U.S. Marine Corps Forces South

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2000 OPELOUSAS AVENUE
New Orleans, LA. 70114
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Commander, Marine Forces, South (COMMARFORSOUTH), serves as the U.S. Marine Corps Service Component Commander for Commander, U.S. Southern Command (CDRUSSOUTHCOM), commands assigned or attached Marine Corps forces; engages CDRUSOUTHCOM and his/her staff to set conditions for Marine Forces most effective employment and sustainment; conducts planning in support of U.S SOUTHERN COMMAND (USSOUTHCOM) operations, exercises and theater engagements; advises CDRUSSOUTHCOM, other Component Commanders, and Task Force Commanders on the capabilities and proper employment of U.S. Marine Corps forces; and validates and facilitates the deployment, sustainment and redeployment of all designated forces in order to ensure the effective employment and support of assigned, allocated, and apportioned Marine Forces in the USSOUTHCOM Area of Responsibility

 

 



OVERVIEW VIDEO:  U.S. MaRINE CORPS FORCES, SOUTH
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Overview of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South

U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South

 



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U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 25th Marines, 4th Marine Division, and Chilean Marines work together during Exercise SOUTHERN STAR 25 at Fuerte Aguayo, Chile, from May 26 to June 8, 2025. SOUTHERN STAR 25’ is a multinational special operations exercise taking place across Chile from May 26 to June 8, uniting forces from six nations and 10 observing countries, totaling over 2700 participants to enhance interoperability and strengthen global SOF partnerships through joint training from as far north as Antofagasta to the southern region of Punta Arenas. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)
U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 25th Marines, 4th Marine Division and Chilean marines participate in a live fire exercise during Southern Star 25, at Fuerte Aguayo, Chile, May 29, 2025. Southern Star is a multinational training exercise emphasizing operational and tactical missions, bringing together joint, combined, interagency, and military forces to strengthen coordination and interoperability within a unified special operations command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)
U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 25th Marines, 4th Marine Division and Chilean Marines receive a safety brief before they participate in a live fire exercise during exercise Southern Star 25 at Fuerte Aguayo, Chile, May 29, 2025. Southern Star is a multinational training exercise emphasizing operational and tactical missions, bringing together joint, combined, interagency, and military forces to strengthen coordination and interoperability within a unified special operations command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)
U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 25th Marines, 4th Marine Division and Chilean Marines, eat together during a break from a live fire exercise during Southern Star 25, at Fuerte Aguayo, Chile, May 29, 2025. Southern Star is a multinational training exercise emphasizing operational and tactical missions, bringing together joint, combined, interagency, and military forces to strengthen coordination and interoperability within a unified special operations command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)
U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 25th Marines, 4th Marine Division, and Guatemalan Paracaidistas rehearse moving from a secure building to a non-secure location at Puerto San Jose, Guatemala on May 18, 2025. CG25 fosters collaboration by enabling participating nations to share and build on their collective knowledge and experiences. (U.S. Marine corps photo by Sgt. Eduardo Delatorre.)
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Anthony Grimshaw, left, and Sgt. Colten Merwath, right, both riflemen with 1st Battalion, 25th Marines, 4th Marine Division, teach Guatemalan Paracaidistas how to properly clear a room for threats at Puerto San Jose, Guatemala on May 18, 2025. CG25 fosters collaboration by enabling participating nations to share and build on their collective knowledge and experiences. (U.S. Marine corps photo by Sgt. Eduardo Delatorre.)
U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 25th Marines, 4th Marine Division, and Guatemalan Paracaidistas rehearse patrolling at Puerto San Jose, Guatemala on May 18, 2025. CG25 fosters collaboration by enabling participating nations to share and build on their collective knowledge and experiences. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Eduardo Delatorre.)
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard Anderson IV, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces South, and senior leaders of MARFORSOUTH welcome U.S. Navy Adm. Alvin Holsey, commander, U.S. Southern Command, to Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, May 14, 2025. Holsey’s visit is the first time a combatant commander has visited MARFORSOUTH since relocating to New Orleans. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard Anderson IV, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces South, right, and U.S. Navy Capt. Andrew McGinly, right, commanding officer of Naval Air Station, Joint Reserve Base, New Orleans welcome U.S. Navy Adm. Alvin Holsey, commander, U.S. Southern Command, to New Orleans, May 13, 2025. Holsey was welcomed by MARFORSOUTH and NAS JRB Belle Chasse leaders ahead of scheduled discussions on regional cooperation and operational updates. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Anthony Hodge, cyber warfare operator, Defensive Cyberspace Operations Internal Defensive Measures, works through simulated cyber threats during exercise Southern Defender 25 in Augusta, Georgia, May 6, 2025. SD 25 is a defensive cyberspace operations focused exercise designed for the U.S. and Allies and partners to collectively strengthen cyberspace awareness, exercise joint all domain operations and counter harmful actors while building multi-lateral capacity. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Samuel Qin)
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Hailey Lisska, center, assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, instructs a course on tactical combat casualty care for members of the U.S. Air Force, Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force, and the French Army at Teteron Barracks in Teteron Bay, Trinidad and Tobago during TRADEWINDS 25 (TW25) April 30, 2025. TW25 is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-approved annual exercise that enhances regional stability and demonstrates U.S. joint force coordination and interoperability with allies and partners. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)
Panamanian security forces practice squad movements while being instructed by U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, 6th Regiment, 2d Marine Division in Rodman, Panama, April 22, 2025. U.S. Southern Command is focused on increasing partner nation capacity and interoperability in the region and reflects the United States’ enduring promise of friendship, partnership, and solidarity with the Panamanian people. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Francis Hrosar)
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth addresses U.S. military personnel at Panama Pacifico Airfield, Panama, April 9, 2025. Hegseth visites military personnel who are in Panama in support of an expanded strategic security partnership. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mya Seymour)
 
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