U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, will execute Realistic Urban Training exercise throughout Virginia and South Carolina from 7 – 27 January.
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U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, embarked aboard the amphibious warships of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, will participate in a MEU Exercise named “Odyssey Encore”, in vicinity of Volos, Greece, 6-17 Jan. 2024. This MEU Exercise is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force readiness sustainment exercise that ensures the 26th MEU(SOC) retains the advanced skills and operational capabilities necessary to rapidly respond to any crisis or other emergent requirements across the Tri-Geographic Combatant Command region during a scheduled deployment spanning both U.S. Sixth Fleet and U.S. Fifth Fleet areas of operation.
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From Nov. 15 through Dec. 15. 2023, the Marines of 3d Marine Division demonstrated their tactical proficiency and readiness while conducting Stand-in Force Operations in the first island chain during Marine Air-Ground Task Force Stand-In Force Exercise 24.
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Practice how you play. It’s not every day that you see an aircraft fire, which is why Marines with Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, unwrapped their Mobile Aircraft Fire Training Device just in time for the holidays. On Dec. 21, 2023, ARFF Marines from Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron conducted their semi-annual training with a MAFTD to instill confidence while under pressure and maintain their ability to perform in any case they are needed, on or off the airfield.
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Marine Corps Air Station Miramar is not only a bustling hub of fighter jets, helicopters, and Marines always on the alert, it is a game-changer in energy security. Its cutting-edge microgrid played a pivotal role during exercise Steel Knight 23.2, a 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing aviation training exercise, by providing power to the air station during a simulated blackout at the air station on Nov. 30...
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