Pacific Pioneer | 9th ESB Marines Conduct MCCRE

210420-M-LR229-0951.JPG Photo By: Sgt. Hailey Clay

May 27, 2021

KIN BLUE, OKINAWA, Japan - U.S. Marines with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3d Marine Logistics Group, secure the bed of a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement during a convoy operation from Kin Blue training area to Camp Hansen during exercise Pacific Pioneer, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 20, 2021. Pacific Pioneer serves as 9th ESB's Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation as well as an opportunity to demonstrate the ability to establish and sustain expeditionary advanced bases with survivable force protection, practice naval integration, and position long range precision fires and tactical logistics nodes across littoral regions in support of naval operations. 3d MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III MEF’s comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Hailey D. Clay)

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