
ALT U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 533, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, taxi down the flightline at Kunsan Air Base, North Jeolla province, South Korea, Oct. 18, 2026. Keen Sword is a routine, biennial bilateral field training exercise with multinational participation, designed to increase readiness and interoperability between the U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Forces while strengthening the ironclad U.S.-Japan Alliance. Marines with VMFA-533 executed readiness training in preparation for exercise Keen Sword 27, executing high-tempo flight operations across the region. Throughout the exercise, MAG-12 communicated flight operations and real-time mission updates across the first island chain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isabella Renaud)\n\n

ALT U.S. Marines with 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit hook an M777 lightweight 155mm towed howitzer to a CH-53K King Stallion during realistic urban training (RUT) at Fort Stewart, Georgia, Nov 7, 2026. RUT integrates the elements of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit\u2019s Marine Air-Ground Task Force and enables Marines to train alongside the command, aviation, and logistics elements in an austere urban environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Stephen Campbell)

ALT A U.S. Marine with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, takes notes during Ground Reconnaissance Surveillance Course hosted by Expeditionary Operation Training Group, Special Training Branch, I Marine Expeditionary Force at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 27, 2026. The Ground Reconnaissance and Surveillance Course is designed to train designated reconnaissance Marines in target analysis, communications, techniques of observation and raid force characteristics to enhance the lethality and combat proficiency of the force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Anthony C. Ramsey Jr.)

ALT U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jacob Gregsonsmith, a rifleman with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, conducts observation and surveillance during a mission at the Ground Reconnaissance Surveillance Course hosted by Expeditionary Operation Training Group, Special Training Branch, I Marine Expeditionary Force at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 27, 2026. The Ground Reconnaissance and Surveillance Course is designed to train designated reconnaissance Marines in target analysis, communications, techniques of observation and raid force characteristics to enhance the lethality and combat proficiency of the force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Anthony C. Ramsey Jr.)

ALT U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Camren Tressler, left a machine gunner with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, 6th Marine Regiment, fires a M240B medium machine gun mounted to a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle during a combined anti-armor team range as a part of a Realistic Urban Training on Fort Stewart, Georgia, Nov. 4, 2026. This live-fire range tests the combined anti-armor team's heavy weapons integration ahead of synchronized, multi-element maneuvers with the 26th MEU Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Channah Chilton)

ALT U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Tristan Davis, a machine gunner with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, 6th Marine Regiment, fires a M2A1 .50-caliber heavy machine gun during a combined anti-armor team range as a part of a Realistic Urban Training on Fort Stewart, Georgia, Nov. 4, 2026. This live-fire range tests the combined anti-armor team's heavy weapons integration ahead of synchronized, multi-element maneuvers with the 26th MEU Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jorge Borjas)

ALT U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Jason Kaiser Jr, left, an executive officer with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, and a soldier with the United Arab Emirates\u2019 Presidential Guard, observe a battle space during a Unit Enhancement Training final field exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 29, 2026. U.S. Marines and United Arab Emirates forces are training together at Camp Lejeune to strengthen military-to-military relationships, improve interoperability, and enhance readiness in support of regional security and stability.\u202F(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dominic Trujillo)

ALT A U.S. Marine with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires an M4A1 carbine during a live-fire range on the flight deck of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Portland (LPD 27) in the Middle East, October 20, 2026. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Avery Wayland)\n\n










