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Recon Marines Perform Vehicle Interdiction

April 22, 2016 | 1:00

U.S. Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit fly in a U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Huey helicopter during a vehicle interdiction exercise at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, on April 22, 2016. The team of Marines are able to stop enemy vehicles and secure them quickly with the assistance of helicopters and military working dogs. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Jorge A. Rosales/ Released)

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Iron Fist 23

U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, U.S. Navy Sailors aboard ships of the America Amphibious Ready Group, and members of the Japan Self-Defense Force conduct Exercise Iron Fist 23 in Japan, from Feb. 16 to March 12, 2023. The annual exercise was hosted for the first time in Japan, training our combined forces to secure and defend key maritime terrain. Iron Fist is a bilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen the relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Christopher R. Lape)

March 12, 2023

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Iron Fist 23

March 12, 2023 | 0:58

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Iron Fist 23

March 12, 2023 | 0:58

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Close With and Destroy: 31st MEU MRF Marines CQT training

Force Reconnaissance Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force conduct a close-quarters tactics range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, May 11-22, 2020. 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 U.S Marine Corps video by Cpl. Isaac Cantrell)

May 22, 2020

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Close With and Destroy: 31st MEU MRF Marines CQT training

May 22, 2020 | 11:21

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Close With and Destroy: 31st MEU MRF Marines CQT training

May 22, 2020 | 11:21

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Train Like You Fight: 31st MEU MRF hones fast rope techniques and marksmanship aboard USS America

Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s (MEU) Maritime Raid Force (MRF) conduct a fast rope and deck shoot rehearsal aboard amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). The training simulated a helicopter insert into an opposed Visit, Board, Search and Seizure, one of the main mission sets of the MRF. America, flagship of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, 31st MEU team, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isaac Cantrell)

April 15, 2020

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Train Like You Fight: 31st MEU MRF hones fast rope techniques and marksmanship aboard USS America

April 15, 2020 | 5:22

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Train Like You Fight: 31st MEU MRF hones fast rope techniques and marksmanship aboard USS America

April 15, 2020 | 5:22

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RUTEX 19-1

Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force plan, rehearse and perform a raid on a simulated target during Realistic Urban Training Exercise 19-1 at Wet N' Wild Hawaii, Jan. 29, 2019. RUTEX 19-1 is the first iteration of the exercise that the 31st MEU has conducted in Hawaii. 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 Cpl. Isaac Cantrell/Released)

Jan. 30, 2019

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RUTEX 19-1

Jan. 30, 2019 | 1:47

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RUTEX 19-1

Jan. 30, 2019 | 1:47

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31st MEU Marines engage with local Hawaiian community

Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force host a community engagement event at Naval Air Museum Barbers Point, Kapolei, Hawaii, Jan. 19, 2019. The event gave the Marines of the MRF the opportunity to build a relationship with the community. There were static displays of the Marines and their gear, a breaching display and a tactical demonstration of a high value target interdiction. 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 Cpl. Isaac Cantrell/Released)

Jan. 19, 2019

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31st MEU Marines engage with local Hawaiian community

Jan. 19, 2019 | 1:02

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31st MEU Marines engage with local Hawaiian community

Jan. 19, 2019 | 1:02

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31st MEU MRF refines VBSS capabilities

Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force board a simulated vessel during Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Jan. 18, 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)

Jan. 18, 2019

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31st MEU MRF refines VBSS capabilities

Jan. 18, 2019 | 1:57

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31st MEU MRF refines VBSS capabilities

Jan. 18, 2019 | 1:57

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Marines and Sailors perform helocast training

Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force perform Helocast training at Kin Blue Beach, Okinawa, Japan, July 31, 2018. During Helocast, a Combat Rubber Raiding Craft is launched from the rear of a rotary-wing aircraft, followed by Marines and Sailors who jump from the aircraft and board the CRRC to perform amphibious reconnaissance missions. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible force ready to perform a wide range of military operations (U.S Marine Corps Motion Imagery by Lance Cpl. Angelo Garavito)

July 31, 2018

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Marines and Sailors perform helocast training

July 31, 2018 | 0:51

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Marines and Sailors perform helocast training

July 31, 2018 | 0:51

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31st MEU Recon Marines Moto Video

Force Reconnaissance Marines with Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure training in Guam and while underway in the Pacific Ocean between Jan. and March, 2018. Marines with Force Reconnaissance Platoon train regularly for quick, tactical raids of targets on both land and sea. (U.S. Marine Corps Motion Imagery by Lance Cpl. Kristiana Gehly)

April 4, 2018

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31st MEU Recon Marines Moto Video

April 4, 2018 | 0:44

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31st MEU Recon Marines Moto Video

April 4, 2018 | 0:44

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Force Recon Conducts Amphibious Assault in Guam during RUTEX

Force Reconnaissance Marines with Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct an amphibious assault in Guam, January 15, 2018, during Realistic Urban Training Exercise. RUTEX provides an instrumental, tailored training opportunity which helps hone their ability to operate in urban environments in preparation for the 31st MEU’s regularly-scheduled Spring Patrol 2018. As the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed MEU, the 31st MEU provides a flexible force ready to perform a wide range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Bernadette Wildes)

Jan. 21, 2018

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Force Recon Conducts Amphibious Assault in Guam during RUTEX

Jan. 21, 2018 | 1:24

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Force Recon Conducts Amphibious Assault in Guam during RUTEX

Jan. 21, 2018 | 1:24

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Recon Marines Perform Vehicle Interdiction

April 22, 2016

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Recon Marines Perform Vehicle Interdiction

April 22, 2016 | 1:00

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Recon Marines Perform Vehicle Interdiction

April 22, 2016 | 1:00

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Marines Helocast During Cobra Gold

Royal Thai, Republic of Korea and U.S. Marines helocast from an MV-22B Osprey Feb. 10, 2016 during Cobra Gold 16 in Thailand. This was one of the first times an Osprey has conducted helocasting. CG16 increases cooperation, interoperability and collaboration among partner nations in order to achieve effective solutions to common challenges

Feb. 10, 2016

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Marines Helocast During Cobra Gold

Feb. 10, 2016 | 0:42

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Marines Helocast During Cobra Gold

Feb. 10, 2016 | 0:42

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Welcome to the MEU: Tactical Air Control Party

In this episode, see what a tactical air control party is like as Marines coordinate close air support.

Feb. 5, 2015

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Welcome to the MEU: Tactical Air Control Party

Feb. 5, 2015 | 1:01

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Welcome to the MEU: Tactical Air Control Party

Feb. 5, 2015 | 1:01

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