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Silent Drill Platoon

The United States Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon with Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., are featured in a video series titled 1801 Uncovered.

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MARSOC Celebrates 20 Years

Marine Forces Special Operations Command celebrates 20 years of history.

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250th Amphibious Capabilities

The 250th Amphibious Capabilities Demonstration at Camp Pendleton marks the Marine Corps’ 250th birthday and America’s Semiquincentennial.

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Maritime Staff Talks

U.S. and Peruvian maritime leaders participate in tri-service maritime staff talks in San Francisco, July 13-17, 2026.

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Mountain Training

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, conduct Mountain Training Exercise (MTX) 26-3 at Marine Corps Mountain...

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Stronger Shoulder-to-Shoulder

U.S. Marines assigned to 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, participate in a series of multilateral exercises held across Northern...

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U.S. Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, maneuver through a smoke grenade during a company attack as a part of Adversary Force Exercise 4-26 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, July 30, 2026. AFX serves as an opportunity for units to receive training and certification across multiple warfighting functions in realistic force-on-force scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Vincent Needham)

Adversary Force Exercise 4-26

U.S. Marines and Sailors with 12th Littoral Combat Team, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, listen to instruction during a culminating event of a Combat Medical Course at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, July 24, 2026. The CMC is key to improving tactical combat casualty care by building the confidence and resilience needed to perform lifesaving trauma medicine in realistic conditions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David Posada)

Combat Medical Course

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Cameron Green, a New York native and a grenadier with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, launches a RQ-20B Puma small unmanned aircraft during a company-level urban assault during Service Level Training Exercise 4-26 at Range 220, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, July 30, 2026. SLTE is a premier training event that ensures the Marine Corps remains a highly lethal, adaptable force capable of dominating the future multi-domain fight.  (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Daniel Avilaramirez)

Urban Assault

New Marines with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, are awarded their Eagle, Globe, and Anchor (EGA) on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., July 25, 2026. Following a culminating 15k hike to the parade deck, recruits are given their EGA and officially become United States Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jordy Morales)

EGA Ceremony

Marines fire a 155 mm round from an M777A2 howitzer during a service-level training exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 25, 2026. The training event ensures the Marine Corps remains a highly lethal, adaptable force capable of dominating the future multidomain fight.

Artillery Training

Lt. Gen. William Swan, Deputy Commandant for Aviation, delivers the keynote speech during the MV‑22B Osprey Program of Record ceremony at Bell Helicopter’s Amarillo, Texas, facility, July 28, 2026. The event marked a major milestone for the MV‑22B program and highlighted continued collaboration between the Navy, Marine Corps, and industry partners.

MV-22B Osprey Program of Record Ceremony

Amphibious Combat Vehicles with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, III Marine Expeditionary Force, from Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47), arrive at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, July 23, 2026. Forward deployed to Okinawa, the 31st MEU serves as a flexible, sea-based Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF). Together they routinely operate with allies and partners to preserve a free and open Indo-Pacific, remaining a global force ready to respond to crises anywhere in the world. Rushmore assigned to Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7 / Commander, Task Force (CTF) 76 is forward deployed to Sasebo, Japan. Within the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, ESG 7 / CTF-76 is responsible for conducting expeditionary warfare operations with Navy and Marine Corps capabilities to support theater contingencies that range from crisis response to full combat operations. U.S. Navy 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Justin Cledera)

Crisis Readiness

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53K King Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, is staged on the flightline at Helena Regional Airport during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation in Helena, Montana, July 21, 2026. HMH-461 conducted a MCCRE to certify the squadron as the air combat element for future deployments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Perri Wood)

Combat Readiness Evaluation

Recruits with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, practice sighting in during Grass Week on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., July 20, 2026. During Grass Week, recruits learn and test on rifle operation and usage in preparation for Table One Qualification the following week. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jordy Morales)

Practice Sighting

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, forward deployed with 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, as part of the Unit Deployment Program, post security in front of a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle while participating in a M41A7 Saber weapon system and Mk 19 Mod 3 40 mm automatic grenade launcher live-fire training during Fuji Viper 26.3 at the Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, July 9, 2026. Fuji Viper is an annual exercise that enables Marines operating in Japan to conduct combined arms live-fire training, enhancing operational readiness, tactical proficiency and lethality throughout the first island chain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Oscar Ocampo)

Live-Fire Training

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division currently forward deployed with 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program, prepare to dismount establish an observation post prior to a close air support range on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, July 8, 2026. The range was conducted to improve the Marines' tactical proficiency while conducting CAS maneuvers. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Trey Q. Michael)

Observation Post

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jaxon McAlister, a combat engineer squad leader with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, forward deployed with 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program, prepares to set up a target on a demolition range during Fuji Viper 26.3, at the Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, June 28, 2026. Fuji Viper is an annual exercise that enables Marines operating in Japan to conduct combined arms live-fire training, enhancing operational readiness, tactical proficiency and lethality throughout the first island chain. McAlister is a native of Arkansas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Oscar Ocampo)

Demolition Range

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