An AH-1Z Viper supports a counterpiracy training mission miles off Southern California's San Clemente Island Sept. 7. The attack helicopter is flown by pilots of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforce More
Sgt. Lucas E. Wallek stands aboard the amphibious assault ship Makin Island off Southern California's coast Sept 7. The machine-gun squad leader is an Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran currently serving with Comp More
Lance Cpl. Mark Buloson with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, loads an 81 mm mortar for a live-fire exercise here Sept. 11. The battalion is the ground combat element for the 11th Marine Expeditiona More
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit man the rails of the amphibious transport dock New Orleans as the ship sails through the San Diego harbor beginning a seven-month deployment through the Western P More
Marines with Company K, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, practice patrolling techniques aboard USS Pearl Harbor here Nov. 30. The team is the ground combat element for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which embar More
Local workers secure an 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit humvee to a truck here Dec. 11. The Camp Pendleton, Calif., unit embarked three U.S. Navy ships in San Diego Nov. 14 and arrived in Southeastern Asia Dec. More
Marines with Company I, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, load a CH-46E Sea Knight aboard USS Makin Island here Dec. 14 to participate in Exercise Kilat Eagle, a bilateral training eve More
Sgt. Maj. Jonathan Morris, second from right, attends a ceremony with U.S. and Cambodian service members here Dec. 18, closing a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise between the Royal Cambodian More
Col. Michael Hudson, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s commanding officer, shakes hands with Malaysian Army Brig. Gen. Tengku Ahmad here Dec. 18, during the closing ceremony of Exercise Kilat Eagle, a bilateral More
Lance Cpl. David J. Pyfer conducts corrosion control maintenance on a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced) here Dec. 28 aboard USS Makin Island. Pyfer, 21, serves as a c More
Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Douglas P. Bedford performs a knee strike during security reaction force training aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island. Makin Island, with embarked Marines More
Senior Chief Petty Officer Lawrence Lopez talks to Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans Jan. 5 during firefighting training. The 11th MEU is More
Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are briefed before beginning a fast-rope exercise aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island. Makin Island and embarked Marines assigned to the 11 More
Amphibious vehicles of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit depart the well deck of USS New Orleans for training Jan. 12. The 11th MEU is currently deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group as t More
Marine Chief Warrant Officer James Stalnaker observes a landing craft air cushion exiting the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island. Makin Island and embarked Marines assigned to the 11th Ma More
Lt. j.g. Brian Bell takes part in a security force qualification exercise aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor. Pearl Harbor and embarked Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are More
A qualified landing signalman enlisted (LSE) gives training to another sailor as an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 lands on the flight deck of the amphibious assa More
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's maritime raid force prepares to board USS New Orleans during training here March 7. The unit is deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, a U More
Company L Marines aboard USS New Orleans attend a ceremony here March 11 celebrating the 71st anniversary of 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines. The Camp Pendleton, Calif.,- based company is one of three rifle companie More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 11 open care packages aboard USS Pearl Harbor here April 2. The battalion provides logistics and services for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The unit is deployed as More
Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU) conduct insertion exercises using a combat rubber raiding craft. Elements of the 11th MEU embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin More
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit open care packages aboard USS Pearl Harbor here May 21. The unit embarked the ship, as well as USS Makin Island and USS New Orleans in San Diego Nov. 14, beginnin More
Sgt. David M. Hernandez weighs in before participating in a bench-press competition aboard USS Makin Island here June 6. The 25-year-old is from Anaheim, Calif., and serves as a chemical, biological, radiologic More
Sgt. Joshua N. Thomas and Cpls. Forest M. Owen and Andrew Enriquez, from left to right, detach a rotor blade from a CH-53E Super Stallion aboard USS Makin Island here June 11. Thomas, a 24-year-old Amarillo, Te More
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit demonstrate martial-arts techniques for embarked guests aboard USS Pearl Harbor here June 18. The unit embarked the ship as well as USS Makin Island and USS New O More
The unit embarked the ship, as well as USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Nov. 14, beginning a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific, Horn of Africa and Middle East regions.
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and members of the Malaysian Armed Forces participate in jungle survival training during Malaysia-United States Amphibious Exercise 2014. MALUS AMPHEX 14 is a bil More
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Matthew G. Trollinger, commanding officer of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), speaks with his staff noncommissioned officers (SNCOs) and officers during a visit aboard the USS Sa More
While aboard the USS San Diego (LPD 22), U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines (BLT 2/1), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), receive instruction on the firing control system for More
Lance Cpl. Paul Kaminsky, a machine gunner with Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, searches for potential threats as part of small craft action team More
A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced)[VMM-163(REIN)], 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), lands on the on the flight deck during a casualty evacuation drill conducted More
U.S. Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) move newly-delivered supplies during a replenishment at sea aboard the USS San Diego (LPD 22), Sept 16. The USS San Diego is part of the Makin Island More
U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Edward J. Gonzalez, left, platoon sergeant, Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines (BLT 2/1), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and El Paso, Texas native, cond More
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit board an MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), 11th MEU, en route to support ongoing missions in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of respons More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Abel J. Bravo, right, a motor transport operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 11 (CLB-11), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU), and a Midland, Texas, native, spends his recreatio More
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit patrol as part of a training exercise, Sept. 19. The 11th MEU is deployed with the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response fo More
Sgt. Gregory Harris, a reconnaissance man with the reconnaissance detachment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, practices breaching techniques in preparation for potential tactical recovery of aircraft and person More
Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Francis Kule, a corpsman with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, practices assembling a special medical emergency evacuation device platform, which is use More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joseph C. Martin, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced) [VMM-163 (REIN)], 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), an avionics technician and native of Hiddenite, N.C., performs More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jacob D. Edwards, a grenadier with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines (BLT 2/1), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and a native of Cleveland, Texas, partic More
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conduct gear inspections for re-posturing in support of potential missions. The 11th MEU is deployed with the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group as a theat More
An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter from the Red Lions of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 15 prepares to pick up supplies from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) to dist More
Sgt. Franklin Simmons, a reconnaissance man with the reconnaissance detachment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), loads into an MV-22B Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), 11th MEU More
U.S. Marine Corps. Sgt. Tyler H. Soares, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced) [VMM-163 (REIN)], 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), a CH-53E Super Stallion crew chief and native of Sacramento, Ca More
U.S. Marine Maj. Samuel M. Dabney, a pilot with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares to fly an AH-1Z Super Cobra helicopter in support of ongoing ope More
Capt. Karl Thomas, commanding officer of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), speaks to Sailors in the hangar bay. Carl Vinson and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17, are on More
Capt. Michael Teatreault, a pilot with Marine Medium Tilrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares to fly an AH-1Z Super Cobra in support of ongoing operations, Sept. 25. Th More
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), participate in close quarters tactics drills in the well deck of the USS Makin Island, Sept. 25. The purpose of the training was to hone weapons handling s More
Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Paige Henning, right, from Phoenix, loads an M2HB .50-caliber machine gun on the fantail of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and its embarked a More
Marines with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines (BLT 2/1), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), sit in the ready position as they prepare to grapple with each other as part of a Mar More
A Marine with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), practice triaging a notional casualty as part of simulated combat life-saving training, Se More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Tyler J. Urchuck, front, a rifleman with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and a native of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jacob C. Hunter, a data chief with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Wilson, Pennsylvania, gives a period of instruction during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMA More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kieran H. Roberts, an automatic rifleman with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines (BLT 2/1), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and native of Los Angel More
1st Sgt. Jacob B. Jones, first sergeant, Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines (BLT 2/1), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), addresses the graduating corporal’s course as the guest s More
U.S. Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and sailors with the USS San Diego (LPD 22) recite the non-commissioned officer's (NCO's) creed during Corporal's Course 368-14 graduation ceremony on More
Cpl. Patrick D. Guthaus, a military policeman and Lansing, Michigan native with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), helps Cpl. Andrew J. Citriniti, a military policeman and Sauquoit, New York native with More
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) listen to remarks are being delivered during the memorial ceremony for Cpl. Jordan Spears on the flight deck of the USS Makin Island (LHD 8), Oct. 8. Cpl. S More
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Chief Petty Officer Juan J. Rivera with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and native of Brooklyn, New York, receives Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) spray, More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Austin G. Morton, a joint fires observer with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO) detachment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and native of Seattle, Washington, fires an More
A U.S. Air Force CV-22B Osprey from the 20th Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron (ESOS) prepares to land on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) as part of a supply More
A U.S. Air Force CV-22B Osprey with the 20th Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron lands on the flight deck of the USS San Diego (LPD 22) to deliver food, Oct. 13, 2014. The 11th MEU is deployed with Makin More
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Jeffrey T. Moore, a spectrum manager with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and native of Springfield, Illinois, practices cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) techniques More
Marines with Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct MCMAP training aboard the USS Makin Island (LHD 8), Oct. 14. The Makin Island Amphibio More
U.S. Marines with Charlie Battery, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), perform weapons handling drills aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (L More
Marine leadership from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and Combined Task Force 51, tour a landing craft vehicle personnel (LCVP) aboard the Royal Navy’s amphibious transport dock ship HMS Bulwark (L15) More
U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), load onto a CH-53E Super Stallion from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), 11th MEU, dur More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Brandon J. Arroyo, an avionics collateral duty inspector with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and native of Westminster, Californi More
Lance Cpl. Garrett J. Burke, a crew chief with the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary unit (MEU), and Janesville, Wisconsin native, performs maintenance on a pulper in More
A machine gunner with Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fires an M240B machinegun during a gunners qualification aboard the amphibious assaul More
An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), takes off from the flight deck of amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) during flig More
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), practice techniques as part of a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) “brown belt” training session aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Islan More
An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), lands on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock USS San Diego (LPD 22), Oct. 22. The Mak More
A Marine with the reconnaissance detachment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, teaches his fellow Marines how to disassemble the M107 Special Application Scoped Rifle (SASR), Oct. 23. The 11th MEU is deployed wit More
A Marine with the reconnaissance detachment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), teaches his fellow Marines how to disassemble the M107 Special Application Scoped Rifle (SASR), Oct. 23. The 11th MEU is deploy More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ashley K. Lee, a heavy equipment operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 11 (CLB-11), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and native of Zanesville, Ohio, operates a 5K forklift to move More
U.S Marine Corps Cpl. Cole B. Crider, center, a bulk fuel specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 11 (CLB-11), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and native of Wray, Colorado, fills a 3K fuel bladder duri More
D’Arta Plage, Djibouti (Oct. 26, 2014) A landing craft, air cushion (LCAC) from Assault Craft Unit 5, Beachmaster Unit One, Amphibious Squadron Five (PHIBRON 5), transports Marines, Sailors and equipment to a b More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Daniel W. Shelden, an armorer with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance detachment, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and native of Denv More
Marines with Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), practice moving a simulated casualty as part of physical training on the flight deck of amphib More
A sailor with the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), guides an MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), off the flight deck, Oct More
Cpl. Nicholas W. Solomon, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), performs maintenance on a number two engine and main gear box oil cooler from More
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Chief Petty Officer Juan J. Rivera with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), a native of Brooklyn, New York, reads a book in the shade of an isolation More
Cpl. Daniel P. Tujo, a riflemen with Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and Brookfield, Illinois, native, prepares to perform a speed reload du More
U.S. Marines fire the 25 mm cannon on an LAV-25 light armored vehicle from Charlie Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance detachment, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expedition More
U.S. Marines from Charlie Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance detachment, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), pause for a meal between zeroing exercise More
U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), maneuver toward an objective during a live-fire and movement exercise as part of susta More
U.S. Marine Corps Private First Class Bradley E. Baker, left, an electrician with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and native of Keansburg, New Jersey, sets the head space an More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jay Malicoat, left, from Charlie Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance detachment, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), participate More
U.S. Marines with the 1st Tank Battalion detachment, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), work to replace an M1A1 Abrams tank engine during sustainment traini More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Robert J. Scarpello, left, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and native of Sellersville, Pa., gives a per More
U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance detachment, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), inspect their gear prior to stepping off More
A UH-1Y Super Huey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), takes off after delivering supplies to Marines conducting sustainment training at D’Arta Plage, D More
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), move to a firing range as part of sustainment training at D’Arta Plage, Djibouti, Nov. 8. More
LAV-25 Light Armored Vehicles from Charlie Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance detachment, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fire on fixed targets as More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Wayne W. Grigsby, Jr., the commanding general of the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, visits U.S. Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), for the celebration of the More
A U.S. Marine with the reconnaissance detachment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conducts close-quarters tactics training, Nov. 10. The 11th MEU is deployed with the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group a More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Broc A. Compton, a collateral duty quality assurance representative with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 Reinforced (VMM-163 [REIN]), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and native More