U.S. Marines and Sailors with the
31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) along with Japanese
Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Amphibious Rapid
Deployment Brigade service members conduct a bilateral small-boat raid
with a variety of weapons live-fire ... followed by High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System insert and
simulated shot on Kin Blue Beach, Okinawa, Japan during
February 2020.
The America Expeditionary Strike
Group, 31st MEU team, is operating in the U.S. 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.
