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MEUEX III Electronic Warfare

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 Reinforced, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), takes off...

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Dutch Immersion Training

Dutch Marines with Marine Squadron Carib, Netherlands Marine Corps patrol through the Infantry Immersion Trainer during Exercise Caribbean Urban...

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Dutch Marines train with 2dCEB

U.S. Marines with 2d Combat Engineering Battalion, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV) and Dutch Marines with Marine Squadron Carib, Netherlands Marine Corps...

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MEU MEUEX III Raid Takeoff

U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 (VMM-162) Reinforced, await orders to take off and begin the start...

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Exercise Joint Viking

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, set up camouflage netting to conceal...

 

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jennifer J. Black, a supply specialist with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron (MWHS) 2, poses for a photo at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Feb. 10, 2023. Black reenlisted in the Marine Corps to help her Marines and her family. MWHS-2 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Servante R. Coba)

Giving Back to Her Nation: Sgt. Jennifer Black

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Dustin Alexander, with 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, gives blood during a “walking blood bank” training scenario as part of a tactical scalable surgical system (TS3) team training exercise on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 26, 2023. The TS3 team from 2nd Medical Battalion exercised damage control surgery, resuscitation and in route care to validate the readiness of the team and to establish a training pathway for future assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Scott Jenkins)

2nd Medical Battalion Tactical Scalable Surgical System Team

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Brady Wulf, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 261, looks at the camera during a flight over Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 15, 2023. VMM-261 trained to support Marine ground units during Service Level Training Exercise 2-23, a series of exercises designed to prepare Marines for operations around the globe. VMM-261 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Orlanys Diaz Figueroa)

VMM-261 conducts low-visibility landings in the desert

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Emerson Baltazar, a food service specialist with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, cooks pasta for a Chef of the Quarter Competition on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 14, 2023. The winner of each quarter competes at the end of the year for the title of Chef of the Year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary Zephir)

MCB Camp Lejeune Chef of the Quarter 2023

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jacob Youngblood, a Pearsall, Texas, native and a reconnaissance Marine with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, works on a RQ-20B Puma during a maritime raid exercise on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 14, 2023. The maritime raid exercise employed the use of unmanned aerial systems in support of the development of multi-domain tactical level reconnaissance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma Gray)

2d Recon Maritime Raid Exercise-RQ-20B Puma

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph W. Ploog, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 261, looks at the camera during a flight over Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Feb. 6, 2023. VMM-261 trained to support Marine ground units during Service Level Training Exercise (SLTE) 2-23. SLTE is a series of exercises designed to prepare Marines for operations around the globe. VMM-261 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Orlanys Diaz Figueroa)

VMM-261 flies over the desert

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dillon Ruggiero, a San Francisco, California native and a M252 Mortar gunner with the Battalion Landing Team 1/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), poses for a photo during MEU Exercise II (MEUEX II) on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 3, 2022. The raid was the culminating event for MEUEX II, following Amphibious Squadron/Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration Training (PMINT). MEUEX II focused on the transition of the 26th MEU from the sea into a three-day land-based training exercise centered on a fire support control exercise and a motorized infantry company live-fire raid. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle Jia)

MEUEX II: 1/6 Fires Mortars

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Lonnie N. Travis, center, II Marine Expeditionary Force Sergeant Major, retired after 32 years of faithful service and was relieved of his duties by Sgt. Maj. David A. Wilson, during a Relief and Appointment aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 3, 2023.The Relief and Appointment signifies the passing of authority form the outgoing Sgt. Maj., to the oncoming Sgt. Maj. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Yvonna Guyette)

II MEF Relief and Appointment

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Carlos A. Sierrasans, fixed/rotary wing aircraft mechanic, currently with the Consolidated Hazmat Material Reutilization Inventory Management Program, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS) on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, poses for a photo on MCAS New River in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Jan. 26, 2023. Sierrasans, the recipient of this month's MCAS New River Go-Getter award, enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2020 from Hialeah, Florida. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary Zephir)

MCAS New River Go-Getter

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joe Whalen, a flight-line mechanic with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 261, poses for a photo near Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Jan. 12, 2023. VMM-261 trained to support Marine ground units during Service Level Training Exercise 2-23, a series of exercises designed to prepare Marines for operations around the globe. VMM-261 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Orlanys Diaz Figueroa)

U.S. Marines Conduct Reduced-Visibility landing training in desert

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Carlos Lopezllamozasguzman, an MV-22 Osprey avionics instructor with the Center for Naval Technical Training Unit, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, gives his son, Vincent Lopezllamozasguzman, a tour of an MV-22 Osprey during his visit to MCAS New River in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Dec. 15, 2022. Lopez, the recipient of this month's MCAS New River Go-Getter award, enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2015 from Doral, Florida. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexis Sanchez)

MCAS New River Go-Getter

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Lydia Deprey, a Waldo, Ohio native and a mortarman with 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, poses for a photo on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 19, 2022. In addition to her duties as a mortarman, Deprey is also newly qualified as a Marine Corps Instructor of Water Survival. Deprey was identified as a “Follow Me” Marine in efforts to share the stories of 2d MARDIV Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Malia Sparks)

Taking Challenges Head On

A U.S. Marine with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, practices skiing during cold weather training on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 1, 2022. This training was conducted to enhance the unit’s combat effectiveness in extreme cold weather as they prepare for an upcoming deployment to Marine Corps Forces Europe-Africa theater of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dylan Chagnon)

2d Recon Bn Cold Weather Training

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Andrew M. Niebel, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, greets a service member's dogs during the annual Trees for Troops Christmas tree holiday event at the Paradise Point Golf Club on MCB Camp Lejeune, Dec. 2, 2022. Each year, Trees for Troops visit U.S military bases across all service branches to provide Christmas trees to military families home and abroad. This year, an estimated 15,300 total trees will be given to 84 total bases, donated by Christmas tree farms from around the country. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto)

Trees for Troops

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Gregory Johnson, a combat engineer officer with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, maneuvers a simulated rooftop during the final stage of the Intramural Marksmanship Competition on Stone Bay, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 7, 2022. The Marine Corps Intramural Marksmanship Competition inspires unit cohesion and mission readiness by allowing Marines to compete and improve lethality with both rifle and pistol weapons. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto)

Intramural Marksmanship Competition

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Jasmine Scott, a communication strategy and operations officer, assigned to II Marine Expeditionary Force, and native of Detroit, Michigan, raises a hand full of trash collected from a port near Elefsina as part of a community outreach event between service members aboard the USNS Trenton (T-EPF 5) the Hellenic Marine Environmental Protection Association and the U.S. Embassy on November 25, 2022. Marines assigned to II Marine Expeditionary Force, based out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, embarked aboard USNS Trenton (T-EPF 5) to improve interoperability while refining the U.S. capability to rapidly deploy forces aboard U.S. Navy expeditionary fast transport vessels. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Scott Jenkins)

Port Clean Up in Greece

 

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Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23: End of Course Video
Oct. 31, 2022 | 3:32
An end of course video featuring the highlights of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23 in Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 30, 2022. The WTI course is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Celestino HernandezSilvar)

An end of course video featuring the highlights of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23 in Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 30, 2022. The WTI course is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Celestino HernandezSilvar)

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  • Dutch Marines Immersion Training

    Mar 23 2023
    MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.
    Dutch Marines with Marine Squadron Carib, Netherlands Marine Corps patrol through the Infantry Immersion Trainer during Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 14, 2023. Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior is a bilateral training evolution designed to increase global interoperability between 2d Marine Division and Marine Squadron Carib. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Eric Dmochowski)

  • 26th MEU Conducts Mass Casualty Exercise during MEUEX III

    Mar 23 2023
    BOGUE, N.C.
    U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) provide medical aid to a simulated casualty during a mass casualty exercise part of MEU Exercise (MEUEX) III at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, March 8, 2023. The exercise focused on providing immediate care to personnel in a simulated combat environment who have sustained severe injuries. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rafael Brambila-Pelayo)

  • Launch the TRAP

    Mar 23 2023
    BOGUE, N.C.
    A MV-22 Osprey assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) prepare to take off marking the start of a simulated tactical recovery of aircraft personnel (TRAP) during MEU Exercise III on Marine Corps Auxiliary Field Bogue, North Carolina, March 10, 2023. TRAP is a contingency mission utilized to rapidly respond to downed aircraft, and to recover personnel from isolated locations during deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rafael Brambila-Pelayo)

  • MEUEX III: Full Mission Profile Raid

    Mar 23 2023
    BOGUE, N.C.
    U.S. Marines with 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) load into an MV-22B Osprey prior to executing a full mission profile raid during MEU Exercise (MEUEX) III on Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, March 14, 2023. The raid was part of a scenario during MEUEX III designed to sharpen the MEU’s ability to conduct critical mission essential tasks and become more lethal in preparation for the upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rafael Brambila-Pelayo)

  • MEUEX III Electronic Warfare

    Mar 23 2023
    BOGUE, N.C.
    A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 Reinforced, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), takes off during MEU Exercise III at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, March 7, 2023. The Venom carried an Intrepid Tiger II, an organic, distributed, and networked airborne electronic warfare capability that are critical to operational mission success. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle Jia)

  • Launch the TRAP

    Mar 23 2023
    FORT GORDON, G.A.
    A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 1/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), sets security while conducting a simulated long-range tactical recovery of aircraft personnel (TRAP) during MEU Exercise III at Fort Gordon, Georgia, March 10, 2023. TRAP is a contingency mission utilized to rapidly respond to downed aircraft, and to recover personnel from isolated locations during deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle Jia)

  • MEUEX III: BLT 1/6 Conducts Raid 2

    Mar 23 2023
    FORT A.P. HILL, V.A.
    U.S. Marines with 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct a full mission profile raid during MEU Exercise III, Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, March 14, 2023. The raid was part of a scenario during MEUEX III designed to sharpen the MEU’s ability to conduct critical mission essential tasks and become more lethal in preparation for the upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle Jia)

  • Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior

    Mar 23 2023
    MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.
    Dutch Marines with Marine Squadron Carib, Netherlands Marine Corps, clear a stairwell during Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 15, 2023. Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior is a bilateral training evolution designed to increase global interoperability between 2d Marine Division and Marine Squadron Carib. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ethan Miller)

  • Marines conduct assault support at SLTE 2-23

    Mar 17 2023
    MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER 29 PALMS, CA
    U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Brady Wulf, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 261, looks out the back of an MV-22B Osprey during a flight over Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 21, 2023. VMM-261 trained to support Marine ground units during Service Level Training Exercise 2-23, a series of exercises designed to prepare Marines for operations around the globe. VMM-261 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Orlanys Diaz Figueroa)

  • 26th MEU Takes On MOUT

    Mar 17 2023
    MARINE CORPS CAMP LEJEUNE, NORHT CAROLINA
    A U.S. Marine with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 1/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), throws a M67 hand grenade into a room at a range part of Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) town on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 11, 2023. MOUT training increases the lethality of the MEU’s infantrymen through live-fire drills, room clearing procedures and small team tactics in order to prepare for their upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew Romonoyske-Bean)

 

 

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