III MEF

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Omar Delgado, a tool room noncommissioned officer with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 3rd Marine Logistics Group (MLG), wraps detonating cord around a Bangalore torpedo at Demo Range 2, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 7, 2020. The Detonation cord helps ensure the explosion of ordnance after the fuse timer burns through, igniting the blasting cap. Delgado, a native of San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico, graduated from Cristo Delos Milagros in 2018 and enlisted out of Recruiting Station San Juan in 2018. 3rd MLG provides III Marine Expeditionary Force comprehensive logistics and combat service support for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan Harvey)
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Boom Goes The Dynamite | 9th Engineer Support Battalion conducts demolition range

July 23, 2020 defenseadmin 0

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Omar Delgado, a tool room noncommissioned officer with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 3rd Marine Logistics Group (MLG), wraps detonating cord around a Bangalore torpedo at Demo Range 2, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 7, 2020. The Detonation cord helps ensure the explosion of ordnance after the fuse timer burns through, igniting the blasting cap. Delgado, [Read More …]

U.S. Marines with 1st platoon, Force Reconnaissance Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force, clear a room during Close Quarters Tactics training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 29, 2020. The reconnaissance Marines conducted the CQT training to sharpen their proficiency on room and hallway clearing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Francesca Landis)
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Reconnaissance Marines conduct CQT training

July 9, 2020 defenseadmin 0

U.S. Marines with 1st platoon, Force Reconnaissance Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force, clear a room during Close Quarters Tactics training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 29, 2020. The reconnaissance Marines conducted the CQT training to sharpen their proficiency on room and hallway clearing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Francesca Landis)

U.S. Marines with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group and Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marines, fire M240B medium machine guns at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 24, 2020. Marines with 5th ANGLICO and Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marines, conducted firing drills with the M240B medium machine gun to ensure proficiency with the weapon system and ensure combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew R. Bray)
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III MEF Marines work on combat proficiency with the M240B medium machine gun

June 29, 2020 defenseadmin 0

U.S. Marines with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group and Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marines, fire M240B medium machine guns at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 24, 2020. Marines with 5th ANGLICO and Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marines, conducted firing drills with the M240B medium machine gun to ensure proficiency with the [Read More …]

A Mine Resistant Ambush Protective vehicle maneuvers off the ramp during a Maritime Prepositioning Force exercise at U.S. Naval Base Guam, Feb. 27, 2020. Marines with 3rd Marine Logistics Group exercise their MPF capabilities by validating Mission Essential Tasks to enhance operational readiness and increase their ability to support the III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan Harvey)
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Walk The Plank | U.S. Marines better their Maritime Prepositioning Force skills

March 23, 2020 defenseadmin 0

A Mine Resistant Ambush Protective vehicle maneuvers off the ramp during a Maritime Prepositioning Force exercise at U.S. Naval Base Guam, Feb. 27, 2020. Marines with 3rd Marine Logistics Group exercise their MPF capabilities by validating Mission Essential Tasks to enhance operational readiness and increase their ability to support the III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. [Read More …]