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HMX-1 Conducts Deck Landings

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey with Marine Helicopter Squadron 1 prepares to land during landing drills aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault...

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live-fire test of lethal drones

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Kai Delp, an instructor with Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - East, fires an FGM-148 Javelin during...

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6th Marine Regiment Departure

U.S. Marines with 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division arrive at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, July 7, 2025. 6th Marine...

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MWSS-273 set up a forward arming

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Erick Avalos Rivas, left, from Georgia, and Cpl. Landon Pursley, both bulk fuel specialists with Marine Wing Support Squadron...

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Royal Netherlands Marines

U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 464 lead Royal Netherlands Marines to a CH-53E Super Stallion during Atlantic Alliance 2025...

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Anti-submarine warfare Exercise

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Victor Estes, from Alabama, an MV-22B Osprey crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162, drops sonobuoys out...

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VMM-261 Conducts Live Fire Ex

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 (VMM-261) prepares to take off during a reduced visibility flight...

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India Co, BLT 3/6 Fire Drills

U.S. Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) bound forward while...

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Marines Practice Judo

U.S. Marines with 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), practice judo techniques during Composite Training Unit Exercise,...

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Small Boat Operations COMPTUEX

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) board an 11-Meter Naval Special Warfare...

 

U.S. Navy Vice Adm. John Gumbleton, center, deputy commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command, and Master Gunnery Sgt. Alex Reyes, operations chief with the Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), shake hands during his visit aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17), Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, as part of Composite Training Unit Exercise, while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, June 29, 2025. During COMPTUEX, the IWOARG and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), refine tactics, techniques, and procedures to execute warfighting functions that enhance operational readiness and lethality as a unified IWOARG/22 MEU(SOC) team. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Maurion Moore) U.S. Fleet Forces Deputy Commander Visits 22nd MEU(SOC)
U.S. Fleet Forces Deputy Commander Visits 22nd MEU(SOC)
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U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Robert McGill, a dental technician with 2nd Dental Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, and a native of Heidelberg, Mississippi, poses for a photo at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 2, 2025. McGills Command selected him as Warrior of the Week For his unwavering commitment to mission readiness and excellence in patient care throughout 2nd MLG. Each week, 2nd MLG recognizes one outstanding Marine or Sailor that goes above and beyond in their duties and embodies the qualities of an outstanding service member. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Brady V. Hathaway) HM3 Robert McGill; 2nd MLG Warrior of the Week
HM3 Robert McGill; 2nd MLG Warrior of the Week
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U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Terry Carter Jr., Commanding Officer, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit presents Lieutenant General Calvert Worth Jr., Commanding General, II Marine Expeditionary Force, with a VMM-263 (REIN) unit patch during his visit aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), during Composite Training Unit Exercise while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, June 28, 2025. During COMPTUEX, the IWO ARG and 22nd MEU(SOC), refine tactics, techniques, and procedures to execute warfighting functions that enhance operational readiness and lethality as a unified IWOARG/22MEU(SOC) team. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sharon Errisuriz) Lieutenant General Worth Visits USS Iwo Jima
Lieutenant General Worth Visits USS Iwo Jima
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U.S. Navy Corpsman Mason Webb, a field medical service technician with 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, and a native of Lapine, Oregon, was selected as the 2nd MLG Warrior of the Week at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 30, 2025. Webb’s command selected him as warrior of the week for his work ethic, high standard of patient care, and his constant hunger to learn more. Each week, 2nd MLG recognizes one outstanding Marine or Sailor that goes above and beyond in their duties and embodies the qualities of an outstanding service member. (Courtesy Photo sent from HN Mason Webb) HN Mason D. Webb; 2nd MLG Warrior of the Week
HN Mason D. Webb; 2nd MLG Warrior of the Week
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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jack Wonsmos, a basic utilities systems technician with Combat Logistics Company 21, 2nd Combat Readiness Regiment, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, poses for a photo at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 26, 2025. Wonsmos’s command selected him as warrior of the week for serving in the demanding billet as the quality control non-commissioned officer, a billet routinely held by a sergeant which involves, directing, supervising, inspecting and teaching Marines of all ranks intermediate level repairs on all engineer equipment platforms. Each week, 2nd MLG recognizes one outstanding Marine or Sailor that goes above and beyond in their duties and embodies the qualities of an outstanding service member. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Apollo Wilson) Cpl. Jack Wonsmos; 2nd MLG Warrior of the Week
Cpl. Jack Wonsmos; 2nd MLG Warrior of the Week
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  • 22nd MEU (SOC) | Jump 20 in the Sky

    Jun 30 2025
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    A Jump 20 group 3 Unmanned Aerial System conducts a surveillance flight during Composite Training Unit Exercise aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17), Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, June 25, 2025. During COMPTUEX, the IWOARG and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) refine tactics, techniques, and procedures to execute warfighting functions that enhance operational readiness and lethality as a unified IWOARG/22 MEU (SOC) team. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle Baskin)

  • Atlantic Alliance 2025

    Jun 30 2025
    Camp Lejeune
    U.S. Marines disembark from a Netherlands Navy Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel (LCVP) performing an amphibious landing at Onslow Beach, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 24, 2025. Atlantic Alliance 25 is the premier naval integration exercise on the East Coast, featuring more than 25 U.S. Navy and Marine Corps units alongside Dutch naval forces and British Royal Commandos. The exercise spans sites from North Carolina to Maine and showcases a range of dynamic events, including force integration, air assault operations, bilateral reconnaissance, naval strait transits, amphibious assault training, and a simulated war-at-sea exercise. (Netherlands Maritime Force photo by OR-7 Cristian Schrik)

  • Kilo Co. TCCC aboard Iwo Jima During COMPTUEX

    Jun 30 2025
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    U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Reed Dorionte, a machine gunner with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), simulates holding security during tactical combat casualty care training aboard the U.S. Navy Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), in support of Composite Training Unit Exercise while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, June 25, 2025. During COMPTUEX, the IWO ARG and 22nd MEU(SOC), refine tactics, techniques, and procedures to execute warfighting functions that enhance operational readiness and lethality as a unified IWOARG/22 MEU(SOC) team. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Emily Hazelbaker)

  • MSPF Maritime Interdiction Operations During COMPTUEX

    Jun 30 2025
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    U.S. Marines with Maritime Special Purpose Force, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), depart for maritime interdiction operations from the U.S. Navy Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), in support of Composite Training Unit Exercise while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, June 26, 2025. During COMPTUEX, the IWO ARG and 22nd MEU(SOC), refine tactics, techniques, and procedures to execute warfighting functions that enhance operational readiness and lethality as a unified IWOARG/22 MEU(SOC) team. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Emily Hazelbaker)

  • 2nd MLG EOD at Smithsonian’s Museum of American History

    Jun 27 2025
    Camp Lejeune
    U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Radcliff Humphrey, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 8, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, inspects a piece of a cannon ball at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, Washington, D.C., May 27, 2025. EOD Marines from 2nd MLG, II MEF, and 3rd MLG, collaborated with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History to provide subject matter expertise in the identification and verification of unique ordnance dating from the American Civil War to the Vietnam War. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Javier Santillan)
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VBSS Reel
Oct. 26, 2023 | 0:18
U.S. Marines with Maritime Special Purpose Force (MSPF), and Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 1/8, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) training aboard the James River Reserve Fleet and the USNS Narragansett in the Chesapeake Bay, off the coast of Virginia, Oct. 23 to Nov. 3, 2023. The VBSS course teaches Marines with MSPF and BLT 1/8 how to properly conduct vessel boarding procedures and maritime interdiction operations while underway with the 24th MEU. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Elton Taylor)

U.S. Marines with Maritime Special Purpose Force (MSPF), and Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 1/8, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) training aboard the James River Reserve Fleet and the USNS Narragansett in the Chesapeake Bay, off the coast of Virginia, Oct. 23 to Nov. 3, 2023. The VBSS course teaches Marines with MSPF and BLT 1/8 how to properly conduct vessel boarding procedures and maritime interdiction operations while underway with the 24th MEU. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Elton Taylor)

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