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Marine Corps Enhances ACV Driver Training with Advanced Simulation Systems

Joel Rivera-Camacho — Mon, 18 May 2026 19:15:00 GMT

The Marine Corps is advancing how it trains Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) operators by integrating

7th Communication Battalion Marines sustain command and control during Kaiju Rain 26

2nd Lt. Lea Pohalski — Mon, 18 May 2026 11:44:09 GMT

CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa, Japan—Marines with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, established a communication node at Camp Shields after displacing from Marine Corps Air Station Futenma during Kaiju Rain 26, May 8, 2026.

Quantico Hosts Inaugural Presidential Fitness Test for Military Installations

Shaehmus Sawyer — Wed, 13 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va.—Over 100 Crossroads Elementary School and Quantico Middle High School students participated in MCB Quantico’s Presidential Fitness Test at Butler Stadium, April 12.

Certified! MRF-D 26 is Darwin’s first-ever Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force

Gunnery Sgt. Nathanael Carberry — Mon, 11 May 2026 19:08:00 GMT

Under the Palawan sun, in the austerity and humidity of Balabac, Philippines, U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to I and III Marine Expeditionary Forces completed the final rigorous requirements for Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 26 to be certified as a Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force, May 3, 2026.

Balikatan 2026: Combined Civil-Military Team Strengthens Communities Across the Philippines

1st Lt. Brandon Daniels — Fri, 08 May 2026 15:14:00 GMT

Across five humanitarian and civic assistance sites in the Philippines, U.S. service members, Armed Forces of the Philippines personnel, local leaders, barangay rural health workers and community members worked together during Exercise Balikatan 2026 to strengthen community resilience through health care, education support, infrastructure projects and civil-military engagements.

Blount Island Enables Rapid MEU Ship-to-Shore Operations, Reinforcing SOUTHCOM Readiness

Dustin Senger — Thu, 07 May 2026 16:25:00 GMT

U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) landed an up-armored wrecker May 5 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida, demonstrating how the service rapidly moves equipment to support operations across the region.

Balikatan 2026: MRF‑D 26, joint, allied forces simulate maritime security on Balabac Island

1st Lt. Chase Fortier — Wed, 06 May 2026 13:51:00 GMT

BALABAC ISLAND, Philippines — U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 26, a now-certified Special‑Purpose Marine Air‑Ground Task Force assigned to rotational deployments in the South Pacific, participated in a live-fire assault to secure and hold Balabac Airfield in a demonstration of multi-domain interoperability alongside U.S. Soldiers from 25th Infantry Division, Philippine marines and Australian soldiers during Exercise Balikatan 2026, May 3.

Training Command Updates Reconnaissance Training

Capt. Colton Martin — Mon, 04 May 2026 16:07:50 GMT

Training Command launched Ground Reconnaissance Course as part of an updated Marine Reconnaissance training curriculum at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, April 27. GRC is now the initial course in the updated curriculum, which replaces Basic Reconnaissance Course with two new courses: GRC and Amphibious Reconnaissance Course. This change comes from analysis of reconnaissance training and support to Force Design initiatives, including Scout Platoons and multidomain operations.

Marine Corps Championships at MCB Quantico

Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Claudia Nix, Marine Corps Training and Education Command — Mon, 04 May 2026 13:27:00 GMT

Weapons Training Battalion–Quantico and the Marine Corps Shooting Team hosted the Marine Corps Championships, the culminating event of the Marine Corps Marksmanship Competitions, from April 13–24 at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia.

VMFA-251 pioneers new F-35 communications tactics at WTI

Lance Cpl. Fabian Ortiz — Fri, 01 May 2026 17:40:27 GMT

Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 251 advanced F-35 and other fixed-wing aircraft ground operations by integrating improved communication and digital interoperability capabilities. They demonstrated these advancements during Weapons and Tactics Instructors course 2-26 at Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Arizona, on April 13, 2026.