Marines and Sailors with Company G., Battalion Landing

Marines and Sailors with Company G., Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, consolidate around a fire, learning how to cook rice inside a section of bamboo during a jungle survival class instructed by Philippine Marines here, Oct. 12. The event is part of the 29th iteration of the Philippine Bilateral Amphibious Landing Exercise, designed to increase the interoperability of the forces and strengthen their long-standing bond. The 31st MEU is the only continuously forward-deployed MEU and is the Marine Corps’ force in readiness in the Asia-Pacific region.