3rd MEB Completes Rapid Response Rehearsal to Maintain Readiness for Crisis

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3rd MEB Completes Rapid Response Rehearsal to Maintain Readiness for Crisis

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CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, Japan - U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade Alert Contingency Marine Air Ground Task Force, load equipment onto a pallet during an ACM drill at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 22, 2021. 3d MEB is III Marine Expeditionary Force’s Fire Brigade, ready to respond to a wide range of crisis events throughout the Indo-Pacific region as a command-and-control node or as the nucleus of a Joint Task Force, from delivering humanitarian assistance during natural disasters to combat operations. This successful ACM drill showcased the 3d MEB’s readiness and validated 3d MEB’s ability to rapidly activate and deploy a Forward Command Element.

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