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U.S. Marines with Task Force Koa Moana 21, I Marine Expeditionary Force, conduct a communications exercise (COMMEX) on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 13, 2021. COMMEX provides an opportunity for Marines to reinforce job skills and equipment functionality in preparation for future deployments. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Marcus Melara)

U.S. Marines assigned to Combat Service Support Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion, I MEF Information Group, conduct a field exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 17, 2018. CSSC conducted the field exercise to meet operational and training objectives and to enhance deployment capabilities and unit readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Israel Chincio)

U.S. Marines with Task Force Koa Moana (TF KM) participated in the TF KM Mission Rehearsal Exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 16-20, 2018. The exercise confirms TF KM is capable of cross cultural interaction, instruction, and relationship building while training alongside partner nations in order to meet Theater Security Cooperation engagement objectives. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Branden Bourque)

Check out what’s been happening around the MEF!! For more information follow the links below! 11th MEU Homecoming https://www.dvidshub.net/video/525056/11th-meu-westpac-16-2-homecoming VMM-363 MV-22 Tail Gun Shoot https://www.dvidshub.net/video/525296/vmm-363-mv-22-tail-gun-shoot-b-roll MAG-39 becomes honorary member of 1st MARDIV https://www.dvidshub.net/news/234066/mag-39-becomes-honorary-member-1st-mardiv

The Navy (All Hands Magazine) and U.S. Marine Corps team officially wrapped up the Ship-to-Shore Maneuver Exploration and Experimentation Advanced Naval Technology Exercise 2017 this month at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. Marines and sailors field-tested more than 50 new technologies, everything from swarming unmanned surface vessels to self-driving amphibious assault vehicles. The resulting force of these technological capabilities will integrate operations across all domains to include information and cyberspace.

"The Navy and Marine Corps team officially wrapped up the Ship-to-Shore Maneuver Exploration and Experimentation Advanced Naval Technology Exercise 2017 this month at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. Marines and sailors field-tested more than 50 new technologies, everything from swarming unmanned surface vessels to self-driving Amtracs. The resulting force of these technological capabilities will integrate operations across all domains to include information and cyberspace." (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Justin Bowles)

The S2ME2 Task Force is a core team of operational, acquisition and technical subject matter experts from the office of Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (DASN RDT&E) and Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL) is hosting S2ME2 ANTX 17 aboard Camp Pendleton, April 17-28. ANTX are a series of exercises led by the Naval Research and Development Establishment (NR&DE) where industry, academia and Government research and development (R&D) organizations are invited to demonstrate emerging technology/ engineering innovations that address priority US Navy and Marine Corps missions. (U.S Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Justin Bowles)

"The Navy and Marine Corps team officially kicked off the Ship-to-Shore Maneuver Exploration and Experimentation Advanced Naval Technology Exercise 2017 this month at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. Marines and sailors will field-test more than 50 new technologies, everything from swarming unmanned surface vessels to self-driving amtracs. The resulting force of these technological capabilities will integrate operations across all domains to include information and cyberspace."

Marines with 9th Communication Battalion participated in Bravo Company Communication Exercise 1-17, establishing and maintaining communications networks for their battalion. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Justin Bowles)

FAOONE, Tahiti -- U.S. Marines and sailors with Task Force Koa Moana 16-4 integrated with French forces during an exercise in Faoone, Tahiti, Sept. 22, 2016. Koa Moana and French forces participated in a jungle endurance course, life-fire range and traditional meal. The Koa Moana exercise seeks to enhance senior military leader engagements between allied and partner nations in the pacific with a collective interest in military-to-military relations and to discuss key aspects of military operations, capability development and interoperability in the South Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. James A. Trevino)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif., (Aug. 26, 2016) -- Lance Cpl. Caitlin Bevel tell us what has happened around the I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, Aug. 26, 2016. MCAS warrior run comp. U.S. Marines of headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (HHS), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miaramar participate in a warrior run competetion to detrermine wich section has the fastest team aboard MCAS Miramar 23 Aug., 2016. The participants ran 3.5 miles with 25lbs of weight in their packs adittionally carrying one water jug and two ammo cans. Lt. Col. Micheal A. Spears Commanding officer, HHS, MCAS Miramar and the HHS Sgt. Maj., Sgt. Maj. Kenneth F. Wiss were in attendance. https://www.dvidshub.net/video/480596/mcas-miramar-warrior-run ITX An overview video of what Marines conducting during Integrated Training Exercise 5-16 aboard Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. https://www.dvidshub.net/video/480183/integrated-training-exercise-5-16 Frozen Chosin Reunion 1950 MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — More than 150 Marine combat veterans and their families gathered for the reunion of the “Chosin Few,” August 17, 2016, aboard Camp Pendleton. The survivors of the battle of Chosin Reservoir come together biannually to reconnect and remember their fallen brothers in the intense battle. The veterans greatly appreciate the recognition for their trials, but it’s the emotions invoked from seeing their brothers who struggled alongside them that makes the reunion truly meaningful. https://www.dvidshub.net/video/479691/frozen-chosin-reunion __ Image: ARFF Mass cass Marines with Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting extinguish a fire during an aircraft mass casualty exercise aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Aug. 24. Marines with ARFF and firefighters with the MCAS Miramar Fire Department worked alongside San Diego first responders to improve response times, solidify existing standard operating procedures for emergencies and fulfill annual training requirements. https://www.dvidshub.net/image/2816722/san-diego-first-responders-conduct-mass-casualty-exercise-aboard-mcas-miramar crew chief loads osprey casualty A crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing leads Marines with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, onto an MV-22 Osprey during an integrated training exercise on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., August 14, 2016. ITX is designed to bring together the ground combat, air combat, and logistics combat elements of the Marine Corps into one fully capable and lethal unit ready to respond to global uncertainty. https://www.dvidshub.net/image/2792238/3rd-battalion-7th-marines-off-flying-start night shoot Lance Cpl. Login Loftis, a machine gunner with Company F, 2nd Battalion 5th Marine Regiment fires a M240 medium machine gun as Lance Cpl. Krikland Harrington, a machine gunner with Company F, 2/5, looks through his night vision optic to guide Loftis onto his target during Integrated Training Exercise 5-16 aboard Marine Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms Calif., Aug. 18, 2016. ITX is designed to bring together the ground combat, air combat and logistics combat elements of the Marine Corps into one fully capable and lethal unit ready to respond to global uncertainty. https://www.dvidshub.net/image/2807209/2nd-battalion-5th-marines-take-night secure perimeter, bring casualties back Private First Class Tyler Ren, left, and Lance Cpl. Adam Lovell, right, with Security Forces Platoon, I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group (I MHG), assess simulated casualties during a mass-casualty drill during I Marine Expeditionary Force Large Scale Exercise 2016 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Aug. 16, 2016. The security forces platoon ensured security of the perimeter as they waited for stretchers to transport simulated casualties to the aid station. LSE-16 is designed to enhance the command and control, and the interoperability between the I MEF command element staff, and its higher, adjacent and subordinate command headquarters. https://www.dvidshub.net/image/2799489/secure-perimeter-bring-casualties-back Bureaucracy A U.S. Marine Corps M1A1 Abrams Tank, with Delta Company, 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division conducts offensive and defensive tactics during Large Scale Exercise (LSE) on August 16, 2016, on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center. LSE-16 is designed to enhance the command and control, and interoperability between I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) and its higher, adjacent and subordinate command headquarters. https://www.dvidshub.net/image/2807219/bureaucracy __ assess 1st Tank Bn., 1st MARDIV Live fire at LSE U.S. Marines with Delta Company, 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division conduct a Large Scale Exercise (LSE) on Marine Air Ground Command Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. Aug 18, 2016. LSE 2016 is designed to enhance the command and control and interoperability between I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) and its higher, adjacent and subordinate command headquarters https://www.dvidshub.net/video/479994/lse-16-1st-tank-battalion-live-fire-b-roll

I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group execute Large Scale Exercise 2016 (LSE-16) at MCAS Miramar, Aug. 2016. The exercise simulates planning, deployment and combat operations of a Marine Expeditionary Force level composed of more than 50,000 members and a partner country, while working with coalition forces. (U.S. Marine Corps video edited by Lance Cpl. Frank Cordoba)

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Corpsmen with I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Groups trained how to deal with multiples casualties at the time during I Marine Expeditionary Force Large Scale Exercise 2016. The corpsmen play an important role in the fight. The unique and historic relationship between corpsmen and Marines is unique. Interviewee 1: Petty Officer 3rd Class Leslie Rodriguez a hospital corpsmen with I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group. Interviewee 2: Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph Muniz a hospital corpsmen with I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group.

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif., (Aug. 16, 2016) Marines with Security Forces Platoon, I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group (I MHG), execute a mass-casualty drill during I Marine Expeditionary Force Large Scale Exercise. The priority of the platoon was to secure the perimeter and transport the casualties to the first aid station to get medically treated by hospital corpsmen. Large Scale Exercise 2016 (LSE-16) simulates the planning, deployment and combat operations of a Marine Expeditionary Force level composed of more than 50,000 members and a partner country, while working with coalition forces. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Frank Cordoba) Interviewee 1: 2nd Lt. Payton Roberts, security forces platoon commander with I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarter Group, Fort Worth, Texas. Interviewee 2: Petty Officer 3rd Class Leslie Rodriguez, Hospital Corpsmen with I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, Thomasville, North Carolina.

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, California,(Aug. 15, 2016) – Marines with 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group train with their military working dogs during I Marine Expeditionary Force Large Scale Exercise 2016 at MCAS Miramar, Aug. 15, 2016. The military working dog handlers and their dogs ensure that the Marines and sailors at the MEFEX are kept safe both notionally and in the real world by searching for explosives on vehicles and individuals. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. Frank Cordoba)

Large Scale Exercise 2016 simulates the planning, deployment and combat operations of a cohesive, combat-ready team consisting of more than 50,000 military members with I Marine Expeditionary Force.

U.S. Marines from Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion engage a mock enemy during an attack drill aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton July 18, 2016. The Marines exchanged attack, break contact and immediate-action drills with Canadian and Mexican service members. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2016 is the 25th iteration in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Pfc. Nadia J. Stark/Released)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif.- Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force took part in a week-long exercise that tested their abilities to fight a near-peer enemy. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Pfc. Joseph Sorci/RELEASED)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDELTON, Calif. -- Marines with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion train with rockets at Camp Pendleton May 5, 2016. The purpose of this training was to prepare the battalion for upcoming deployments. The rockets work as a surprise and power element as the Marines gather information on a specific area to send to headquarters. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Frank Cordoba, Sgt. John Baker/Released)

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. - Marines across I Marine Expeditionary Force executed Command Post Exercise-2 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar April 25 - 30. I MEF's CPX-2 is the second exercise in a four-part series, leading up to a live, virtual and constructive (LVC) exercise scheduled for August 2016 that tests I MEF command element's ability to develop and execute plans as a MEF-level deployed force (approx. 50,000 troops); and to improve the command element's ability to command and control operations in a complex environment that includes the employment of Joint, Cyber, Special Operations and Information related capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Justin E. Bowles/ Released)

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. - Marines with Combat Service Support Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, provide transport, logistics, refueling, food and water upkeep April 27th, 2016, at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. These daily tasks are performed as part of their role during I MEF Command Post Exercise-II, (U.S Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Justin E. Bowles/ Released)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Marines with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division execute a Combat Marksmanship Program shoot at Camp Pendleton April 26, 2016. The Marines in charge of the shoot previously attended advanced training with Reconnaissance Marines and Special Operations Command forces. They brought back the techniques and skills they learned to teach their Marines and increase their marksmanship capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. Frank Cordoba/Released)

Aircraft rescue and firefighting specialists with Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, practice vehicle fire extinguishing techniques during Integrated Training Exercise 2-16 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Feb. 15, 2016. ITX is intended to integrate combined arms and improve war fighting capabilities in the scope of the Marine Air Ground Task Force prior to their upcoming deployment.

Marines and Sailors with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, conducted tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel training aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Training Center, Twentynine Palms, Feb., 4, 2016. The training will better prepare 2/7 for their upcoming deployment to the Central Command area of responsibility as the ground combat element of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Crisis Response Central Command 16.2, where they will be positioned to conduct TRAP missions in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.

Marines with Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, conducted a motorized operations course aboard Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Jan 30, 2016. The training was conducted to strengthen unit coordination and maneuvers during motorized movements.

Marines with 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, participate in Exercise Steel Knight at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Dec. 3-14, 2015. The tough, realistic live-fire training central to Steel Knight allows 1st Marine Division and participating elements to meet current and future real-world operational demands.

U.S. Marines and British Commandos participated in MOUT training during Exercise Burmese Chase aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. The exercise focuses on interoperability between the two forces.

Marines and Sailors with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, conduct platoon attack drills for Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 24. ITX focuses on the tactical application of combined-arms maneuver warfare and is a platform for demonstrating warfighting capability from all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force. Also available in high definition.

U.S. Marines with Detachment A, Marine Air Control Squadron 4, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, built a solar powered device made of old military parts to power an AN/TRN-47 Deployable Beacon-Transponder, which provides tactical air navigation services. The device was designed by GySgt. Michael Ott and was tested for the first time during Exercise Balikatan 2015. The system saved the Marines of the detachment hours of work, man power, and hundreds of gallons of generator fuel. Balikatan is an annual Philippines-U.S. military training exercise and humanitarian assistance engagement, which highlights the long standing partnership between both nations.

Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force conduct MEFEX 15 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 17-23. The MEF-level exercise was designed to evaluate training and readiness to deploy in support of combatant command operations and was the first of it's kind in more than a decade.

Marines with 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, respond to notional mortar fire as part of a quick reaction force during I MEF Exercise 2015 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 22. The MEF-level exercise is designed to evaluate training and readiness to deploy in support of combatant command operations. 00:01, 1st Lt. Jacob Rittenhouse, platoon commander, Company C, 1st LEB, I MEF 00:28,Gunnery Sgt. Brian Shiehs, company gunnery sergeant, Company C, 1st LEB, I MEF,

Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command 15.2 conduct their certification exercise.

Contains highlights from exercises during 2014 and is not limited to exercises like Steel Knight, Valiant Mark, Dawn Blitz, Koru Kiwi, Large Scale Exercise and Pacific Horizon.

Marines with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, conducted a field training operation at National Training Center Fort Irwin, July 24 – August 10. Training conducted included vehicle gunnery and individual combat marksmanship training, a strategic mobility exercise, and company and battalion level field exercises.

British commandos and Marines with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company conducted security patrols in the Infantry Immersion Trainer aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 15, 2014. The training event was part of exercise Burmese Chase, an annual exercise conducted to improve relationships between U.S. Forces and British military members. Over 40 role players participated in the training and the commandos and Marines used simunation rounds to make the training more realistic.

Brigadier General Carl E. Mundy III, speaks about the 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade conducting a command post exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 16-19, 2014. The CPX was designed to help improve the 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade's readiness for deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Angel Serna/Released)

Lance Cpl. Jason Gullion, an amphibious assault crew chief with 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company, 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion, proudly carries out the duties of an AAV crewman. A long heritage of amphibious capability has informed classic doctrine and helped shape the Marine Corps into the expeditionary force in readiness it is today. When faced with challenging desert terrain, Marines with 3rd AA Bn transition to support operations in exercise Desert Scimitar. Available in high definition.

Volunteers from Marine Air Group 39 visit Del Rio Elementary School in Oceanside, Calif., Oct. 8, 2013 to exercise with a group of students. The Marines visit every Tuesday to teach the students the importance of fitness and a healthy lifestyle. Available in High Definition.

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Cpl. Nicholas Richards, a water support technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 13, describes the instillation of the tactical water purification system during the final training exercise of the unit’s battalion field exercise at Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 23. Richards, 24, is from Logan, Ohio.

Sgt. Garland Jones, a water support technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 13, describes the instillation of the tactical water purification system during the final training exercise of the unit’s battalion field exercise at Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 23. Jones, 24, is from Houston.

Water Support Technicians with Combat Logistics Battalion 13 conduct the final training exercise portion of their battalion field exercise at Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 23. The technicians set up a generator to power a pump, which moved lake water into a holding tank, which was pumped into a tactical water purification system and filtered into drinkable water. Produced by Lance Cpl. Joshua Young. Also available in High Definition.

As the Marine Corps faces new challenges, it must change how it prepares for them. Cpl. Benjamin Harris explains how Exercise Dawn Blitz 2011 evolved the training of the Corps by returning to its core practices.