U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, conduct squad urban fundamentals course in preparation for upcoming deployment

U.S. Marines begin to clear a building as a part of a squad urban fundamentals course during an adversary force exercise at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Dec. 5, 2024. Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, conducted this range to increase proficiency in multiple forms of urban building...

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, conduct squad urban fundamentals course in preparation for upcoming deployment

U.S. Marines practice security positioning for a squad urban fundamentals course during an adversary force exercise at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Dec. 5, 2024. The AFX is the primary readiness-building event prior to Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment’s upcoming deployment to Okinawa, Japan, in support of the Marine...

Marines and Airmen Deliver Holiday Cheer to Alaska’s Arctic Communities

U.S. Marines and Airmen conducted the first ever joint Toys for Tots operation, Dec 4 – 18, 2024 in isolated Alaskan communities. The Marines from a detachment of Company D, 4th Law Enforcement Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, were assisted by Airmen from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. Toys for Tots, a Marine Corps Reserve program established in 1947, aims to provide...

Toys for Tots sets out to Utqiaġvik

Service members with the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force load snowmobiles and gear onto a KC-130J Super Hercules at an airfield in Kotzebue, Alaska, Dec. 13, 2024. Marines with Detachment Delta Company, 4th Law Enforcement Battalion, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, and with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 153, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st...

Marines With 3rd Force Reconnaissance execute a Tactical Air Control Party

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Jordan Kline, a force reconnaissance platoon commander, provides air support for a tactical air control party during a close air support exercise at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Dec. 4, 2024. Marines with 3rd Force Reconnaissance, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, conducted TACP CASEX to ensure unit readiness and combat capability. TACP...

FLOTUS supports annual Toys for Tots event at White House

U.S. Marines with Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, pose for a photo with the First Lady of the United States, Dr. Jill Biden, during a Toys for Tots event hosted at the White House, Washington D.C., Dec. 13, 2024. Since 1947, Marine Reserve Centers throughout the country have collected new, unwrapped toys and distributed those toys to less fortunate...

U.S. Marines with Fox Company 2/23 Say Their Goodbyes Before Leaving for The Unit Deployment Program

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 23d Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, get accountability of issued rifles on the last day of their activation period for the unit deployment program at Camp Williams, Utah, Nov. 3, 2024. The activation marks the beginning of an intensive period of training for 2nd Battalion, 23d Marines as they provide a total force...

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard Anderson observes Reserve Marines’ training for upcoming deployment

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, tours the combat operations center while visiting Marines with 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, during an adversarial force exercise at Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Dec. 2, 2024. Anderson met with...

Toys for Tots Campaign Coordinators Attend Conference

The annual Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots campaign is the hallmark community outreach program of the United States Marine Corps (USMC). The mission of the Toys for Tots (TFT) Program is to collect new unwrapped toys and distribute those toys to less fortunate children at Christmas in order to help bring the joy of Christmas and send a message of hope to America’s less...

Urban Sniper Training

Staff Sgt. Trey Broome a U.S. Force Reconnaissance Marine with 3D Force Reconnaissance Company, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, provides overwatch during a raid during urban sniper operations training in Panzer Kaserne in Stuttgart, Germany, July 19, 2024. Under the leadership of the highly skilled scout snipers from 3D Force Recon, the five-day sniper course...

USMCR CONNECT MOBILE APP

Introducing our cutting-edge application designed to transform the way Marines, Sailors, and their families connect and thrive within the USMCR community. Leveraging state-of-the-art technology, our platform centers on four core pillars: Communication, Connectivity, Interventions, and Resources.

Video by Cpl. Kanoa Thomas

Toys in the tundra

Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES)

Dec. 27, 2024 | 5:54

U.S. Marines with 4th Law Enforcement Battalion distribute toys to children in villages above the Arctic Circle, Alaska, Dec. 4-18, 2024. The Marines’ distributed the toys in support of Toys for Tots to children in remote areas to bolster community relations and enhance the Marines’ ability to operate in the Arctic. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Kanoa Thomas)

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