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Ten battlefield crosses stand in honor of fallen Marines with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, during a memorial ceremony at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sept. 12, 2021.  The ceremony was held to honor the 10 Marines with 2nd Bn., 1st Marines, who were killed in a suicide attack on Aug. 26, 2021, during the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan. - Ten battlefield crosses stand in honor of fallen Marines with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, during a memorial ceremony at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sept. 12, 2021.  The ceremony was held to honor the 10 Marines with 2nd Bn., 1st Marines, who were killed in a suicide attack on Aug. 26, 2021, during the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan.

The “Crusading for Right” statue, also known as “Iron Mike,” stands outside Butler Hall at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Aug. 16, 2026. The bronze monument, created in 1918 by French sculptor Charles Raphael Peyre, depicts a World War I U.S. Marine holding an M1903 Springfield rifle. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lynsee Avila-Ramirez) - The “Crusading for Right” statue, also known as “Iron Mike,” stands outside Butler Hall at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Aug. 16, 2026. The bronze monument, created in 1918 by French sculptor Charles Raphael Peyre, depicts a World War I U.S. Marine holding an M1903 Springfield rifle. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lynsee Avila-Ramirez)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division; and Bravo Battery, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Battalion, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct a snowshoe hike in preparation for Exercise Nordic Response 24 at Setermoen, Norway, Jan. 29, 2024. Exercise Nordic Response, formerly known as Cold Response, is a NATO training event conducted every two years to promote military competency in arctic environments and to foster interoperability between the U.S. Marine Corps and allied nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher Hernandez) - U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division; and Bravo Battery, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Battalion, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct a snowshoe hike in preparation for Exercise Nordic Response 24 at Setermoen, Norway, Jan. 29, 2024. Exercise Nordic Response, formerly known as Cold Response, is a NATO training event conducted every two years to promote military competency in arctic environments and to foster interoperability between the U.S. Marine Corps and allied nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher Hernandez)

Northern Strike 26-2 | Search and Recovery Training Demonstration - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Carlos Landeocieza, personnel retrieval and processing specialist, Personnel Retrieval and Processing Company, 4th Combat Readiness Regiment, 4th Marine Logistics Group, explains to multi-national partners how to conduct search and recovery operations during Northern Strike 26-2, Camp Grayling, Michigan, August 6, 2026.  Northern Strike is an Army sponsored, multi-component, multi-national exercise designed to build readiness and enhance interoperability to fight and win. Northern Strike 26-2, Michigan’s largest and longest joint readiness exercise, is held from August 1 to August 15, 2026 at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center. This year’s exercise will feature around 9,000 participants. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nalanie Davila)

A U.S. Marine Corps medium tactical vehicle replacement with Aviation Command and Control Detachment, Marine Rotational Force – Southeast Asia, I Marine Expeditionary Force, tows an AN/TPS-80 Ground and Air Task Oriented Radar during training in the Philippines, Aug. 17, 2026. - A U.S. Marine Corps medium tactical vehicle replacement with Aviation Command and Control Detachment, Marine Rotational Force – Southeast Asia, I Marine Expeditionary Force, tows an AN/TPS-80 Ground and Air Task Oriented Radar during training in the Philippines, Aug. 17, 2026. The training supports the Philippine Marine Corps’ Archipelagic Coastal Defense Concept and provides U.S. and Philippine forces opportunities to refine fires integration while testing capabilities that improve command and control and enhance fires integration. MRF-SEA serves as I MEF’s forward command element in the Philippines, supporting Task Force-Philippines and integrating with the Armed Forces of the Philippines to strengthen interoperability and improve combined readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)