Marine Lance Cpl. Brandon M. Buchanan (left) and Lance Cpl. Kevin Padilla rest after an amphibious boat landing on Kin Blue Training Area, Okinawa, Japan on March 22, 2017. The raid took place as part of a certification exercise conducted by Expeditionary Operations Training Group. CERTEX involves vertical assault raids, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief training, as part of a readiness evaluation for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit to join the Navy’s 7th Fleet. Padilla, from Los Angeles, California, and Buchanan, from Cocoa, Florida are riflemen with Fox Company, Battal
Marine Lance Cpl. Brandon M. Buchanan (left) and Lance Cpl. Kevin Padilla rest after an amphibious boat landing on Kin Blue Training Area, Okinawa, Japan on March 22, 2017. The raid took place as part of a certification exercise conducted by Expeditionary Operations Training Group. CERTEX involves vertical assault raids, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief training, as part of a readiness evaluation for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit to join the Navy’s 7th Fleet. Padilla, from Los Angeles, California, and Buchanan, from Cocoa, Florida are riflemen with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment assigned to the 31st MEU, III Marine Expeditionary Force.
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