III MEF Marines

@3d_Marine_Div This training incorporated ranges, convoy operations, and force-on-force exercises to validate the Marines' skills in crew-served weapons employment under tactical conditions.

Marines with @3d_Marine_Div fire M240B machine guns during a live-fire range at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 17, 2026.

Marines with @3d_Marine_Div prepare to load a Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System onto a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to 733rd Air Mobility Squadron during Exercise Balikatan 2026, Lal-lo, Philippines, April 25, 2026.

Marines with @3d_Marine_Div conduct patrol training, Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, April 16, 2026. This training served to hone the Marines’ skills in small-unit tactics and accustom them to traversing jungle environments.

Marines with 3rd Marine Logistics Group conduct patrol training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 17, 2026.

To enhance our ability to communicate critical information during emergencies, all installations are transitioning from the AtHoc system to the new Alert! mass notification system, effective 1 April 2026.

@3d_Marine_Div This dry fire training served to enhance the Marines' skills and lethality, familiarizing them with urban environment procedures in subterranean features.

Marines with @3d_Marine_Div conduct underground urban operations training at Camp Stanley, South Korea, April 14, 2026.

III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group begins Exercise Kaiju Rain 26, integrating multi-domain information capabilities to support command and control and regional stability in the Indo-Pacific on Okinawa, Japan, May 1, 2026.

Marines with @3d_Marine_Div conduct underground urban operations training at Camp Stanley, South Korea, April 14, 2026. This dry fire training served to enhance the Marines' skills and lethality, familiarizing them with urban environment procedures in subterranean features.

We say again: We are committed to the safety of our personnel. To enhance our ability to communicate critical information during emergencies, we are transitioning from the AtHoc system to the new Alert! mass notification system. Please contact the TACOM Alert! Helpdesk.

Marines with @3d_Marine_Div conduct a machine gun range at Rodriguez Live Fire Training Complex, Pocheon, South Korea, April 13, 2026.

Marines with @3d_Marine_Div conduct a machine gun range at Rodriguez Live Fire Training Complex, Pocheon, South Korea, April 13, 2026.

The event focused on increasing technical acumen and tactical proficiency to prepare Marines to augment forces with their information and communication capabilities.

Communication Strategy and Operations (COMMSTRAT) Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Installations Pacific participate in the COMMSTRAT Field Training Exercise, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 6 – 10, 2026.

Corporals Course is a specialized training program designed to develop leadership skills and tactical proficiency among non-commissioned officers.

Marines with 3rd Marine Logistics Group rehearse sword manual and guidon drill movements during Corporals Course 4-26, Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, April 10, 2026.

U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft with @1stMAW_Marines practice touch-and-go on an unimproved runway, Japan Air Self-Defense Force Gifu Airfield, Gifu, Japan, April 9, 2026.

Marines with @1stMAW_Marines conduct routine ordnance loading for the F-35B Lightning II aircraft, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Yamaguchi, Japan, April 8, 2026.

Marines with the Expeditionary Operations Training Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, demonstrate their ability to use adaptive manufacturing to increase unmanned systems capabilities at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 15, 2026.