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VICTORVILLE, Calif. – 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment Troopers carried the National and Regimental Colors in Victorville’s 20th Annual Veteran’s Day Parade, Nov. 11, 2016. Veteran’s Day originated More

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Horse Detachment, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment carried the National and Regimental colors in Los Angeles County Veteran's Home Inaugural Veteran's Day Parade, commemorating those who ha More

Sgt. Daniel M. Matthews, security chief, Team 1, Civil Affairs Detachment 2, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines (2/11), Regimental Combat Team 1, stands watch in an industrial high school currently under construction 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

Lance Cpl. Christopher Lynam, an intelligence clerk with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, holds his daughter at the Marine Corps Exchange Annex parking lot on Marine Corps B More

Staff Sgt. Ray Pelon, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, provides security for a patrol in Samarra, Iraq. 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

A U.S. Marine with Golf Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 holds a program with the biography of U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Connor T. Lowery during a memorial ceremony in his hon More

Corporal Douglas Smith with 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment walks between a row of trucks on the way to his own before a mission March 26 on Camp Boldak, Afghanistan. Marines at Boldak said Smith "always ha More

Landscape photo of Habib Abad, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 4, 2012. U.S. Marines and Afghanistan National Army soldiers conducted a patrol to disrupt insurgency activity.

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

A young Afghan boy smiles as he looks back at the camera as his sister carries him during a shura in Sheik Abad, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 19, 2012. The shura was conducted to bring Afghan nationals More

An Afghan man poses with a pair of U.S. Marine issued spectacles during a shura in Sheik Abad, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 19, 2012. The shura was conducted to bring Afghan nationals and coalition forc More

Afghans nationals walk toward the shura site in Sheik Abad, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 19, 2012. The shura was conducted to bring local Afghan nationals and coalition forces together to discuss curren More

A young Afghan child looks at the camera during a shura in Sheik Abad, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 19, 2012. The shura was conducted to bring Afghan nationals and coalition forces together to discuss c More

Navy seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11 receive a pre-mission security brief from Marine Corps Sgt. Eric D. Colley, from Middleton, Ohio, assigned to Echo Battery, 2nd Battalion 11th Mar More

Private First Class Aristarchus Metto is from Eldoret, Kenya, but plans on submitting paperwork to become a U.S. citizen after his deployment. Metto, a motor transport operator with Golf Battery, 2nd Battalion, More

M777 A2 Howitzers sit oriented over the Helmand River aboard Forward Operating Base Zeebrugge, Helmand province, Afghanistan April 25, 2012. Placement of artillery on high ground allowed for Coalition Forces to 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

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

Marines serving with Kilo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, attached to 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines, load a high-explosive round into an M777 Lightweight Howitzer during exercise Desert Scimitar her More

Marines with Battery C, 1/11, emplace their weapon in the Rainbow Training Area, as part of 11th Regiment’s artillery competition. The battalion faced off against 2nd and 3rd Battalion as well as Battery I, 3r More

A Helicopter Support Team with Landing Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, prepare to attach a M777 howitzer to the inbound CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopter at Marine Corp 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

A soldier from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force clips vegetation to camouflage his ghillie suit while conducting a stalk exercise with 1st Marine Division Schools during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp P More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Bryan Dingess, boatswain's mate, Beach Master Unit 1, guides a Landing Craft Air Cushion onto the beach during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 12, 2014. Iron More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Miguel DelCampo, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, provides security while conducting helicopter assault training during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 12, 2014. More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Kale L. Karlen, field artillery cannoneer, Echo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, adjusts the sights on an M120 120mm Mortar System during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard San Clement More

Soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force look at targets while training with U.S. Marines from 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard San Clemente Island, Calif., F More

U.S. Marine Maj. Paul Bartok, middle, Marine liaison to the Western Army Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, speaks with officials of the JGSDF during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard San Clemente More

U.S. Marines from Echo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, load M120 120mm Mortar System during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard San Clemente Island, Calif., Feb. 14, 2014. Iron Fist is an amphibious ex More

Soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and U.S. Marines from 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company look at their targets during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard San Clemente Island, Calif., Feb. 14, 20 More

U.S. Marine Lt. Gen. John A. Toolan, center commanding general, I Marine Expeditionary Force, meets with Lt. Gen. Hirotaka Yamashita, left, vice chief of staff, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and other officer More

Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force load a combat rubber reconnaissance craft into a CH-46E Sea Knight while conducting helocast training with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, du More

U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, and soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force load a combat rubber reconnaissance craft into a CH46-E Sea Knight while conducting rec More

Officials from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force observe and learn about AAV-7 Assault Amphibious Vehicles during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 16, 2014. Iron Fist is an amphibio More

U.S. Marines with 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion transport Marines from 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment in AAV-7 Amphibious Assault Vehicles during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Philip Phetsavanh, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, sits in an MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 161 while conducting a helo insertion to a nighttime urban terrain r More

An AAV-7 Amphibious Assault Vehicle performs an amphibious landing during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 19, 2014. Iron Fist is an amphibious exercise that brings together Marines a More

U.S. Marine Lt. Col. John R. O’Neal, commanding officer, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, addresses a crowd of Marines and sailors and soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force at the closing ceremony fo More

Marines with Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, fire artillery rounds during a battalion fire exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 19, 2014. The exercise gave new Marin More

U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion with the Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), 7th Fleet Area of Responsibility, lands on White Beach, during Exercise Ssang Yong 14 at Dogue Beach Pohang, South Korea, April 2, 2014. Ex More

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, are taught the proper way to lay hoses during a Woodland Firefighting Course aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pe More

Marines from Battery F, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, await orders to load the M777 Lightweight Howitzer during a battalion fire exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 23, 2014. M More

Marines with 11th Marine Regiment prepare their internally transportable vehicles and 120mm mortars aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 21, 2014. Marines from 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regime More

Marines and their spouses view displays of the weapons used by 11th Marine Regiment aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 6, 2014. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, held a Jane More

Captain Isaac Williams, outgoing commanding officer of Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, receives a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal during a ceremony aboard More

Marines stand in a crowd control formation Dec. 18 during nonlethal weapons and riot control training at Central Training Area. During this training Marines learned different formations to control crowds or def More

A Landing Craft, Air-Cushioned (LCAC) pulls ashore to transport Marines with 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment and members of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force to San Clemente Island to conduct live-fire mo More

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, conduct air assault sling load training with a Korean Augmentation To the U. More

Marines with 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group; 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment and 2nd Battalion, 11 Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, deploy a training flas More

Staff Sgt. Curtis Byrom demonstrates the proper technique for takedowns used during nonlethal weapons training at Camp Pendleton March 22, 2016. During the training, Marines were sprayed with oleoresin capsicum More

Killer Troop, 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, conducted a Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided missile live fire exercise using the Improved Target Acquisition System, in the early morning More

Utilizing their High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle and Improved Target Acquisition System, Killer Troop, 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment destroyed nine M1A1 Abrams, 16 Bradley Fighting Vehic More

As the sun rose over the National Training Center, June 21,2016, Bradley Fighting Vehicles shook the foundation of the small city of Ujen. The Minnesota National Guard’s 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 34th In More

2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment’s Color Guard marches with the national and squadron colors during the change of command ceremony on Fort Irwin’sFritz Field, June 27, 2016. (Photo by Sgt. David Edge More

From left, U.S. Army Col. Kevin L. Jacobi, outgoing commander, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Maj. Gen. Joseph M. Martin, commanding general, National Training Center and Fort Irwin, and Col. Joseph D. Clark, c More

Soldiers of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment halt their convoy in order to fight off an ambush staged by an enemy force during the National Training Center Box Tour demonstration in the town of Ujen, Fort Irwi More

FORT IRWIN, CALIF. – BMP-1s from 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment advance on the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division during rotation 16-08 at the National Training Center, Aug. 3, More

FORT IRWIN, Calif. – 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment troop leaders and guidon bearers salute the national colors during the 11th ACR’s Change of Responsibility ceremony at Fort Irwin’s Fritz Field, Sept. 20, 2016 More

U.S. Navy Lt. Cdr. Arthur L. Wiggins, Chaplain, 4th Marine Regiment, delivers the invocation, on Camp Wilson, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Oct. 13, 2016. 4th Marine Regiment hosted the Navy cake cutting ceremony t More

BARSTOW, Calif. – U.S. Army Col. Joseph D. Clark (left) and Command Sgt. Maj. Michael J. Stunkard, Command Team for the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, led the 11th ACR’s demonstration of force, in the Barstow K More

A Trooper from Killer Troop, 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment fires a simulated a Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided missile at a 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division targ More

U.S. Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, Chief of Staff of the Army, recognizes 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment Blackhorse Troopers by awarding them coins for excellence during his visit to the National Training Center, Fo More

FORT IRWIN, Calif. – U.S. Army Lt. Col. Rod Morgan, commander, 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, delivered the opening remarks at the National Training Center and Fort Irwin’s National Native America More

FORT IRWIN, Calif. — Pfc. Dong Shin, Pale Horse Troop, Regimental Support Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, portraying the opposition force, prepares to fire his M4 carbine rifle during an air assault mi More