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VMA-223 Flight Operations

A U.S. Marine Corps TAV-8B Harrier II with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 223, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, hovers above the...

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LCF-24: 24th MEU Zeroing Day

U.S. Marines with Maritime Raid Force, Littoral Combat Force-24, insert a magazine before a battlesight zero deck shoot on the flight deck of the San...

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LCF-24: Arrive to Puerto Rico

A U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 356 (Reinforced), Littoral Combat Force -24, signals to a MV-22B Ospreys on U.S. Roosevelt...

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LCF-24: Full Mission Profile

U.S. Marines with Maritime Raid Force, Littoral Combat Force-24, approach a UH-1Y Venom helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM)...

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VMA-223 fly TAV-8B Harrier II

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Eric Shiebe, left, from Georgia, an AV-8B Harrier pilot and executive officer, takes Sgt. Tatiana Rios, right, from Wisconsin,...

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USS Iwo Jima Flight Operations

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit...

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Amphibious Lethality in France

U.S. Marines with 2nd Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, and French Foreign Legionnaires conduct an...

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Range on Puerto Rico

A U.S. Marine with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable),...

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Field Test UGV Technology

A U.S. Marine Corps Mission Master SP unmanned ground vehicle is test driven during a UGV demonstration at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North...

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Field Testing Equipment

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Duc Nguyen, left, a utilities systems technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine...

 

  • 22nd MEU(SOC) | VMM-263 (Reinforced) Flight Operations Aboard USS Fort Lauderdale

    May 20 2026
    Caribbean Sea
    U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), and U.S. Navy Sailors with San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) prepare for flight operations aboard Fort Lauderdale while underway in the Caribbean Sea, May 4, 2026. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)
  • 2nd Marine Logistics Group Improves Combat Readiness with Endurance Course

    May 22 2026
    Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
    U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Service Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, balance across an obstacle during an endurance course at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 21, 2026. Marines crawled under barbed wire, climbed over obstacles, and ran through the two-mile course to improve combat readiness and build unit morale. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Caitlin Brink)
  • VMA-223 flies above Eastern North Carolina

    May 21 2026
    Marine Corps Air Station Cherry
    U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II aircraft with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 223, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, fly over the coast of North Carolina, May 15, 2026. The “sundown” of the AV-8B Harrier II, an iconic aircraft that has supported joint and Marine Corps operations for 40 years, also represents the dawn of a new era; it paves the way for 2nd MAW’s full transition to the F-35B and C Lightning II. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Perri Wood)
  • U.S. Marines execute machine gun range in Sweden

    May 14 2026
    Sweden
    A M240B machine gun stands mounted on a medium tactical vehicle replacement during exercise Aurora 26 in Visby, May 10, 2026. U.S. Marines and Sailors with 2nd Marine Logistics Group are participating in exercise Aurora as part of the larger U.S. Army-led Sword 26 series of linked multinational exercises, which directly supports NATO's Eastern Flank Deterrence Initiative concept, validates defense plans, builds a unified lethal force, and strengthens deterrence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Talan Werner)
  • U.S. Marines conduct evacuation control center training in Sweden

    May 14 2026
    Sweden
    U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, search Swedish Army soldier role players during evacuation control center training as part of exercise Aurora 26 in Visby, Sweden, May 9, 2026. U.S. Marines and Sailors with 2nd MLG are participating in exercise Aurora as part of the larger U.S. Army-led Sword 26 series of linked multinational exercises, which directly supports NATO's Eastern Flank Deterrence Initiative concept, validates defense plans, builds a unified lethal force, and strengthens deterrence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brady V. Hathaway)

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U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey Squadron Supports Marine Special Forces (Production)
May 8, 2022 | 0:41
U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 and Marine Forces Special Operations Command conduct night operations with an MV-22B Osprey assigned to VMM-365 during Exercise Raven (RavenEx) 22-5 at Combat Readiness Training Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, May 8-14, 2022. VMM-365 provided assault support for MARSOC during a predeployment training exercise to enhance combat readiness in an unfamiliar expeditionary environment. VMM-365 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Christian Cortez)

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 and Marine Forces Special Operations Command conduct night operations with an MV-22B Osprey assigned to VMM-365 during Exercise Raven (RavenEx) 22-5 at Combat Readiness Training Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, May 8-14, 2022. VMM-365 provided assault support for MARSOC during a predeployment training exercise to enhance combat readiness in an unfamiliar expeditionary environment. VMM-365 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Christian Cortez)

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