#Marines with 3d Marine Division and Philippine Marines conducted low altitude air defense training on Naval Station Leovigildo Gantioqui, Philippines.

Balikatan 24 is an annual exercise between the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability.

More Than a Talking Point

Today marks the beginning of Mental Health Awareness Month, where we aim to raise awareness, fight stigmas, and prioritize the importance of Marines’ emotional, psychological, and social well-being.

While mental health should always be at the forefront…

#Marines with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing load ordnance onto an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan.

Marines conducted the loading exercise to maintain a high operational capability in the Indo-Pacific region.

#Marines with 31stMEU conduct close-quarter tactics training on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 25.

As the Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed Marine Expeditionary Unit, the 31st MEU provides ready and flexible forces capable of a wide range of military operations.

#Marines participate in the Fittest Instructor Competition on Marine Corps Base Quantico🇺🇸.

The Fittest Instructor competition brings Marines from different units together to compete in various events, including rucking, swimming, a double obstacle course, and more.

#USMC #OCourse

A #MarineCorps CH-53K King Stallion transports an F-35C Lightning II airframe.

The airframe was carried to the Prototype, Manufacturing, and Test Department of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst for use in future emergency recovery systems testing.

#Marines with MRF-D conduct a battlesight zero range at Robertson Barracks, Darwin, NT, Australia, April 23.

MRF-D 24.3 is part of an annual six-month rotational deployment to enhance interoperability with the Australian Defence Force and Allies and partners.

#JointForce

#Marines with 3d Marine Division execute Tables 3-6 during Thunder Field Training Exercise (FTX) at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 5.0

Thunder FTX is a field training exercise held to increase proficiency in basic warfighting skills and strategies.

#USMC #Training

#Marines with 1st Marine Division alongside the Philippine Marine Corps participate in Marine Exercise 2024 (MAREX) near Cotabato City, Philippines, April 12.

MAREX 24 enhances relationships, interoperability, and combined arms capabilities in a realistic training environment.

#Marines and the British Royal Marines compete during the 2024 Virginia Gauntlet held on Marine Corps Base Quantico🇺🇸, April 17-19.

The Virginia Gauntlet challenges the Marines' skills and abilities in a series of competitive events spanning multiple bases.

#USMC #Training #Alliesandpartners

#Marines with 3d Marine Division execute live-fire drills during a live-fire range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 9.

The training builds upon fundamental #marksmanship skills.

#Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, execute dynamic warm-ups before a motivational run at MCRD San Diego, April 18.

The motivational run is the final training event new Marines complete before graduating.

#USMC #SemperFi

#Marines with Marine Corps Reserve 🇺🇸 celebrated Cpl. Lou ‘Mama Lou’ Keller’s 99th birthday in San Jose, March 30.

Keller enlisted in honor of her father, a Marine in World War I. She was the first woman from her hometown to become a Marine.

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Marine Corps Installations Command (MCICOM) released its Installation Campaign Plan for Environmental Resilience and Energy Readiness, which sets aggressive targets for installations to continue to build projects and establish practices.

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Philippine and U.S. Chaplains with the Combined Joint Civil-Military Operations Task Force delivered vital classroom materials to students, faculty, and staff of the San Agustin Elementary as part of a lead up to Balikatan 24.

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#Marines with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One conduct a Noncombatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) during Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-24 at The Marine Corps Combat Center, April 12.

The NEO gives students the opportunity to execute scenario-based training.

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