III Marine Expeditionary Force

III Marine Expeditionary Force military spouses participate in a Jane and John Wayne Day on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, November 18, 2016. Jane and John Wayne Day is an opportunity for military spouses to learn about basic military operations and skills. Download High Res. Video

Marines executed a long-range raid from Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa to the Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji as part of Blue Chromite 2017, Nov. 4, 2016. Download High Res. Video

Blue Chromite is a U.S.-only exercise which strengthens the Navy-Marine Corps expeditionary, amphibious rapid-response capabilities based in Okinawa and the greater Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Download High Res. Video

During Blue Chromite U.S. Marines and Sailors trained and lived together on the USS Green Bay (LPD 20) embracing the "Ship Life." Blue Chromite is a U.S.–only exercise which strengthens the Navy-Marine Corps expeditionary, amphibious rapid-response capabilities based in Okinawa and the greater Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Download High Res. Video

Service members attend the 2nd Okinawan Kenpo and Kobudo International Seminar at a dojo in Chatan town near Camp Foster in Okinawa, Japan, October 29, 2016. Download High Res. Video

III MEF Unit News

Blue Chromite 2017: Meat Eater By Cpl. Tyler Ngiraswei | November 16, 2016 CENTRAL TRAINING AREA, OKINAWA, Japan – “You got this Marine that’s a meat eater,” said Staff Sgt. David Rogers. “The meat eater is the one that loves what he does, he loves to be able to get out there in the suck, he loves fighting for his country, he loves to do everything he possibly can to be a better person and wants to fight the fight.” MORE

Guntenkyo views new Okinawa Orientation Overview By III MEF Staff | November 15, 2016 MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP BUTLER, Okinawa – The Okinawa Area Coordinator for U.S. Forces, Japan, Lt. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson, has invited the leaders of the Guntenkyo to view the updated Okinawa Orientation Overview presentation given to new military members, civilian employees, and family members on Nov. 16. MORE

Blue Chromite 2017: Marines night boat raid By Sgt. Isaac Ibarra | November 15, 2016 As the ocean swells rise over two feet, Marines began to smear camouflage paint on their faces while aboard the USS Green Bay (LPD 20) off the coast of Okinawa, Japan during exercise Blue Chromite 2017. MORE

AH-1Z helicopter to replace AH-1W on MCAS Futenma By 1stLt Joseph Butterfield, CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan | November 7, 2016 MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA, Okinawa - The AH-1Z helicopter will replace III Marine Expeditionary Force’s AH-1W currently stationed at MCAS Futenma this week. MORE

III MEF in the Media

	General: As Pacific Grows More Unstable, the Fight Is Coming Hope Hodge Seck \| Military.com \| Nov. 18, 2016 With uncertain new leadership in allied countries and the sabre-rattling of hostile states growing louder, Marines in the Pacific are being prepared for a coming conflict, the commanding general of 3rd Marine Division said this week.
	Face of Defense: Marine Devises Immediate Battlefield Injury Treatment Nelson Duenas \| U.S. Department of Defense \| Nov. 8, 2016 His hands are greasy from handling oil-stained metal. Yellow light bleeds into the isometric structure of the warehouse. The low, dull melody of tools upon tools is almost a wash of white noise. He works with engines, wrenches and moves boxes, but within him resides an idea to save the lives of his fellow Marines.
	Here’s what it’s like to be a US Marine stationed in Okinawa, Japan James Clark\| Business Insider \| Aug. 2, 2016 A recent video posted to the official Facebook page of III Marine Expeditionary Force highlights six things you probably didn’t know about Okinawa, Japan, a small picturesque island in the Pacific that many Marines call home.
	This Marine tweaked his body armor to instantly treat a gunshot wound Paul Szoldra \| Business Insider \| Nov. 14, 2016 A Marine corporal may have come up with a brilliant way to treat a gunshot wound the moment a bullet pierces body armor.
	Blue Chromite exercise brings Marine Corps back to its Pacific roots after years in the desert Matthew M. Burke \| Stars and Stripes\| Nov. 14, 2016 About 2,000 Marines and sailors from Okinawa and Sasebo took part in the fourth annual Navy-Marine Corps interoperability exercise, in the central, northern and Ie Shima training areas of Okinawa.

Mission

III MEF provides the United States with a forward-deployed force in readiness in the Pacific Theater, as a globally responsive, expeditionary, and fully scalable Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF), capable of generating, deploying, and employing forces for crisis response, forward presence, major combat operations, and campaigns.

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