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BLT 3/6 Artillery Range

U.S. Marines with Golf Battery, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), operate an M777 Howitzer...

02

XVE30 Stalker Takes Flight

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Duane Hearn II, a recon surveillance target acquisition trainer with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance, Battalion Landing Team...

03

8th ESB Portable Boat Ramp

U.S. Marines with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Naval...

04

2nd DSB Conducts Air Delivery

U.S Marine Corps 1st Lt. Linh Kolkowski, right, a logistics officer, and Lance Cpl. Agustin Florescanstaneda, left, an airborne and air delivery...

05

BALTOPS 25 Live Fire Range

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division and Portuguese service members prepare to fire HK416...

06

DSSG Visits CLB 8

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Bradley Robbins, a spectrum manager with Headquarters and Service Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, explains the...

07

2/2 Explosive Live-Fire Ranges

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kevin Redmond, left, a Connecticut native and team leader with Weapons Company, Lance Cpl. Krishnakarthik Nathan, a New...

08

Caribbean Coastal Warrior 25

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jacob Miller, a reconnaissance Marine with Charlie Company, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, holds a security...

09

H&S 10 km Hike

U.S. Navy Lt. David Miloscia, a chaplain with Headquarters and Service Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, addresses the battalion after a 10km...

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Simulated Strait 22nd MEU

Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group sail in formation in the Atlantic Ocean during simulated strait transit in support of Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group...

 

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  • 39th Commandant of the Marine Corps Visits 2nd MLG Joint Unit Recovery Team Course 25.2

    Jun 05 2025
    Camp Lejeune
    The 39th Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Eric M. Smith, speaks to Marines and Sailors with 2nd Marine Logistics Group that participated in the Joint Unit Recovery Team Course 25.2 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 22, 2025. During his visit to Camp Lejeune, Gen. Smith visited the 2nd MLG Joint Unit Recovery Team Course, which was held to train regimental-level Unit Recovery Teams to rapidly employ fatality management in an austere environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isabella Ramos)
  • 22nd MEU | BLT 3/6 Amphibious Assault from IWO ARG

    Jun 04 2025
    JACKSONVILLE
    U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Corbin West, a rifleman with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, sets security during an amphibious assault as part of Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group Marine Expeditionary Unit exercise, on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 29, 2025. During ARGMEUEX, the 22nd MEU, aboard IWOARG shipping, conducts training in support of various mission essential tasks that enhance operational readiness and lethality as a unified IWOARG/22 MEU team. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Nathan Mitchell)
  • 2d CEB MCCRE - Demolition Range

    Jun 03 2025
    Camp Lejeune
    U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joshua M. MartinezCruz, left, and Lance Cpl. Jayden R. Hanson, both combat engineers with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, secure a cratering charge during a demolition range during the 2d CEB Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 21, 2025. During the MCCRE, Marines and Sailors demonstrated combat proficiency in 13 engineering specialties required for mission essential tasks to ensure readiness for any conflict or operation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexandria Serrano)
  • 22nd MEU | Embassy Reinforcement During ARGMEUEX

    May 30 2025
    Camp Lejeune
    U.S. Marines with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, exit an MV-22B Osprey during a simulated embassy reinforcement operation as part of Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group Marine Expeditionary Unit exercise, at Marine Corps Base Stone Bay, North Carolina, May 25, 2025. During ARGMEUEX, the 22nd MEU, aboard IWOARG shipping, conducts various mission essential tasks that enhance operational readiness and lethality as a unified IWOARG/22 MEU team. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Maurion Moore)
  • 22nd MEU | Harrier Flight Ops Aboard USS Iwo Jima

    May 30 2025
    At Sea
    A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, flies over head during flight operations aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), in support of Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, May 23, 2025. During ARGMEUEX, the 22nd MEU, aboard IWO ARG shipping, conducts various mission essential tasks that enhance operational readiness and lethality as a unified IWOARG/22 MEU team. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Emily Hazelbaker)
U.S. Marines with HMLA-167 participate in Distributed Aviation Operations Exercise 24
June 14, 2024 | 2:27
U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 167 participate in Distributed Aviation Operations Exercise (DAOEx) 24 at the U.S. Navy Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center on Andros Island, Bahamas, June 1-14, 2024. HMLA-167 supported DAOEx 24, which is designed to distribute command and control of aviation forces across echelons of command, pushing authorities to the lowest levels, while keeping forces moving between airfields and air sites. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Rowdy Vanskike)

U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 167 participate in Distributed Aviation Operations Exercise (DAOEx) 24 at the U.S. Navy Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center on Andros Island, Bahamas, June 1-14, 2024. HMLA-167 supported DAOEx 24, which is designed to distribute command and control of aviation forces across echelons of command, pushing authorities to the lowest levels, while keeping forces moving between airfields and air sites. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Rowdy Vanskike)

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