Marine Corps Capt. Andrew Bloem, joint terminal attack controller for the forward command element (FCE), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), communicates with pilots flying MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st MEU, prior to a Non-combatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) rehearsal in the Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 23, 2021. A NEO is the evacuation of civilians and nonessential military personnel from danger in an overseas country to a designated safe haven. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America Expediti
Marine Corps Capt. Andrew Bloem, joint terminal attack controller for the forward command element (FCE), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), communicates with pilots flying MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st MEU, prior to a Non-combatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) rehearsal in the Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 23, 2021. A NEO is the evacuation of civilians and nonessential military personnel from danger in an overseas country to a designated safe haven. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America Expeditionary Strike 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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