CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan (Sept. 18, 2025) — For five days, from Sept. 12 to Sept. 16, 2025, III MEF Marines and Sailors traded air conditioning and office chairs for the realities of expeditionary command and control. The mission: Test the MEF staff’s ability to displace, set up, and operate as a...

OKINAWA, Japan — U.S. Space Force Maj. Ben Pearce and Capt. Hannah Garcia-Park, both with Mission Delta-11 (Space Ranges, Aggressors, Tactics and Exercises), conducted tactical level space operations for the first time in history June 9, 2025, at III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF), Okinawa,...

MANILA, Philippines — Elements of I and III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) concluded Exercise KAMANDAG 9 June 6, 2025, capping weeks of multilateral training across the Philippine archipelago, advancing air, maritime, and littoral capabilities and reaffirming the shared vision of peace and...