Videos

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael S. Cederholm, commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force, and Mrs. Becky Cederholm, deliver a holiday message on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 16, 2024. The message thanks I MEF service members and their families for their hard work and wishes them a safe and happy holiday season. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Bryant Rodriguez and Cpl. Simon Saravia)

Qualifying Marines can apply for the Fiscal Year 2025 Selective Retention Bonus Program. The program offers reenlistment bonuses to eligible non-commissioned and staff non-commissioned officers in order to incentivize retention of talented Marines. Retaining our most experienced and qualified Marines remains one of the Service’s highest priorities. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Brian Knowles) The video was created on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 12, 2024, and contains music from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from Adobe Stock: Corporate Music Background by MusicRevolution/stock.adobe.com.

From March to September 2024, thousands of I Marine Expeditionary Force Marines and Sailors deployed west of the International Date Line, completing a series of exercises designed to strengthen partnerships, maintain peace and support the security and prosperity of the Indo-Pacific region. From the Philippines to Australia and from Palau to Indonesia, I MEF incorporated emerging technologies and advanced concepts to deliver a highly responsive force, bolstering regional defense capabilities and reinforcing allied relationships. I MEF provides the Marine Corps a globally responsive, expeditionary, and fully scalable Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF), capable of generating, deploying, and employing ready forces and formations for crisis response, forward presence, major combat operations, and campaigns. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Simon Saravia)

Service members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and U.S. Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force (FWD) and 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing participated in the Marine Aviation Support Activity 24, conducted in the Philippines June 3 through June 21, 2024. MASA is an annual Philippine - U.S. military exercise focused on mutual defense, strengthening relationships, and rehearsing emerging aviation concepts. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Christian Tofteroo)

U.S. Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), and service members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines conduct a littoral live-fire exercise for Marine Aviation Support Activity 24 in the Philippines, June 15, 2024. The LLFX showcased the integrated command and control capabilities of the U.S. and Philippine armed forces in a territorial defense scenario featuring a coordinated bilateral surface and maritime strike. MASA is an annual Philippine-U.S. military exercise focused on mutual defense, strengthening relationships, and rehearsing emerging aviation concepts. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Christian Tofteroo) This video contains music from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from Adobe Stock: Horror Trailer Tension Serious performed by MusicRevolution/stock/adobe.com

U.S. Navy medical personnel with Combat Logistics Battalion 13, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, conduct a blood drive at the Role 2 medical field hospital in support of Exercise Valiant Shield 24 at Camp Katuu, Palau, June 8, 2024. Valiant Shield enables real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces through detecting, locating, tracking and engaging units at sea, in the air, on land and in cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas. Marines and Sailors with I Marine Expeditionary Force routinely deploy forward to the Indo-Pacific, cooperating with allies and partners, reaffirming U.S. resolve and deterring potential adversaries. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Brandon Marrero)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Dana Beesley, Sgt. Shaina Jupiter and Cpl. Christian Tofteroo interview U.S.and Philippine Marines for “Marines of MASA” at Fort Bonifacio, Philippines, June 7, 2024. “Marines of MASA” is a social media product highlighting service members' thoughts of the exercise and their time in the Philippines for Marine Aviation Support Activity 24. MASA is an annual Philippine-U.S. military exercise focused on mutual defense, strengthening relationships, and rehearsing emerging aviation concepts. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Christian Tofteroo)

Service members of the Philippine Marine Corps, and U.S. Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force (FWD) and 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing prepare to participate in the Marine Aviation Support Activity 24, conducted in the Philippines June 3 through June 21, 2024. MASA 24 is an annual Philippine - U.S. military exercise focused on mutual defense, strengthening relationships, and rehearsing emerging aviation concepts. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Christian Tofteroo)