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A U.S. Marine with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Littoral Combat Force-24, uses binoculars to spot small, unmanned aircraft systems from an...
U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct room clearing procedures during a II Marine Expeditionary Force, Expeditionary...
A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 (Reinforced), Littoral Combat Force-24, flies over a Maritime...
A U.S. Marine with Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to dive into the ocean while conducting dive operations training at...
Panamanian Aeronaval service members patrol during a patrol base practical application at Base Aeronaval Cristobal Colón, Panama, Aug. 21, 2026, as...
A U.S. Marine with Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts a freefall jump during a military freefall sustainment at Raeford,...
A U.S. Marine Corps amphibious combat vehicle assigned to the Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, 6th Marine Regiment fires its...
U.S. Marines and Sailors with Maritime Raid Force, Littoral Combat Force-24, and Sailors with San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS San...
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...
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...
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.