February 26, 2011 — Elements of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit arrived in Cambodia and are scheduled to participate in the Cambodian Maritime Exercise 2011 from Feb. 27- March 2. The Cambodian MAREX ‘11 is part of the U.S. Pacific Command’s Theater Security Cooperation Program, and provides unique and dynamic opportunities for collaboration between the Cambodian MORE
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February 24, 2011 — Marines and Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, spent their free time helping disabled children during a port visit in Pattaya Beach, Thailand, Feb 24.One group of service members spent the day at the Father Ray Foundation School for the Blind, while another group worked at foundation’s Redemptive Vocational MORE
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February 23, 2011 — Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, took time out of their liberty period to give back to the local Thai community by painting a wall around the Father Ray Children’s Home, Feb. 23. The event took place after the completion of exercise Cobra Gold 2011. The volunteers painted the wall that went around the perimeter of the MORE
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February 22, 2011 — Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Amphibious Squadron 11 experienced a unique part of Thai culture during a recreational tour Feb. 22. The tour consisted of an elephant ride, a lesson on how silk is collected from silk worms and made into cloth, and a sampling of local fruit. “This tour was an absolute blast,” said MORE
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February 21, 2011 — CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters broke the silence of the early morning hours as they soared toward a ship refusing to comply with orders of the U.S. Navy. The Force Reconnaissance Platoon inserted via Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 (reinforced), both with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and quickly gained control of the bridge, as the rest MORE
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February 19, 2011 — Marines and Sailors of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, successfully completed all scheduled events during exercise Cobra Gold 2011, Feb. 19. Throughout the two-week exercise, Marines participated in bilateral training with service members from the Kingdom of Thailand, Malaysia, Republic of Korea, and multiple MORE
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February 17, 2011 — Royal Thai, Malaysian, and U.S. Marines participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony that officially opened a three-classroom school during a Cobra Gold 2011 engineering civil assistance project, Feb. 17. The school was built by Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Unit, with the help of MORE
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February 16, 2011 — From 5.56mm to 155mm, Royal Thai and U.S. forces used a variety of ammunition and weaponry to successfully complete the Combined Arms Live-Fire Exercise, Feb. 16. The event involved service members with the Royal Thai Army and Marine Corps, U.S. Army soldiers with 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Brigade Airborne, and Marines with the 31st Marine MORE
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February 16, 2011 — Royal Thai and U.S. Marines maneuvered around the objective area, setting up blocking positions to deny the enemy escape, as three helicopters descended to deliver the raid force, during exercise Cobra Gold 2011. As they touched down, Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade rapidly MORE
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February 14, 2011 — Marines are trained to have the ability to react to any scenario that may come upon them, to adapt and overcome. The Marines of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, have been training to do just that. Members of the Royal Thai Navy and Air Force, as well as U.S. forces, gathered together to conduct chemical, MORE
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