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U.S. Marines attached to Joint Task Force Civil Support participate in cleanup efforts after the Las Angeles wildfires in Altadena, California, Feb. 22, 2025. At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) deployed approximately 170 active-duty personnel to assist Environmental Protection Agency led teams with cleanup of wildfire hazardous waste from the Eaton and Palisades fires in California. U.S. Army North, U.S. Northern Command’s Joint Force Land Component Command, is overseeing the military’s support to federal and state efforts while JTF-CS is providing on-the-ground command and control of active-duty personnel. Work to remove the hazardous materials is phase 1 of the federal cleanup response to ensure the safety of the residents by preventing these materials from being released into the environment. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Christian McGinnis) This video contains music from the USMC enterprise licensed asset from Adobe Stock.

Gunnery Sgt. Mickey Eaton, the assistant operations chief for Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, talks about reconnaissance Marines conducting launch and recover drills for the first time from the USS Freedom, a littoral combat ship. The Marines determined that using an LCS gives the reconnaissance teams the ability to launch from the ship and recover at a greater distance out at sea. Available in High Definition.

Sgt. Benjamin Lebidine, a team leader with Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, talks about reconnaissance Marines conducting launch and recover drills for the first time from the USS Freedom, a littoral combat ship. The Marines determined that using an LCS gives the reconnaissance teams the ability to launch from the ship and recover at a greater distance out at sea. Available in High Definition.