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U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit insert via small boats as the raid force in preparation for follow-on operations during MEU Exercise III on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 13, 2023. BLT 1/6 continues to enhance RHIB familiarization and readiness through conducting on and off and shore-to-shore drills prior to deployment. The 11m RHIBs provide the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Commander a high-speed, long –range, low-signature combatant craft capable of projecting and recovering Marines for a variety of missions.

U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit insert via small boats as the raid force in preparation for follow-on operations during MEU Exercise III on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 13, 2023. BLT 1/6 continues to enhance RHIB familiarization and readiness through conducting on and off and shore-to-shore drills prior to deployment. The 11m RHIBs provide the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Commander a high-speed, long –range, low-signature combatant craft capable of projecting and recovering Marines for a variety of missions.

Photo by Cpl. Aziza Kamuhanda

A U.S. Marine with III Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion, III MEF, throws a M67 fragmentation grenade during a live-fire grenade range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 16, 2023. III MSB conducted grenade handling and safety training before a live-fire grenade range meant to increase lethality and readiness among the Marines.

A U.S. Marine with III Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion, III MEF, throws a M67 fragmentation grenade during a live-fire grenade range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 16, 2023. III MSB conducted grenade handling and safety training before a live-fire grenade range meant to increase lethality and readiness among the Marines.

Photo by Cpl. Tyler Andrews

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Derek M. Wolford, battery gunnery sergeant with India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, left, and Gunnery Sgt. Jeremy J. Toteno, battery gunnery sergeant with Golf Battery, 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, conduct a mock inspection of hazard identification during the Ground Safety for Marines Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 24, 2023. GSM is a course for Marines and Sailors that provided occupational safety and health training to military and Department of Defense civilian personnel assigned to duties regarding ground safety.

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Derek M. Wolford, battery gunnery sergeant with India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, left, and Gunnery Sgt. Jeremy J. Toteno, battery gunnery sergeant with Golf Battery, 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, conduct a mock inspection of hazard identification during the Ground Safety for Marines Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 24, 2023. GSM is a course for Marines and Sailors that provided occupational safety and health training to military and Department of Defense civilian personnel assigned to duties regarding ground safety.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Joseph McDonnell, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, lowers a package to the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Maine (SSBN 741) during a vertical replenishment in the Philippine Sea, May 9, 2023. Vertical replenishments enable naval vessels to quickly receive critical resources without disrupting maritime security operations while underway. III MEF is postured to enable naval expeditionary operations within the first island chain as part of a Stand-in-Force.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Joseph McDonnell, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, lowers a package to the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Maine (SSBN 741) during a vertical replenishment in the Philippine Sea, May 9, 2023. Vertical replenishments enable naval vessels to quickly receive critical resources without disrupting maritime security operations while underway. III MEF is postured to enable naval expeditionary operations within the first island chain as part of a Stand-in-Force.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Emily Weiss

U.S. Marine with Air Crash Fire Rescue participates in a live aircraft fire training exercise at Marine Corps Air Station New River, Jacksonville, North Carolina, May 12, 2023. Marine Corps firefighters conducted live aircraft fire training to build trust, teamwork and the ability to act in emergency situations.

U.S. Marine with Air Crash Fire Rescue participates in a live aircraft fire training exercise at Marine Corps Air Station New River, Jacksonville, North Carolina, May 12, 2023. Marine Corps firefighters conducted live aircraft fire training to build trust, teamwork and the ability to act in emergency situations.

Photo by Cpl. Zeta Johnson

Members of the III MEF band rehearsed together with students at the last hour of the clinic.

Members of the III MEF band rehearsed together with students at the last hour of the clinic.

Photo by Yoshie Makiyama

Members of the III MEF band rehearsed together with students at the last hour of the clinic.

Members of the III MEF band rehearsed together with students at the last hour of the clinic.

Photo by Yoshie Makiyama

U.S. Marines, with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, signals to a MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 268, 1st MAW, aboard the SS Curtis (T-AVB-4) during Balikatan 23 off the coast of the Philippines, April 18, 2023. Balikatan 23 is the 38th iteration of the annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military. The exercise includes three weeks of training focused on amphibious operations, command and control, humanitarian assistance, urban operations and counterterrorism skills throughout northern and western Luzon. Coastal defense training figures prominently in the Balikatan 23 training schedule.

U.S. Marines, with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, signals to a MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 268, 1st MAW, aboard the SS Curtis (T-AVB-4) during Balikatan 23 off the coast of the Philippines, April 18, 2023. Balikatan 23 is the 38th iteration of the annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military. The exercise includes three weeks of training focused on amphibious operations, command and control, humanitarian assistance, urban operations and counterterrorism skills throughout northern and western Luzon. Coastal defense training figures prominently in the Balikatan 23 training schedule.

Photo by Cpl. Kyle Chan

U.S. Marines, with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, pose for a photo aboard the SS Curtis (T-AVB-4) during Balikatan 23 off the coast of the Philippines, April 18, 2023. Balikatan 23 is the 38th iteration of the annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military. The exercise includes three weeks of training focused on amphibious operations, command and control, humanitarian assistance, urban operations and counterterrorism skills throughout northern and western Luzon. Coastal defense training figures prominently in the Balikatan 23 training schedule.

U.S. Marines, with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, pose for a photo aboard the SS Curtis (T-AVB-4) during Balikatan 23 off the coast of the Philippines, April 18, 2023. Balikatan 23 is the 38th iteration of the annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military. The exercise includes three weeks of training focused on amphibious operations, command and control, humanitarian assistance, urban operations and counterterrorism skills throughout northern and western Luzon. Coastal defense training figures prominently in the Balikatan 23 training schedule.

Photo by Cpl. Kyle Chan

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nicholas Suhr with Marine Forces Command (MARFORCOM) simulates holding security during exercise Intrepid Maven 23.3 in the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility (AOR), May 14, 2023. The MARFORCOM detachment is under tactical control of Task Force 51/5 and in support of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command’s exercise Intrepid Maven 23.3. The Intrepid Maven series is designed to improve unit readiness and strengthen partner nation relationships in the CENTCOM AOR.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nicholas Suhr with Marine Forces Command (MARFORCOM) simulates holding security during exercise Intrepid Maven 23.3 in the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility (AOR), May 14, 2023. The MARFORCOM detachment is under tactical control of Task Force 51/5 and in support of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command’s exercise Intrepid Maven 23.3. The Intrepid Maven series is designed to improve unit readiness and strengthen partner nation relationships in the CENTCOM AOR.

Photo by LCpl. Angel G. Ponce

Captain Kelsey Hastings, platoon commander, Silent Drill Platoon, marches the platoon during a Friday Evening Parade at MBW., May 5, 2023. The hosting official for the evening was Gen. David H. Berger, Commandant of the Marine Corps, and Mr. Steven A. Spielberg, American filmmaker, director, and producer, was the guest of honor.

Captain Kelsey Hastings, platoon commander, Silent Drill Platoon, marches the platoon during a Friday Evening Parade at MBW., May 5, 2023. The hosting official for the evening was Gen. David H. Berger, Commandant of the Marine Corps, and Mr. Steven A. Spielberg, American filmmaker, director, and producer, was the guest of honor.

Photo by Courtesy Photo

A U.S. Marine Corps High Mobility Artillery Rocket System assigned to HIMARS Detachment, Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires a rocket during a theater amphibious combat rehearsal in Tabuk, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, March 8. TACR integrates U.S. Navy and Marine Corps assets to practice and rehearse a range of critical combat-related capabilities available to U.S. Central Command, both afloat and ashore, to promote stability and security in the region. The 15th MEU is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points.

A U.S. Marine Corps High Mobility Artillery Rocket System assigned to HIMARS Detachment, Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires a rocket during a theater amphibious combat rehearsal in Tabuk, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, March 8. TACR integrates U.S. Navy and Marine Corps assets to practice and rehearse a range of critical combat-related capabilities available to U.S. Central Command, both afloat and ashore, to promote stability and security in the region. The 15th MEU is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brendan Mullin

A U.S. Marine Corps M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System assigned to Kilo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, Marine Forces Reserve, fires a rocket while conducting a HIMARS rapid insertion training event during Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 2-22, Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, April 6, 2022. Kilo Battery conducted their annual training with WTI 2-22, enabling their Marines, and the aircrew training with WTI, to conduct a complex training evolution and certify that they are fully mission capable.

A U.S. Marine Corps M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System assigned to Kilo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, Marine Forces Reserve, fires a rocket while conducting a HIMARS rapid insertion training event during Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 2-22, Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, April 6, 2022. Kilo Battery conducted their annual training with WTI 2-22, enabling their Marines, and the aircrew training with WTI, to conduct a complex training evolution and certify that they are fully mission capable.

Photo by Cpl. Brendan Mullin

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Karl Arbogast, commanding officer, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, Jad Daley, president and chief executive officer, American Forests, Karnig Ohannessian, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy of Environment and Mission Readiness, and Gary Herndon, natural and cultural resources manager, MCAS Beaufort, plant a tree during a commemorative tree planting ceremony in celebration of Earth Day at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, April 19, 2023. American Forests gifted an estimated 1,008,625 pine tree seedlings that will be planted at Townsend Bombing Range, Georgia. This reforestation effort will cover over 1600 acres.

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Karl Arbogast, commanding officer, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, Jad Daley, president and chief executive officer, American Forests, Karnig Ohannessian, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy of Environment and Mission Readiness, and Gary Herndon, natural and cultural resources manager, MCAS Beaufort, plant a tree during a commemorative tree planting ceremony in celebration of Earth Day at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, April 19, 2023. American Forests gifted an estimated 1,008,625 pine tree seedlings that will be planted at Townsend Bombing Range, Georgia. This reforestation effort will cover over 1600 acres.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle Baskin

U.S. Marines with the maritime raid force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fast rope off a UH-1Y Venom helicopter and set up security during visit, board, search, and seizure tactics training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 3, 2023. The VBSS training was conducted to teach BLT 2/1 Marines insertion methods and close quarter tactics for boarding and securing maritime vessels. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Marines with the maritime raid force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fast rope off a UH-1Y Venom helicopter and set up security during visit, board, search, and seizure tactics training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 3, 2023. The VBSS training was conducted to teach BLT 2/1 Marines insertion methods and close quarter tactics for boarding and securing maritime vessels. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Bridgette Rodriguez

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Kloyce Dennard, a platoon commander assigned to 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group shoots an azimuth for a radar as part of exercise Katana Strike 23 on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, May 2, 2023. During Katana Strike 23, Marines with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing and 5th ANGLICO worked together to demonstrate proficiency in coalition joint-force planning, coordination, and execution of dynamic targeting in a maritime environment. Katana Strike is led by III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group and showcases 5th ANGLICO, which serves as the central hub for conducting long-range communications between joint ground, naval and aviation units over multiple waveforms. III MIG functions as the vanguard of III MEF, operating in the Indo-Pacific regions information environment, and supports Marine Air Ground Task Force operations with communications, intelligence, and supporting arms liaison capabilities.

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Kloyce Dennard, a platoon commander assigned to 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group shoots an azimuth for a radar as part of exercise Katana Strike 23 on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, May 2, 2023. During Katana Strike 23, Marines with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing and 5th ANGLICO worked together to demonstrate proficiency in coalition joint-force planning, coordination, and execution of dynamic targeting in a maritime environment. Katana Strike is led by III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group and showcases 5th ANGLICO, which serves as the central hub for conducting long-range communications between joint ground, naval and aviation units over multiple waveforms. III MIG functions as the vanguard of III MEF, operating in the Indo-Pacific regions information environment, and supports Marine Air Ground Task Force operations with communications, intelligence, and supporting arms liaison capabilities.

Photo by Sgt. Andrew King

U.S. Marines from 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, pose for a group photo with Gen. David Berger, Commandant of the Marine Corps, and Sgt. Maj. Troy Black, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, during the annual Marine Corps rifle squad competition awards ceremony in the Hawkins Room at The Basic School on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 27, 2023.The annual Marine Corps rifle squad competition is a service-recognized competitive environment to determine, under simulated combat conditions, which Marine rifle squad most effectively demonstrates their combat capabilities and operational proficiency.

U.S. Marines from 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, pose for a group photo with Gen. David Berger, Commandant of the Marine Corps, and Sgt. Maj. Troy Black, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, during the annual Marine Corps rifle squad competition awards ceremony in the Hawkins Room at The Basic School on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 27, 2023.The annual Marine Corps rifle squad competition is a service-recognized competitive environment to determine, under simulated combat conditions, which Marine rifle squad most effectively demonstrates their combat capabilities and operational proficiency.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Joaquin Dela Torre

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/1, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct dry fire practice prior to a live-fire exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 5, 2023. The Marines of BLT 2/1 conducted dry and live-fire exercises in order to refresh and maintain their skill in close quarters marksmanship. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/1, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct dry fire practice prior to a live-fire exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 5, 2023. The Marines of BLT 2/1 conducted dry and live-fire exercises in order to refresh and maintain their skill in close quarters marksmanship. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Elijah Murphy

U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts a beach landing and assault during Amphibious Ready Group/MEU Exercise at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 30, 2023. Practicing beach landings and assaults develops the MEU’s capability to insert into uncertain and permissive environments while effectively being able to operate and capture points of interests efficiently. Expeditionary Operations Training Group organized ARGMEUEX as part of the 26th MEU’s third phase of the pre-deployment training to ensure their Marines and Sailors, in partnership with their Navy teammates, are ready to serve as a formidable deterrent capable of performing missions across a full range of military operations from the sea.

U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts a beach landing and assault during Amphibious Ready Group/MEU Exercise at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 30, 2023. Practicing beach landings and assaults develops the MEU’s capability to insert into uncertain and permissive environments while effectively being able to operate and capture points of interests efficiently. Expeditionary Operations Training Group organized ARGMEUEX as part of the 26th MEU’s third phase of the pre-deployment training to ensure their Marines and Sailors, in partnership with their Navy teammates, are ready to serve as a formidable deterrent capable of performing missions across a full range of military operations from the sea.

Photo by PFC. Adam Scalin

U.S. Marine Capt. Joseph Terstenyak, a Fire Support Coordinator with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, and Capt. Cody Iszler, a Forward Air Controller with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st MARDIV, coordinate close-air support from the AW-1Z Cobra and the UH-1Y Venom during exercise Garnet Rattler on Saylor Creek Range in Grasmere, Idaho, April 18, 2023. Garnet Rattler is a joint exercise between Marines and airmen to train Joint Terminal Attack Controllers to be more efficient and lethal in a realistic training environment. Terstenyak is a native of Old Bridge, New Jersey.

U.S. Marine Capt. Joseph Terstenyak, a Fire Support Coordinator with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, and Capt. Cody Iszler, a Forward Air Controller with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st MARDIV, coordinate close-air support from the AW-1Z Cobra and the UH-1Y Venom during exercise Garnet Rattler on Saylor Creek Range in Grasmere, Idaho, April 18, 2023. Garnet Rattler is a joint exercise between Marines and airmen to train Joint Terminal Attack Controllers to be more efficient and lethal in a realistic training environment. Terstenyak is a native of Old Bridge, New Jersey.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Torres