U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 1/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conduct boat patrols during a littoral movement as part of MEU Exercise III on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 11, 2023. BLT 1/6 continues to enhance rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB) readiness through conducting on and off and shore to shore drills prior to deployment. The 11m RHIBs provide a high-speed, long–range, low-signature combatant craft capable of projecting and recovering Marines for a variety of missions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aziza Kamuhanda)

U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct Amphibious Squadron 8 (PHIBRON 8), 22nd MEU Integration (PMINT) exercise, while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, April 1-14, 2025. PMINT is the 22nd MEU’s first opportunity in their pre-deployment training program to fully integrate with PHIBRON 8 while at sea, allowing Marines and Sailors to train together as an ARG/MEU team. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Tanner Bernat)

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, provide logistical support to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, during a Field Evaluation Exercise in Mountain Training Exercise 2-25 at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, March 20 - 23, 2025. MTX 2-25 is designed to prepare units to strengthen expeditionary warfare tactics and build confidence in their abilities to operate in a cold weather, high-altitude, mountainous environment. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Javier Santillan) Contains music from Adobe Stock: https://stock.adobe.com/search/audio?k=508722093

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)

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)