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MM‑263 CH‑53E Flight

U.S. Sailors with San-Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS San Antonio (LPD 17) place chocks and chains on a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter...

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Joint Arctic Refueling

A Norwegian F-35A Lightning II with 132nd Air Wing, 332nd squadron, is staged during forward arming and refueling point operations during exercise...

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Counter-UAS Range

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Riley Owen, from Tennessee, a low altitude air defense gunner with 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Marine Air...

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LAR Conducts a Live-Fire Range

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

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US–Finland Arctic Fueling

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Hunter Bush, an expeditionary fuels technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 273, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd...

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Maneuver and Patrol Training

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

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Unknown Distance Range

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

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LCAC Landing Operations

A U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion transports U.S. Marines and equipment with Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special...

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CLB-26 Pistol Range

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), fire M18 service pistols during a...

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24th MEU VBSS training

U.S. Marines with Maritime Reconnaissance Force, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, cut through a metal door while conducting visit, board, search, and...

 

  • 22nd MEU (SOC) | VMM-263 (REIN) CH-53E Flight Operations Aboard USS San Antonio

    Mar 30 2026
    Caribbean
    A U.S. Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), monitors landing procedures for a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during flight operations, aboard San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS San Antonio (LPD 17), while underway in the Caribbean Sea, March 16, 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) | Jump 20 Operations Aboard USS San Antonio

    Mar 30 2026
    Caribbean
    A Jump 20 group 3 Unmanned Aerial System is staged to conduct flight operations aboard San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS San Antonio (LPD 17), while underway in the Caribbean Sea, March 11, 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) | Flight Operations Aboard USS Fort Lauderdale

    Mar 30 2026
    Caribbean
    A U.S. Sailor signals to a U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper helicopter with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), as it prepares to land aboard San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28), while underway in the Caribbean Sea, March 23, 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 Division Infantry Squad Competition

    Mar 30 2026
    Camp Lejeune
    U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Division participate in a simulated fire and maneuver operation as part of an infantry squad competition on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 17, 2026. Marines took part in replicated combat scenarios and live-fire ranges in order to increase readiness and build camaraderie during competition. (U.S. Marine Corps Photos by Lance Cpl. Jaden Beardsley)
  • HMLA-167 conducts flight operations

    Mar 25 2026
    North Carolina
    U.S. Marine Corps Capt. William A. Hart, from New Jersey, left, and Capt. Colin Kennelly, from Connecticut, both AH-1Z Viper pilots with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 167, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepare to enter an AH-1Z Viper at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, March 20, 2026. HMLA-167 is one of two Marine light attack helicopter squadrons assigned to 2nd MAW. 2nd MAW generates, deploys and sustains expeditionary, combat-ready units to provide flexible and responsive aviation support to combatant commander presence, security cooperation, and crisis-response. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Perri Wood)

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"Ol' Reliable" Ace of Spades provide close-air support during Exercise Southern Strike 2023
May 22, 2023 | 0:46
U.S. Marines with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 231 fly in AV-8B Harrier II jets at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana, April 28, 2023. VMA-231 provided close-air support during Exercise Southern Strike 2023, a joint, multinational exercise designed to improve interoperability among allies and branches of the Department of Defense. VMA-231 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Christian Cortez)

U.S. Marines with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 231 fly in AV-8B Harrier II jets at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana, April 28, 2023. VMA-231 provided close-air support during Exercise Southern Strike 2023, a joint, multinational exercise designed to improve interoperability among allies and branches of the Department of Defense. VMA-231 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Christian Cortez)

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