Keywords: Blending In (9670293523).jpg Lance Cpl John Ready an M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle gunner for Company E Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion 4th Marines 31st Marines Expeditionary Unit provides security as an MV-22 Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 Reinforced 31st MEU takes off after inserting a platoon of Marines during an integrated live-fire exercise for Exercise Koolendong 13 in Australia Sept 3 The 31st MEU moved a battalion-sized force more than 300 miles inland to conduct the training The exercise demonstrates the operational reach of the 31st MEU and reinforces why the 31st MEU is the force of choice for the Asia-Pacific region Also participating in the exercise is the Marine Rotational Force - Darwin and soldiers of the 5th Royal Australian Army The 31st MEU brings what it needs to sustain itself to accomplish the mission or to pave the way for follow-on forces U S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl Tyler Dietrich/Released https //www flickr com/photos/marine_corps/9670293523/ Blending In 2013-09-03 14 12 https //www flickr com/people/40927340 N03 Marines from Arlington VA United States PD-USGov United States Marine Corps Official Page https //flickr com/photos/40927340 N03/9670293523 2016-09-03 22 13 33 United States Government Work Amphibious forces |