April 30, 2012 — “As we came up to the choke point I was thinking to look out for victim-operated IEDs, but not an ambush,” said Staff Sgt. John Rudd, an explosive ordnance technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. “We had made a push through the area about two days prior, so at that particular spot, we were expecting to MORE
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April 28, 2012 — One year after rendering assistance to Japanese tsunami victims during Operation Tomadachi from a base of operations in Atsugi, the Dragons of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265 (Reinforced) returned for an encore. Three CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters and 16 Marines, part of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Air Combat Element, conducted a MORE
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April 20, 2012 — While Marines are unlikely to find themselves deep in the heart of a jungle during current combat operations in the Middle East, they must always maintain their ability to fight in any clime and any place. Marines with Company B., Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Expeditionary Unit, completed a two-week training evolution at MORE
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April 17, 2012 — Treading where their grandfathers could have been 67 years ago, the Marines stood atop a hill overlooking the sweeping Okinawan landscape. The air had a tinge of semblance to times past, but now from mountaintop to coastline a busy infrastructure buzzed; great change from the war-torn fields of yesteryear.Marines with the Command Element of the MORE
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April 04, 2012 — Following a successful three-month patrol of the Asia-Pacific area, the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit returned to their forward-deployed home and awaiting friends and family, April 4.Pulling into port here, the 31st MEU, including Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, Combat Logistics Battalion 31, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron MORE
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