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.
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U.S. Marines from across the globe competed in the inaugural Thunderstruck Communications Team Competition, hosted by Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Sept. 10, 2025.
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Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force partnered with the Defense Innovation Unit and industry leaders during Phase 2 of the DIU’s G.I. Challenge, Aug. 18-29, 2025, to evaluate commercial small unmanned aircraft systems in realistic operational environments.
Within weeks of completing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) operations in the Philippines, U.S. Marines and Sailors with the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) 25.3 Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) shifted into Exercise Alon 25 in the Philippines, Super Garuda Shield 25 in Indonesia, and embarked combat-credible forces afloat in First Island Chain waters. The rapid pivot showcased the MAGTF’s ability to move from crisis response to high-end training and afloat operations, cementing its role as a forward, combat-credible force in the Indo-Pacific.
Every change of command in the Marine Corps is a reminder that leadership is not owned, but entrusted. With each passing of the colors, one commander honors the legacy of those before while another accepts the responsibility to carry it further. It is through this continuity that Marines preserve tradition while sharpening their edge for the challenges ahead.
The U.S. Army and Indonesian Armed Forces supported a multiday joint land strike with an Australian Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) underscoring continued partnership and interoperability at Super Garuda Shield 25.
U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3 and multinational forces conclude Talisman Sabre 25 at Northern Territory, Australia, from...
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Simon Lopez, an aviation ordnance systems technician with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 11, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd...
Retired U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 4 Anthony L. Viggiani discusses the importance of discipline and standards in a combat environment on...
U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3 give a message for the mid-point of their deployment, July 7, 2025. MRF-D is an annual...
U.S. Marines and sailors with Headquarters Company, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3, participate in an unknown-distance combat marksmanship...
U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3, I Marine Expeditionary Force Forward, Philippine Marines with 3rd Brigade, Soldiers with the...
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ryan Kelley, a radio systems operator, Sgt. Krystal Brandt, a data analyst, and Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Rogers, an explosive...
U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force — Darwin 25.3, sailors and soldiers participate in Operation Render Safe 25.1 with service members from the...
U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3, complete participating in Predator Series 2025 at Mount...
U.S. Marines and Sailors throughout I Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Installations – West initiate Operation Ironclad, June 2, 2025....