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Marines kneel in tactical gear while holding weapons on a beach as fellow Marines unload from a ship in the background.

Locked and Loaded

Marines conduct an amphibious landing during Atlantic Alliance at Joint Expeditionary Base-Fort Story, Va., June 30, 2025. The exercise showcased force integration, air assault operations, bilateral reconnaissance, naval strait transits, amphibious assault training and a simulated war-at-sea exercise.

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