U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, commander, Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, and Sgt. Maj. Edward A. Mota, command senior enlisted leader, speaks on the importance of joining the Individual Ready Reserve at the Marine Corps Support Facility, New Orleans, Aug. 28, 2025. Anderson and Mota emphasized benefits and opportunities available to Reserve Marines and the impacts of their service at Marine Forces Reserve. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Sgt. Aaron Torres, Lance Cpl. Breysson Villacortacampos, Lance Cpl. Priscilla Flores and Lance Cpl. Carlina Holland)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, commander, Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, and Sgt. Maj. Edward A. Mota, command senior enlisted leader, speaks on the importance of joining the Individual Ready Reserve at the Marine Corps Support Facility, New Orleans, Aug. 28, 2025. Anderson and Mota emphasized benefits and opportunities available to Reserve Marines and the impacts of their service at Marine Forces Reserve. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Sgt. Aaron Torres, Lance Cpl. Breysson Villacortacampos, Lance Cpl. Priscilla Flores and Lance Cpl. Carlina Holland)

The animation explains the process and steps for a service member to sponsor someone who is a foreign national. This motion graphic was created on August 25, 2025, at Communication Strategy and Operations, Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton. The animation is a product in support of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton’s initiative to help base residents properly escort friends and family who are foreign visitors onto base. (U.S. Marine Corps motion graphic created by Cpl. Alicia Shores)

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-250 visited the city of Boston to celebrate the 250th birthday of the Marine Corps from Aug. 21 to Aug. 24, 2025. Marines stationed across the globe commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Marine Corps, honoring a distinguished legacy of service, sacrifice, and unwavering fidelity to both the nation and fellow Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Juaquin Greaves)

U.S. Marines with 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, conduct Marine Expeditionary Unit Joint Readiness Training at Bellows Air Force Station, Hawaii, Aug. 22, 2025. The training evaluation integrated urban operations with simulated indirect fire and a mass casualty response, supporting the Marine Expeditionary Unit’s joint readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Megan Ozaki)

U.S. Marines and Sailors conduct the Marine Corps Instructor of Water Survival Course 6-25 at the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Training Tank at MCAS Miramar, California, and Naval Base Coronado, California, Aug. 18-21, 2025. The MCIWS course includes aquatic conditioning, endurance swims, rescues, and training for emergencies in and out of the water. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Dillon Buck)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael S. Cederholm, outgoing commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force, relinquished command of I MEF to Lt. Gen. Christian F. Wortman, incoming commanding general of I MEF, during the I MEF change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 21, 2025. The ceremony signifies the transfer of command and responsibility of I MEF. I MEF provides combatant commanders a globally responsive, expeditionary, and fully scalable Marine Air-Ground Task Force, 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 Sgt. Bryant Rodriguez)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael S. Cederholm, outgoing commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force, relinquished command of I MEF to Lt. Gen. Christian F. Wortman, incoming commanding general of I MEF, during the I MEF change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 21, 2025. The ceremony signifies the transfer of command and responsibility of I MEF. I MEF provides combatant commanders a globally responsive, expeditionary, and fully scalable Marine Air-Ground Task Force, 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 Sgt. Bryant Rodriguez)

U.S. Marines and Sailors with I Marine Expeditionary Force conduct operations while underway aboard the USS SOMERSET (LPD 25) and participate in Seattle Seafair Fleet Week as a part of Quarterly Underway Amphibious Readiness Training 25.4. QUART is a joint training exercise, involving the integration of multiple units from I Marine Expeditionary Force and U.S. 3rd Fleet, designed to develop and sustain essential amphibious readiness skills for effective operations in maritime environments while reinforcing the Navy-Marine Corps partnership. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Alan Gomez)

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3 prepare to conduct Super Garuda Shield 25 at Jakarta, Indonesia, Aug. 21, 2025. Super Garuda Shield is an annual exercise between the Indonesian National Armed Forces and U.S. Military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, and cooperation. MRF-D is an annual six-month rotational deployment to enhance interoperability with the Australian Defence Force and provide a forward postured crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Anita Ramos)

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3 support at Disaster Relief operations at Clark Air Base, Philippines, Aug 18, 2025. At the request of the Government of the Philippines, the MRF-D 25.3 Marine Air-Ground Task Force is working alongside the Armed Forces of the Philippines to provide foreign disaster relief to communities affected by consecutive storms and the southwest monsoon. The forward presence and ready posture of United States Indo-Pacific Command in the region facilitates rapid and effective response to crisis, demonstrating the U.S.’s commitment to Allies and partners during times of need. MRF-D is an annual six-month rotational deployment to enhance interoperability with the Australian Defence Force and allies and partners and provide a forward postured crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific. (This video contains music from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from Universal Music Production: Clash of Titans by model music / universalproductionmusic.com) (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Keegan Jones)

U.S. Marine Corps Education Command announces the launch of the Staff Noncommissioned Officer Leadership School at Quantico, Virginia, August 19, 2025. The creation of SLS addresses the need to maximize time in Fleet Marine Force units, consolidating Enlisted Professional Military Education for staff sergeants and gunnery sergeants to better prepare SNCOs for increased leadership responsibilities and modern operational demands. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Memphis Pitts and Cpl. Joshua Barker)

Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) will host Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 1-26 from Sept. 7 to Oct. 26, 2025 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine aviation in support of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, Joint and Coalition Forces. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Micah Thompson)

Motion graphic created in Adobe After Effects for Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, August 18, 2025. This video commemorates MCAS Cherry Point’s 84th birthday while recognizing its efforts toward defending the nation throughout time of operation. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Andre Marshall)