02/27/2013: Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 (VMFA-121) conducted its first operational F-35B Lightning II flight at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Feb. 21, 2013. VMFA-121 joined Marine Aircraft Group 13, Third Marine Aircraft Wing, in November 2012 as the Corp’s first operational F-35B squadron. Credit:Marine Corps Air Station Yuma:2/21/13…
02/25/2013: This is part one of a series highlighting the Logistics Command Element while deployed to Helmand province, Afghanistan. This video features Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Combat Logistics Regiment 15, supplying Marines and Coalition Forces on the frontlines in Afghanistan with much needed supplies and equipment. …
02/23/2013: Marines and Sailors of Combat Logistics Battalion 31 and Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 (Reinforced), both of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, execute a non-combatant evacuation operation and a transportation of Japanese nationals overseas exercise alongside soldiers of the Japanese, Thai, Indonesian, and Malaysian militaries as part of exercise…
02/22/2013: Afghan soldiers are learning how to operate the equipment needed for an Artillery Unit to be functional. Soldiers are familiarizing themselves on how to operate the equipment, communicate through radios, and how to read and understand maps. Credit:115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment:1/6/13
02/21/2013: Marines and Sailors of Company A., Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct an amphibious assault as part of exercise Cobra Gold 2013. Credit:31st Marine Expeditionary Unit:2/14/13
02/18/2013: The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force conducted its annual Realistic Urban Training Exercise on an empty facility on Guam. The purpose for conducting such an exercise in a different country is to evaluate the MRF's long-range raid capabilities, executing operations in a foreign environment. Credit:31st Marine Expeditionary…
02/18/2013: Marines and Sailors of Company C., Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, execute a helicopter raid alongside their Thai counterparts as part of exercise Cobra Gold 2013. The U.S. and Thai Marines inserted together via CH-53E Super Stallion and CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters…
02/15/2013: Approximately 1,000 Marines and Sailors of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit offloaded from three ships of the Navy's Amphibious Squadron 11 to begin the multinational exercise Cobra Gold 2013 in the Kingdom of Thailand. The unit was brought ashore using the Navy's landing craft utility, landing craft air cushions,…
