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  1. Thunderstruck: Marines compete in first-ever service-wide communications team competition

    U.S. Marines from across the globe competed in the inaugural Thunderstruck Communications Team Competition, hosted by Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Sept. 10, 2025.
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  2. III Marine Expeditionary Force proves readiness in command post field training exercise during Resolute Dragon 25

    For five days, from Sept. 12 to Sept. 16, 2025, III MEF Marines and Sailors traded air conditioning and office chairs for the realities of expeditionary command and control. The mission: Test the MEF staff’s ability to displace, set up, and operate as a fully functional command post anytime and in any austere environment, the kind of situation they might face if conflict disrupted established command centers.
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  3. Marine Corps initiates drone task force summits to accelerate UAS lethality

    In August, the Marine Corps began hosting drone task force summits to chart a way forward for operational units across the Marine Corps to effectively employ small drones. The drone task force leverages work done over the last several years by various units, including Marine Corps Special Operations Command, the infantry battalion experiment (IBX), and the Marine Corps Attack Drone Team (MCADT) to hone techniques for using small surveillance and lethal attack drones.
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  4. U.S. Marines and Sailors Train and Experiment with Emerging Drone Technology in Okinawa

    From Aug. 11 to 22, 2025, U.S. Marines and Sailors with 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, trained with, integrated, and expanded their use of small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS). For the first time, Marines flew untethered sUAS over an Okinawa-based, Marine Corps installation.
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  5. Iwo Jima Marine Reunites With Sherman Tank After 80 Years

    The National Museum of the Marine Corps reunited a World War II veteran with the tank he drove during the Battle of Iwo Jima, in a ceremony held Aug. 15 at the Museum Support Facility.
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  6. Shipping Up to Boston: Marine Week Boston 2025

    U.S. Marines visited Boston, Massachusetts, from August 21 to 25, 2025, to host Marine Week Boston in celebration of the Corps’ 250th birthday.
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  7. U.S. Marines and Uruguayan Forces Small Boat Operations and Marksmanship Subject Matter Expert Exchange

    U.S. Marines worked alongside the Uruguayan military, engaging in hands-on training in small boat tactics and precision marksmanship as part of a bilateral effort to enhance regional training and readiness.
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  8. Forging the Fight Together: Synchronizing Joint Operations in Bamboo Eagle 25-3

    Bamboo Eagle 25-3 pushed the boundaries of 21st-century mission command, leveraging the Distributed Mission Operations Center, or DMOC, to forge agile, resilient leaders. In a synthetic battlespace, the joint force rehearsed decentralized execution and empowered decision-making to achieve decision advantage, July 22 – Aug. 8.
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  9. MRF-D joins U.S. Ambassador, Solomon Islands Government to honor Allied sacrifice for 83rd Battle of Guadalcanal Anniversary

    On August 6, 2025, U.S. Marines with the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) 25.3 Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) stood alongside U.S. and Solomon Islands officials atop Skyline Ridge, participated in the 83rd anniversary commemoration of the Battle of Guadalcanal. Hosted by U.S. Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu Ann Marie Yastishock and with the Solomon Islands government, the ceremony served as a solemn reminder of the shared history and sacrifice that binds the United States and Solomon Islands in strength, security, and prosperity.
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  10. MAGTF-6 Flexes Enhanced Logistics and Aviation Integration During Service Level Training Exercise 4-25

    In today's evolving and increasingly lethal battlefield landscape, Marine Corps Force Design initiatives are emphasizing maneuverable and dispersed units that can operate inside environments heavily contested by the weapons engagement zone of enemy forces and fires. This demands seamless integration between all elements of the Marine Corps Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF), command, combat, logistics, and aviation.
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