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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U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to Task Force Ashland, I Marine Expeditionary Force, participate in an amphibious assault, non-combatant evacuation...
The 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) has officially formed as a complete Marine Air-Ground Task Force with the addition of its major subordinate...
Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade and the 3rd Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment, trained...
The 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit has officially formed as a complete Marine Air-Ground Task Force with the addition of its major subordinate...
U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific has played a vital role in major conflicts throughout the Pacific theater and remains the Corps’ largest...
A "Stand-in Force" is a forward deployed, agile and lethal force designed to counter potential threats and deter aggression. U.S. Marine Corps Chief...
Pacific Marines are a ready, forward-deployed force, working with allies and partners to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific.
Within hours of the start of Exercise Balikatan 2026, U.S. and Philippine forces shifted from training to real-world crisis response. On April 20 near Lal-lo Airport in Cagayan, Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. forces participating in Exercise Balikatan 2026 responded to a vehicular accident involving Filipino civilians, rapidly coordinating rescue and medical evacuation efforts in a complex environment.
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3rd Marine Littoral Regiment is contributing more than 1,300 Hawaii-based Marines and Sailors for the 41st iteration of Exercise Balikatan, an expansive multilateral exercise conducted by the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military across the Philippine archipelago from April 20 to May 8.
III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group (MIG) will conduct Exercise Kaiju Rain 26 in Japan from May 1 to May 31, 2026. Kaiju Rain is an annual exercise focused on improving how Marines communicate, share information, and make decisions in support of operations across the Indo-Pacific region.