U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force Europe 17.1 pose for a group photo during a tour of Hegra fortress near Stjørdal, Norway, July 20, 2017. The Marines walked the area and participated in guided discussi More
Sergeant Jason R. Raths, library president, from 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, stands in front of the battalion logo after a professional military library dedication in Wallace Creek, Camp Lejuene, N.C., More
Five CH-53E Super Stallions fly into Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, carrying Marines for a regimental air assault as part of exercise Blue Chromite 2016, Oct. 31, 2015. Blue Chromite is an amphibious exercise conduc More
U.S. Marine Pfc. Tyler Dougherty prepares an Amphibious Assault Vehicle for crane transfer during railhead operations on Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base Romania, Feb. 4, 2017. Marines with Black Sea Rotational For More
U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, hike the Norwegian mountains as a part of cold weather training in Porsangmoen, Norway, Feb. 07, 2017. The Marines atten More
U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines, strips brushwood for a shelter as a part of cold weather training, in Porsangmoen, Norway, Feb. 08, 2017. The Marines of Bravo Company attended a three-week cold wea More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Michael Bellace, an assaultman with Marine Rotational Force Europe 17.1, conducts presentation drills in Israel, March 21, 2017. Cooperation between U.S. and Israeli forces reflects comm More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Jacob Kirchner fires the M9A1 9mm service pistol during a quarterly pistol familiarity range at Vaernes Garnison, Norway, March 29, 2017. Marine Rotational Force Europe 17.1 (MRF-E) builds upon More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Raymond Jastrzebski Jr., a rifleman with Marine Rotational Force Europe 17.1 (MRF-E) takes a tactical pause during a squad patrol in Vaernes Garnison, Norway, April 7, 2017. MRF-E partici More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Travis Miller, a rifleman with Marine Rotational Force Europe 17.1 (MRF-E), rushes to a forward position during a patrolling exercise in Vaernes Garnison, Norway, April 6, 2017. MRF-E Mar More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher Holloman, a rifleman with Marine Rotational Force 17.1 (MRF-E), posts security during a squad-attack exercise at Vaernes Garnison, Norway, April 7, 2017. MRF-E conducted the t More
U.S. House Representative Don Bacon of Nebraska speaks with members of Marine Rotational Force Europe 17.1 (MRF-E) over lunch, at Vaernes Garnison, Norway, April 18, 2017. MRF-E is deployed to Norway to help pr More
U.S. Marine Corps Colonel Doug Bruun, Marine Coordination Element commander for Marine Rotational Force Europe 17.1 (MRF-E), and Major General Niel Nelson, Commanding General of Marine Corps Forces Europe and A More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Mitchell Leggett, ground electronics telecommunications system maintainer with Marine Rotational Force Europe 17.1 (MRF-E) pounds a stake into the ground to set up a fan dipole antenna at More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Eduardo Duran-Espino, a rifleman with Marine Rotational Force Europe 17.1, gives a hand-and-arm signal class with Romanian soldiers at Babadag Training Area, Romania, April 24, 2017. Marines tr More
U.S. Marine Maj. Daniel Macsay, the operations officer for Black Sea Rotational Force 17.2, left, and Romanian Maj. Claudiu Visan, of the 307th Naval Infantry Battalion, right, stand before a joint formation to More
U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 17.1 place detonation cord on an oval charge during Exercise Platinum Eagle 17.2 at Babadag Training Area, Romania, April 26, 2017. Marines conducted a demolition ra More
U.S Marine Col. Doug Bruun, commander of the Marine Coordination Element with Marine Rotational Force Europe 17.1 (MRF-E), meets with cadets of the Royal Norwegian Air Force Academy during a mock United Nations More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jason Camera, a rifleman with Marine Rotational Force Europe 17.1, prepares to fire a rocket powered grenade launcher during Exercise Platinum Eagle 17.2, at Babadag Training Area, Romani More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Daniel Hanna, a criminal investigator with Marine Rotational Force Europe 17.1 (MRF-E), and Norwegian Home Guard 12 soldiers prepare to enter a room during a room-clearing exercise More
U.S Marine Lance Cpl. Edgar Barajaschaves, left, and Lance Cpl. John Sorrell, mortarmen with Black Sea Rotational Force 17.1, sight in to make adjustments to the 81mm mortar tube during a live-fire range at Exe More
U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force (BSRF) 17.1 patrol during Exercise Platinum Eagle 17.2 at Babadag Training Area, Romania, April 27, 2017. Marines conducted patrol-based exercises to improve on skil More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Michael Crawford, chaplain with Black Sea Area Support Team, gives a sermon for Marines and NATO Allies during Exercise Platinum Eagle 17.2, at Babadag Training Area, Romania, April 28, 2017. More
Canadian soldiers with Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry unit demonstrate how to fire the Carl Gustov 84mm rocket system to Marine Rotational Force Europe (MRF-E) 17.1 Marines during Exercise Platinum E More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Viktor Cadiente, a forward observer with Black Sea Rotational Force 17.1, calls in the landing of a U.S. Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter during Exercise Platinum Eagle 17.2 at Babadag Training More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Cristian Benitez, a machine gunner with Marine Rotational Force Europe 17.1, fires a .50 caliber machine gun during Exercise Platinum Eagle 17.2, May 2, 2017. Platinum Eagle allowed Mari More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Mohamed Hussain and Lance Cpl. Rodney Raber, motor vehicle operators with 2nd Transport Support Battalion, place boxes on a truck during Strategic Mobility Exercise 17 (STRATMOBEX) near S More
U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force Europe 17.1 move during a platoon attack for Exercise Platinum Eagle 17.2, at Babadag Training Area, Romania, May 3, 2017. The attack included indirect fire supporting More
U.S. Marines with 2nd Transportation Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, install an armadillo onto a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement during Strategic Mobility Exercis More
U.S. Marines with 2nd Transportation Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group move a convoy of Humvees as part of Strategic Mobility Exercise 17 (STRATMOBEX) in Frigaard, Norwa More
U.S. Marines with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion prepare their LAV-25 Light Armored Vehicle for convoy during Strategic Mobility Exercise 17 (STRATMOBEX) near Stjørdal, Norway, May 3, 2017. Marines More
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Doug Bruun, commander of the Marine Coordination Element with Marine Rotational Force Europe 17.1, meets Ine Eriksen Soreide, the Norwegian Minister of Defense, at the chow hall at Værnes More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Lucas Daniels, a motor vehicle operator with Combat Logistics Regiment 45, records serial numbers of equipment delivered to the assembly area during Strategic Mobility Exercise 17 ( More
During Strategic Mobility Exercise 17, approximately 500 principal end items of Marine Corps equipment were drawn from Norwegian caves which are part of the Marine Corps Prepositioning Program-Norway (MCPP-N). More
U.S. Marines with 2nd Transportation Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, load an M1A1 Abrams tank onto a railcar in Hell, Norway, May 9, 2017. Equipment was loaded onto a More
Norwegian Home Guard 12 base commander, Col. Hakon Warø, addresses the crowd celebrating Victory in Europe Day, in Stjørdal, Norway, May 8, 2017. Victory in Europe Day, known as VE day, commemorates the Allies More
U.S. Marine Maj. Gen. Niel Nelson, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa (MARFOREURAF), discusses the Marine Corps Prepositioning Program Norway (MCPP-N), with Lyle Layher, MARFOREURAF’s prepo More
Capt. Ola Gilberg, Frigaard Cave Manager, gives U.S. Marines and Norwegians a tour of a cave site in Norway, May 9, 2017. Senior leaders visited the site to see the layout of the Marine Corps Prepositioning Pro More
Lt. Col. Sveinn Arild Ivarrud, Chief of the Norwegian Defense Logistics Organization/Marine Expeditionary Brigade section, briefs U.S. Marines and Norwegian soldiers at a cave site in Norway, May 9, 2017. The M More
U.S. Marine Corps AAV-P7/A1 Amphibious Assault Vehicle exits the hot-wash station during retrograde operations during Strategic Mobility Exercise 17 (STRATMOBEX) in Norway, May 9, 2017. Marines washed the equi More
Norwegian Maj. Geir Ove Malvik, left, with Host Nation Support Battalion, gives U.S. Marines a tour of a hangar in Værnes, Norway, May 11, 2017. Host Nation Support Battalion is a Norwegian Army unit that provi More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Anthony Beem, a rifleman with Marine Rotational Force Europe 17.1, is dragged by a Norwegian soldier during a physical training session for Corporals Course at Værnes Garnison, Norway, May 18, More
Gen. Glenn M. Walters, Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, and his wife, Gail, are greeted by Marine and Norwegian leaders after landing in Værnes Garnison, Norway, May 29, 2017. The ACMC and other dignit More
U.S. Marine Gen. Glenn M. Walters, Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, answers questions during a brief with Marine Rotational Force Europe 17.1 (MRF-E) at Vaernes Garnison, Norway, May 29, 2017. The ACMC More
U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 17.1 prepare to depart in a tactical convoy through Ventspils, Latvia, May 31, 2017. The convoy was in preparation for Exercise Saber Strike 17, a multinational exer More
Maj. Gen. Leonids Kalnins(center), chief of defense for the Republic of Latvia, takes his post for the opening ceremony of Exercise Saber Strike 17 aboard Adazi Military Base, Latvia, June 3, 2017. Saber Strike More
U.S. Representative Jeff Duncan of South Carolina speaks with Lt. Col. Håvard Klevberg, a Royal Norwegian Air Force helicopter pilot, during a tour of a cave in Norway, June 3, 2017. The congressional delegatio More
U.S. Representative Vern Buchanan of Florida enjoys lunch with Marines of Marine Rotational Force Europe 17.1 (MRF-E) at Vaernes Garnison, Norway, June 2, 2017. Marines and representatives discussed what life i More
Two U.S. Marines with 4th Tank Battalion prepare ammunition before a tank range aboard Camp Adazi, Latvia, June 4, 2017. Tank range is a part of the multinational exercise Saber Strike 17, supporting stability More
A U.S. Marine with 4th tank Battalion holds a round before a range aboard Camp Adazi, Latvia, June 4, 2017. The tank range is a part of the multinational exercise Saber Strike 17, supporting stability in the re More
Lance Cpl. Anthony Rivera, a landing support specialist with Marine Rotational Force Europe 17.1, guides a 7-ton truck off of cargo ship USNS Baldomero Lopez (T-AK 3010) in Norway, June 6, 2017. Marines replace More
Lance Cpl. Hector Olmo Sanabria, a rifleman with Marine Rotational Force Europe 17.1, fills out a range card during a precision-fire range near Stjørdal, Norway, June 6, 2017. The Marines were given 30 minutes More
A U.S. Marine with Black Sea Rotational Force 17.1 sets up the fire direction center during Exercise Saber Strike 17 aboard Camp Adazi Military Base, Latvia, June 7, 2017. The Marines fired during combined-arms More
Norwegian Capt. Ola Gilberg, Frigaard Cave Manager, and U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Helen Pratt, 4th Marine Logistics Group Commanding General, discuss the AN/VRC 110 Multi-band Vehicular Radio as it is instal More
Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Wayne Troxell, the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (SEAC), speaks to Marines of Marine Rotational Force Europe 17.1 at Værnes Garnison, Norway, J More
Staff Sgt. Lacey Ambrosino, a military police officer with Marine Rotational Force Europe 17.1, instructs Marines during a shotgun range June 20, 2017 in Leksdal, Norway. The range was conducted to keep Marines More
Cpl. Robert Mullinax, a rifleman with Marine Rotational Force Europe 17.1 (MRF-E), acts as a notional victim during a combat life-saving course June 20, 2017 in Vaernes, Norway. Marines had to assess a casualty More
Sgt. Randy Hughes, right, a rifleman, and Staff Sgt. Jason Goff, the joint terminal attack controller for Marine Rotational Force Europe 17.1, carry out a call for fire exercise during a squad competition June More
Lance Cpl. Andrew Fitzgerald, a machine gunner with Marine Rotational Force Europe 17.1 (MRF-E), plots points on a map during a squad competition June 29, 2017, in Stjørdal, Norway. At station two of the compet More
Cpl. Anthony Sixtos, a rifleman with Marine Rotational Force Europe 17.1, fires an AT-4 rocket during a live-fire range July 24, 2017, in Leksdal, Norway. Sixtos was part of an attack element that supported the More
A U.S. Marine with Black Sea Rotational Force Europe 17.1, demonstrates a way to lift fingerprints during a tactical site exploitation class aboard Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, Aug. 3, 2017. Marines came More
U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 17.1 discuss tactics with Macedonian soldiers during a patrol exercise aboard Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, Aug. 7, 2017. The event was part of Exercise Platinu More
U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 17.1 give a safety brief with Moldovan and Macedonian soldiers before the start of a patrolling exercise aboard Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, Aug. 6, 2017. The More
A U.S. Navy Sailor with Black Sea Rotational Force 17.1 and Ukrainian soldier demonstrate how to apply a splint during a combat lifesaver course aboard Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, Aug. 7, 2017. The event More
U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, standby before performing sight adjustment on their weapons during a sustainment exercise to More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Kyley Vandover, center, a supply clerk with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, stands at the position of attention during a promotion ceremony aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault sh More
DOHA, Qatar (March 7, 2019) U.S. Marine Cpl. Hunter Perkins, left, a mortar Marine, and Sgt. Peter Demetriades, right, an infantry rifle Marine, both with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, assist a Qatar Mari More
DOHA, Qatar (March 6, 2019) U.S. and Qatar Marines pose for a photo after completing a subject matter expert exchange. U.S. and Qatar Marines met to exchange combat tactics, techniques and procedures. Marines a More
DOHA, Qatar (March 5, 2019) U.S. and Qatar Marines watch while two Qatar Marines finish the maneuver under fire portion of the combat fitness test. The U.S. and Qatar Marines met for a subject matter expert exc More
U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, provide security during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 24, 2018. MCCRE More
Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit receive training on assembling, disassembling and basic functioning of the .50 cal machine gun in the hanger bay of the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), Dec. 29, 2018. The More
AV-8B Harrier pilots attached to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit perform preflight gear and aircraft function checks aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), Jan. 1, 2019. The pilots are with Marine Medium Tiltroto More
Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment train on the installation and use of the Mark 19, 40 mm grenade machine gun atop an up-armored humvee in the well deck of the USS Kearsarge (LHD More
Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit Female Engagement Team partake in SEEK- II training aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), Jan. 2, 2018. The SEEK- II is a biometric enrollment device used to collect More
Col. Michael J. Perez, commanding officer of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, speaks to Marines about leadership, combat, and sacrifice during a corporals course lesson aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), Jan. More
Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit execute moves from the Marine Corps Martial Arts program in the well deck of the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), Jan. 7, 2019. Marines and Sailors with the 22nd MEU and th More
Staff Sgt. Marissa Garate, an administrative specialist with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, is promoted to the rank of staff sergeant aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), Jan. 10, 2019. The Kearsarge is curre More
Corporal Colin Watson, right, a military working dog handler with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit performs a bite training drill with his military working dog, Robby, at Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Gre More
The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) transits the Suez Canal. Marines and Sailors with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit and Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group are deployed to the U.S. 5t More
190210-M-YD783-1030 ARABIAN SEA (Feb. 10, 2019) U.S. Marines Corps Cpl. Steven Dinh, an infantry Marine with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, stands at attention in front of his Promoting Officer Capt. Micha More
190215-M-YD783-1026 ARABIAN SEA (Feb. 15, 2019) U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit perform an assaulting fire drill on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge ( More
190215-M-YD783-1192 U.S. ARABIAN SEA (Feb. 15, 2019) U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Benjamin Olson, a radio operator with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, assembles an AN/PRC-117G radio on the flight deck of t More
An AV-8B Harrier with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit takes off from the flight deck aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD-3). The Harriers, with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 2 More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Kyle Miszler, left, an airframes collateral duty inspector, and Lance Cpl. Jonathan Mitchell, an airframes mechanic, both with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, replace the nut cage in the ce More
190308-M-YD783-1024 GULF OF OMAN (March 8, 2019) U.S. Marine Cpl. John Dowd, a satellite operator with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, connects the wiring of a Very Small Aperture Terminal satellite on the More
GULF OF OMAN (March 9, 2019) – U.S. Marine Sgt. Michael Chiarappa, center, the chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear team leader with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, stands at the position of atten More
GULF OF OMAN (March 11, 2019) – U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit push boxes down a conveyor during a replenishment-at-sea aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD-3). More
GULF OF OMAN (March 12, 2019) – U.S. Marine Sgt. Ethan Doute, a criminal investigator with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, holds a gasoline can while Seaman Mason Hargrove, an aviation boatswain’s mate with More
190313-M-YD783-1005 U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (March 13, 2019) U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit participate in sea-to-shore training following their departure from the Was More
GULF OF OMAN (March 13, 2019) A U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion departs the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) with cargo from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit during training. Kear More
190313-M-YD783-1002 U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (March 13, 2019) U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit participate in sea-to-shore training following their departure from the Was More
190313-M-YD783-1022 U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (March 13, 2019) U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit unload gear out of a CH-53E Super Stallion during sea-to-shore training foll More
GULF OF OMAN (March 14, 2019) – U.S. Marine Sgt. Kaleb McCray, an airframes mechanic with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, screws a panel closed on an AV-8B Harrier in the hangar bay of the Wasp-class amphib More
(March 14, 2019) U.S. Marine Cpl. Aaron Green, a mortar Marine with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, looks through the sight unit of a 60mm mortar during training. The Wasp-Class amphibious assault ship USS More
GULF OF OMAN (March 16, 2019) – U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Jesse B. Reed, the maintenance control chief with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, washes the tail section of a CH-53E Super Stallion on the flight d More
GULF OF OMAN (March 17, 2019) – U.S. Marine Sgt. Remington Reynolds, a non-destructive inspection technician with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, performs pull ups during a physical fitness test in the hang More
GULF OF OMAN (March 18, 2019) – U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit perform dynamic warmups during a Martial Arts Instructor Course in the well deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship US More
GULF OF OMAN (March 20, 2019) – U.S. Marine Cpl. Julian Cruzsolis, an embarkation Marine with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, grabs boxes of food to pass down a conveyor during a replenishment-at-sea aboard More