U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 (VMM-261), conduct a familiarization flight in an MV-22 Osprey aircraft over Colorado, June 17, 2025. As the air combat element of the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Alert Contingency MAGTF (SPMAGTF-AMC), VMM-261 conducted a deployment for training to increase the squadron’s proficiency in high altitude aviation operations and improve overall combat readiness for any potential MAGTF missions. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Osmar VasquezHernandez)
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Calvert L. Worth Jr., the commanding general of II Marine Expeditionary Force, stands at attention during the Colonel Nick E. Davis Battle Simulation Center Dedication Ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 23, 2025. The II Marine Expeditionary Force Battle Simulation Center is dedicated in memory of Colonel Nick E. Davis, who devoted 30 years to serving our nation as a Marine infantryman leading operational formations from platoon to company, battalion and Marine Expeditionary Brigade across the globe in peace and during war. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacquilyn Davis)
