U.S. Marines with Marine Forces Reserve pose for a photo at the Inspector-Instructor Orientation Training in New Orleans, Jan. 7, 2025. This annual training provides guidance to newly assigned I&I staff by giving them the tools and resources necessary to support the Marine Forces Reserve's ongoing mission to augment the active component. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Diaz)
U.S. Marines conduct squad urban fundamentals course during an adversary force exercise at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Dec. 5, 2024. The AFX is the primary readiness-building event prior to Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment’s upcoming deployment to Okinawa, Japan, in support of the Marine Corps’ Unit Deployment Program. The exercise serves as an opportunity to receive training across all warfighting functions in a realistic and fully resourced environment. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Madisyn Paschal)
KOTZEBUE, Alaska – U.S. Marines and Airmen conducted the first ever joint Toys for Tots operation, Dec 4 – 18, 2024 in isolated Alaskan communities.
