15th Marine Expeditionary Unit

05/29/2026

The Journey Home 🏡 🇺🇸



Marines with Task Force Ashland, , return home after a four-month deployment embarked the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Ashland (L*D 48), at , May 27, 2026. While embarked Ashland, TF-Ashland supported regional security and allied integration through crisis response operations and immediate capabilities alongside partner nations.




U.S. Marine Corps 📸 by Pfc. Maria Amaya

05/12/2026

Mission Complete, Momentum Continues 🇺🇸🤝

U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia, I Marine Expeditionary Force, concludes its six-month rotation on March 31, 2026. Composited under the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, MRF-SEA completed exercises and operations in the Philippines, Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia. MRF-SEA is a flexible task force that varies in size, capability, and composition, to accomplish different types of missions as a purpose-built unit, maintaining a forward presence and enhancing Marine Corps crisis and contingency response capabilities. MRF-SEA is uniquely organized to support security cooperation and advance mutual security objectives shared with Southeast Asian Allies and partners.

U.S. Marine Corps 🎥 by Sgt. Luis Agostini

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04/16/2026

Task Force Ashland 🇺🇸

04/03/2026

MRF-SEA Marines & Sailors Return From Deployment🫂🇺🇸

Marines and Sailors from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit returned April 1 to Camp Pendleton from a six-month deployment as Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia.

During the MRF-SEA deployment, the 15th MEU participated in multiple exercises and partnered events spanning the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Thailand, as well as provided disaster relief in the Philippines following two typhoons.

MRF-SEA is a forward-deployed, task-organized unit from I Marine Expeditionary Force that builds partnerships, strengthens interoperability with Southeast Asian Allies and partners, can adapt its size and capabilities to conduct security cooperation, train with regional forces, and respond rapidly to crises or contingencies across the Indo-Pacific.

Read more about accomplishments of the 15th MEU and the beginning of the next MRF-SEA rotation in this news article: https://www.dvidshub.net/news/561716/marine-rotational-force-southeast-asia-continues-alliance-with-philippines



(U.S. Marine Corps 📸 by Sgt. Cassidy Shepherd) 🇺🇸

03/24/2026

🔥 Forging Lethality 🔥



U.S. Marines assigned to , , conduct a combined arms live-fire exercise with Royal Thai marines and Republic of Korea marines as part of Exercise Cobra Gold 2026 at Ban Chan Khrem, Khao Khitchakut district, Thailand, March 6, 2026.


Cobra Gold is the Indo-Pacific’s largest annual military exercise in mainland Asia, co-hosted by the U.S. and Thailand. The exercise brings together participants from multiple nations for military training and humanitarian projects that strengthen regional partnerships and demonstrate U.S. commitment to Indo-Pacific security.


U.S. Marine Corps 📸 by GySgt. Manuel Serrano and Sgt Brian Knowles)



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03/20/2026

TF Ashland Report: EP 04

U.S. Marines and Sailors with , conduct defense of the amphibious task force operations as part of the small craft action team aboard amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (L*D 48) while transiting through the Balabac and Surigao Strait, March 14, 2026.

TF Ashland is a flexible, forward-deployed crisis response force led by the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Purpose-built to integrate with Allies and partners, TF Ashland supports a free and open Indo-Pacific by providing immediate response capabilities for any contingency.

(U.S. Marine Corps 🎥 by Sgt. Brian Knowles)

03/13/2026

Forging Stronger Partnerships for Tomorrow 🤝🔥

U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to , , participate in an amphibious assault, non-combatant evacuation operation, maritime strike, jungle warfare training, and combined arms live fire exercise during Exercise Cobra Gold 2026 in Thailand, Feb. 24 to March 3, 2026.

Cobra Gold is the Indo-Pacific’s largest annual military exercise in mainland Asia, co-hosted by the U.S. and Thailand. The exercise brings together participants from multiple nations for military training and humanitarian projects that strengthen regional partnerships and demonstrate U.S. commitment to Indo-Pacific security.

(U.S. Marine Corps 🎥 by Sgt. Cassidy Shepherd)

03/06/2026

Hold Down the Fort!


U.S. Marines assigned to , , Royal Thai Marines and Republic of Korea Marines conduct a counter landing operation during Exercise Cobra Gold 2026, at Hat Yao beach, Rayong Province, Thailand, Feb. 28, 2026.


Cobra Gold is Indo-Pacific’s largest annual military exercise in mainland Asia, co-hosted by the U.S. and Thailand. The exercise brings together participants from multiple nations for military training and humanitarian projects that strengthen regional partnerships and demonstrate U.S. commitment to Indo-Pacific security.


(U.S. Marine Corps 📸 by Sgt. Brian Knowles & Cpl. Kenneth Twaddell)

03/04/2026

Storm the Beach! 🏝️


U.S. Marines assigned to Task Force Ashland, , Royal Thai Marines and Republic of Korea Marines conduct operations from the sea during Exercise Cobra Gold 2026, from amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (L*D 48) to Hat Yao beach, Rayong Province, Thailand, Feb. 26, 2026.


Cobra Gold is Indo-Pacific’s largest annual military exercise in mainland Asia, co-hosted by the U.S. and Thailand. The exercise brings together participants from multiple nations for military training and humanitarian projects that strengthen regional partnerships and demonstrate U.S. commitment to Indo-Pacific security.


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(U.S. Marine Corps 📸 by GySgt. Manuel Serrano, Sgt. Brian Knowles & Cpl. Kenneth Twaddell)

02/25/2026

Task Force Asland, USS Asland arrive in Thailand for Exercise Cobra Gold 2026

Task Force (TF) Ashland, a forward-deployed force of U.S. Marines and Sailors aboard Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Ashland (L*D 48), arrived in the Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 22, to join approximately 8,000 service members from 30 nations for the 45th iteration of Exercise Cobra Gold, which runs from Feb. 24 to March 6, 2026.

Co-sponsored by the Royal Thai Armed Forces and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Cobra Gold is the largest joint military exercise in mainland Asia. It brings together a robust multinational force to enhance interoperability and strengthen relationships in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. This year, full participating nations include, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, Thailand, and the U.S.

Click here for more info on Cobra Gold 2026:

https://www.dvidshub.net/news/558649/task-force-ashland-uss-ashland-arrive-thailand-exercise-cobra-gold-2026

Marine Corps Story by Gunnery Sgt. Manuel Serrano

Task Force (TF) Ashland, a forward-deployed force of U.S. Marines and Sailors aboard Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Ashland (L*D 48), arrived in the Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 22, to join approximately 8,000 service members from 30 nations for the 45th iteration of Exercise Cobra Gold, wh...