U.S. Marines with Maritime Special Purpose Force, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) conduct a live-fire range aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), while underway in the Caribbean Sea, Feb. 26, 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 to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland. (U.S. Marine Corps video)
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Todd Mahar, the officer in charge for Expeditionary Operations Training Group, accompanied by his family, walks out after the conclusion of his retirement ceremony on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 6, 2026. II Marine Expeditionary Force hosts a retirement ceremony for Mahar after serving honorably for 31 years in the United States Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dorian Melrath)
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.
