CAMP BLAZ, Guam — U.S. Marines from III Marine Expeditionary Force successfully fired the new Medium-Range Intercept Capability (MRIC) system June 30, 2026. As part of Exercise Valiant Shield 2026, one of the largest multi-domain exercises in the Pacific, the test highlights a core theme of this...

CAMP COURTNEY, Okinawa, Japan — 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade maintains readiness as III Marine Expeditionary Force’s forward-deployed crisis-response headquarters in the Indo-Pacific through regular Alert Contingency Marine Air-Ground Task Force training, accountability drills and deployment...

CAMP MUJUK, South Korea– Marines from III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF), Marine Forces Korea (MARFORK) and 1st Marine Division, alongside their Republic of Korea (ROK) counterparts, completed exercise Freedom Shield (FS) 26 on March 19, increasing bilateral capability to respond to regional...

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii — U.S. Marines with 3rd Littoral Combat Team and 3rd Littoral Logistic Battalion, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, performed drills using the U.S. Army’s Maneuver Support Vessel (Light) alongside soldiers assigned to 7th Transportation Brigade...

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...