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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Andrew Montpetit, a machine gunner with 3rd Littoral Combat Team, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, adjusts fire on a M2 .50 caliber mounted machine gun from a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle during a live-fire training event at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Andrew Montpetit, a machine gunner with 3rd Littoral Combat Team, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, adjusts fire on a M2 .50 caliber mounted machine gun from a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle during a live-fire training event at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii.

Photo by Cpl. Ernesto Lagunes

Lt. Vincent Capodanno, right, a chaplain with Mike Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, and two U.S. Marines in the same unit pose for a photo before Operation Swift in Vietnam, Sept. 4, 1967. Lt. Capodanno’s dedication and care for his Marines earned him the highest respect of those who served with him. For his selfless bravery, he was awarded the Medal of Honor, posthumously.

Lt. Vincent Capodanno, right, a chaplain with Mike Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, and two U.S. Marines in the same unit pose for a photo before Operation Swift in Vietnam, Sept. 4, 1967. Lt. Capodanno’s dedication and care for his Marines earned him the highest respect of those who served with him. For his selfless bravery, he was awarded the Medal of Honor, posthumously.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Victor Gurrola

U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, look at historical photos during a tour of a battlefield in an area formerly known as the Que Son Valley near Da Nang, Vietnam, Jan. 10, 2026. Marines and Sailors visited this battle site to honor and show reverence for the service members who fought in the Vietnam War. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Victor Gurrola)

U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, look at historical photos during a tour of a battlefield in an area formerly known as the Que Son Valley near Da Nang, Vietnam, Jan. 10, 2026. Marines and Sailors visited this battle site to honor and show reverence for the service members who fought in the Vietnam War. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Victor Gurrola)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Victor Gurrola

U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, call retired U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. George Phillips during a tour of a battlefield in an area formerly known as the Que Son Valley near Da Nang, Vietnam, Jan. 10, 2026. Marines and Sailors visited this battle site to honor and show reverence for the service members who fought in the Vietnam War. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Victor Gurrola)

U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, call retired U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. George Phillips during a tour of a battlefield in an area formerly known as the Que Son Valley near Da Nang, Vietnam, Jan. 10, 2026. Marines and Sailors visited this battle site to honor and show reverence for the service members who fought in the Vietnam War. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Victor Gurrola)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Victor Gurrola

U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, look at photos during a tour of a battlefield in an area formerly known as the Que Son Valley near Da Nang, Vietnam, Jan. 10, 2026. Marines and Sailors visited this battle site to honor and show reverence for the service members who fought in the Vietnam War. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Victor Gurrola)

U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, look at photos during a tour of a battlefield in an area formerly known as the Que Son Valley near Da Nang, Vietnam, Jan. 10, 2026. Marines and Sailors visited this battle site to honor and show reverence for the service members who fought in the Vietnam War. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Victor Gurrola)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Victor Gurrola

U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, look at historical photos during a tour of a battlefield in an area formerly known as the Que Son Valley near Da Nang, Vietnam, Jan. 10, 2026. Marines and Sailors visited this battle site to honor and show reverence for the service members who fought in the Vietnam War. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Victor Gurrola)

U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, look at historical photos during a tour of a battlefield in an area formerly known as the Que Son Valley near Da Nang, Vietnam, Jan. 10, 2026. Marines and Sailors visited this battle site to honor and show reverence for the service members who fought in the Vietnam War. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Victor Gurrola)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Victor Gurrola

Lt. Vincent Capodanno, right, a chaplain with Mike Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, and two U.S. Marines in the same unit pose for a photo before Operation Swift in Vietnam, Sept. 4, 1967. Lt. Capodanno’s dedication and care for his Marines earned him the highest respect of those who served with him. For his selfless bravery, he was awarded the Medal of Honor, posthumously.

Lt. Vincent Capodanno, right, a chaplain with Mike Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, and two U.S. Marines in the same unit pose for a photo before Operation Swift in Vietnam, Sept. 4, 1967. Lt. Capodanno’s dedication and care for his Marines earned him the highest respect of those who served with him. For his selfless bravery, he was awarded the Medal of Honor, posthumously.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Victor Gurrola

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Justin Reid, a rifleman with 12th Littoral Combat Team, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, sights in with an M27 infantry automatic rifle during a squad attack dry-fire range as part of a squad competition on Camp Hansen, Okinawa.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Justin Reid, a rifleman with 12th Littoral Combat Team, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, sights in with an M27 infantry automatic rifle during a squad attack dry-fire range as part of a squad competition on Camp Hansen, Okinawa.

Photo by Cpl. Rodney Frye

U.S Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) conduct maritime interception operations training during their deployment to U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility.

U.S Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) conduct maritime interception operations training during their deployment to U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility.

Photo by U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Emily Hazelbaker

U.S Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) conduct maritime interception operations training during their deployment to U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility.

U.S Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) conduct maritime interception operations training during their deployment to U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility.

Photo by U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Emily Hazelbaker

A U.S. Marine with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, coffloads an MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), flagship of the Tripoli Expeditionary Strike Group, Dec. 14, 2025.

A U.S. Marine with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, coffloads an MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), flagship of the Tripoli Expeditionary Strike Group, Dec. 14, 2025.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Raul Sotovilla

U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, loads onto an MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), flagship of the Tripoli Expeditionary Strike Group, Dec. 14, 2025, while conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet Area of Operations.

U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, loads onto an MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), flagship of the Tripoli Expeditionary Strike Group, Dec. 14, 2025, while conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet Area of Operations.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Raul Sotovilla

U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) fire an M3E1 Multi-Role Anti-Personnel Weapons System during a live-fire range on Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico, Dec. 23, 2025.

U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) fire an M3E1 Multi-Role Anti-Personnel Weapons System during a live-fire range on Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico, Dec. 23, 2025.

Photo by Sgt. Maurion Moore

A U.S. Marine with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), sights in on a target with their M27 infantry automatic rifle during a long bay range on Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico.

A U.S. Marine with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), sights in on a target with their M27 infantry automatic rifle during a long bay range on Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico.

Photo by Cpl. Emily Hazelbaker

A U.S. Marine Corps scout sniper with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), sights in with an M110 semi-automatic sniper system during a stalk lane exercise on Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico, Dec. 22, 2025.

A U.S. Marine Corps scout sniper with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), sights in with an M110 semi-automatic sniper system during a stalk lane exercise on Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico, Dec. 22, 2025.

Photo by Sgt. Maurion Moore

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An F-35B Lighting II, attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242 takes off from the flight deck of America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) during flight operations in the South China Sea, Dec. 11, 2025. Marine Fighter Squadron 242, part of the Tripoli Expeditionary Strike Group, is conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Angel Conde)

251211-N-MQ780-1389 An F-35B Lighting II, attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242 takes off from the flight deck of America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) during flight operations in the South China Sea, Dec. 11, 2025. Marine Fighter Squadron 242, part of the Tripoli Expeditionary Strike Group, is conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Angel Conde)

Photo by Seaman Angel Conde

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Estevan Diaz, a mortarman with 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, forward deployed with 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program, checks his radio while conducting platoon attacks in an urban environment during Korea Viper 26.1 at Camp Rodriguez, South Korea, Dec. 17, 2025.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Estevan Diaz, a mortarman with 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, forward deployed with 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program, checks his radio while conducting platoon attacks in an urban environment during Korea Viper 26.1 at Camp Rodriguez, South Korea, Dec. 17, 2025.

Photo by Cpl. John Simpson

U.S. Marines with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance, forward deployed with 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program, conduct an observation class before their patrol exercise on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 6, 2026. The patrolling exercise was conducted to sustain and improve Marines’ operating skills in disaggregated and contested environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joaquin Dela Torre)

U.S. Marines with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance, forward deployed with 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program, conduct an observation class before their patrol exercise on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 6, 2026. The patrolling exercise was conducted to sustain and improve Marines’ operating skills in disaggregated and contested environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joaquin Dela Torre)

Photo by Cpl. Joaquin Carlos Dela Torre

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment and Weapons and Field Training Battalion participate in a squad competition on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment and Weapons and Field Training Battalion participate in a squad competition on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C.

Photo by Cpl. Jordy Morales

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade conduct humanitarian assistance response training (HART) less than a month before being activated to provide foreign disaster relief in the Philippines.

Unit leaders discuss how recent training prepared the unit to transition rapidly from training to real-world humanitarian assistance operations.

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade conduct humanitarian assistance response training (HART) less than a month before being activated to provide foreign disaster relief in the Philippines. Unit leaders discuss how recent training prepared the unit to transition rapidly from training to real-world humanitarian assistance operations.

Photo by 260108-M-RB314-1003