U.S. Marines assigned to 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, offload personnel and equipment from U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 57 attached to Assault Craft Unit 5 during an in-stream offload at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Aug. 13, 2026. The in-stream offload transported personnel and equipment off Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) as part of the 15th MEU’s disembarkation process after participating in exercise RIMPAC 2026. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kenneth Twaddell)
U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM-164) (REIN) and Combat Logistics Battalion 15, operate alongside partner nations as part of Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2026 at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Jun. 24th through Jul. 31st, 2026. Thirty nations, over 30 surface ships, five submarines, 15 national land forces, more than 190 aircraft and 30,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian islands, Jun. 24th to Jul. 31st The worlds largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among...
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.
