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Marines & CSF range day

U.S. Marines with the Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team Europe, and Cyprus SPecial Forces service members fire pistols during range day at Pyrga,...

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Aerial Sniper Training

A U.S. Marine with Maritime Special Purpose Force, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), fires at a target with a M110...

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CLB 24 Resupply Hike

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, participate in a resupply hike...

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MSPF Conducts Live-Fire Range

U.S. Marines with Maritime Special Purpose Force, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) fire at targets during a live-fire...

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Marines & Cold Live-Fire Range

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, zero their weapons during exercise Cold Response 26 in Setermoen, Norway,...

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CLB 24 Simulated Casualties

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Kenneth Robertson, a machinist with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics...

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24th MEU CERTEX: TRAP mission

A MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, refuels after a tactical recovery of...

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V32 CERTEX Live-fire range

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit participates in a live-fire range as part of the 24th MEU’s...

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Close Quarter Battle Training

U.S. Marines with the Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team Europe, hold security during a live sim close quarter battle training at Larnaca, Cyprus on...

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Transport Military Equipment

U.S. Marines with 2nd Distribution Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, prepare to load tactical vehicles...

 

  • In Flight Drink Service: VMM-365 Tactical Air-to-Air Refueling

    Feb 04 2026
    MARINE CORPS AIR STATION NEW RIVER
    U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Airmen with the 71st Rescue Squadron, 347th Rescue Group, participate in a tactical air-to-air refueling exercise on Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Jan. 28, 2026. Tactical air-to-air refueling operations increase the effective range of aircraft and expand aerial capabilities. The 24th MEU is a Marine Air Ground Task Force ready to answer our Nation's call in any clime and place. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)
  • 22nd MEU(SOC) | 22nd MEU (SOC) Conducts LCAC and Flight Operations aboard the USS Iwo Jima

    Feb 04 2026
    Caribbean Sea
    A U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion approaches Wasp-class amphibious assault USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), during LCAC operations while underway in the Caribbean Sea, Jan. 21, 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)
  • F-35 Lightning II flight operations during Atlantic Lightning 26-1

    Feb 04 2026
    Marine Corps Air Station Cherry
    U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 542 and VMFA-251, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct maritime strike training during Atlantic Lightning 26-1 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Jan. 29, 2026. Atlantic Lightning 26-1 is a tactical aircraft exercise focused on Marine Air-Ground Task Force and Joint Force integration and distributed aviation operations, including offensive and defensive counter-air, suppression of enemy air defenses, close air support, and expeditionary operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Robinson)
  • 24th MEU, V32 Live-fire Range

    Feb 04 2026
    MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE
    U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, simulate a breach during a live-fire range on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 14, 2026. The range increases Marines lethality through live fire movements and combat scenarios. The 24th MEU is a Marine Air Ground Task Force ready to answer our Nation's call in any clime and place. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)
  • 2/8 Marines call in CAS on Bombing Target 11

    Feb 04 2026
    Piney Island
    A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 269 (HMLA-269), Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares to land during Exercise America Strike at Bombing Target 11, Piney Island, North Carolina, Jan. 22, 2026. The training enabled joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers to build and validate close-air support proficiency and certify personnel for operational readiness. Bombing Target 11, an outlying field operated by Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, provides the infrastructure and realistic training environment necessary for units to safely and effectively employ air-delivered munitions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andre Marshall)

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22nd MEU(SOC) | BLT 3/6 and DSS Quick Reaction Force Training
Jan. 30, 2026 | 1:16
U.S. Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) and Department of State's Diplomatic Security Service conducts a quick reaction force rehearsal aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), while underway in the Caribbean Sea, Jan. 30, 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 video)

U.S. Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) and Department of State's Diplomatic Security Service conducts a quick reaction force rehearsal aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), while underway in the Caribbean Sea, Jan. 30, 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 video)

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