31st Marine Expeditionary Unit

Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Sechser
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BLT 1/5 CAAT 1 executes HITT workout

Sgt. Sean Reawarren, a Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor, grapples with Cpl. Cameron Rambo, a team leader,with Combined Anti-Armor Team 1, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion,...
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BLT 1/5 conducts simulated boat raid at Kin Blue

A Marine with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, secures gear to a Combat Rubber Raiding Craft during a simulated boat raid, on Kin Blue, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 5th, 2019.
U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dylan Hess
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Odyssey Company: Paving the way for combat logistics

“We should take pride in our force and recent operational successes,” General David H. Berger, 38th Commandant of the Marine Corps, wrote recently in his planning guidance, “But the current force is not organized, trained, or equipped to support the naval force – operating in contested maritime spaces, facilitating sea control, or executing...
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Get to the chopper: Air Assault Company

Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, is comprised of various units, task organized to accomplish the different missions the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit is expected to be prepared for.
Official Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Kyle P. Bunyi / Released
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Marines board and secure vessel at sea during VBSS exercise

An MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft belonging to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) prepares to land during a simulated visit, board, search and seizure exercise, Philippine Sea, Feb. 6, 2019.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Maj. Jesse Peppers/ Released
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Marine F-35B Lightning II fighters strike with externally-mounted ordnance at sea for the first time

F-35B Lightning II aircraft with the fixed-wing detachment of Medium Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducted milestone flight operations with externally-loaded inert and live ordnance in expeditionary strike training from the USS Wasp (LHD 1) in the Philippine and East China Seas, Jan. 26 through Feb....
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USS Green Bay, 31st MEU Arrive in Thailand for Cobra Gold

The forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20), with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), arrived in Sattahip, Thailand Feb. 7 to participate in exercise Cobra Gold 2019.
A Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force saws through a barrier during an urban terrain training exercise Jan. 23, 2019, at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. ISAAC CANTRELL/U.S. MARINE CORPS PHOTO
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Marines raid water park in urban-assault training held in Hawaii for first time

The Maritime Raid Force – composed of roughly two Marine Corps platoons and almost a dozen FBI agents – stealthily breached the meeting site of a “high-value target,” capturing a quarry they’d hunted for days.
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Oodles of cold noodles

This cold noodle salad is quick, light, and won’t have you spending more than five minutes in front of a stove. The prep work is easy and the final dish comes together quickly. Boiling the noodles and a quick sear are the only things that will tear you away from your other summer duties.
Photo courtesy of Shirasa Shokudo
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Shirasa Shokudo serves up seafood bowls with original sauce

An old Ryukyuan legend has it that a young couple accidentally fell from the sky onto Kouri Island, becoming the first inhabitants of what we know call the Okinawan islands.
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Get a spice of life at Jai Thai on Okinawa

Spicy Asian food always seems to hit the spot when it’s hot outside. Your sweat and the taste of hot peppers go well together.
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Kijimunaa near Camp Foster serves omu-taco rice

You may have heard and even sampled Okinawa’s signature so-called soul food, taco rice – south-of-the-boarder-seasoned ground beef atop rice with shredded cheese, lettuce and tomato. But, what about its cousin, “omu-taco rice”?
Photo by Shoji Kudaka
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Try tasty and beefy burger at Hilly Valley Jr.

If you are planning to go there, it would be a good idea to replenish your energy before starting a long hike.
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Did you know?: Sea snakes Okinawa's precious food

Sea snakes are precious food in Okinawa.