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U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, board a C-130 aircraft with the German-French Binational Air Transport Squadron (BATS) at Bardufoss Airport, Norway, March 11, 2026. The participation of the German-French BATS highlighted the importance of allied integration and showcased the rapid deployment capabilities of combined NATO forces. A key component of NATO's enhanced vigilance activity Arctic Sentry, exercise Cold Response 26 is a Norwegian-led winter military exercise designed to enhance collective defense capabilities and ensure U.S. readiness to rapidly deploy and seamlessly operate alongside NATO Allies in challenging arctic conditions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mya Seymour) - U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, board a C-130 aircraft with the German-French Binational Air Transport Squadron (BATS) at Bardufoss Airport, Norway, March 11, 2026. The participation of the German-French BATS highlighted the importance of allied integration and showcased the rapid deployment capabilities of combined NATO forces. A key component of NATO's enhanced vigilance activity Arctic Sentry, exercise Cold Response 26 is a Norwegian-led winter military exercise designed to enhance collective defense capabilities and ensure U.S. readiness to rapidly deploy and seamlessly operate alongside NATO Allies in challenging arctic conditions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mya Seymour)

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. David Cason, a supply officer with Headquarters and Service Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, poses with a memorial for the U.S. 8th Air Force on Kjeller Air Base, Norway, March 14, 2026. Cason’s grandfather, U.S. 8th Air Force Maj. Velton Cason, a B-24 Liberator and B-17 Flying Fortress bombardier-navigator, participated in the November 18, 1943, raid on Kjeller Air Base, which was then occupied by Axis forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Rafael Brambila-Pelayo) - U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. David Cason, a supply officer with Headquarters and Service Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, poses with a memorial for the U.S. 8th Air Force on Kjeller Air Base, Norway, March 14, 2026. Cason’s grandfather, U.S. 8th Air Force Maj. Velton Cason, a B-24 Liberator and B-17 Flying Fortress bombardier-navigator, participated in the November 18, 1943, raid on Kjeller Air Base, which was then occupied by Axis forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Rafael Brambila-Pelayo)

The January 2026 SLC brought together 2nd MAW O-6 and O-5 commanders, station commanders, their senior enlisted leaders, and 2nd MAW staff to enhance their understanding of key topics impacting 2nd MAW and improve mission effectiveness at each level of command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Chief Warrant Officer 2 Akeel Austin) - U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing pose for a photo during the January 2026 Senior Leaders' Conference at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Jan. 14, 2026. The January 2026 SLC brought together 2nd MAW O-6 and O-5 commanders, station commanders, their senior enlisted leaders, and 2nd MAW staff to enhance their understanding of key topics impacting 2nd MAW and improve mission effectiveness at each level of command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Chief Warrant Officer 2 Akeel Austin)

Old Building, New Mission - U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Robert F. Hedelund, Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, and Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Northern Command speaks with Mr. Bill Crone, Construction Director for Navy Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Mid-Atlantic in the Marine Camp Elmore (MCE-9) building at Camp Elmore in Norfolk, Virginia, March 24, 2021. This meeting signifies the start of converting previously used training rooms, classrooms, and administrative offices into fully-functioning, mission-capable headquarters spaces in support of the Commandant’s force restructure initiatives. The interior reconfiguration will accommodate the new P&O, South detachment. The upgraded administrative workspaces will be occupied by personnel assigned to manpower, reserve integration, plans, forward-deployed plans and execution, global force analysis, aviation force analysis, and readiness functions. The renovation is slated to be complete in August of 2021. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Mr. Jonathan Donnelly/Released)

The JLTV is being fielded as a replacement for the High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicles currently in use at MCSFR. - U.S. Marine Corps Lt. General Robert F. Hedelund, Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, and Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, and U.S.Navy Vice Adm. Johnny R. Wolfe, Director of Strategic Systems Programs, visit Marine Corps Security Force Regiment (MCSFR) for a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle(JLTV) capabilities brief and demonstration Sept. 22, 2020, at Naval WeaponsStation, Yorktown, Virginia. The JLTV has several safety features, including an advanced hull design built to optimize survivability against a full range of blast and ballistic threats, as well as blast protected seats, restraints, and stowage to minimize crew impact during adverse events. The JLTV is being fielded as a replacement for the High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicles currently in use at MCSFR. (U.S.Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Desmond Martin/released)

Norfolk, VA - Lt. Gen. Robert Hedelund kicks off a Navy and Marine Corps staff planning tabletop exercise. - Photo courtesy of Naval Warfare Development Command: [Left to right: Rear Adm. (upper half) John Wade, Director of Maritime Operations, U.S. Fleet Forces Command; Lt. Gen. Robert Hedelund, Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic and Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command; Vice Adm. David Kriete, Deputy Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command; Brig. Gen. William Souza, Deputy Commander for Mobilization, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command] Norfolk, VA - Lt. Gen. Robert Hedelund, Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic and Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, kicks off a Navy and Marine Corps staff planning tabletop exercise along with Navy flag counterparts at Naval Warfare Development Command on Aug. 5, 2020. The exercise, part of a long-term integrated training continuum, challenged the Navy and Marine Corps team to develop integrated maritime fires and effects elements with a focus on increasing lethality for the future naval fight.

U.S. Marine Sgt. Francisco Ortiz, a financial management resource analyst with Headquarters and Service Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, donates blood during an Armed Services Blood Program (ASBP) blood drive at Hopkins Gymnasium on Camp Elmore, Norfolk, Virginia, May 28, 2020. - U.S. Marine Sgt. Francisco Ortiz, a financial management resource analyst with Headquarters and Service Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, donates blood during an Armed Services Blood Program (ASBP) blood drive at Hopkins Gymnasium on Camp Elmore, Norfolk, Virginia, May 28, 2020. Despite the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, ASBP and leaders with MARFORCOM, FMFLANT, coordinated this event to help support the ASBP in their critical mission of blood collection, manufacturing and transfusion of the U.S. military. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Jack Chen)

Matt Greer, a member of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, Facility Maintenance Team, brazes the pipes of the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system (HVAC) May 13, 2020, at Hopkins Hall Gym, on Camp Elmore in Norfolk, Virginia. - Matt Greer, a member of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, Facility Maintenance Team, brazes the pipes of the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system (HVAC) May 13, 2020, at Hopkins Hall Gym, on Camp Elmore in Norfolk, Virginia. Brazing conjoins the two pipes together, ensuring that the HVAC will have proper airflow. The HVAC provides the gym with the ability to host a variety of events from blood drives to ceremonies by improving the airflow throughout the building.(U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Desmond Martin)

The Commandant General Royal Marines, Maj. Gen. Charlie R. Stickland (Right) visited the Commanding General of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, Lt. Gen. Mark A. Brilakis, Feb. 12, 2019, to discuss future bilateral training opportunities. The meeting allowed the two senior leaders to strengthen the long-standing rapport between the services while speaking about current and future operational advantages gained from training together. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Master Sgt. Ryan O’Hare/ Released) - The Commandant General Royal Marines, Maj. Gen. Charlie R. Stickland (Right) visited the Commanding General of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, Lt. Gen. Mark A. Brilakis, Feb. 12, 2019, to discuss future bilateral training opportunities. The meeting allowed the two senior leaders to strengthen the long-standing rapport between the services while speaking about current and future operational advantages gained from training together. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Master Sgt. Ryan O’Hare/ Released)

Deborah Hager, Pfc. George W. Elmore’s niece, is presented a token of appreciation during a ceremony, where Camp Allen was rededicated as Camp Elmore in honor of Korean War Navy Cross recipient, Pfc. Elmore, Nov. 27, 2018 at Camp Elmore, Norfolk, Virginia. Elmore, while serving as an automatic rifleman in Korea, was killed February 26, 1951 and was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross. In 1953, Camp Elmore was the first Marine Corps installation to be named in honor of an enlisted Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jessika Braden/ Released) - Deborah Hager, Pfc. George W. Elmore’s niece, is presented a token of appreciation during a ceremony, where Camp Allen was rededicated as Camp Elmore in honor of Korean War Navy Cross recipient, Pfc. Elmore, Nov. 27, 2018 at Camp Elmore, Norfolk, Virginia. Elmore, while serving as an automatic rifleman in Korea, was killed February 26, 1951 and was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross. In 1953, Camp Elmore was the first Marine Corps installation to be named in honor of an enlisted Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jessika Braden/ Released)