November 26, 2011 — Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, worked hand-in-hand with Sailors of Amphibious Squadron 11, to fly supplies from the USS Tippecanoe to the USS Essex, Nov. 26. Flying CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters, Marines took turns with their Navy counterparts flying a MH-60S helicopter, hooking MORE
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November 23, 2011 — Approximately 200 Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, returned to Bali, Indonesia, for the first time in almost a decade for a liberty period, Nov. 20-22. The Marines and Sailors make up a Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force of the 31st MEU that stayed aboard the USS Essex (LHD 2), to participate in theater MORE
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November 16, 2011 — Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck Jr., the III Marine Expeditionary Force commanding general, presented the Marine Corps Achievement in Safety Award to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265 (REIN) on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma Nov. 16. For its achievements in safety, the squadron, part of 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, was awarded a citation signed MORE
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November 10, 2011 — The Marine Corps’ heritage can be traced back to November 10, 1775, as a force primarily used for ship to ship fighting. Since its establishment, the Marine Corps has gone on to fight in almost every conflict in the United States’ history, while maintaining its naval heritage. Adapting to meet America’s demands, the Marine Corps has evolved into MORE
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November 05, 2011 — Marines and Sailors of Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit toured historic Corregidor Island, Nov. 4, 2011.Corregidor Island guards the entrance to Manila Bay and was the place of the last stand of allied Philippine and American service members at the beginning of the occupation of the Philippines by invading Japanese MORE
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November 01, 2011 — The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit departed the Republic of the Philippines, Nov. 1, after successfully completing their participation in the annual bilateral Amphibious Landing Exercise. During PHIBLEX, the 31st MEU conducted exercises across the Philippines, to include a mechanized amphibious assault in San Antonio, a small boat raid in Palawan, MORE
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