Videos

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Joseph Grimison, operations officer with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, explains the Logistics Combat Element's part in making the 31st MEU a complete Marine Air Ground Task Force aboard the amphibious assault ship the USS America (LHA 6), in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 7, 2024. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America Amphibious Ready 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 video by Cpl. Juan Maldonado)

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)

SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 7, 2020) Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conduct various exercises from ships of amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) Expeditionary Strike Group in the Indo-Pacific region, spring 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 premiere crisis response for in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Colton K Garrett and Lance Cpl. Joshua Brittenham)

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)