Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, disassemble an ordnance item during an explosive inerting exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 29, 2023. Explosive inerting is a technique that explosive ordnance disposal Marines use to take an ordnance item apart and keep it for later purposes. 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 premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

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