Videos

Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit participate in volunteer events hosted by the Single Marine Program at locations across Okinawa, Japan, April 18-26, 2019. During the SMP’s Days of Service week, 31st MEU Marines helped give back to the local community during outreach events across Okinawa. 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 video by Lance Cpl. Tanner D. Lambert, Lance Cpl. Cameron E. Parks and Lance Cpl. Kevin A. Dunlop/Released)

Marines and Sailors assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit celebrate their Sunday with a sunset beach picnic aboard the USS Green Bay (LPD 20) in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 2, 2018. Both Marines and Sailors enjoy their last Sunday near port with a picnic. 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 photo by Lance Cpl. Angelo Garavito/Released)

U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a live fire range with the Browning M2 .50 Caliber machine gun and a Mark 19 40mm automatic grenade launcher at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, June 1, 2017. Weapons Company conducted the range to help Marines refine their employment of crew-served weapon systems. As the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed unit, the 31st MEU air-ground-logistics team provides a flexible force, ready to perform a wide range of military operations, from limited combat to humanitarian assistance operations, throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Garett Burns/Released)

In this episode, Mineman Chief Petty Officer Philip Phillips pilots the Landing Craft Air Cushion, or LCAC, as it transports Marines and equipment from ship to shore. The LCACs are with Naval Beach Unit 7, USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). The Marines are with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and are currently conducting Spring Patrol 2015.

The "blue/green" team of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Amphibious Squadron 11 embarks more than 2,200 Marines and Sailors and all of their gear as it prepares to depart for the regularly scheduled Spring Patrol of the Asia-Pacific region. Over the period of four days, the 31st MEU will join their Navy counterparts on the three ships of the USS Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group. More than 500 tons of supplies and vehicles are spread across the three ships, with 250 tons loaded onto the USS BHR alone. In a crisis, the Marines and Sailors are able to load the same personnel and equipment in 24-48 hours. Includes sound bites from Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Pearo, Combat Cargo Assistant, USS Bonhomme Richard. Hometown: Enosburg Falls, Vermont. Also available in high definition.

Marines and Sailors with Company A, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, execute amphibious landings on an Okinawan Beach using Combat Rubber Raiding Craft (CRRC) to hone their skills as the “Boat Company” of the 31st MEU.

Package about a unit on Okinawa helping the local community clean up the beach with a humble effort and some trash bags. Produced by Gunnery Sgt. Jimmy Stare.