Lance Cpl. Dustin Morehouse, a rifleman with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, secures his position during a helo-borne raid during MEU Exercise on Ie Shima Island, Japan, Dec. 9, 2017. BLT 1/1 is the Ground Combat Element of the 31st MEU. MEUEX is the first in a series of pre-deployment training events that prepare the 31st MEU to deploy at a moment’s notice. As the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, the 31st MEU provides a flexible force ready to perform a wide range of military operations. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Bernadette Wildes


Lance Cpl. Dustin Morehouse, a rifleman with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, secures his position during a helo-borne raid during MEU Exercise on Ie Shima Island, Japan, Dec. 9, 2017. BLT 1/1 is the Ground Combat Element of the 31st MEU. MEUEX is the first in a series of pre-deployment training events that prepare the 31st MEU to deploy at a moment’s notice. As the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, the 31st MEU provides a flexible force ready to perform a wide range of military operations. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Bernadette Wildes/Released) Marines from 31st MEU train during a hel-borne raid aboard Ie Shima Island, Japan by #PACOM


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