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Remembering the Fallen

U.S. Marines hold candles in remembrance of the service members killed during the Kabul Airlift during a candlelight vigil held at the Lejeune...

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Underwater Egress Training

U.S. Marines from across II Marine Expeditionary Force prepare to execute underwater egress training (UET) at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North...

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Multi-Agency Aircraft Mishap Ex

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365, Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, put on full-body protective...

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2/2 breach on demo range

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment breach a doorway during a demolition range at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North...

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2nd Medical Bn QUADCON Movement

U.S. Marines with 2nd Medical Battalion and Combat Logistics Battalion 24, both with 2nd Marine Logistics Group, load equipment onto a medium...

 

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Calvert L. Worth Jr., commanding general, II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), thanks the family of Hope Fiorvanti, II Marine Expeditionary Force Chief of Protocol, during her retirement ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 5, 2025. For more than a decade, Fiorvanti served as a special staff officer for II MEF and was the subject matter expert on the planning, coordination and synchronization required to support all special events and Distinguished Visitors to the command. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Adam Scalin) II Marine Expeditionary Force Chief of Protocol Retires after 27 years of service
II Marine Expeditionary Force Chief of Protocol Retires after 27 years of service
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U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Eric Austin, left, from Oregon, deputy commandant of Combat Development and Integration (CD&I), and Sgt. Maj. Ryan N. McCrary, from Virginia, command senior enlisted leader, Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 223, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), pose for a photo at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Aug. 28, 2025. Austin visited Marines and Sailors from VMA-223 to gain insight on the internal workings of the squadron and observe maintainer and pilot proficiency and expertise with the AV-8B Harrier II. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Orlanys Diaz Figueroa) Deputy Commandant of Combat Development and Integration visits VMA-223
Deputy Commandant of Combat Development and Integration visits VMA-223
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U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Ralph J. Rizzo, Jr., commanding general, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, speaks with North Carolina Governor Josh Stein during his first official visit to MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 29, 2025. During his visit, Stein attended the quarterly North Carolina Commander's Council and met with military leaders to discuss range modernization and capability developments in support of Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Loriann Dauscher) NC Governor Josh Stein's First Visit to Camp Lejeune
NC Governor Josh Stein's First Visit to Camp Lejeune
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U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Calvert L. Worth Jr., from Missouri, commanding general, II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), addresses the audience during a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Aug. 28, 2025. The ceremony represented a transfer of responsibility, authority, and accountability from Maj. Gen. William H. Swan to Maj. Gen. Ryan S. Rideout. 2nd MAW generates, deploys and sustains expeditionary, combat-ready Aviation forces for II Marine Expeditionary Force, the Marine Corps and the joint force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Bryan Giraldo) 2nd MAW change of command ceremony 2025
2nd MAW change of command ceremony 2025
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U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Ralph J. Rizzo, Jr., commanding general, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, left; Elmer L. Roman, assistant secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations and Environment, center; and Brandon Wheeler, senior advisor to the Commandant of the Marine Corps, right, pose for a photo following a tour of the future II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) headquarters building on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 27, 2025. During his visit, Roman engaged with Marines and their families during a tour of family housing, as well as tours of legacy and modernized barracks facilities and the future II MEF headquarters building. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Yvonna Guyette) ASN Roman Tours MCB Camp Lejeune
ASN Roman Tours MCB Camp Lejeune
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  • U.S. and Swedish Marines share weapons skills

    Sep 03 2025
    Berga
    U.S. Marines with 2d Marine Division and Swedish Marines with the 2nd Amphibious Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment conduct interoperability training as part of exercise Archipelago Endeavor 25 in Berga, Sweden, Aug. 27, 2025. Exercise Archipelago Endeavor 25 increases compatible interoperability between the U.S. Marine Corps and Swedish Amphibious Forces by executing combined amphibious operations in and around the Baltic Sea littorals. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Frank Sepulveda Torres)

  • SLTE 4-25: French Foreign Legion Awards Ceremony

    Aug 28 2025
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    U.S. Marine Corps Col. Neil R. Berry, the commanding officer of 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, and a French Foreign Legionnaire with 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment, 6th Light Armored Brigade, give a speech during an award ceremony as part of Service Level Training Exercise 4-25, on Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Aug. 23, 2025. SLTE 4-25 is designed to be a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated Marine Air Ground Task Force across all domains of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Judith Ann Lazaro)

  • 2nd Medical Bn Field Tests Battalion Aid Station

    Sep 04 2025
    MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE
    U.S. Navy Sailors with 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, triage a simulated patient during a Battalion Aid Station-Enhanced (BAS-X) exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 26, 2025. The purpose of the exercise was to build a modernized BAS for the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab to inject into Fleet and Marine Corps exercises to support expeditionary advance base operations during combat operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Makayla Elizalde)

  • 2nd AAB Operator New Equipment Training

    Aug 28 2025
    Camp Lejeune
    U.S. Marines with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, operated an Assault Combat Vehicle during Operator New Equipment Training at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, on August 25, 2025. OPNET is a specialized program focused on training 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, on the Amphibious Combat Vehicle to ensure its safe and effective operation in any environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dominic Trujillo)

  • Fort Macon Evening Gun Ceremony

    Aug 29 2025
    Fort Macon State Park
    U.S. Navy Hospitalman Apprentice Jakobe Moore, left, a native of Alabama, and Hospitalman Tricel Walker, a native of New York, both hospital corpsmen with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, push a Model 1841 Navy 32-pounder cannon out of battery during an evening gun ceremony at Fort Macon State Park, North Carolina, Aug. 27, 2025. Fort Macon fires Model 1841 Navy 32-pounder cannons weekly during the summer to honor the tradition of signaling the end of the military day by firing a solution charge. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

  • 2DMARDIV Small UAS tactical demonstration

    Aug 28 2025
    Camp Lejeune
    U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Austin Morgan, a native of Virginia and a Small Unmanned Aerial System operator with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, launches an RQ-20 Puma during an UAS tactical demonstration on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 26, 2025. Marines flew multiple UAS platforms in order to gain proficiency of the Radio Agile Integrated Device which groups UAS into a single network. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hunter J. Kuester)

  • 22nd MEU(SOC) | LMADIS Maintenance

    Aug 26 2025
    Naval Station Norfolk
    U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Calix Wheaton, an air-defense systems technician with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), conducts maintenance on the Light Marine Air-Defense Integrated System, while aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17), Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, at Naval Air Station Norfolk, Virginia, Aug. 20, 2025. The Marines assigned to the low-altitude air defense platoon performed the maintenance in preparation for the 22nd MEU(SOC)’s regularly scheduled deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Maurion Moore)

  • 22nd MEU(SOC) |USS San Antonio Loads Equipment

    Aug 26 2025
    Norfolk
    A U.S. Navy Chief Kyler Everitt with the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17), Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, coordinates Landing Craft Air Cushion operations for the onloading of 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) equipment and personnel to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28), on Naval Base Norfolk, Virginia, August 19, 2025. Equipment and personnel were brought aboard the Fort Lauderdale, IWO ARG, in support of the 22nd MEU (SOC)’s regularly scheduled deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle Baskin)

  • 22nd MEU(SOC) Preventative Maintenance Checks

    Aug 26 2025
    Norfolk
    U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Edison Nevarez, left and Lance Cpl. David Maldonado, motor transport operators with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), exchange vehicle mileage and fuel data aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17), while in port at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, August 21, 2025. U.S. Marines with the 22nd MEU (SOC) conducted preventative maintenance checks and services to ensure readiness of equipment and vehicles in support of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Readiness Group and 22nd MEU (SOC)’s regularly scheduled deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Nathan Mitchell)

  • 22nd MEU(SOC) Fast Roping Drills

    Aug 26 2025
    Norfolk
    A U.S. Marine with Maritime Special Purpose Force, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), slides down a fast rope while conducting fast rope drills out of an MV-22 Osprey aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), while in port at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, Aug. 22, 2025. Marines with the 22nd MEU(SOC) conducted fast rope drills to enhance readiness in support of their regularly scheduled deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tanner Bernat)

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BLT 1/8 Beirut Memorial Run Reel
Oct. 10, 2024 | 0:35
U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1/8 conduct a memorial run in remembrance of the 1983 Marine barracks bombing in Beirut, Lebanon, aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) while underway in the Mediterranean Sea, Oct. 20, 2024. The Wasp (WSP) Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and embarked 24th MEU (SOC) is conducting operations in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa area of operations on a scheduled deployment. The WSP ARG-24th MEU (SOC) is supporting U.S., Allied and partner interests in the region, including in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, to continue promoting regional stability and deterring aggression. (U.S. Marine Corps Production by LCpl. Adam Scalin)

(This video contains music from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from Adobe stock: Epic Soundtrack Background Music performed by MusicRevolution/Stock.Adobe.com)

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1/8 conduct a memorial run in remembrance of the 1983 Marine barracks bombing in Beirut, Lebanon, aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) while underway in the Mediterranean Sea, Oct. 20, 2024. The Wasp (WSP) Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and embarked 24th MEU (SOC) is conducting operations in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa area of operations on a scheduled deployment. The WSP ARG-24th MEU (SOC) is supporting U.S., Allied and partner interests in the region, including in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, to continue promoting regional stability and deterring aggression. (U.S. Marine Corps Production by LCpl. Adam Scalin)

(This video contains music from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from Adobe stock: Epic Soundtrack Background Music performed by MusicRevolution/Stock.Adobe.com)

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