31st MEU Marines, Sailors step-it-out during command hike [Image 13 of 15]

CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, JAPAN

02.15.2019

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. T. T. Parish 

31st Marine Expeditionary Unit       

Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit take a gander at the newly revealed ‘Trident’ symbol of their unit’s amphibious prowess after a conditioning hike at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 15, 2019. The Trident, a vital component of the unit’s new insignia revealed late last year, is a symbol of the expeditionary and amphibious nature of the Marine Corps. Marines and Sailors with the 31st MEU’s Command Element, the aptly named command and control element for the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, completed a more than five-kilometer hike to build conditioning and prepare its Marines and Sailors for the rigors of amphibious operations. The 31st MEU, partnering with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, 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 by Gunnery Sgt. T. T. Parish/Released)

• Date Taken: 02.15.2019
• Date Posted: 02.15.2019 05:31
• Photo ID: 5108177
• VIRIN: 190215-M-PJ332-192
• Resolution: 2322x1548
• Size: 1.57 MB
• Location: CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, JP