3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade

The 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, on Camp Hansen in Okinawa, Japan, maintains a forward presence in the US Pacific Command area of responsibility and conducts combined operations and exercises and training throughout the region to support III MEF's theater security cooperation plan in order to strengthen alliance relationships and enhance regional security. The 3D MEB conducts crisis response management as directed by III MEF in order to mitigate regional insecurity. (source: http://www.3rdmeb.marines.mil/)