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No Respect For Deadbolts

U.S. Marines with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division detonate a linear detonation cord breaching charge during an urban breaching range...

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Force-on-Force Urban Operations

NATO allies engage opposing forces during a force-on-force urban operations simulation as part of exercise Burmese Chase 25, at Marine Corps Base...

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81st anniversary of Union II

U.S. Marines and French Soldiers, Legionnaires and flag bearers salute during the Union II 81st Commemoration Anniversary ceremony in Les Saisies,...

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SLTE 4-25: Familiarization with French Soldiers

U.S. Marines with Marine Air Ground Task Force-6 and a French soldier with 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment, 6th Light Armored Brigade Command, discuss...

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2nd DSB external lifts

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Devin Shores, from Florida, a logistics specialist with 2nd Distribution Support Battalion (DSB), Combat Logistics Regiment 2,...

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Task Force 61/2 visits USS Mount Whitne

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. James W. Lively, commanding general of Task Force 61/2 tours the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount...

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4th ANGLICO Close Air Support

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Austin Riveting, a fire support Marine with 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Corps...

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UCAS Mission Planning

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Michael J. Prusz, a crew chief with 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group,...

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2nd ANGLICO Close Air Support

A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263, Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, flies over a...

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MCOLF Atlantic Airfield Insert

U.S. Marines with 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, ruck to their objective point during...

 

  • SLTE 4-25: 2d Recon Close Quarters Tactics

    Aug 01 2025
    Twentynine Palms
    U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jacob Miller, a reconnaissance Marine with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division conducts live-fire Close Quarter Tactic training on Range 111 during Service Level Training Exercise 4-25, on Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, July 29, 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)
  • U.S. Marines with HMH-461 insert 2nd LAAD

    Jul 28 2025
    Florida
    U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), fly a CH-53K King Stallion near Naval Air Station Key West, Florida, July 22, 2025. Marines with 2nd MAW and 2nd Distribution Support Battalion are training alongside elements of the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to refine humanitarian assistance and disaster relief capabilities while also refining the CH-53K King Stallion's ability to support distributed aviation operations in a joint environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mya Seymour)
  • 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment Operation Southern Guard Homecoming

    Jul 29 2025
    Camp Lejeune
    U.S. Navy Hospitalman Apprentice Kamila Benitez, left, a native of Stafford, Virginia and corpsman with 2d Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, greets her husband, Hospitalman Apprentice Erick Benitez-Castelan, a native of Bastrop, Texas and a corpsman with 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d MARDIV, as Marines and Sailors return from Operation Southern Guard on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 24, 2025. Joint Task Force Southern Guard supported illegal alien holding operations aboard Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba led by the Department of Homeland Security. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)
  • 2nd MLG Motor Transport Operators Conduct Vehicle Mounting Drills

    Jul 31 2025
    MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE
    U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Noah Bartholomew, a motor transportation operator with 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, demonstrates how to disassemble a M240B machine gun at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, July 28, 2025. Motor transportation Marines train in vehicle proficiency, convoy tactics, cargo handling, navigation, communication, and emergency procedures to ensure timely, secure, and efficient transportation support. Bartholomew is a native of Benson, Vermont. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Makayla Elizalde)
  • U.S. Marines with 2nd MAW execute external lifts and helocasting alongside U.S. Army Special Warfare Training Group

    Aug 01 2025
    U.S. Coast Guard base Sector Key
    A U.S. Army instructor with Charlie Company 2nd Battalion, U.S. Army Special Warfare Training Group (Airborne), jumps from the back of a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53K King Stallion at U.S. Coast Guard Base Sector Key West, Florida, July 29, 2025. Marines with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing and 2nd Distribution Support Battalion are training alongside elements of the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to refine humanitarian assistance and disaster relief capabilities while also refining the CH-53K’s ability to support distributed aviation operations in a joint environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mya Seymour)

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2nd MEB Marines conduct MPFEX 17
Aug. 24, 2017 | 1:19
Marines and sailors with 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade and Expeditionary Strike Group 2, participated in a Maritime Prepositioning Force Exercise 17 at Blount Island Command, Florida, Aug. 7 - 24, 2017. Marines from II Marine Expeditionary Force units are operating at Blount Island Command for MPFEX 17, leading into an upcoming amphibious exercise.

Marines and sailors with 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade and Expeditionary Strike Group 2, participated in a Maritime Prepositioning Force Exercise 17 at Blount Island Command, Florida, Aug. 7 - 24, 2017. Marines from II Marine Expeditionary Force units are operating at Blount Island Command for MPFEX 17, leading into an upcoming amphibious exercise.

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