Secretary of National Defense of the Philippines Gilbert Teodoro Jr. addresses an audience during an opening ceremony for a medical civic program event at Laoac, Philippines, March 17, 2026. U.S. service members from across the Philippines attended the MEDCAP event as a show of partnership between the U.S. and the Armed Forces of the Philippines while supporting the local community. MRF-SEA is a flexible task force that varies in size, capability and composition to accomplish different types of missions as a purpose-built unit, maintaining a forward presence and enhancing Marine Corps crisis and contingency response capabilities. MRF-SEA is uniquely organized to support security cooperation and advance mutual security objectives shared with Southeast Asian Allies and partners. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Luis Agostini)
U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to Task Force Ashland, I Marine Expeditionary Force, conduct a replenishment-at-sea aboard amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) with Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO-202) in the South China Sea March 14, 2026. TF Ashland is a flexible, forward-deployed crisis response force led by the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Purpose-built to integrate with allies and partners, TF Ashland supports a free and open Indo-Pacific by providing immediate response capabilities for any contingency. (U.S. Marine Corps video by 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...
