Lt. Col. Michael P. Hubbard, inspector instructor with 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Cleveland Mayor Frank G. Jackson, right, and Brook Park Mayor Mark Elliott, far right, along with three Vietnam vetera More
Devin Gallagher, 10, climbs aboard a humvee to get a closer look at an up-mounted .50-caliber machine gun with Lance Cpl. Brandon Mentzer a member of 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Brigade and a Westerville native, More
Cpl. Reagan P. Lodge, a combat photographer with Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., quietly sketches the crowd around a light amphibious vehicle June 14, during Marine Corps Week Cleveland, which ends June 17. Ty More
Marines participating in Exercise Western Accord 2012 check out of the 3rd Battalion 25th Marines home training center in preparation to depart for the airport in Cleveland, July 7. U.S. service members, primar More
U.S. service members, primarily reservists and guardsmen from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines are honored by the Pease Greeters while passing through Pease International Airport, Portsmouth, N.H., July 8, More
Lance Cpl. Evan Ellsworth, a basic water support technician with 6th Engineer Support Battalion, checks water filters in the lightweight water purification system here, July 10. The water purification system su More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Jason Dumke with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines, instructs commandos from Senegal on patrol tactics in Thies, Senegal, July 11, 2012. Dumke is participating in Western Accord 2012 More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Kolton Loomis, a combat engineer with the Marine Wing Support Squadron 473, tightens lug nuts on a watchtower he is helping construct in Thies, Senegal, July 11, 2012. Loomis is participa More
Local villagers of Thies, Senegal, wait in line to be let in the gates of the clinic here, July 11. The medical care provided by the U.S. is part of Exercise Western Accord 2012. U.S. service members, primarily More
The camp set up for the combined forces taking part in Exercise Western Accord 2012, where there are more than 1,200 U.S. and African partner troops living, July 12. WA-12 is a multi-lateral exercise with Seneg More
U.S. Army Lt. Col Steven Metze, 3rd Infantry Division, Texas Army National Guard, speaks with Lt. Col Ibrahima Sory Bangoura, operations commander for the Guinea armed forces, through interpreter Henri Bore in More
A group of African nations participating in Exercise Western Accord 2012, practices movement to contact at urban combat techniques training, July 13. U.S. service members, primarily Reservists from the Marines, More
U.S. Navy HM3 Joseph Sheilds and U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Sara Burton remove sutures from a Senegalese patient in Thiès, Senegal, July 16, 2012. Sheilds and Burton are participating in Western Accord 2012, a mult More
Gunnery Sgt. JD Baters and Staff Sgt. Keith Hoy, civil affairs Marines with 11th Marine Regiment, dig holes in order to plant a live fence for a local farmer here, July 17. The volunteer project was part of a c More
Col. Anthony Fernandez III, the Task Force commander for WA-12 and Brig. Gen. Papa Samba Kamara, the Chief of Staff for the Army Senegalese Forces, conduct a pass-in-review during the closing ceremony for Exerc More
NBC News anchor Lester Holt sits down with three U.S. Army soldiers, Sgt. Maj. Kenneth Killingsworth, a native of Chattanooga, Tenn., Staff Sgt. Alicia Rowe, a native of West Palm Beach, Fla., and Spc. Samanth More
Marines with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, shoot down range at simulated targets in a live fire exercise during the Integrated Training Exercise 4-1 More
Marines with Company A, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve experience a simulated enemy explosion while inside an amphibian assault vehicle during a mechanized opera More
Marines with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, begin the infantry squad battle course during exercise Arctic Eagle at Camp Grayling, Mich., April 5, 201 More
Lance Cpl. Samuel L. Posey (left), a rifleman with 3rd Platoon, Company I, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve and Cpl. Robert D. Ray (right), a team leader with 3rd More
CLEVELAND – Marines from Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, stand ready to take the field and present the national colors at game one of the 2016 World Series at Pro More
Cpl. Nathan Bryson (right), a Marine Corps veteran who most recently served as a motor transport operator for Headquarters and Support Battalion, School of Infantry East, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, stands at More
LCpl. Joseph S. Campbell, a rifleman assigned to 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines, stands by to begin a three mile conditioning hike as part of Shared Accord 17 (SA17) at South African Army Combat Training Center, L More
South African Army Lt. Col. AB Wiid, exercise safety director, teaches safety classes to U.S. Marines, U.S. Soldiers, and members of the South African armed forces as part of Exercise Shared Accord 17 (SA17) at More
Sgt. Alex Vanlieshout, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines provides food for a puppy while locals wait for free veterinary care during Mandela Day as part of Exercise Shared Accord 17 (SA17) in Postmasburg, South Afric More
U.S. Marine looks on as his South African Maritime Reaction Squadron counterparts conduct battle drills as part of Exercise Shared Accord 17 (SA17) at South African Army Combat Training Center, Lohatla, South A More
U.S. Marines and members of the South African Navy’s Maritime Reaction Squadron (MRS) integrate and pose for a photo during Exercise Shared Accord 17 (SA17) at South African Army Combat Training Center, Lohatla More
A U.S. Marine participating in the 4th Marine Division Super Squad Competition conducts an Unknown Distance Course of Fire on Grezelka Range, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 3, 2017. Super Squad C More
U.S. Marines with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division prepare for a platoon attack on Range 410, an overhead fire infantry company training range, during Integrated Training E More
A U.S. Marine with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division engages a target during a platoon attack on Range 410, an overhead fire infantry company training range, during Integrat More
A U.S. Marine with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division engages the enemy in a platoon attack on Range 410, an overhead fire infantry company training range, during Integrated More
U.S. Army MEDEVAC flight crew with Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division stand in front of their More
UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters from 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regimen and CH-47 Chinook from 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, conducted air assault operations alongside Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 27th I More
Maj. Gen. W. Lee Miller, assistant division commander for 2nd Marine Division, and Brook Park mayor Mark Elliott exchange experiences in a meeting at Brook Park City Hall, April 4. Miller visited Brook Park as More
Lt. Col. Michael P. Hubbard, the inspector instructor of the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, pauses for a photo with Marine veteran Donald W. Thorpe, a member of the China Marine Association June 14, durin More
Marines participating in Exercise Western Accord 2012 load gear onto busses in preparation to go to the airport in Cleveland, July 7. U.S. service members, primarily Reservists from the Marines, Army, Navy, and More
The Pease Greeters at Pease International Airport, honor U.S. service members traveling through on their way to participate in Western Accord 2012, Pease International Airport, Portsmouth, N.H., July 8, 2012. W More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Hooiquoc Nguyen directs Lance Cpl. Michael Busman, both combat engineers with the Marine Wing Support Squadron 473, forward with a stack of beams a watchtower in Thies, Senegal, July 11, 2012. More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Michael Brinker with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines, instructs members of Guinea's armed forces on performing vehicle searches in Thies, Senegal, July 11, 2012. Brinker is participat More
U.S. service members carry a local woman unable to walk into the gates of the clinic in Thies, Senegal, July 11. The medical care provided by the U.S. is part of Exercise Western Accord 2012. U.S. service membe More
Lance Cpl. Colt Mcginnis, a team leader with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines, instructs a member of the Guinea army on the correct way to execute baton strikes during non-lethal weapons training, July More
Mont Rolland, the training area for Exercise Western Accord 2012, supports more than 1200 U.S. and African service members through the duration of the exercise. WA-12 is a multi-lateral exercise with Senegalese More
Sgt. Ibrahim Seima, a nurse with the Senegalese armed forces passes out medical charting booklets to patients that have returned for treatment, outside a clinic in Thies, Senegal, July 12, 2012. Seima is partic More
Cpl. Jason Dumke, a team leader with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion 25th Marine Regiment, posts security in a window during urban combat techniques training, July 13. U.S. service members, primarily Reservists More
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Sara Burton flushes out the ear of a Senegalese woman in Thiès, Senegal, July 16, 2012. Burton is participating in Western Accord 2012, a multi-lateral exercise with Senegalese, several W More
Staff Sgt. Keith Hoy, a civil affairs Marines with 11th Marine Regiment, digs a trench in order to plant a live fence for a local farmer here, July 17. The volunteer project was part of a civil affairs humanita More
Col. Anthony Fernandez III, the Task Force commander for WA-12 and Brig. Gen. Papa Samba Kamara, the Chief of Staff for the Army Senegalese Forces, salute the Senegalese flag during their national anthem as par More
Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, patrol during the 2015 Integrated Training Exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentyni More
Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve are transported in an Amphibious Assault Vehicle during a mechanized operations course exercise at Int More
Sgt. Farris A. Rison (right), a machine gun section leader with Weapons Platoon, Company I, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, issues orders to his Marines and an a More
Lance Cpl. Samuel L. Posey, a rifleman with 3rd Platoon, Company I, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, sights in through his rifle while conducting room clearing dr More
CLEVELAND – Marines from Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, complete the presentation of the National Colors at game one of the 2016 World Series at Progressive Fiel More
Col. Ricardo Player (left), the Force Headquarters Group chief of staff, Marine Forces Reserve, pins the Navy and Marine Corps Medal on Cpl. Nathan Bryson (right), a Marine Corps veteran who most recently serve More
U.S. Marines assigned to 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines, conduct a three mile conditioning hike as part of Shared Accord 17 (SA17) at South African Army Combat Training Center, Lohatla, South Africa, July 16, 2017 More
Members of the United States and South African armed forces receive introductory classes as part of Shared Accord 17 (SA17) at South African Army Combat Training Center, Lohatla, South Africa, July 17, 2017. SA More
LCpl. Daniel Temple, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines provides food for a dog while locals wait for free veterinary care during Mandela Day as part of Exercise Shared Accord 17 (SA17) in Postmasburg, South Africa, J More
HM1 Austin Vandivort, a U.S. Navy Corpsman heads into the bush to support U.S. Marines as they train as part of Shared Accord 17 (SA17) at South African Army Combat Training Center, Lohatla, South Africa, July More
ESN. Sinyakanyaka prepares to take his Maritime Reaction Squadron members through various battle drills as part of Shared Accord 17 (SA17) at South African Army Combat Training Center, Lohatla, South Africa, Ju More
U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Kholman Kelsey, a squad leader, 2nd Squad, with 2nd Squad 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, encourages one of his Marines during a mount More
A U.S. Marine with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division rushes forward through breached concertina wire in a platoon attack on Range 410, an overhead fire infantry company trai More
A U.S. Marine with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division low crawls during a platoon attack on Range 410, an overhead fire infantry company training range, during Integrated Tr More
U.S. Army HH-60 Black Hawk medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) Pilot Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jake Beckwith, assigned to Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB) More
Spc. Justin Hillis from 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment looks at the sunrise over Oahu, Hawaii, Jan. 27, during an air assault mission to kick off their week of realistic training. Readiness determines ou More
Maj. Gen. W. Lee Miller, assistant division commander for 2nd Marine Division, and Brook Park mayor Mark Elliott exchange jokes during a meeting at Brook Park City Hall, April 4. Miller visited Brook Park as a More
Lukas, 6, and Erik Reicher, 4, look inside an M1A1 Abrams tank in Public Square June 14, during Marine Week Cleveland, which ends June 17. Crowds of people flocked to Public Square to catch a glimpse of militar More
Gunnery Sgt. Michael Stover, the port operations group chief for 2nd landing support platoon, gives a safety brief to the Marines, soldiers, and airmen participating in Exercise Western Accord 2012 before they More
U.S. Marines sing the Marine's Hymn while being honored by the Pease Greeters, Pease International Airport, Portsmouth, N.H., July 8, 2012. U.S. service members, primarily reservists and guardsmen from the Army More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Steven Trala, a critical care nurse with the Vermont Air National Guard, checks the blood pressure of a Senegalese patient in Thies, Senegal, July 12, 2012. Trala is working as part of a hum More
Local children of Thies, Senegal wait to be seen at the clinic here, July 11. The medical care provided by the U.S. is part of Exercise Western Accord 2012. U.S. service members, primarily Reservists from the M More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher Mitchoson, a combat engineer with the Marine Wing Support Squadron 473, grades a road to the new range in Thies, Senegal, July 11, 2012. Mitchoson is participating in Western More
Lance Cpl. Daniel Harden, an assistant gunner with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines, instructs a member of the Guinea army on the correct way to execute baton strikes during non-lethal weapons training More
More than three hundred Senegalese men, women and children wait outside a clinic to be seen in Thiès, Senegal, July 12, 2012. The clinic is staffed by a multiple nations as part of Western Accord, a multi-later More
Cpl. Jason Dumke, a team leader with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion 25th Marine Regiment, and two members of the Senegalese army move to clear a building during urban combat techniques training, July 13. U.S. s More
Lance Cpl. Jesus Montoya, a radio operator with 4th Marine Division, listens to the radio in the combat operations center here, July 17. Radio communications is an essential part of exercises such as Western Ac More
Cpl. David Wyble, a civil affairs Marine with 11th Marine Regiment, plants a tree as part of a live fence for a local farmer here, July 17. The volunteer project was part of a civil affairs humanitarian outreac More
A platoon of Marines with 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines conduct a pass-in-review during the closing ceremony for Exercise Western Accord 2012 here, July 19. U.S. service members, primarily Reservists from the Mar More
Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, go through a barbed wire obstacle during the 2015 Integrated Training Exercise at Marine Corps Air Gr More
Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve exit an Amphibious Assault Vehicle during a mechanized operations course exercise during the 2015 Inte More
Lance Cpl. Denver J. Elliot (right) and Pfc. John O. Thompson (left), machine gunners with Weapons Platoon, Company I, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, standby fo More
Lance Cpl. Samuel L. Posey (right), a rifleman with 3rd Platoon, Company I, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, and Cpl. Robert D. Ray (left), a team leader with 3rd More
Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Regiment perform dry runs in preparation for live fire ranges at the Camp Grayling Air Gunnery Range during exercise northern strike 16'.Northern Strike 16 is a Na More
Sgt. Maj. William Grigsby (right), the sergeant major of Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, speaks with and congratulates Cpl. Nathan Bryson (left) for being awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Med More
Capt. Joshua A. Bales, assigned to 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines, leads his Marines on a three mile conditioning hike as part of Shared Accord 17 (SA17) at South African Army Combat Training Center, Lohatla, Sout More
A member of the South African Navy’s Maritime Reaction Squadron (MRS) talks to and builds comraderie with U.S. Marines during a break in training classes as part of Shared Accord 17 (SA17) at South African Army More
Sgt. Alex Vanlieshout, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines provides water for dogs while locals wait for free veterinary care during Mandela Day as part of Exercise Shared Accord 17 (SA17) in Postmasburg, South Africa, More
A U.S. Marine fires a South African R4 during a familiarization fire range as part of Shared Accord 17 (SA17) at South African Army Combat Training Center, Lohatla, South Africa, July 19, 2017. During SA17 memb More
U.S. Marines and members of the South African Navy’s Maritime Reaction Squadron (MRS) load into South African CASSPIRs to head into the field as part of Shared Accord 17 (SA17) at South African Army Combat Trai More
U.S. Marines participating in the 4th Marine Division Super Squad Competition conduct weapons zero procedures before executing an Unknown Distance Course of Fire on Grezelka Range, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richards More
A U.S. Marine with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division participates in a platoon attack on Range 410, an overhead fire infantry company training range, during Integrated Train More
U.S. Marines with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division load their gear on Range 410 during Integrated Training Exercise 4-19 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine More
U.S. Army HH-60 Black Hawk medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) Medic Sgt. Matt Standford, assigned to Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), 25th Combat Avia More
CH-47 Chinook from 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, conducted air assault operations alongside Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division from Whe More
Maj. Gen. W. Lee Miller, assistant division commander for 2nd Marine Division, speaks to students of Midpark High School here, April 4. He stressed the importance of being a good citizen in a country that gives More
Gear is staged and prepared to be loaded on an airplane that will take the participants of Exercise Western Accord 2012 to Dakar, Africa in the Cleveland International Airport, July 7. U.S. service members, pri More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Angela Welsh, a physician assistant and Senior Airman Gabriele Stevens, a medical technician, both with the Vermont Air National Guard, help to treat a Senegalese woman in Thies, Senegal, J More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Kevin Tye watches Lance Cpl. Zachary Ellis, both combat engineers with the Marine Wing Support Squadron 473, drill into a beam for a watchtower in Thiès, Senegal, July 11, 2012. Tye and E More
U.S. Army Spc. Tyler Charron, a medic with the Vermont Army National Guard triages a Senegalese patient at a medical clinic in Thies, Senegal, July 12, 2012. Charron is working as part of a humanitarian civic a More