A Marine drives a forklift to load shipping containers aboard the USS Wasp (LHD-1) at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 15, 2018. The 31st MEU embarked aboard the ships of the USS Wasp Amphibious Ready Group alongside Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines; Combat Logistics Battalion 31; Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced); and Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 at the start of Fall Patrol 2018. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible force ready to perform a wide-range of military operations. ( Ma


A Marine drives a forklift to load shipping containers aboard the USS Wasp (LHD-1) at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 15, 2018. The 31st MEU embarked aboard the ships of the USS Wasp Amphibious Ready Group alongside Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines; Combat Logistics Battalion 31; Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced); and Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 at the start of Fall Patrol 2018. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible force ready to perform a wide-range of military operations. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexis B. Betances/Released)


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