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3D MARINE EXPEDITIONARY BRIGADE

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U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Trevor Hall, left, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade commanding officer and deputy commander of Task Force 76/3, speaks during the Iron Fist 24 closing ceremony alongside Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Hajime Kitajima, the commanding general of Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade aboard the Osumi-class tank landing ship JS Kunisaki (LST-4003) in Okinawa, Japan, Mar. 17, 2024. The closing ceremony concluded training between the armed forces and awarded servicemembers for outstanding performance during Iron Fist 24. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen the relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan K. Maldonado)

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Trevor Hall, left, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade commanding officer and deputy commander of Task Force 76/3, speaks during the Iron Fist 24 closing ceremony alongside Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Hajime Kitajima, the commanding general of Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade aboard the Osumi-class tank landing ship JS Kunisaki (LST-4003) in Okinawa, Japan, Mar. 17, 2024. The closing ceremony concluded training between the armed forces and awarded servicemembers for outstanding performance during Iron Fist 24. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen the relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan K. Maldonado)

Photo by Cpl. Juan Maldonado

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Trevor Hall, left, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade commanding officer and deputy commander of Task Force 76/3, speaks during the Iron Fist 24 closing ceremony alongside Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Hajime Kitajima, the commanding general of Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade aboard the Osumi-class tank landing ship JS Kunisaki (LST-4003) in Okinawa, Japan, Mar. 17, 2024. The closing ceremony concluded training between the armed forces and awarded servicemembers for outstanding performance during Iron Fist 24. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen the relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan K. Maldonado)

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Trevor Hall, left, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade commanding officer and deputy commander of Task Force 76/3, speaks during the Iron Fist 24 closing ceremony alongside Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Hajime Kitajima, the commanding general of Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade aboard the Osumi-class tank landing ship JS Kunisaki (LST-4003) in Okinawa, Japan, Mar. 17, 2024. The closing ceremony concluded training between the armed forces and awarded servicemembers for outstanding performance during Iron Fist 24. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen the relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan K. Maldonado)

Photo by Cpl. Juan Maldonado

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Trevor Hall, center left, the commanding general of 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade and deputy commander of Task Force 76/3, and Japan Ground Self Defense Force Maj. Gen. Hajime Kitajima, the commanding general, Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, center, inspect a radio communications site during a tour of bilateral field training, as part of Iron Fist 24, at Kin Blue, Okinawa, Japan Feb. 29, 2024. Bilateral training tests readiness and ability to respond to crisis in challenging and time-sensitive conditions. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen the relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, the JGSDF, and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Marcos A. Alvarado)

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Trevor Hall, center left, the commanding general of 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade and deputy commander of Task Force 76/3, and Japan Ground Self Defense Force Maj. Gen. Hajime Kitajima, the commanding general, Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, center, inspect a radio communications site during a tour of bilateral field training, as part of Iron Fist 24, at Kin Blue, Okinawa, Japan Feb. 29, 2024. Bilateral training tests readiness and ability to respond to crisis in challenging and time-sensitive conditions. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen the relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, the JGSDF, and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Marcos A. Alvarado)

Photo by Sgt. Marcos Alvarado

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U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Joseph McAlarnen, right, with 3D Marine Expeditionary Brigade, and Capt. Atsushi Kawabata, left, with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, brief during a Rehearsal of Concept drill, which simulates various courses of action with U.S. forces and Japanese member during Exercise Yama Sakura 77 on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 7, 2019. Participants included Marines from 3D MEB, Soldiers from U.S. Army I Corps and 40th Infantry Division, and members from the JGSDF Eastern Army, Western Army, and ARDB.

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Joseph McAlarnen, right, with 3D Marine Expeditionary Brigade, and Capt. Atsushi Kawabata, left, with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, brief during a Rehearsal of Concept drill, which simulates various courses of action with U.S. forces and Japanese member during Exercise Yama Sakura 77 on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 7, 2019. Participants included Marines from 3D MEB, Soldiers from U.S. Army I Corps and 40th Infantry Division, and members from the JGSDF Eastern Army, Western Army, and ARDB.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Jordan Gilbert

A Papua New Guinea Joint Interagency Needs Assessment Team member, U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), help load boxes of aid supplies onto an MV-22B Osprey during a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operation on Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea, Aug. 13, 2023.

A Papua New Guinea Joint Interagency Needs Assessment Team member, U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), help load boxes of aid supplies onto an MV-22B Osprey during a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operation on Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea, Aug. 13, 2023.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Elijah Murphy

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/1, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, utilize combat rubber raiding craft during an amphibious assault with the 1st Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force in the Coral Sea.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/1, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, utilize combat rubber raiding craft during an amphibious assault with the 1st Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force in the Coral Sea.

Photo by Cpl. Vincent Pham

Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force parade the colors during the closing ceremony for Exercise Iron Fist aboard Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force landing ship tank JS Osumi (LST-4001) while moored in Okinawa, Japan.

Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force parade the colors during the closing ceremony for Exercise Iron Fist aboard Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force landing ship tank JS Osumi (LST-4001) while moored in Okinawa, Japan.

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Shelby T

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Matthew Danner, commanding officer of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, center, and Col. Yoshikazu Nishida, commanding officer of the 1st Regimental Landing Team, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, left, visit U.S. Marines at a bilateral live fire exercise during Iron Fist 23 at Hijudai, Japan.

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Matthew Danner, commanding officer of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, center, and Col. Yoshikazu Nishida, commanding officer of the 1st Regimental Landing Team, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, left, visit U.S. Marines at a bilateral live fire exercise during Iron Fist 23 at Hijudai, Japan.

Photo by Cpl. Vincent Pham

Japan Self-Defense Force Col. Kenji Yuzawa, the G-33/35 branch head with the Western Army, introduces himself to members of the U.S. Armed Forces for the field training exercise portion of Resolute Dragon 23 at Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Kengun, Kumamoto, Japan, Oct. 15, 2023. RD 23 is an annual bilateral exercise in Japan that strengthens the command, control, and multi-domain maneuver capabilities of Marines in III Marine Expeditionary Force and allied Japan Self-Defense Force personnel. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Robert G. Gavaldon)

Japan Self-Defense Force Col. Kenji Yuzawa, the G-33/35 branch head with the Western Army, introduces himself to members of the U.S. Armed Forces for the field training exercise portion of Resolute Dragon 23 at Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Kengun, Kumamoto, Japan, Oct. 15, 2023. RD 23 is an annual bilateral exercise in Japan that strengthens the command, control, and multi-domain maneuver capabilities of Marines in III Marine Expeditionary Force and allied Japan Self-Defense Force personnel. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Robert G. Gavaldon)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Robert Gavaldon

A Papua New Guinea Joint Interagency Needs Assessment Team member, U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), help load boxes of aid supplies onto an MV-22B Osprey during a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operation on Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea, Aug. 13, 2023. The amphibious capability of the America/31st MEU team provides a flexible, mobile, and versatile force that can provide humanitarian assistance from the land, air, and sea. The USS America and the 31st MEU in coordination with the United States Agency for International Development’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance are supporting U.S. government efforts for foreign disaster relief in Bougainville at the request of the government of Papua New Guinea, in consultation with the Autonomous Bougainville Government, after the volcanic eruption of Mount Bagana. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elijah Murphy)

A Papua New Guinea Joint Interagency Needs Assessment Team member, U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), help load boxes of aid supplies onto an MV-22B Osprey during a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operation on Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea, Aug. 13, 2023. The amphibious capability of the America/31st MEU team provides a flexible, mobile, and versatile force that can provide humanitarian assistance from the land, air, and sea. The USS America and the 31st MEU in coordination with the United States Agency for International Development’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance are supporting U.S. government efforts for foreign disaster relief in Bougainville at the request of the government of Papua New Guinea, in consultation with the Autonomous Bougainville Government, after the volcanic eruption of Mount Bagana. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elijah Murphy)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Elijah Murphy

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/1, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, utilize combat rubber raiding craft for transit during an amphibious assault with the 1st Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force in the Coral Sea, Aug. 2, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 23. The amphibious assault demonstrated how Marines can deploy rapidly across all domains while supporting a wide range of missions. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key allies and enhancing our collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Vincent Pham)

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/1, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, utilize combat rubber raiding craft for transit during an amphibious assault with the 1st Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force in the Coral Sea, Aug. 2, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 23. The amphibious assault demonstrated how Marines can deploy rapidly across all domains while supporting a wide range of missions. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key allies and enhancing our collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Vincent Pham)

Photo by Cpl. Vincent Pham

U.S. Navy Sailors speak with Philippine emergency responders with Sibalom Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office about basic life support during Balikatan 23 in Antique, Philippines, April 16, 2023. Medical personnel with the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Balikatan Medical Interoperability Training Team taught lifesaving techniques to local volunteers to increase community resilience and response capabilities in case of medical emergencies. Balikatan, Tagalog for “shoulder-to-shoulder,” is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military. The exercise provides unique opportunities for participating forces to increase interoperability and provide tangible benefits for the people of the Philippines. Humanitarian civic assistance projects support local communities in the Philippines and strengthen our partnership. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sarah Pysher)

U.S. Navy Sailors speak with Philippine emergency responders with Sibalom Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office about basic life support during Balikatan 23 in Antique, Philippines, April 16, 2023. Medical personnel with the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Balikatan Medical Interoperability Training Team taught lifesaving techniques to local volunteers to increase community resilience and response capabilities in case of medical emergencies. Balikatan, Tagalog for “shoulder-to-shoulder,” is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military. The exercise provides unique opportunities for participating forces to increase interoperability and provide tangible benefits for the people of the Philippines. Humanitarian civic assistance projects support local communities in the Philippines and strengthen our partnership. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sarah Pysher)

Photo by Sarah Pysher

CORAL SEA (August 2, 2023) U.S. Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit launch a combat rubber raiding craft from the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) during an amphibious assault exercise as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 23, August 2. Green Bay is operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key allies and enhancing our collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matthew Cavenaile)

CORAL SEA (August 2, 2023) U.S. Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit launch a combat rubber raiding craft from the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) during an amphibious assault exercise as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 23, August 2. Green Bay is operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key allies and enhancing our collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matthew Cavenaile)

Photo by Matthew Cavenaile

Col. Trevor Hall, commanding officer of the 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB), promotes Pfc. Christian Griffin, an administrative specialist, to the rank of Lance Corporal on Camp Courtney, Dec. 1, 2023. 3d MEB is III Marine Expeditionary Force’s Fire Brigade, ready to respond to a wide range of crises and contingencies throughout the Indo-Pacific region, as a command-and-control node or as the nucleus of Joint Task Force 76/3. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by 1st Lt. Samuel H. Barge)

Col. Trevor Hall, commanding officer of the 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB), promotes Pfc. Christian Griffin, an administrative specialist, to the rank of Lance Corporal on Camp Courtney, Dec. 1, 2023. 3d MEB is III Marine Expeditionary Force’s Fire Brigade, ready to respond to a wide range of crises and contingencies throughout the Indo-Pacific region, as a command-and-control node or as the nucleus of Joint Task Force 76/3. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by 1st Lt. Samuel H. Barge)

Photo by 1st Lt. Samuel Barge

U.S. Marine Master Sgt. Daniel Thompson, left, a joint fires integrator, and Sgt. Samuel Berkheimer, right, a fire support Marine, with Task Force 76/3, set up Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data Systems and a Joint Automated Deep Operation Coordination System during Integrated Littoral Warfare Center (ILWC) dislocation training at the Ie Shima Training Facility on Iejima, Okinawa, Japan Sept. 11, 2023. Task Force 76/3 is training at Ie Shima Training Facility to demonstrate proficiency in establishing command and control, communications, computers, and intelligence architecture in support of operations and coordination with Bravo Co., 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Andrew Ochoa)

U.S. Marine Master Sgt. Daniel Thompson, left, a joint fires integrator, and Sgt. Samuel Berkheimer, right, a fire support Marine, with Task Force 76/3, set up Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data Systems and a Joint Automated Deep Operation Coordination System during Integrated Littoral Warfare Center (ILWC) dislocation training at the Ie Shima Training Facility on Iejima, Okinawa, Japan Sept. 11, 2023. Task Force 76/3 is training at Ie Shima Training Facility to demonstrate proficiency in establishing command and control, communications, computers, and intelligence architecture in support of operations and coordination with Bravo Co., 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Andrew Ochoa)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Andrew Ochoa

HWAJIN-RI BEACH, Republic of Korea (March 29, 2023) – U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/4, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Republic of Korea Marines simulate an amphibious assault for Ssang Yong 23. Celebrating the 70th anniversary of the U.S. - ROK Alliance, Ssang Yong 2023 strengthens the Alliance through bilateral, joint training, contributing toward the ROK's combined defense of the Korean Peninsula and increasing the readiness of the U.S. -ROK Alliance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin G. Rivas)

HWAJIN-RI BEACH, Republic of Korea (March 29, 2023) – U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/4, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Republic of Korea Marines simulate an amphibious assault for Ssang Yong 23. Celebrating the 70th anniversary of the U.S. - ROK Alliance, Ssang Yong 2023 strengthens the Alliance through bilateral, joint training, contributing toward the ROK's combined defense of the Korean Peninsula and increasing the readiness of the U.S. -ROK Alliance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin G. Rivas)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin G. Rivas

U.S. Marine Master Gunnery Sgt. Tyler Hunsinger, operations chief, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and Task Force 76/3, is presented with a going-away gift from the Marines and Sailors of 3rd MEB at his going-away ceremony on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, June 30, 2023. Hunsinger, an infantry Marine by trade, is retiring after 25 years of service.(U.S. Marine Corps photos by 1st Lt. Isabel Izquierdo)

U.S. Marine Master Gunnery Sgt. Tyler Hunsinger, operations chief, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and Task Force 76/3, is presented with a going-away gift from the Marines and Sailors of 3rd MEB at his going-away ceremony on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, June 30, 2023. Hunsinger, an infantry Marine by trade, is retiring after 25 years of service.(U.S. Marine Corps photos by 1st Lt. Isabel Izquierdo)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Andrew Ochoa

U.S. Marine Col. Clay Readinger, chief of staff, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, III Marine Expeditionary Force and Task Force 76/3, presents a going-away gift to U.S. Navy Capt. Wendy Mancuso, brigade surgeon, during an awards presentation on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Jun. 22, 2023. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Ochoa)

U.S. Marine Col. Clay Readinger, chief of staff, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, III Marine Expeditionary Force and Task Force 76/3, presents a going-away gift to U.S. Navy Capt. Wendy Mancuso, brigade surgeon, during an awards presentation on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Jun. 22, 2023. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Ochoa)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Andrew Ochoa

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