#Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit commemorate two years overseas while embarked on ships from U.S. Navy Amphibious Squadron 11, across the IndoPacific region, during the command of Col. Matthew Danner, the commanding officer of the 31st MEU, between June 2, 2022 May 20, 2024.

The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forwarddeployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the IndoPacific region.

Marine Cpl. Christopher R. Lape