Rich Palma, the family readiness officer with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, speaks to Marines, Sailors and their families during a pre-deployment brief at Camp Shields, Okinawa, Japan, July 31, 2018. The 31st MEU conducts pre-deployment briefs to inform Marines, Sailors and their families about programs that are available to alleviate any problems before the unit deploys. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible force ready to perform a wide-range of military operations across the Indo-Pacific region.

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