U.S. Marines with 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) celebrate the Marine Corps’ 249th birthday while deployed to the U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa area of operation, Nov. 14, 2024. The Wasp Amphibious Ready Group-24th MEU (SOC) is supporting U.S., Allied and partner interests in the region, including in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, to continue promoting regional stability and deterring aggression. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Elton Taylor) (This video contains music from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from Adobe stock: Epic Soundtrack Background Music performed by MusicRevolution/Stock.Adobe.com)

Joey Logano, a NASCAR Cup Series Champion as driver No. 22 Team Penske Ford, wishes the U.S. Marines a happy 250th birthday on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 8, 2024. The purpose of this visit is to provide Charlotte Motor Speedway senior leaders, NASCAR Drivers, and crew the opportunity to meet with Marines and get a first-hand experience of what it takes to join, train and become Marines through interactive activations and demonstrations. (U.S. Marine Corps video by 2nd Lt. Reagan Johnson)

From June to December 2024, U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), II Marine Expeditionary Force, deployed to the U.S. Navy’s Six Fleet area of operations in the Mediterranean Sea. The 24th MEU continued to strengthen and reinforce interoperability capabilities with ally partner nations in the Eastern Mediterranean region, while being ready to respond to potential crisis in the forward theater. The primary mission while forward deployed was to posture for crisis response. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Daniel Childs and Sgt. Elton Taylor) (This video contains music from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from Transition Music: ALIBI-A Knights Honour_Full w Choir, composed by James Waymont and Jessie Van Den Boorn)

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)

U.S. Marines with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 231, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 269, and Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 conduct flight operations at Naval Air Facility El Centro and Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Jan. 27 to Feb. 7, 2025. Squadrons assigned to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing trained to integrate with and support Marine ground units during Service Level Training Event 1-25, a series of training events designed to prepare Marines for operations around the globe. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Pfc. Gavin Kulczewski)