13 August 2015 Marines Delivers Supplies, Clears Debris for Saipan Typhoon Relief Marines and sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit continue to assist local and federal agencies in Saipan with typhoon relief efforts.Marines and sailors of the 31st MEU, along with the USS Ashland (LSD 48), have been working to distribute relief supplies in Saipan since they arrived Aug...
07 February 2017 Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5 Embarks for Spring Patrol WHITE BEACH NAVAL BASE , OKINAWA, Japan -- Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit have embarked onto the USS Green Bay (LPD 20) as part of their regularly-scheduled patrol of the Pacific region from White Beach, Okinawa, Japan Feb. 1, 2017...
14 December 2016 Heavy Lifting: Landing Support Platoon Refines External Lift Capabilities CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa, Japan -- Marines with Landing Support Platoon, Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducted annual helicopter support team and external load lift training Dec. 5-8, 2016, working with pilots from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262...
28 October 2016 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit completes Fall Patrol, Returns to Okinawa OKINAWA, Japan -- The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit returned to White Beach Naval Base, Okinawa, Japan after a successful Fall Patrol, Oct. 28...
27 July 2016 Recon Rushes in, Palau Police Provides Security KOROR, Republic of Pelau -- U.S Marines with the Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit conducted training in coordination with the Expeditionary Operations Training Group, III Marine Expeditionary Unit and Palau’s local authorities on July 16 – 22. Local...
22 August 2016 On Board and Underway, Marines and Sailors Set Sail WHITE BEACH , OKINAWA, Japan -- Marines and Sailors of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) have embarked onto the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6), part of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group, beginning their annual fall patrol from White Beach, Okinawa, Japan Aug. 21, 2016. This...
24 October 2016 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Marines Learn Lifesaving Skills AT SEA -- During the two-day course, Marines from across the 31st MEU learned emergency medical response techniques to respond to casualty situations, according to Petty Officer 2nd Class Mark Watts, a hospital corpsman and course instructor with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st MEU.“CLS gives...
19 July 2016 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Conducting Japan Observer Exchange Program CAMP HANSEN, Japan -- 31st MEU and JGSDF are conducting several interoperability exercises to include swim qualification; Shallow Water and Egress Trainer; small boat basic skills training; and close air support skills training during the 12-day program.The JOEP will allow the JGSDF troops to...
18 April 2016 Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 Arrives to Aid Japan's Relief Efforts MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- MV-22B Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, arrived at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 17 to provide operational airlift support for the Government of Japan’s relief efforts following...
29 March 2017 Okinawa College Students Tour USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) ABOARD USS BONHOMME RICHARD (LHD 6), At Sea, Pacific Ocean -- College students from Okinawa International University, Ryukyu University and Toyo Medical Community College toured the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) in the Pacific Ocean, March 25, 2017 as part of a military exchange experience during the...