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A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced), 11th MEU, practices hovering over a target vessel before conducting a visit, board, search and seizure exercise in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 2, 2026. The 11th MEU is currently underway aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting integrated training that enhances lethality and warfighting readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Joseph Helms)

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced), 11th MEU, practices hovering over a target vessel before conducting a visit, board, search and seizure exercise in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 2, 2026. The 11th MEU is currently underway aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting integrated training that enhances lethality and warfighting readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Joseph Helms)

Photo by Sgt. Joseph Helms

A U.S. Marine Corps LAV-25 with Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, disembarks a landing craft, air cushion with Assault Craft Unit 5 on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 30, 2026. The 11th MEU is currently underway aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting integrated training that enhances lethality and warfighting readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Luke Rodriguez)

A U.S. Marine Corps LAV-25 with Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, disembarks a landing craft, air cushion with Assault Craft Unit 5 on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 30, 2026. The 11th MEU is currently underway aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting integrated training that enhances lethality and warfighting readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Luke Rodriguez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Luke Rodriguez

A V-BAT unmanned aerial system lands on the flight deck of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 28, 2026. The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit is currently underway aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting integrated training that enhances lethality and warfighting readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Luke Rodriguez)

A V-BAT unmanned aerial system lands on the flight deck of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 28, 2026. The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit is currently underway aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting integrated training that enhances lethality and warfighting readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Luke Rodriguez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Luke Rodriguez

U.S. Sailors assigned to Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45), return from chalking and chaining a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, while conducting flight deck operations in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 26, 2026. The 11th MEU is currently underway aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting integrated training that enhances lethality and warfighting readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Trent A. Henry)

U.S. Sailors assigned to Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45), return from chalking and chaining a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, while conducting flight deck operations in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 26, 2026. The 11th MEU is currently underway aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting integrated training that enhances lethality and warfighting readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Trent A. Henry)

Photo by Sgt. Trent A. Henry

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U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain Mate Handling Airmen Savannah Edwards, left, and Aviation Boatswain’s Mate Handler 3rd Class Darrell Agustin, both assigned to San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27), guide a CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, during deck landing qualifications in the Pacific Ocean, December 3, 2025. The 11th MEU is currently underway aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting integrated training that enhances lethality and warfighting readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Avery Wayland)

U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain Mate Handling Airmen Savannah Edwards, left, and Aviation Boatswain’s Mate Handler 3rd Class Darrell Agustin, both assigned to San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27), guide a CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, during deck landing qualifications in the Pacific Ocean, December 3, 2025. The 11th MEU is currently underway aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting integrated training that enhances lethality and warfighting readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Avery Wayland)

Photo by Cpl. Avery Wayland

A U.S. Marine with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts a defense of the amphibious task force drill while pulling into port aboard Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) in San Diego, California, Dec. 10, 2025. The 11th MEU is currently underway aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting integrated training that enhances lethality and warfighting readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Trent A. Henry)

A U.S. Marine with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts a defense of the amphibious task force drill while pulling into port aboard Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) in San Diego, California, Dec. 10, 2025. The 11th MEU is currently underway aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting integrated training that enhances lethality and warfighting readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Trent A. Henry)

Photo by Sgt. Trent A. Henry

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, takes off from Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 5, 2025. The 11th MEU is currently underway aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting integrated training that enhances lethality and warfighting readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Joseph Helms)

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, takes off from Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 5, 2025. The 11th MEU is currently underway aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting integrated training that enhances lethality and warfighting readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Joseph Helms)

Photo by Sgt. Joseph Helms

San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) sails during a simulated strait transit in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 7, 2025. The simulated strait transit was conducted to refine the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s ability to integrate with the Navy for enhanced force protection. The 11th MEU is currently underway aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting integrated training that enhances lethality and warfighting readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Joseph Helms)

San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) sails during a simulated strait transit in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 7, 2025. The simulated strait transit was conducted to refine the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s ability to integrate with the Navy for enhanced force protection. The 11th MEU is currently underway aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting integrated training that enhances lethality and warfighting readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Joseph Helms)

Photo by Sgt. Joseph Helms

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Israel Velasquez, a radio operator with the Maritime Raid Force, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, monitors communications during a night raid as part of Realistic Urban Training in Glendale, Arizona, Nov. 10, 2025. RUT is a land-based training exercise that enables the 11th MEU to conduct expeditionary operations as a cohesive Marine Air-Ground Task Force in preparation for amphibious operations alongside the U.S. Navy. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Joseph Helms)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Israel Velasquez, a radio operator with the Maritime Raid Force, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, monitors communications during a night raid as part of Realistic Urban Training in Glendale, Arizona, Nov. 10, 2025. RUT is a land-based training exercise that enables the 11th MEU to conduct expeditionary operations as a cohesive Marine Air-Ground Task Force in preparation for amphibious operations alongside the U.S. Navy. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Joseph Helms)

Photo by Sgt. Joseph Helms

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Caleb Hyatt, left, the commanding officer of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, and Sgt. Maj. Geronimo Guzman, the sergeant major of the 11th MEU, cut a slice of cake to celebrate the 250th birthday of the Marine Corps during Realistic Urban Training at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Nov. 10, 2025. RUT is a land-based training exercise that enables the 11th MEU to conduct expeditionary operations as a cohesive Marine Air-Ground Task Force in preparation for amphibious operations alongside the U.S. Navy. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Oliver Nisbet)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Caleb Hyatt, left, the commanding officer of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, and Sgt. Maj. Geronimo Guzman, the sergeant major of the 11th MEU, cut a slice of cake to celebrate the 250th birthday of the Marine Corps during Realistic Urban Training at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Nov. 10, 2025. RUT is a land-based training exercise that enables the 11th MEU to conduct expeditionary operations as a cohesive Marine Air-Ground Task Force in preparation for amphibious operations alongside the U.S. Navy. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Oliver Nisbet)

Photo by Cpl. Oliver Nisbet

U.S. Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, clear the top floor of a building during military operations in urban terrain training as part of MEU Exercise 26.1 on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 4, 2025. During MEUEX, BLT 3/5 conducted company-level training, live-fire ranges and battle drills, employing various weapon systems to maintain mission readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Trent A. Henry)

U.S. Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, clear the top floor of a building during military operations in urban terrain training as part of MEU Exercise 26.1 on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 4, 2025. During MEUEX, BLT 3/5 conducted company-level training, live-fire ranges and battle drills, employing various weapon systems to maintain mission readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Trent A. Henry)

Photo by Sgt. Trent A. Henry

A U.S. Marine with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires an M240B machine gun during a live-fire battle drill as part of MEU Exercise 26.1 on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 30, 2025. During MEUEX, BLT 3/5 conducted company-level training, live-fire ranges and battle drills, employing various weapon systems to maintain mission readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Trent A. Henry)

A U.S. Marine with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires an M240B machine gun during a live-fire battle drill as part of MEU Exercise 26.1 on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 30, 2025. During MEUEX, BLT 3/5 conducted company-level training, live-fire ranges and battle drills, employing various weapon systems to maintain mission readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Trent A. Henry)

Photo by Sgt. Trent A. Henry

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Daniel Rusco, a reconnaissance Marine with the Maritime Raid Force, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, rides in a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk assigned to Bravo Company, 1-140th Aviation Regiment, during Advanced Sniper Course 25-2 hosted by Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 19, 2025. ASC is designed to train personnel in the marksmanship skills necessary to provide sniper support to expeditionary operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Oliver Nisbet)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Daniel Rusco, a reconnaissance Marine with the Maritime Raid Force, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, rides in a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk assigned to Bravo Company, 1-140th Aviation Regiment, during Advanced Sniper Course 25-2 hosted by Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 19, 2025. ASC is designed to train personnel in the marksmanship skills necessary to provide sniper support to expeditionary operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Oliver Nisbet)

Photo by Cpl. Oliver Nisbet

A U.S. Marine with the Maritime Raid Force, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, leaps out of a U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21 during helocast training at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 18, 2025. Helocasting is an airborne technique that enables Marines to insert into a body of water from an aircraft. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joseph Helms)

A U.S. Marine with the Maritime Raid Force, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, leaps out of a U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21 during helocast training at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 18, 2025. Helocasting is an airborne technique that enables Marines to insert into a body of water from an aircraft. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joseph Helms)

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Helms

A UH-1Y Venom helicopter and a CH-53 Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, stage on a landing pad during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel course hosted by Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 18, 2025. The TRAP course is designed to develop the capabilities of Marines to recover aircraft, personnel and equipment in austere environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nicole Stuart)

A UH-1Y Venom helicopter and a CH-53 Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, stage on a landing pad during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel course hosted by Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 18, 2025. The TRAP course is designed to develop the capabilities of Marines to recover aircraft, personnel and equipment in austere environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nicole Stuart)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Nicole Stuart

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, perform mock lead climbing techniques during Assault Climbers Course 25-3 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, California, Aug. 24, 2025. ACC is a multi-week course that exposes students to rope climbing techniques and procedures, increasing mobility and lethality in littoral, mountainous and urban terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Luke Rodriguez)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, perform mock lead climbing techniques during Assault Climbers Course 25-3 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, California, Aug. 24, 2025. ACC is a multi-week course that exposes students to rope climbing techniques and procedures, increasing mobility and lethality in littoral, mountainous and urban terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Luke Rodriguez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Luke Rodriguez

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brendon Hall, a rifleman with Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, patrols during Assault Climbers Course 25-3 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 11, 2025. ACC is a multi-week course that exposes students to rope climbing techniques and procedures, increasing mobility and lethality in littoral, mountainous and urban terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Luke Rodriguez)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brendon Hall, a rifleman with Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, patrols during Assault Climbers Course 25-3 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 11, 2025. ACC is a multi-week course that exposes students to rope climbing techniques and procedures, increasing mobility and lethality in littoral, mountainous and urban terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Luke Rodriguez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Luke Rodriguez

A U.S. Marine with the Maritime Raid Force, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, engages a target with an M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System during a live-fire proficiency exam as part of Advanced Sniper Course 25-2 on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 26, 2025. Advanced Sniper Course is designed to train personnel in the marksmanship skills necessary to conduct sniper operations in support of expeditionary operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joseph Helms)

A U.S. Marine with the Maritime Raid Force, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, engages a target with an M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System during a live-fire proficiency exam as part of Advanced Sniper Course 25-2 on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 26, 2025. Advanced Sniper Course is designed to train personnel in the marksmanship skills necessary to conduct sniper operations in support of expeditionary operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joseph Helms)

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Helms

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Caleb Hyatt, commanding officer of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, speaks to Marines and Sailors with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I MEF, following a composite ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 22, 2025. The ceremony was held to welcome Marines and Sailors into the battalion prior to compositing with the 11th MEU. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Oliver Nisbet)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Caleb Hyatt, commanding officer of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, speaks to Marines and Sailors with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I MEF, following a composite ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 22, 2025. The ceremony was held to welcome Marines and Sailors into the battalion prior to compositing with the 11th MEU. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Oliver Nisbet)

Photo by Cpl. Oliver Nisbet

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