03 September 2020 Crisis Response: Combat Logistics Battalio-31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Prepare NCO's to Lead the Way PHILIPPINE SEA -- Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), attend a class about the CLB’s roll in non-combatant evacuation operations (NEO) and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18).The non-commissioned...
16 September 2020 Prepare to be Boarded: 31st MEU, America Amphibious Ready Group Conduct VBSS Rehearsal in South China Sea SOUTH CHINA SEA -- The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) executed a simulated visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) mission, here, Sept. 6, 2020.The exercise began with detailed planning across all three ships assigned to the America ARG. During the...
26 October 2020 Fight and Deliver: 31st MEU, America ARG Build an Integrated Blue-Green Team CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa -- Over the course of a recent deployment, the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) enhanced interoperability between the Navy-Marine Corps team, challenging old patterns and finding new ways to integrate capabilities.MEUs regularly...
12 March 2021 The 31st MEU Demonstrates Non-traditional Use of Expeditionary Platforms during Joint Patrol PHILIPPINE SEA -- The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), currently embarked aboard ships of Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 11, conducted joint patrols with assets from the Palau Bureau of Maritime Security, U.S. Coast Guard, and U.S. Navy, in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 22-28, 2021.The patrols were...
11 March 2022 Maritime Defense Exercise-Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade: Stronger Together NUMAZU BEACH, Japan -- U.S. Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade (ARDB)began their first dedicated bilateral training exercise together, taking place at Numazu Beach, Japan, and Combined Arms...
02 February 2022 Breaking through the Canopy at Jungle Warfare Training Center CAMP GONZALVES, Japan -- Thick vegetation, nearly vertical slopes and a constant battle with the unknown are just some of the many obstacles faced by students going through the Jungle Warfare Training Center’s (JWTC) reconnaissance and surveillance course.U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team...
20 August 2021 Achieving Effects in the Littorals with Allies and Partners NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS -- Marines are known for operating in the most severe environments. For the Marines of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, we often operate in these conditions, not alone, but with our sister services, and alongside our allies and partners. Not only do we all operate in...
07 September 2021 Noble Union Puts EABO, Future Warfighting Concepts to the Test OKINAWA, Japan – You can’t see it hiding in the dense jungle at the edge of the beach, draped in camouflage netting. But it’s there, and it’s waiting for the call to action.It’s mobile, it’s lethal, and it can take out a ship at 100 nautical miles. It’s a U.S. Marine Corps unit equipped with...
23 December 2021 Always Ready; the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit completes MEU Exercise CAMP HANSEN, JAPAN, Okinawa -- The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and subordinate units, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1st Battalion, 5th Marines (1/5), Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced) and Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 31, honed their warfighting capabilities,...
10 November 2024 31st MEU | Marines awarded for heroic actions The beaches of Okinawa are a peaceful escape for both locals and service members stationed on the island. The high temperatures, clear skies and gentle breezes create the perfect conditions to enjoy a day off work swimming in the clear, turquoise waters surrounding the island...