February 14, 2013 — Drenched in salty water, more than a dozen amphibious assault vehicles cut through the white sand and climb their way out of the surf. Steel doors on the rear of the vehicle steadily lower, revealing scores of United States and Royal Thai Marines prepared for a fight.Marines and Sailors with Company A., Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th MORE
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February 12, 2013 — The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit arrived in the Kingdom of Thailand to participate in the 32nd iteration of the multinational training exercise Cobra Gold, Feb. 12. Exercise Cobra Gold is an annual event that includes numerous multilateral exercises ranging from amphibious assaults to non-combatant evacuation operations. The training aims to MORE
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February 08, 2013 — Born in Vietnam and raised in California, Loc C. Huynh (pronounced ‘When’) began his American journey as a non-English speaking immigrant and fought through a dangerous childhood to become a United States Marine. Private First Class Huynh, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, had an uphill battle to MORE
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February 04, 2013 — There was hot food, cold drinks, good friends and football all throughout a United States Navy amphibious assault ship patrolling the Asia-Pacific. This scene describes the Super Bowl 47 celebration orchestrated by the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and their Navy counterparts with Amphibious Squadron 11, here, Feb. 4. The Navy’s Morale, Welfare MORE
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February 03, 2013 — They say every dog has his day, and for one “devil dog,” it is absolutely true.Lance Cpl. Matthew J. Rodgers, currently a rifleman with Company C., Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, has a day that bears his name after being honored by his hometown for his service in Afghanistan.Born in MORE
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January 30, 2013 — Marines and Sailors of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit embarked on three ships of Amphibious Squadron 11 to begin their annual Spring Patrol and journey to the Kingdom of Thailand for exercise Cobra Gold 2013, Jan 30. For more than three decades, the United States has participated in the multilateral training exercise Cobra Gold, where more than MORE
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January 24, 2013 — The Marines and Sailors sat shoulder-to-shoulder inside their amphibious assault vehicles as the sounds of growling engines and vehicle tracks gripping the metal deck echoed off the hulls inside the ship.Marines and Sailors with Company A., Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducted a MORE
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January 12, 2013 — As the bowling ball slammed into the pins, the Japanese kids, surrounded by United States Marines, screeched with excitement while exchanging high fives and laughter.Marines and Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit enjoyed a Saturday afternoon at the Camp Hansen Bowling Center with orphans from Nagomi Nursing MORE
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January 11, 2013 — Emerging through the thick jungle, nearly a dozen amphibious assault vehicles rolled toward the enemy encampment. As the foreboding sound of the approaching tracks grew louder, the enemy dug-in deeper and refused to surrender. Marines and Sailors with Company A., Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary MORE
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January 10, 2013 — Breaking the silence of the warm night, three helicopters shoot over the horizon and toward their target. Touching down for mere seconds, they offload dozens of passengers in complete darkness, unleashing a deadly force into the night.Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force, the unit’s special operations element, MORE
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