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)

U.S. Marines and Crossroad Elementary School faculty welcome the students during a back-to-school celebration at the Crossroads Elementary School and Quantico Middle/High School on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Aug. 18, 2025. This event welcomed students back to the classrooms, strengthening the bonds between the Marines and the MCB Quantico community. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Ethan Miller)

Recruits with Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, conduct the Crucible aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C. Aug. 14, 2025. The Crucible is the culminating event of recruit training in which recruits must endure a 54-hour field training exercise that tests everything they have learned over the past three months overcoming obstacles and working together as a team in order to complete various missions. ( U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jordy Morales)

U.S. Marines with 3D Marine Division, conduct a physical training session on Courtney Beach, Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 15, 2025. This training ensures that the Communication Strategy and Operation Marines remain physically fit and capable of supporting commanders with timely and effective communication at the tactical level. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Diego Garcia)

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3, participate in a convoy live-fire range in Darwin, Australia, Aug. 15, 2025. The convoy life-fire range allows Marines to maintain proficiency in employing weapon systems and maneuvering vehicles in combat operations. MRF-D is part of 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. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Brian Stippey)

U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion from February 1969 to August 1970, hold a Memorial Service for Team Rush Act and Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 263, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, at the Semper Fidelis Memorial Chapel, Triangle, Virginia, Aug. 14, 2025. Fourteen Marines and a Navy Corpsman were killed on Nov. 18, 1970, when their helicopter crashed into the side of a mountain in Vietnam during and emergency extraction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hannah Kear)

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3 prepare to conduct Exercise Alon 25 in Palawan, Philippines, August 14, 2025. Exercise Alon is a bilateral amphibious training activity between the Australian Defence Force and the Armed Forces of the Philippines, supported by MRF-D and the Royal Canadian Navy. The exercise focuses on enhancing interoperability and readiness to respond to shared security challenges. 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: Duel Drama - Instrumental composed by Adrian Mena Arrabal/ universalproductionmusic.com) (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Angelina Sara)

U.S. Marines with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion are presented their Eagle, Globe and Anchor on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 13, 2025. The Eagle, Globe and Anchor ceremony is the final event of the Crucible and represents the transformation from recruit to Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Francisco Angel)

U.S. Marines and civilians commemorate the opening of the 21 Area Aquatic Training Facility on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 13, 2025. The newly constructed facility will be capable of hosting training events such as Marine Corps swim qualification, Underwater Egress Training, and Submerged Vehicle Egress Training to ensure readiness and maintain amphibious capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Dillon Buck)

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3, participate in a live-fire range in Darwin, Australia, Aug. 13, 2025. Marines conduct live-fire range training to maintain proficiency in employing weapon systems safely and effectively in combat operations. MRF-D is part of 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. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Brian Stippey)

U.S. Marines with the Provost Marshal’s Office, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar demonstrate their capabilities at MCAS Miramar, California, Aug. 8, 2025. The PMO at MCAS Miramar provides physical security, investigative services, and enforces law and regulations to maintain a safe and secure environment for service members, families, and civilians on the air station. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Alexander Vaughn)

U.S. Marines conduct a Water Survival Advanced course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 4-8, 2025. The week-long course prepares Marines and sailors for execution of emergency activation plans, water survival and rescue scenarios, and risk mitigation employment. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Dillon Buck)

Cadets from The Citadel, a public senior military college in Charleston, S.C., participate in a leadership training exercise on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Aug. 9, 2025. Cadets took part in a number of events designed to build discipline, teamwork, and leadership, including pugil stick sparring, the Confidence Course, the Leadership Reaction Course, and the rappel tower. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jacob Richardson)

U.S. Marines with the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3, participate in the Darwin 9s Australian Football League tournament at Skyring Rugby Park, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, Aug.9, 2025. The Darwin 9s is an annual event on the NT sporting calendar, with teams representing their indigenous and multicultural communities. MRF-D is part of 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. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Brian Stippey)