📍Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, June 23, 2025.
U.S. Marines with BLT 1/7, 31st MEU, train to showcase tactical proficiency and lethal firepower, reinforcing their combat readiness.
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- 📍Coral Sea, July 14, 2025. U.S. Marines with BLT 1/7, 31st MEU, conduct shore-to-ship movement utilizing the E-CRRC as a part of exercise #TalismanSabre25. (@USMC 📸 by Lance Cpl. Trevor BishopWilliams) @DefenceAust @USEmbAustralia @DeptofDefense #Lethality #Readiness #TS25
- 📍Coral Sea, July 13, 2025. U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to VMFA 242, 31st MEU, conduct flight operations during #TalismanSabre25. (@USMC 📸 by Sgt. Peter Rawlins) @indopacom @usembassyaustralia @deptofdefense #Lethality #Readiness #AlwaysReady #TS25
- 📍Urban Operations Training Facility, Queensland, AU, July 5, 2025. U.S. Marines with BLT 1/7, 31st MEU, conduct a simulated amphibious assault. (@USMC 📸 by Sgt. Angel Diaz Montes De Oca) @DefenceAust @USEmbAustralia @DeptofDefense #Marines #Lethality #Readiness #CombatReady
- 31 Seconds with 31st MEU | VMFA-242 82nd Birthday Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 was established on July 1, 1943. 31st MEU celebrates the unit's birthday in the Indo-Pacific, July 1, 2025. (@USMC 🎥 by Lance Cpl. Gerardo Mendez) @USNavy @INDOPACOM @DeptofDefense
00:00 - 📍Sam Hill Airfield, Queensland, AU, July 1, 2025. U.S. Marines with CLB 31, 31st MEU, conduct HST operations with VMM 262 (Rein.) to improve aerial transport skills. (@USMC📸by LCpl. Skilah Sanchez) @indopacom @usembassyaustralia @deptofdefense #Marines #Readiness #Training
- 📍Coral Sea, July 15, 2025. @USMC aircraft assigned to VMFA 242, and VMM 262 (Rein.), 31st MEU, conduct flight operations as a part of #TalismanSabre25. (@USNavy 📸 by MC Seaman Sam McNeely) @DefenceAust @USEmbAustralia @DeptofDefense #Lethality #Readiness #AlwaysReady #TS25
- 📍Shoal Water Bay Training Area, Queensland, AU, July 5th, 2025. U.S. Marines with BLT 1/7, 31st MEU, conduct a simulated air assault exercise. (@USMC 📸 by Lance Cpl. Trevor BishopWilliams) @DefenceAust @USEmbAustralia @DeptofDefense #Marines #Lethality #Readiness #Training
- 📍Coral Sea, June 28, 2025. U.S. Marines with MRF, 31st MEU, conduct a VBSS training aboard the USS Rushmore (LSD 47). (@USMC 📸 by Cpl. Angel Diaz Montes De Oca) @USNavy @INDOPACOM @DeptofDefense #Marines #Deterrence #Lethality #Readiness #Training
- 📍Queensland, AU, July 13, 2025. U.S. Marines with BLT 1/7, 31st MEU, conduct an M777 towed 155mm howitzer 15-round fire mission as a part of #TalismanSabre25. (@USArmy 📸 by MSgt. Matthew Keeler) @DefenceAust @USEmbAustralia @USMC @DeptofDefense #Lethality #Readiness #TS25
- U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy sailors conducted a ship to shore operation from the USS Ashland (LSD 48) to Numazu Beach, Japan for the start of #MDX
- 📍Coral Sea, June 12, 2025. U.S. Marine Corps aircraft assigned to VMFA 242 and VMM 265 (Rein.), demonstrate the lethal capabilities of the 31st MEU by conducting routine aerial patrols. (@USMC by Lance Cpl. Victor Gurrola) @USNavy @INDOPACOM @DeptofDefense
- U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1/5 engage targets during an aerial sniper exercise in the Philippine Sea. #MDX #Lethality #PacificMarines
- 📍Above Northern Territory, Australia, July 16, 2025. @USMC, @usairforce, and @AusAirForce aircraft fly in formation during #TalismanSabre25. (Royal Australian Air Force 📸 by SGT David Gibbs) @DefenceAust @USEmbAustralia @DeptofDefense #Marines #AlliesandPartners #TS25




















































