Videos

U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy Sailors embarked on ships part of the America Amphibious Ready Group, share their experiences while underway in the Philippine Sea, Jan. 29 - March 17, 2024. This video production serves to display the everyday routines of servicemembers on ship while at sea. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the USS America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations, the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan K. Maldonado)

U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) participate in MEU Exercise (MEUEX) 22.1 across Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 13, 2022. MEUEX is a pre-deployment training exercise that validates and reinforces the MEU’s mission capabilities across all of the Marine subordinate elements. 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 Lance Cpl. Cesar Ronaldo Alarcon)

U.S. Marines and Sailors with America Expeditionary Strike Group debark amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), on Naval Base White Beach, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 27, 2021. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit is operating aboard ships of the America Expeditionary Strike Group in the 7th fleet area of operation to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Karis Mattingly)

U.S. Marines with Force Reconnaissance Platoon, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fire at targets during a deck shoot aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) in the Coral Sea, July 29, 2021. The deck shoot consisted of Marines practicing a series of drills to maintain weapon proficiency. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America Expeditionary Strike Group in the 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 (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Colton Nicks)

U.S. Marines with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit gets sprayed with oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray during non-lethal weapon training aboard USS America (LHA-6) in the Coral Sea, July 21, 2021. After being sprayed, Marines had to overcome a series of obstacles in order to complete the course. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Colton Nicks).

SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 5, 2020 ) Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and sailors aboard amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), work together to refuel various aircraft aboard the America, in order to maintain a ready and lethal fighting force. 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 photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Brittenham)

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)

Marines with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit participate in a historical battle site tour in Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 19, 2019. Marines toured Kakazu Ridge, Camp Kinser Battle of Okinawa Historical Display, Former Japanese Navy Underground Headquarters , and Okinawa Peace Memorial Park to learn about the Marine Corps’ actions in Okinawa during World War II, with the tour supported by the Marine Corps Association & Foundation. The battlefield study was part of MCA&F’s Commanders’ Forum Program which provides battlefield studies and guest speakers free of charge, to help Marines grow as tactical decision makers and leaders. 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 Lance Cpl. Joshua Sechser)