U.S. Marines assigned to 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, fire M4 carbines as part of the combat marksmanship program during a live-fire range at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 28, 2026. The 15th MEU invests in each Marine and Sailor to increase the unit's capabilities, lethality, and readiness to respond as a combat-credible force during real-world operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Cassidy Shepherd)
A U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion (LCAC), attached to Assault Craft Unit 5, transports equipment and personnel ashore from the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD) 48 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 27, 2026. Marines and Sailors of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit returned from a four-month deployment to the Indo-Pacific as part of TF Ashland, supporting regional security and allied integration through crisis response operations and immediate capabilities alongside partner nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jashua Hernandez Ramos)
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Marines and Sailors of Task Force (TF) Ashland returned to San Diego aboard Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), following a four-month deployment to the Indo-Pacific region on May 27.
TF Ashland is composed of the Ashland crew and a command element from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU); a ground combat element from 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division; and a logistics combat element from Combat Logistics Regiment 17, I Marine Logistics Group. Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5 also deployed a detachment with two landing craft, air cushion to support amphibious operations. The task force departed San Diego aboard Ashland...
Marines and Sailors of Task Force (TF) Ashland returned to San Diego aboard Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), following a four-month deployment to the Indo-Pacific region on May 27.
