United States Marine Corps

2025 Force Design Update Announcement The Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Eric M. Smith, published the 2025 Force Design Update, which lays out how the Marine Corps is aggressively pursuing modernization initiatives to ensure it remains a globally responsive, naval expeditionary force. These efforts are crucial for maintaining readiness and lethality in an era of rapidly evolving technology and increasingly capable adversaries. Read the update at the link below ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/ewf3Wdwk 📹 (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Michael Bartman)

For 250 years, The United States Marine Corps has been America’s 9-1-1 force. From sea to shore, the Marines and Sailors of I Marine Expeditionary Force, supported by the US Navy Third Fleet, executed the largest amphibious operation in more than thirty years, demonstrating unmatched readiness, precision, and teamwork, during the Marine Corps 250th Amphibious Capabilities Demonstration. We send a clear message to allies, partners, and adversaries alike: the United States maintains the world’s most lethal and adaptable maritime force — ready to respond anytime, anywhere, in any domain. (U.S. Marine Corps and Navy photos by Chief Warrant Officer 2 Joshua Chacon, Gunnery Sgt. Aaron S. Patterson, Sgt. Shaina Jupiter. Sgt. Joseph Helms, Cpl. Mary R. Jenni, Lance Cpl. Abigail Hutcheson, Lance Cpl. Nicole Stuart, Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Gaither, Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Tyler Miles, Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Normand Basque)

The most recent appropriations for the Department of War expired at 11:59 p.m. EST on September 30, 2025. Military personnel will continue in a normal duty status without pay until such time as a continuing resolution or appropriations are passed by Congress and signed into law. Civilian personnel not engaged in excepted activities will be placed in a non-work, non-pay status.

Puerto Patrol #Marines with the battalion landing team of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit take part in a patrol training mission on Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) mission, United States Department of War-directed operations, and those of the President 📍 Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico 📷 (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle Baskin)

"The purpose of America's military is not to protect anyone’s feelings. It’s to protect our Republic." - Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America. Earlier this morning, President Trump, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine delivered remarks to all general officers and admirals on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., addressing physical standards, readiness, and the warfighting ethos of the United States Department of War.

What is the Marine Expeditionary Unit: Episode 2 - The Ground Combat Element The Ground Combat Element (GCE) of a Marine Expeditionary Unit is a reinforced infantry battalion called a Battalion Landing Team (BLT). The BLT is augmented with reconnaissance assets, engineers, light armored vehicle detachments, an artillery battery, among other capabilities. It is organized and equipped for expeditionary amphibious operations from ship to shore to carry out raids, amphibious assaults, take part in security operations, or seize and hold objectives ashore as needed. The GCE operates closely with the MEU’s aviation and logistics elements for air support, mobility, and sustainment. Be on the lookout for episode 3 of the series - the Aviation Combat Element. 📹 (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Alexis French, Cpl. Sadiel Cortes Guevara, Cpl. Vincent Needham, Cpl. Samantha Pollich and Lance Cpl. Steven Wells)

Box Trucks #Marines with 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and U.S. Navy #Sailors embark onto the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) to take part in integrated training off the coast of Camp Pendleton, California. 📍 Pacific Ocean 📷 (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joseph Helms)

Fire for Effect #Marines with 3rd Marine Division take part in Artillery Relocation Training Program (ARTP) 25.2. ARTP is regularly scheduled live-fire artillery training on mainland Japan occuring multiple times a year. Training like this boosts the capabilities and readiness of the Marine Corps’ enabling accurate indirect fire support whenever called upon. 📍 Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan 📷 (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Cpl. Alexander O. Devereux)

#Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit take part in amphibious landing rehearsals in Puerto Rico. The Marines are supporting United States Southern Command missions and the priorities of the United States Department of War and the President. Amphibious Ready Groups and Marine Expeditionary Units form the backbone of the Nation’s forward-deployed crisis response force. These integrated US Navy -Marine Corps teams provide unmatched flexibility, strategic speed, and global reach. Always on call, ARG/MEUs are capable of performing a wide range of missions across all domains — from combat operations to, intelligence gathering, to humanitarian assistance — making them a powerful and versatile force with no equal. 📍 Puerto Rico (Sep. 5, 2025) 📷 (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Staff Sgt. Brett Norman, Sgt. Tanner Bernat, and Lance Cpl. Kyle Baskin)

Ctrl+Alt+Advance: The Marine Corps Innovation Challenge #Marines and Department of the Navy civilians possess a unique talent for leveraging technology to create innovative solutions. The USMC Innovation Challenge provides an opportunity for them to compete individually or in teams to develop unclassified tech solutions to commander-submitted issues, with awards and financial incentives for winning submissions. Find out more details at the link below ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eQM9dy-2 📹 (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Charis Robertson and CTR Moises Rodriguez)