Overview

• The Marines staged their largest continental U.S. amphibious demonstration in a decade, featuring fighter jets, helicopters, Navy vessels and live howitzer fire.
• Vice President JD Vance, a Marine veteran, praised the Corps and criticized diversity initiatives while promising efforts to ensure troop pay during the government shutdown.
• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told the crowd that unity of purpose, not diversity programs, defines military strength.
• California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered a section of I-5 closed over public-safety concerns tied to the event, as federal officials said activities were safe and confined to approved ranges.
• Officials and reports said an initial plan to fire munitions over the highway was scaled back after state–federal friction, as No Kings demonstrations took place locally and nationwide.