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Supporting Arms Coordination

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jacob Anderson, a joint terminal attack controller with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), looks...

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Integrated Live Fire Exercise

U.S. Marine Corps Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) gunners with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit...

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LAR Conducts Amphibious Assault During COMPTUEX

U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), set security during an amphibious assault...

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2nd MLG human performance prgm

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Tyon Downing, an engineer equipment operator with 2nd Distribution Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group,...

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Lima Co. Amphibious Assault

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jaylee Lul, a rifleman with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations...

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2nd MLG Corporals Beach PT

U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Logistics Group Corporals Leadership School perform group sit-ups during a beach workout while participating in...

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SLTE 4-25: 2d CEB R114

U.S. Marines with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, maneuvers to their next position during Service Level Training Exercise 4-25, on...

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Mass Casualty Evac Simulation

U.S. Marines and sailors with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, participate in a mass casualty evacuation simulation in support...

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SLTE 4-25: V28 Range 104

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 8th Marines, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division fire an M320 grenade launcher during Service Level Training...

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1/10 Night Live-Fire

U.S. Marines with B Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division pose for a group photo on an M777 Howitzer during Service Level...

 

Featured Stories

 

  • CH-53K Land on USS Iwo Jima During COMPTUEX

    Jul 14 2025
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    A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53K King Stallion attached to Marine Heavy Squadron (HMH) 461 prepares to land aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), during Composite Training Unit Exercise while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, July 10, 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)
  • Integrated Live Fire Exercise

    Jul 14 2025
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    U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper helicopter with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), flies over the Atlantic Ocean from the U.S. Navy Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), during a live-fire exercise in support of Composite Training Unit Exercise while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, July 5, 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)
  • live-fire test of lethal drone munitions

    Jul 10 2025
    Camp Lejuene
    U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Kai Delp, an instructor with Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - East, fires an FGM-148 Javelin during a combined arms live-fire training exercise involving the employment of SUAS to deliver munitions on designated targets at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 3, 2025. This event marked the first time munitions were employed from SUAS during a live-fire training exercise on Camp Lejeune, demonstrating the capability of integrating aerial strike capabilities at the tactical level. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hunter J. Kuester)
  • Foreign Humanitarian Assistance Operations

    Jul 14 2025
    Creighton Island
    U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), fell trees while conducting a Foreign Humanitarian Assistance mission during Composite Training Unit Exercise on Creighton Island, Georgia, July 5, 2025. During COMPTUEX, the IWOARG 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 Lance Cpl. Kyle Baskin)
  • SLTE 4-25: V28 Range 106

    Jul 14 2025
    Twentynine Palms
    U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 8th Marines, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division fire an M320 grenade launcher during Service Level Training Exercise 4-25, on Range 104 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, July 10, 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Judith Ann Lazaro)
Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division Wins Super Squad Competition
May 15, 2025 | 0:54
U.S. Marines with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division won the 2025 Annual Marine Corps Super Squad Competition at U.S. Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, May 12-15, 2025. The Marine Corps Super Squad Competition is an annual competition that utilizes simulated combat conditions to challenge competitors with a wide variety of complex and realistic scenarios to determine which Marine rifle squad most effectively demonstrate their combat capabilities and operational proficiency. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Grace Stover)

U.S. Marines with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division won the 2025 Annual Marine Corps Super Squad Competition at U.S. Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, May 12-15, 2025. The Marine Corps Super Squad Competition is an annual competition that utilizes simulated combat conditions to challenge competitors with a wide variety of complex and realistic scenarios to determine which Marine rifle squad most effectively demonstrate their combat capabilities and operational proficiency. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Grace Stover)

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