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The official Twitter account of the United States Marine Corps. The appearance of links does not constitute endorsement.
Washington, D.C.
Joined November 2007
#Marines forward deployed with 4th Marine Regiment, @3d_Marine_Div, as part of the unit deployment program, take part in a live-fire range at Camp Schwab, Okinawa. The live-fire range allows Marines to practice their mission readiness in preparation for an upcoming deployment.
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#MarineCorps recruits with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, graduate in a ceremony at @MCRD_SD. This ceremony marked the end of a 13-week transformation that included training in drill, marksmanship, basic combat skills, and Marine Corps customs and traditions.
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#Marines with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, @2dMarDiv, take part in Naval Integration Training Package 1 on @camp_lejeune. This package was designed to train Marines in embarkation/debarkation, small-unit tactics in littoral zones, communications and command relationships
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#Marines with 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, @3d_Marine_Div, take part in Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor course on Marine Corps Base Hawaii. The three-week course trains Marines in both physical and academic skills to become MAIs and oversee belt advancements. #USMC
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We are fundamentally reshaping how the Navy builds and fields its Fleet. Today, I’m taking the second major step in that effort: selecting the design for our Medium Landing Ship, an operationally driven, fiscally disciplined choice that puts capability in the Fleet on a
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#Marines assigned to the Special Reaction Team, Provost Marshal’s Office, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, take part in a close-quarters combat training exercise at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field Atlantic, North Carolina. The training grounds at MCOLF Atlantic provide
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#Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit rehearse a water rescue as part of a Water Survival Advanced course at @MCIWPendletonCA. The Marines undergoing WSA develop confidence in the water and the practical skills to execute rescues in any aquatic environment. #USMC
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U.S. Marines with @22nd_MEU disembark the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17), Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, to conduct 11-Meter Naval Special Warfare boat operations while in the Caribbean Sea. U.S. military forces are deployed to the
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#Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, @2dMarDiv take part in the Beast endurance course as a part of the Sapper Leaders Course on @camp_lejeune, North Carolina. SLC is held to provide small unit leaders with 2d MARDIV the knowledge and ability to execute squad level
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#MarineCorps recruits with November Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion participate in a pugil sticks training event at @MCRD_SD. MCMAP trains recruits in self-defense through body sparring and pugil sticks, fostering a warrior ethos and esprit de corps, honoring the Corps'
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#MarineCorps drill instructors with Receiving Company, Support Battalion process new recruits with Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion at @MCRD_SD. During the receiving process, recruits undergo contraband checks, receive buzz-cuts, make scripted phone calls home, and
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#Marines with 2nd Marine Logistics Group take part in Exercise Freezing Winds 2025 in Gylto, Finland. Freezing Winds is designed to increase interoperability between Marines, Finland, and NATO Allies by executing combined amphibious operations in and around the Baltic Sea
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#Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion take part in the Beast Endurance Course as a part of the SAPPER Leaders Course (SLC) on @camp_lejeune, North Carolina. SLC is held to provide small unit leaders with @2dMarDiv the knowledge and ability to execute squad level
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