Lt. Cmdr. Jay Weatherwax, a chaplain with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, speaks with a child during a visit to the Royal Alexandria Hospital for Children, Sydney, Australia, June 20, 2019. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Luis Velez)
Marines and Sailors with the 31st MEU visit children’s hospital in Sydney