Videos

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)

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. Marines and Sailors with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3 prepare to conduct Super Garuda Shield 25 at Jakarta, Indonesia, Aug. 21, 2025. Super Garuda Shield is an annual exercise between the Indonesian National Armed Forces and U.S. Military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, and cooperation. MRF-D is an annual six-month rotational deployment to enhance interoperability with the Australian Defence Force and provide a forward postured crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Anita Ramos)

U.S. Marines and Sailors with I Marine Expeditionary Force conduct operations while underway aboard the USS SOMERSET (LPD 25) and participate in Seattle Seafair Fleet Week as a part of Quarterly Underway Amphibious Readiness Training 25.4. QUART is a joint training exercise, involving the integration of multiple units from I Marine Expeditionary Force and U.S. 3rd Fleet, designed to develop and sustain essential amphibious readiness skills for effective operations in maritime environments while reinforcing the Navy-Marine Corps partnership. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Alan Gomez)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael S. Cederholm, outgoing commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force, relinquished command of I MEF to Lt. Gen. Christian F. Wortman, incoming commanding general of I MEF, during the I MEF change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 21, 2025. The ceremony signifies the transfer of command and responsibility of I MEF. I MEF provides combatant commanders a globally responsive, expeditionary, and fully scalable Marine Air-Ground Task Force, capable of generating, deploying, and employing ready forces and formations for crisis response, forward presence, major combat operations, and campaigns. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Bryant Rodriguez)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael S. Cederholm, outgoing commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force, relinquished command of I MEF to Lt. Gen. Christian F. Wortman, incoming commanding general of I MEF, during the I MEF change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 21, 2025. The ceremony signifies the transfer of command and responsibility of I MEF. I MEF provides combatant commanders a globally responsive, expeditionary, and fully scalable Marine Air-Ground Task Force, capable of generating, deploying, and employing ready forces and formations for crisis response, forward presence, major combat operations, and campaigns. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Bryant Rodriguez)

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3 support at Disaster Relief operations at Clark Air Base, Philippines, Aug 18, 2025. At the request of the Government of the Philippines, the MRF-D 25.3 Marine Air-Ground Task Force is working alongside the Armed Forces of the Philippines to provide foreign disaster relief to communities affected by consecutive storms and the southwest monsoon. The forward presence and ready posture of United States Indo-Pacific Command in the region facilitates rapid and effective response to crisis, demonstrating the U.S.’s commitment to Allies and partners during times of need. 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: Clash of Titans by model music / universalproductionmusic.com) (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Keegan Jones)

U.S. Marines with 3D Marine Division, conduct a physical training session on Courtney Beach, Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 15, 2025. This training ensures that the Communication Strategy and Operation Marines remain physically fit and capable of supporting commanders with timely and effective communication at the tactical level. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Diego Garcia)

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3, participate in a convoy live-fire range in Darwin, Australia, Aug. 15, 2025. The convoy life-fire range allows Marines to maintain proficiency in employing weapon systems and maneuvering vehicles in combat operations. MRF-D is part of 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 Sgt. Brian Stippey)