U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Alim Hicks, a native of Istanbul, Turkey, and a supply officer with III Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion, III MEF Information Group, shares his experience with leadership and family at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 19, 2026. Hicks coaches his daughter’s soccer team and fosters a sense of family within his section, reinforcing the importance of balance between service and home life. The video contains music from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from Adobe Stock: Soft Background for Interview performed by Meditation Time/stock.adobe.com and Beautiful Story performed by Lynne Publishing/stock.adobe.com (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Cardoza)
U.S. Marines and Sailors with 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment executed a suite of dry-fire and live-fire ranges that concluded with a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation, February 6-11, 2026. The series of ranges and subsequent evaluation validated weapon system and tactical proficiency, bolstering warfighting readiness and preparing the unit for future operational requirements as a premier Stand-in Force within the Indo-Pacific.
CAMP MUJUK, South Korea - III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF) Marines joins forces with the Republic of Korea (ROK) Marine Corps to conduct exercises Freedom Shield 26 and Korean Marine Exercise Program (KMEP) 26.1 throughout various training locations in South Korea from March 9 to March 19.
