The new Marines of Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, graduated from Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Sept. 5th, 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 Lance Cpl. Jonathan Sherchand, a combat videographer with Marine Corps Installations West, gives an update on the closure and construction progress of Basilone Road at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 3, 2025. Due to the extent of the damage and the repairs necessary to ensure everyone's safety, Basilone Road will be closed until further notice. We kindly request your patience and cooperation as we work diligently to safely restore the road. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Sherchand).

U.S. Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, participate in the change of command ceremony for Col. Roy J. Nicka, the outgoing commanding officer of MAG-13 and Col. Alexander E. Goodno, the incoming commanding officer of MAG-13 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Aug. 29, 2025. During his command, Nicka balanced readiness across four fifth generation fighter squadrons, enabling three unit deployments and one bilateral exercise, spearheaded the Marine Corps' first MQ-9A Reaper inter-theater redeployment into the Indo-Pacific region, and ultimately generated more than 7.000 flight hours of strike, fighter and reconnaissance mission in support of 3rd MAW (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Nan Yang) (This video contains music from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from Adobe Stock: SERIOUS-TENSE-EMOTION-(NO-REASONS-REMAIN)_AdobeStock_1531686704 composed by Tasty Tunes)

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)

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. Marines Corps 1st Lt. Alexa Emano, an assistant Logistics Officer with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3, Cpl. Connor M. Beard an airframes mechanic with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363 (VMM), MRF-D 25.3, and Philippine Airforce Airman 1st Class Abenoja, a public affairs officer with Tactical Operations Wing Northern Luzon share their experiences during Exercise Alon at Clark Air Base, Philippines, Sep. 2. 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. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Angelina Sara and Cpl. Keegan Jones)

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)

The animation delivers a message aimed at service members on for Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, emphasizing their readiness to face challenges while highlighting the importance of preparing for unexpected life events by encouraging them to obtain renters insurance. This motion graphic was created on August 27, 2024, at Communication Strategy and Operations, Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton. The graphic is a product in support of Marine Corps Installations West-Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton’s initiative to encourage the surrounding community to supports the initiative to promote financial security and preparedness within the service member community. (U.S. Marine Corps motion graphic created by LCpl. Daryl D. Harvey Jr.)