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French Foreign Legion Awards

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...

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2nd AAB New Equipment Training

U.S. Marines with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, operated an Assault Combat Vehicle during Operator New Equipment Training at...

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Fort Macon Evening Gun Ceremony

U.S. Navy Hospitalman Apprentice Jakobe Moore, left, a native of Alabama, and Hospitalman Tricel Walker, a native of New York, both hospital corpsmen...

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2dmardiv UAS tactical demo

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...

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LMADIS Maintenance

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Calix Wheaton, an air-defense systems technician with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine...

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USS San Antonio Loads Equipment

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,...

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Preventative Maintenance Checks and Services

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Edison Nevarez, left and Lance Cpl. David Maldonado, motor transport operators with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 22nd...

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Artillery Ammunition Onload

A U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion transports 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) artillery ammunition to the San...

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MSPF & BLT 3/6 Fast Rope Training

A U.S. Marine with Maritime Special Purpose Force, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), slides down a fast rope while...

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Hangar Aircraft Maintenance

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Colby Conklin, left, a crew chief, and Lance Cpl. Christine Bedolla, a tiltrotor mechanic, both with Marine Medium Tiltrotor...

 

  • SPMAGTF Family Day

    Aug 26 2025
    Camp Lejeune
    U.S. service members and their families watch an MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft demonstration during a family day event at Camp Davis, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 23, 2025. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit hosted a family day for the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Alert Contingency MAGTF (SPMAGTF-ACM) to give Marines and Sailors a chance to show their family members a glimpse of their day-to-day duties while also offering hands-on demonstrations of Marine Corps equipment and weapons. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jack Labrador)
  • SLTE 4-25: MWX

    Aug 26 2025
    Twentynine Palms
    A French Legionnaire with 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment, 6th Light Armored Brigade applies camouflage paint for Marine Air Ground Task Force Warfighting Exercise during Service Level Training Exercise 4-25, at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Aug. 18, 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)
  • CLB 22 and 2nd MAW welcome Carolina Forest Elementary students back to school

    Aug 26 2025
    JACKSONVILLE
    U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 22, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, and the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band pose for a photo at Carolina Forest Elementary School in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Aug. 25, 2025. CLB-22 and the 2nd MAW Band welcomed students of Carolina Forest Elementary back for the 2025-2026 school year to build morale and enhance community relations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isabella Ramos)
  • CLB-24 battalion field exercise: Combat Vehicle Operator Training

    Aug 26 2025
    Camp Lejeune
    A joint light tactical vehicle from Combat Logistics Battalion 24, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, conduct combat vehicle operator training at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 21, 2025. The combat vehicle operator training was part of a Field Training Exercise to sustain training and readiness standards, increase Marines and Sailors’ technical proficiency in their military occupational specialties, and increase the battalions’ ability to complete core mission essential tasks. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Apollo Wilson)
  • 16th Annual Montford Point Marines Day Ceremony

    Aug 25 2025
    JACKSONVILLE
    A U.S. Marine (retired) with the Montford Point Marine Association salutes the flag during the 16th Annual Montford Point Marines Day Ceremony at the Montford Point Marine Memorial in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Aug. 22, 2025. The annual ceremony honors the first African Americans to serve in the United States Marine Corps, recognizing their remarkable contributions, sacrifices and steadfast commitment to our nation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Yvonna Guyette)

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The Charlotte Eagles host a soccer camp on Fort Pickett
Sept. 17, 2021 | 1:00
U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment play soccer with Afghan civilians during a soccer camp hosted by the Charlotte Eagles in support of Operation Allies Welcome on Fort Pickett, Virginia, Sept. 17, 2021. The Charlotte Eagles team is a volunteer organization based out of Charlotte, N.C., which works to bring people together through teaching and coaching soccer. The Department of Defense, through U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening, and general support for at least 50,000 Afghan evacuees at suitable facilities, in permanent or temporary structures, as quickly as possible. This initiative provides Afghan personnel essential support at secure locations outside Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Corey A. Mathews)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment play soccer with Afghan civilians during a soccer camp hosted by the Charlotte Eagles in support of Operation Allies Welcome on Fort Pickett, Virginia, Sept. 17, 2021. The Charlotte Eagles team is a volunteer organization based out of Charlotte, N.C., which works to bring people together through teaching and coaching soccer. The Department of Defense, through U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening, and general support for at least 50,000 Afghan evacuees at suitable facilities, in permanent or temporary structures, as quickly as possible. This initiative provides Afghan personnel essential support at secure locations outside Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Corey A. Mathews)

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