U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 and Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232, both Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, establish a forward arming and refueling point during an Aviation Training Relocation program at Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands, January 23, 2026. VMFA-232 and MWSS-171 are training in Tinian as part of an Aviation Training Relocation program to enhance capabilities and sustain high operational readiness in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. David Getz)
U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 12th Littoral Combat Team, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, executed the first overhead live-fire range at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 28, 2026, enhancing combat readiness and small-unit lethality within the First Island Chain.
CAMP HANSEN, Japan – U.S. Marines and sailors with the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit joined members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force for the opening ceremony of Exercise Iron Fist 26 on Feb. 23, 2026.
