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USS Iwo Jima Flight Operations

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit...

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Amphibious Lethality in France

U.S. Marines with 2nd Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, and French Foreign Legionnaires conduct an...

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Range on Puerto Rico

A U.S. Marine with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable),...

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Field Test UGV Technology

A U.S. Marine Corps Mission Master SP unmanned ground vehicle is test driven during a UGV demonstration at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North...

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Field Testing Equipment

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Duc Nguyen, left, a utilities systems technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine...

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2nd MLG Endurance Course

U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Service Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, balance across an obstacle during an endurance course at Marine...

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VMA-223 flies above NC

U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II aircraft with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 223, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, fly over the...

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VMM-263 Flight Operations

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), and U.S. Navy...

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Live-Fire Lethality in France

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Barney South, a force reconnaissance Marine with 2nd Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd...

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USS Iwo Jima Flight Operations

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit...

 

  • 24th MEU: FPV Drones

    May 13 2026
    North Carolina
    U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Colton Godwin, a machine gunner with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares a Neros Archer first-person view drone for flight during a FPV drone course on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 4, 2026. Hosted by 2nd Marine Division, the course equipped Marines of the 24th MEU with advanced FPV piloting skills to enhance squad-level reconnaissance and precision strike capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Allison White)
  • U.S. Marines execute machine gun range in Sweden

    May 14 2026
    Sweden
    A M240B machine gun stands mounted on a medium tactical vehicle replacement during exercise Aurora 26 in Visby, May 10, 2026. U.S. Marines and Sailors with 2nd Marine Logistics Group are participating in exercise Aurora as part of the larger U.S. Army-led Sword 26 series of linked multinational exercises, which directly supports NATO's Eastern Flank Deterrence Initiative concept, validates defense plans, builds a unified lethal force, and strengthens deterrence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Talan Werner)
  • 1st Battalion, 8th Marines Conducts MOUT Training

    May 13 2026
    Camp Lejeune
    U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Troy Lee, a rifleman with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, awaits the start of a mechanized Military Operations in Urban Terrain training exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 7, 2026. The MOUT training was used as preparation for a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation and is important for future integration of mechanized operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isaac Garza)
  • CLB-24 executes joint NATO EOD and CBRN training

    May 14 2026
    Sweden
    U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Wyatt Cox, left, and Staff Sgt. Ian Heuer, both explosive ordnance disposal technicians with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, dawn mission oriented protective posture equipment during joint EOD and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear training as part of exercise Aurora 26 in Visby, May 7, 2026. U.S. Marines and Sailors with 2nd MLG are participating in exercise Aurora as part of the larger U.S. Army-led Sword 26 series of linked multinational exercises, which directly supports NATO's Eastern Flank Deterrence Initiative concept, validates defense plans, builds a unified lethal force, and strengthens deterrence. Cox is a native of Texas. Heuet is a native of Hawaii. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Talan Werner)
  • U.S. Marines conduct evacuation control center training in Sweden

    May 14 2026
    Sweden
    U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, search Swedish Army soldier role players during evacuation control center training as part of exercise Aurora 26 in Visby, Sweden, May 9, 2026. U.S. Marines and Sailors with 2nd MLG are participating in exercise Aurora as part of the larger U.S. Army-led Sword 26 series of linked multinational exercises, which directly supports NATO's Eastern Flank Deterrence Initiative concept, validates defense plans, builds a unified lethal force, and strengthens deterrence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brady V. Hathaway)

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Expeditionary Operations Training Group
April 26, 2024 | 6:50
U.S. Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force, Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG) train and evaluate Marine Expeditionary Units (MEU) in preparation for deployment in a variety of scenarios that they might encounter overseas. EOTG designs training scenarios for MEUs and other designated forces, and evaluates their ability to conduct assigned mission-essential tasks in order to prepare those forces for deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Nathan Mitchell and Lance Cpl. Adam Scalin)

U.S. Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force, Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG) train and evaluate Marine Expeditionary Units (MEU) in preparation for deployment in a variety of scenarios that they might encounter overseas. EOTG designs training scenarios for MEUs and other designated forces, and evaluates their ability to conduct assigned mission-essential tasks in order to prepare those forces for deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Nathan Mitchell and Lance Cpl. Adam Scalin)

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