Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), communicate to each other as a simulated casualty is transported during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel (TRAP) exercise June 20, 2021. TRAP training exercises consist of Marines inserting into a notional crash site and recovering injured Marines and mission essential equipment from an aircraft. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to d


Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), communicate to each other as a simulated casualty is transported during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel (TRAP) exercise June 20, 2021. TRAP training exercises consist of Marines inserting into a notional crash site and recovering injured Marines and mission essential equipment from an aircraft. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.


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