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Combined Strength and Shared Commitment: MRF-D 25.3 concludes MAREX 25

CAMP IRANUM, Mindanao, Philippines – U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3, concluded a two-week bilateral exercise alongside the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) during Marine Exercise (MAREX) 25, held from March 31 to April 11 in Mindanao.

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U.S. Marine Corps amphibious combat vehicles with 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, maneuver in the open ocean during Quarterly Underway Amphibious Readiness Training 25.2 while underway in the Pacific Ocean, March 9, 2025. - U.S. Marine Corps amphibious combat vehicles with 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, maneuver in the open ocean during Quarterly Underway Amphibious Readiness Training 25.2 while underway in the Pacific Ocean, March 9, 2025. QUART is a joint training exercise designed to develop and sustain essential amphibious readiness skills for effective operations in maritime environments while reinforcing the Navy-Marine Corps partnership. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Oliver Nisbet)

QUART 25.2: U.S. Marines and Sailors Conduct Iterative Amphibious Training

The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps constantly pursue excellence and interoperability in their amphibious mission. While operating in all corners of the globe, the Navy-Marine Corps team demonstrates the nation's combat readiness and lethality in support of deterrence. Quarterly Underway Amphibious Readiness Training allows the Pacific-based I Marine Expeditionary Force and its Navy counterpart, U.S. 3rd Fleet, to practice and perfect amphibious operations in a joint training environment. 

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A U.S. Marine Corps amphibious combat vehicle from 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, launches from amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) during Quarterly Underway Amphibious Readiness Training 25.2 while underway in the Pacific Ocean, March 9, 2025. - A U.S. Marine Corps amphibious combat vehicle from 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, launches from amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) during Quarterly Underway Amphibious Readiness Training 25.2 while underway in the Pacific Ocean, March 9, 2025. QUART is a joint training exercise designed to develop and sustain essential amphibious readiness skills for effective operations in maritime environments while reinforcing the Navy-Marine Corps partnership. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Oliver Nisbet)

11th Marine Expeditionary Unit Enhances Combat Readiness with Quarterly Underway Amphibious Readiness Training 25.2 Aboard USS Somerset

The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) successfully completed Quarterly Underway Amphibious Readiness Training 25.2 on Camp Pendleton, California and in its coastal waters, March 14, 2025.

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A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 214, Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, receives fuel from a KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft with No. 33 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, over the Pacific Ocean, while flying from Camp Blaz, Guam, to RAAF Base Tindal, Australia, May 19, 2024. VMFA-214 deployed more than 200 Marines and eight F-35B Lightning II aircraft from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, to RAAF Base Tindal, Australia, to conduct bilateral training with the RAAF No. 3 Squadron and No. 75 Squadron. As part of I Marine Expeditionary Force, 3rd MAW persistently trains in the Indo-Pacific, maintaining a forward presence and enduring commitment to our allies and partners in the region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicholas Johnson) - A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 214, Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, receives fuel from a KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft with No. 33 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, over the Pacific Ocean, while flying from Camp Blaz, Guam, to RAAF Base Tindal, Australia, May 19, 2024. VMFA-214 deployed more than 200 Marines and eight F-35B Lightning II aircraft from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, to RAAF Base Tindal, Australia, to conduct bilateral training with RAAF No. 3 Squadron and No. 75 Squadron. As part of I Marine Expeditionary Force, 3rd MAW persistently trains in the Indo-Pacific, maintaining a forward presence and enduring commitment to our allies and partners in the region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicholas Johnson)

U.S.- Australian Interoperability Across the Pacific: RAAF Tanker Refuels USMC F-35B for Transpacific Flight

PACIFIC OCEAN-- As a testament to the ironclad alliance and ever-increasing interoperability between the U.S. and Australia, a Royal Australian Air Force KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker with RAAF No. 33 Squadron, traveled from RAAF Amberley, Australia to Camp Blaz, Guam, to provide aerial refueling to two U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 214, Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, for a transpacific flight, May 19, 2024.

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Strengthening Alliances: U.S. Marines return to the Philippines for MASA 23

In a testament to the enduring commitment to strengthening regional partnerships and fostering military cooperation, U.S. Marines (USMC) and Sailors from across I and III Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) are arriving in the Philippines to participate in Marine Aviation Support Activity (MASA) 23, scheduled to take place throughout the Philippines from July 6-21. Unique to this exercise, U.S. Command and Control will be executed by I MEF (Forward), commanded by Brig. Gen. Robert Brodie.

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