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Dec 15

#Marines with the @22nd_MEU take part in attack drone training on Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico. @2dMarDiv and the Marine Corps Attack Drone Team are training and certifying 22nd MEU Marines on the Neros Archer first-person view drone system, demonstrating the 22nd MEU’s commitment…

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Dec 15

Wreaths are displayed on tombstones at @ArlingtonNatl. Each December, volunteers place wreaths as a way to honor and remember all those laid to rest at the Arlington National Cemetery. #USMC #WreathsAcrossAmerica #SemperFi

USMC's tweet image. Wreaths are displayed on tombstones at @ArlingtonNatl.

Each December, volunteers place wreaths as a way to honor and remember all those laid to rest at the Arlington National Cemetery.

#USMC #WreathsAcrossAmerica #SemperFi

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Dec 14

#Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit take part in a Visit, Board, Search and Seizure exercise in the Pacific Ocean. The 11th MEU is currently underway aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations performing integrated training that…

USMC's tweet image. #Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit take part in a Visit, Board, Search and Seizure exercise in the Pacific Ocean.

The 11th MEU is currently underway aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations performing integrated training that…

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Dec 14

#Marines with Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor Course 9-26 take part in physical training at @MCAGCC29Palms, California. The MCMAIC certifies Marines to instruct and monitor Marine Corps Martial Arts Program training and advance Marines in the program while testing and…

USMC's tweet image. #Marines with Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor Course 9-26 take part in physical training at @MCAGCC29Palms, California.

The MCMAIC certifies Marines to instruct and monitor Marine Corps Martial Arts Program training and advance Marines in the program while testing and…

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Dec 14

.@NavyFB victory at Army-Navy football game! @USNavyCNO, @CMC_MarineCorps, @usnacommandant, and @NavyMCPON— leaders driving readiness, sharpening the force, and developing the next generation of Sailors and Marines.

SECNAV's tweet image. .@NavyFB victory at Army-Navy football game! @USNavyCNO, @CMC_MarineCorps, @usnacommandant, and @NavyMCPON— leaders driving readiness, sharpening the force, and developing the next generation of Sailors and Marines.

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Dec 13

#Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit perform a simulated strait transit on the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) in the Pacific Ocean. The simulated strait transit aimed to refine the 11th MEU’s ability to integrate with the…

USMC's tweet image. #Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit perform a simulated strait transit on the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) in the Pacific Ocean.

The simulated strait transit aimed to refine the 11th MEU’s ability to integrate with the…

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Dec 13

Happy Birthday, @USNationalGuard! As the oldest U.S. military organization, the National Guard was founded in 1636 as a colonial militia to protect families and towns. Today, the #NationalGuard is comprised of Citizen-Soldiers, who stand ready to respond rapidly to domestic…

USMC's tweet image. Happy Birthday, @USNationalGuard!

As the oldest U.S. military organization, the National Guard was founded in 1636 as a colonial militia to protect families and towns.

Today, the #NationalGuard is comprised of Citizen-Soldiers, who stand ready to respond rapidly to domestic…

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Dec 12

GO @USNavy! The 2025 Army-Navy Game kicks off Saturday, Dec. 13, at 3:00pm EST. Of the 28 seniors on the Navy Football team, 14 have received Marine Corps service assignments. Follow us on Instagram for updates. #GoNavy #BeatArmy #USMC

USMC's tweet image. GO @USNavy!

The 2025 Army-Navy Game kicks off Saturday, Dec. 13, at 3:00pm EST. Of the 28 seniors on the Navy Football team, 14 have received Marine Corps service assignments.

Follow us on Instagram for updates.

#GoNavy #BeatArmy #USMC

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Dec 12

#Marines with @marforres takes part in a tactical air-control party (TACP) exercise at Rattlesnake Range, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. TACP exercises prepare prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. #USMC #SemperFi #Training

USMC's tweet image. #Marines with @marforres takes part in a tactical air-control party (TACP) exercise at Rattlesnake Range, Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

TACP exercises prepare prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools.

#USMC #SemperFi #Training

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Dec 11

.@SecArmy , let me know if you need my corpsman’s information. Always happy to help the Army patch up after Saturday. GO NAVY, BEAT ARMY! @USNavy @USMC @NavalAcademy

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Dec 11

#Marines with 4th Marine Regiment, @3d_Marine_Div, as part of the Unit Deployment Program take part in an unmanned aircraft system and LAAD training event on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan. This training event increased the unit's proficiency and lethality when deploying UAS at…

USMC's tweet image. #Marines with 4th Marine Regiment, @3d_Marine_Div, as part of the Unit Deployment Program take part in an unmanned aircraft system and LAAD training event on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan.

This training event increased the unit's proficiency and lethality when deploying UAS at…

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Dec 11

First Lady Melania Trump, @FLOTUS, visits Marine Corps Base Quantico to take part in Toys for Tots alongside Marines and @USNavy Sailors. Mrs. Trump told a story to children in attendance, helped sort toys for Toys for Tots, and assisted making Christmas cards. #MarineCorps…

USMC's tweet image. First Lady Melania Trump, @FLOTUS, visits Marine Corps Base Quantico to take part in Toys for Tots alongside Marines and @USNavy Sailors.

Mrs. Trump told a story to children in attendance, helped sort toys for Toys for Tots, and assisted making Christmas cards.

#MarineCorps…

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Dec 11

#Marines with @2dMarDiv prepare to land during Naval Integration Training Package 1 (NITP-1) aboard the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44). NITP-1 is an amphibious part of a larger training evolution, certifying amphibious combat vehicle crewmen to…

USMC's tweet image. #Marines with @2dMarDiv prepare to land during Naval Integration Training Package 1 (NITP-1) aboard the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44).

NITP-1 is an amphibious part of a larger training evolution, certifying amphibious combat vehicle crewmen to…

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Dec 10

#Marines with Maritime Special Purpose Force,@22nd_MEU, take part in a deck shoot aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) while underway in the Caribbean Sea. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the @Southcom mission,…

USMC's tweet image. #Marines with Maritime Special Purpose Force,@22nd_MEU, take part in a deck shoot aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) while underway in the Caribbean Sea.

U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the @Southcom mission,…

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Dec 10

#MarineCorps recruits with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, execute tan belt techniques as part of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program on @MCRDPI, S.C. During recruit training, recruits are taught and must master basic assault and defense techniques to earn their…

USMC's tweet image. #MarineCorps recruits with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, execute tan belt techniques as part of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program on @MCRDPI, S.C.

During recruit training, recruits are taught and must master basic assault and defense techniques to earn their…

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Dec 9

#Marines with @2dMarDiv take part in a fire integration support control exercise at @camp_lejeune, North Carolina. The exercise is designed to reinforce critical skills for fire integration support teams, increasing their effectiveness and lethality. #USMC #SemperFidelis…

USMC's tweet image. #Marines with @2dMarDiv take part in a fire integration support control exercise at @camp_lejeune, North Carolina.

The exercise is designed to reinforce critical skills for fire integration support teams, increasing their effectiveness and lethality.

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Dec 9

#Marines with II Marine Information Group, alongside Finnish joint terminal attack controllers, take part in Exercise Freezing Winds 2025 in Korpo, Finland. Marines partnered with Finnish joint terminal attack controllers to field new sUAS sensors to develop joint targeting…

USMC's tweet image. #Marines with II Marine Information Group, alongside Finnish joint terminal attack controllers, take part in Exercise Freezing Winds 2025 in Korpo, Finland.

Marines partnered with Finnish joint terminal attack controllers to field new sUAS sensors to develop joint targeting…

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Dec 8

#Marines with @2ndMLG take part in Infantry Immersion Training on @camp_lejeune, North Carolina. This training provides Marines and @USNavy #Sailors with an urban environment, increasing combat efficiency in realistic conditions. #USMC #DevilDogs #Training

USMC's tweet image. #Marines with @2ndMLG take part in Infantry Immersion Training on @camp_lejeune, North Carolina.

This training provides Marines and @USNavy #Sailors with an urban environment, increasing combat efficiency in realistic conditions.

#USMC #DevilDogs #Training

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Dec 8

The Day After Pearl Harbor December 8, 1941- the strategically vital atoll of Wake Island came under attack by the Imperial Japanese Navy, marking the beginning of a fierce and desperate defense. In the first few days, the outnumbered defenders managed to inflict significant…

USMC's tweet image. The Day After Pearl Harbor

December 8, 1941- the strategically vital atoll of Wake Island came under attack by the Imperial Japanese Navy, marking the beginning of a fierce and desperate defense.

In the first few days, the outnumbered defenders managed to inflict significant…

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Dec 8

#Marines with @3rdMLG take part in Komodo 26.1 field exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. The field exercise was performed to rehearse land navigation, patrolling, and various infantry classes to sustain and enhance combat effectiveness through the development of individual…