U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia, I Marine Expeditionary Force, conduct a a humanitarian aid and disaster relief mission and Exercises Sama Sama, KAMANDAG 8, Keris MAREX, Valiant Mark 24 and 25, Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training Malaysia and Brunei, and Cobra Gold throughout various countries in Southeast Asia. MRF-SEA traveled to the Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Thailand and Singapore throughout the deployment. MRF-SEA is a rotational unit derived from elements of I MEF executing a U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific operational model that involves training events and exchanges with partner military subject matter experts, promotes security goals with allied and partner nations, and ensures a persistent I MEF stand-in presence west of the international date line. Valiant Mark 25 is the 27th iteration of the exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Shaina Jupiter)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Aaron Troyer, the company gunnery sergeant of Delta company, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, speaks about overcoming adversity at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 27, 2026. Troyer shared his personal experience to bring awareness to mental health challenges within the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Alexis Ballin) (This video contains music from a USMC enterprise license asset from Adobe Stock: The Sad Piano by AurbanniAudio/Jamendo, MIFFED by Life Span, Snowflakes| Relaxing Harp Music with sounds of rain and birds by A|C, and Inspiring Storytelling by The Ratu/Music Revolution.) (This video contains stock footage from a USMC enterprise license asset from Adobe Stock: Nature background. Sun flare. Beautiful spring Sun shine through the birch tree green leaves. Blurred abstract bokeh with sun flare. Sunlight. Beams of light. Environment backdrop. Slow motion 4K by Subbotina Anna, Aerial of a tiny town in the American southwest by jn14productions, Family home, Property insurance. Family house in the rays of the sunset sun, a house at sunset, the sun shines through the trees. Symbol of home, happiness. Rural life concept. Dream of buying house by Gemelstock, Night Neighborhood suburb sun set reveal aerial drone by blackboxguild and A black celing fan rotating, view from below in a dark tone by Provokator.)

Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune (MCIEAST-MCB), in partnership with the Montford Point Marine Association, hosts the 17th Annual Montford Point Marine Day Ceremony on Camp Gilbert H. Johnson, North Carolina, Aug. 28, 2026. MCIEAST-MCB Camp Lejeune is dedicated to honoring the legacy of the first African American men who enlisted and trained in the United States Marine Corps from 1942 to 1949 by hosting this annual event. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Daniela Chicas Torres)