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KIN BLUE TRAINING AREA, Okinawa, Japan - Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, escort simulated refugees through an evacuation control center here, July 18. The training exercise heightens the Marines' readiness for non-combatant evacuation operations that may be required as a result natural disaster or violent insurrection. The 31st MEU is the United States' force in readiness for the Asia Pacific. - KIN BLUE TRAINING AREA, Okinawa, Japan - Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, escort simulated refugees through an evacuation control center here, July 18. The training exercise heightens the Marines' readiness for non-combatant evacuation operations that may be required as a result natural disaster or violent insurrection. The 31st MEU is the United States' force in readiness for the Asia Pacific.

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Erin Patrick, combat cargo officer aboard the USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49), reviews embarkation reports March 11. As the CCO, Patrick coordinates the loading, storage, and offloading of all 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit equipment on ship. Patrick has been deployed 18 of the last 24 months, away from her husband and four children. She is one of the Marine Corps’ many professionals who sacrifice time with family to serve their country. - Chief Warrant Officer 2 Erin Patrick, combat cargo officer aboard the USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49), reviews embarkation reports March 11. As the CCO, Patrick coordinates the loading, storage, and offloading of all 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit equipment on ship. Patrick has been deployed 18 of the last 24 months, away from her husband and four children. She is one of the Marine Corps’ many professionals who sacrifice time with family to serve their country.