U.S. Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force, Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG) train and evaluate Marine Expeditionary Units (MEU) in preparation for deployment in a variety of scenarios that they might encounter overseas. EOTG designs training scenarios for MEUs and other designated forces, and evaluates their ability to conduct assigned mission-essential tasks in order to prepare those forces for deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Nathan Mitchell and Lance Cpl. Adam Scalin)

U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 and 2nd Distribution Support Battalion (DSB), U.S. Navy Sailors with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Four, and animal packers with the U.S. National Forest Service prepare and recover a U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk at Inyo National Forest, California, Oct. 19-21, 2023. The combined efforts of U.S. Marines, Sailors, and Forest Service personnel allowed HMH-461 to successfully recover the MH-60S Seahawk with a CH-53K King Stallion. HMH-461 is a subordinate unit of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, and 2nd DSB is a subordinate unit of the 2nd Marine Logistics Group, the aviation and logistics combat elements of the II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Rowdy Vanskike)(Music licensed from DeWolfe Music)

Chris Kidd, a certified personal trainer with Marine Corps Community Services, and Sgt. Kenneth Bosanac, a squad leader in 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division take part in a 12-week human health and performance initiative on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, August 28 through 29, 2023. The human health and performance initiative is a 12-week program designed to improve Marines’ physical capabilities and recovery techniques. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Kylie Lake)