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Pickup Day

Drill Instructors with 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, provide an overview of Pickup Day on Marine Corps Recruit Depot...

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Semper Fidelis 250

In 2025, Marines worldwide will celebrate the 250th birthday of the Corps, honoring service, sacrifice, and commitment on living 'Semper Fidelis.'

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SNCO Leadership School

U.S. Marine Corps Education Command announces the launch of the Staff Noncommissioned Officer Leadership School.

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NCR Staff Sergeant Transition Symposium

The Fiscal Year 25 NCR Staff Sergeant Transition Symposium is a five-day dynamic professional military education course aiming to shape Marines into...

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What is a MEU?

Marine Expeditionary Units perform integrated operations across ground, air, logistic, and command elements to enhance rapid response capabilities.

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MAGTF-6 Flexes Enhanced Logistics and Aviation Integration During Service Level Training Exercise 4-25

In today's evolving and increasingly lethal battlefield landscape, Marine Corps Force Design initiatives are emphasizing maneuverable and dispersed units that can operate inside environments heavily contested by the weapons engagement zone of enemy forces and fires. This demands seamless integration between all elements of the Marine Corps Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF), command, combat, logistics, and aviation.

U.S. and ROK Marines Train Together During Ulchi Freedom Shield 25

United States Marines from III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF), 3d Marine Division, and other subordinate units are now deployed in support of combined training with their Republic of Korea (ROK) counterparts for the annual exercise, Ulchi Freedom Shield 25 (UFS 25). As the Marine Corps commemorates 250 years of service, the U.S.-ROK Alliance continues to exemplify the strength of shared sacrifice and the enduring pursuit of peace.

MRF-D joins U.S. Ambassador, Solomon Islands Government to honor Allied sacrifice for 83rd Battle of Guadalcanal Anniversary

On August 6, 2025, U.S. Marines with the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) 25.3 Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) stood alongside U.S. and Solomon Islands officials atop Skyline Ridge, participated in the 83rd anniversary commemoration of the Battle of Guadalcanal. Hosted by U.S. Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu Ann Marie Yastishock and with the Solomon Islands government, the ceremony served as a solemn reminder of the shared history and sacrifice that binds the United States and Solomon Islands in strength, security, and prosperity.

Marine Leaders of the Americas Conference 2025 Strengthens Regional Partnerships in Washington, D.C.

The United States Marine Corps concluded the Marine Leaders of the Americas Conference 2025 today, marking the end of a week of strategic dialogue, bilateral engagements, and multinational collaboration among senior naval infantry leaders from across the Western Hemisphere and Allied nations.

The Marine Corps’ Newest Expeditionary Radar System Performs First Helicopter Sling Load Evaluation, One Step Closer to Fleet Forces Deployment

The Marine Corps’ newest expeditionary radar system, the Medium Range Air Defense Radar (MRADR), successfully completed a dual and single point helicopter sling load evaluation for the first time at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, July 30, 2025.

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A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey helicopter with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit prepares to land aboard the U.S. Navy Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), during onload operations while underway in the Atlantic Ocean. The 22nd MEU conducted onload operations to enhance readiness in support of their regularly scheduled deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Emily Hazelbaker)

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U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jonah Edwards, a drill instructor with November Company, 3rd Recruit Training Regiment, leads incentivized training Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., August 7, 2025. Drill instructors administer incentive training to recruits in order to correct deficiencies and increase discipline.

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U.S. Marine Corps Warrant Officer Ryan Young, a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) defense officer with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, spreads chlorobenzylidene malononitrile (tear gas) around a simulated urban area during urban operations training at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, July 31, 2025.

Gas! Gas! Gas!

Recruits with Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, low crawl during the Day Movement Course on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., August 6, 2025. During Basic Warrior Training week, recruits are taught how to operate, strategize, and maneuver in a field environment. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Claudell)

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A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, lifts a Medium Range Air Defense Radar for the first time during an external lift certification as part of Service Level Training Exercise 4-25 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, July 30, 2025. The purpose of SLTE 4-25 is to create a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated Marine Air Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Richard PerezGarcia)

Heavy Lift Training

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Eliczar Gallegos fires an M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle during a force on force in support of Artillery Relocation Training Program 25.1 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, June 15, 2025. ARTP, established by the 1997 Special Action Committee in Okinawa, relocates live-fire artillery training from Okinawa to mainland Japan to maintain readiness and stabilize U.S. Forces’ basing, enhancing regional security across Japan and the Indo-Pacific. This training boosts the capabilities and readiness of the Marine Corps’ only permanently forward-deployed artillery unit, enabling accurate indirect fire support. Gallegos, a native of Texas, is a rifleman with 12th Littoral Combat Team, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Evelyn Doherty)

Targeted Fire

A U.S. Marine Corps officer candidate navigates an obstacle on the Confidence Course during the Forge at Officer Candidate School, on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, July 23, 2025. The Forge is a culminating event designed to test candidates’ endurance, leadership and resilience under pressure involving day and night hikes, simulated indirect fire, sleep deprivation, obstacle navigation and team-based exercises. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dean Gurule)

Forged Under Pressure

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, conduct an eight-kilometer hike at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 15, 2025. During training, recruits complete a series of progressively longer hikes to build physical and mental endurance, preparing them for future combat operations as part of the nation’s force in readiness.

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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jaylee Lul, a rifleman with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, holds security during an amphibious assault as part of Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 9, 2025. During COMPTUEX, the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd MEU refine tactics, techniques, and procedures to execute warfighting functions that enhance operational readiness and lethality as a unified IWOARG/22 MEU team. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Maurion Moore)

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U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, conduct a hike with the Vice President of the United States, the Honorable JD Vance, at MCB Camp Pendleton, California, July 11, 2025. Vance, a former Marine, led the hike to reinforce the values of camaraderie and unit cohesion. A fundamental element in Marine training, hiking builds both physical endurance and mental resilience in preparation for future battles. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Edgar Rafael)

VP Hike

U.S Marines with the Silent Drill Platoon take part in the opening ceremony of Marine Week Chicago, July 10, 2025. Throughout the year Marines across the globe will celebrate the 250th birthday of the Corps, commemorating service, sacrifice, and priding themselves on living ‘Semper Fidelis’ or ‘Always Faithful’ to their nation and to each other.

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MAGTF-6 Flexes Enhanced Logistics and Aviation Integration During Service Level Training Exercise 4-25

U.S. and ROK Marines Train Together During Ulchi Freedom Shield 25

MRF-D joins U.S. Ambassador, Solomon Islands Government to honor Allied sacrifice for 83rd Battle of Guadalcanal Anniversary

Marine Leaders of the Americas Conference 2025 Strengthens Regional Partnerships in Washington, D.C.

The Marine Corps’ Newest Expeditionary Radar System Performs First Helicopter Sling Load Evaluation, One Step Closer to Fleet Forces Deployment

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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION AS THE BASIC SCHOOL COMMEMORATES THE 25-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE MARINE CORPS MARTIAL ARTS PROGRAM

FISCAL YEAR 2026 NAVAL RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS PROFESSOR OF NAVAL SCIENCE SELECTION BOARD ANNOUNCEMENT

FISCAL YEAR 2027 ACTIVE AND RESERVE MARINE ATTACHÉ SELECTION BOARD: RESERVE SELECTION RESULTS AND ACTIVE ENLISTED SELECTION RESULTS

Q2 FY25 APPROVED DOCTRINE AND TRAINING PUBLICATIONS

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MARINE CORPS COMBAT READINESS EVALUATION FUNCTIONAL AREA

2025 MARINE CORPS COMBAT ART PROGRAM SYMPOSIUM

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