U.S. Marine Corps rehearses urban raid with ACVs at Fort Stewart

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ByEmily Ryan Miller – Nov 9, 2026

U.S. Marines conduct a land raid rehearsal during realistic urban training at Fort Stewart, Georgia, Nov. 7, 2026.

Photo by Jorge Borjas

Key Points

• U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit rehearsed a land raid at Fort Stewart, Georgia, on November 7.
• The Realistic Urban Training combines the MEU’s ground, air and logistics elements to practice integrated operations in cities.

U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit rehearsed a land raid at Fort Stewart, Georgia, on November 7, clearing buildings and moving in Amphibious Combat Vehicles during the unit’s Realistic Urban Training, U.S. Marine Corps photos show.

The Marines belong to Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, the ground combat element attached to the 26th MEU. Photos released by the unit show them advancing toward and entering buildings that had not yet been cleared, and preparing to board an Amphibious Combat Vehicle for the raid.

Realistic Urban Training, known as RUT, brings together all parts of a Marine Expeditionary Unit, including its ground troops, aviation squadron and logistics battalion, to practice operating as one force in a city environment. A MEU is a self-contained force of roughly 2,200 Marines and sailors that deploys aboard a group of amphibious ships and is used for crisis response, raids, evacuations and humanitarian missions.