The mighty amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) has arrived for #FleetWeekMiami ! 🥳

Fleet Week is a tremendous opportunity for the U.S. sea services to show the people of South Florida the character of our uniformed men and women and the capabilities of our ships.

F/A-18 Super Hornets are marking the arrival of the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan as part of #FleetWeekMiami ! ⚓️🌴

These aircraft can conduct air superiority, reconnaissance, aerial refueling, close air support, air defense suppression and day/night precision strikes. 💪

#fleetweekmiami is starting! Spread the word and come meet your Marines and Sailors on the USS Bataan.
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#Marines with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing load ordnance onto an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan.

Marines conducted the loading exercise to maintain a high operational capability in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Marines with the 2nd Distribution Support Battalion conduct air delivery training in Surf City, North Carolina.

The training was conducted to evaluate the Marines' combat effectiveness and enhance air delivery skills.

U.S. Marines 2nd Marine Logistics Group Department of Defense 🇺🇸

Soldiers of the Sea
#Marines w/ BLT 1/8,24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, set a defense of amphibious task force posture with a Light Armored Vehicle on the flight deck of the USS Wasp (LHD 1) during COMPTUEX.
U.S. Marines📷Gunnery Sgt. Hector de Jesus
U.S. Fleet Forces
#BlueGreenTeam #HomelandDefense #EveryClime

Gone on a Nature Hike 🗻
#Marines w/ 3rd Bn 6th Marines, 2d Marine Division conduct an 8 km hike during Mountain Warfare Training Exercise 3-24.
MTX preps units to survive & conduct operations in mountainous & cold weather environments.
U.S. Marines📷 Lance Cpl. Vazquez
#MarineCombatArms #EveryClime

📍Germany
#Marines w/ MSG Duty, fire weapons during a range with Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Company, Europe (FASTEUR).
FASTEUR provides a rapid anti-terrorism & security team to support Commanders of U.S. European Command & U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet to protect vital assets.
U.S. Marines 📷 Cpl. Ross

📍Camp Lejeune, North Carolina

#Marines w/ @2dmardiv & Dutch Marines set security during ex #CaribbeanUrbanWarrior . This is a bilateral training evolution designed to increase global interoperability between #2dMARDIV & Marine Squadron Carib.

(@usmc 📷 by LCpl. Emma Gray)

#Marines with 2d Marine Division prepare to breach a building during an Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) as part of Service Level Training Exercise 2-24 at Range 205, The Marine Corps Combat Center, March 1.

The purpose of ITX is to create a challenging, realistic, training environment.

#USMC

📍Norway

#Marines w/ @2nd_maw refuel an F-35B Lightning II jet, during Exercise Nordic Response 24. This NATO event promotes military competency in arctic environments and strengthens interoperability between the U.S. Marine Corps and allied nations. #NR24

#Marines with VMGR-252 take off in a KC-130J Super Hercules as they self-redeploy to MCAS Cherry Point after the conclusion of #NordicResponse24 .

📸 by U.S. Marines 2nd Lt. Duncan Stoner

Braving the Arctic cold!

📍Norway

#Marines w/ @2dmardiv provide security during exercise #NordicResponse24 . #ND24 enhanced combat readiness & teamwork in challenging conditions alongside our NATO allies and partners.

(@USMC📷 by 1st Lt. Olivia Giarrizzo)

Braving the Arctic cold!

📍Norway

#Marines w/ @2dmardiv provide security during exercise #NordicResponse24 . #ND24 enhanced combat readiness & teamwork in challenging conditions alongside our NATO allies and partners.

(@USMC📷by 1st Lt. Olivia Giarrizzo)

Welcome home to the #Marines & #Sailors w/ @26meu after an 8 month deployment. Their dedication & readiness on full display as they participated in exercises w/ @nato allies, strengthening partnerships & crisis response capabilities.

(@marines 📷 by Cpl. Rafael Brambila-Pelayo)

#Marines w/ @2nd_maw fire a stinger-launch simulator during #NordicResponse24 . This @nato event promotes #military competency in arctic environments and strengthens interoperability between the U.S. Marine Corps and allied nations.

(@marines 📸 by LCpl. Orlanys Diaz Figueroa)

📍California.

@Marines w/@2dmardiv secure the perimeter during an AFX. The exercise features intense urban warfare scenarios to test combat capabilities in offensive and defensive operations.

(Mariusz Kujawski 📸: LCpl. Frank Sepulveda Torres)
#TrainHard #HomelandDefense #California

Four U.S. Marines F-35B Lightning II aircraft and a Royal Norwegian Air Force (@Luftforsvaret) F-35A Lightning II with 332 Squadron, 132 Air Wing, conduct routine flight operations during #NordicResponse24 in Evenes, Norway, on March 7.

#WeAreNATO #StrongerTogether

#Marines w/ 26th MEU(SOC) prep for a CH-53E Super Stallion on #LPD 19 as part of a 5 day readiness exercise. The Bataan ARG, with the embarked #26thMEU , is deployed in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area, supporting U.S. 6th Fleet objectives.

(@USMC📸 by Cpl. Aziza Kamuhanda)

From @nbcnews:
An exclusive look at how the U.S. Marines trains in the Arctic
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