U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a non-lethal weapons course at Marine Corps Base Stone Bay, April 28-May 1st, 2025. The non-lethal weapons course teaches students about weapons that are explicitly designed and primarily employed to incapacitate personnel or materiel while minimizing fatalities, permanent injury to personnel, and undesired damage to property and the environment. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Maurion Moore)

Secretary of the Navy John Phelan receives a tour of amphibious combat vehicles at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 10, 2025. Mr. Phelan surveyed 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion as part of a visit with II Marine Expeditionary Force and its tenant commanders where they discussed crisis response capabilities, reinforcing the Department of the Navy’s commitment to maintaining a ready force capable of rapid forward deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Staff Sgt. Josue Marquez)

U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and the Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG) conduct a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel exercise during realistic urban training (RUT) at Fort Barfoot, Virginia, March 1-21, 2025. RUT is a land-based training exercise which enables the 22nd MEU to conduct expeditionary operations as a cohesive Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Kenya Bolton)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Zane E. Moorman highlights II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF) Support Battalion's achievements during a relief and appointment ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 14, 2024. Moorman, the offgoing sergeant major of II MEF Support Battalion, commemorated Marines for their success while supporting II MEF, 2d Marine Expeditionary Brigade, II MEF Information Group, and Joint Task Force level exercises. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Aziza Kamuhanda)

Lt. Gen. Calvert L. Worth Jr., commanding general of II Marine Expeditionary Force, discusses modernization, Force Design, and naval integration at the WEST 2025 conference, Jan. 28, 2025 in San Diego, California. He addresses II MEF's role supporting various combatant commands and its focus on joint all-domain command and control and littoral operations. WEST 2025 is a conference hosted by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association that brings together military, government, and industry leaders to discuss current challenges and future technologies impacting national security, particularly within the maritime domain.