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The finale of RIMPAC in Southern California

Canadian soldiers with the Royal 22e Régiment exit an AAV-P7/A1 assault amphibious vehicle during an amphibious raid as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 13, 2018. This evolution provided an opportunity for participating nations to share best practices which included loading and unloading drills as well as squad attacks. RIMPAC demonstrates the value of amphibious forces and provides high-value training for task-organized, highly capable Marine Air-Ground Task Forces enhancing the critical crisis response capability of U.S. forces and partners globally. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to Aug. 2 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California.
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Inside the Infantry Immersion Trainer Executing Rim of the Pacific

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Austin Mellick, a fireteam leader with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, provides security at an Infantry Immersion Trainer (IIT) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 10, 2018. The IIT provided the Marines with “hands on” practical application of tactical skills and decision making in an immersive, scenario-based training environment. RIMPAC demonstrates the value of amphibious forces and provides high-value training for task-organized, highly capable Marine Air-Ground Task Forces enhancing the critical crisis response capability of U.S. forces and partners globally. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to Aug. 2 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Robert G. Gavaldon)
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STEP ONE, CHECK – 31ST MEU COMPLETES MEUEX

Marines with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, riding Assault Amphibious Vehicles, head toward the shore during a mechanized assault as part of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s MEU Exercise, near Ginoza Village, Okinawa, Japan, June 28, 2018. Marines and Sailors with Echo Company performed the final training event of MEUEX, an assault launched from Camp Schwab and targeting Combat Town, part of Okinawa’s Central Training Area. Marines with Echo Company, the mechanized assault element with BLT 2/5, partner with AAV crews to perform raids and assaults launched from the sea. MEUEX is the first in a series of three pre-deployment training events that prepare the 31st MEU to deploy at a moment’s notice. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible force ready to perform a wide-range of military operations.
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“Retreat, Hell!” Marines land in Okinawa

Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, load onto busses headed to Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 18, 2018. BLT 2/5 will be taking up the role as the Ground Combat Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward deployed MEU, provides a flexible force ready to perform a wide range of military operations.
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2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines conduct Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel training

Cpl. Nathan Blue (left), Hospitalman Second Class Jonathan Alexander (middle), and Hospitalman Third Class Timothy Lucsom (right), oversee 2nd Lt. Mark Mabry playing a simulated downed pilot during a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel training event in Exercise Bougainville II at Landing Zone Boondocker, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, on Oct. 26, 2017. Cpl. Blue is a mortarman, and a native of El Paso, Texas. HM2 Alexander and HM3 Lucsom are corpsmen. HM2 Alexander is a native of Colorado Springs, Colo., and HM3 Lucsom is a native of Buffalo, N.Y. 2nd Lt. Mabry is an infantry officer, and is a native of Benson, Ariz. All Marines and Sailors are with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. Exercise Bougainville II prepares 2nd Bn., 3rd Marines for service as a forward deployed force in the Pacific by training them to fight as a ground combat element in a Marine Air-Ground Task Force.
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2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines Combined Anti-Armor Team acquire targets at an unknown distance

U.S. Marines sit inside a Humvee before beginning a mobile assault live-fire course. The Marines are with Combined Anti-Armor Team 1, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, at the mobile assault course during Exercise Bougainville II at the Pohakuloa Training Area, on the island of Hawaii, Oct. 23, 2017. Exercise Bougainville II prepares 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines for service as a forward deployed force in the Pacific by training them to fight as a ground combat element in a Marine Air-Ground Task Force.
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Hawaii training increases Soldiers' adaptability, readiness

Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, act as a maneuver element during a fires coordination exercise (FCX) lane at the Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, June 25, 2017. The battalions of 3rd BCT went through a series of realistic combat lanes during the three daylong FCX.
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Soldiers, Airmen conduct joint air assault ops to test new gunship

Infantryman assigned to 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, rush out of a CH-47 Chinook during an air assault at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, on June 6, 2017. The helicopter is assigned to 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Aviation Brigade, 25th ID, based out of Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii.
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U.S. Marines engage with Thai community at Ban Khok Wat School

U.S. Marine Cpl. Noah Vital, a motor transport mechanic with 3rd Transportation Support Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force plays a card game with Thai school children Feb. 15, 2017 at Ban Khok Wat School, Chanthaburi, Thailand. Thai, U.S. and partner nation service members participated in community relation projects at various locations throughout the Royal Kingdom of Thailand during Exercise Cobra Gold 2017. Similar to last year, Cobra Gold 17 emphasizes coordination on civic action, such as humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, seeking to expand regional cooperation and collaboration in these vital areas.
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Shoulder to Shoulder: U.S. and Royal Thai Marines conduct urban warfare training

U.S. Marine Cpl. Richard Alston, an infantry squad leader with 1st Platoon, Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, shakes hands with a Royal Thai Marine squad leader Feb. 14, 2017 at Ban Chan Krem, Thailand. Cobra Gold is the largest Theater Security Cooperation exercise in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region and is an integral part of the U.S. commitment to strengthen engagement in the region. During patrols of the Indo-Asia Pacific region, the 31st MEU engages partner nations to sustain theater security and continue integrated bilateral training, furthering cohesion between our militaries.
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2/5 tackles JWTC

Cpl. Hector R. Marquez, a food service specialist, with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, participates in the Jungle Warfare Training Center endurance course at, Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 27, 2017. JWTC exposes Marines to training situations and environments unique to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region which sustain operational readiness and enhance forward deployed capabilities. As the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward deployed unit, the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s 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.
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Marines expand capabilities for ‘every clime and place’

A Marine with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, practices downhill skiing during Mountain Training Exercise 1-17 in the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, Calif., training area Jan. 19, 2016. MCMWTC is one of the Marine Corps’ most secluded posts, comprised of approximately 46,000 acres of terrain with elevations ranging from 5,000 to 11,000 feet. The exercise trains elements of the Marine air-ground task force across the warfighting functions for operations in mountainous, high-altitude and cold-weather environments in order to enhance a unit’s ability to shoot, move, communicate, sustain and survive in the most rugged regions of the world. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Levi Schultz)
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Marines expand capabilities for ‘every clime and place’

1st Lt. Christian Lara, platoon commander, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, makes his way uphill while working on skiing techniques at Mountain Training Exercise 1-17 in the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, Calif., training area Jan. 19, 2016. MCMWTC is one of the Marine Corps’ most secluded posts, comprised of approximately 46,000 acres of terrain with elevations ranging from 5,000 to 11,000 feet. The exercise trains elements of the Marine air-ground task force across the warfighting functions for operations in mountainous, high-altitude and cold-weather environments in order to enhance a unit’s ability to shoot, move, communicate, sustain and survive in the most rugged regions of the world. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Levi Schultz)
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Marines expand capabilities for ‘every clime and place’

A Mountain Warfare Instructor leads Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, in skiing drills during Mountain Training Exercise 1-17 in the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, Calif., training area Jan. 19, 2016. MCMWTC is one of the Marine Corps’ most secluded posts, comprised of approximately 46,000 acres of terrain with elevations ranging from 5,000 to 11,000 feet. The exercise trains elements of the Marine air-ground task force across the warfighting functions for operations in mountainous, high-altitude and cold-weather environments in order to enhance a unit’s ability to shoot, move, communicate, sustain and survive in the most rugged regions of the world. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Levi Schultz)
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Marines expand capabilities for ‘every clime and place’

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, set up communication equipment in a tent city located in the Grouse Meadows training area during Mountain Training Exercise 1-17 in the vicinity of the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, Calif., Jan, 18, 2016. MCMWTC is one of the Marine Corps’ most secluded posts, comprised of approximately 46,000 acres of terrain with elevations ranging from 5,000 to 11,000 feet. During this iteration of MTX, the inclusion of the Artic Tent, designed to house up to 15 personnel, enabled the “Warlords” to be truly immersed in the frigid landscape throughout the full duration of the training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Levi Schultz)
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Logistics Soldiers stretch their skills in ground, air exercises

In this file photo, Pfc. Cromwell Downs, Forward Support Company H, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat, 1st Cavalry Division, tosses Meals, Ready-to-Eat, to Soldiers during a distribution validation exercise for the company July 27 at Camp Hovey.
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U.S. MARINES CONDUCT AMPHIBIOUS EXERCISE WITH PHILIPPINE MARINE CORPS IN SOUTH CHINA SEA

In this file photo, U.S. Marines, assigned to Company Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, conduct an amphibious exercise with service members of the Philippine Marine Corps.The service members participated in a number of classes and exercises with the Marines and Sailors aboard the USS Ashland (LSD 48) in support of exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training. CARAT is a series of annual, bilateral maritime exercises between the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and the armed forces of nine partner nations to include Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand and Timor-Leste. The Ashland is assigned to the U.S. 7th Fleet.
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Garuda Shield 2015

U.S. Soldiers from Bravo Company, 2-27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, and Indonesian soldiers from 1st Infantry Division of Kostrad work together learning to build traps during Garuda Shield, Pacific Pathways 2015 at Cibenda, West Java, Indonesia, on Aug. 21, 2015. Garuda Shield is a regularly scheduled bilateral exercise sponsored by U.S. Army-Pacific, hosted annually by the Tentara Nasional Indonesia Army to promote regional security and cooperation.
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U.S. and ROK Marines Test CBRN Response During Gas Attack

Republic of Korea Marine Lance Cpl. Jun Shin, center, supports a U.S. Marine moving to safety during a gas attack drill as part of Korean Marine Exchange Program 15-12 at Gunha-Rhi, Republic of Korea, Sept. 17, 2015. The drill was part of KMEP 15-12, an exercise that enhances the ROK and U.S. alliance, promotes stability on the Korean Peninsula and strengthens ROK and U.S. military capabilities and interoperability. Shin is with 2nd Company, 11th Battalion, 1st Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, ROK Headquarters Marine Corps. The U.S. Marines are with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, currently supporting 3rd Marine Division under the unit deployment program.
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US, ROK Marines ruck over mountains

In this file photo, U.S. and Republic of Korea Marines hike a 35- km path up a mountain Jan. 15 during Korean Marine Exchange Program 15-3 in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea. The U.S. Marines hiked side-by-side with their ROK Marine counterparts through snow and ice. The U.S. Marines are reconnaissance men with Alpha Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. The ROK Marines are force reconnaissance men with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Division.
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