Marines of Sierra Battery, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, fire 105 mm howitzers to commemorate Independence Day at the Mainside Parade Deck, July 4. Marines and civilians gathered to see the three guns fi More
Lance Cpl. Chase Allen (left), from Indianapolis; Lance Cpl. Steven Makepeace (center), from Baden, Pa.; and Cpl. Ryan Wilson of McMinnville, Ore.; were born in Latvia, Russia and England, respectively. The Mar More
Marines with Romeo Battery, currently assigned to 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, scramble to put on gear and mount their M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Launcher during a call for fire support. More
Lance Cpl. Chase Allen (left), from Indianapolis; Lance Cpl. Steven Makepeace (center), from Baden, Pa.; and Cpl. Ryan Wilson of McMinnville, Ore.; were born in Latvia, Russia and England, respectively. The Ma More
Sgt. Ricardo Mongesalinas, section leader, Tango Battery, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, helps his Marines navigate the control system of a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during safety trainin More
Maj. Gen. Asmatullah Dawlatzai, the commanding general with 707th Zone, Afghan Uniformed Police, addresses the newest graduates from the Afghan Small Arms Weapons Instructor Course and Literacy Course, here, Fe More
Brig. Gen. Farook-Parwani, the deputy commander of 215th Corps (left), observes, with other Marine and Afghan officers, the Afghan Small Arms Weapons Instructor Course and Literacy Course, here, Feb. 16. Twenty More
Marines with Battery Q, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, fire the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System at the Prospect training area March 11, 2013.
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Stephen Liszweski, commanding officer of 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division (1st MARDIV), salutes as the National Anthem is played during a Change of Command ceremony for 5th Batta More
Lieutenant Col. Shawn Beltran, (left) the incoming commanding officer of 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, and a native of Wichita Falls, Texas, takes the battalion colors from Lt. Col. David Everly, (center More
Marines with Battery Q, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, fire the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System at the Prospect Training Area March 11, 2013. This was was the first time Battery Q fired an M31A More
Corporal Cody Allen, section chief, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, supports Exercise Steel Knight 2014 with his high mobility artillery rocket system at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Pa More
Sergeant Maj. David Jobe, 1st Marine Division sergeant major, thanks Marines with Tango Battery, 5th Battalion, 11th Marines, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., before the battery deploys to Helma More
A Marine on a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle with Combat Logistics Battalion provides security for the convoy aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 15, 2014. The Marines conducted convoy operations d More
Marines with High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Platoon, Tango Battery, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, perform maintenance checks aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, June 9, 2014. The Marines of Tang 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
Sergeant Caleb Staats, a launcher chief with Battery Q, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment poses in front of an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during a live-fire training exercise aboard Marine Cor More
A Marine with Battery Q, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, checks the straps to secure a rocket pod for a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during the 5/11 Command Post Exercise aboa More
Marines wait to fire a High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System in support of Steel Knight aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 4, 2015. Steel Knight is a 1st Marine Division led exercise which en More
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. – Marines coordinate fires for High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) during an M142 HIMARS live fire exercise at Camp Pendleton March 16, 2016. During the exerc More
Elena Figueroa, sister of Staff Sgt. Jaime Adams, an artilleryman with Battery S, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, handles the M240B medium machine gun at a Jane Wayne Day event on Camp Pendleton, Calif., J More
U.S. Marines assigned to 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment and Airmen assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing, “The Wolf Pack” work together to disembark two M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) duri More
U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division participate in exercise Steel Knight (SK) 2019 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 28, 2018. SK is an annual exercise More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sawyer O. Newell, a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launcher chief with 5th Battalion, 11th Marines, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force 7, directs a HIMARS during dry fire More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sawyer O. Newell, a high mobility artillery rocket system launcher chief with 5th Battalion, 11th Marines, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force 7, rests throughout a hike up Donn More
U.S. Marines with 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, enter the pool for I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG) medical readiness training on Marine Corps Base More
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s HIMAR Platoon, fire an M142 High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System during CALFEX as part of exercise Cobra Gold 2020, Ban Dan Lan Hoi, Kingdom of Thailand, March More
U.S. Marines with 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, fire a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System in support of Exercise Chromite Watchfire at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California More
Corporal Ryan Wilson, from McMinnville, Ore., was born in England while his father was stationed there with the Marine Corps. Wilson, a field radio operator with Romeo Battery, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regime More
A Marine with Romeo Battery, currently assigned to 1st Battalion 12th Marine Regiment, quickly fixes the back of an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Launcher during a call for fire support. The proble More
Lance Cpl. Chase Allen, from Indianapolis, was born in Latvia and lived in an orphanage before being adopted and coming to the United States at age seven. Allen, a fire direction control man with Romeo Battery More
Lance Cpl. Steven Makepeace, from Baden, Pa., was born in Russia and lived in an orphanage before being adopted by American parents and coming to the United States. Makepeace, a field radio operator with Romeo More
The Joint Sustainment Academy Southwest graduates Afghan National Army soldiers and Afghan Uniformed Police from the Afghan Small Arms Weapons Instructor Course. The six-week course is part of academy's continu More
Lieutenant Col. Shawn Beltran, the incoming commanding officer of 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, and a native of Wichita Falls, Texas, thanks Lt. Col. David Everly, the outgoing commanding officer and a n More
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Stephen Liszweski, commanding officer of 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division (1st MARDIV), addresses the audience at the Change of Command ceremony for 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Re More
Cpl. Andrew Robold (center), launcher chief, Battery Q, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, was the first Marine in the battery to fire an M31A1 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket since their reactivation. He was s More
Marines with 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, used the high mobility artillery rocket system during Exercise Steel Knight 2014 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Dec. 9, 2013. The HI More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion I conduct convoy operations aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 15, 2014. The Marines took part in the Counter-Improvised Explosive Device, Defeat the Device Training Pr More
A Marine with High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Platoon, Tango Battery, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, wipes down a HIMARS launcher aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, June 9, 2014. The Marines of T More
Marines with 11th Marine Regiment conduct expeditionary fire support system loading on MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 21, 2014. Marines from 2nd Battalion More
Sergeant John Matthieu, a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System operator with Battery Q, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, supervises a rocket reload during a live-fire exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp More
Marines assigned to Battery Q, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division provide security during the 5/11 Command Post Exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 18, 2015. Th More
Marines fire a High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System in support of Steel Knight aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 4, 2015. Steel Knight is a 1st Marine Division led exercise which enables th More
Battery S, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment uses their M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems to provide indirect fire support to maneuver forces during the 1st Marine Division’s Exercise Steel Knight a More
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. – Marines with provide security for the simulated Forward Control Center (FCC) during an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) live fire exercise at Camp P More
Marines and their families watch Marines with 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment fire the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System at a Jane Wayne Day event on Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 16, 2016. The even More
U.S. Marines with 5th Battalion, 11th Marines, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force 7, conduct dry fire missions using a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System in preparation for exercise Northern Edge ( More
U.S. Marines with 5th Battalion, 11th Marines, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force 7, hike Donnelly Dome mountain during exercise Northern Edge (NE), May 15, 2019 at Southeast Fairbanks, Alaska. Approx More
U.S. Marines with 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, participate in a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 13, 2019. The change of command cere More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Travis Thompson, an automotive maintenance technician with 1st Maintenance Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, applies a tourniquet underwater during I Marine Expedition More
Col. Robert Brodie, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) commanding officer, left, speaks with 1st Lt. Robert Howell, a field artillery officer with the 31st MEU’s High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Platoon, More
Marines with Romeo Battery, currently assigned to 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, quickly fix the back of an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Launcher during a call for fire support. The problem More
Lieutenant Col. David Everly, the outgoing commanding officer and a native of Inglewood, Calif., said goodbye to his Marines during a change of command ceremony at Camp Las Pulgas here, June 28, 2013. Everly tu More
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. David Everly, outgoing commanding officer of 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment (5/11), 1st Marine Division (1st MARDIV), addresses the audience at the Change of Command ceremony for More
Cpl. Andrew Robold, launcher chief, Battery Q, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, loads ammunition on to an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System at the Prospect Training Area March 11, 2013.
Marines with 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, fire the high mobility artillery rocket system in support of Exercise Steel Knight 2014 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Dec. 9, 2013. More
Major Gen. Lawrence Nicholson, commanding general of 1st Marine Division, shakes hands of Marines with Tango Battery, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., before More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion I carefully make their way through a danger area aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 15, 2014. The Marines participated in the Counter-Improvised Explosive Device, Defea More
A High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launcher belonging to Tango Battery, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, is fully extended after maintenance checks aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, June 9, 2014. T More
Sergeant John Matthieu, a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System operator with Battery Q, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, inspects his HIMARS before a live-fire exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendle More
Marines assigned to Battery Q, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, stand ready to employ the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during the 5/11 Command Post Exercise aboard Marine Corps More
Corporal Christan Curz observes a High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System fire in support of Steel Knight aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 4, 2015. Steel Knight is a 1st Marine Division led e More
Nearly 700 Marines and their family members cluster in the shade during various live fire portions of a Jane Wayne Day event on Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 16, 2016. The event included the HIMARS live fire, a More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sawyer O. Newell, left, a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launcher chief with 5th Battalion, 11th Marines, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force 7, directs a HIMARS during dr More
U.S. Marines with Sierra Battery, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, load an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System into a Lockheed C-130 Hercules during Fire Exercise (FIREX) 19 at M More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Travis Thompson, an automotive maintenance technician with 1st Maintenance Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, prepares to apply a tourniquet during I Marine Expeditiona More
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Platoon unload an M142 HIMARS during the Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise as part of exercise Cobra Gold 2020, Ban Dan Lan More
Marines with Romeo Battery, assigned to 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, load trucks at their compound. The battery provides a long-range capability with very precise targeting.
Marine and Afghan officers observes an Afghan Small Arms Weapons Instructor Course and Literacy Course graduation here, Feb. 16. The instructor course, part of the Joint Sustainment Academy Southwest, teaches A More
A Marine color guard stands before Marines and sailors of 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, during a change of command ceremony here, June 28, 2013. Lieutenant Col. Shawn Beltran, the incoming commanding off More
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Shawn Beltran, incoming commanding officer of 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment (5/11), 1st Marine Division (1st MARDIV), addresses the audience at the Change of Command ceremony fo More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion I search for possible IED indicators aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 15, 2014. The Marines were part of the Counter- Improvised Explosive Device, Defeat the Device T More
Sergeant Kevin Toledo, a launcher chief with High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Platoon, Tango Battery, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, stands inside the HIMARS after maintenance checks aboard Camp Leat More
Marines with Battery Q, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, navigate a missile pod into an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during a live-fire exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. More
Marines with Battery S, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment breakdown tent stakes during Exercise Steel Knight Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 12, 2015. The battery’s M142 H More
Marines and their family members position themselves behind cones during the helicopter gun run during a Jane Wayne Day event on Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 16, 2016. Pilots with Marine Light Attack Helicopter More
A U.S. Marine with 5th Battalion, 11th Marines, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force 7, participates in dry fire missions using a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System in preparation for exercise Northe More
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Daniel Shurman, left, a battery commander, and Marines, all with 5th Battalion, 11th Marines, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force 7, hike Donnelly Dome mountain during exercise More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ryan Conley, left, a field artillery fire control marine with 5th battalion, and Sgt. Travis Thompson, an automotive maintenance technician with 1st Maintenance Battalion, both assigned t More
Col. Robert Brodie, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit commanding officer, speaks with Marines participating in the M142 High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System part of the Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise as part o More
Marines from Romeo Battery, currently assigned to 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, return from a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System call for fire support. The Marines didn’t end up firing any missiles on More