U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South conducted many engagements in the Southern Command area of responsibility during 2024. Highlights included training and partnerships in South America, Central America and the Caribbean, where Marines worked with partner nations during multi-national exercises, jungle and cold weather training, subject matter expert exchanges and more. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich) This video contains music from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from Adobe Stock: “Drum Circle"/stock.adobe.com

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, participate in exercise TRADEWINDS 24 (TW24) in Barbados, May 3 to 16, 2024. TW24 is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored, regionally oriented annual exercise and is part of the Joint Chiefs of Staff’s Large Scale Global Exercise 24, a series of all-domain military exercises executed alongside Allies and partners around the globe. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Gabriel Durand) This video contains music from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from Adobe Stock: “DRAMATIC-DETERMINED-EMOTION-(RED-SEA)” & “Leviathan-Cinematic-Action”/stock.adobe.com

U.S. Marines from 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, hosted Dutch Marines from the Marine Squadron Caribbean to conduct Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior 2023 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, from March 6 to April 3, 2023. Caribbean Urban Warrior is an exercise where U.S. Marines from II Marine Expeditionary Force and Dutch Marines from the Marine Squadron Caribbean train together to maintain strong partnership and enhance their warfighting capability. During the exercise, units from II Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Special Operations Command supported with air assets, military working dogs, first aid, breaching, boat operations, small unmanned aerial systems, and Assault Amphibious Vehicles. (U.S. Marine Corps video by: Lance Cpl. Cassidy Shepherd and Chief Warrant Officer 4 Izzel Sanchez)

U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 2d Reconnaissance (2d Recon) Battalion, 2d Marine Division, and Dutch Marines with the Netherlands Marine Corps conduct night dives during Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior on Savaneta Kamp, Aruba, June 14-23, 2021. The dives consisted of integrated training with Dutch Frogmen to increase the ability to work in a low visibility environment. Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior allowed 2d Recon Marines to expand their knowledge and proficiency operating in a littoral or coastal region while increasing global interoperability with 32nd Raiding Squadron, Netherlands Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Sydney Smith)

U.S. Marines with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division and Dutch Marines with 32nd Raiding Squadron conclude Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 23, 2021. The exercise was designed to prepare for operations in urban terrain and increase global interoperability between the units. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Staff Sgt. Akeel Austin, Cpl. Sydney Smith and Cpl. Corey Mathews)

The MEF MINUTE is a monthly video highlighting training and operations of II MEF Major Subordinate Commands and Elements during the month of March 2021. The video is part of an ongoing series capturing events that occur throughout II MEF. Music track courtesy of "Happy Rock" by Bensound Royalty Free Music. Disclaimer: The appearance of links does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Defense of this website or the information, products or services contained therein. (Official U.S. Marine Corps video by II MEF CE COMMSTRAT)

Leaders from U.S. Southern Command; U.S. Marine Corps Forces, North; U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, staff from various U.S. embassies in Central and South America, as well as partner nations, partake in the Regional Marine Conference hosted by U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, in Doral, Florida, June 7, 2018. The conference brought leaders together to discuss the multinational maritime task force concept and way-ahead. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Betzabeth Y. Galvan)