as part of the Forward Command Element during Marine Expeditionary Unit Field Exercise (MEU FEX). MEU FEX is focused on the rapid deployment of troops and the unit’s ability to exercise command and control in a distributed environment. This FEX is the culminating exercise for the 26th MEU prior to the MAGTF’s composite. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary Zephir)
RM2X1YD9M–Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG), hosts Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit as they conduct an insert for an embassy reinforcement as part of Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 15, 2024. The purpose of COMPTUEX is to train and certify the 24th MEU’s Command Element (CE), Aviation Combat Element (ACE), and Ground Combat Element (GCE) and the Logistics Combat Element (LCE) as a capable Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) that can execute special skills operations along with the Amphibious Ready Group (AR
RM2X1YDA6–Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG), hosts Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit as they conduct an insert for an embassy reinforcement as part of Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 15, 2024. The purpose of COMPTUEX is to train and certify the 24th MEU’s Command Element (CE), Aviation Combat Element (ACE), and Ground Combat Element (GCE) and the Logistics Combat Element (LCE) as a capable Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) that can execute special skills operations along with the Amphibious Ready Group (AR
RM2X1YD99–Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG), hosts Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit as they conduct an insert for an embassy reinforcement as part of Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 15, 2024. The purpose of COMPTUEX is to train and certify the 24th MEU’s Command Element (CE), Aviation Combat Element (ACE), and Ground Combat Element (GCE) and the Logistics Combat Element (LCE) as a capable Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) that can execute special skills operations along with the Amphibious Ready Group (AR
RM2X1YD9D–Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG), hosts Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit as they conduct an insert for an embassy reinforcement as part of Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 14, 2024. The purpose of COMPTUEX is to train and certify the 24th MEU’s Command Element (CE), Aviation Combat Element (ACE), and Ground Combat Element (GCE) and the Logistics Combat Element (LCE) as a capable Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) that can execute special skills operations along with the Amphibious Ready Group (AR
RM2WDNMM6–U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Cesar Arroyo, a chemical, biological, radioactive, and nuclear defense specialist with command element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, photographs a map during a chemical response exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan Jan. 17, 2024. CREEX tests CBRN’s capabilities to respond to different operations, including clandestine labs, containing chemical munitions, and countering weapons of mass destruction while performing reconnaissance, decontamination, and rapid insertion for casualties. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a fl
RM2T9XJ1J–U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, stabilize a simulated casualty while it is medically evacuated during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel course hosted by Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 3, 2023. The TRAP course is designed to develop the capabilities of Marines to recover aircraft, personnel, and equipment in austere environments. EOTG is a section of the I MEF command element that trains and evaluates deploying Marine Expeditionary
RM2T9XJ1R–U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, stabilize a simulated casualty while it is medically evacuated during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel course hosted by Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 3, 2023. The TRAP course is designed to develop the capabilities of Marines to recover aircraft, personnel, and equipment in austere environments. EOTG is a section of the I MEF command element that trains and evaluates deploying Marine Expeditionary
RM2M4DTJJ–Marines and Sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Forward Command Element (FCE) prepare to load an MV-22 Osprey at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, Dec. 13, 2022. The 26th MEU FCE traveled to a destination in Savannah, Georgia, as part of Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise (MEUEX) I to simulate the establishment of a forward command. The focus of MEU Exercise I was to plan, brief, and execute several missions using the rapid response planning process in preparation for deployment alongside the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group.
RM2M03D53–U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. David Gonzalez, left, and Lance Cpl. Cesar Arroyo, right, both chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense specialists with the command element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, performs reconnaissance during a simulated CBRN response exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 30, 2022. A chemical response element exercise tests CBRN’s ability to respond to different operations, investigating clandestine labs, containing chemical munitions, and countering weapons of mass destruction while performing reconnaissance, decontamination, and rapid insertion for c
RM2M03D56–U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. David Gonzalez, left, and Lance Cpl. Cesar Arroyo, right, both chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense specialists with the command element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, performs reconnaissance during a simulated CBRN response exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 30, 2022. CBRN response exercises test Marines on their ability to react to different operations such as investigating clandestine labs, containing chemical munitions, reconnaissance, decontamination, and rapid extraction of casualties. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuousl
RM2M03D54–U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Cesar Arroyo a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense specialist with the command element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, inspects a doorway with a chemical detector during a simulated CBRN Response Element exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 29, 2022. CBRN response exercises test Marines on their ability to react to different operations such as investigating clandestine labs, containing chemical munitions, reconnaissance, decontamination, and rapid extraction of casualties. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deplo
RM2M13N8N–U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Austin McKinney, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 Reinforced (VMM-162), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), looks out the back of an MV-22 Osprey aircraft during a flight in support of Exercise Trident at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, Nov. 16, 2022. The 26th MEU’s Aviation Command Element integrated with special operations forces (SOF) to strengthen MEU-SOF relationships prior to the MEU’s upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Aziza Kamuhanda)
RM2K43YTA–A U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Super Hercules takes off during an Alert Contingency Marine Air-Ground Task Force drill on Okinawa, Japan, initiating the deployment of the division’s Forward Command Element participating in KAMANDAG 6 in the Philippines, Sept. 27, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Levi J. Guerra)
RM2JRE9HC–U.S. Marines with the Forward Command Element, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, board an MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365, 2d Marine Aircraft Wing, during the Marine Expeditionary Unit Field Exercise (MEU FEX) at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Aug. 23, 2022. The MEU FEX demonstrates the MEU's ability to transition command and control from ship-to-shore through the echeloning of command capabilities and expeditionary logistics planning. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Eric Ramirez)
RM2J8AYN9–A U.S. Marine with the Logistics Command Element, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) 22, loads a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement onto a barge during a combined logistics movement of equipment for exercise Crocodile Response 22 at Darwin, NT, Australia, May 12, 2022. MRF-D 22 and Australian Army equipment was loaded onto civilian barges for transportation, demonstrating the flexibility to conduct humanitarian assistance and disaster relief within different operating environments. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Cedar Barnes)
RM2GK9R60–U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) land on Fort Pickett, Virginia, Sept. 12, 2021. The MEU command element and other supporting units from 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, 2d Marine Division will be providing support to Operation Allies Welcome. The Department of Defense, through U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening, and general support for at least 50,000 Afghan evacuees at suitable facilities, in permanent or temporary structures, as quickly as possi
RM2ARY22F–U.S. Marines with Transportation Services Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 4, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, prepare to depart on a Logistical Vehicle System Replacement effort during exercise Northern Viper on Yausubetsu Training Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Jan. 20, 2020. Personnel currently assigned to the Logistics Command Element for exercise Northern Viper prepare for upcoming operations. Northern Viper is a regularly scheduled training exercise that is designed to enhance the interoperability of the U.S. and Japan Alliance by allowing infantry units to maintain th
RM2X1YD97–U.S. Marines with Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team Company, Marine Corps Security Forces Regiment, conducts an embassy reinforcement as part of Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 14, 2024.The purpose of COMPTUEX is to train and certify the 24th MEU’s Command Element (CE), Aviation Combat Element (ACE), and Ground Combat Element (GCE) and the Logistics Combat Element (LCE) as a capable Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) that can execute special skills operations along with the Amphibious Ready Group (ARG). COMPTUEX offers an
RM2X1YD9K–U.S. Marines with Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team Company, Marine Corps Security Forces Regiment, conducts an embassy reinforcement as part of Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 14, 2024.The purpose of COMPTUEX is to train and certify the 24th MEU’s Command Element (CE), Aviation Combat Element (ACE), and Ground Combat Element (GCE) and the Logistics Combat Element (LCE) as a capable Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) that can execute special skills operations along with the Amphibious Ready Group (ARG). COMPTUEX offers an
RM2X1YD98–U.S. Marines with Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team Company, Marine Corps Security Forces Regiment, conducts an embassy reinforcement as part of Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 14, 2024.The purpose of COMPTUEX is to train and certify the 24th MEU’s Command Element (CE), Aviation Combat Element (ACE), and Ground Combat Element (GCE) and the Logistics Combat Element (LCE) as a capable Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) that can execute special skills operations along with the Amphibious Ready Group (ARG). COMPTUEX offers an
RM2WJP915–U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Dominic Porpiglia, a team leader with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, prepares to depart Firebase Gloria during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel course hosted by Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 7, 2024. The TRAP course is designed to develop the capabilities of Marines to recover aircraft, personnel and equipment in austere environments. EOTG is a section of the I MEF command element that trains and evaluates deploying Marine
RM2WK14KY–U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, carry a simulated downed pilot during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel course hosted by Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 6, 2024. The TRAP course is designed to develop the capabilities of Marines to recover aircraft, personnel and equipment in austere environments. EOTG is a section of the I MEF command element that trains and evaluates deploying Marine Expeditionary Units, and other designated forc
RM2PPDRFK–The Marine Air-Ground Task Force Demonstration Team displays the coordinated use of close-air support and infantry forces during the 2023 MCAS Beaufort Airshow at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, April 23, 2023. The MAGTF is combined of four elements: Command Element, Ground Combat Element, Aviation Combat Element and Logistics Combat Element that work seamlessly together. Within days, a MAGTF can be anywhere in the world and arrive ready to accomplish its mission. The MAGTF is the ideal rapid response team, able to quickly answer the call of duty, whatever it may be, whereve
RM2PPRXGD–The Marine Air-Ground Task Force Demonstration Team displays the coordinated use of close-air support and infantry forces during the 2023 MCAS Beaufort Airshow at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, April 23, 2023. The MAGTF is combined of four elements: Command Element, Ground Combat Element, Aviation Combat Element and Logistics Combat Element that work seamlessly together. Within days, a MAGTF can be anywhere in the world and arrive ready to accomplish its mission. The MAGTF is the ideal rapid response team, able to quickly answer the call of duty, whatever it may be, whereve
RM2PPRWY0–The Marine Air-Ground Task Force Demonstration Team displays the coordinated use of close-air support and infantry forces during the 2023 Beaufort Airshow at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, April 23, 2023. The MAGTF is combined of four elements: Command Element, Ground Combat Element, Aviation Combat Element and Logistics Combat Element that work seamlessly together. Within days, a MAGTF can be anywhere in the world and arrive ready to accomplish its mission. The MAGTF is the ideal rapid response team, able to quickly answer the call of duty, whatever it may be, wherever i
RM2PPDRH0–The Marine Air-Ground Task Force Demonstration Team displays the coordinated use of close-air support and infantry forces during the 2023 MCAS Beaufort Airshow at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, April 23, 2023. The MAGTF is combined of four elements: Command Element, Ground Combat Element, Aviation Combat Element and Logistics Combat Element that work seamlessly together. Within days, a MAGTF can be anywhere in the world and arrive ready to accomplish its mission. The MAGTF is the ideal rapid response team, able to quickly answer the call of duty, whatever it may be, whereve
RM2PPRXD6–The Marine Air-Ground Task Force Demonstration Team displays the coordinated use of close-air support and infantry forces during the 2023 MCAS Beaufort Airshow at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, April 23, 2023. The MAGTF is combined of four elements: Command Element, Ground Combat Element, Aviation Combat Element and Logistics Combat Element that work seamlessly together. Within days, a MAGTF can be anywhere in the world and arrive ready to accomplish its mission. The MAGTF is the ideal rapid response team, able to quickly answer the call of duty, whatever it may be, whereve
RM2PPRWY4–The Marine Air-Ground Task Force Demonstration Team displays the coordinated use of close-air support and infantry forces during the 2023 Beaufort Airshow at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, April 23, 2023. The MAGTF is combined of four elements: Command Element, Ground Combat Element, Aviation Combat Element and Logistics Combat Element that work seamlessly together. Within days, a MAGTF can be anywhere in the world and arrive ready to accomplish its mission. The MAGTF is the ideal rapid response team, able to quickly answer the call of duty, whatever it may be, wherever i
RM2PPRXF8–The Marine Air-Ground Task Force Demonstration Team displays the coordinated use of close-air support and infantry forces during the 2023 MCAS Beaufort Airshow at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, April 23, 2023. The MAGTF is combined of four elements: Command Element, Ground Combat Element, Aviation Combat Element and Logistics Combat Element that work seamlessly together. Within days, a MAGTF can be anywhere in the world and arrive ready to accomplish its mission. The MAGTF is the ideal rapid response team, able to quickly answer the call of duty, whatever it may be, whereve
RM2PPDRE4–The Marine Air-Ground Task Force Demonstration Team displays the coordinated use of close-air support and infantry forces during the 2023 MCAS Beaufort Airshow at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, April 23, 2023. The MAGTF is combined of four elements: Command Element, Ground Combat Element, Aviation Combat Element and Logistics Combat Element that work seamlessly together. Within days, a MAGTF can be anywhere in the world and arrive ready to accomplish its mission. The MAGTF is the ideal rapid response team, able to quickly answer the call of duty, whatever it may be, whereve
RM2PPRWXK–The Marine Air-Ground Task Force Demonstration Team displays the coordinated use of close-air support and infantry forces during the 2023 Beaufort Airshow at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, April 23, 2023. The MAGTF is combined of four elements: Command Element, Ground Combat Element, Aviation Combat Element and Logistics Combat Element that work seamlessly together. Within days, a MAGTF can be anywhere in the world and arrive ready to accomplish its mission. The MAGTF is the ideal rapid response team, able to quickly answer the call of duty, whatever it may be, wherever i
RM2PPDRJR–The Marine Air-Ground Task Force Demonstration Team displays the coordinated use of close-air support and infantry forces during the 2023 MCAS Beaufort Airshow at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, April 23, 2023. The MAGTF is combined of four elements: Command Element, Ground Combat Element, Aviation Combat Element and Logistics Combat Element that work seamlessly together. Within days, a MAGTF can be anywhere in the world and arrive ready to accomplish its mission. The MAGTF is the ideal rapid response team, able to quickly answer the call of duty, whatever it may be, whereve
RM2PPDRH3–The Marine Air-Ground Task Force Demonstration Team displays the coordinated use of close-air support and infantry forces during the 2023 MCAS Beaufort Airshow at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, April 23, 2023. The MAGTF is combined of four elements: Command Element, Ground Combat Element, Aviation Combat Element and Logistics Combat Element that work seamlessly together. Within days, a MAGTF can be anywhere in the world and arrive ready to accomplish its mission. The MAGTF is the ideal rapid response team, able to quickly answer the call of duty, whatever it may be, whereve
RM2PPRWXD–The Marine Air-Ground Task Force Demonstration Team displays the coordinated use of close-air support and infantry forces during the 2023 Beaufort Airshow at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, April 23, 2023. The MAGTF is combined of four elements: Command Element, Ground Combat Element, Aviation Combat Element and Logistics Combat Element that work seamlessly together. Within days, a MAGTF can be anywhere in the world and arrive ready to accomplish its mission. The MAGTF is the ideal rapid response team, able to quickly answer the call of duty, whatever it may be, wherever i
RM2PPDRB0–The Marine Air-Ground Task Force Demonstration Team displays the coordinated use of close-air support and infantry forces during the 2023 MCAS Beaufort Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, April 22, 2023. The MAGTF is combined of four elements: Command Element, Ground Combat Element, Aviation Combat Element and Logistics Combat Element that work seamlessly together. Within days, a MAGTF can be anywhere in the world and arrive ready to accomplish its mission. The MAGTF is the ideal rapid response team, able to quickly answer the call of duty, whatever it may be, wherev
RM2PPDRA7–The Marine Air-Ground Task Force Demonstration Team displays the coordinated use of close-air support and infantry forces during the 2023 MCAS Beaufort Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, April 22, 2023. The MAGTF is combined of four elements: Command Element, Ground Combat Element, Aviation Combat Element and Logistics Combat Element that work seamlessly together. Within days, a MAGTF can be anywhere in the world and arrive ready to accomplish its mission. The MAGTF is the ideal rapid response team, able to quickly answer the call of duty, whatever it may be, wherev
RM2PPDR2F–The Marine Air-Ground Task Force Demonstration Team displays the coordinated use of close-air support and infantry forces during the 2023 MCAS Beaufort Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, April 22, 2023. The MAGTF is combined of four elements: Command Element, Ground Combat Element, Aviation Combat Element and Logistics Combat Element that work seamlessly together. Within days, a MAGTF can be anywhere in the world and arrive ready to accomplish its mission. The MAGTF is the ideal rapid response team, able to quickly answer the call of duty, whatever it may be, wherev
RM2PPDR9Y–The Marine Air-Ground Task Force Demonstration Team displays the coordinated use of close-air support and infantry forces during the 2023 MCAS Beaufort Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, April 22, 2023. The MAGTF is combined of four elements: Command Element, Ground Combat Element, Aviation Combat Element and Logistics Combat Element that work seamlessly together. Within days, a MAGTF can be anywhere in the world and arrive ready to accomplish its mission. The MAGTF is the ideal rapid response team, able to quickly answer the call of duty, whatever it may be, wherev
RM2PJRYR0–U.S. Marines with command element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, sprint before engaging their targets during a shooting drill at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Mar. 30, 2023. The drills were held to hone Marines’ skills in close quarters combat while testing Marines marksmanship. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a ready and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. William N. Wallace)
RM2M03D5C–U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Cesar Arroyo a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense specialist with the command element 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, inspects a chemical detector during a simulated CBRN response exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 29, 2022. CBRN response exercises test Marines on their ability to react to different operations such as investigating clandestine labs, containing chemical munitions, reconnaissance, decontamination, and rapid extraction of casualties. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a read
RM2K43YT7–U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Division palletize gear in preparation to depart Okinawa, Japan during an Alert Contingency Marine Air-Ground Task Force drill, initiating the deployment of the division’s Forward Command Element participating in KAMANDAG 6 in the Philippines, Sept. 27, 2022. during a rapid response drill to start exercise KAMANDAG 6, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 27, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of
RM2J8AYJF–An Australian Army soldier with 1st Combat Engineer Regiment, 1st Field Squadron, loads a MAN 40M Truck, loaded with water purification systems, next to a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement, Logistics Command Element, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) 22, onto a barge during a combined logistics movement of equipment for exercise Crocodile Response 22 at Darwin, NT, Australia, May 12, 2022. MRF-D 22 and Australian Army equipment was loaded onto civilian barges for transportation, demonstrating the flexibility to conduct humanitarian assistance and disaster relief within different operati
RM2J8AYPH–Australian Army equipment belonging to the 1st Combat Engineer Regiment, 1st Field Squadron, and U.S. Marine Corps equipment belonging to the Logistics Command Element, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) 22 is staged on a barge during a combined logistics movement of equipment for exercise Crocodile Response 22 at Darwin, NT, Australia, May 12, 2022. MRF-D 22 and Australian Army equipment was loaded onto civilian barges for transportation, demonstrating the flexibility to conduct humanitarian assistance and disaster relief within different operating environments. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo b
RM2GK9RBG–U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) prepare to fly to Fort Pickett, Virginia, from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, on Sept. 12, 2021. The MEU command element and other supporting units from 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, 2d Marine Division will be providing support to Operation Allies Welcome. The Department of Defense, through U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening, and general support for at least 50,000 Afghan evacuees at suitable fa
RM2GK9R6A–U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) unload equipment on Fort Pickett, Virginia, Sept. 12, 2021. U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) land on Fort Pickett, Virginia, Sept. 12, 2021. The MEU command element and other supporting units from 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, 2d Marine Division will be providing support to Operation Allies Welcome. The Department of Defense, through U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening, and ge
RM2CFX3YF–SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 6, 2020) Force Reconnaissance Marines with Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) board a CH-53 E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262, for extraction during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42). Germantown, part of the America Amphibious Ready Group assigned to Amphibious Squadron 11, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners, and serv
RM2CFX3Y3–SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 6, 2020) Force Reconnaissance Marines with Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) board a CH-53 E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262, for extraction during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42). Germantown, part of the America Amphibious Ready Group assigned to Amphibious Squadron 11, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners, and serv
RM2CFX3WR–SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 6, 2020) Force Reconnaissance Marines with Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) fast rope from an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter from the “Archangels” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25, Detachment 6, during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42). Germantown, part of the America Amphibious Ready Group assigned to Amphibious Squadron 11, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and
RM2CFX3YK–SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 6, 2020) Force Reconnaissance Marines with Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) transit the ship during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42). Germantown, part of the America Amphibious Ready Group assigned to Amphibious Squadron 11, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners, and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.
RM2CF1CG7–PHILIPPINE SEA (Sep. 2, 2020) Marines with the Forward Command Element (FCE), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), board a MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), for an embassy reinforcement drill, aboard amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). The FCE is prepared to deploy to U.S. embassies in the region in order to establish communication and coordination with the MEU for follow on missions. The America, flagship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, 31st MEU team, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with all
RM2CF1CG8–PHILIPPINE SEA (Sep. 2, 2020) Marines with the Forward Command Element (FCE), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), board a MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) for an embassy reinforcement drill, aboard amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). The FCE is prepared to deploy to U.S. embassies in the region in order to establish communication and coordination with the MEU for follow on missions. The America, flagship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, 31st MEU team, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with alli
RM2CTF21R–SAN DIEGO (July 27, 2020) – U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit view the California coast while aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San-Diego (LPD 22) at Naval Base San Diego. Marines and Sailors aboard USS San Diego are conducting training to increase Navy-Marine Corps interoperability in the eastern Pacific. The 15th MEU consists of the Command Element; the Aviation Combat Element comprised of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 164 (Reinforced); the Ground Combat Element comprised of Battalion Landing Team 1/4; and the Logistics Combat Element comprised o
RM2WTW7FR–U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC))’s command element unload from a CH-53E Super Stallion after arriving at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Mar. 18, 2024. Marines and Sailors assigned to the 26th MEU(SOC) returned home after completing an eight-month deployment embarked aboard the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (BAT ARG). During its deployment, the BAT ARG and 26th MEU(SOC) team participated in a wide array of exercises with NATO Allies and regional partners spanning across the Tri-Geographic Combatant Command to enhance interoperability, M
RM2WK6AF0–U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Robert Price, an armorer with the command element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts a live-fire range aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 17, 2024. The range was conducted to reinforce proficiency in combat marksmanship skills with different caliber weaponry. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America Amphibious Ready Group 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 a
RM2WK6AP8–U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Robert Price, an armorer with the command element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts a live-fire range aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 17, 2024. The range was conducted to reinforce proficiency in combat marksmanship skills with different caliber weaponry. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America Amphibious Ready Group 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 a
RM2WK6A51–U.S. Marines with command element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, observe an F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft during a quick response exercise aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 17, 2024. The exercise simulated launching an expedited attack on enemy vessels in close proximity to the USS America. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America Amphibious Ready Group 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 f
RM2WK6AEB–U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Robert Price, an armorer with the command element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts a live-fire range aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 17, 2024. The range was conducted to reinforce proficiency in combat marksmanship skills with different caliber weaponry. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America Amphibious Ready Group 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 a
RM2WJP913–U.S. Marine Corps aircraft rescue and firefighting specialists with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, use a K-12 saw to cut open a simulated downed aircraft during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel course hosted by Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 7, 2024. The TRAP course is designed to develop the capabilities of Marines to recover aircraft, personnel and equipment in austere environments. EOTG is a section of the I MEF command element
RM2WH4J06–U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s (Special Operations Capable) Logistics Command Element fire at targets while moving during a live-fire training event aboard harpers ferry-class dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD-50), Feb. 5, 2024. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, with the embarked 26 MEU(SOC) is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., Allied and partner interests. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Rafael Brambila-Pelayo)
RM2PPDRGJ–A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron 302, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, participates in the Marine Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) demonstration during the 2023 Beaufort Airshow at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, South Carolina, April 23, 2023. The MAGTF is combined of four elements: Command Element, Ground Combat Element, Aviation Combat Element and Logistics Combat Element that work seamlessly together. Within days, a MAGTF can be anywhere in the world and arrive ready to accomplish its mission. The MAGTF is the ideal rapid respo
RM2PPDRH1–A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron 302, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, participates in the Marine Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) demonstration during the 2023 Beaufort Airshow at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, South Carolina, April 23, 2023. The MAGTF is combined of four elements: Command Element, Ground Combat Element, Aviation Combat Element and Logistics Combat Element that work seamlessly together. Within days, a MAGTF can be anywhere in the world and arrive ready to accomplish its mission. The MAGTF is the ideal rapid respo
RM2PPRXD2–A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron 302, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, participates in the Marine Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) demonstration during the 2023 Beaufort Airshow at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, South Carolina, April 23, 2023. The MAGTF is combined of four elements: Command Element, Ground Combat Element, Aviation Combat Element and Logistics Combat Element that work seamlessly together. Within days, a MAGTF can be anywhere in the world and arrive ready to accomplish its mission. The MAGTF is the ideal rapid respo
RM2PPRXD3–A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron 302, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, participates in the Marine Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) demonstration during the 2023 Beaufort Airshow at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, South Carolina, April 23, 2023. The MAGTF is combined of four elements: Command Element, Ground Combat Element, Aviation Combat Element and Logistics Combat Element that work seamlessly together. Within days, a MAGTF can be anywhere in the world and arrive ready to accomplish its mission. The MAGTF is the ideal rapid respo
RM2PPDRFN–A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron 302, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, participates in the Marine Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) demonstration during the 2023 Beaufort Airshow at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, South Carolina, April 23, 2023. The MAGTF is combined of four elements: Command Element, Ground Combat Element, Aviation Combat Element and Logistics Combat Element that work seamlessly together. Within days, a MAGTF can be anywhere in the world and arrive ready to accomplish its mission. The MAGTF is the ideal rapid respo
RM2PPRWH6–A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron 302, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, participates in the Marine Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) demonstration during the 2023 Beaufort Airshow at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, South Carolina, April 22, 2023. The MAGTF is combined of four elements: Command Element, Ground Combat Element, Aviation Combat Element and Logistics Combat Element that work seamlessly together. Within days, a MAGTF can be anywhere in the world and arrive ready to accomplish its mission. The MAGTF is the ideal rapid res
RM2PPRWGK–A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron 302, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, participates in the Marine Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) demonstration during the 2023 Beaufort Airshow at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, South Carolina, April 22, 2023. The MAGTF is combined of four elements: Command Element, Ground Combat Element, Aviation Combat Element and Logistics Combat Element that work seamlessly together. Within days, a MAGTF can be anywhere in the world and arrive ready to accomplish its mission. The MAGTF is the ideal rapid res
RM2PPRWGW–A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron 302, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, participates in the Marine Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) demonstration during the 2023 Beaufort Airshow at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, South Carolina, April 22, 2023. The MAGTF is combined of four elements: Command Element, Ground Combat Element, Aviation Combat Element and Logistics Combat Element that work seamlessly together. Within days, a MAGTF can be anywhere in the world and arrive ready to accomplish its mission. The MAGTF is the ideal rapid res
RM2PPRWGD–A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron 302, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, participates in the Marine Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) demonstration during the 2023 Beaufort Airshow at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, South Carolina, April 22, 2023. The MAGTF is combined of four elements: Command Element, Ground Combat Element, Aviation Combat Element and Logistics Combat Element that work seamlessly together. Within days, a MAGTF can be anywhere in the world and arrive ready to accomplish its mission. The MAGTF is the ideal rapid res
RM2PPRWGE–A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron 302, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, participates in the Marine Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) demonstration during the 2023 Beaufort Airshow at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, South Carolina, April 22, 2023. The MAGTF is combined of four elements: Command Element, Ground Combat Element, Aviation Combat Element and Logistics Combat Element that work seamlessly together. Within days, a MAGTF can be anywhere in the world and arrive ready to accomplish its mission. The MAGTF is the ideal rapid res
RM2K43YT9–U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 and 3d Marine Division load equipment onto a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Super Hercules during an Alert Contingency Marine Air-Ground Task Force drill on Okinawa, Japan, initiating the deployment of the division’s Forward Command Element participating in KAMANDAG 6 in the Philippines, Sept. 27, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. (U.S. Marine
RM2JNN3HH–A U.S. Marine with Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, signals to his Marines during well deck operations aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 1, 2022. Landing craft, air cushions are used to transport vehicles and personnel from ship to shore. The 31st MEU is operating aboard the ships of the Tripoli Expeditionary Strike Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific Region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Danny Gonzalez)
RM2JNN3J6–U.S. Marine HIMARS vehicles with Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, are prepared for disembarking during well deck operations aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 1, 2022. Landing craft, air cushions are used to transport vehicles and personnel from ship to shore. The 31st MEU is operating aboard the ships of the Tripoli Expeditionary Strike Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific Region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sg
RM2J8AYJM–An Australian Army MAN 40M Truck loaded with water purification systems (right), belonging to 1st Combat Engineer Regiment, 1st Field Squadron, is staged on a barge next to a U.S. Marine Corps Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement, belonging to Logistics Command Element, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) 22, during a combined logistics movement of equipment for exercise Crocodile Response 22 at Darwin, NT, Australia, May 12, 2022. MRF-D 22 and Australian Army equipment was loaded onto civilian barges for transportation, demonstrating the flexibility to conduct humanitarian assistance and di
RM2H9WJ6P–U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct airborne fast-rope training drills at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 2, 2021. Bravo Company conducted the training in order to maintain certification for 31st MEU heliborne operations and build a relationship with their Air Command Element counterparts. 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 premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo
RM2H9WJ6N–U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), perpares to take off during fast-rope training drills at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 2, 2021. Bravo Company conducted the training in order to maintain certification for 31st MEU heliborne operations and build a relationship with their Air Command Element counterparts. 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 premier crisis response force in
RM2H9WJ6W–U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct airborne fast-rope training drills at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 2, 2021. Bravo Company conducted the training in order to maintain certification for 31st MEU heliborne operations and build a relationship with their Air Command Element counterparts. 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 premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo
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