U.S. Marine Sgt. Anderson Almanor with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division speaks on his experience as a reconnaissance Marine on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, NC, on Mar, 04 2026. Reconnaissance units across the Marine Corps have trained to ensure the lethality and readiness of the nation. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Alexander Peterson and Cpl. Maximum Orduna)
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.
