The Marine Littoral Regiment is one part of the larger force design intended to remedy challenges created by the continued evolution of the character of warfare – specifically the proliferation of the Mature Precision Strike Regime. An MLR will be a self-deployable, multi-domain force optimized for the contact and blunt layers. It will persistently operate across the … [Read more...]

U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to take-off prior to conducting a simulated raid during Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise (MEUEX) I at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, Dec. 20, 2022. The raid was the culminating MAGTF mission for the … [Read more...]

JANUARY 9, 2023 - A steady chorus of thumps reverberated through the air as a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53 Super Stallion delivered fuel to a Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) at Inyokern Airfield, California. The Marines swiftly seized the delivery and made quick work of preparing the FARP for sustained operations as part of exercise Steel Knight, an annual training … [Read more...]

JANUARY 4, 2023 – The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s (MEU) Maritime Raid Force will return to Oahu to conduct a series of training events throughout the island, Jan. 6-20, 2023. This exercise, known as Realistic Urban Training Exercise (RUTEX) 23.1, is part of the MEU’s pre-deployment training program. RUTEX 23.1 will involve approximately 100 Marines conducting a … [Read more...]

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Alonso Guillen (left) and U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Spencer Kirkwood, Low Altitude Air Defense gunners with 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), use a Stinger Field Handling Trainer to practice tracking targets during exercise Steel Knight 23, on San Clemente Island, California, Dec. … [Read more...]