U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), hold security during a Defense of the Amphibious Task-Force exercise as part of Composite Training Unit Exercise, aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17), Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, June 26, 2025. During COMPTUEX, the IWOARG and 22nd MEU (SOC), refine tactics, techniques, and procedures to execute warfighting functions that enhance operational readiness and lethality as a unified IWOARG/22 MEU (SOC) team. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Maurion Moore)
Dutch Marines with the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps disembark a Royal Netherlands Marine Corps Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel during an amphibious landing rehearsal for Atlantic Alliance 2025 at Onslow Beach, on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 26, 2025. Atlantic Alliance 25 is the premier East Coast naval integration exercise, featuring more than 25 U.S. Navy and Marine Corps units alongside Dutch naval forces and British Royal Commandos. Spanning from North Carolina to Maine, AA25 showcased a range of dynamic events including force integration, air assault operations, bilateral reconnaissance, naval strait transits, amphibious assault training, and a simulated war-at-sea exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexander Lesko)
