First Sergeant John Schlaud, the company first sergeant for Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, watches over his Marines during a helo-borne raid during Amphibious Integration Training on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, March 26, 2018. BLT 1/1 is the Ground Combat Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU and Amphibious Squadron 11 conduct AIT in preparation for Certification Exercise and to ensure readiness for crisis response throughout the Indo-Pacific.

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