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U.S. Marine Corps aircraft with Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing fly in formation over the coast of San Diego, California, as part of Project Legacy March 4, 2025. The Project Legacy flight was a unique opportunity for all aircraft platforms across MAG-11 to fly as one team, practice tight formations, and take part in the documentation of a historical flight. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Emeline Swyers)(This video contains music from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from Adobe Stock: Epic Action Background composed by ProTraxx and Superhero Trailer by Stanislav Baranstov)

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment (3/11), 1st Marine Division, commemorate their legacy, while looking toward the future and remaining ready for the next fight. By using past experience to train the next generation of artillerymen, 3/11 will remain a lethal asset in every clime and place. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jacob Yost)

U.S. Marines with explosive ordnance disposal (EOD), Task Force Koa Moana (TF KM) 20, I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), sweep for unexploded ordnance (UXO) in the Republic of Palau. Marines and Sailors with TF KM20, I MEF, are conducting engagements in the Republic of Palau from July through September of 2020. Koa Moana, meaning “ocean warrior,” is designed to strengthen and enhance relationships between the U.S. and partner nations/states in the Indo-Pacific region, improve interoperability with local security establishments, and serve as a Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team afloat in support of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s strategic and operational objectives. TF KM20 provides a unique opportunity to enhance relationships in the Republic of Palau. The Koa Moana task force has taken extensive measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. The health and safety of U.S. service members and Palauan citizens participating in TF KM20 is an enduring priority. Prior to deploying, all exercise members participated in a three-week quarantine. After arriving in Palau, the Marines and Sailors remained quarantined for an additional 14 days. To date, all members deployed as part of TF KM20 tested negative for COVID-19. (U.S. Marine Corps motion imagery by Sgt. Stephanie Cervantes)

Marines and Sailors with Task Force Koa Moana 20, I Marine Expeditionary Force, conducted engagements in the Republic of Palau from July through September of 2020. Koa Moana, meaning “ocean warrior,” is designed to strengthen and enhance relationships between the U.S. and partner nations/states in the Indo-Pacific region, improve interoperability with local security establishments, and serve as a Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team afloat in support of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s strategic and operational objectives. Task Force Koa Moana 20 provides a unique opportunity to enhance relationships in the Republic of Palau. TFKM 20 remained COVID-19 free during the duration of the deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps motion imagery by Sgt. Stephanie Cervantes)

Sgt. Maj. Bradley Kasal, I Marine Expeditionary Force Sergeant Major, speaks to Marines from around I MEF during a presentation at Marine Corps base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 13, 2018. During the presentation, Kasal shared stories from Marine Corps history with the intent to inform the audience of their legacy and to instill a war fighting mentality into them.

U.S Marine Corps Col. William H. Vivian of 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, is relinquished of duties as commanding officer to Col. Kyle B. Ellison at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, TwentyNine Palms, Calif. Oct. 20,2017. Vivian discusses the legacy of 7th Marines and the significance of the regiment’s history. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Carlos Lopez)

Legacy is a collection of experiences from Marines who served during Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. The lessons these Marines learned while overseas taught them valuable lessons not only forming the Marines they are today, but also contributed to the war fighting legacy of the Marine Corps.

Legacy is a collection of experiences from Marines who served during Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. The lessons these Marines learned while overseas taught them valuable lessons not only forming the Marines they are today, but also contributed to the war fighting legacy of the Marine Corps.

Marines with 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, participate in a ceremony honoring the legacy of the French fourragere award aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 22, 2016. The French fourragere is a military award given to units as a whole for meritorious acts of conduct in action. The heroic acts of valor made the 5th and 6th Marine Regiments the only two units of the American Expeditionary Force to receive the fourragere. Marines display the award with a green and red braided rope with a spike on the end worn around the left shoulder of the service alpha uniform. The 5th and 6th Marine Regiments hold ceremonies twice a year to honor their history and to present new unit members with their own fourrageres. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Justin Huffty)

Legacy is a collection of experiences from Marines who served during Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. The lessons these Marines learned while overseas taught them valuable lessons not only forming the Marines they are today, but also contributed to the war fighting legacy of the Marine Corps.

Marines with 1st Intelligence Battalion's Corporals Course hike six miles aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 7. During the hike, the Marines stopped and read medal of honor citations to remind the Marines of others that served before them. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Anna Albrecht/Released)