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II MSB Field Exercise

U.S. Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion, fire a Browning M2A1 .50 Caliber heavy machine gun mounted to a Joint Light...

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CBRN drills in Norway

U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, and Marine Wing Support...

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BLT 3/6 India Co. Deck Shoot

U.S. Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), engage targets during a...

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Fuel Aircraft in the Arctic

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 273, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, and Swedish soldiers with the 32nd...

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Aerial Night Sniper Live-Fire

U.S. Marines with Maritime Special Purpose Force, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) board a UH-1Y Venom helicopter with...

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Enhance Drone Capabilities

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jayden Flora, the innovation lead with Unmanned Systems Center of Excellence, 2nd Marine Division, lifts an Orb Jawbreaker...

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Ice-breaker Drill

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Cody Johnson, a utilities systems technician with Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, jumps into icy water during an...

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Arctic Aircraft Refuel

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Scott Bolduc, an expeditionary fuels technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 273, Marine Air Control Group...

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Arctic Combat Transport

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

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Forward Camp for Infantry

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Daniel Charlonis, a logistics officer with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics...

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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 Deploy Sonobuoys Off Italy’s Coast

Mar 16 2026

Augusta

U.S. Marines and sailors with 2nd Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, emplace a sonar buoy off the coast of Augusta, Italy, Feb. 24, 2026. The Marines and sailors emplaced the buoy during exercise Dynamic Manta 26. Dynamic Manta is a NATO lead 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)

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CORE26 | Swedish, U.S. Forces Join Together to Fuel Aircraft in the Arctic

Mar 18 2026

Luleå

Swedish Army Pvt. Edvin Andersson, a mechanic with 32nd Intelligence Battalion, monitors the fuel valve on a JAS-39 Gripen aircraft assigned to the Norrbotten Air Wing, F 21, at Kallax Air Base, Luleå, Sweden, March 12, 2026. Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 273, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, conducted forward arming and refueling point operations alongside the 32nd Intelligence Battalion to support NATO 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. Andersson is a native of Luleå. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Donovan Pimentel)

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VMA-223 conducts flight operations

Mar 18 2026

Marine Corp Air Station Cherry Point

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sean Wray, from Pennsylvania, left, and Cpl. Marco Bustamante, from Texas, both avionics technicians with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 223, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct maintenance on an AV-8B Harrier II at Marine Corp Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, March 12, 2026. VMA-223 is the AV-8B Harrier II squadron 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 missions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Perri Wood)

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CORE26 | Air-to-air U.S. Marine Refuel Finnish F/A-18 Hornets over Arctic Circle

Mar 18 2026

Evenes Air Station

Finnish air force F/A-18 Hornets fly beside a KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, near Evenes Air Station, Norway, March 16, 2026. VMGR-252 and the Finnish air force conducted air-to-air refueling 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 Cpl. Mya Seymour)

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CORE26 | U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Drill Advanced Casualty Response During Arctic Exercise

Mar 20 2026

Norway

U.S. Navy hospital corpsmen with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, move simulated casualties in the back of a M997A3 Humvee Ambulance as part of an en route casualty care training scenario training scenario in Setermoen, Norway, March 15, 2026. The simulated mass-casualty and en route care training tested a variety of new technologies during exercise Cold Response 26, such as the Mobile Integrated Remains Collection System, the Mortuary Affairs Reporting and Tracking System, the Operational Medicine Care Delivery Platform, the Battlefield Assisted Trauma Distributed Observation Kit-Joint, and the Expeditionary Medical Refrigeration Unit. 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. Javier Santillan)

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CORE26 | Marines Forge New Role for Collective Arctic Defense in NATO Exercise

U.S. Marines concluded their participation in the Norwegian-led exercise Cold Response 26 on March 19, having validated a new model of integrated support for NATO operations in the High North.

2nd Marine Logistics Group Hosts "Walking Blood Bank" Training for Enhanced Battlefield Care

To enhance life-saving capabilities in combat, 2nd Medical Battalion hosted its inaugural Joint Trauma System Valkyrie Prehospital Transfusion course on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina from February 23-27, 2026.

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.

F-35B Lightning II aircraft with VMFA-542 conduct flight operations in preparation for Exercise Nordic Response 24

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U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 542 execute flight operations in preparation for Exercise Nordic Response 24 in Norway, Feb. 22, 2024. Exercise Nordic Response, formerly known as Cold Response, is a NATO training event conducted every two years to promote military competency in arctic environments and to foster interoperability between the U.S. Marine Corps and allied nations. Exercise Nordic Response 24 is VMFA-542's first overseas operational exercise as an F-35B Lightning II jet squadron. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Rowdy Vanskike) (Music licensed from DeWolfe Music)

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II Marine Expeditionary Force

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II MSB Field Exercise

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CBRN drills in Norway

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BLT 3/6 India Co. Deck Shoot

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Fuel Aircraft in the Arctic

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Aerial Night Sniper Live-Fire

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Enhance Drone Capabilities

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Ice-breaker Drill

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Arctic Aircraft Refuel

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Arctic Combat Transport

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Forward Camp for Infantry

U.S. Recon Marines Deploy Sonobuoys Off Italy’s Coast

CORE26 | Swedish, U.S. Forces Join Together to Fuel Aircraft in the Arctic

VMA-223 conducts flight operations

CORE26 | Air-to-air U.S. Marine Refuel Finnish F/A-18 Hornets over Arctic Circle

CORE26 | U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Drill Advanced Casualty Response During Arctic Exercise

Featured Stories

CORE26 | Marines Forge New Role for Collective Arctic Defense in NATO Exercise

2nd Marine Logistics Group Hosts "Walking Blood Bank" Training for Enhanced Battlefield Care

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

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F-35B Lightning II aircraft with VMFA-542 conduct flight operations in preparation for Exercise Nordic Response 24

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CORE26 | Air-to-air Refueling reel

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2nd AA Battalion 84th Birthday

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

U.S. Marines with HMLA 167 and 269 display lethality during training exercises (Vertical)

U.S. Marines with HMLA 167 and 269 display lethality during training exercises (Vertical)

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Combat Doc Blood Transfusions Reel

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