The Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL) marks its 30th anniversary in 2025, commemorating its establishment in 1995. The Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory/Futures Directorate examines future operating environments to generate threat-informed operating concepts and capabilities and, through experimentation, provides analytically supported recommendations to inform future force design and development activities. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Kevin Ray J. Salvador)

U.S. Marine Corps Recruits with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, conduct Water Survival training on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Sep. 2, 2025. After a period of coaching, recruits must demonstrate their proficiency in the water in order to progress to the next part of recruit training. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Katrina Wallace)

U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3, Philippine Marines with Marine Battalion Landing Team 7, and Australian Army soldiers with 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, conduct a Combined Joint Forcible Entry Operation as part of Exercise Alon in San Vicente, Philippines, Aug. 24, 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: Drained Wide Open by David Ogoglia / universalproductionmusic.com) (Australian Army B-ROLL by Leading Aircraftman Ryan Howell) (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Keegan Jones)

The new Marines of Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, graduated from Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Aug 29th, 2025. Graduation took place at the completion of the 13-week transformation which included training for drill, marksmanship, basic combat skills, and Marine Corps customs and traditions. Following graduation, the Marines were given 10 days of leave before taking the next step in training at the School of Infantry at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Eduardo Iniguez, a former senior drill instructor with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, speaks about his time as a drill instructor as he completes his last recruit training cycle at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Aug. 29, 2025. Standard drill instructor tours last three years and are one of the special duty assignments that enlisted Marines are typically required to complete at some point in their careers. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jacob Richardson and Staff Sgt. Brendan Custer)

U.S. Marines with 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, and NATO allies executed training exercise Burmese Chase 25 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, throughout the months of July and August 2025. Burmese Chase is an annual U.S. led, multi-lateral training exercise comprised of integrating ground and air fires, infantry tactics and naval gunfire alongside NATO allies to enhance combat readiness and interoperability. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Charis Robertson)

U.S. Marines with Supply Company, 1st Combat Readiness Regiment, 1st Marine Logistics Group, conduct a motivational run on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 28, 2025. In celebration of the upcoming 250th Marine Corps Birthday, Marines held a moto run to strengthen camaraderie, promote unit cohesion and reinforce esprit de corps. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Alan Gomez)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, commander, Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, and Sgt. Maj. Edwin A. Mota, command senior enlisted leader, speak on the opportunities available to Marines in the Individual Ready Reserve at the Marine Corps Support Facility, New Orleans, Aug. 28, 2025. Anderson and Mota highlighted benefits of continued service in Selected Marine Corps Reserve units, as well as opportunities through individual augment billets, active duty operational support, and balancing military service with civilian life. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Aaron TorresLemus, 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. Edwin A. Mota, command senior enlisted leader, speak on the opportunities available to Marines in the Individual Ready Reserve at the Marine Corps Support Facility, New Orleans, Aug. 28, 2025. Anderson and Mota highlighted benefits of continued service in Selected Marine Corps Reserve units, as well as opportunities through individual augment billets, active duty operational support, and balancing military service with civilian life. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Aaron TorresLemus, Lance Cpl. Breysson Villacortacampos, Lance Cpl. Priscilla Flores and Lance Cpl. Carlina Holland)

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment conduct a demolition range at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 27, 2025. 2nd Bn., 2nd Marines, the ground combat element of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Alert Contingency MAGTF, conducted a demolition range to improve the battalion's ability to clear obstacles and familiarize Marines with different types of explosives. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Osmar VasquezHernandez)

U.S. Service Members participate in events during Service Level Training exercise at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California. SLTE 4-25 is designed to be a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated Marine Air Ground Task Force across all domains of military operations.

The United States Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon, representing Marine Barracks Washington, performs at multiple events during Marine Week Boston, Aug. 18–24, 2025. The Silent Drill Platoon conducted precision drill sequences at ceremonies and community engagements across the Greater Boston area, showcasing the discipline and professionalism of the Marine Corps. The year 2025 marks the 250th anniversary of the United States Marine Corps, a milestone that highlights the legacy, transformation and enduring spirit of the Corps since 1775. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Brynn L. Bouchard)

The Marine Corps Base Quantico softball team practices batting leading up to the 2025 Battle of the Bases Championship at Nationals Park, Washington, D.C., Sept. 13, 2025. Battle of the Bases is a military softball tournament hosted by the Major League Baseball team, the Washington Nationals, during the intramural season, where each military base in the National Capital Region compete. This promotional video was created to support the MCB Quantico softball team as they prepare to compete. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Ethan Miller)

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)