U.S. Marines

#Marines with @2dMarDiv and @3d_Marine_Div take part in the Marine Corps Rifle Squad Competition at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. The Marine Corps Rifle Squad Competition is an annual event designed to challenge competitors and determine which rifle squad best demonstrates their combat capabilities and proficiency. #USMC #Riflemen #SemperFidelis

Thank you to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense for hosting the @USNavyCNO, @CMC_MarineCorps, and me. It is always an honor to have the opportunity to champion the amazing men and women of the @USNavy and @USMC. Sailors and Marines are the true foundation of the Golden Fleet—our fleet of the future.

#Marines with @3d_Marine_Div operate the Neros Archer Strike Variant drone system at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan. The Neros Archer Attack Drone Team Concept is a training event designed to demonstrate battery charging fundamentals, navigation, obstacle maneuvering, and foundational flight operations using the Neros Archer Strike Variant Drone. #MarineCorps #USMC #SemperFi

#Marines assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, take part in helicopter support team sling load training on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The training focused on the technical execution of external lift procedures to transport heavy equipment, validating the team’s tactical proficiency and ensuring the unit remains ready to sustain forces in austere, expeditionary environments. #USMC #Training #SemperFidelis

#Marines assigned to 3rd Littoral Combat Team, @3d_Marine_Div, take part in a weapons training class with Philippine Marines assigned to 10th Marine Brigade during Exercise Balikatan 2026 at Batan, Batanes Islands, Philippines. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military that represents the strength of our alliance, improves our capable combined force, and demonstrates our commitment to regional peace and prosperity. #USMC #SemperFidelis #Training

Shipbuilding Plan Delivered. Let's get to work!

Amateurs talk tactics, professionals invest in logistics. Today, we funded another critical fleet replenishment oiler to be built at General Dynamics-National Steel and Shipbuilding Corporation in San Diego. The Department of the Navy continues to deliver a modern Combat Logistics Force, reinforcing the global reach and sustained lethality of our Sailors and Marines at sea.

#Marines with @1stMLG and @USNavy Sailors execute LCAC operations during a field exercise on @MCIWPendletonCA. The FEX focused on rehearsing maintenance operations and preparing Marines and Sailors to execute LCAC operations in an expeditionary environment. #USMC #SemperFi #Training

#Marines with 9th Communication Battalion, @1stMEF Information Group take part in an expeditionary field exercise at @MCIWPendletonCA. The exercise sets realistic conditions for 9th Comm Bn. to validate essential capabilities, requiring detachments to quickly deploy, maintain and defend communications networks and critical infrastructure in a simulated expeditionary environment. #USMC #SemperFi #Training

#Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 12, @1stMAW_Marines take part in routine flight operations and ordnance loading at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Yamaguchi, Japan. Marines with MAG-12 performed the training to maintain mission readiness and unit proficiency to ensure stability in the region. #USMC #Marines #Aviation

#Marines with 4th Reconnaissance Battalion and Salvadoran marines with the 1st Marine Brigade of El Salvador take part in personnel recovery training at CENTAM Guardian 2026 in La Union, El Salvador. CG 26, an annual, multinational exercise, brings together military and security personnel from El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Belize, the Dominican Republic, and the United States, ensuring seamless interoperability in times of crisis and contingency response while also demonstrating a united front against shared regional security challenges. #MarineCorps #USMC #CENTAM

#Marines with @3d_Marine_Div take part in a flyaway drill at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. The training focuses on rapid insertion and extraction of ground forces, sharpening their ability to transition from an aircraft to an objective point with speed and lethality. #MarineCorps #USMC #SemperFi

Today, we recognize the strength of the mothers who raised our courageous warriors, as well as the mothers who wear the Marine uniform themselves. Wishing a very Happy Mother's Day to every mother of a Marine and all moms in uniform, past and present! ✍️ (U.S. Marine Corps graphic by Cpl. Ellen Guo)

To all the mothers out there, for what you do every day and for loving your children, Happy Mother’s Day!

#Marines compete in a Multi-Gun match during the Marine Corps Marksmanship Championships at @MCB_Quantico, Virginia. The MCMC brings together the top shooters from regional marksmanship events to test their precision rifle, action rifle, action pistol, and multi-gun action shooting skills, continuing the legacy of the Marine Corps Shooting Team and the Corps’ commitment to marksmanship as a core warfighting skill. #USMC #SemperFi #Marksmanship

#MarineCorps MV-22 Osprey with Marine Helicopter Squadron One prepares to land during the Annual Rifle Squad Competition at @MCB_Quantico, Virginia. The Marine Corps Rifle Squad Competition is an annual competition that utilizes simulated combat conditions to challenge competitors with a wide variety of complex and realistic scenarios to determine which Marine rifle squad most effectively demonstrates their combat capabilities and operational proficiency. #USMC #SemperFi #Training

For over 250 years, the Marine Corps has been first to fight—defending our Nation, always forward, always ready, always faithful. The absolute precision of the @USMC during the Marine Barracks Washington Evening Parade embodies the Corps' warrior ethos and unbroken legacy of lethality. Thank you, Marines, for a wonderful evening. Semper Fi!

#Marines with 4th Reconnaissance Battalion and Salvadoran marines with the 1st Marine Brigade of El Salvador take part in sniper training at CENTAM Guardian 2026 in La Union, El Salvador. CG 26, an annual, multinational exercise, brings together military and security personnel from El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Belize, the Dominican Republic, and the United States, ensuring seamless interoperability in times of crisis and contingency response while also demonstrating a united front against shared regional security challenges. #USMC #SemperFi #CENTAM

During #ExerciseBalikatan, multinational reconnaissance forces and joint assets successfully executed a complex raid on Balabac Island, Philippines. This high-end training evolution demonstrates the unmatched lethality and agility of our combined forces in securing key maritime terrain and projecting power across the Indo-Pacific. These integrated operations are essential for validating naval expeditionary concepts and ensuring a free and open regional environment. Read more about the mission below ⬇️ imef.marines.mil/Media-Room/Sto…

#Marines with the @22nd_MEU and Ecuadorian Marines take part in Individual Marksmanship Assessment as part of a bilateral exercise on Naval Base Jaramijó, Ecuador. The 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit Ecuador bilateral training enhances interoperability with partner forces, reinforces longstanding security relationships, and improves combined readiness to respond to crises across the region. U.S. military forces are deployed to the region in support of @Southcom mission objectives and the @POTUS priorities to strengthen regional security, disrupt illicit drug trafficking, and protect the U.S. homeland. #USMC #SemperFi #22ndMEU