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Blount Island Command Team Supports First-Ever MPF Offload in Mindanao - U.S. Marines assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force stage vehicles during a maritime prepositioning force offload March 14, 2026, at the Port of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines. The operation supported the rapid distribution of forward-positioned equipment for Exercise Balikatan 2026 and demonstrated how prepositioning processes support distributed sustainment by conducting offload, distribution and regeneration across afloat platforms, ashore nodes and transportation networks. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen the alliance, improve combined capabilities and demonstrate commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

U.S. Marines assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force and Philippine contractors onload a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement onto a Philippine barge in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, March 17, 2026. - U.S. Marines assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force and Philippine contractors onload a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement onto a Philippine barge in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, March 17, 2026. The prepositioning of equipment in support of Exercise Balikatan 26 demonstrates how Maritime Prepositioning Force processes operationalize distributed sustainment by conducting offload, distribution, and regeneration of equipment through afloat platforms, ashore nodes, and transportation networks to distribute equipment across multiple locations. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force, and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability.  (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Madison M. Luciano)

U.S. Marines and Sailors attending the Operational Stress Control and Readiness training participate in an interactive activity during an OSCAR core master trainer course, on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 26, 2026 - U.S. Marines and Sailors attending the Operational Stress Control and Readiness training participate in an interactive activity during an OSCAR core master trainer course, on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 26, 2026

A Marine Corps JLTV in a warehouse - On March 17, PM Motor-T hosted the opening ceremony of the new JLTV Government Systems Integration Lab (GSIL) at the Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic. The GSIL now stands as a central hub for innovation on USMC tactical wheeled vehicles, dramatically cutting costs and integration timelines.

Two men in camouflage military uniforms work on an inflated boat while standing in a shallow body of water. - Marines assigned to the III Expeditionary Operations Training Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, test custom built unmanned surface vessels at Naval Base White Beach, Okinawa, Japan, March 9, 2026. The systems were evaluated by employing onboard communication systems on rubber rafts in varying sea states by analyzing different haul types and designs.

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Robert S. Bunn, center left, the incoming commanding officer of Marine Rotational Force – Southeast Asia, I Marine Expeditionary Force, and Col. Robb T. McDonald, the outgoing commanding officer of MRF-SEA, pose for a photo with Philippine Air Force Lt. Gen. Aristotle D. Gonzalez, left, the commanding general of Northern Luzon Command, and Brig. Gen. Cesar A. Molina, the deputy commander of NOLCOM, during a key leader engagement at Camp Aquino, Philippines. - U.S. Marine Corps Col. Robert S. Bunn, center left, the incoming commanding officer of Marine Rotational Force – Southeast Asia, I Marine Expeditionary Force, and Col. Robb T. McDonald, the outgoing commanding officer of MRF-SEA, pose for a photo with Philippine Air Force Lt. Gen. Aristotle D. Gonzalez, left, the commanding general of Northern Luzon Command, and Brig. Gen. Cesar A. Molina, the deputy commander of NOLCOM, during a key leader engagement at Camp Aquino, Philippines.