By Lance Cpl. Codey Underwood | 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

By Lance Cpl. Codey Underwood | 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

By Sgt. Paul Robbins Jr. | 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

By Sgt. Jonathan G. Wright | 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

By Lance Cpl. Codey Underwood | 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