171117-M-MD956-002 OKINAWA, Japan (Nov. 17, 2017) Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, pick up trash during a clean-up at a fishing port in Kin Town, Okinawa, Japan. Community relations events give 31st MEU Marines the opportunity to build relationships with their neighbors and contribute to their communities. The 31st MEU provides a flexible force ready to perform a wide range of military operations, from limited combat to humanitarian assistance, throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific region as the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Capt. George McArthur/Released)