Mission
As the Marine Corps' forward-deployed Marine Air-Ground Task Force, the III MEF is a force in readiness able to deploy rapidly by any and all means and conduct operations through Marine Expeditionary Units and Marine Expeditionary Brigades across the spectrum from humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to amphibious assault and high-intensity combat. The III MEF maintains a forward presence in Japan and Asia to support the United States - Japanese Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security and our other alliance relationships. It conducts combined operations and training throughout the region in support of our National Security Strategy for Theater Security Cooperation.
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