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III Marine Expeditionary Force

Uruma, Okinawa, JP

III Marine Expeditionary Force

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Current Personnel:

Lance Cpl. Eadan Avramidis

2nd Lt. Heather Born

Lance Cpl. Alexander Canal

Lance Cpl. Justin Cledera

Sgt. Nicholas Cox

Lt. Col. Joshua Diddams

Cpl. Diego Garcia

1st Lt. Owen Hitchcock

Master Gunnery Sgt. Matthew Holly

1st Lt. Isabel Izquierdo

1st Lt. Daniel Kim

Lance Cpl. Jennifer Le

Luc Maccioni

Rodney Michael

Lance Cpl. Giovanni Navarrette

Lance Cpl. Jeffrey Pruett

Capt. Pawel Puczko

Staff Sgt. Megan Roses

2nd Lt. Taiyo Tatara

Chief Warrant Officer Pete Thibodeau

2nd Lt. Tyler Thomas

Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel

Maj. Matthew Wolf

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113

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Publications:

300

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Featured Video

Communication is Key

U.S. Marines with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, operate a Marine Corps wideband satellite-expeditionary in support of Kaiju Rain 25 at the Ie Shima Training Facility, Okinawa, Japan, April 23, 2025. Exercise Kaiju Rain 25 enhances III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group’s ability to conduct command and control, employ sensor capabilities and integrate multi-domain operations to enable III MEF, the joint force, and allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Ramon Cardoza)

Taken: 04.23.2025 | Video by Cpl. Ramon Cardoza

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Recent Videos

Communication is Key

04.23.2025 | Video by Cpl. Ramon Cardoza

U.S. Marines with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, operate a Marine Corps wideband...

Always Watching

04.23.2025 | Video by Cpl. Ramon Cardoza

U.S. Marines with 3d Intelligence Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, conduct maritime sensing using the Furuno radar...

Look Up!

04.22.2025 | Video by Cpl. Ramon Cardoza

U.S. Marines with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, and 6th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison...

U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force prepare for...

04.21.2025 | Video by Lance Cpl. Micah Taylor

U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 214, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing...

3d MLR’s Balikatan 25 Kickoff Reel

04.20.2025 | Video by Cpl. Iyer Ramakrishna

This video was created using Adobe Premiere Pro 21 to announce the beginning of Exercise Balikatan 25. U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Littoral...

Who’s Thirsty?

04.18.2025 | Video by Cpl. Ramon Cardoza

U.S. Marines with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, set up a water purification system in support of Kaiju Rain 25 at...

Who’s Thirsty?

04.18.2025 | Video by Cpl. Ramon Cardoza

U.S. Marines with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, set up a water purification system in support of Kaiju Rain 25 at...

Republic of Korea and U.S. forces showcase airpower...

04.18.2025 | Video by Lance Cpl. Micah Taylor

Republic of Korea and U.S. military aircraft land at Gwangju Air Base, South Korea, April 18, 2025. The aircraft will participate in Freedom Flag...

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Recent News Stories

Enhanced Defense: 3d MLR Deploys MADIS to...

04.19.2025 | Story by 1st Lt. Anne Pentaleri

NORTHERN LUZON, Philippines – U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, deployed to the Philippines in support of...

3d MLR Deploys NMESIS to Philippines for Exercise...

04.16.2025 | Story by 1st Lt. Anne Pentaleri

NORTHERN LUZON, Philippines – Following the announcement by U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth during his visit to Manila on March 28, U.S....

1st Recon to Support 3d MLR for BK25

04.13.2025 | Story by 2nd Lt. Leah Curtright

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, HAWAII – Since January 14, a platoon of U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division has been...

A Legacy of Honor and Valor: The 80th Annual...

03.29.2025 | Story by Lance Cpl. Jennifer Le and 2nd Lt. Taiyo Tatara

IWO TO, JAPAN – Veterans, families, active-duty U.S. Marines and Sailors, Japan Self Defense Force members, and U.S. and Japanese dignitaries...

U.S. and ROK Marines Conclude Freedom Shield 25

03.25.2025 | Story by 2nd Lt. Heather Born

CAMP MUJUK, South Korea - III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF) and 1st Marine Division successfully completed a significant training milestone...

Ready at Midnight: 500 Marines and Sailors Deploy...

03.11.2025 | Story by 1st Lt. Samuel Barge

PHILIPPINE SEA, (March 11, 2025) – As midnight approaches through the warship’s red-lit passageways and inside every busy berthing, the...

U.S.-based F-35s replace Hornets in rotational...

03.08.2025 | Courtesy Story

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan – The U.S. Marine Corps’ Japan-based aviation forces received their first F-35 deployment from the...

3/12 Marine, Pennsylvania Native Awarded the Gold...

03.07.2025 | Story by Lance Cpl. Matthew Morales

Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan — Sgt. Daniel Mullins, a Pennsylvania native and an artillery electronics technician with the 3rd Battalion, 12th...

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Recent Images

Sgt. Maj. Kermeen relinquishes post during MASS-2...

04.25.2025 | Photo by Sgt. Gabriel Antwiler

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Daniel Kermeen, right, outgoing sergeant major of Marine Air Support Squadron 2, Marine Air Control Group 18, 1st...

31st MEU | conducts Visit, Board, Search and...

04.24.2025 | Photo by Lance Cpl. Skilah Sanchez

U.S. Marines with Animal Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a search...

31st MEU | 1st LAR conducts Jungle Familiarization

04.24.2025 | Photo by Lance Cpl. Raul Sotovilla

A U.S. Marine with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary...

III MIG | Marines participate in a Combat...

04.24.2025 | Photo by Lance Cpl. Diana Garcia

U.S Marine Corps Cpl. Kaleb Hayes aims at a moving target during a Combat Marksmanship Coaches Course at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 24,...

5th ANGLICO SUAS Fires Training

04.24.2025 | Photo by Sgt. William Wallace

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Gavin Gum launches a Skydio X2D Small Unmanned Aircraft System during Kaiju Rain 25 at Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, April 24,...

U.S. Marines fuel F-35s at Gwangju Air Base

04.23.2025 | Photo by Cpl. Chloe Johnson

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Aden Riggleman, left, and Cpl. Lane Haack, both expeditionary fuel technicians with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171,...

31st MEU hosts Forward Observer Competition

04.23.2025 | Photo by Lance Cpl. Gerardo Mendez

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Corey Harris, a field artillery officer, with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine...

HMLA-169 provides escort, simulated close-air...

04.23.2025 | Photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Sotodavila

A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing...

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Graphics

III MEF Long Range Training Plan Cover

07.11.2024 | Graphics by Lance Cpl. Jeffrey Pruett

This photo illustration was created to illustrate III Marine Expeditionary Force’s capabilities and personnel to internal audiences and was...

TCCOR Graphic

05.31.2024 | Graphics by Lance Cpl. Justin Cledera

This graphic illustration was created to inform service members and their families serving in Okinawa, in order to be prepared for typhoon season....

Disaster preparedness kit

05.31.2024 | Graphics by Lance Cpl. Jeffrey Pruett

This graphic illustration was created to inform service members and their families serving in Okinawa of what to have prepared for natural...

Emergency resources in Okinawa

04.04.2024 | Graphics by Lance Cpl. Jeffrey Pruett

This graphic illustration was created to inform the service members serving in Okinawa of the emergency resources available in times of need and...

2024 III MEF New Year's animation

12.27.2023 | Graphics by Lance Cpl. Jeffrey Pruett

III Marine Expeditionary Force celebrates the 2024 New Year on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 27, 2023. This animation was created using...

Translate J-Alerts using Safety Tips App

07.26.2023 | Graphics by Cpl. Alora Finigan

U.S. Marine Corps graphic depicting information regarding J-Alerts and Safety Tips application. The graphic was created using Adobe Illustrator...

Athoc

07.26.2023 | Graphics by Sgt. Colton Nicks

U.S. Marine Corps graphic depicting information regarding the Marine Corps' notification system, Athoc. The graphic was created using Adobe...

One Drink, One DUI

05.25.2023 | Graphics by Cpl. Colton Nicks

U.S. Marine Corps graphic depicts common alcoholic beverages in Japan, with the serving size, to inform drivers that one drink can put individuals...

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