Marines


II Marine Expeditionary Force

II MEF Logo
Come to Fight. Come to Win.
Official U.S. Marine Corps Website

01

BLT 3/6 Amphibious Assault

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Corbin West, a rifleman with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, sets security...

02

2d CEB Demolition Range

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joshua M. MartinezCruz, left, and Lance Cpl. Jayden R. Hanson, both combat engineers with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d...

03

Embassy Reinforcement During ARGMEUEX

U.S. Marines with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, exit an MV-22B Osprey during a simulated embassy...

04

Harrier Flight Ops

A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, flies over head during...

05

26th MEU CE Corporal’s Course

U.S. Marines and Sailors participate in a beach workout during a Corporal's Course hosted by the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit at Camp Lejeune,...

06

VMA-231 Final Flight Ceremony

U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II's with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 231 fly in formation during the squadron’s final flight ceremony at Marine...

07

BLT 3/6 Weapon Drills 22nd MEU

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Alex Carpenter, a rifleman with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine...

08

22nd MEU Replenishment at Sea

A U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 26, delivers cargo to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San...

09

Fleet Week New York 2025

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Fleet Week New York, stand in formation during a re-enlistment ceremony held at the...

10

FWNY 25: SECNAV Visit

Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan speaks to a reporter with CBS aboard the San-Antonio Class amphibious transport dock USS New York (LPD 21) in...

 

Featured Stories

 

  • 22nd MEU LMADIS Operations

    May 21 2025
    At Sea
    U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct surveillance and anti-Unmanned Aerial System operations with the Light Marine Air-Defense Integrated System during Amphibious Ready Group MEU exercise (ARGMEUEX), aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17), Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (IWOARG), while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, May 17, 2025. During ARGMEUEX, the 22nd MEU, aboard IWOARG shipping, conducts training in support of various mission essential tasks that enhance operational readiness and lethality as a unified IWOARG/22 MEU team. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle Baskin)
  • USS NEW YORK Arrives for FWNY 2025

    May 22 2025
    At Sea
    The U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard perform during the U.S. Navy Reception aboard the San-Antonio Class amphibious transport dock USS New York (LPD 21) in New York, May 21, 2025. America’s warfighting Navy and Marine Corps celebrate 250 years of protecting American prosperity and freedom. Fleet Week New York 2025 honors the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard’s enduring role on, under, and above the seas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Yolanda Lightfoot)
  • BLT 3/6 Conducts Small Boat Ops

    May 21 2025
    At Sea
    U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare to dock an 11-Meter Naval Special Warfare rigid-hull inflatable boat, during small boat operations as part of Amphibious Ready Group MEU exercise (ARGMEUEX), aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17), Iwo Jima ARG (IWOARG), while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, May 16, 2025. During ARGMEUEX, the 22nd MEU, aboard IWOARG shipping, conducts training in support of various mission essential tasks that enhance operational readiness and lethality as a unified IWOARG/22 MEU team. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle Baskin)
  • MSPF Conducts Maritime Interception Operations

    May 21 2025
    At Sea
    U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit approach the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17), Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), during maritime interception operations as part of ARG MEU exercise (ARGMEUEX), while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, May 18, 2025. During ARGMEUEX, the 22nd MEU, IWOARG shipping, conducts training in support of various mission essential tasks that enhance operational readiness and lethality as a unified IWOARG/22 MEU team. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Maurion Moore)
  • 22nd MEU | VMM-265 (REIN) Board USS San Antonio

    May 16 2025
    At Sea
    U.S. Navy Sailor ABH3 Darrel Agustin, an aviation boatswain mate handler with the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17), Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), signals to a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, while aboard the San Antonio, IWO ARG, during ARGMEUEX, while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, May 13, 2025. During ARGMEUX, the 22nd MEU, aboard IWO ARG shipping, conducts training in support of various mission essential tasks that enhance operational readiness and lethality as a unified IWOARG/22 MEU team. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle Baskin)
  • VMM-263 (REIN) Loading Rockets

    May 20 2025
    Sea
    U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ryan Gasper, an aviation ordinance technician with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, loads rockets into a AH-1Z Cobra helicopter on the flight line aboard the U.S. Navy Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), in support of Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise (ARGMEUEX) while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, May 16, 2025. During ARGMEUEX, the 22nd MEU, aboard IWO ARG shipping, conducts various mission essential tasks that enhance operational readiness and lethality as a unified IWOARG/22 MEU team. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Emily Hazelbaker)
Task Force Pickett Distributes Cold Weather Gear to Afghan Guests
Oct. 24, 2021 | 1:58
U.S. Marines with Task Force Pickett and volunteers with Samaritan's Purse gather cold weather supplies for Afghan families on Fort Pickett, Virginia, Oct. 24, 2021. Task Force Pickett will be distributing over 70,000 articles of clothing with thousands of blankets and linen sets to help Afghan guests prepare for the upcoming winter months. 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.

This video does not constitute official endorsement on behalf of the U.S. Marine Corps or Department of Defense. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Corey Mathews)

U.S. Marines with Task Force Pickett and volunteers with Samaritan's Purse gather cold weather supplies for Afghan families on Fort Pickett, Virginia, Oct. 24, 2021. Task Force Pickett will be distributing over 70,000 articles of clothing with thousands of blankets and linen sets to help Afghan guests prepare for the upcoming winter months. 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.

This video does not constitute official endorsement on behalf of the U.S. Marine Corps or Department of Defense. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Corey Mathews)

Tags

DoDUSNORTHCOMAfghan personnel and Afghan evacueesOperation Allies WelcomeTask Force Pickett

Discover
More Recent

Filter
The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit departs from Operation Allies Welcome

Dec. 15, 2021 | 4:23

View Video
The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit departs from Operation Allies Welcome

Dec. 15, 2021 | 4:23

Task Force Pickett Distributes Cold Weather Gear to Afghan Guests

Oct. 24, 2021 | 1:58

View Video
Task Force Pickett Distributes Cold Weather Gear to Afghan Guests

Oct. 24, 2021 | 1:58

Task Force Pickett Vaccination Efforts

Sept. 20, 2021 | 1:54

View Video
Task Force Pickett Vaccination Efforts

Sept. 20, 2021 | 1:54

The Charlotte Eagles host a soccer camp on Fort Pickett

Sept. 17, 2021 | 1:00

View Video
The Charlotte Eagles host a soccer camp on Fort Pickett

Sept. 17, 2021 | 1:00

 

 

II Marine Expeditionary Force