Lt. Cmdr. Patrick M. Hare, a medical officer assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, applies burn ointment to an Afghan child during a health initiative in Sangin, Afghanistan. The initiative is bei More
Hospitalman Stephen Wescott, assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, provides security during a census patrol in Sangin, Afghanistan. The battalion conducts counterinsurgency operations in partnership w More
A simulated improvised explosive device is activated as U.S. Marines from Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment enter a building at the U.S. Army's Schofield Barracks' military operations on urban te More
U.S. Marines attached to Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment train at the U.S. Army's Schofield Barracks' military operations on urban terrain facility, Oahu, Hawaii, May 17, 2011. The Marines trai More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Philip A. McCulloch of Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego honors the colors during his Silver Star award ceremony at M More
U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Support Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 construct wooden tent bases on Forward Operating Base (FOB) Geronimo, Helmand province, Afghanist More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Timothy Mcguire, an improvised explosive device detection dog (IDD) handler with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat team 6 walks alongside his IDD a More
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Edward J. Healey, left, battalion commander of 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment (3/8), Regimental Combat Team 6 greets Maj. Gen. David H. Berger, right, commanding general Task For More
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Breck Perry, back left, officer in charge of 1st Toli. 1st Kandak, 215th Corps Kandak Advisor Team (KAT) in support of 3D Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 congrat More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Gar Ayscue, a motor transportation mechanic with Motor Transportation Platoon, Headquarters & Support Company, 3D Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 repairs a More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Rhye A. Polk, center, radio chief with Communications Platoon, Headquarters & Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 stands at the position of atten More
U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 pick up a water bottle using the PACKBOT-510, an improvised explosive device (IED) disarming robot, as part of a class on Forward O More
U.S. Marines with Headquarters & Support Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 perform various warm up exercises during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program black belt course on F More
U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jesse M. Schertz, front right, battalion gunner with 3D Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment (3/8), Regimental Combat Team 6 gives an safety brief on the M9 Beretta pistol b More
U.S. Marines with 1st Squad, 1st Platoon, Kilo Company, 3D Battalion, 8th Marines Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, patrol in the Garmsir district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 7, 2012. Marines conduct More
A U.S. Marine with 1st Platoon, Lima Company, 3D Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, provides over watch during a dismounted security patrol in the Nawa District, Helmand province, Afghani More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph Heron, back, a team leader with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment guides his team during a beach assault as part of Island Viper training exercise at Marine C More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Daniel Wallace, a machine gunner with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment directs his fire team after helicopter insertion during exercise Island Viper at Marine Corps Tra More
U.S. Marines with 2nd Truck Platoon, Alpha Company with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines (3/4), Regimental Combat Team 7 (RCT 7), attend a cookout at Forward Operating Base Shukvani, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Ju More
Army 1st Lt. Ronald Cerankowski (right) of Hammonton, NJ, and Lito Velasco of Los Angeles, CA attend the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con, July 19, 2013, dressed as the character Indiana Jones from the film Raiders of More
A Marine Corps volunteer (left, orange shirt) from the Single Marine Program at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego assists patrons attending the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con held at the San Diego Convention Cente More
Officers and noncommissioned officers of the 3rd Battalion, 10th Infantry Regiment participate in the "Omega Squad" leader training program at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., April 16, 2014. The program, which is part More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. James P. Davies, rifleman with India Co, 3d Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, sights in a M224 60mm mortar system at the MP2 range near Camp Fuji, Gotemba, Japan on 07 More
Col. Patrick Ellis, outgoing 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment commander, passes the colors to Col. Christopher Vanek, 75th Ranger Regiment commander, during the battalion's change of command ceremony here, A More
Members of the 3rd Battalion, 10th Infantry Regiment and citizens from the city of Cuba prepare to start the inaugural 55-mile Memorial Day partnership run from Cuba to Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., on May 25, 2015.
U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment with the unit deployment program sketch their surroundings during a division squad competition at Landing Zone Cardinal, Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 30, More
Cpl. Daniel S. Dorsey provides instruction on proper de-boarding and flightline procedures to the Marines from 3d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment who arrived at Kadena Air Base for the unit deployment program in More
Lt. Col. Kemper A. Jones, from Richmond, Virginia, Commanding Officer of 3d Marines, 8th Marine Regiment arrives at Kadena Air Base on the island of Okinawa, Japan, February, 12, 2017 as part of the unit deploy More
ROBERTSON BARRACKS, Darwin – U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Brian Middleton, commanding officer of 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Marine Rotational Force Darwin 17.2, gives a speech at a Welcome More
DARWIN, Australia – Brigadier General 1st Brigade, Ben James, Australian Army, speaks at an Australian New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) Day ceremony, April 25, 2017. ANZAC Day is a national day of remembrance for More
Marines from 3d Battalion, 3d Marines complete the final user evaluation for the tropical uniform in Kahuku's Training Area Oct. 3-5, 2017. Durability, fit and function were tested in order to compile the final More
U.S. Marine Master Sgt. Travis Browning, operations chief for III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group speaks with Marines on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 30, 2020. This vigil was held to reach out More
U.S. Marines with Bravo Battery, 3d Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, prepare to fire an M777A2 155mm Howitzer as part of the Artillery Relocation Training Program 20.3 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuj More
U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, conduct convoy operations at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, Oct. 24, 2020. The Marines were transporting M777A2 155mm More
U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, conduct nighttime operations at Combined Arms Training Center Fuji, Japan, Oct. 25, 2020. The Marines were participating in Artillery Re More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Benny Bobadilla (left), Lance Cpl. Vance Cannon (middle), and Lance Cpl. Nathan Grande (right), mortarmen with 3d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment attached to 3d Marine Division, perf More
U.S. Marines and Sailors with 3d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, attached to 3d Marine Division, along with Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, discuss health protection measures in preparation for exercise For More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl Christopher S. Jaco with 3d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment attached to 3d Marine Division, sights in behind his M240B medium machine gun while conducting a machine gun drill in preparation More
U.S. Marine Corps mortarmen with 3d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment attached to 3d Marine Division patrol during a squad attack in preparation for exercise Forest Light Eastern Army in mainland Japan, on Dec. 6, More
U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, and troops from the 30th Infantry Regiment, 12th Brigade, Japan Self-Defense Force, discuss and plan events in preparation for exercise Forest Light Eastern More
U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment attached to 3d Marine Division and leadership from the 30th Infantry Regiment, 12th Brigade, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, discuss the training plan in pre More
Area journalists receive a media briefing prior to exercise Forest Light Eastern Army’s opening ceremony in mainland Japan, on Dec. 6, 2020. Forest Light Eastern Army is an annual training exercise that is desi More
U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment and troops from the 30th Infantry Regiment, 12th Brigade, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, participate in an opening ceremony for exercise Forest Light Easter More
Troops from the 30th Infantry Regiment, 12th Brigade, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment conduct a combat marksmanship course during exercise Forest Light Ea More
Leaders from 3d Battalion, 8th Marines and the 30th Infantry Regiment, 12th Brigade, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, discuss marksmanship techniques training during exercise Forest Light 21 in the Niigata Pref More
Troops from the 30th Infantry Regiment, 12th Brigade, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force prepare their Howa Type-89 assault rifles for a combat marksmanship course during exercise Forest Light Eastern Army in main More
U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment and troops from the 30th Infantry Regiment, 12th Brigade, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force exchange MREs and rations during exercise Forest Light Eastern Army More
U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment and troops from the 30th Infantry Regiment, 12th Brigade, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, practice fighting techniques during exercise Forest Light Eastern A More
An infantryman from the 30th Infantry Regiment, 12th Brigade, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force demonstrates fighting techniques to U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 8th Marine during exercise Forest Light Eastern More
Capt. Takahashi (left) and Cpl. Benton from the 30th Infantry Regiment, 12th Brigade, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, and 3d Battalion 8th Marines, respectively, explain patrol tactics to U.S. Marine and JGSDF More
Troops from the 30th Infantry Regiment, 12th Brigade, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and a U.S. Marine with 3d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment prepare for fast roping during exercise Forest Light Eastern Army i More
U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 8th Marines and troops from the 30th Infantry Regiment, 12th Brigade, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force are briefed on upcoming integrated defensive tactics training during exercis More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. William H. Tyler, an infantryman with 3d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment sights in his M38 Designated Marksmanship Rifle while participating in an infiltration training during exerci More
U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment and troops from the 30th Infantry Regiment, 12th Brigade, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conduct fast roping during exercise Forest Light Eastern Army in mai More
Troops from the 30th Infantry Regiment, 12th Brigade, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, examine scout sniper weaponry and gear with U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment during exercise Forest Ligh More
Troops from the 30th Infantry Regiment, 12th Brigade, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force watch MV-22 Osprey’s from Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, 1st Marine Air Wing warm up their engines during exercise Forest Li More
Leaders with 3d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment and from the 30th Infantry Regiment, 12th Brigade, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, command and control the troops of Forest Light 21 in the Niigata Prefecture, Ja More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nathan Grande, a mortarman with 3d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment provides security during a M224 60mm Lightweight mortar demonstration during exercise Forest Light Eastern Army in More
U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, practice patrolling and ambush tactics during exercise Forest Light 21 in the Niigata Prefecture, Japan, on Dec. 13, 2020. Forest Light is an annual bilatera More
U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment and troops from the 30th Infantry Regiment, 12th Brigade, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conduct crew-served weapons training during exercise Forest Light Ea More
U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment and troops from the 30th Infantry Regiment, 12th Brigade, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, discuss cooperative defensive strategies together during exercise F More
U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment patrol back to a rally point during exercise Forest Light Eastern Army in mainland Japan on Dec. 14, 2020. Forest Light is an annual bilateral training exerci More
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Michael Caleb Nelson, a platoon commander with 3d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, conducts a pre-patrol brief to troops from the 30th Infantry Regiment, 12th Brigade, Japan Ground Self More
U.S. Navy Hospitalman Eddie M. Rivera, a corpsman with 3d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment conducts a casualty evacuation scenario while engaging an air assault with troops from the 30th Infantry Regiment, 12th B More
U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment conduct an air assault with troops from the 30th Infantry Regiment, 12th Brigade, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force during exercise Forest Light Eastern Army in More
A pilot with the 30th Infantry Regiment, 12th Brigade, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force prepares to take off for an air assault with U.S. Marines from 3d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment during exercise Forest Lig More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brandon Lee, a machine gunner with 3d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, mans an M240b machine gun during exercise Forest Light Eastern Army in mainland Japan on Dec. 15, 2020. Forest More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Zachary Miller, an Intelligence Specialist with 3d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment assembles the RQ-12 Wasp Small Unmanned Aerial System for an aerial ISR exchange during exercise Fo More
U.S. Marines with Kilo Company, 3d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, and soldiers from U.S. Army Aviation Brigade Japan take part in planning for Joint Exercise Littoral Strike, the culminating event for exercise More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Calton Ragsdale, a machinegunner with Kilo Company, 3d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, demonstrates machinegun procedures during exercise Fuji Viper 21.2 at Combined Arms Training C More
U.S. Marines assigned to 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, call in a fire mission during Artillery Relocation Training Program 20.4 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, Feb. 6, 2021. ARTP More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Heidi A. Dean, hospital corpsman, assigned to the Female Engagement Team supporting 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, gives a medical class to local Afghan children during a health ini More
An M18 smoke hand grenade is activated by U.S. Marines from Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment at the U.S. Army's Schofield Barracks' military operations on urban terrain facility, Oahu, Hawaii, M More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Philip A. McCulloch of Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego is awarded with the Silver Star medal at MCRD San Diego, Cal More
A U.S. Marine with Headquarters and Support Company, 3D Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 cuts a piece of wood in preparation to build a tent base on Forward Operating Base (FOB) Geronimo More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Gary Seale, an improvised explosive device detection dog (IDD) handler with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat team 6 prepares his IDD to scout out More
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Edward J. Healey, left, battalion commander of 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment (3/8), Regimental Combat Team 6 and Maj. Gen. Walter L. Miller, right, commanding general of Marine A More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Paul Regino, center, an adviser with 1st Toli, 1st Kandak, 215th Corps Kandak Adviser Team in support of 3D Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 recites the oath More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nathan T. Hood, left, a motor transportation mechanic with Motor Transportation Platoon, Headquarters & Support Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 More
U.S. Contractor John Durapu with robotic systems joint project office trains Marines with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 on the PACKBOT-510, an improvised explosive device (IED) di More
U.S. Marines with Headquarters & Support Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 perform a hip toss during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program black belt course on Forward Operatin More
U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jesse M. Schertz, center, battalion gunner with 3D Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment (3/8), Regimental Combat Team 6 gives an safety brief on the M9 Beretta pistol before More
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. David W. Roberts, left, adjutant with 3D Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, takes part in a security patrol in the Garmsir district, Helmand province, Afghanista More
U.S. Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment buddy rush during a beach assault as part of Island Viper training exercise at Marine Corps Training Station Bellows, December 4, 2012. Island More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Bay Truong, a platoon sergeant with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment conducts a radio check after a helicopter insertion during exercise Island Viper at Marine Corp More
Marine Corps volunteers (right, orange shirts) from the Single Marine Program at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego assist patrons attending the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con held at the San Diego Convention Cente More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brandon J. Rieber, Mortarman with India Co, 3d Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, carries a M224 60mm mortar system at the MP2 range near Camp Fuji, Gotemba, Japan on 07 More
Lt. Col. Arthur W. Sellers, incoming 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment commander, receives the colors from Col. Christopher Vanek, 75th Ranger Regiment commander, during the battalion's change of command cere More
Marines from 3d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment de-board a plane and prepare for transportation to Camp Schwab after arriving at Kadena Air Base for the unit deployment program in Okinawa, Japan Feb. 12, 2017. More
1st Lt. Daniel J. Rogers, the 3rd platoon commander with Kilo Company, 3d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, from Whitman, Massachusetts, arrives at Kadena Air Base on the island of Okinawa, Japan, February, 12, 2 More
ROBERTSON BARRACKS, Darwin – Indigenous Australians present a traditional musical performance during a Welcome to Country ceremony for 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Marine Rotational More
DARWIN, Australia — Service members with the Australian Defence Force and the United States Marine Corps salute Last Post, April 25, 2017. ANZAC Day commemorates the anniversary of the landing of the Australian More
U.S. Marine Master Sgt. Travis Browning, operations chief for the III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group speaks with Marines on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 30, 2020. The vigil was held to reach More