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Aerial Night Sniper Live-Fire

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special...

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Crew Served Weapon Shoot

U.S. Marines with Maritime Special Purpose Force, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) engage a target during a crew served...

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KC‑130J Arctic Maintenance

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Christian Concepcion, a powerline mechanic with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252, Marine Aircraft Group...

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Hot Load and Live-Fire

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), prepare to load ordnance on an AH-1Z Viper helicopter aboard San...

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Aircraft System Application

Neros Archer first-person drones are staged during a small Unmanned Aircraft System practical application during Mountain Warfare Training Exercise...

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Cold Plunge for Arctic Exercise

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Solomon Jackson, a motor vehicle operator with 2nd Distribution Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine...

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Recon Marines Deploy Sonobuoys

U.S. Marines and sailors with 2nd Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, emplace a sonar buoy off the coast...

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Cross-Border Convoy

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, conduct a long-range convoy in Norway, March...

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Winter Warfighting Skills

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Barney South, a force reconnaissance Marine with 2nd Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd...

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Combat Assault Transport

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, depart a KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft with Marine Aerial Refueler...

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Members of the Washington Commanders’ Command Force, retired football players, U.S. Marines, and Norwegian troops pose for a group photo after a combined workout session in Setermoen, Norway, Feb. 28, 2026. The visit was part of an Armed Forces Entertainment tour that brought NFL personalities, mixed martial arts fighters, and musicians to service members deployed for exercise Cold Response 26. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alexis French) — CORE26 | Washington Commanders, U.S. Marines, and Norwegian Troops Team Up for Workout in the Arctic

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Capt. Thomas Uhl, commanding officer of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS San Antonio (LPD 17), poses for a photo with Dr. Terrance Drew, Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis and Charge D’Affaires Karin Sullivan, U.S. Embassy Bridgetown, Barbados, and accredited to Saint Kitts and Nevis, along with distinguished guests aboard the San Antonio, Feb. 24, 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) — 22nd MEU (SOC) | Caribbean Community Leadership Visits Marines and Sailors Aboard USS San Antonio

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U.S. Marine Corps Col. Ryan A. Lynch, left, commanding officer of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, speaks to Department of State personnel on MEU capabilities during a visit to Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, Feb. 24, 2026. The visit was a part of the 24th MEU’s certification exercise, a land-based pre-deployment exercise that enhances the integration and collective capability of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force while providing the opportunity to train and execute operations in austere and urban environments.   (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.) — Department of State Personnel Visits 24th MEU during CERTEX

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U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Dylan Cox, right, first sergeant of General Support Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 24, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, reads a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal citation during CLB-24's Warrior’s Night as part of Mountain Training Exercise 1-26 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, California, Feb. 10, 2026. Warrior’s Night is a tradition that usually follows major training exercises and is held to build camaraderie and celebrate accomplishments while honoring unit history through ceremony, toasts, and shared activities. Exercises like MTX 1-26 prove Marines’ ability to provide flexible and responsive combat service support during high intensity combat operations in contested and mountainous terrain. Cox is a native of Colorado. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isabelle Veillette) — MTX 1-26 | Combat Logistics Battalion 24 Warrior’s Night

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U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, train with Norwegian Armed Forces in Setermoen, Norway, Feb. 24, 2026. A key component of NATO's enhanced vigilance activity Arctic Sentry, exercise Cold Response 26 is a Norwegian-led winter military exercise designed to enhance collective defense capabilities and ensure U.S. readiness to rapidly deploy and seamlessly operate alongside NATO Allies in challenging arctic conditions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Garrett Gillespie) — CORE 26 | U.S. Marine Corps HIMARS train with Norwegian Armed Forces

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U.S. Recon Marines Launch Raiding Craft Operations from Submarine in Italy

Mar 16 2026

Augusta

U.S. Marines and sailors with 2nd Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, prepare a Combat Rubber Raiding Craft on a submarine off the coast of Augusta, Italy, Feb. 22, 2026. The Marines sailors prepared the CRRC during exercise Dynamic Manta 26. Dynamic Manta is a NATO-led exercise aimed to provide all participants with complex and challenging warfare training to enhance their interoperability and proficiency in anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare disciplines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hunter J. Kuester) (This photo has been altered for security purposes.)

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CORE26 | U.S. Marines Establish a Forward Arming and Refueling Point in Sweden for Arctic Exercise

Mar 16 2026

Luleå

U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, supply fuel for Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 273, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd MAW, to operate a forward arming and refueling point (FARP) at Kallax Air Base, Luleå, Sweden, March 11, 2026. The VMGR-252 and MWSS-273 Marines established a FARP to support air operations during exercise Cold Response 26. A key component of NATO's enhanced vigilance activity Arctic Sentry, exercise Cold Response 26 is a Norwegian-led winter military exercise designed to enhance collective defense capabilities and ensure U.S. readiness to rapidly deploy and seamlessly operate alongside NATO Allies in challenging arctic conditions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Donovan Pimentel)

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Marines conduct multiple splashes aboard USS Arlington during TCAT 26.1

Mar 11 2026

North Carolina

A U.S. Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicle with Alpha Company, 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, launches from the well deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24), during Type Commander’s Amphibious Training 26.1 off the coast of North Carolina, March 3, 2026. TCAT is a military exercise designed to enhance mobility and integration between the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Navy. It allows Marines and Sailors to gain hands-on experience of working side by side in amphibious planning and operations, including the use of multiple surface connectors and air platforms. The training focuses on improving the necessary skills for real-world operations and effective collaboration between Marine Corps and Naval teams. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Osmar VasquezHernandez)

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24th MEU CERTEX: Setting Up for Success

Mar 10 2026

North Carolina

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Boman Allen Jr., a platoon sergeant with Combat Logistics Battalion 8, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, offloads equipment with a 624-KR Tractor Rubber-tire Articulating Multipurpose vehicle during an evacuation control center set up in preparation for a non-combatant evacuation operation scenario as part of the MEU’s certification exercise at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field Atlantic, North Carolina, Feb. 23, 2026. CERTEX is a land-based pre-deployment exercise that enhances the integration and collective capability of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force while providing the 24th MEU with an opportunity to train and execute operations in austere and urban environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Daniel Childs)

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CORE26 | Norwegian Armed Forces, Allied Partners, Civilian Emergency Response Organizations Simulate a Mass-Casualty Reception in Tromsø

Mar 16 2026

TROMSØ

Civilian emergency response organization personnel secure a simulated casualty to a gurney at Breivika Harbour in Tromsø, Norway, March 12, 2026. Emergency responders secured the simulated casualty before transporting them to the ambulance during a simulated mass-casualty reception exercise as part of exercise Cold Response 2026. During the scenario, approximately 80 to 100 role players acting as casualties arrived by vessel from a simulated “northern front” and were received by military and civilian responders operating within Norway’s total defense framework. Personnel conduct casualty reception, triage and coordinated transport operations before moving patients to University Hospital of North Norway for follow-on treatment. The exercise demonstrates cooperation between the Norwegian Armed Forces, allied partners and civilian agencies and aims to increase public understanding of the importance of Norway’s total defense system while strengthening coordination for large-scale emergency and wartime medical response. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Franco Lewis)

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CORE26 | German-French Air Squadron Transports U.S. Marine Rifle Company for First Time in NATO History

In a historic demonstration of NATO’s expanding capabilities, a rifle company of U.S. Marines were airlifted in the Arctic Circle by a unique, jointly operated, French and German air transport squadron, March 11, marking the first time the squadron has ever transported United States Marines.

CORE26 | Marine Officer Walks in his Grandfather’s WWII Footsteps

In 1943, the U.S. Eighth Air Force dropped over 100 bombs on Kjeller Air Base to liberate it from Nazi-occupation. Among the aircrew was Bombardier-Navigator Maj. Velton Winn Cason, flying a B-24 Liberator with one mission: to break the enemy’s hold on Norway.

II MEF Innovation Campus Earns MILAM 3D Printing Award, Sets First-of-Its-Kind Milestone

U.S Marines with 2nd Marine Logistics Group became the first Marine Logistics Group to earn the Education and Workforce Development Award, presented in partnership with America Makes, on February 4, 2026, thanks to their exceptional achievements within the II Marine Expeditionary Force Innovation Campus.

Lance Cpl. Schule Designs 3D Printed Antenna Mast, Saves Fleet Marine Force Thousands

A U.S. Marine places a broken Mobile User Object System (MOUS) on a shelf, the fiberglass of the MOUS antenna mast brittle and weakened from use and exposure. It sits next to dozens of others, all unusable because of one flaw.

Exercise Panamanian Partnership 26: U.S. Marine Corps Engineers Build Readiness Side by Side with Panamanian Forces

“For me, it always comes back to discipline and mastering the fundamentals because if we are not consistent in the basics, nothing else we do will hold up under pressure,” said U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Lonnie D. Stowers, the senior enlisted leader of Charlie Company, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division.

CNO Gilday and Gen. Berger Announce LSE 2021

Aug. 3, 2021 | 1:44

210803-N-TR763-1001 WASHINGTON (Aug. 3, 2021) - Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday and Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. David Berger announce Large Scale Exercise (LSE) 2021. (U.S. Navy video by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Nick Brown/Released)

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II Marine Expeditionary Force

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Aerial Night Sniper Live-Fire

02

Crew Served Weapon Shoot

03

KC‑130J Arctic Maintenance

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Hot Load and Live-Fire

05

Aircraft System Application

06

Cold Plunge for Arctic Exercise

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Recon Marines Deploy Sonobuoys

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Cross-Border Convoy

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Winter Warfighting Skills

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Combat Assault Transport

U.S. Recon Marines Launch Raiding Craft Operations from Submarine in Italy

CORE26 | U.S. Marines Establish a Forward Arming and Refueling Point in Sweden for Arctic Exercise

Marines conduct multiple splashes aboard USS Arlington during TCAT 26.1

24th MEU CERTEX: Setting Up for Success

CORE26 | Norwegian Armed Forces, Allied Partners, Civilian Emergency Response Organizations Simulate a Mass-Casualty Reception in Tromsø

Featured Stories

CORE26 | German-French Air Squadron Transports U.S. Marine Rifle Company for First Time in NATO History

CORE26 | Marine Officer Walks in his Grandfather’s WWII Footsteps

II MEF Innovation Campus Earns MILAM 3D Printing Award, Sets First-of-Its-Kind Milestone

Lance Cpl. Schule Designs 3D Printed Antenna Mast, Saves Fleet Marine Force Thousands

Exercise Panamanian Partnership 26: U.S. Marine Corps Engineers Build Readiness Side by Side with Panamanian Forces

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