III MEF VIDEOS

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Wesley Brown, a native of Oklahoma and battery gunnery sergeant; Sgt. Chesney Stanczyk, a native of Nebraska and a section chief; and Sgt. Lionel Duran, a native of New York and a motor transport operations chief, all with Medium-Range Missile Battery, 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, are interviewed during a training exercise at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, Feb. 5-14, 2025. The training exercise that took place at PTA mirrored a Service Level Training Exercise by setting conditions for 3d MLR and its subordinate battalions to go forward to the Philippines in support of Exercise Balikatan 25 and Kamandag 9 this summer. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Malia Sparks and Sgt. Jacqueline C. Parsons).

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Brian W. Cavanaugh, commanding general of 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), reflects on the impact Lt. Gen. Frank E. Petersen, Jr. (USMC Ret.) had on the Navy, Marine Corps, and those he served with in celebration of the commissioning of the USS Frank E. Petersen, Jr. (DDG 121) in Charleston, S.C., May 14, 2022. Petersen was the first black Marine Corps aviator and the first black Marine Corps officer promoted to the general officer ranks. He served as the 1st MAW commanding general from May 1983 to June 1985. (U.S. Marine Corps video by SSgt. Branden J. Bourque/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom and AH-1Z Viper helicopters assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 367 conduct live-fire operations off the coast of Hawaii, Nov. 4, 2021. HMLA-367 conducted live-fire training with the use of various weapon systems, to demonstrate readiness and combat proficiency in austere, expeditionary environments within the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Dalton J. Payne)

Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment, conduct a MIM-104 Patriot live fire, July 17, 2021. This marks the first time in history Soldiers have fired the MIM-104 patriot Missile in Australia, at Camp Growl in Queensland, Australia, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021. TS21 is a large-scale, bilateral military exercise between Australia and the U.S. involving more than 17,000 participants from seven nations. It is a demonstration of our strong alliance underpinned by deep levels of cooperation and trust built over decades operating and training together. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Staff Sgt. Laiqa Hitt)

U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 work with Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron-37 for a Hellfire missile shoot near Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands, Hawaii, June 9, 2020. HMLA-367 and HSM-37 demonstrate the ability of U.S. Marine and Navy integration capabilities, while training and educate pilots, aircrew and maintainers, in a combined tactical scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Eric Tso and Lance Cpl. Jacob Wilson)

U.S. Marines conduct a loading exercise of AGM-84D Harpoon missiles aboard Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, April 28, 2020. During the exercise, Marine Aircraft Group 12 squadrons focused on naval missions and simulated anti-ship long range fires in order to enhance the Marine Corps' ability to effect sea control and denial in the Indo-Pacific, in-line with Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Pfc. Katie Markwald)

U.S. Marines with Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 12 participate in the Harpoon training exercise aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Apr. 28, 2020. MAG-12 focused on naval missions and simulated anti-ship long range fires in order to enhance the Marine Corps’ ability to effect sea control and denial in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Jackson Ricker and Pfc. Katie Markwald)

Aviation Ordnance Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 release simulated surface-to-air missiles, called “Smokey SAMs,” to help train C-130 pilots on ground-to-air threat reactions. Cpl. Natalie Rostran takes us to the training island to see these “SAMs” in action.