U.S. Marines with Maritime Special Purpose Force (MSPF), and Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 1/8, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) training aboard the James River Reserve Fleet and the USNS Narragansett in the Chesapeake Bay, off the coast of Virginia, Oct. 23 to Nov. 3, 2023. The VBSS course teaches Marines with MSPF and BLT 1/8 how to properly conduct vessel boarding procedures and maritime interdiction operations while underway with the 24th MEU. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Elton Taylor)

U.S. Marines with Marine Air Control Squadron (MACS) 2 and Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 participate in exercise Atlantic Alliance 25 (AA25). AA25 is the premier East Coast naval integration exercise, featuring over 25 U.S. Navy and Marine Corps units alongside Dutch naval forces and British Royal Commandos. Spanning from North Carolina to Maine, AA25 will showcase a range of dynamic events including force integration, air assault operations, bilateral reconnaissance, naval strait transits, amphibious assault training, and a simulated war-at-sea exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bryan Giraldo)

U.S. Marines with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 231 conducted a ceremony to celebrate its last AV-8B Harrier II flight before its deactivation in September to celebrate the squadron's history with the Harrier, May 29, 2025. In 2026, the squadron will reactivate as Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 231 and prepare to operate the F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Bryan Giraldo)

This video features a compilation of U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) in training and operational environments. This video ends with a message regarding reenlistment opportunities available for enlisted Marines during fiscal years 2025 and 2026. 2nd MAW is the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Anakin Smith)

U.S. Marines and Sailors with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) and 2nd Marine Logistics Group conduct a distributed aviation operations (DAO) exercise near the U.S. Navy Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center on Andros Island, Bahamas, Feb. 19 to Mar. 3, 2025. 2nd MAW deployed to The Bahamas to conduct aviation ground support rehearsals and refine DAO for 2nd MAW. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Mya Seymour)