Marines


II Marine Expeditionary Force

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

01

2nd LAAD Bravo Battery returns from deployment to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Grant Boyes, Left, from Ohio, Hugs 1st Lt. Brady Tynan, from Nevada, both Low Altitude Air Defense Officers with 2nd LAAD,...

02

24th MEU adopts New Bridge Middle School

U.S. Marines and Navy chaplain with 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) pose for a photo after an adopt-a-school ceremony in which the 24th MEU...

03

First and Second Ladies of the United States Visit MCB Camp Lejeune, MCAS New River

First lady of the United States, Mrs. Melania Trump, poses for a photo with two U.S. Marines at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River in...

04

2/6 UAE Unit Enhancement Training

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, conduct support fire drills during Unit Enhancement Training (UET) 2-25 at...

05

II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group Insignia Change

The new insignia for the II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group displayed front and center during the ceremony on U.S. Marine Corps Base...

06

24th MEU Hosts Endurance Course for Naval Academy Students

A U.S. Naval Academy Student participates in an endurance course on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 8, 2025. The 24th Marine...

07

Close Quarters Tactics

U.S. Marines with Charlie Co, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct rifle and pistol drills as part of a modified qualification for Close Quarters...

08

Marines & Finnish Forces strengthen medical readiness

U.S. Navy Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, and Finnish navy service members...

09

2nd Marine Regiment MCCRE: Casualty Evacuation

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division evacuate a simulated casualty during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness...

10

MSPF Conducts Military Freefall Training in Puerto Rico

A U.S. Marine with Maritime Special Purpose Force, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), conducts a military freefall on Camp...

 

  • 22nd MEU(SOC) | Artillery Battery Training

    Nov 14 2025
    At Sea
    CARIBBEAN SEA – U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Luis Garciamorales, a field artillery cannoneer with Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), swabs the breach on an M777 howitzer during battery training aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) while underway in the Caribbean Sea, Oct. 24, 2025. 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 by Sgt. Tanner Bernat)
  • 22nd MEU(SOC) | Lima Co. High Explosives Range

    Nov 17 2025
    Camp Santiago
    U.S. Marines with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), fire an M224 60 mm mortar system during a high explosives range on Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico, Nov. 2, 2025. 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) | EOD and Lima Co. Engineers Conduct Breaching Range

    Nov 17 2025
    Camp Santiago
    A U.S. Marine Corps explosive ordnance disposal technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), emplaces an explosive charge during a breaching range on Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico, Nov. 1, 2025. 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) | LAR Reconnaissance & Surveillance

    Nov 17 2025
    Camp Santiago
    U.S. Marines with Light Armored Reconnaissance Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), move toward an objective during a reconnaissance and surveillance exercise on Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico, Nov. 12, 2025. 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) | Lima Co. Night Range

    Nov 17 2025
    Camp Santiago
    U.S. Marines with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), conduct a live-fire range on Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico, Oct. 30, 2025. 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)

Featured Stories

 

WTI 2-23: CH-53 Battle Drills
April 1, 2023 | 3:45
U.S. Marines with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) and Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division conduct battle drills with Royal Air Force service members using CH-53E Super Stallion aircrafts and a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-23, at Fire Base Burt, near Chocolate Mountain, California, April 1, 2023. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Ruben Padilla)

U.S. Marines with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) and Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division conduct battle drills with Royal Air Force service members using CH-53E Super Stallion aircrafts and a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-23, at Fire Base Burt, near Chocolate Mountain, California, April 1, 2023. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Ruben Padilla)

Tags

battle drillsExternal LiftMAWTS-1WTI

Discover
More Recent

Filter
WTI 2-23: CH-53 Battle Drills

April 1, 2023 | 3:45

View Video
WTI 2-23: CH-53 Battle Drills

April 1, 2023 | 3:45

2nd MAW end of year (REEL)

Nov. 20, 2025 | 0:20

View Video
2nd MAW end of year (REEL)

Nov. 20, 2025 | 0:20

2nd Battalion, 8th Marines MCCRE

Nov. 17, 2025 | 0:34

View Video
2nd Battalion, 8th Marines MCCRE

Nov. 17, 2025 | 0:34

MWHS-2 Marines conduct 250-mile relay run (REEL)

Nov. 5, 2025 | 0:38

View Video
MWHS-2 Marines conduct 250-mile relay run (REEL)

Nov. 5, 2025 | 0:38

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Justin Fontalvo discusses his lateral move journey

Oct. 31, 2025 | 2:49

View Video
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Justin Fontalvo discusses his lateral move journey

Oct. 31, 2025 | 2:49

Reconnaissance Year in Review Video

Oct. 31, 2025 | 4:50

View Video
Reconnaissance Year in Review Video

Oct. 31, 2025 | 4:50

NMC 250 Philadelphia: Wrap-Up Reel

Oct. 15, 2025 | 3:04

View Video
NMC 250 Philadelphia: Wrap-Up Reel

Oct. 15, 2025 | 3:04

NMC 250: Parade Reel

Oct. 13, 2025 | 0:51

View Video
NMC 250: Parade Reel

Oct. 13, 2025 | 0:51

NMC 250 Philadelphia: Rocky Run

Oct. 10, 2025 | 0:24

View Video
NMC 250 Philadelphia: Rocky Run

Oct. 10, 2025 | 0:24

NMC 250: Ship Parade Reel

Oct. 9, 2025 | 0:30

View Video
NMC 250: Ship Parade Reel

Oct. 9, 2025 | 0:30

U.S. Marines with HMH-461 conduct carrier qualifications aboard USS Arlington

Sept. 25, 2025 | 0:30

View Video
U.S. Marines with HMH-461 conduct carrier qualifications aboard USS Arlington

Sept. 25, 2025 | 0:30

Show Up: U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. with 2nd MAW discusses Marine Enlisted Commissioning Education Program

Sept. 25, 2025 | 3:05

View Video
Show Up: U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. with 2nd MAW discusses Marine Enlisted Commissioning Education Program

Sept. 25, 2025 | 3:05

Stay Marine: 2nd MAW Theater Video

Sept. 9, 2025 | 1:01

View Video
Stay Marine: 2nd MAW Theater Video

Sept. 9, 2025 | 1:01

Burmese Chase 25

Aug. 29, 2025 | 1:27

View Video
Burmese Chase 25

Aug. 29, 2025 | 1:27

2nd Recon Helocast

Aug. 27, 2025 | 0:59

View Video
2nd Recon Helocast

Aug. 27, 2025 | 0:59

 

 

II Marine Expeditionary Force