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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Eric Cardona, a rifleman with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 26,...
U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 26, observe Indonesian marines with 7th...
U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III preforms during the final day of the Pacific Airshow Gold Coast 2026 in Gold Coast, Australia, Aug. 16. MRF-D is...
A U.S. Marine Corps Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 268 (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 26, preforms during the...
U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct an M240B machine gun live-fire range on the...
7.62mm rounds are staged for firing during M240B machine gun familiarization training on the flight deck of San Antonio-class amphibious transport...
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Benjamin Hernandez, an assistant patrol leader with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin...
U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning IIs and KC-130J Hercules assigned to 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing conduct Operation Slingshot spanning from Royal...
U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia, I Marine Expeditionary Force, concludes its six-month rotation on March...
U.S. Marines assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force and Philippine contractors conduct a Maritime Prepositioning Force offload in Cagayan de Oro,...
U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to Task Force Ashland, I Marine Expeditionary Force, conduct a replenishment-at-sea aboard amphibious dock landing...
U.S. Marines and Sailors with I Marine Expeditionary Force demonstrate unmatched readiness and global reach in 2025. From rapid crisis response to...
In a significant leap forward for aerial warfare, the U.S. Marine Corps has successfully integrated
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Within hours of the start of Exercise Balikatan 2026, U.S. and Philippine forces shifted from training to real-world crisis response. On April 20 near Lal-lo Airport in Cagayan, Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. forces participating in Exercise Balikatan 2026 responded to a vehicular accident involving Filipino civilians, rapidly coordinating rescue and medical evacuation efforts in a complex environment.
Across five humanitarian and civic assistance sites in the Philippines, U.S. service members, Armed Forces of the Philippines personnel, local leaders, barangay rural health workers and community members worked together during Exercise Balikatan 2026 to strengthen community resilience through health care, education support, infrastructure projects and civil-military engagements.
Logistics is the pacing function of expeditionary operations. Before a rifleman can eliminate a target, an infantry company can secure an objective, or the Marine Corps can train shoulder-to-shoulder with allies and partners, sustainment and equipment must be readily available at the right place and right time.
The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit concluded its rotation with Marine Rotational Force – Southeast Asia on March 31, after enhancing combined readiness with the Armed Forces of the Philippines and regional partners in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, and Thailand. Building on that success, a new command element from I Marine Expeditionary Force arrived to continue the mission with a focused effort in the Philippines, integrating Marine Corps forces in support of Task Force – Philippines and strengthening the U.S.-Philippines Alliance.