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Camp Fuji Marines Participate in Yamanako Ice Candle Festival

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Bodybuilders listening to instructions before taking the stage for the competition. - (In the foreground left to right.) Sgt. Sho Hochi translates instructions to Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Marine Sgts. Dakota Rhodes and Jordan Sparks, before they compete in their first novice bodybuilding competition at a neighboring Japanese Self-Defense Force garrison’s anniversary celebration, July 18, 2025. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Song Jordan)

CATC Camp Fuji Marines Enter Their First Bodybuilding Contest

A couple of CATC Camp Fuji Marines participate in their first bodybuilding contest held at a neighboring Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force garrison.

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CATC Camp Fuji Hosts Garrison Games

Staff at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan hosted the first Garrison Games at their installation. Its a friendly competition to test Marines’ military stamina and skills against Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers from neighboring garrisons. Camp Fuji Marines took home the traveling trophy this year. Next year another base will host the Garrison Games and teams will attempt to win the trophy away from the Marines. Creators envisioned that the games will continue for the foreseeable future.

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An Airman propped on the floor shoots at a virtual target. - Air Mobility Command Airmen took part in professional military training at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji to build leadership skills. CATC Camp Fuji is located at the base of Mt. Fuji. Camp Fuji can accommodate approximately 2,000 service members at a time, for training activities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Song Jordan)

Airmen Train at Camp Fuji

Air Mobility Command Airmen took part in professional military training at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji to build leadership skills.

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Iwakuni EOD Lands at Camp Fuji

Iwakuni EOD officer transports training material to CATC Camp Fuji by U.S. Army helicopter.

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Marines save mother and 3 children after car crashes, rolls down embankment

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Marine Corps to ramp up swim test difficulty

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U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, board a C-130 aircraft with the German-French Binational Air Transport Squadron (BATS) at Bardufoss Airport, Norway, March 11, 2026. The participation of the German-French BATS highlighted the importance of allied integration and showcased the rapid deployment capabilities of combined NATO forces. A key component of NATO's enhanced vigilance activity Arctic Sentry, exercise Cold Response 26 is a Norwegian-led winter military exercise designed to enhance collective defense capabilities and ensure U.S. readiness to rapidly deploy and seamlessly operate alongside NATO Allies in challenging arctic conditions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mya Seymour) - U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, board a C-130 aircraft with the German-French Binational Air Transport Squadron (BATS) at Bardufoss Airport, Norway, March 11, 2026. The participation of the German-French BATS highlighted the importance of allied integration and showcased the rapid deployment capabilities of combined NATO forces. A key component of NATO's enhanced vigilance activity Arctic Sentry, exercise Cold Response 26 is a Norwegian-led winter military exercise designed to enhance collective defense capabilities and ensure U.S. readiness to rapidly deploy and seamlessly operate alongside NATO Allies in challenging arctic conditions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mya Seymour)

CORE26 | German-French Air Squadron Transports U.S. Marine Rifle Company for First Time in NATO History

In a historic demonstration of NATO’s expanding capabilities, a rifle company of U.S. Marines were airlifted in the Arctic Circle by a unique, jointly operated, French and German air transport squadron, March 11, marking the first time the squadron has ever transported United States Marines.

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Two people look on as a man sits inside a tactical vehicle, working on an illuminated screen in the dashboard. - N. Charleston, SC (January 13, 2026) Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic’s Expeditionary Warfare (ExW) Department personnel work on integrating Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS) software, components and weapons onto Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs) at the command’s Vehicle Integration Facility on Jan. 13, 2026. The engineers and computer scientists are part of the ExW Department’s Counter Threat Platforms team that for over a year now has been helping to field the drone-defeating MADIS capability to Marines at the 3rd Littoral Anti-Air Battalion and the Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School. (U.S. Navy photo by Joe Bullinger/Released)

From MRAP to MADIS: Legacy of Innovation Endures at NIWC Atlantic

Throughout 2025, NIWC Atlantic delivered the MADIS drone-defense system to the Marine Corps. Leveraging lessons from the MRAP era, engineers used rapid prototyping and modular design to integrate advanced weapons and sensors onto JLTVs. This streamlined approach accelerates the fielding of lethal, connected technology to the modern warfighter.

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Marine who crawled under bridge to plant explosives approved for Medal of Honor

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