February 27, 2009 — A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter soars 500 ft. in the sky. Coasting through the air, the bird makes its way toward a landing zone. However, this time the zone is small, moving and transporting about 2,300 service members. The aircraft is preparing to come aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) cruising through the South MORE
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February 24, 2009 — After 10 days at sea, followed by 10 days of hard work and tough training with Royal Kingdom of Thailand service members, Marines and sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit were granted a well-deserved break and released for four days of rest and relaxation in Pattaya, Thailand. While many soaked up every moment of available fun in the MORE
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February 19, 2009 — As the only forward deployed Marine Expeditionary Unit in the Asia-Pacific region, the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit is constantly on call and out at sea. Throughout the year, the MEU conducts a variety of exercises and operations focusing on humanitarian assistance, military operations, and most often, bilateral training. Exercise Cobra Gold MORE
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February 16, 2009 — When natural disaster, social turmoil or political instability engulfs a country in turbulence, citizens must be evacuated and accounted for. Likewise, when operating in countries where the language barrier or cultural differences may cause misunderstandings and complicate the process of evacuating citizens numbering in the thousands, it is good to MORE
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February 12, 2009 — As the rear hatch of the CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter opens, the Marines begin fast pace striking with precision accuracy and continue relentlessly for the next hour. With little room for error, the Marines and sailors “fastrope” out of the helicopter, secure the landing zone perimeter, and form up in teams to push inland toward the target, a MORE
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February 09, 2009 — One-hundred Royal Thailand service members and 36 U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, came together to exchange expertise and ideas in the field of Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear defense bilateral training during Exercise Cobra Gold 2009, Feb. 8-10.The CBRN Marines were afforded the opportunity MORE
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February 05, 2009 — Walking down the half-mile long pier carrying a strenuous combat load, a young Marine tries to contain his excitement of this new adventurous chapter in his life. As humvees, amphibious assault vehicles, government trucks, vans, and fellow Marines and sailors pass, he finds himself indulged in the morning sea breeze. After reaching the top of the MORE
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