U.S. Marines and sailors with Battalion Landing Team 2/4, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a combat marksmanship program training aboard amphibious transport dock USS San Diego (LPD 22), in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 7, 2025. This training was conducted to enable Marines and sailors to sustain their skills with various weapon systems and improve their lethality. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the USS America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations, the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Angel Diaz Montes De Oca)
CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa, Japan - III Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion will participate in a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation in the Republic of Korea from February 11 to February 15. During the MCCRE, III MSB Marines will rehearse critical, mission essential skills like providing force protection, security, and combat service support. The evolution will also test their ability to operate in a chemically, biologically, or...