II Marine Expeditionary Force

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Mechanized Infantry Range

A U.S. Marine Corps amphibious combat vehicle assigned to the Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, 6th Marine Regiment fires its...

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LCF-24: Maritime Interdiction

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Maritime Raid Force, Littoral Combat Force-24, and Sailors with San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS San...

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EOTG: Mass Casualty Course

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Third Class Vanessa Saad, a corpsman with 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, 6th Marine Regiment, prepares to lift a litter with...

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LCF-24: Weapons Platoon Range

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Littoral Combat Force-24, fire a Multi-Role Anti-Armor Anti-Personnel Weapon System during a...

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Multi-Domain Reconnaissance Course| Reconnaissance and Surveillance Exercise

A U.S. Marine with Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, sets up a Sky Raider drone while conducting a reconnaissance and surveillance...

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U.S. Marines, Norwegian Home Guard Conduct Joint Displacement in Jan Mayen

U.S. Marines test communications equipment in Jan Mayen, Norway, Sept. 1, 2026. The communications verification, conducted during Operation Atlantic...

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LCF-24: Training with Panama

A Panamanian Marine conducts buddy rushes drill in Colón, Panama, Aug. 20, 2026. U.S. military forces are deployed to the U.S. Southern Command area...

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Attack Drone Training

U.S. Marines with Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, observe the launch of a Neros Archer first-person view drone during Command...

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LCF-24: Rifle Range

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Littoral Combat Force-24, fires an M4 service rifle during a long bay range on Camp Santiago...

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LCF-24: V32 CQB Raids Rehearsals

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Littoral Combat Force-24, detain a simulated adversary member during a simulated raid in Colón,...

Service Spotlight

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Francis L. Donovan, center, commander, U.S. Southern Command, looks at a map during an operational site survey in Tumaco, Colombia, Aug. 27, 2026. U.S. military forces are deployed to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility in support of Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere, Department of War-directed operations, and the President's priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking, deter malign actors and protect the homeland through continuous presence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)

SOUTHCOM Commander Visits LCF-24

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Bobby W. Lee Jr., left, the commanding officer of 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, passes the noncommissioned officer sword to Sgt. Maj. Carl J. Jacobsen, the incoming command senior enlisted leader of 6th Marines, during a relief and appointment ceremony at the Marston Pavilion on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 28, 2026. The ceremony transferred the position of command senior enlisted leader from Sgt. Maj. Justin K. Bradley to Sgt. Maj. Carl J. Jacobsen. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Preston Morris)

6th Marine Regiment: Relief and Appointment

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col Dennis A. Dunbar, left, incoming commanding officer of 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, poses for a photo with Lt. Col. Mark P. Paige, outgoing commanding officer of 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, during a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 14, 2026. During the ceremony, Lt. Col. Mark P. Paige formally transferred command of the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, to Lt. Col. Dennis A. Dunbar. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Preston Morris)

3rd Battalion 6th Marine Regiment Change of Command

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Joseph M. Garaux, right, the outgoing commanding officer of Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, passes the regimental colors to Col. Brett A. Bohne, the incoming commanding officer of CLR-2, 2nd MLG, during a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, August 14, 2026. The change of command ceremony signified the transfer of command and the total accountability, authority and responsibility from Garaux to Bohne. Garaux is a native of Ohio. Bohne is a native of Texas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isabella Ramos)

Combat Logistics Regiment 2 Change of Command Ceremony

U.S. Navy Hospitalman 3rd Class Johana Kernan, a corpsman with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, 2nd Regimental Combat Team, poses for a photo during Service Level Training Exercise 4-26 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, August 4, 2026. Kernan was highlighted in a regimental shoutout for her recent performance. SLTE 4-26 is designed to be a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated Marine Air-Ground Task Force across all domains of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Kirk)

SLTE 4-26: Regimental Spotlight: HM3 Johana Kernan

U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Bryan Cortestorres, right, a transportation chief with Headquarters and Service Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, stands at attention during his retirement ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 31, 2026. Cortestorres, an Illinois native, retired after 30 years of dedicated and faithful service to the U.S. Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isabella Ramos)

U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Bryan Cortestorres Retirement Ceremony

Featured Stories

II Marine Expeditionary Force Change of Command Ceremony

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Calvert L. Worth Jr. relinquished command of II Marine Expeditionary Force to Lt. Gen. Robert C. Fulford during a change of command ceremony on August 4, 2026. As the Marine Corps' service-retained expeditionary force, II MEF consistently supports the joint force globally by deploying Marines and Sailors across every geographic combatant command for real-world operations and training.

Marines, Sailors of Littoral Combat Force support U.S. interagency earthquake response in Venezuela

Following two earthquakes off the northern coast of Venezuela on June 24 the United States mobilized a humanitarian response at the request of the Venezuelan government. To support U.S. Southern Command’s rapid deployment of personnel and specialized equipment into the disaster zone, Littoral Combat Force 24 transitioned from scheduled regional security missions to support the U.S. government’s disaster response operation.

Sail Boston Grand Parade of Sails

BOSTON, Mass. — As part of Sail250, a nationwide maritime celebration spanning multiple cities in honor of the United States’ 250th birthday, U.S. Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Sail250 participated in the Grand Parade of Sail in Boston, Massachusetts, July 11, 2026.

II Marine Expeditionary Force

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - II Marine Expeditionary Force dedicated its new headquarters building in honor of the late Gen. Alfred M. Gray Jr., the 29th commandant of the Marine Corps, during a ceremony at Camp Lejeune. Lt. Gen. Calvert L. Worth Jr., commanding general of II MEF, presided over the event.

LCF-24 Conducts Simultaneous Joint Air and Sea Operations, Showcasing Advanced Capabilities in the Caribbean

Littoral Combat Force 24 (LCF-24) demonstrated its operational versatility and joint-force interoperability June 4, 2026, executing two highly complex, concurrent training missions spanning from the flight deck of the USS Fort Lauderdale(LPD-28) to the shores of Cuba.

Iron Sharpens Iron: 22nd MEU (SOC) Competes in Tres Kolos 26

U.S. Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), recently completed Tres Kolos 26,a French hosted trinational competition held in Martinique from April 19 to May 2, 2026.