11 Th Marine Regiment

A carousel in Habbaniyah's Tourist Village rests dormant and in a state of disrepair April 6, but provides testament to better times in the once-popular vacation and honeymoon spot. Families and newlyweds frequ More

U.S. Marines celebrate 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division's 100 years of existence during a battle colors ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 9, 2018. The "Cannon Cockers" were activated Jan. 3 More

Marine Lance Corporal Clay R. Simpson and Lance Cpl. Dakota S. Myrick, artillerymen with Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, watch as New Zealand Army Gunner Jayden G. Le Vaillant and Lance Bomb More

Girls look inside the "Lioness den" or female search box, at a traffic control point in Rutbah, Iraq, to ask for candy March 13, 2008.

Marines from Battery M, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment fire an M777 howitzer during a training exercise aboard Camp Fallujah, Iraq, April 19. Marines from the battery are supporting a myriad of roles durin More

Staff Sgt. Richard A. Gonzales, team chief, Detachment 1, Civil Affairs Team 3, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, takes advantage of the safe surroundings during one of the meetings More

U.S. Marines in support of 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (2/3), Regimental Combat Team 1 (RCT-1), assemble a tent before the Cooperative Medical Engagement (CME), in Karmah, Iraq on Aug. 11, 2008. The CME More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Benjamin Swain, front, a corpsman with 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, and Maj. Jeffrey McCormack, the operations officer for 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, g More

Sgt. Maj. Gerald Saunders, sergeant major of 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division (Forward), talks to the Marines of Bravo Battery, 1/11 about the importance of honoring Sgt. Jose Saenz III, More

Sgt. Paul Morales, a section chief with Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division (Forward), does a modified push-up using ammo cans and the back of an M777 Lightweight Howitzer ca More

Marines with Sierra Battery, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division (Forward), raise the launcher for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during a fire mission rehearsal aboard Camp Leat More

Marines of the 1st Marine Division Band stand at ease before marching at San Juan Capistrano's 53rd annual Swallow's Day Parade at San Juan Capistrano, March 26. Company C, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment a More

Lance Cpl. Ramiro Alamanza, 22-year-old cannoneer with Battery K, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment attached to 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, fires a round from the M327 120mm Expeditionary Fire Suppor More

Col. Michael Frazier, commanding officer of 11th Marine Regiment presents Sgt. Maj. Terry Jones with the 11th Marines organizational non-commissioned officer sword at a post and relief ceremony held in Las Pulg More

Lance Cpl. Dylan Wolff, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear specialist and a Manitowoc, Wisc., native, and Pfc. Alexis Satterwhite, a heavy equipment operator and a Downey, Calif., native, both wit More

Sgt. Dante Collins, a team leader with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion and a San Diego native, guides a team member onto the fast rope during the Marine Air-Ground Task Force demonstration at the 2011 Marine Corps More

An MV-22B Osprey helicopter takes part in the Marine Air-Ground Task Force demonstration during the 2011 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show Oct. 1 aboard MCAS Miramar. The MAGTF demonstrated the capabili More

Sgt. Ricardo Mongesalinas, section leader, Tango Battery, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, helps his Marines navigate the control system of a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during safety trainin More

Lance Cpl. Dingyi Duan of Buffalo, N.Y., a high-mobility artillery rocket system crewman with Romeo Battery, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, emigrated from Zibo, China to the United States at age 17. The 2 More

Corporal Thomas J. Endres, the night-shift sergeant of the guard for Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, never quite saw eye-to-eye with his father growing up and used tough love as a mot More

Lance Cpl. Jason M. McCormick leads from the front using a Compact Medal Detector to clear a path for his fellow Marines while conducting security patrols near their fire base. The Manassas, Va., native with He More

U.S. Marine Col. Roger Turner, commanding officer of Regimental Combat Team 5, greets a local elder before an artillery demonstration for government officials and local elders from districts across southern Hel More

Afghan National Army soldiers with 4th Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, fire a Howitzer D-30 during an artillery demonstration for government officials and local elders from districts across southern Helmand h More

San Fernando, Philippines, native Chief Warrant Officer 2 Felix Barrios, the ordnance officer for 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, helps prepare the artillery juice, a combination of different beverages for More

Maj. Gen. Asmatullah Dawlatzai, the commanding general with 707th Zone, Afghan Uniformed Police, addresses the newest graduates from the Afghan Small Arms Weapons Instructor Course and Literacy Course, here, Fe More

Brig. Gen. Farook-Parwani, the deputy commander of 215th Corps (left), observes, with other Marine and Afghan officers, the Afghan Small Arms Weapons Instructor Course and Literacy Course, here, Feb. 16. Twenty More

Village elder Haji Qatar wraps his arm around U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Ian J. Duncan of Team 2, Civil Affairs Detachment 11.2, 11th Marine Regiment, while discussing the soon to be finished school in Marjah, Afg More

An Afghan National Army soldier with 3rd Tolai, 3rd Kandak, 215th Corps, talks to local Afghan children during a dismounted patrol in Marjah, March 24, 2012. Marines of Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Re More

Marines of Golf Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, fire an illumination round from an M777 howitzer artillery piece here, April 17, 2012. The Marines of “Goliath Battery” provide support to Marine un More

Staff Sgt. Gregory Sanders, Afghan National Army Advisor for Golf Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, poses for a photo with ANA soldiers serving here, April 18, 2012. Sanders and the Marines of Forwa More

Afghan National Army soldiers with 4th Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, prepare for a night fire shoot of the 122 millimeter D30 Howitzer here, May 5, 2012. Major Gen. Sayeed Malook, the 215th Corps commanding More

Maj. Michael Johannes (left), the executive officer of 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, stands with Col. Michael Frazier, the commanding officer of 11th Marine Regiment, after Johannes was awarded the Austr More

Seaman Parker Bachman, hospital corpsman, 2/7, carries Lance Cpl. Ryan Spencer, rifleman, 2/7, during the fireman carry portion of the Corpsman Race.

U.S. Marines with Battery A, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, and Headquarters Battery, Engineer Platoon, visit The National New Zealand Army museum in Waiouri, New Zealand on June 10, 2012. The Marines tra More

Gunner Jordan M. Dunn, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal New Zealand Army, glares at visiting Marines during a powhiri, or formal Maori welcome ceremony, here, June 10. A platoon-sized detachment of Marines More

First Sergeant David A. McKinley, the Alpha Battery first sergeant with 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, retrieves the U.S. flag with Staff Sgt. James Jordan, an engineer section chief with Headquarters Bat More

Lance Cpl. Ryan Chandrapaul, the ammunition chief and armory chief for Sierra Battery, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, and 21-year-old St. Cloud, Fla. native, orders, tracks and secures everything from roc More

Members of the Mongolian Armed Forces present a cavalry demonstration during the opening ceremony of Khaan Quest 2012 at the Mongolian Armed Forces Peace Support Center near Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Aug. 12. The More

Marines use binoculars to look for improvised explosive devices during observation training as part of Exercise Khaan Quest 2012 at the Mongolian Armed Forces Peace Support Operations Training Center at the Fiv More

Marines rehearse evacuating a mock casualty Aug. 18 during Exercise Khaan Quest 2012 at the Five Hills Training Area near Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Khaan Quest is a multinational exercise sponsored by U.S. Army Pa More

Members of the Mongolian Armed Forces present Secretary of the Navy Mr. Ray Mabus a horse after the closing ceremony for Exercise Khaan Quest 2012 at the Mongolian Armed Forces Peace Support Operations Training More

Marines serving with India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, line up artillery rounds in preparation to fire them during a regimental exercise here, Sept. 13, 2012. The exercise aimed to develop and More

Kickoff returner Luke Boyd, 1, with 1st Marine Logistics Group Beast, returns a kickoff against the 11th Marine Regiment Cannon Cockers at the 11-Area football field at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., More

U.S. Marines with Lima Battery, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, fire a M777A2 Lightweight Howitzer during exercise Steel Knight aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 1 More

U.S. Marines with Lima Battery, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, fire a M777A2 Lightweight Howitzer during exercise Steel Knight on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 11, 2 More

Marines serving with 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, fire an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System in support of Exercise Steel Knight here, Dec. 13, 2012. HIMARS is a truck mounted, multiple-rocket l More

Second Lieutenant Thomas McCarthy, a forward observer serving with 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, and a native of Palatine, Ill., confirms mission information while Pfc. Hakim Bayyan, a scout observer ser More

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Ezekiel R. Kitandwe, a combat photographer with Headquarters Company, Regimental Combat Team (RCT) 7, films Marines receiving their safety brief at a live fire range on Camp Leather More

Lance Cpl. James Abernathy, a Marine serving with 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, and a native of Oceanside, Calif., hands over his individual combat equipment to Rod Scheel, a son of a World War II vetera More

Tom England, a member of the 1st Marine Division Association and a native of Garden Grove, Calif., and Sgt. Brian Higdon, a parachutist serving with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion and a native of Applegate, Mich. More

Lance Cpl. Cody Hill, a radio operator serving with Echo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, gives fire commands to Marine mortarmen on the gun line. Hill, a 22-year-old-native of Brockport, N.Y., is More

Lance Cpl. William Jordan, a forward observer serving with 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, plots coordinates for targets before executing a firing mission during the unit's pre-deployment training here, Ap More

U.S. Marines with Headquarters Battery, 11th Marine Regiment (11th Marines) set up tents for a Combat Operations Center aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., April 20, 2013. 11t More

U.S. Marines with Battery K, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment load an M777 Lightweight 155mm Howitzer aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twenty Nine Palms, Calif. April 21, 2013. 11th Marines condu More

U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Bast, regimental field artillery chief, 11th Marine Regiment, briefs members of Battery K, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment and Battery G, 3rd Battalion, 11th Mar More

U.S. Marines with Headquarters Battery, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division conduct a tactical assembly of a Combat Operation Center during the 11th Marine Regiment's Desert Fire Exercise aboard Marine Co More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Dylan Henderson, a gunner with Battery G, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, adjusts the sights on an M777 Lightweight 155 mm Howitzer during Exercise DESERT SCIMITAR aboard Marine Corp More

U.S. Marines with Battery C, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment fire M485 Illuminating rounds from an M777 Lightweight 155mm Howitzer aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twenty Nine Palms, Calif. May More

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Stephen Liszweski, commanding officer of 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division (1st MARDIV), salutes as the National Anthem is played during a Change of Command ceremony for 5th Batta More

Lieutenant Col. Shawn Beltran, (left) the incoming commanding officer of 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, and a native of Wichita Falls, Texas, takes the battalion colors from Lt. Col. David Everly, (center More

Private First Class Benjamin Fulton (right), a field artillery cannoneer serving with Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, prepares an M777 Lightweight Howitzer for movement at the 11th Marines More

Marines execute preparation fire training at Rodriguez Live-Fire Complex, Republic of Korea Aug. 16 prior to Korean Marine Exchange Program 13-8. The U.S. Marine Corps artillerymen will train with ROK Marines, More

Marines serving with 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, perform maintenance on an M777 Lightweight Howitzer during a 10-day artillery training exercise here, Aug. 21, 2013. Marines with the entire regiment co More

Cpl. Griffith D. Moore puts fuses on M777A2 155 mm lightweight howitzer rounds Aug. 21 at the Rodriguez Live-Fire Complex during Korean Marine Exchange Program 13-8. Throughout the exercise, Republic of Korea a More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jason Mcilwain, a local security chief with 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment builds a terrain model during Steel Knight 2014 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Pal More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Moulay A. Bounouar, a corpsman with Combat Logistics Battalion 5, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, provides basic first aid to a Marine during Exercise Steel Knig More

Soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force plot coordinate points prior to land navigation training during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 22, 2014. Iron Fist is an amphibious More

An egress instructor inspects a soldier with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, as he practices bracing for impact while conducting Underwater Egress training during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendle More

A soldier with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducts helocast training with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 23, 2014. Iron Fist is an amphi More

Soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force listen to Marines from 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 23, 2014. Iron Fist 2014 is an a More

U.S. Marines and sailors and Japanese soldiers render salutes during the American and Japanese national anthems at the opening ceremony of Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 23, 2014. I More

U.S. Marines from 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company and soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force run along the beach during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 24, 2014. Iro More

A U.S. Marine, pre-scout sniper instructor, Division Schools, demonstrates stalking techniques to soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., More

U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, demonstrate how to execute an amphibious insertion using a combat rubber reconnaissance craft to soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense More

U.S. Marine Lt. Col. William E. Blanchard, commanding officer, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, welcomes soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, C More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Abigail V. Reynolds, right, an interpreter assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, greets a Japanese interpreter with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, at helocast training during Ex More

Soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force make their way to a CH-46E Sea Knight while conducting Helocast training during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Calif., Jan. 27, More

A soldier with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force makes final adjustments to a Zodiac boat before departing on a navigation drill during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Calif., J More

Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force prepare their weapons for sniper training during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 27, 2014. Iron Fist 2014 is an amphibious exercise More

U.S. Marines with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company and soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force hike uphill during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 28, 2014. Iron Fist 2 More

Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force fire a High-Explosive Rocket-Assisted Projectile from a M120 120 mm Mortar System during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Twentynine Palms, Calif., Jan. 28, 2014. More

Soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force carry a combat rubber reconnaissance craft out of the surf during amphibious-insertion training from the Expeditionary Warfare Training Group Pacific during Exe More

A soldier from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force performs shooting drills while conducting scout sniper training during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 29, 2014. Iron Fist is an am More

Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conduct land navigation with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 30, 2014. Iron Fist 2014 i More

Soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force carry a Combat Rubber Reconnaissance Craft into the ocean to conduct surf passages as part of reconnaissance training with the Expeditionary Warfare Training Gr More

A soldier with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force aims at his target from the 300 yard-line while conducting scout sniper training during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 31, 2014. I More

Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force unhitch a 120mm mortar system from a vehicle during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 3, 2014. Iron Fist 2014 is an amphibious exercis More

U.S. Marines with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company eat lunch with soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 3, 2014. Iron Fist 201 More

Soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conduct surf passages on a Combat Rubber Reconnaissance Craft as part of reconnaissance training with the Expeditionary Warfare Training Group Pacific during Ex More

A 120mm mortar system waits to be fired during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 4, 2014. Iron Fist 2014 is an amphibious exercise that brings together Marines and Sailors from the 15t More

U.S. Marine Sgt. David Johnson, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, moves to his next firing position while conducting immediate-action drills with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force during Exer More

Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit set up radios during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 4, 2014. Iron Fist 201 More

A soldier with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force descends from a 30-foot tower while performing fast-rope insertion training during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 5, 2014. Iron Fi More

I Marine Expeditionary Force Commanding General, Lt. Gen. John A. Toolan, visits soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and U.S. Marines with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company during Exercise Iro More

A soldier from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force fast ropes down a 30-foot tower while conducting fast-rope training with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboa More

A soldier from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducts a radio check with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 5, 2014. Iron Fist 2014 is More

A U.S. Marine, pre-scout sniper instructor, Division Schools, explains sniper-shooting techniques to soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif More

Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force point out targets while training with U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 7 More

U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, and soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force fast rope from a CH-46E Sea Knight while conducting raid training during Exercise Iron More

A soldier from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force performs a weasel-walk as a stalking technique during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 10, 2014. Iron Fist is an amphibious exercise More