From February to June 2021, the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit conducted various shore and sea-based training exercises in order to enhance operational readiness in preparation for deployment. The 11th MEU Unit is a forward-deployed, flexible sea-based Marine Air-Ground Task Force capable of conducting amphibious operations, crisis response and limited contingency operations. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Jennessa Davey)

From February to June 2021, the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit conducted various shore and sea-based training exercises in order to enhance operational readiness in preparation for deployment. The 11th MEU Unit is a forward-deployed, flexible sea-based Marine Air-Ground Task Force capable of conducting amphibious operations, crisis response and limited contingency operations. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Staff Sgt. Donald Holbert)

Based on a threat-informed, ten-year time horizon, the Marine Corps is designing a force for naval expeditionary warfare in actively contested spaces. Throughout this ten-year initiative, the Marine Corps will make investments in capabilities to include long range precision fires, advanced reconnaissance capabilities, unmanned systems, and resilient networks. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Nicholas Filca) For a descriptive transcript text document of this video, contact Kim Hardison at kimberly.hardison@usmc.mil.

U.S. Marines with Company B., 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force - Darwin conduct an airfield seizure exercise, followed by a sling load insert of an M777 155mm howitzer by an MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363 (Reinforced), at Mount Bundey Training Area, NT, Australia, July 21, 2021. The exercise implemented concepts of Force Design 2030, the ten-year plan to reshape the Marine Corps for the force of the future. The training hones the Marines’ capabilities as a skilled expeditionary fighting force that is capable of responding to a potential crisis or contingency. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Colton K. Garrett)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, talk about why they chose to become Reconnaissance Marines and their experiences they've had with jumping out of aircrafts with the Utility Tactical Vehicle during Integrated Training Exercise 1-19 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Nov. 15, 2018. The purpose of ITX 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 Video By MAGTFTC COMMSTRAT Directed, Edited, and Cinematography by LCpl. William Chockey, Cinematography by Sgt. Joshua Chacon and Cpl. Jennessa Davey)