U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, alongside Portuguese navy special forces, conduct an insert convoy during exercise Baltic Operations 26 in Skrunda, Latvia, June 17, 2026. BALTOPS 2026, the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region, provides a unique training opportunity to strengthen combined response capabilities critical to preserving freedom of navigation and security in the Baltic Sea. Elements of this video are blurred due to operational security. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Talan Werner and Lance Cpl. Brady V. Hathaway)
SKRUNDA, LATVIA – A Marine's civilian past is actively shaping how units prepare for modern deployments. On June 6, 2026, U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Noah Brill, an assistant operations officer with 2nd Marine Logistics Group joined an annual Department of War force protection research project targeting ticks to provide force health protection guidance to units before deploying.
BABADAG TRAINING AREA, Romania -- U.S. Marines with 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, conducted the final operational employment of the assault amphibious vehicle in the U.S. Marine Corps during exercise Sea Breeze 26 at Babadag Training Area, Romania, June 14, 2026.
The U.S. Marine Corps has employed a new and highly-specialized intelligence and cyber warfare unit during Norway’s Cold Response exercise, which has recently been pulled under the umbrella of NATO’s Arctic Sentry activities.
U.S. Marines and Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, have already been completing cold weather training for months; their participation in a slippery driver training course from Jan. 26-27, 2026 is a critical part of their preparation for exercise Cold Response.
