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USS Arizona Memorial as seen from NAVSUP FLC Pearl Harbor KILO Pier.

"Forging Ahead" Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day 2024
Service members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force salute the national flags during the opening ceremony of Yama Sakura 87 at Camp Asaka, Japan, Dec. 6, 2024.

Historic Trilateral Military Exercise to Launch with Concurrent U.S. Army Simulated Warfighter Exercise
A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 312, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing lands in Misawa Air Base, Japan, during an Aviation Training Relocation exercise, Dec. 3, 2024.

U.S. Marines continue flight operations at Misawa Air Base
U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/4, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to set security during lane training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 3, 2024.

31st MEU | BLT 2/4 conducts lane training
Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd class Daisy Rodrigues, from Los Angeles, directs an F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72).

Abraham Lincoln conducts flight operations
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nicodemus Williams, a native of Michigan and a rifleman with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, sets security during a platoon attack at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Nov. 19, 2024.

3d LCT conducts platoon attacks at MCTAB
U.S. Marine with the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, observes the trajectory of the 25mm autocannon mounted on the light armored vehicle during weapons field training at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 27, 2024.

3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion conducts weapons field test
An E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, assigned to the “Black Eagles” of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 113, is prepared for launch on the flight deck aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70).

Flight Operations Aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)
U.S. Marines with the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, transport in light armored vehicles during weapons field training at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 27, 2024.

3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion conducts weapons field test
U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons, assigned to the 77th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, and Philippine Air Force FA-50s fly over the Philippine Sea, Nov. 26, 2024.

USAF and PAF enhance regional security
31st MEU sergeant major relinquishes sword of office, Mota assumes duties
180427-M-OP674-379.JPG Photo By: Lance Cpl. Amy Phan

CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa, Japan - Sgt. Maj. Jim Lanham, out-going sergeant major of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to receive the Legion of Merit at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 27, 2018. Lanham relinquished the sword to Sgt. Maj. Edwin Mota during the ceremony. Mota assumed duties as the 31st MEU sergeant major after leaving 2nd Raider Battalion and Lanham is slated to assume duties as sergeant major of 12th Marine Corps District at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California, During Lanham’s tenure, the 31st MEU supported several exercises across the Indo-Pacific region, including Philippines Amphibious Landing Exercise, Exercise Cobra Gold in Thailand and Exercise Talisman Saber in Australia.


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