U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 261, Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, transport Marines with 2nd MAW, from Whitehouse Naval Outlying Field to Cecil Airport, Florida, Feb. 21, 2026. MAG-29 Distributed Aviation Operations Exercise is a multi-week exercise designed to distribute command and control of aviation forces, pushing authorities to the lowest levels while keeping forces moving between airfields and air sites. MAG-29 DAO Exercise is set to take place across the southeastern U.S. and Caribbean, including North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and The Bahamas. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Orlanys Diaz Figueroa)
Mike Castillo, the Director of Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) Camp Lejeune, speaks to U.S. Marines during a NMCRS fundraiser at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 2, 2026. The NMCRS provides financial, educational, and emotional assistance to active-duty and retired Sailors, Marines, and their families, supporting them in times of need and promoting their well-being. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Charis Robertson)
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. — U.S. Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force, alongside U.S. naval forces, and partners from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and the Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL), tested new defenses against swarming drones during the Technology Operational Experimentation Event (TOEE) “Wave Breaker”, from Jan. 26, 2026, to Feb. 6, 2026.
