U.S. Marines with Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR), conduct tactical offloads to enhance operational procedures and sustain maritime readiness at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 19, 2021. Exercise Noble Union is part of 31st MEU’s Noble Series of exercises which are used to validate or invalidate the Family of Naval Concepts, develop techniques and procedures for the employment of MEU assets in support of sea denial and fleet maneuver, and inform future force design and experimentation efforts