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2nd DSB Vehicle Machine Gun Range

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Tavon Northern, a motor vehicle operator with 2nd Distribution Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, loads a .50...

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HMH-461 load equipment

U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), load a utility vehicle onto a...

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HMLA-167 conducts surge operations

U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 167, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, fly AH-1Z Viper attack...

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3/2 Homecoming

U.S. Navy Hospitalman Apprentice Kamila Benitez, left, a native of Stafford, Virginia and corpsman with 2d Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine...

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HMH-461 & 2nd DSB external lifts

U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) and 2nd Distribution Support Battalion (DSB) perform external lifts at Naval Air Station Key West,...

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Marines with HMH-461 insert 2nd LAAD

U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), fly a CH-53K King Stallion...

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2/10 HIMARS

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Riley McKamey, a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System operator with 2d Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division,...

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Advanced Motorized Operators Course

U.S. Navy Corpsmen with Combat Logistics Battalion 8, Combat Logistic Regiment 2, 2d Marine Logistics Group performs a triage for damage control...

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Regimental Fly Day

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Zachary Shields, a ground electronics transmission systems maintainer with 2nd Maintenance Battalion, 2nd Combat Readiness...

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2nd MLG Host Tier IV TCCC Course

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Carolan Whitney, a medical officer with 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, applies a bandage on a simulated...

 

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  • 2d Recon Multi-Domain Reconnaissance Course Insert

    Jul 28 2025
    Twentynine Palms
    U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Michael Defrancesco, left, a reconnaissance Marine and Sgt. Jacob Miller, a team leader, both with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, sight-in through their AN/PVS-31A Binocular Night Vision Goggles during Service Level Training Exercise 4-25, on Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, July 24, 2025. SLTE 4-25 is designed to be a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated Marine Air Ground Task Force across all domains of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Judith Ann Lazaro)
  • II MEF Relief and Appointment

    Jul 25 2025
    Camp Lejeune
    U.S. Marines assigned to II Marine Expeditionary Force perform a pass and review during a relief and appointment ceremony on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 24, 2025. During the ceremony, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Anthony Loftus took over as the senior enlisted leader for II MEF from Sgt. Maj. David Wilson. Relief and appointment ceremonies are an integral part of the Marine Corps, signifying the transition of authority and responsibility between senior enlisted leaders. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andrew King)
  • Simulated Fires and Support: Burmese Chase 25

    Jul 24 2025
    Camp Lejeune
    U.S. Marines with 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, conduct simulated battle tracking and call for support inside the Fire Support Coordination Center during Burmese Chase 25, at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 23, 2025. Burmese Chase is an annual U.S. led, multi-lateral training exercise comprised of integrating ground and air fires, infantry tactics and naval gunfire alongside NATO allies to enhance combat readiness and interoperability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Marc Imprevert)
  • 2d Recon Night Falls

    Jul 22 2025
    Twentynine Palms
    U.S. Marines with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division prepare before a freefall jump during Service Level Training Exercise 4-25, on Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, July 18, 2025. SLTE 4-25 is designed to be a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated Marine Air Ground Task Force across all domains of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Judith Ann Lazaro)
  • 22nd MEU(SOC) | Supporting Arms Coordinating Center Exercise [Image 6 of 12]

    Jul 18 2025
    CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES
    U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jacob Anderson, a joint terminal attack controller with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), looks at grids on a map during Supporting Arms Coordination Center Exercise in support of Composite Training Unit Exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, July 11, 2025. During COMPTUEX, the IWO ARG and 22nd MEU (SOC), refine tactics, techniques, and procedures to execute warfighting functions that enhance operational readiness and lethality as a unified IWOARG/22 MEU(SOC) team. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tanner Bernat)
U.S. Marines with HMH-461 flight operations (Vertical)
July 24, 2025 | 0:25
U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct air operations near Naval Air Station Key West, Florida, July, 2025. Marines with 2nd MAW and 2nd Distribution Support Battalion are training alongside elements of the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to refine humanitarian assistance and disaster relief capabilities while also refining the CH-53K King Stallion's ability to support distributed aviation operations in a joint environment.(U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Rowdy Vanskike)

U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct air operations near Naval Air Station Key West, Florida, July, 2025. Marines with 2nd MAW and 2nd Distribution Support Battalion are training alongside elements of the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to refine humanitarian assistance and disaster relief capabilities while also refining the CH-53K King Stallion's ability to support distributed aviation operations in a joint environment.(U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Rowdy Vanskike)

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22nd MEU(SOC) | COMPTUEX

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U.S. Marines with VMM-162 and HMH-464 transport Marines with 1st Battalion, 25th Marines during Atlantic Alliance 2025

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U.S. Marines with VMM-162 and HMH-464 transport Marines with 1st Battalion, 25th Marines during Atlantic Alliance 2025

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Atlantic Alliance 2025: U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment

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Marine Air Control Squadron 2 and Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 participate in Atlantic Alliance 2025

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22nd MEU(SOC) | Low-Altitude Air Defense

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2nd MLG Warfighting Reel

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2nd MLG Pursue Innovation Reel

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2nd MLG Martial Arts Instructor Course

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22nd MEU ARGMEUEX

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Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior 25: Reel

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Sgt. Maj. Fincham Retirement Ceremony

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