U.S. Naval Forces Africa, U.S. Marine Forces Africa, and the Ghanaian Navy will tri-chair the African Maritime Forces Summit / Naval Infantry Leaders Symposium – Africa (NILSA), occurring from 29 April to 2 May 2024 in Accra, Ghana. This historic conference will bring together service chiefs and senior leaders of allied and partner nation Maritime Forces and militaries from over 40 countries. Attendees will discuss aspects of naval capabilities such as promoting shared awareness, interoperability, and crisis response capabilities, shared security objectives, and capacity building to improve Africa’s maritime domain security. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Master Sgt. Robert Brown, SSgt. James Bourgeois, and Cpl. Jacob Richardson)

U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific and Okinawa officials attend the Ie Shima Lighthouse Memorial Service hosted by the Japanese Coast Guard on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, April 21, 2024. The memorial service was held to commemorate the casualties of World War II, and specifically the Ie Shima lighthouse keeper and his family who passed away during an air raid. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Vincent Pham)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jessa Bucsit, a food service specialist assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a Filipino native, describes her experience in the Marine Corps and the significance of returning to the Philippines to participate in Exercise Balikatan 2024 aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25) during a port visit to Subic Bay, Philippines, April 20, 2024. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral capabilities, interoperability, trust, and cooperation. Somerset and embarked elements of the 15th MEU are conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Cpl. Aidan Hekker)

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U.S. Marines and the British Royal Marines compete during the 2024 Virginia Gauntlet held on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 17-19, 2024. The Virginia Gauntlet challenges Royal Marines and U.S. Marines’ skills and abilities in a series of competitive events throughout multiple bases. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Keahi J Soomanstanton)

The new Marines of Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, graduated from Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, April 19, 2024. Graduation took place at the completion of the 13-week transformation which included training for drill, marksmanship, basic combat skills, and Marines Corps customs and traditions. Following graduation, the Marines were given 10 days of leave before taking the next step in training at the School of Infantry at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.

U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3 and Australian Defence Force service members participate in a volleyball tournament at Larrakeyah Defence Precinct, Darwin, NT, Australia, April 19, 2024. The tournament provided a friendly, competitive environment further strengthening the Australia-U.S. Alliance. MRF-D 24.3 is part of an annual six-month rotational deployment to enhance interoperability with the Australian Defence Force and Allies and partners and provide a forward-postured crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Earik Barton)  This video contains music from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from DeWolfe Music: Dramatic Teen Kicks performed by Nigel Brown/Indie Rock School/dewolfemusic.com

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Tommy Thomas, a student with Career School 2-24, and Sgt. Matthew Choi, a student with Sergeants School 3-24, speak about the unique experiences and camaraderie offered at the SNCO Academy on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, April 19, 2024. The SNCO Academy encourages all sergeants and above to consider their future and their Marine's futures by attending the school in order to further develop their personal and professional skills as leaders. This video production was created using music licensed via StoryBlocks. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Zachary Sarvey, Cpl. Vincent Pham and Cpl. Martha Linares)

U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) reflect on the operations, activities, and exercises during their deployment as the Tri-Geographic Combatant Command crisis response force. The 26th MEU(SOC) completed its deployment to the U.S. European Command, U.S. African Command, and U.S. Central Command areas of operations in March 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Michele Clarke)

The Royal Netherlands Marine Corps, or Korps Mariniers, conducted a live-fire exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, 19-20 March, 2023. The photo of the week was taken by Lance Cpl. Mathew Morales Featuring U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Benjamin Baker, a Rifleman with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, assessing a simulated casualty during Exercise Warrior Shield 24 at Camp Rodriguez Live-Fire Complex, South Korea, March 8, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Joshua Munsen and Lance Cpl. Sadiel Cortes Guevara)

The Royal Netherlands Marine Corps, or Korps Mariniers, conducted a live-fire exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, 19-20 March, 2023. The photo of the week was taken by Lance Cpl. Mathew Morales Featuring U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Benjamin Baker, a Rifleman with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, assessing a simulated casualty during Exercise Warrior Shield 24 at Camp Rodriguez Live-Fire Complex, South Korea, March 8, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Joshua Munsen and Lance Cpl. Sadiel Cortes Guevara)

U.S. Marines and Royal Marines compete in a rugby competition during the 2024 Virginia Gauntlet held on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 18, 2024. The Virginia Gauntlet challenges Royal Marines and U.S. Marines’ skills and abilities in a series of competitive events throughout multiple bases. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Kedrick Schumacher)

A video production that features Marine Corps Base Quantico's uniqueness and recognizes the various personnel that make it operational, functional and successful. Quantico, established in 1917, is known as the crossroads of the Marine Corps, serving the Corps as the center of its innovation and education. Home to 27 tenant commands, its mission is to train and develop the officer corps, improve and procure advanced equipment, and test and develop innovative warfighting concepts. Thousands of base personnel — active-duty and civilian Marines — positively impact the surrounding communities of the base and the direction of the Marine Corps.

U.S. Naval Forces Africa, U.S. Marine Forces Africa, and the Ghanaian Navy will tri-chair the African Maritime Forces Summit / Naval Infantry Leaders Symposium – Africa (NILSA), occurring from 29 April to 2 May 2024 in Accra, Ghana. This historic conference will bring together service chiefs and senior leaders of allied and partner nation Maritime Forces and militaries from over 40 countries. Attendees will discuss aspects of naval capabilities such as promoting shared awareness, interoperability, and crisis response capabilities, shared security objectives, and capacity building to improve Africa’s maritime domain security. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Master Sgt. Robert Brown, SSgt. James Bourgeois, and Cpl. Jacob Richardson)