Videos

Pacific Marines work alongside Philippine Marines, Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers, and Republic of Korea special reconnaissance Marines during KAMANDAG 8 in the Republic of the Philippines, Oct. 15 - 22, 2024. KAMANDAG is an annual Philippine and U.S. Marine Corps-led exercise aimed at enhancing the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ defense and humanitarian capabilities by providing valuable training in combined operations with foreign militaries in the advancement of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific. This year marks the eighth iteration of this exercise and includes participants from the French Armed Forces, Royal Thai Marine Corps, and Indonesian Marine Corps; including continued participation from the Australian Defense Force, British Armed Forces, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, and Republic of Korea Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Indio Woods)

Pacific Marines work alongside members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines to stage and transport relief supplies in the Northern Philippines, Oct. 6 to 8, 2024. The U.S. Department of Defense is supporting the Republic of the Philippines at the request of the Government of the Philippines during foreign disaster relief operations in the aftermath of Typhoon Krathon (Julian) in Northern Luzon. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Indio Woods)

Exercise Corvus Dawn 24 sharpens 3rd Radio Battalion's ability to provide technical information related capabilities to III Marine Expeditionary Force and the joint and multi-national force throughout the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Yvonne Iwae)

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 174, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, deliver buddy benches to Kainalu Elementary School, Kailua, Hawaii, April 1, 2024. The Marine Corps partnered with the school to construct and deliver six buddy benches that serve as a positive space for students to sit and make friends. (This video was made for use on social media and contains licensed music on the platform) (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Conor Ragland)

Exercise Corvus Dawn 24 sharpens 3rd Radio Battalion's ability to provide technical information related capabilities to III Marine Expeditionary Force and the joint and multi-national force throughout the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Yvonne Iwae)

U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific (MARFORPAC) hosts a retirement ceremony for Executive Director of MARFORPAC U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Mark A. Hashimoto at Camp H.M. Smith Hawaii, March 18, 2024. Hashimoto served as the Mobilization Assistant to the Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command since April 2021. and has held billets at Headquarters MARFORPAC since March 2000. Hashimoto retired after 32 years of honorable service. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Conor Ragland)

U.S. Marines from across Marine Aircraft Group 24 participate in a Senior Watch Officer's course hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Instruction Squadron 1, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Jan. 12, 2023. The purpose of the course was to prepare MAG-24 staff and officers for upcoming exercises and operations across the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Chandler Stacy)

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, participate in exercise Bougainville II across the island of Oahu, Hawaii, Oct. 25 to Nov 5, 2022. Bougainville II is a field exercise that allows the MLR and its subordinate units to conduct expeditionary advanced base operations across the island of Oahu. BVII displays the MLR’s ability to rapidly establish and displace EABs while executing command and control in a dispersed environment. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Israel Chincio)

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 174, conducts an activation ceremony at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Nov. 8, 2021. Marine Wing Support Detachment (MWSD) 24, re-designated on October 15, 2021. For historical purposes, the re-designation of MWSD-24 will reactivate MWSS-174, which will restore the complete lineage and honors of the previous MWSS-174.