ATLANTIC OCEAN – The modern battlespace demands agility, adaptability, and an unyielding pursuit of technological advantage. In a strategic leap forward, the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) redefined maritime intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) during the Iwo Jima (IWO) Amphibious Ready Group Marine Expeditionary Unit exercise (ARGMEUEX), held off the east coast from May 12 to May 29, 2025. This exercise, involving the USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) and the USS San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ships USS San Antonio (LPD 17) and USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28), saw the first-ever flight of the JUMP 20 Group 3 uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) aboard a San Antonio-class amphibious warship, marking a pivotal moment in the 22nd
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U.S. Marines visited Nashville, Tennessee, from June 1 to 7, 2025, to host Marine Week Nashville in honor of the Corps’ 250 years of service.
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U.S. Marines, Sailors and Coast Guardsmen came together for the 37th Annual Fleet Week New York in New York City, May 21-27, 2025.This year’s event was significant as the Navy and Marine Corps celebrated their 250 years of continuous commitment to safeguarding American prosperity and freedom.
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Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, conducted staff training as part of Command Post Exercise I at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, April 21-24, 2025.
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The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conducted training to prepare the unit for future warfighting capabilities. Immersive, scenario-based evolutions focused on lethality, readiness, and interoperability for an upcoming deployment in the Indo-Pacific Region during a MEU Exercise (MEUEX) in Okinawa, from Apr. 28 to May 9, 2025.Over two weeks of training, MEUEX prepared approximately 2,400 Marines and sailors in strategies and procedures, as well as lethal and nonlethal operations by simulating a wide range of contingencies.
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