Marines TV

Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines conduct training with CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters. The Marines were tasked with gathering intelligence, then performing an emergency evacuation. Lance Cpl. Natalie Rostran took a ride to the landing zone for a first hand look at the Marines in action. Includes sound bites from 1st Lt. Christopher Toomer, Platoon Commander, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines and Capt. Joseph McConnell, CH-46E Pilot, HMM-262.

AV-8B Harriers with Marine Attack Squadron 542, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct carrier landing qualifications at night aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard at sea. Currently deployed in the Asia-Pacific region in support of theatre security operations, the Air Combat Element of the MEU continually trains vital techniques in ship-board operations for upcoming exercises. VMA 542 is the fixed wing asset of the MEU's Air Combat Element, providing long distance reconnaissance and close air support capabilities. Soundbites include Maj. Howard Longwell - AV-8B Harrier Pilot, VMA 542, Hometown: Waterloo, NY. Suggested Lead: Think landing jets on the deck of a moving ship is difficult ? Cpl. Jonathan Wright shows us how the 31st MEU's AV-8B Harrier pilots land their jets vertically, in compete darkness. Suggested Tag - The 31st MEU is the only continuously forward deployed MEU and is the Marine Corp's force in readiness in the Asia Pacific region. Produced by Cpl. Jonathan G. Wright. Also available in High Definition.