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A paratrooper approaches the landing zone after jumping out of a KC-130J from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa during Exercise Lone Paratrooper at Leόn Air Base, Spain, May 18, 2015. A multinational force from Spain, Portugal, Brazil, Italy, France, Poland, the Netherlands, and the United States came together to conduct the exercise as a way to increase interoperability. - A paratrooper approaches the landing zone after jumping out of a KC-130J from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa during Exercise Lone Paratrooper at Leόn Air Base, Spain, May 18, 2015. A multinational force from Spain, Portugal, Brazil, Italy, France, Poland, the Netherlands, and the United States came together to conduct the exercise as a way to increase interoperability.

U.S. Marines fly with multinational forces during Exercise Lone Paratrooper

There’s a sharp, exhilarating blast of air that streams past the back of an aircraft at 22,000 feet. Even the warmth of mid spring is lost in the oxygen-starved atmosphere, where adrenaline and faith in the man behind compels them to obey the command, “Jump.”“As soon as you get out of the ramp, you feel that pressure,” said Spanish Army Master Sgt.

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Royal Dutch Marines slide to safety

More than 50 feet in the air, a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter hovers above the ground as Royal Dutch Marines, with the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps, prepare to slide down a rope hanging from the belly of the helicopter at the Expeditionary Operations Training Group compound at Stone Bay, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina,

Marines TV: Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni hosts inaugural Sergeant School

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni hosts inaugural Sergeant School

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Marine Corps Reserve 110th Anniversary

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MCRD San Diego Alpha Company Graduation

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Staff Sgt. Aaron Troyer shares his story

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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/

Marine rushes into burning Okinawa hotel to alert sleeping occupants

8/24/2026 - https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2026-08-21/marine-hero-okinawa-hotel-fire-22615707.html

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