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MSPF Conducts Military Freefall Training in Puerto Rico

A U.S. Marine with Maritime Special Purpose Force, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), conducts a military freefall on Camp...

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LAR Reconnaissance & Surveillance

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

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EOD and Lima Co. Engineers Conduct Breaching Range

A U.S. Marine Corps explosive ordnance disposal technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations...

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Lima Co. High Explosives Range

U.S. Marines with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), fire an M224 60 mm mortar...

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Lima Co. Night Range

U.S. Marines with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), conduct a live-fire range on...

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MSPF Fast Rope Insertion Drills

CARIBBEAN SEA – U.S. Marines with Maritime Special Purpose Force, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), fast-rope out of a...

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Flight Operations aboard USS Iwo Jima

CARIBBEAN SEA – A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary...

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2nd Medical Bn Hosts Tier IV TCCC

U.S. Navy Lt. Calithea Sheppard, a medical officer with 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, applies a bandage to a simulated casualty...

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2nd DSB Conducts HST Ops

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Austin Langley, a logistics specialist with 2nd Distribution Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine...

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Artillery Battery Training

CARIBBEAN SEA – U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Luis Garciamorales, a field artillery cannoneer with Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary...

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U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard Anderson IV, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve and U.S. Marine Corps Forces South, speaks with Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), in Puerto Rico, September 14, 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Brett Norman) — 22nd MEU(SOC) | Lt. Gen. Anderson visits 22nd MEU(SOC) Marines in Puerto Rico

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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Cina Reyes, left, an inventory management specialist, and Lance Cpl. Jorge Martinez, a supply chain specialist, both with 2nd Combat Readiness Regiment, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, pose for a photo after receiving challenge coins from U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Joel Schmidt, assistant division commander, 2d Marine Division, at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 4, 2025. The assistant division commander visited 2nd CRR Marines to learn how they provide higher levels of supply management and maintenance to II Marine Expeditionary Force in garrison and while forward deployed. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Javier Santillan) — 2nd Marine Division Assistant Commander Tours 2nd Combat Readiness Regiment’s Repairable Issue Point and Supply Management Unit

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U.S. Marine Corps Col. Ben Reid, right, the commanding officer of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, presents a gift to Teniente Coronel Emerito Pablo Alvarez Leon, a battalion commander with Infantería de Marina (Spanish marine corps) during exercise UNITAS 2025 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Sept. 27, 2025. UNITAS, which is Latin for “unity,” was conceived in 1959 and has taken place annually since first conducted in 1960. This marks the 66th iteration of the world’s longest running annual multinational maritime exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Osmar VasquezHernandez) — UNITAS 2025: US and Spanish Marines conduct plaque exchange

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U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Kevin Jarrard, the commanding general of 4th Marine Division, shakes the hand of a marine with Comando de Infanteria de Marina Armada Paraguay (Paraguayan marines) during the closing ceremony and celebration of exercise UNITAS 2025 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 27, 2025. UNITAS, which is Latin for “unity,” was conceived in 1959 and has taken place annually since first conducted in 1960. This marks the 66th iteration of the world’s longest running annual multinational maritime exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jack Labrador) — UNITAS with closing ceremony and celebration

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CARIBBEAN SEA – U.S. Navy Adm. Alvin Holsey, commander of U.S. Southern Command, recognizes a Marine with Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) while underway in the Caribbean Sea, Nov. 5, 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) | USSOUTHCOM Commander, Admiral Alvin Holsey visits USS Iwo Jima

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22nd MEU(SOC) | M240B Machine Gun Deck Shoot

Nov 14 2025

At Sea

CARIBBEAN SEA – A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), fires an M240B machine gun during a live-fire deck shoot aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) while underway in the Caribbean Sea, Oct. 24, 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 by Sgt. Tanner Bernat)

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22nd MEU(SOC) | MSPF Small Boat Training in the Caribbean Sea

Oct 01 2025

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CARRIBEAN SEA - U.S. Marines with Maritime Special Purpose Force, and Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) conduct rigid-hull inflatable boat training operations while underway in the Caribbean Sea, September 19, 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Nathan Mitchell)

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22nd MEU(SOC) | C-130J Super Hercules and CH-53E Super Stallion Aerial Refueling Operations

Oct 02 2025

Caribbean Sea

CARIBBEAN SEA – A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), conducts an air-to-air refuel with a KC-130J Super Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, over the Caribbean Sea, September 17, 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Brett Norman)

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22nd MEU(SOC) | Harrier Flight Deck Maintenance on USS Iwo Jima

Sep 30 2025

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CARIBBEAN SEA– U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), conduct flight deck maintenance on an AV-8B Harrier II aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), while underway in the Caribbean Sea, Sep. 18, 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tanner Bernat)

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22nd MEU(SOC) | Caribbean Sea LCAC Operations

Oct 01 2025

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CARIBBEAN SEA - A U.S. Navy landing craft air cushion with the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) transports Marines with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), while underway in the Caribbean Sea, September 22, 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Nathan Mitchell)

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VMUT-2 graduates first Marine Corps trained MQ-9A Reaper pilots and sensor operators

U.S. Marines with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Training Squadron (VMUT) 2, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, graduated their first class of MQ-9A Reaper student pilots and sensor operators as a Fleet Replacement Squadron at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, on Monday. The graduates are the first MQ-9A Reaper pilots and sensor operators to be trained through the Marine Corps’ organic MQ-9A training syllabus.

Training, Trust and the Bond Behind the Badge

On a cold day in November, the wind cut across the suburban street like a whisper of warning. Cold and sharp, it swept through the fences and trees, rustling loose leaves like dry bones. U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Zachary Phillips, a military working dog handler with Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, held the leash loosely in his gloved hand, his breath fogging with each exhale. At the end of the leash, Csonti, a military working dog moved with precision, with his nose sweeping low, alert and working with the focused anticipation of a bomb threat.

42nd Anniversary Beirut Memorial Observance Ceremony

More than 2,500 people attended the City of Jacksonville’s 42nd anniversary Beirut Memorial observance on Thursday, Oct. 23, at the Lejeune Memorial Gardens.

Two thousand miles of determination: A Marine’s journey through water and will

Retired Lt. Col. Chuck Collins, a former Marine Corps helicopter pilot, Naval aviator and executive officer of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, forged a path of resilience at Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) Aquatics Program on Camp Lejeune. Through the Devil Fish Program, a long-distance swimming initiative that encourages participants to log cumulative swim mileage toward major milestones, he completed a 2,000-mile journey at the MCCS Wallace Creek Fitness Center, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Sept. 30, 2025.

MCAS New River Go Getter: Cpl. Juan Vasquez III

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Juan Vazquez III, an aviation operations specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, has been recognized as the MCAS New River Go-Getter for October 2025.

2d Marine Division 84th Birthday

Jan. 28, 2025 | 5:36

U.S. Marines with 2d Marine Division celebrate the division’s 84th birthday on Feb. 1, 2024. Since 1941, 2d MARDIV has been a part of many battles and peace keeping missions from the Battle of Tarawa to Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Cassidy Shepherd)

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II Marine Expeditionary Force

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MSPF Conducts Military Freefall Training in Puerto Rico

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LAR Reconnaissance & Surveillance

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EOD and Lima Co. Engineers Conduct Breaching Range

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Lima Co. High Explosives Range

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Lima Co. Night Range

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MSPF Fast Rope Insertion Drills

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Flight Operations aboard USS Iwo Jima

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2nd Medical Bn Hosts Tier IV TCCC

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2nd DSB Conducts HST Ops

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Artillery Battery Training

22nd MEU(SOC) | M240B Machine Gun Deck Shoot

22nd MEU(SOC) | MSPF Small Boat Training in the Caribbean Sea

22nd MEU(SOC) | C-130J Super Hercules and CH-53E Super Stallion Aerial Refueling Operations

22nd MEU(SOC) | Harrier Flight Deck Maintenance on USS Iwo Jima

22nd MEU(SOC) | Caribbean Sea LCAC Operations

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VMUT-2 graduates first Marine Corps trained MQ-9A Reaper pilots and sensor operators

Training, Trust and the Bond Behind the Badge

42nd Anniversary Beirut Memorial Observance Ceremony

Two thousand miles of determination: A Marine’s journey through water and will

MCAS New River Go Getter: Cpl. Juan Vasquez III

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