Marines TV

This edition features a story on Marines taking part in Operation Cobra Gold. Hosted by Sgt. Paul Robbins, Jr.

Marines with India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire M777A2 155mm Howitzers alongside their Philippine counterparts to increase interoperability in artillery support operations. Produced by Sgt. Paul Robbins, Jr. Includes soundbites from Sgt. Daniel R. Middlebos, from Spokane, Wash., Howitzer section chief, India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. Also available in high definition.

Marines with 3rd Radio Battalion, attached to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, receive training in jungle patrolling at the Jungle Warfare Training Center. The training is part of a multi-week course designed to familiarize Marines with operating in a jungle environment. Soundbite includes Lance Cpl. Stephen M. Henderson - Special Intelligence Communicator, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, Hometown: Lakeland, FL. Produced by Sgt. Paul Robbins Jr. Also available in High Definition.

Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, return from Exercise Balikatan in the Philippine Islands. The exercise was comprised of bilateral training in infantry tactics, patrolling, amphibious assaults and jungle survival. The aim was to improve the interoperability of U.S. Marines and the Philippine Armed Forces. The completion of this exercise marks the end of 1/4’s time as the BLT of the 31st MEU. Soundbites include 1st Sergeant Jose Lugo - First Sergeant of Company C. Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (from Los Angeles, California.) Produced by Cpl. Jonathan Wright, Lance Cpl. David Adams and Sgt. Paul Robbins Jr. Also available in High Definition.

Package about how Marines and Sailors with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, load equipment and themselves aboard ships from Amphibious Squadron 11 to begin their deployment to Kingdom of Thailand. The unit will execute Cobra Gold 2012, a multilateral training exercise including Thai and South Korean forces. Soundbites include Lt. Col. Kevin A. Norton - Commanding Officer, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (from Wilkes-Barre, Penn.) Produced by Sergeant Paul Robbins Jr. Also available in High Definition.

Category K "Harrier pilots practice night-time vertical landings" 2011-10-11 Sgt. Paul Robbins Jr., USMC, Public Affairs Chief, paul.a.robbins@usmc.mil, DSN 623 7198 The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, Unit 35621, FPO AP, 96606-5621

This edition features a story on Marines and Sailors form Combat Logistics Battalion 31 conducting non-combatant evacuation training in Okinawa, Japan to members of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Landing Team. Produced by Sgt. Paul Robbins Jr.

Package of Marines and Sailors with the Combat Logistics Battalion 31 share their experience in non-combatant evacuation operations with the new Battalion Landing Team of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. Members of BLT 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, are taught how to set-up an evacuation control center. Produced by Sgt. Paul Robbins Jr. Also available in high definition.