Marine Corps 1st Lt. Collin Bish, a platoon commander with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), observes Marines preparing a Humvee for a helicopter support team (HST) exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 19, 2023. The HST exercise was conducted to certify pilots in sling load operations and improve tactical proficiency. 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


Marine Corps 1st Lt. Collin Bish, a platoon commander with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), observes Marines preparing a Humvee for a helicopter support team (HST) exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 19, 2023. The HST exercise was conducted to certify pilots in sling load operations and improve tactical proficiency. 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.


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