Netflix Military Docuseries Embeds Viewers Within the Ranks of US Marines

The four-part series follows the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit as they conduct critical combat exercises in the Pacific.

U.S. Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, Battalion landing team deployed from Okinawa, Japan, exit an Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) during the U.S. and South Korean Marines joint landing operation at Pohang seashore, in Pohang, South Korea, on March 29, 2012. Chung Sung-jun/Getty Images

A new Netflix docuseries is providing an unprecedented look behind the scenes of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit—the United States Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed response force.

“Marines” premiered ahead of Veterans Day on Nov. 10, which marked the 250th anniversary of the military branch.