U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Gavyn Paul, an intelligence specialist assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, briefs Col. Robb McDonald, the commanding officer of the 15th MEU, I MEF, on enemy capabilities during a confirmation brief as part of a Rapid Response Planning Process (R2P2) primer at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 17, 2025. The R2P2 primer allowed the 15th MEU to prepare the staff for crisis response and future operations using command and control procedures. R2P2 is a time-restrained planning process that enables the commander and the staff planners of the MEU to plan and begin executing a crisis response mission within six hours. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Luis Agostini)
U.S. Marines assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force train alongside U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the
amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) during Quarterly Underway Amphibious
Readiness Training 25.3 while underway in the Pacific Ocean from May 28 to June 6, 2025. QUART is a
joint training exercise involving the integration of multiple units from I Marine Expeditionary Force and
U.S. 3rd Fleet to enhance their amphibious warfare skills, enabling the Navy and Marine Corps to
prepare for seamless operations in contested and permissive environments. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by
Lance Cpl. Kenneth Twaddell)
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) completed Quarterly Underway Amphibious Readiness Training 25.3 at Camp Pendleton, California, and in its coastal waters May 28 to June 6, 2025.
QUART is a joint training exercise involving the integration of multiple units from I Marine Expeditionary Force and U.S. 3rd Fleet to enhance their amphibious warfare skills, enabling the Navy and Marine Corps to prepare for seamless operations in contested and permissive environments.
This third iteration of QUART involved UH-1Y Venom helicopters, AH-1Z Viper helicopters, and CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters from 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. The...
