U.S. Marines across Hawaii compete in the annual Marine Corps Marksmanship Competition-Pacific (MCMC-P) at Kaneohe Range Training Facility, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Jan. 5-15, 2026. The MCMC-P is one of five annual regional small arms marksmanship competitions throughout the Marine Corps open to all U.S. service members and civilians. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Dezmond Browning)

Mr. Daniel M. Whitley, community plans and liaison office, Assistant Chief of Staff G-7 Government and External Affairs, Marine Corps Installations West – Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, speaks on updated training areas that have been reacquired by the federal government on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 22, 2026. While the lease for San Onofre State Beach was renewed between the Department of the Navy and California, certain parcels, such as Training Area Sierra 5, are now federal property and off-limits to the public, with unauthorized entry resulting in federal prosecution. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Dillon Buck)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jake Sprouse, a drill instructor with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, speaks about the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Jan. 20, 2026. MCMAP is the martial arts system employed by the Marine Corps and is one of the skills recruits must learn in order to become Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jacob Richardson)

Stephen Simmons, deputy assistant Secretary of War for Military Community & Family Policy, visits the Marine Corps Base Quantico Child Development Center on MCB Quantico, Virginia, Jan. 20, 2025. This visit by the DASW included multiple tours of establishments with a focus on how the commissary, Child Development Center and MCX benefit and improve the lives of our military and their families. The tour of the local exchange focused on the quality, affordability, and emerging technology. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Joshua Munsen)

Stephen Simmons, deputy assistant Secretary of War for Military Community & Family Policy, visits the Marine Corps Base Quantico Marine Corps Exchange on MCB Quantico, Virginia, Jan. 20, 2025. This visit by the DASW included multiple tours of establishments with a focus on how the commissary, Child Development Center and MCX benefit and improve the lives of our military and their families. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Joshua Munsen)

Stephen Simmons, deputy assistant Secretary of War for Military Community & Family Policy, visits the Marine Corps Base Quantico Marine Corps Exchange on MCB Quantico, Virginia, Jan. 20, 2025. This visit by the DASW included multiple tours of establishments with a focus on how the commissary, Child Development Center and MCX benefit and improve the lives of our military and their families. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Joshua Munsen)

Stephen Simmons, deputy assistant Secretary of War for Military Community & Family Policy, visits the Marine Corps Base Quantico Marine Corps Exchange on MCB Quantico, Virginia, Jan. 20, 2025. This visit by the DASW included multiple tours of establishments with a focus on how the commissary, Child Development Center and MCX benefit and improve the lives of our military and their families. The tour of the local exchange focused on the quality, affordability, and support of military communities. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Joshua Munsen)

Recruits undergo13 weeks of training on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island in order to earn the title United States Marine. Recruit training encompasses weapons mastery, basic swim qualification, gas chamber, and physical tests culminating in the crucible, a 54 hour physical and mental test recruits must complete in order to earn the title Marine. (Marine Corps video by Cpl. Kenneth Johnson)

On November 7, 2004, Marines from 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, 6th Marine Regiment, as part of a U.S. led coalition force, launched Operation Phantom Fury, a campaign to retake the city of Fallujah from resistance fighters and foreign extremists. The 2nd Marine Division reflects on their sacrifice and honors their legacy through an unwavering commitment to duty. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Francis Hrosar)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Natalie Torres, Supply Specialist, Headquarters Company, Headquarters and Service Battalion, answers questions during an interview on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Jan. 15, 2026. Torres is one of the many Marines stationed on MCRD PI supporting the depot's mission of making Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jacob Richardson)

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 264, Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing conduct the squadron's first flight after reactivation at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Jan. 6, 2026. VMM-264’s reactivation adds an additional MV-22B Osprey squadron to 2nd MAW and II Marine Expeditionary Force and reflects incremental adjustments in Force Design to meet the operational demands of the service. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Mya Seymour)

U.S. Marines with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, demonstrate combat proficiency through the combined use of modern infantry tactics, ensuring readiness for any future conflict or operation. 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion has been proving themselves as a battalion since its establishment in May, 1985. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Maximum Orduna.)

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Carey Cash, chaplain of the Marine Corps, alongside Marines and Sailors of I Marine Expeditionary Force participate in Spiritual Fitness Month events at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, from Jan. 7 - 9, 2026. Spiritual Fitness Month reinforces the principle of “inner strength from a higher purpose” by fostering personal faith, moral living, and community to enhance the resilience and readiness of the Marines and Sailors of I MEF. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Joshua Bustamante)

U.S. Marines with 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, demonstrate combat proficiency through the combined use of modern infantry tactics, ensuring readiness for any future conflict or operation. 10th Marine Regiment was activated in 1914, becoming one of the eight subordinate units under the 2nd Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Noelia Vazquez)