Maritime leaders prepare to participate in the African Maritime Forces Summit 26 in Rabat, Morocco, from July 20-24, 2026. This video trailer highlights the importance of maritime cooperation between U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces, and African regional partners. By building these strategic relationships, allied forces ensure regional stability and safeguard shared waters, acting as a critical component of broader NATO and international security strategies. This video production was created on July 18, 2026. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Noah Masog)
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 (June 14, 2026) — The first time U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Daniel Porter saw an assault amphibious vehicle, he felt the ground shake.
He was a young Marine, fresh to the schoolhouse, when one of the hulking tracked vehicles rolled past him on the pavement. The rumble moved up through his boots and into his chest. He knew then, without much deliberation, that he had found his home.
That was 22 years ago....
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.
