U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Michael J. Sheehan, a AV-8B Harrier II pilot, with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 231, addresses midshipman from the U.S. Naval Academy, at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, July 27, 2021. Sheehan graduated the Naval Academy in 2012. VMGR-252 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, which is the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Brian Hodgson, from Georgia, an airframes mechanic with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365, Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, speaks about his selection to the Marine Enlisted Commissioning Education Program at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Sept. 16, 2025. Hodgson has attended Officer Candidate School and plans to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to complete his bachelor’s degree before commissioning as an officer. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Mya Seymour)

Marines with Infantería de Marina (Spanish marine corps) conduct security drills and a night raid as part of UNITAS 2025 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Outlying Field Atlantic, North Carolina, Sep. 13, 2025. UNITAS, which is Latin for “unity,” was conceived in 1959 and has taken place annually since first conducted in 1960. This marks the 66th iteration of the world’s longest running annual multinational maritime exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Osmar VasquezHernandez)

This video features a compilation of U.S. Marines with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing 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 Lance Cpl. Gavin K. Kulczewski)

U.S. Marines with 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, and NATO allies executed training exercise Burmese Chase 25 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, throughout the months of July and August 2025. Burmese Chase is an annual U.S. led, multi-lateral training exercise comprised of integrating ground and air fires, infantry tactics and naval gunfire alongside NATO allies to enhance combat readiness and interoperability. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Charis Robertson)