June 30, 2009 — Cairns' local officials invited more than 600 Marines and sailors from Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines (BLT 3/5), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), to conduct a conditioning hike. The Marines were able to successfully plan and execute a hike through the streets of Cairns without interfering with the local routine of its MORE
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June 27, 2009 — Marines from Combat Logistics Battalion 31 (CLB-31), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) performed Tactical Water Purification System (TWPS) operations aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), June 23. According to Lance Cpl. Angel Vega Jr., a CLB-31 basic water support technician, TWPS replaced the MORE
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June 21, 2009 — More than 25 Marines from Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines (BLT 3/5), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) participated in ship-boarding “hook and climb” training June, 17.Marines with the Deep Reconnaissance Platoon (DRP), 31st MEU, hosted the training aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex MORE
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June 12, 2009 — Sgt. Maj. Daniel Anderson handed over the reigns of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit sergeant major position to Sgt. Maj. Jayme F. Winders during a post and relief ceremony at The Palms, June 9.Anderson, who has served with the MEU since 2007, will report to Separations Company, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. but is slated to retire at MORE
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June 12, 2009 — Marines with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, reacquainted themselves with Helicopter Rope Suspension Training (HRST) by participating in Special Patrol Insertion and Extraction (SPIE) rigging and fast roping at landing zones Dodo and Hansen, June 2-3.During SPIE rigging, MEU Marines served as students for counterparts MORE
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June 05, 2009 — It's a quiet night by the beach. Waves crash along the shore and a full moon reflects off the frigid water. Sentries armed with semi-automatic rifles feel they have full control of the night.However, they are oblivious to the fact they are being watched by Marines waiting just a few meters away in the cold ocean water. The Marines are waiting for MORE
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June 04, 2009 — Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit came together with their counterparts from Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 and the Camp Butler Special Reaction Team to refresh their urban combat skills during a field exercise in Combat Town May 18-22. The main event for the exercise focused on the following scenario: after being routed from a town MORE
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