Videos

Marines with India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire M777A2 155mm Howitzers alongside their Philippine counterparts to increase interoperability in artillery support operations. Produced by Sgt. Paul Robbins, Jr. Includes soundbites from Sgt. Daniel R. Middlebos, from Spokane, Wash., Howitzer section chief, India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. Also available in high definition.

Marines with 3rd Radio Battalion, attached to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, receive training in jungle patrolling at the Jungle Warfare Training Center. The training is part of a multi-week course designed to familiarize Marines with operating in a jungle environment. Soundbite includes Lance Cpl. Stephen M. Henderson - Special Intelligence Communicator, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, Hometown: Lakeland, FL. Produced by Sgt. Paul Robbins Jr. Also available in High Definition.

Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, return from Exercise Balikatan in the Philippine Islands. The exercise was comprised of bilateral training in infantry tactics, patrolling, amphibious assaults and jungle survival. The aim was to improve the interoperability of U.S. Marines and the Philippine Armed Forces. The completion of this exercise marks the end of 1/4’s time as the BLT of the 31st MEU. Soundbites include 1st Sergeant Jose Lugo - First Sergeant of Company C. Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (from Los Angeles, California.) Produced by Cpl. Jonathan Wright, Lance Cpl. David Adams and Sgt. Paul Robbins Jr. Also available in High Definition.

Package about how Marines and Sailors with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, load equipment and themselves aboard ships from Amphibious Squadron 11 to begin their deployment to Kingdom of Thailand. The unit will execute Cobra Gold 2012, a multilateral training exercise including Thai and South Korean forces. Soundbites include Lt. Col. Kevin A. Norton - Commanding Officer, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (from Wilkes-Barre, Penn.) Produced by Sergeant Paul Robbins Jr. Also available in High Definition.

Package of Marines and Sailors with the Combat Logistics Battalion 31 share their experience in non-combatant evacuation operations with the new Battalion Landing Team of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. Members of BLT 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, are taught how to set-up an evacuation control center. Produced by Sgt. Paul Robbins Jr. Also available in high definition.

Package of Marines and Sailors with the San Diego based 1st Batallion, 4th Marines arriving at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa to become the Battalion Landing Team for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. For six months, the unit will help maintain regional security while conducting bilateral training with allied nations in the Asia Pacific. Soundbites from 1st Sgt. Marcel Lett. Produced by Sgt. Paul Robbins Jr.

Package about how Marines and Sailors with the Force Reconnaissance Platoon of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct a vessel board, search and seizure of the U.S. Naval Ship Dahl in preparation for an upcoming deployment. Because the Dahl is not a war ship, the training provided a unique opportunity to familiarize the unit with the layout of transport and merchant vessels. Produced by Sgt. Paul Robbins Jr. Also available in High Definition.