About Griffin Shock

 
 
 
Griffin Shock is an exercise designed to prepare V Corps and NATO Multinational Corps Northeast with the rapid expansion of NATO Multinational Battlegroup Poland in support of NATO deterrence initiatives such as bolstering readiness, responsiveness, and reinforcement. 

 

Griffin Shock is a combined NATO and U.S. Army short notice exercise that will demonstrate the U.S. Army’s ability to enhance the NATO alliance by rapidly reinforcing the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Battlegroup in Poland to a brigade size Land Forces Brigade.

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31st MEU Marines conduct Fast Rope Masters Sustainment Training B-Roll
III Marine Expeditionary Force
June 8, 2025 | 6:09
U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct Fast Rope Masters Sustainment Training from MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft and UH-1Y Venom helicopters at Landing Zones Starling and Peacock, Okinawa, Japan, May 13–14, 2025. The training, conducted under the supervision of the III Marine Expeditionary Force Expeditionary Operations Training Group, serves as a critical bridge between the Fast Rope Master Course and operational readiness, enabling Marines to maintain insertion proficiency and instructor-level sustainment. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Diego Garcia)
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