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A landing craft air cushion-class hovercraft approaches Kin Blue, Okinawa, Japan, for a beach landing exercise, Oct. 27, 2015, during Blue Chromite 2016. Blue Chromite is a large-scale, cost effective on-island training event lead by 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - A landing craft air cushion-class hovercraft approaches Kin Blue, Okinawa, Japan, for a beach landing exercise, Oct. 27, 2015, during Blue Chromite 2016. Blue Chromite is a large-scale, cost effective on-island training event lead by 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine division, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Naval vessels push Marine amphibious capabilities during Blue Chromite

Not every day can someone say they have ridden in a hovercraft. Not long ago, the hovercraft was just a vehicle of fictional lore, but during a logistics training exercise, Marines and sailors with Shock Trauma Platoon, 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, discovered that the landing craft air cushion-class hovercraft is very much

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31st iteration of Balikatan kicks off

Government officials and senior military leaders of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. Armed Forces announced the opening of Exercise Balikatan 2015 at Camp Emilio Aguinaldo, Republic of the Philippines, April 20.Balikatan, which translates to “shoulder-to-shoulder” in Filipino, is an annual bilateral exercise between the AFP and the U.S.

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Marines TV: II MEF Change of Command

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Marines provide first aid, stall assault suspect near Okinawa beach

8/03/2026 - https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2026-08-03/marine-heroes-okinawa-beach-assault-22443271.html

Marines Assist Okinawan Man Following Assault at Naminoue Beach

7/31/2026 - https://www.einpresswire.com/article/929865551/marines-assist-okinawan-man-following-assault-at-naminoue-beach

U.S. Marine Corps deploys LMADIS counter-drone system aboard USS Makin Island as drone threat reshapes amphibious defense

7/29/2026 - https://defence-industry.eu/u-s-marine-corps-deploys-lmadis-counter-drone-system-aboard-uss-makin-island-as-drone-threat-reshapes-amphibious-defense/

Marines use drone to deliver refrigerated blood during Australia exercise

7/27/2026 - https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2026-07-27/marines-drone-blood-delivery-australia-22377016.html

Amphib USS Tripoli Wraps 6-month Indo-Pacific, Middle East Patrol

7/24/2026 - https://news.usni.org/2026/07/22/amphib-uss-tripoli-wraps-6-month-indo-pacific-middle-east-patrol