December 26, 2012 — “It never gets old,” said Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew R. Minteer, corpsman with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. “I could visit 100 places like this and get the same satisfaction as I do today.”Marines and Sailors from CLB-31, 31st MEU spent the first day of their Christmas liberty period visiting residents of the MORE
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December 22, 2012 — Surrounded by concertina wire and humming with continual activity, tan and olive-drab tents contain the integral workings of a deployed Marine Expeditionary Unit - all within Camp Hansen’s backyard.Simulating forward-deployed operations, Marines of the 31st MEU’s communications section execute their semi-annual Communications Exercise adjacent to MORE
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December 18, 2012 — The children scanned the distant sky in anxiousness, eagerly awaiting the appearance of a special guest. Never the one to disappoint, he arrived atop a fire truck full of holiday cheer - Santa Claus had arrived.Saint Nick’s visit was the centerpiece of the Christmas party for the Command Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. Held at Camp MORE
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December 17, 2012 — Dozens of simulated casualties are strewn about the open field in varying conditions, anxiously awaiting the welcome sound of rotors from incoming CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters.Marines and Sailors of Combat Logistics Battalion-31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducted a mass casualty evacuation training exercise (codename Nightingale) here, MORE
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December 13, 2012 — After arriving to become the Battalion Landing Team of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marines and Sailors of 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, settle in to their Okinawan home to begin training for future deployments within the Asian-Pacific region. The unit has a number of tasks to complete, including: drafting a pre-deployment training MORE
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December 12, 2012 — At a rate of more than 650 rounds per minute, the heavy 7.62 caliber rounds cut through the air and slammed into their targets hundreds of meters from the smoking barrels that propelled them. Marines and Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducted a live-fire shoot with M240B machine guns and M249 squad MORE
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December 09, 2012 — After offloading hundreds of pieces of communications equipment from a recent deployment at sea, the Marines must ensure their operational capabilities are maintained.Marines from the communications detachment of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, maintain their operational readiness through constant analysis and maintenance of the unit’s MORE
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December 08, 2012 — Snipers have been the focus of envy and the personification of legends in the Marine Corps since men like Carlos Hathcock and Chuck Mawhinney looked down their scopes in the jungles of Vietnam. The recent exploits of Chris Kyle, the retired Navy SEAL who now has the most confirmed sniper kills in U.S. military history, modernized the mystique of MORE
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December 05, 2012 — Three Marines and one Sailor of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit were among a group of service members recognized for their community serivce by the United States Consul General, Naha, here, Dec. 5. Lance Cpl. Kevin M. Adams, a CH-46E mechanic for Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st MEU, and native of Covington, Ga.; Lance MORE
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December 04, 2012 — More than 300 Marines and Sailors of 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, crossed the flight line here, Dec. 2 and Dec. 4, signaling the arrival of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's new battalion landing team.Landing in Okinawa following a half-day long flight, the tired troops were quickly unloaded, briefed and sent to Camp Hansen. They MORE
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