Marines in Japan Lead U.S. Military Changes in the Indo-Pacific
The 31st Marine Expeditionary Units, the service’s forward deployed force in Japan, has been a key unit in testing new…
U.S. Marines, Japan Self Defense Force Kick Off Iron Fist Exercise in Western Pacific
The U.S Marine Corps and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) began the bilateral Iron Fist 2023 exercise last week.…
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Feb. 28, 2022
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world…
Navy, Marines Drill with Japanese Forces in Test of New Island-Hopping Concept
The U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy and Japanese Self-Defense Force teamed up in the Philippine and East China seas to…
U.S. Carrier Group, Two Amphibious Ready Groups Drill in Philippine Sea with Japan
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – A U.S. Navy carrier strike group and two amphibious ready groups are drilling in the Philippine…
Marines Begin Experimentation to Refine Manual for Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations
The Marine Corps has released the first version of its Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations manual and is kicking off a…
Marines’ Force Design 2030 May Allow MEUs Tailored for Different Geographies, Adversaries
The Marine Corps’ new force design may allow East Coast expeditionary units to look much different than West Coast or…
Amphibious Assault Ship USS America Arrives In Japan
USS America (LHA-6) arrived at its new homeport of Sasebo, Japan, on Thursday, a move that puts the big-deck amphibious…
Amphibious Ops, Air Defense Key in Philippines Exercise With U.S., Japanese Forces
U.S. Marines are sharpening their amphibious skills right alongside amphibious assault vehicle crews of Philippine Marines and Japanese sea soldiers…
How to Seize Islands, Set Up a Forward Refueling Point: Marine Corps Recipes for Expeditionary Operations
The U.S. Marine Corps has been refining a pair of related concepts, Expeditionary Advance Base Operations (EABO) and the overarching…