Marines

Training and Education Command

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Quantico, Virginia
Always Learning, Always Leading

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TECOM prepares Marines and MAGTFs at all echelons to fight and win on a rapidly changing battlefield as part of a joint force through innovative, standards-based training and education in order to ensure we prevail in combat.

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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Dakota Meyer, a graduate of Basic Reconnaissance Course 2-26 and Medal of Honor recipient, participates in the graduation ceremony for BRC 2-26 with Reconnaissance Training Company, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 3, 2026. Employed as an element of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force, Reconnaissance Marines operate in specialized teams to provide timely information to the supported commander to shape and influence the battlefield. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Caitlyn Watts)

Basic Reconnaissance Course Graduation 2-26

U.S. Marine Corps officer candidates with Officer Candidates Course 251, Company A, Officer Candidates School, receive the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 13, 2026. Candidates receive their EGA after completing the Forge, which is the culminating event at OCS that tests candidates’ endurance, leadership and resilience under pressure during day and night events. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

OCC 251 Company A Eagle, Globe, and Anchor Ceremony

U.S. Marine Corps candidates with Officer Candidates Course 251 receive their eagle, globe, and anchors at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 13, 2026. The mission of Officer Candidate School is to educate and train officer candidates in Marine Corps knowledge and skills within a controlled and challenging environment, evaluating and screening individuals for the leadership, moral, mental, and physical qualities required for commissioning as Marine Corps officers. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Enos Jimenez)

OCC 251 conduct the forge

U.S. Marine Corps candidates with Officer Candidates Course 251, Company A, Officer Candidates School participate in Small Unit Leadership Evaluation 2 at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 4, 2026. Candidates are evaluated on the application of learned concepts from SULE 1, leadership, and decision making ability in the role of a fire team leader. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

OCC 251 Company A conducts SULE 2

U.S. Marine Corps candidates with Officer Candidates Course 251, Company A and D, Officer Candidates School, participate in Final Drill Evaluation at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 7, 2026. Candidates are evaluated on the application of learned concepts in the practice of drill as well as being a unit leader. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

OCC 251 Company A and D Conducts Final Drill

The Honorable Hung Cao, Under Secretary of the Navy, left, is handed an M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle from U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Basiru Garner, assault amphibious vehicle crewmember with The Basic School, Training Command, at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Feb. 27, 2026. During a visit to TBS and Officer Candidates School, Cao met with senior leaders and Marines to observe training and gain a deeper understanding of the methods the Marine Corps uses to train, screen, and evaluate its candidates and newly commissioned officers. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

UNSECNAV visits TBS and OCS

U.S. Marine Corps candidates with Officer Candidates Course 251 participate in the Combat Course at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Feb. 18, 2026. The mission of Officer Candidates School is to educate and train officer candidates in Marine Corps knowledge and skills within a controlled and challenging environment, evaluating and screening individuals for the leadership, moral, mental, and physical qualities required for commissioning as Marine Corps officers. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Memphis Pitts)

OCS 251 Combat Course

U.S. Marine Corps students with Company F, The Basic School, participate in a platoon attack at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Feb. 25, 2026. The purpose of the simulated platoon attacks was to introduce Marines to the fundamentals of Military Operations on Urban Terrain training, evaluate their leadership in high-stress environments, and develop them into confident, provisional rifle platoon commanders. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

Company F conducts MOUT platoon attacks

The 39th Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Eric M. Smith, left, greets Capt. Austin Wiemann, the programs and assessments section head for Training and Education Command, at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Feb. 18, 2026. Gen. Smith visited TECOM to recognize and award Marines for their performance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Memphis Pitts)

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U.S. Marine Corps candidates with Officer Candidates Course 251 participate in the Leadership Reaction Course at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Feb. 4, 2026. The mission of Officer Candidates School is to educate and train officer candidates in Marine Corps knowledge and skills within a controlled and challenging environment, evaluating and screening individuals for the leadership, moral, mental, and physical qualities required for commissioning as Marine Corps officers. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Memphis Pitts)

OCC 251 Leadership Reaction Course

A U.S. Marine with Training and Education Command poses with a retractable measuring tape used for body composition assessment at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Feb. 6, 2026. The Marine Corps is replacing the current semiannual height and weight screening with a waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) methodology as the initial step in its body composition evaluation process, in accordance with recent guidance from the Secretary of War. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SSgt. Claudia Nix)

Marine Corps revises body composition standards

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Paul J. Rock Jr., director, Marine Corps Staff, Headquarters Marine Corps, left, and Lt. Gen. Benjamin T. Watson, commanding general, Training and Education Command, observe a Neros Archer first-person view attack drone and associated components during a Marine Corps Attack Drone Team demonstration at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Jan. 22, 2026. The demonstration was part of the Executive Off-Site Symposium, a quarterly two- to three-day gathering of senior leaders focused on the Corps’ most important topics and featured first-person view attack drone capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

Senior leaders observe MCADT demonstration at EOS

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kareem Saleh, a supply chain specialist with The Basic School, Training Command, shoots an M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle during the individual match at the Marine Corps Marksmanship Competition - National Capital Region, on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Nov. 4, 2025. The MCMC-NCR, held annually, emphasizes the Corps’ longstanding tradition of marksmanship excellence, with Marines stationed in the NCR invited to compete and sharpen their combat effectiveness through advanced training tactics in both day and night events. (Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

MCMC-NCR Individual rifle match

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Karyme Camargo, a Martial Arts Instructor and a transmissions chief, conducts knife techniques on Gunnery Sgt. Jesus Cervantes, a MAI and a basic aircraft maintenance Marine, during the Marine Corps Martial Arts 25th anniversary symposium hosted by the Martial Arts and Fitness Center of Excellence, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, October 7, 2025. MAFCE hosted a recertification and technique symposium to provide the Fleet Marine Force with instruction and practical application on the new tan-black belt syllabus and the new free sparring events, while integrating guided discussions fostering character development and recounting the storied tradition of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anthony C. Ramsey Jr.)

Marine Corps Martial Arts 25th year anniversary technique symposium

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. John Rega, a field artillery officer and staff platoon commander with Company D, Basic Officer Course 4-25, The Basic School, conducts a head count of Marines at the end of a dry-fire run of a Field Firing Exercise on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Oct. 10, 2025. The FFEX provided students the opportunity to refine their skills in conducting a live-fire assault on a target with support-by-fire and maneuver elements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

Company D conducts FFEX

Dr. Merlynn Carson, performing the duties of the Deputy Under Secretary of War for Personnel and Readiness, presents a medallion and certificate to Mr. Faafetai W. Mamea during the 2025 Spirit of Hope (SoH) awards in the Pentagon Hall of Heroes in Arlington, Virginia, Sept. 17, 2025. Since 2000, the SoH Award has been awarded by the Office of the Secretary of War, Military Departments, and the U.S. Coast Guard to individuals or organizations that epitomize selfless service and dedicated commitment to our military. The SoH Award, named after Mr. Bob Hope, characterizes the values he embodied: Duty, Honor, Courage, Loyalty, Commitment, Integrity, and Selfless Dedication. (U.S. Army photo by Christopher Kaufmann)

2025 Spirit of Hope Awards

U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force, and NATO Allied leaders pose for a group photo during a visit to Training and Education Command on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Sept. 2, 2025. The visit focused on collaboration between TECOM and NATO’s Joint Warfare Centre in modeling and simulation and staff training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

NATO Joint Warfare Centre leaders visit TECOM

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Readiness Through Fitness

Marines participate in fitness and martial arts training in support of overall force readiness at Marine Corps base Quantico, Virginia, Dec. 17,...

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Marine Corps Martial Arts 25th year anniversary technique symposium

U.S. Marines participate in the Marine Corps Martial Arts 25th anniversary symposium on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Oct. 6- Oct. 10, 2025....

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SNCO Leadership School announcement video

U.S. Marine Corps Education Command announces the launch of the Staff Noncommissioned Officer Leadership School at Quantico, Virginia, August 19,...

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Readiness Through Fitness

Marines participate in fitness and martial arts training in support of overall force readiness at Marine Corps base Quantico, Virginia, Dec. 17,...

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Project Tripoli

Project Tripoli is the combined arms training range of the future, providing a scalable, all-domain environment that replicates similar conditions,...

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WTBn Launches Marine Corps Attack Drone Team

U.S. Marines with Weapons Training Battalion introduce the Marine Corps Attack Drone Team on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia March 7, 2025. The...

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Readiness Through Fitness

Marines participate in fitness and martial arts training in support of overall force readiness at Marine Corps base Quantico, Virginia, Dec. 17,...

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Expeditionary Communications

The ECC is an eight-week course that trains Marines in expeditionary skillsets to enable them to operate in any environment.

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Marksmanship Campaign Plan

The Marine Corps Marksmanship Campaign Plan offers a clear, measurable definition of lethality and standardized metrics.

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Training and Education 2030

Training and Education 2030 outlines the Marine Corps’ continued modernization with Project Triumph, Project Trident, and Project Tripoli.

 

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