Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, load crew served weapons into an Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV) aboard USS Ashland (LSD 48) in the Pacific Ocean, June 15, 2017. India Company, the mechanized company of the BLT, which specializes in AAV operations. BLT 3/5 is currently attached to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit as the Ground Combat Element (GCE). As the GCE, BLT 3/5 specializes in a variety of combat and noncombat missions, including helicopter, boat and mechanized operations and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. The 31st MEU par
Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, load crew served weapons into an Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV) aboard USS Ashland (LSD 48) in the Pacific Ocean, June 15, 2017. India Company, the mechanized company of the BLT, which specializes in AAV operations. BLT 3/5 is currently attached to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit as the Ground Combat Element (GCE). As the GCE, BLT 3/5 specializes in a variety of combat and noncombat missions, including helicopter, boat and mechanized operations and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. The 31st MEU partners with the Navy’s Amphibious Squadron 11 to form the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group. The 31st MEU and PHIBRON 11 combine to provide a cohesive blue-green team capable of accomplishing a variety of missions across the Indio-Asia-Pacific.
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