31st Marine Expeditionary Unit

28/03/2026

03/03/2026

The Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), composed of America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) and San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18), along with embarked elements of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU); Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 11; a...

24/02/2026

VBSS 🔎🚪💥

U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) operation aboard the landing dock transport ship, USS San Diego (LPD 22) in the Philippine Sea.

The 31st MEU is a persistent, combat credible force operating aboard the ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. 7th fleet area of operations, routinely interacting and operating with our allies and partners to contribute to deterrence, security, crisis response, and combat operations in the Indo-Pacific region.

📍 Philippine Sea
(Feb. 6, 2026)

U.S. Marine Corps📸 by Cpl. Maksim Masloboev

Pacific Marines III MEF Marines U.S. Indo-Pacific Command

20/02/2026

Speed and Suppression 💨💥

U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducted integrated section attacks at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan.

The 31st MEU is a persistent, combat credible force operating aboard the ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. 7th fleet area of operations, routinely interacting and operating with our allies and partners to contribute to deterrence, security, crisis response, and combat operations in the Indo-Pacific region.

📍 Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan
(Feb. 1, 2026)

U.S. Marine Corps 📸 by Sgt. Alora Finigan

Pacific MarinesIII MEF Marines U.S. Indo-Pacific Command

16/02/2026

From sky to steel 🚁🪢⬇️

U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducted fast-rope training in the Philippine Sea.

The 31st MEU is a persistent, combat credible force operating aboard the ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. 7th fleet area of operations, routinely interacting and operating with our allies and partners to contribute to deterrence, security, crisis response, and combat operations in the Indo-Pacific region.

📍 Philippine Sea
(Jan. 30, 2026)

U.S. Marine Corps 📸 by Lance Cpl. Victor Gurrola

Pacific MarinesIII MEF Marines U.S. Indo-Pacific Command

06/02/2026

Loading… 🔄🚢🪖

U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, onload to the USS New Orleans (LPD-18) at White Beach Naval Base, Okinawa, Japan.

The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force, ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

📍 Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan
(Jan. 27, 2026)

U.S. Marine Corps 📸 by Cpl. Rebeka Falcon

Pacific Marines III MEF Marines U.S. Indo-Pacific Command

01/02/2026

FARP 🚁

U.S. Marines with Medium Marine Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct a forward arming and refueling point exercise on Landing Zone Dodo at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. Marines established a forward arming and refueling point to ensure air superiority and maintain lethality.

The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force, ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

📍 Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan
(Jan. 7, 2026)

U.S. Marine Corps 📸 by Cpl. Rebeka Falcon

Pacific Marines III MEF Marines U.S. Indo-Pacific Command

30/01/2026

Precision in motion

U.S. Marines and Navy Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct flight operations aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), flagship of the Tripoli Expeditionary Strike Group, while conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet Area of Operations.

The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

📍U.S. 7th Fleet Area of Operations

U.S. Marine Corps 📸 by Lance Cpl. Raul Sotovilla
III MEF Marines Pacific Marines U.S. Indo-Pacific Command

22/01/2026

21/01/2026

U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a tour of a battlefield in an area formerly known as the Que Son Valley near Da Nang, Vietnam.

Marines and Sailors visited this battle site to honor and show reverence for the service members who fought in the Vietnam War.

The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

📍 Da Nang, Vietnam
(Jan. 10, 2025)

U.S. Marine Corps 📸 by Lance Cpl. Victor Gurrola

Pacific Marines III MEF Marines U.S. Indo-Pacific Command