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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 operation, maritime strike, jungle warfare training, and combined arms live fire exercise during Exercise Cobra Gold 2026 in Thailand, Feb. 24 to March 3, 2026. Cobra Gold is the Indo-Pacific’s largest annual military exercise in mainland Asia, co-hosted by the U.S. and Thailand. The exercise brings together participants from multiple nations for military training and humanitarian projects that strengthen regional partnerships and demonstrate U.S. commitment to Indo-Pacific security. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Cassidy Shepherd)   This video contains music from a USMC licensed asset from Adobe Stock.

U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Richard Clanton, a landing craft, air cushion craft master assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5, and Staff Sgt. Carlos Mims, an embarkation chief assigned to Task Force Ashland, I Marine Expeditionary Force, both aboard amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), describe the purpose of the in-stream onload operation before going underway along the California coast, Jan. 28, 2026. TF Ashland is a flexible, forward-deployed crisis response force led by the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Purpose-built to integrate with allies and partners, TF Ashland supports a free and open Indo-Pacific by providing immediate response capabilities for any contingency. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Gunnery Sgt. Manuel Serrano) This video contains music from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from Adobe Stock: Survival

U.S. Marines assigned to Task Force Ashland, I Marine Expeditionary Force, conduct live fire and maneuver training on range 800 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 17, 2025. Range 800 allowed TF Ashland personnel to build proficiency in platoon-supported attacks between the ground combat element and the logistics combat element. TF Ashland is a flexible, forward-deployed crisis response force led by the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Purpose-built to integrate with allies and partners, TF Ashland supports a free and open Indo-Pacific by providing immediate response capabilities for any contingency. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Kenneth Twaddell)

The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit conducted MEU Exercise, successfully executing the Rapid Response to Planning Process for an array of missions and conducting command and control from a fully-functional COC at the MEU Command Post, December 2-11, 2019. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S Marine Corps video by Lcpl Joshua Brittenham)

Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit participate in a physical training event honoring Sgt. Rafael Peralta on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 15, 2019. Peralta gave his life during Operation Phantom Fury in 2004 to save the lives of his fellow Marines, so every Nov. 15 on the anniversary of his death the 31st MEU holds an event honoring him. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official Marine Corps video by Pfc. Joshua Brittenham)

The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit conducted a rapid series of sequential amphibious ship to shore operations using all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, demonstrating both flexibility and operational unpredictability, August 12-17, 2019. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Dylan Hess)

Battalion Landing Team 2/1 Relief in Place for Battalion Landing Team 1/4 Ground Combat Element 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations at the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

Joint Terminal Attack Controllers with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit coordinate fires with F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft during a Tactical Air Control Party exercise aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), underway in the Philippine Sea, June 9 and 10, 2019. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps` only continuously forward- deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Isaac Cantrell)

Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit conducted training across a large swath of the Indo-Pacific region during a deployment in the spring of 2019. Marines and Sailors with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) and Combat Logistics Battalion 31 trained in every aspect of the 31st MEU's mission sets and capabilities, and encompassed at least four geographic locations- Okinawa, Japan; aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) in the East China Sea; aboard the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) in the South China Sea; aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (LPD 20) in the Gulf of Thailand; and other undisclosed locations. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the U.S. Navy's Amphibious Squadron 11, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Isaac Cantrell, Cpl. Luis Velez, Lance Cpl. Tanner Lambert, Lance Cpl. Cameron Parks and Lance Cpl. Dylan Hess)