U.S. Marines and Navy Hospital Corpsman transport casualties in an Expeditionary Operations Training Group mass casualty exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 3, 2026. The course was designed to train the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Health Service Support personnel to prepare the unit for potential mass casualty response while conducting operations abroad. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Christian Cortez)
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Carlos A. Ruiz, left, the 20th sergeant major of the Marine Corps, speaks to Marines and Sailors during a suicide awareness and troop welfare town hall at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 2, 2026. The suicide awareness and prevention town hall reinforced the Marine Corps' commitment to troop preservation, wellness strategies, and fostering a command environment where seeking help is recognized as a fundamental element of mission readiness and the warfighting ethos. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. DeMontae Stovall)
