U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific is the largest operational command in the Marine Corps. It comprises two-thirds of the Marine Corps’ active-duty combat forces, I Marine Expeditionary Force and III Marine Expeditionary Force, collectively known as the “Pacific Marines.”
Pacific Marines serve as an expeditionary force-in-readiness. They operate as air-ground-logistics teams and are forward positioned and actively employed throughout the Indo-Pacific every day.
Pacific Marines live and work alongside the joint force and like-minded Allies and partners to prevent conflict, respond to crisis, and if the Nation calls, to fight and win.
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Pacific Marines are a ready, forward-deployed force, working with allies and partners to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific.
Iron Fist is an annual exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen the relationships between the USMC, the USN, JGSDF, and JMSDF.
Cobra Gold is the largest joint and combined exercise in mainland Asia, focused on enhanced interoperability through shared experiences and training.
A Marine Air Defense Integrated System Mk 1 fires upon a small unmanned aircraft system during a training exercise at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii.
U.S. Marines conduct platoon level training during a company jungle exercise at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 11-19, 2024.
U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, conducted a counter unmanned aerial system live-fire training event
Marines with the two fixed-wing Marine Aircraft Groups of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing launched cross-MAG Large Force Exercises in the skies of Southern...
T/RIDEX is designed to increase cooperation and integration during natural disaster situations.
Ten Marines with 12th Littoral Logistics Battalion successfully completed new equipment training with the Autonomous Low-Profile Vessel (ALPV) at Naha Military Port, Okinawa, Japan, in January 2025. The training, sponsored by the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab, and provided by Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific (NIWC-PAC), introduced Marines to both remote and direct operation of the ALPV, a next-generation unmanned logistics platform designed to sustain Stand-in Forces in contested maritime environments.
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More than two thousand years of collective Marine Corps experience converged aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, California, Feb. 24-26. The 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Commander’s Course 2025 brought together command teams from across the 43 units within the Wing, for a unique and impactful opportunity to focus on leadership and warfighting.
The America Amphibious Ready Group (AMAARG) and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) hosted the commanding officers of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiments of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force from Feb. 3-6 in a demonstration of the wholesale effort to combine efforts of deterrence in the first island chain.