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A U.S. Marine with Maritime Raid Force, Littoral Combat Force-24, engages targets during a sustainment range on the flight deck of San Antonio-class...
A joint light tactical vehicle is staged during an 8th Engineer Support Battalion Marine Corps combat readiness evaluation at Marine Corps Base Camp...
U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, conceal tactical vehicles and a Menace-X during a test for forward capability as part of...
A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 231, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares...
U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Littoral Combat Force-24, engage targets during a deck shoot aboard San Antonio-class...
An M777 Howitzer assigned to Golf Battery, 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, fires M795 155mm ammunition during an artillery...
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Caleb Thaxton, a native of Ohio and gunner, and Cpl. Carlos Alvarez, a native of Maryland and team leader, both with...
A Dutch Marine suppresses the enemy forces during a force-on-force urban operations simulation as part of exercise Burmese Chase 26, at Marine Corps...
A U.S. Marine with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Littoral Combat Force-24, participates in a close-quarters combat training with Marine Special...
U.S. Marines, with Maritime Raid Force, Littoral Combat Force-24, post security after fast-roping off a U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom assigned, to...
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.