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Notice: The most recent appropriations for the Department of War expired at 11:59 p.m. EST on September 30, 2025. Military personnel will continue in a normal duty status without pay until such time as a continuing resolution or appropriations are passed by Congress and signed into law. Civilian personnel not engaged in excepted activities will be placed in a non-work, non-pay status.

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CH-53E Super Stallion Aerial Refueling Ops

CARIBBEAN SEA – A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary...

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Caribbean Sea LCAC Operations

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...

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MSPF Small Boat Training

CARRIBEAN SEA - U.S. Marines with Maritime Special Purpose Force, and Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit...

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Harrier Flight Deck Maintenance on USS Iwo Jima

CARIBBEAN SEA– U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations...

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UH-1Ys and AH-1Z Live Fire Exercise

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

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UNITAS 2025: Multinational Forces Conduct Combined Amphibious Embarkation and Landing

A U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion with Assault Craft Unit 4 lands on Onslow Beach during a combined amphibious landing exercise as part of...

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MSPF Conducts Helocast Operations off the Coast of Puerto Rico

CARIBBEAN SEA – U.S. Marines with Maritime Special Purpose Force, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), ride in enhanced...

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BLT 3/6 Kilo Company Conducts Live Fire Deck Shoot on USS Iwo Jima

CARIBBEAN SEA - U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), conduct live fire drills...

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Beach Operations Group Support

Marines with Cuerpo de Infanteria de Marina Armada de Mexico (Mexican marine corps) prepare to load onto a Landing Craft, Air Cushion assigned to the...

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BLT 3/6, Weapons Company Land Navigation Training

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jerome Campos, a mortarman with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special...

 

  • 22nd MEU(SOC) | BLT 3/6 India Co. Weapons Range in Puerto Rico

    Sep 29 2025
    CAMP SANTIAGO
    U.S. Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), conduct weapons drills on Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico, 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 Lance Cpl. Kyle Baskin)
  • 22nd MEU(SOC) | BLT 3/6 India Co. CQB

    Sep 29 2025
    Camp Lejeune
    U.S. Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), prepare to clear rooms while conducting close quarters battle training in a shoot house training facility on Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico, September 21, 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 Lance Cpl. Kyle Baskin)
  • Marines with VMGR-252 deployed from MCAS Cherry Point

    Sep 30 2025
    Marine Corps Air Station Cherry
    U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, stage a KC-130J Super Hercules on the flightline at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina, Sept. 23, 2025. Marines with VMGR-252 deployed from MCAS Cherry Point to support Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 (Reinforced) as part of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, which conducts operations to enhance partner nation capacity, promote regional stability, dissuade conflict, and protect U.S. and partner interests. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gavin K. Kulczewski)
  • 2nd AA BN ACV Surf Ops

    Sep 23 2025
    Camp Lejeune
    U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Donovan Hill, an Amphibious Combat Vehicle crewmember with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division and a California native, zips up his LPU-41 inflatable life preserver on Onslow Beach, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 17, 2025. Surf transit operations are part of the ongoing, extensive Amphibious Combat Vehicle training necessary to ensure Marines are trained to safely operate, maintain, and employ the ACV. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Judith Ann Lazaro)
  • 2nd Combat Readiness Regiment Conduct CBRN Drills During REGFEX

    Sep 25 2025
    Camp Lejeune
    U.S. Marines with 2nd Combat Readiness Regiment, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, conduct a tactical patrol before chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear drills during a regimental field exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 18, 2025. The REGFEX conducted by 2nd CRR is a large-scale training event designed to improve and sustain the regiment’s capability to deliver intermediate-level supply and maintenance support to II Marine Expeditionary Force, ensuring operational readiness in austere and expeditionary environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Franco Lewis)
  • UNITAS 2025 | Combat Logistics Battalion 22 Hosts Demolition Range for Spanish and Peruvian Forces

    Sep 23 2025
    MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE
    U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 22, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, stand up logs prior to a demolition range as part of exercise UNITAS 2025 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 20, 2025. UNITAS, which is Latin for “unity,” was conceived in 1959 and has taken place annually since first conducted in 1960. This year marks the 66th iteration of the world’s longest running annual multinational maritime exercise. The exercise trains forces in joint maritime operations that enhance tactical proficiency and increase interoperability with the presence of unmanned air, surface and submarine systems. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Rafael Brambila-Pelayo)
  • 2nd Marine Division Wins MCCS 250th Ball Donation

    Sep 25 2025
    Camp Lejeune
    U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Farrell J. Sullivan, the commanding general of 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, congratulates Marines with Headquarters Battalion, 2nd MARDIV on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 19, 2025. The Marines won an online competition, providing financial support to lower ticket costs for Marines attending the 250th Marine Corps Birthday Ball hosted by Marine Corps Community Services. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Judith Ann Lazaro)
  • 22nd MEU(SOC) | Amphibious Operations Training in Southern Puerto Rico

    Sep 29 2025
    Caribbean Sea
    CARIBBEAN SEA – U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom helicopters with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), fly in a formation during an amphibious operations training in Puerto Rico while underway in the Caribbean Sea, Sept. 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tanner Bernat)
  • Marines with HMH-461 conduct qualifications aboard USS Arlington

    Sep 30 2025
    MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJUENE
    U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jacob Nicholson, from Indiana, a CH-53K King Stallion crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, looks out the back of a CH-53K King Stallion helicopter during UNITAS 2025 off the coast of North Carolina, Sept. 25, 2025. UNITAS, which is Latin for “unity,” was conceived in 1959 and has taken place annually since first conducted in 1960. This year marks the 66th iteration of the world’s longest running annual multinational maritime exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Orlanys Diaz Figueroa)
  • 22nd MEU(SOC) | CAAT BLACK- Air Insert in Puerto Rico for Training Operations

    Sep 26 2025
    Puerto Rico
    PUERTO RICO - A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53 Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), takes off from Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico, September 4, 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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