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Lt. Col. Anthony Johnston, right, and Lt. Col. Christopher Richardella prepare to exchange the unit colors during a change of command ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, February 28, 2020. Johnston relinq More

West Memphis, Arkansas. native Marine Chief Warrant Officer Ricky Manley, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is promoted to the rank of Chief Warrant Officer 3 on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug 01, 2018.17. Man More

Marines and Sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit participate in physical training on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, February 28, 2019 to increase unit cohesion and maintain the Marine Corps’ physical More

A Marine Corps KC-130J cargo plane from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 365 (Reinforced) taxis back to its hangar in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, March 15. The Marines have flown passengers and cargo from More

Marines from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, NATO International Security Assistance Force, test the controls of a KC-130J prior to a flight. The KC-130J pilot More

Marines from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, ISAF, review the day's mission and the status of their KC-130J cargo plane in Kandahar, Afghanistan March 13.

Marines and sailors escort Algerian visitors through a tour of USS Nassau, Aug. 1. (U.S. Marine Corps photo taken by Lance Cpl. Sean D. Ross)

Corporals of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit line up, one after the other, fast roping down from an elevated platform inside the hangar bay aboard USS Nassau, Aug. 6. Once all Marines touched down on the dec More

Marines with the Command Element of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare to participate in the Warrior of the Month competition aboard USS Iwo Jima, May 1, 2012. During the competition Lance corporals and More

Marines and sailors from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, along with members of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group observe the Suez Canal transit on the flight deck of the USS Iwo Jima, May 1, 2012. The tra More

Staff members of Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a five-mile conditioning hike here, May 8, 2012. The Marines are in Jordan in preparation for More

Lance Cpl. Cody Daigle, a Slidell, La., native with combat cargo section moves supplies using a forklift off a Landing Craft Air Cushion hovercraft aboard the USS Iwo Jima, June 26, 2012. The 24th MEU is deploy More

Staff Sgt. Dania Hornesby, a Hartford, Conn., with the combat cargo section, oversees the off load of mail, parts and other equipment from a Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) hovercraft in the well deck of the U More

A Marine from Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, directs an M88A2 Hercules tank retriever into place to tow an M1A1 Abrams tank off of a Landing Craft Air Cushion hovercraft aboard t More

Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Alvarez, an infantry unit leader with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, instruct a Marine during Military Operations in Urban Terrain training at the Urban Assault Course on More

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment conduct military operations in urban terrain training at the Urban Assault Course on Fort Pickett, Va., Sept. 10, 2011. More than 900 Marines and s More

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, conduct military operations in urban terrain training at the urban assault course on Fort Pickett, Va., Sept. 10, 2011. More than 900 Marines and More

Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Alvarez, an infantry unit leader with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, instruct a Marine during military operations in urban terrain training at the urban assault course on More

Lance Cpl. Luke Johnson, a rifleman with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, reads a prayer during a Sept. 11, 2011 memorial ceremony on Fort Pickett, Va., Sept. 11, 2011. More than 900 Marines a More

Pfc. Cassius Johnson, a rifleman with 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, bows his head during a moment of silence in remembrance of 9/11, on Fort Pickett Va., Sept. 11, 2011. Johnso More

Pfc. Cassius Johnson, a rifleman with 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, bows his head during a moment of silence in remembrance of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, on Fort More

Lance Cpl. Luke Johnson, a rifleman with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, reads a prayer during a Sept. 11 memorial ceremony on Fort Pickett Va., Sept. 11. More than 900 Marines and sailors wi More

Rear Adm. William Lescher, center, commanding officer, Expeditionary Strike Group 5, speaks with Master Gunnery Sgt. Donald Iskerka, left, operations chief, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Col. Frank Donova More

An AV-8B Harrier commences a vertical landing on the flight deck off the USS Iwo Jima during deck landing qualifications as part of the Amphibious Squadron 8 (PHIBRON 8) / 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit Integ More

Hospitalman JMarcus Housley, a corpsman with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, takes cover behind a humvee during a practice exercise for a Surface Tactical Recovery of More

Marines and sailors with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, load an Internally Transportable Vehicle onto a CH-53E Super Stallion with Mari More

Marines from Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, hold a security perimeter during a simulated airfield seizure at Farmville Municipal Airpor More

MV-22 Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron VMM-261 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fly over Farmville Municipal Airport during a simulated airfield seizure Jan. 14. The Ospreys were used More

Maj. Foster Carlile, the officer in charge of the CH-53E detachment for Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron VMM-261 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, points at the engine of a CH-53E Super Stallion to More

Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Combat Logistics Battalion 24 and Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron VMM-261 (Reinforced) watch as a CH-53E Super Stallion takes off from Blackstone Army Airfield More

Marines with Combat Logistics battalion 24, attached to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, offload food and other cargo from Landing Craft Utility boats at Landing Zone Bluebird, Camp Lejeune, N.C., during off More

Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires upon an enemy encampment here during a training raid, Feb. 13, 2012. This raid was pa More

A Marine with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, readies himself to make a final push onto an enemy encampment during a training raid at Camp Lejeune's Mi More

Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct communication checks to relay information to fellow Marines during a simulated raid at Camp Lejeun More

Capt. Mark H. Scovill, commodore of Amphibious Squadron 8, speaks with local media prior to the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima getting underway for an eight-month deployment. Iwo Jima, along More

Cpl. Chris Miller and Lance Cpl. William Moore, both assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 261 from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, replace a prop-rotor gear box on an MV-22 Osprey aboard the m More

A CH-53 Echo helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 261 lands on the flight deck of the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). Iwo Jima is deployed as part of the Iwo More

Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit exit the USS Iwo Jima on their way to visit and experience the sights and sounds of southern Spain while the ship was in port here April 19-24. During the port st More

Marines and sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group aboard USS Iwo Jima work together while carrying fresh fruits and vegetables during a replenishment at sea with th More

An MH-60S Knight Hawk with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 22 prepares to take off from amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21). New York is part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group with the emba More

Riverine command boats from Riverine Squadron 2 approach the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21). New York and Marines assigned to the 24th Expeditionary Unit are part of the Iwo Jima Amphibiou More

Lance Cpl. Jake Glenn, a Colonial Heights, Colo., native with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's combat cargo section sprays down an M1A1 Abrams tank after off loading from a Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) More

Marines from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa and the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit pose for a picture with the Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton, during her visit to the Kampala, U More

Marines 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire M4 carbine rifles during a deck shoot on the flight deck aboard the USS New Yo More

Aviation maintenance Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, perform maintenance on an MV-22B Osprey on the flight deck of USS Iwo Jima, Sept. 11, 2012. M More

Marines with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, execute patrolling training through the coastal mountains of Djibouti, Sept. 29, 2012. The More

Cpl. Kenneth G. Marks (right), 25, a squad leader with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, explains the patrol route to Cpl. Raphael Padilla More

Cpl. Enzo Casas, assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), relays directional signals to a truck operator while repositioning equipment on flight deck aboard amphibious dock-landing ship USS Gunston More

Petty Officer 1st Class Jason A. Pippenger, a hospital corpsman from Cleveland, Tenn. with Special Operations Training Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, applies injury make-up to a role player before a mass More

For more than 239 years Marines have epitomized and upheld the values to being the world’s most elite and respected warriors. No matter the clime or place, Marines are renowned for their impeccable appearance a More

Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit watch a pair of CH-53E Super Stallions from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th MEU, aboard the USS Iwo Jima, Nov. 3, 2014. The 24th MEU is pr More

A light armored vehicle operated by Marines with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire a 25 mm training round through a tracer barrel dur More

Sailors and Marines aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) connect a propeller onto a CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 (Reinforced). Iwo Jima is the More

Amphibious Assault Vehicles with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, departs the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43), Feb. More

An Amphibious Assault Vehicle with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, departs the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43), Fe More

A Landing Craft, Air Cushioned vessel from Assault Craft Unit 4 Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, departs the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43), in the Arabian Gulf, Feb. 6, 2015. The 24th M More

An M88A2 Hercules Armored Recovery Vehicle from Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, disembarks from a Landing Craft, Air Cushion vessel in th More

Corporal Jacob O. Sindelar, an M1A1 tank crewman with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts an “accuracy check” of the M1A1 Abrams Mai More

Mortarmen with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire a round from an M224 60 mm mortar at a live-fire range ashore in the U.S. 5th Fleet a More

A CH-53E Super Stallion, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to drop off an 8,400 pound rotor head during a helicopter support team lift that More

Marines with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire weapons during a live-fire range in Djibouti, Feb. 18, 2015. A contingent of MEU Marine More

Lance Cpl. Peter Riggs, a rifleman with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides overwatch during sustainment training in Djibouti, Feb. More

Marines with Weapons Platoon, Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, put on firefighter suits during the Damage Control Olympics aboard the amph More

Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24 Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct sword manual drills during Corporals Leadership Course aboard the amphibious dock land More

Corporal Alvaro Padilla Cuellar, a supply administration and operations specialist with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts sword manual drills du More

Sergeant Alex Pohle, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, looks at an operational control unit to control a Man Transportable Robotic Sys More

Cpl. Austin Bushong, a field radio operator with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Joint Task Force Enabler detachment, assembles an Integrated Trailer Environmental Control Unit Generator, or ITEG, air-cond More

Sgt. Adam Williams, a combat engineer with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires his M4 carbine during a live-fire exercise aboard the am More

Corporal’s Leadership Course instructors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, receive recognition by 1st Sgt. John Beckett , company first sergeant for Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, More

Sergeant Joseph W. Martin, the assault section leader for Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, shows a scar on his forehead from a piece of sh More

An M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires its 120 mm smoothbore cannon during a live-fire event as part More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Shane Martinez, rifleman, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, mans the rails of USS Bataan in a parade of ships as part of Fleet Week in New York, May 25, 2016. The USS Bataan tran More

U.S. Marines and sailors attend a welcoming reception at the New York Yacht Club as part of Fleet Week in New York, May 25, 2016. More than 500 Marines and sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit will p More

Marine Col. Thomas Prentice, commanding officer of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Southern Command, speaks with Col. Ryan S. Rideout, commanding officer of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit about More

Cpl. Nicholas Luber observes the outside of his CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter for any obstacles as the aircraft takes off from Plaisance-du-Sud, a commune in the Anse-à-Veau Arrondissement in the Nippes Depar More

A Marine sprints with a 100-pound inert howitzer shell in a relay race during a 'Teufel Hunden' challenge Nov. 22, 2016 on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 6th M More

Pfc. Ismael ColonDominguez struggles to pull a rope in a tug-of-war match during a 'Teufel Hunden' challenge November 22, 2016 on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion More

Marines with Kilo Co., 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment make their way to the well deck of USS Bataan (LSD-50) to conduct a mechanized raid Dec. 5, 2016 off the coast of Onslow Beach, North Carolina, during A More

Sailors walk the flight deck of USS Carter Hall (LSD-50) to search for foreign objects and debris, or FOD, prior to conducting flight operations Dec. 7, 2016 during Amphibious Ready Group Marine expeditionary U More

Lance Cpl. Allen Thompson, a rifleman with Kilo Co., 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides security from an amphibious assault vehicle during a simulated raid Jan. 17, 201 More

170126-N-HP188-071 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (January 26, 2017) Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Bill Bonner poses for an environmental portrait in the hangar bay aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan More

170128-N-HP188-021 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 28, 2017) – Boatswain's Mate Seaman Francisco Quinonez, a native of Chicago, uses binoculars during his watch as aft lookout aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault sh More

170129-N-HP188-019 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 29, 2017) – Quartermaster 2nd Class Davian Gonzalez, a native of Wharton, Texas, and Quartermaster Seaman Jordan Tabb, a native of Saint Louis, Mo., man forward lookout d More

Sgt. Gino Devengencie plays with his daughter Feb. 27, 2017 at a bus stop on Camp Lejeune before he leaves for a deployment with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Approximately 5,000 Marines and Sailors from More

170323-N-KD168-026 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 23, 2017) Sailors fight a simulated fire during a general quarters drill aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), March 23, 2017. Bataan is currently de More

1703025-N-HP188-056 RED SEA (March 25, 2017) Marines currently assigned to the “Blue Knights” of Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (reinforced, 24th Marine 1703025-N-HP188-056 RED SEA (March 25, 2017) Marines, assi More

1703025-N-HP188-056 FIFTH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (March 25, 2017) Marines currently assigned to the “Blue Knights” of Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (reinforced, 24th Marine 1703025-N-HP188-056 RED SEA (March More

170126-N-UM082-001 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (January 26, 2017) Lance Cpl. Andre Pedro poses for an environmental portrait in the hangar bay aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). Pedro works More

170403-N-HP188-097 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (April 3, 2017) Gunner's Mate Seaman James R. Carr stands phone talker watch at a .50 caliber machine gun mount aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD More

170410-N-HP188-045 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (April 10, 2017) Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Chris A. Rogakos and Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Kyle M. Hawkins clean repair parts in the aft main machinery room aboa More

170414-N-HP188-006 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (April 14, 2017) Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Jeniel Patrice Daley poses for an environmental portrait in the hangar bay aboard the amphibious assault ship USS More

CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait (April 23, 2017)— U.S. Marines assigned to Fox Battery, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) prepare to emplace an M777 A2 howitzer at an indirect firin More

170424-N-HP188-018 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (April 24, 2017) Information Systems Technician 3rd Class Lucas A. Ingle inspects cables aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). The ship and More

4170426-N-HP188-022 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (April 26, 2017) Sailors and Marines move pallets from the port side elevator to the hangar bay aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). The s More

170430-N-UE100-004 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (April 30, 2017) Sailors pose for a group photo before a Holocaust remembrance ceremony aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). The ship is cu More

170501-N-KD168-023 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (May 1, 2017) Hospitalman Apprentice Theodore Sisson cleans brightwork aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). The ship is currently deployed More

170502-N-KD168-012 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (May 2, 2017) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Rex Rivera prepares typhoid immunizations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). The ship is curren More

170505-N-KD168-004 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (May 5, 2017) Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Barry Riley plays music for the crew during a steel beach picnic aboard the amphibious assault ship USS More

Jordanian F-16 fighter jets and AV-8B Harriers drop munitions on simulated targets during combined arms live fire exercise during Eager Lion 17, May 17 in Jordan. Eager Lion is an annual multinational exercise More

170522-N-HP188-0035 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (May 22, 2017) Cpl. Nicholas Collier, a native of Columbus, Ind., and Cpl. Cody Smith, a native of Pittsburg, Pa., attached to the "Blue Knights" of Marine More