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Balikatan 25

Balikatan 25 strengthens the U.S.-Philippine alliance, showcases the capable combined force, and demonstrates the commitment to regional security.

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Attention on the Watch Floor: 15th MEU participates in Command Post Exercise

Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, conducted staff training as part of Command Post Exercise I at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, April 21-24, 2025.

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Ready, Partnered, Lethal: 31st MEU completes MEUEX

The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conducted training to prepare the unit for future warfighting capabilities. Immersive, scenario-based evolutions focused on lethality, readiness, and interoperability for an upcoming deployment in the Indo-Pacific Region during a MEU Exercise (MEUEX) in Okinawa, from Apr. 28 to May 9, 2025. Over two weeks of training, MEUEX prepared approximately 2,400 Marines and sailors in strategies and procedures, as well as lethal and nonlethal operations by simulating a wide range of contingencies.

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Balikatan 25: Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Exercise strengthens multinational cooperation

U.S., Philippine, and Japanese military forces, along with civilian leaders, gathered for the Balikatan 25 Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Tabletop Exercise, working together to enhance crisis response coordination and strengthen their longstanding alliance from April 29 to May 1, 2025. The trilateral exercise fulfills a pledge made by the leadership of the three nations and captured in an April 11, 2024, Joint Vision Statement. It strengthens their extensive cooperation in HADR while simultaneously demonstrating that working together advances the security and prosperity of the nations and the Indo-Pacific region.

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3d MLR Concludes Maritime Key Terrain Security Operations in Batanes

U.S. Marines and Sailors with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, supported by U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, U.S. Soldiers with 25th Infantry Division, and Philippines Marines with Marines Battalion Landing Team 10, concluded the Maritime Key Terrain Security Operations event during Exercise Balikatan 25 with the retrograde of forces from the Batanes islands to Northern Luzon, May 2, 2025.

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Balikatan 25 | 3d MLR Participates in Integrated Air and Missile Defense

U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Anti-Air Battalion, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, alongside Philippine Airmen with 960th Air and Missile Defense Group, concluded one of six Combined Joint All-Domain Operations (CJADO) events during Exercise Balikatan 25, April 27, 2025. The Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) was held at Naval Station Leovigildo Gantioqui from April 25 - 27 and included live- and dry-fire demonstrations from the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Army, and Philippine Air Force’s counter-unmanned aerial systems (c-UAS) weapon systems.

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Attention on the Watch Floor: 15th MEU participates in Command Post Exercise

Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, conducted staff training as part of Command Post Exercise I at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, April 21-24, 2025.

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Squadfire

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Myles Days, a rifleman with 2nd Marine Division, and a native of Nashville, Tennessee, shoots an M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle during a rifle squad competition at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, May 14, 2025. The Marine Corps Rifle Squad Competition is an annual competition that utilizes simulated combat conditions to challenge competitors with a wide variety of complex and realistic scenarios to determine which Marine rifle squad most effectively demonstrates their combat capabilities and operational proficiency. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

Squadfire

U.S. Marines with Maritime Special Purpose Force, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction training on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 6, 2025. SPIE training enhances MSPF’s ability to maneuver forces from land or open ocean, granting the 22nd MEU flexibility when inserting or extracting forces from complex terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Nathan Mitchell)

Sky Insertion

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Aidan Smith, a rifleman with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, fires an M32 grenade launcher during a live-fire shoot range as part of Exercise Chesapeake 25 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 1, 2025. Exercise Chesapeake 2025 was a bilateral U.S.–French naval exercise that underscored a commitment to interoperability, maritime readiness, and shared values. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Jack Labrador)

Crimson Blast

A U.S. Marine Corps recruit with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion jumps off a tower during water survival training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California, April 22, 2025. Basic water survival teaches recruits how to execute basic water maneuvers to prepare them for their swim qualification test. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sarah M. Grawcock)

Fall For Strength

U.S. Marines with 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, board U.S. Army Vessel Major General Charles P. Gross (LSV-5) while conducting Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) training, on the James River near Fort Eustis, Virginia, April 24, 2025. Led by II Marine Expeditionary Force Expeditionary Operations Training Group, the VBSS training sharpened the 22nd MEU's edge in vessel boarding and maritime interdiction, enhancing their readiness and lethality in preparation for future operational requirements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tanner Bernat)

Deck By Force

U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Anti-Air Battalion, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, complete a live fire range during the Integrated Air and Missile Defense event as a part of Exercise Balikatan 25, at Naval Station Leovigildo Gantioqui, Philippines, April 25, 2025.

Setting Up

U.S. Marines with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) exit from a U.S. Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) assigned to 31st MEU, during a simulated force-on-force mechanized raid at Combat Town, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 24, 2025. The purpose of the exercise was to create a challenging, realistic training environment with the integration of the newly fielded ACV that produces combat-ready forces in urban terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Angel Diaz Montes De Oca)

Assault In Motion

U.S. Marines with 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit fire M16 rifles at targets during a live fire Table 3-6 range at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 14, 2025. The course of fire training served to properly train and evaluate Marines on Tables 3-6 evolutions, required annually by the Marine Corps Combat Marksmanship Program. The combat marksmanship ranges test the Marines in a variety of scenarios, including unknown distance drills and day and night shoots, increasing the Marines weapons handling and marksmanship proficiency. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Manuel A. Serrano)

Line Of Fire

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, participates in close-order drill at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California, March 25, 2025. Close-order drill teaches recruits discipline by instilling habits of precision and automatic response to orders, and increases the confidence of junior officers and non-commissioned officers through the exercise of command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Vivian Martinez-Reyes)

Right Shoulder, Arm

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kordell Ellis, a crew chief with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, fires a M240D 7.62mm machine gun in a UH-1Y Venom during a live fire exercise near Naval Air Facility El Centro, California, April 11, 2025. Weapons and Tactics instructor course is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine aviation in support of Marine Air Ground Task Force, Joint and Coalition Forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bryan Giraldo)

Firepower Unleashed

An MV-22 Osprey with 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit takes flight from the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17), Iwo Jima Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG), during flight operations as part of Amphibious Squadron 8 (PHIBRON 8), 22nd MEU Integration (PMINT) exercise while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, April 4, 2025. PMINT is the 22nd MEU’s first opportunity in their pre-deployment training program to fully integrate with PHIBRON 8 while at sea, allowing Marines and Sailors to train together as an ARG/MEU team. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Nathan Mitchell)

Flight To Fight

U.S. Marines with 2d Marine Division carry a tire during a Gator Week field meet on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 1, 2025. Gator Week is an annual field meet held to commemorate the unit's traditions and past accomplishments in order to increase camaraderie and esprit de corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Judith Ann Lazaro)

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