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MRF-D Marines kick off multinational exercise Super Garuda Shield 26 in Indonesia

1st Lt. Chase Fortier — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 18:55:52 GMT

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 26 officially began Exercise Super Garuda Shield 26 following an opening ceremony held today in Lampung.

Leaders behind the mission: the development of a squad leader on MRF-D 26

Sgt. Kyle Chan — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:23:00 GMT

In the United States Marine Corps infantry, the squad leader serves as the link between higher-level guidance and the Marines executing the mission on the ground. While responsible for tactical operations and mission accomplishment, squad leaders also carry the responsibility of developing, mentoring and caring for their Marines.

5 years later; fallen service members, events of Kabul Evacuation remembered

Sgt Calah Thompson — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 22:00:00 GMT

"We landed under the cover of night, stepping into the exact nightmare we had just watched on

Crusading for Right' or 'Iron Mike'? The true story of Quantico's iconic statue

Staff Sgt. Bryce Hodges — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT

In the quiet, dust motes of a Parisian sculptor’s studio in 1918, Charles Raphaël Peyre stood face-to-face with the raw reality of the Western Front. Before him stood Pvt. Carl J. Millard — a twice-wounded Marine from the 5th Regiment, sent directly from the hellscape of Chateau-Thierry. Still clad in his mud-caked combat gear and gripping his Springfield rifle, the exhausted private embodied the fierce defiance Peyre had only read about in the front-line dispatches. Peyre knew immediately that this was the stance he had to freeze in bronze.

High North advantage – U.S. Marines, Allied Forces Deploy to Jan Mayen

Master Sgt. Scott Schmidt — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:53:00 GMT

Norwegian, British, and U.S. forces will deploy to the strategic island of Jan Mayen to conduct Operation Atlantic City from August 26 to September 4, 2026. The operation is part of Arctic Sentry, NATO’s enhanced vigilance activity for the High North, and will strengthen the Alliance's ability to operate jointly in challenging Arctic conditions.

Dignified Duty: Personnel Retrieval and Processing Company Marines Partner with Joint and Multinational forces during Northern Strike 26-2

2nd Lt. Miranda Strang — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:24:00 GMT

U.S. Marines with Personnel Retrieval and Processing Company, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, lead training with joint and multinational forces during Northern Strike 26-2. Northern Strike 26-2 is an Army sponsored, multi-component, multinational exercise designed to build readiness and enhance interoperability to fight and win. This year’s exercise featured over nine-thousand participants across the joint force and participating NATO countries.

MRF-SEA Tests TPS-80 Mobility to Enhance Fires Integration in the Philippines

Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 15:31:00 GMT

U.S. Marines with Air Command and Control Detachment, Marine Rotational Force – Southeast Asia, I Marine Expeditionary Force, tested the mobility of the AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar during training in the Philippines, Aug. 17, 2026, evaluating how the capability can improve command and control and support fires integration in the archipelagic environment.

Digital Manufacturing Exchange Expands Manufacturing Options for Marines at the Tactical Edge

Jennifer Napier — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:31:00 GMT

During Valiant Shield 26, Marine Depot Maintenance Command (MDMC) joined operating forces, other military services, original equipment manufacturers and regional industry partners to test how DMX could support a distributed sustainment network across the Indo-Pacific.

KMEP 26.2: U.S., ROK Marines forge readiness across the peninsula

Pentagon News — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 03:56:00 GMT

Across the Korean Peninsula, KMEP 26.2 created opportunities to put that readiness under pressure. Participating forces conducted live-fire training, small-unit tactics, aviation operations, logistics, engineering and events incorporating emerging capabilities, with each activity testing a different part of the combined force.

Marine Corps Integrates C-sUAS lanes Into Service Level Training Exercise

Lance Cpl. Cody Fitzgerald — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:30:00 GMT

The Marine Corps launched its first-ever counter-small unmanned aerial systems training lanes and integration during Service Level Training Exercise 4-26, July 15, 2026.