
ALT U.S. Marines with Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, board a UH-1Y Venom assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Rein.), 31st MEU, to execute aerial sniper exercises, Dec. 14, 2025, while conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. Marines conducted training to increase proficiency and demonstrate capability of executing critical operations in support of the 31st MEU. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Victor Gurrola)

ALT A U.S. Marine with Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, sights in on simulated targets with an M110 semi-automatic sniper system during aerial sniper exercises, Dec. 14, 2025, while conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. Marines conducted training to increase proficiency and demonstrate capability of executing critical operations in support of the 31st MEU. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Victor Gurrola)

ALT A U.S. Marine with Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, sights in on simulated targets with an M110 semi-automatic sniper system during aerial sniper exercises, Dec. 14, 2025, while conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. Marines conducted training to increase proficiency and demonstrate capability of executing critical operations in support of the 31st MEU. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Victor Gurrola)






















