Marine 2nd Lt. Maxwell Bennett, a Communications Strategy and Operations officer with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, takes a cell phone picture from the vantage point of an Imperial Japanese machine gunner More
A Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Force Reconnaissance Platoon waits on the flight deck before low-light fast rope training aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), underway in the Pacific Ocea More
Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, prepare to float a Dragon Boat during practice for an upcoming race with local citizens of Kin Town, Okinawa, Japan, June 4, 2018. BLT 2/5 is cur More
Noncommissioned officers with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit sprint as a warm-up for a Force Fitness Instructor led High Intensity Tactical Training session at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 8, 2018. The More
Colonel Robert Brodie, newly appointed commander of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, accepts the unit colors from Col. Tye R. Wallace during a change of command ceremony at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June More
The III Marine Expeditionary Force Band performs a pre-ceremony serenade at the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s change of command at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 13, 2018. Colonel Robert Brodie, newly app More
Marines with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, riding Assault Amphibious Vehicles, head toward the shore during a mechanized assault as part of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit More
Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit listen to Chris Majewski, lead tour guide, during a Marine Corps Community Services-sponsored tour of historically significant points of interest acro More
A member of the Expeditionary Operations Training Group looks on as a reconnaissance Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Force Reconnaissance Platoon signals to a hovering Navy MH-60 Seahawk helico More
An F-35B Lightning II jet with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 taxis the flight line at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 17, 2018. Marine aviators and aircrews with VMFA-121 completed pre-flight plannin More
Sgt. Jacklyn Dean, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, stands inside the cargo bay adjacent to the flight deck while underway aboard the amphibious USS Wasp (LHD-1), of More
Brig. Gen. Rick Uribe, deputy commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force, speaks inside the hangar bay aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during a visit to meet the Marines and Sailors More
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Amphibious Reconnaissance Platoon board an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft atop the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) before conducti More
Marines with Company G, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, prepare Combat Rubber Raiding Craft for a beach assault during training inside the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp ( More
An MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft flies above the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during night takeoff and landing training, underway in the East China Sea, Sept. 23, 2018. The Osprey belongs to Mari More
An inflatable target, roughly 10 feet high and 10 feet wide, sits inside the hangar bay aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) before a defense of the amphibious task force (DATF) gunnery exercise, More
Lance Cpl. Paloma Mendez, an administrative clerk with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, rides aboard a commuter train while visiting the island nation of Singapore, Oct. 4, 2018. Marines and Sailors with the More
An F-35B Lightning II attack jet flies alongside a KC-130J tanker aircraft attached to a refueling drogue during an aerial refueling mission above the East China Sea, Oct. 23, 2018. The F-35B belongs to Marine More
A Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit signs a log to keep accountability after arriving on Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Oct. 29, 2018. Marines with the 31st MEU and Combat Lo More
A Lightweight Water Purification System sits on a beach near a community park on Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Oct. 30, 2018. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Combat L More
Members of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency arrive at Tinian International Airport, Oct. 31, 2018. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Combat Logistics Battalion 31 arrived on Tinian More
Lance Cpl. Eric Russell, a 19-year-old water purification technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, inspects a Lightweight Water Purification System alongside a beach on Tinian, Commonwealth of the Norther More
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit plan with local officials at the mayor’s office as part of the U.S. Defense Support of Civil Authorities relief effort in response to Super Typhoon Yutu, Tinian, More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 greet the day at Commonwealth Ports Authority before starting work to support U.S. Defense Support of Civil Authorities relief efforts on Tinian, Commonwealth of the N More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 wait at the port before beginning the day delivering U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency-provided emergency shelters for residents of Tinian, Commonwealth of the More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 assemble a U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency-provided emergency shelter for residents of Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Nov. 9, 2018. Mar More
Clothes hang to dry on a repaired chain-link fence at the port during U.S. Defense Support of Civil Authorities relief efforts on Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Nov. 9, 2018. Marines and More
Marines and Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 stand in formation at the Veteran’s memorial park during the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and CLB-31 243rd Marine Corps Birthday ceremony on Tinian, Comm More
Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Combat Logistics Battalion 31 stand in formation at the baseball field during a ceremony marking the end of the 31st MEU’s mission as part of the More
Lance Cpl. Martin Roslies, a designated marksman and rifleman with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, identifies targets during training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 9, More
An F-35B Lightning II belonging to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 lands aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during training at sea, Jan. 19, 2019. Naval aviators with VMFA-121 completed a se More
An MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft belonging to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) approaches the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during flight operations underway in the Philippine Sea More
An F-35B Lightning II attack jet prepares to land aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during flight operations underway in the East China Sea, Jan. 24, 2019. Naval aviators with Marine Fighter A More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 wait inside the hangar bay before a small-arms deck shoot aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), underway in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 1, 2019. Marines wi More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Anthony Wood-Casella, a U.S. Navy religious program specialist with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, stands in formation before beginning a conditioning hike at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, More
A row of Humvees belonging to Combat Logistics Battalion 31 sit inside the battalion motor pool at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 26, 2019. Motor transportation mechanics with CLB-31 work tirelessly to keep More
Staff Sgt. Oohio, a Military Working Dog with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, stands guard at the unit command post, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 27, 2019. Oohio enjoys finding things, chasing stuff an More
Cpl. Daniel Collacott, a rifleman with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, holds security during platoon attack training at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 28, 2019. Collacott More
Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) perform maintenance atop the engine of an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft inside the squadron’s hangar at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinaw More
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force discuss tactics before a military free-fall parachute jump during simulated Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations, Marine Corps Air Station More
An MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft carrying Marines with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, lands during a live-fire range as part of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's simu More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 rush toward a firing position during machine gun training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 29, 2019. CLB-31 is the Logistics Combat Element for the 31st Marine Ex More
Marines with Echo Battery, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, stand in formation during a Change of Command ceremony at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 12, 2019. During the ceremony, Capt. M More
Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit don and clear protective gas masks during Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear defense training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 24, 2019. More
A machine gun team with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 fires during training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 3, 2019. During the training, Marines with CLB-31 fired several thousand rounds to refine their ab More
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit clean tactical vehicles at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 21, 2019. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the U More
A Marine with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, zips down a line during fast rope training at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, May 21, 2019. BLT 2/1 is the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marin More
A rusted piece of a WWII-era amphibious tractor sits half buried in the sand at “White Beach” on Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Nov. 11, 2018. White Beach was the landing site for the 2nd More
Noncommissioned officers with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct star jumps during a Force Fitness Instructor led High Intensity Tactical Training session at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 8, 2018. T More
Lance Cpl. Paloma Mendez, an administrative clerk with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, holds the unit colors during a change of command ceremony at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 13, 2018. Colonel Robert More
Sergeant Maj. Edwin Mota, sergeant major of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, carries the unit colors to Col. Tye R. Wallace during a change of command ceremony at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 13, 2018. More
Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit view static displays at the entry to Hacksaw Ridge during a Marine Corps Community Services-sponsored tour of historically significant points of inter More
A reconnaissance Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Force Reconnaissance Platoon fast ropes toward a U.S. Army landing craft from a UH-1Y Huey helicopter during a combined sea and airborne Visit, More
A Marine naval aviator with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, inside the cockpit of an F-35B Lightning II jet, signals the ground crew during pre-flight checks at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 17, 201 More
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) exercise on treadmills after working hours inside the Wasp’s gym, off the coast of Okinawa, J More
Sgt. Nicholas Smith, an airframe mechanic with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), works inside the fuselage of an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft in the hangar bay aboard the amphibious assault More
An MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft prepares to land aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during night takeoff and landing training, underway in the East China Sea, Sept. 23, 2018. The Osprey bel More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Joseph Curtis, a hospital corpsman with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, sights-in with an M110 semiautomatic sniper rifle aboard the amphibious assau More
Gunnery Sgt. Vance Hagewood, the Communications Strategy and Operations chief with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, pauses for a moment while visiting the island nation of Singapore, Oct. 4, 2018. Marines an More
A KC-130J Super Hercules tanker aircraft idles atop the flightline at the Tinian International Airport after delivering Marines and military vehicles to the ravaged island in the wake of Super Typhoon Yutu, Oct More
A power pole, with no power current, sits askew outside the Tinian Public School, Oct. 30, 2018. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Combat Logistics Battalion 31 spent the day helping clear deb More
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Combat Logistics Battalion 31 pump purified water for citizens of Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Oct. 31, 2018. Marines with the 31st M More
Three thousand gallons of purified water sit inside a portable bladder alongside a beach on Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Nov. 1, 2018. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary unit an More
Marines, sailors and airmen work with citizens of the community to build a temporary shelter provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as part of the FEMA-directed Defense Support of Civil Authorities More
A Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 inspects a load of U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency-provided emergency shelters sitting on a 7-ton flatbed truck before delivery to residents of Tinian, Commo More
Lance Cpl. Annie Bowes, a 19-year-old motor transportation operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, catches some shade at the Veteran’s memorial park before the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and CLB-31 243 More
Col. Robert Brodie, commanding officer of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, speaks to Marines and Sailors with the 31st MEU, Combat Logistics Battalion 31 and Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 in formatio More
A pile of 7.62 mm and 5.56 mm ammunition sits ready for use during machine gun and designated marksman training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 9, 2019. Marines with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team More
An F-35B Lightning II belonging to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 streaks down the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during training at sea, Jan. 19, 2019. Naval aviators with More
An MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft belonging to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) takes to the sky during flight operations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), underway in the More
An F-35B Lightning II attack jet flies in a wide arc while approaching to land aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during flight operations underway in the East China Sea, Jan. 24, 2019. Naval a More
Cpl. Karina Ortiz-Roldan, a supply administration Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, waits inside the hangar bay before a small-arms deck shoot aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), under More
Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit march in formation during a conditioning hike at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 15, 2019. Marines and Sailors with the 31st MEU’s Command Element, More
Sgt. Elson Velazquez, a native of Detroit and a motor transportation mechanic with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, works to remove the tie rod from a 7-ton truck at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 26, 2019. Ve More
Magazines lay in a pile waiting for ammunition before platoon attack training at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 28, 2019. During the training, Marines with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battal More
Marines with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, run toward security positions during a live-fire range as part of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's simulated Expeditionary A More
Mission Oriented Protective Posture suits, or MOPP gear, sit staged for training use during Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear defense training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 24, 2019. During th More
Boxes of 7.62 mm ball ammunition sit ready for use by Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 during machine gun training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 3, 2019. CLB-31 is the Logistics Combat Element f More
Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, line up during fast rope training at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, May 21, 2019. BLT 2/1 is the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expediti More
A Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit sprays a tactical vehicle at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 21, 2019. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with th More
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit visit the ocean side ‘Blowhole’ on Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Nov. 11, 2018. Marines with the 31st MEU and Combat Logistics Battalion 3 More
A Dragon Boat sits in a marina as Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, prepare to board during practice for an upcoming race with local citizens of Kin Town, Okinawa, Japan, June 4, More
Noncommissioned officers with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct mountain climbers during a Force Fitness Instructor led High Intensity Tactical Training session at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 8, More
The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Color Guard stand at parade rest during the unit’s change of command ceremony at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 13, 2018. Colonel Robert Brodie, newly appointed commander o More
Navy Lt. Rob Friebel, the chaplain for Combat Logistics Battalion 31, views a static display at the entry to Hacksaw Ridge during a Marine Corps Community Services-sponsored tour of historically significant poi More
Aviation ground crewmen with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 surround an F-35B Lightning II jet during pre-flight checks at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 17, 2018. Marine aviators and aircrews with V More