U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) demonstrate capabilities, lethality and readiness across the course of the 22d MEU (SOC)’s pre-deployment training program, and subsequent deployment to U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility, on Mar. 3, 2026. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president’s priorities. (U.S. Marine Corps video)
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.
