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A video production showcasing the 250th Amphibious Capabilities Demonstration at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, created in Arlington, Virginia, July 31, 2026. The 250th Amphibious Capabilities Demonstration at Camp Pendleton marks the Marine Corps’ 250th birthday and America’s Semiquincentennial. The live-fire event highlights the Navy-Marine Corps team’s ability to integrate across air, land, and sea, showcasing the Corps’ enduring role as America’s force in-readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Elijua Guel)

A video production showcasing the 250th Amphibious Capabilities Demonstration at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, created in Arlington, Virginia, July 31, 2026. The 250th Amphibious Capabilities Demonstration at Camp Pendleton marks the Marine Corps’ 250th birthday and America’s Semiquincentennial. The live-fire event highlights the Navy-Marine Corps team’s ability to integrate across air, land, and sea, showcasing the Corps’ enduring role as America’s force in-readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Elijua Guel)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Elijua Guel

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.

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.

Photo by Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Emilio Murphy

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.

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.

Photo by Neil Lobeda

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Angel R. Avalos, a combat graphics specialist with Marine Corps Installations Pacific, poses for a photo during a Communication Strategy and Operations field training exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 8, 2026. The COMMSTRAT FTX is a five-day event focused on increasing quick decision-making skills and tactical proficiency through high pressure environments to provide commanders with more capable COMMSTRAT forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ella Cadby)

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Angel R. Avalos, a combat graphics specialist with Marine Corps Installations Pacific, poses for a photo during a Communication Strategy and Operations field training exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 8, 2026. The COMMSTRAT FTX is a five-day event focused on increasing quick decision-making skills and tactical proficiency through high pressure environments to provide commanders with more capable COMMSTRAT forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ella Cadby)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ella Cadby

U.S. Marine Corps Warrant Officer Kaden Keele, a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear defense officer with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, supervises pugil stick training during a Communication Strategy and Operations field training exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 8, 2026. The COMMSTRAT FTX is a five-day event focused on increasing quick decision-making skills and tactical proficiency through high pressure environments to provide commanders with more capable COMMSTRAT forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ella Cadby)

U.S. Marine Corps Warrant Officer Kaden Keele, a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear defense officer with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, supervises pugil stick training during a Communication Strategy and Operations field training exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 8, 2026. The COMMSTRAT FTX is a five-day event focused on increasing quick decision-making skills and tactical proficiency through high pressure environments to provide commanders with more capable COMMSTRAT forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ella Cadby)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ella Cadby

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Carlos Paz-Sosa, a combat photographer with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron (MWHS) 1, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, poses for a photo during a Communication Strategy and Operations field training exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 8, 2026. The COMMSTRAT FTX is a five-day event focused on increasing quick decision-making skills and tactical proficiency through high pressure environments to provide commanders with more capable COMMSTRAT forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ella Cadby)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Carlos Paz-Sosa, a combat photographer with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron (MWHS) 1, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, poses for a photo during a Communication Strategy and Operations field training exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 8, 2026. The COMMSTRAT FTX is a five-day event focused on increasing quick decision-making skills and tactical proficiency through high pressure environments to provide commanders with more capable COMMSTRAT forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ella Cadby)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ella Cadby

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Tyler Bassett, a combat graphics specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (HHS), Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and a native of Tampa, Florida, practices clearing a room during a Communication Strategy and Operations field training exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 9, 2026. The COMMSTRAT FTX is a five-day event focused on increasing quick decision-making skills and tactical proficiency through high pressure environments to provide commanders with more capable COMMSTRAT forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ella Cadby)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Tyler Bassett, a combat graphics specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (HHS), Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and a native of Tampa, Florida, practices clearing a room during a Communication Strategy and Operations field training exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 9, 2026. The COMMSTRAT FTX is a five-day event focused on increasing quick decision-making skills and tactical proficiency through high pressure environments to provide commanders with more capable COMMSTRAT forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ella Cadby)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ella Cadby

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kylee Disanto, a combat videographer with 3rd Marine Division, poses for a photo during a Communication Strategy and Operations field training exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 7, 2026. The COMMSTRAT FTX is a five-day event focused on increasing quick decision-making skills and tactical proficiency through high pressure environments to provide commanders with more capable COMMSTRAT forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ella Cadby)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kylee Disanto, a combat videographer with 3rd Marine Division, poses for a photo during a Communication Strategy and Operations field training exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 7, 2026. The COMMSTRAT FTX is a five-day event focused on increasing quick decision-making skills and tactical proficiency through high pressure environments to provide commanders with more capable COMMSTRAT forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ella Cadby)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ella Cadby

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Christian Cochola, a Communication and Strategy Operations Chief with Marine Corps Installations Pacific, adjusts a rifle combat optic during a Communication Strategy and Operations field training exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 7, 2026. The COMMSTRAT FTX is a five-day event focused on increasing quick decision-making skills and tactical proficiency through high pressure environments to provide commanders with more capable COMMSTRAT forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ella Cadby)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Christian Cochola, a Communication and Strategy Operations Chief with Marine Corps Installations Pacific, adjusts a rifle combat optic during a Communication Strategy and Operations field training exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 7, 2026. The COMMSTRAT FTX is a five-day event focused on increasing quick decision-making skills and tactical proficiency through high pressure environments to provide commanders with more capable COMMSTRAT forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ella Cadby)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ella Cadby

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kylee Disanto, a combat videographer with 3rd Marine Division, shoots an M4 carbine during a Communication Strategy and Operations field training exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 7, 2026. The COMMSTRAT FTX is a five-day event focused on increasing quick decision-making skills and tactical proficiency through high pressure environments to provide commanders with more capable COMMSTRAT forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ella Cadby)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kylee Disanto, a combat videographer with 3rd Marine Division, shoots an M4 carbine during a Communication Strategy and Operations field training exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 7, 2026. The COMMSTRAT FTX is a five-day event focused on increasing quick decision-making skills and tactical proficiency through high pressure environments to provide commanders with more capable COMMSTRAT forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ella Cadby)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ella Cadby

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Tyler Bassett, a combat graphics specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (HHS), Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and a native of Tampa, Florida, climbs a rope on an obstacle course during a Communication Strategy and Operations field training exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 6, 2026. The COMMSTRAT FTX is a five-day event focused on increasing quick decision-making skills and tactical proficiency through high pressure environments to provide commanders with more capable COMMSTRAT forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ella Cadby)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Tyler Bassett, a combat graphics specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (HHS), Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and a native of Tampa, Florida, climbs a rope on an obstacle course during a Communication Strategy and Operations field training exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 6, 2026. The COMMSTRAT FTX is a five-day event focused on increasing quick decision-making skills and tactical proficiency through high pressure environments to provide commanders with more capable COMMSTRAT forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ella Cadby)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ella Cadby

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)

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)

Photo by Cpl. Justin Cledera

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)

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)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Perri Wood

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Daniel Shipley, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa, left, gives a gift to Senegal Navy Adm. Abdou Sene, right, in Rabat, Morocco, July 21, 2026. Shipley and Sene met during African Maritime Forces Summit 2026 to build their relationship and discuss the complexities of maritime security. Co-hosted by the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces, U.S. Naval Forces Africa, and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa, AMFS 2026 brings together international partners to address shared security challenges under the theme "Innovation and Partnership to Strengthen Maritime Security." (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Garrett Gillespie)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Daniel Shipley, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa, left, gives a gift to Senegal Navy Adm. Abdou Sene, right, in Rabat, Morocco, July 21, 2026. Shipley and Sene met during African Maritime Forces Summit 2026 to build their relationship and discuss the complexities of maritime security. Co-hosted by the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces, U.S. Naval Forces Africa, and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa, AMFS 2026 brings together international partners to address shared security challenges under the theme "Innovation and Partnership to Strengthen Maritime Security." (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Garrett Gillespie)

Photo by Cpl. Garrett Gillespie

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Daniel Shipley, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa, left, speaks with Royal Moroccan Navy Inspector, Rear Adm. Mohamed Tahin, right, in Rabat, Morocco, July 20, 2026. Shipley and Tahin took time during African Maritime Forces Summit 2026 to discuss maritime security. Co-hosted by the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces, U.S. Naval Forces Africa, and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa, AMFS 2026 brings together international partners to address shared security challenges under the theme "Innovation and Partnership to Strengthen Maritime Security." (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Garrett Gillespie)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Daniel Shipley, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa, left, speaks with Royal Moroccan Navy Inspector, Rear Adm. Mohamed Tahin, right, in Rabat, Morocco, July 20, 2026. Shipley and Tahin took time during African Maritime Forces Summit 2026 to discuss maritime security. Co-hosted by the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces, U.S. Naval Forces Africa, and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa, AMFS 2026 brings together international partners to address shared security challenges under the theme "Innovation and Partnership to Strengthen Maritime Security." (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Garrett Gillespie)

Photo by Cpl. Garrett Gillespie

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Marco Velasco, and Lance Cpl. Jayden Riveranazario, both rifleman with 12th Littoral Combat Team, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, fire an M3E1 Multi-Role Anti-Armor Anti-Personnel Weapon during a live-fire platoon sized attack on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 29, 2026. 12th LCT’s Akuma Company executed platoon-sized attacks employing multiple weapons systems and different sized elements to increase lethality, refine fires and maneuver integration, and strengthen it’s small-unit combat proficiency within the First Island Chain. Velasco is a native of Florida. Riveranazario is a native of Connecticut. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Robert Blanks)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Marco Velasco, and Lance Cpl. Jayden Riveranazario, both rifleman with 12th Littoral Combat Team, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, fire an M3E1 Multi-Role Anti-Armor Anti-Personnel Weapon during a live-fire platoon sized attack on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 29, 2026. 12th LCT’s Akuma Company executed platoon-sized attacks employing multiple weapons systems and different sized elements to increase lethality, refine fires and maneuver integration, and strengthen it’s small-unit combat proficiency within the First Island Chain. Velasco is a native of Florida. Riveranazario is a native of Connecticut. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Robert Blanks)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Robert Blanks

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)

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)

Photo by Cpl. Jordy Morales

U.S. Marines with Company A, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, stand together during the closing ceremony of Sea Breeze 26 at Babadag Training Area, Romania, June 16, 2026. Sea Breeze 26 is an annual exercise co-sponsored by U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa and U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa, designed to develop interoperability of maritime and ground forces in the Black Sea Region through combined NATO deliberate planning, integration, and command and control of Marine amphibious forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Noah Masog)

U.S. Marines with Company A, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, stand together during the closing ceremony of Sea Breeze 26 at Babadag Training Area, Romania, June 16, 2026. Sea Breeze 26 is an annual exercise co-sponsored by U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa and U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa, designed to develop interoperability of maritime and ground forces in the Black Sea Region through combined NATO deliberate planning, integration, and command and control of Marine amphibious forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Noah Masog)

Photo by Sgt. Noah Masog

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)

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)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Oscar Ocampo

Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Marines engage with the Textron variant of the Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV) during a PM Light Armored Vehicle Marine Touch Point (MTP) at Detroit Arsenal, Mich. MTP’s are designed to place systems directly in the hands of experienced LAR Marines to capture feedback, which will influence program development outcomes.

Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Marines engage with the Textron variant of the Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV) during a PM Light Armored Vehicle Marine Touch Point (MTP) at Detroit Arsenal, Mich. MTP’s are designed to place systems directly in the hands of experienced LAR Marines to capture feedback, which will influence program development outcomes.

Photo by David Jordan