U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-250 volunteer at Nashville Humane Association during Marine Week Nashville in Nashville, Tennessee, June 6, 2025. The Marines provided assistance with re-logging a path and playing with cats and dogs in order to foster positive relationships and create a lasting impression with the community. Throughout 2025, Marines across the globe will celebrate the 250th birthday of the Corps, commemorating service, sacrifice, and priding themselves on living ‘Semper Fidelis’, or ‘Always Faithful’ to their nation and to each other. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Samantha Pollich)

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-250 volunteer at Nashville Humane Association during Marine Week Nashville in Nashville, Tennessee, June 6, 2025. The Marines provided assistance with re-logging a path and playing with cats and dogs in order to foster positive relationships and create a lasting impression with the community. Throughout 2025, Marines across the globe will celebrate the 250th birthday of the Corps, commemorating service, sacrifice, and priding themselves on living ‘Semper Fidelis’, or ‘Always Faithful’ to their nation and to each other. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Samantha Pollich)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Johnathan Walcut, a combat engineer, with Charlie Company, 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, 4th Marine Division, speaks on employing a mine clearing line charge and anti-personnel breaching systems during Intergrated Training Exercise 3-23, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, June 5, 2025. ITX is a critical Marine Air-Ground Task Force Exercise for the Marine Forces Reserve's training cycle, confirming unit readiness through live-fire and combined-arms integration. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Isaiah W. Smith)

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3, I Marine Expeditionary Force Forward, and Philippine Marines with 3rd Marine Brigade conduct a counter-landing live-fire during KAMANDAG 9, at Palawan Philippines, June 4, 2025. KAMANDAG is an annual Philippine Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps-led exercise aimed at enhancing the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ defense and humanitarian capabilities by providing valuable training in combined operations with foreign militaries in the advancement of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific. 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. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Keegan Jones)

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct Fast Rope Masters Sustainment Training from MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft and UH-1Y Venom helicopters at Landing Zones Starling and Peacock, Okinawa, Japan, May 13–14, 2025. The training, conducted under the supervision of the III Marine Expeditionary Force Expeditionary Operations Training Group, serves as a critical bridge between the Fast Rope Master Course and operational readiness, enabling Marines to maintain insertion proficiency and instructor-level sustainment. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Diego Garcia)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brant Hardisty, an intelligence specialist, with 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division speaks on the SB-300 training during Integrated Training Exercise 3-25 at Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, June 4, 2025. ITX is a critical Marine Air-Ground Task Force Exercise for the Marine Forces Reserve's training cycle, confirming unit readiness through live-fire and combined-arms integration. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Isaiah W. Smith)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brant Hardisty, an intelligence specialist, with 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division speaks on the SB-300 training during Integrated Training Exercise 3-25 at Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, June 4, 2025. ITX is a critical Marine Air-Ground Task Force Exercise for the Marine Forces Reserve's training cycle, confirming unit readiness through live-fire and combined-arms integration. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Isaiah W. Smith)

U.S. Marines are recognized during the Washington Nationals game at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., June 4, 2025. The Nationals dedicate a special pregame ceremony and Salute to Service game annually to honor the Marine Corps’ service and dedication to the nation. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Enos Jimenez)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Johnathan Walcut, a combat engineer, with Charlie Company, 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, 4th Marine Division, speaks on employing a mine clearing line charge and anti-personnel breaching systems during Intergrated Training Exercise 3-23, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, June 5, 2025. ITX is a critical Marine Air-Ground Task Force Exercise for the Marine Forces Reserve's training cycle, confirming unit readiness through live-fire and combined-arms integration. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Isaiah W. Smith)

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-250 volunteer at the Fairview Boys and Girls Club during Marine Week Nashville in Fairview, Tennessee, June 4, 2025. The Marines participated in outdoor activities with the members of the Boys and Girls Club in order to foster positive relationships and create a lasting impression with the youth of the area. Throughout 2025, Marines across the globe will celebrate the 250th birthday of the Corps, commemorating service, sacrifice, and priding themselves on living ‘Semper Fidelis’, or ‘Always Faithful’ to their nation and to each other. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Samantha Pollich)

U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venoms and AH-1Z Vipers attached to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and CH-53 Super Stallions attached to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct carrier qualifications aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) during Quarterly Underway Amphibious Readiness Training 25.3 while underway in the Pacific Ocean, June 4, 2025. QUART is a joint training exercise 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. Kenneth Twaddell)

U.S. Marine Corps amphibious combat vehicles attached to 3rd Assault Amphibious Battalion, 1st Marine Division, conduct nighttime qualifications aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) during Quarterly Underway Amphibious Readiness Training 25.3 while underway in the Pacific Ocean, May 30, 2025. QUART is a joint training exercise 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. Kenneth Twaddell)

Recruits with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, conduct the maneuver under fire as part of their Combat Fitness Test on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., June 3, 2025. The Combat Fitness Test is an annual Marine Corps physical training requirement that evaluates combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jordy Morales)

U.S. Marines and Sailors throughout I Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Installations – West initiate Operation Ironclad, June 2, 2025. Operation Ironclad is a deliberate effort to suppress complacency and strengthen discipline across the largest Marine Air-Ground Task Force in the Marine Corps, ensuring readiness for competition and conflict with a near-peer adversary. By reinforcing core competencies, holding leaders accountable, and demanding the highest standards, the operation aims to build a more precise, professional, and combat-ready force. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Max Arellano)