The 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit provides a forward deployed, flexible sea-based Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) capable of conducting amphibious operations, crisis response and limited contingency operations, including enabling the introduction of follow on forces and designated special operations in order to support the theater requirements of Geographic Combatant Commanders (GCC).
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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Gabriel Correia, left, Cpl. John T. Plunkett, center, mortarmen with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine...
U.S. Marines with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, demonstrate the capabilities of the...
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Stuart Glenn, left, commanding officer of 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, and Singapore Armed...
Singaporean Guardsmen with 7th Singapore Infantry Brigade conduct simulations in combined arms, fire support, and communications capabilities on the...
U.S. Marines with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Company, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force and 7th Singapore Infantry Brigade...
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jonathan Damitio, a scout sniper with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, explains how to maneuver while...
U.S. Marines with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit summarize the training and operations conducted with partner and ally nations during their seven...
Two nations separated by over 8,000 miles, spanning across two oceans, with different cultures and time zones, brought together by our collective bond of military service. Our differences melted away and friendships solidified over two weeks of intense and realistic training. In the amphibious and mountainous terrain of Camp Pendleton, Singapore Guardsmen and U.S. Marines strengthened bonds, increased interoperability, and celebrated the partnership between our nations.
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San Antonio, Zambales, Philippines (April 20, 2023) -- What does the future fight with a peer adversary look like? This question has been long deliberated by warfighting strategists with varying predictions, but one factor remains constant; to be detected, is to be targeted and killed. Sensing Expeditionary Advanced Bases are one of the ways the Marine Corps is addressing this common denominator on the next battlefield.
The Alliance between the United States and Republic of Korea has endured the test of time for 70 years. From unforgiving conditions of Inchon and sub-zero temperatures of the Chosin Reservoir to brutal combat in the jungles of Vietnam, the U.S.-ROK Alliance has been forged through shared struggles of war and a common vision of freedom. Fast forward to present day, the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group celebrate this Alliance through executing Ssang Yong 2023.
The 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group conducted Expeditionary Strike Force operations with the USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group in the South China Sea. ESF operations combines the ARG/MEU amphibious capabilities with the naval combat power of a Carrier Strike Group, forming an Expeditionary Strike Group. Together, these Navy and Marine Corps forces can create unmatched global impacts.
The 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, embarked aboard the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, finished participation in the 42nd iteration of the annual theater security cooperation event Exercise Cobra Gold 2023 in the Kingdom of Thailand, March 10, 2023.
MULLIKULAM, Sri Lanka – U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit conducted a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HA/DR) scenario as part of the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training/Marine Exercise (CARAT/MAREX) 2023 series in Mullikulam, Sri Lanka from January 22 to 24, 2023.