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A Marine with the III Marine Expeditionary Force Expeditionary Operations Training Group walks with the crew of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during a fast rope exercise as part of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Jan. 9, 2019. Fast roping allows Marines to quickly enter otherwise inaccessible locations from hovering aircraft. Reconnaissance Marines with MRF trains for quick, tactical raids of moving vessels, launched from both land and sea. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, 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 Cpl. Isaac Cantrell)

A Marine with the III Marine Expeditionary Force Expeditionary Operations Training Group walks with the crew of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during a fast rope exercise as part of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Jan. 9, 2019. Fast roping allows Marines to quickly enter otherwise inaccessible locations from hovering aircraft. Reconnaissance Marines with MRF trains for quick, tactical raids of moving vessels, launched from both land and sea. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, 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 Cpl. Isaac Cantrell)

Photo by Cpl. Isaac Cantrell

Instructors with the III Marine Expeditionary Force Expeditionary Operations Training Group watch Marines with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force swim during Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Jan. 7, 2019. Reconnaissance Marines with MRF train for quick, tactical raids of moving vessels, launched from both land and sea. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, 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 Cpl. Isaac Cantrell)

Instructors with the III Marine Expeditionary Force Expeditionary Operations Training Group watch Marines with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force swim during Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Jan. 7, 2019. Reconnaissance Marines with MRF train for quick, tactical raids of moving vessels, launched from both land and sea. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, 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 Cpl. Isaac Cantrell)

Photo by Cpl. Isaac Cantrell

A Marine with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force jumps into a pool during Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Jan. 7, 2019. Reconnaissance Marines with MRF train for quick, tactical raids of moving vessels, launched from both land and sea. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, 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 Cpl. Isaac Cantrell)

A Marine with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force jumps into a pool during Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Jan. 7, 2019. Reconnaissance Marines with MRF train for quick, tactical raids of moving vessels, launched from both land and sea. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, 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 Cpl. Isaac Cantrell)

Photo by Cpl. Isaac Cantrell

A Marine instructor with the III Marine Expeditionary Force Expeditionary Operations Training watches a Marine with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force jump into a pool during Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Jan. 7, 2019. Reconnaissance Marines with MRF train for quick, tactical raids of moving vessels, launched from both land and sea. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, 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 Cpl. Isaac Cantrell)

A Marine instructor with the III Marine Expeditionary Force Expeditionary Operations Training watches a Marine with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force jump into a pool during Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Jan. 7, 2019. Reconnaissance Marines with MRF train for quick, tactical raids of moving vessels, launched from both land and sea. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, 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 Cpl. Isaac Cantrell)

Photo by Cpl. Isaac Cantrell

Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force swim during Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Jan. 7, 2019. Reconnaissance Marines with MRF train for quick, tactical raids of moving vessels, launched from both land and sea. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, 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 Cpl. Isaac Cantrell)

Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force swim during Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Jan. 7, 2019. Reconnaissance Marines with MRF train for quick, tactical raids of moving vessels, launched from both land and sea. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, 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 Cpl. Isaac Cantrell)

Photo by Cpl. Isaac Cantrell

A Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force inflates a Tactical Flotation Survival System during Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Jan. 7, 2019. Reconnaissance Marines with MRF train for quick, tactical raids of moving vessels, launched from both land and sea. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, 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 Cpl. Isaac Cantrell)

A Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force inflates a Tactical Flotation Survival System during Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Jan. 7, 2019. Reconnaissance Marines with MRF train for quick, tactical raids of moving vessels, launched from both land and sea. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, 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 Cpl. Isaac Cantrell)

Photo by Cpl. Isaac Cantrell

A Marine instructor with the III Marine Expeditionary Force Expeditionary Operations Training Group demonstrates proper climbing techniques for Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force during Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Jan. 7, 2019. Reconnaissance Marines with MRF train for quick, tactical raids of moving vessels, launched from both land and sea. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, 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 Cpl. Isaac Cantrell/Released)

A Marine instructor with the III Marine Expeditionary Force Expeditionary Operations Training Group demonstrates proper climbing techniques for Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force during Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Jan. 7, 2019. Reconnaissance Marines with MRF train for quick, tactical raids of moving vessels, launched from both land and sea. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, 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 Cpl. Isaac Cantrell/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Isaac Cantrell

A Marine instructor with the III Marine Expeditionary Force Expeditionary Operations Training Group watches as Marines with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force use the Tactical Floatation Survival Systems during Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Jan. 7, 2019. Reconnaissance Marines with MRF train for quick, tactical raids of moving vessels, launched from both land and sea. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, 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 Cpl. Isaac Cantrell)

A Marine instructor with the III Marine Expeditionary Force Expeditionary Operations Training Group watches as Marines with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force use the Tactical Floatation Survival Systems during Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Jan. 7, 2019. Reconnaissance Marines with MRF train for quick, tactical raids of moving vessels, launched from both land and sea. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, 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 Cpl. Isaac Cantrell)

Photo by Cpl. Isaac Cantrell

A Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force climbs a caving ladder to board a simulated vessel during Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Jan. 7, 2019. Reconnaissance Marines with MRF trains for quick, tactical raids of moving vessels, launched from both land and sea. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, 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 Cpl. Isaac Cantrell/Released)

A Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force climbs a caving ladder to board a simulated vessel during Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Jan. 7, 2019. Reconnaissance Marines with MRF trains for quick, tactical raids of moving vessels, launched from both land and sea. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, 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 Cpl. Isaac Cantrell/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Isaac Cantrell

Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force climb a caving ladder to board a simulated vessel during Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Jan. 7, 2019. Reconnaissance Marines with MRF train for quick, tactical raids of moving vessels, launched from both land and sea. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, 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 Cpl. Isaac Cantrell/Released)

Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force climb a caving ladder to board a simulated vessel during Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Jan. 7, 2019. Reconnaissance Marines with MRF train for quick, tactical raids of moving vessels, launched from both land and sea. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, 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 Cpl. Isaac Cantrell/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Isaac Cantrell

Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force hook a caving ladder on a simulated vessel during Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Jan. 7, 2019. Reconnaissance Marines with MRF train for quick, tactical raids of moving vessels, launched from both land and sea. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, 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 Cpl. Isaac Cantrell/Released)

Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force hook a caving ladder on a simulated vessel during Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Jan. 7, 2019. Reconnaissance Marines with MRF train for quick, tactical raids of moving vessels, launched from both land and sea. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, 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 Cpl. Isaac Cantrell/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Isaac Cantrell

A reconnaissance Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force climbs a caving ladder to board a simulated vessel during Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Jan. 7, 2019. Reconnaissance Marines with MRF train for quick, tactical raids of moving vessels, launched from both land and sea. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, 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 Cpl. Isaac Cantrell/Released)

A reconnaissance Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force climbs a caving ladder to board a simulated vessel during Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Jan. 7, 2019. Reconnaissance Marines with MRF train for quick, tactical raids of moving vessels, launched from both land and sea. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, 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 Cpl. Isaac Cantrell/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Isaac Cantrell

A reconnaissance Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force climbs a caving ladder to board a simulated vessel during Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Jan. 7, 2019. Reconnaissance Marines with MRF train for quick, tactical raids of moving vessels, launched from both land and sea. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, 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 Cpl. Isaac Cantrell/Released)

A reconnaissance Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force climbs a caving ladder to board a simulated vessel during Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Jan. 7, 2019. Reconnaissance Marines with MRF train for quick, tactical raids of moving vessels, launched from both land and sea. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, 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 Cpl. Isaac Cantrell/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Isaac Cantrell

Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force hook a caving ladder on a simulated vessel during Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Jan. 7, 2019. Reconnaissance Marines with MRF train for quick, tactical raids of moving vessels, launched from both land and sea. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, 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 Cpl. Isaac Cantrell/Released)

Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force hook a caving ladder on a simulated vessel during Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Jan. 7, 2019. Reconnaissance Marines with MRF train for quick, tactical raids of moving vessels, launched from both land and sea. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, 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 Cpl. Isaac Cantrell/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Isaac Cantrell

Pfc. Trenton Jones, a machine gunner with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, fires an M240B medium machine gun during training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 9, 2019. Jones, a native of Eureka, Arkansas, graduated from Eureka High School in May 2017 before enlisting the following month. Machine gunners and designated marksmen with Charlie Company fired more than 13,000 rounds during the training, refining their abilities with the M240B medium machine gun and M38 designated marksman rifle as part of BLT 1/4, the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, 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)

Pfc. Trenton Jones, a machine gunner with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, fires an M240B medium machine gun during training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 9, 2019. Jones, a native of Eureka, Arkansas, graduated from Eureka High School in May 2017 before enlisting the following month. Machine gunners and designated marksmen with Charlie Company fired more than 13,000 rounds during the training, refining their abilities with the M240B medium machine gun and M38 designated marksman rifle as part of BLT 1/4, the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, 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)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. T. T. Parish

Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, slide down ropes during fast rope training at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 7, 2019. Fast roping allows Marines to quickly enter otherwise inaccessible locations from hovering aircraft. BLT 1/4 is the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, 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 Lance Cpl. Kyle P. Bunyi/ Released)

Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, slide down ropes during fast rope training at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 7, 2019. Fast roping allows Marines to quickly enter otherwise inaccessible locations from hovering aircraft. BLT 1/4 is the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, 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 Lance Cpl. Kyle P. Bunyi/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle P. Bunyi

A Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit clears his protective mask during Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear defense training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 4, 2019. CBRN training test Marines abilities to respond in the event of chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear contamination. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continually forward-deployed MEU, 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 photos by Lance Cpl. Cameron Parks/ Released)

A Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit clears his protective mask during Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear defense training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 4, 2019. CBRN training test Marines abilities to respond in the event of chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear contamination. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continually forward-deployed MEU, 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 photos by Lance Cpl. Cameron Parks/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cameron Parks

Military working dogs with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit walk alongside their handlers during a 10 kilometer hike at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 4, 2019. The hike helped the Marines and Sailors of the 31st MEU build endurance and unit camaraderie. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, 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. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tanner D. Lambert/Released)

Military working dogs with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit walk alongside their handlers during a 10 kilometer hike at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 4, 2019. The hike helped the Marines and Sailors of the 31st MEU build endurance and unit camaraderie. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, 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. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tanner D. Lambert/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tanner Lambert

Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit perform “inspection arms” during practice for the Commanding General’s Readiness Inspection at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 3, 2019. The CGRI is a regular requirement for units to ensure mission readiness. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible 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 Lance Cpl. Dylan Hess/Released)

Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit perform “inspection arms” during practice for the Commanding General’s Readiness Inspection at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 3, 2019. The CGRI is a regular requirement for units to ensure mission readiness. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible 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 Lance Cpl. Dylan Hess/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Dylan Hess

The staff noncommissioned officers of Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, compete against junior Marines in a tug of war during the unit wide field meet at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 21, 2018. BLT 1/4, from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, is the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps only continually forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible force ready to perform a wide range of military operations . (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tanner D. Lambert/ Released)

The staff noncommissioned officers of Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, compete against junior Marines in a tug of war during the unit wide field meet at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 21, 2018. BLT 1/4, from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, is the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps only continually forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible force ready to perform a wide range of military operations . (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tanner D. Lambert/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tanner Lambert