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Tag: No-Notice Drill

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopter assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462, prepares for takeoff during an Alert Contingency Marine Air Ground Task Force drill at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, May 20, 2021. The ACM exercise is a simulated crisis response drill that must be executed within 24 hours to prepare the Marines of 1st MAW to mitigate emergencies, provide humanitarian aid, and/ or counter threats to U.S. national interests within the Indo-Pacific region. - A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopter assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462, prepares for takeoff during an Alert Contingency Marine Air Ground Task Force drill at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, May 20, 2021. The ACM exercise is a simulated crisis response drill that must be executed within 24 hours to prepare the Marines of 1st MAW to mitigate emergencies, provide humanitarian aid, and/ or counter threats to U.S. national interests within the Indo-Pacific region.

Marine Aircraft Group 36 Proves They Are Ready to Respond at a Moment’s Notice During No-Notice Drill

As hundreds of Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 36 and Marine Air Control Group 18 staged in the early hours of Friday morning with all the equipment to sustain operations for a short period of time, leaders and planners observed the culmination of 48 hours of tireless execution. During the previous two days multiple squadrons from across 1st Marine Aircraft Wing scrambled to plan and respond to a no-notice drill designed to surprise and test their ability to respond at a moment’s notice to any contingency.

Marines TV: Remembering 9/11

Remembering 9/11

9/11 25th Anniversary

Havelock hosts 9/11 memorial ceremony on 25th anniversary (reel)

Maritime leaders participate in cultural event and tea pouring competition at AMFS 2026

Air Power (30s)

We are the Standard (20s, Vertical)

We are the Standard (20s Horizontal)

Welcome to the High North | "This is long-range precision firepower."

2026 Intramural Marksmanship Competition Promo

MCRD San Diego Golf Company Graduation

13th MEU | Integrated Training Underway

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni hosts inaugural Sergeant School

CATC Camp Fuji's SAF Marines Complete OC Spray Training - NO Name Keys

13th MEU | Highlight Reel

In The News

Marine Corps Confirms Plan to Add 6,500 Positions as Drone and AI Units Expand

9/08/2026 - https://www.military.com/marine-corps-confirms-plan-to-add-6500-positions-as-drone-and-ai-units-expand

Marine Corps releases blueprint for future warfare, including robotics and AI

9/03/2026 - https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/aug/31/marine-corps-releases-blueprint-future-warfare-including-robotics-ai/

US Marines join amphibious, island-recapture drills across Indonesia

9/01/2026 - https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2026-08-31/island-recapture-exercise-indonesia-22687488.html

U.S. Marine Corps Rehearses Deploying Air Defense Radar to the Philippines

8/28/2026 - https://news.usni.org/2026/08/27/u-s-marine-corps-rehearsed-deploying-air-defense-radar-to-the-philippines

Marines, corpsmen ‘ran toward’ Twentynine Palms home rocked by explosion

8/26/2026 - https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-military/2026/08/25/marines-corpsmen-ran-toward-twentynine-palms-home-rocked-by-explosion/

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