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U.S. Marine explosive ordnance technicians with the Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, Explosive Ordnance Disposal build, pack, and detonate shape charges during a low order range at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, June 6, 2022. The purpose of a low order technique is to reduce explosive hazard of ordnance by rupturing an ordnance's casing. The 31st MEU, The Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to preform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Kira Ducato)

U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 2 Paul Faucheux, the Explosive Ordnance Disposal officer in charge with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), participates in an interview over the Munitions Optimization Workshop Demolition training on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 19, 2021. U.S. Marines train with specialists from U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM AC) and Expeditionary Systems Engineering Division (ESED), a Naval Surface Warfare Detachment from Fallbrook, CA, with Soldiers and Airmen to enhance ideas and tactics and improve inter-service relations. 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. Alexandria Nowell)

U.S. Marines and soldiers participate in the Munitions Optimization Workshop, demolition training on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 19, 2021. U.S. Marines train with specialists from U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM AC) and Expeditionary Systems Engineering Division (ESED), a Naval Surface Warfare Detachment from Fallbrook, CA, with Soldiers and Airmen to enhance ideas and tactics and improve inter-service relations. 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. Alexandria Nowell)

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) range at the Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 24, 2020. Conducting EOD ranges allows Marines to train and familiarize themselves with the proper disposal of explosive ordnance. 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 premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Cody Rowe)