Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion

Sergeant Raymond Cole, an MV-22B avionics technician with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, performs pre-flight maintenance on an MV-22B Osprey rotor aboard the More

Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, exit a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk during a vertical assault raid exercise at Udairi Range i More

Gunnery Sgt. Louis Pope, a reconnaissance Marine with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force, sourced from Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, prepares to read the Meda More

150524-M-YH418-006: RED SEA (May 24, 2015) - Gunnery Sergeant Louis Pope, a reconnaissance Marine with the Maritime Raid Force, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, reads the Medal of Honor citation of Lt. Michael M More

Lance Cpl. Robert Pease, a rifleman with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, guides a Humvee off the amphibious transport dock USS New York (LPD 21), Aqaba More

U.S. Marines with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), depart on a Combat Rubber Raiding Craft at Kin Red, Okinawa, Japan, July 16, 2014 More

Lance Cpl. Nathan Strahle, a Marysville, Wash., native and machine gunner with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, directs Lance Cpl. Hunter Locklear’s direction of fire du More

Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force discuss final details for a nighttime raid exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 27, 2014. The 24th MEU is currently conducting Realistic Urb More

Force Reconnaissance Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit perform a diving exit while conducting an initial High Altitude Low Opening jump out of an MV-22B Osprey at Marine Corps More

U.S. Marines load onto an MV-22B Osprey during Amphibious Landing Exercise 2015 on the USS Peleliu (LHA-5) as part of a simulated embassy reinforcement, Oct. 2, 2014. PHIBLEX 15 is an annual, bilateral training More

U.S. Marines with India Battery, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to receive fire missions during MEU Exercise 14 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., More

Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit unload sea bags in Morehead City, N.C., Dec. 13, 2014. Marines staged equipment prior to embarking on the ships of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group for their 2 More

Lance Cpl. Kodi Floyd, an MV-22B Osprey crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts a routine inspection aboard the USS Iwo Jima at sea Dec. 18, 2 More

The USS New York leads the USS Fort McHenry across the Atlantic Ocean, Dec. 19, 2014. The ships are part of the USS Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, which carries approximately 2,400 Marines and Sailors of the More

Sergeant Maj. Jacob M. Reiff, left, sergeant major of Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, speaks to graduates of a Lance Corporal’s Leadership and Ethics S More

Lance Cpl. Ryan Recanati, an anti-tank missileman with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, looks through the optics of an M41 Saber System More

A Marine with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, participates in fast-rope training in the well deck of the USS New York, at Sea, Dec. 26 More

MV-22 Ospreys from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), are in the full-stow position aboard the flight deck of USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) in preparation for rough More

Marines and Sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group work together to move food and supplies into storage during a replenishment-at-sea operation aboard the USS New Yo More

An MV-22B Osprey, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, takes off from the flight deck aboard the USS New York, at sea, Jan. 5, 2015. The 24th MEU and Iw More

An MV-22B Osprey, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, hovers over the flight deck of the USS New York, at sea, Jan. 5, 2015. The 24th MEU and Iwo Jima More

Corporal Stephen Cusson, an aviation ordnance technician assigned to the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, loads a 2.75-inch rocket in to a LAU-68 rocket pod att More

Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), remove 2.75-inch rockets from an LAU-61 rocket pod aboard USS Iwo Jima (LPD 7), Jan. 7, 2015. The 24th MEU a More

Marines with Headquarters and Service Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, participate in a drill to don-and-clear their mission-oriented protectiv More

Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), perform a freshwater cleaning of an MV-22B Osprey aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock shi More

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, stand in formation during a promotion ceremony aboard the USS New York, at sea, Jan. 10, 2015. The 24th MEU and Iwo Jima Amphibious Re More

Lance Cpl. Saul Valenzuela, an anti-tank missileman with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, looks through the optics of an M41 Saber Syst More

Marines assigned to Lima company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), stage their gear during a quick reaction force drill aboard the USS Iwo Jima (L More

Lance Cpl. Brandon C. Smith, a chemical, biological, radioactive, and nuclear defense specialist with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, puts on a Trellchem level-B training suit during a hazardous materials e More

Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit take a break from routine maintenance on an MV-22B Osprey aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21), Jan. 13, 2015. The 24th MEU is embarked More

Corporal Bryon H. Wulf, a ground radio repairman with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Command Element, performs a pull up during the physical fitness portion of a meritorious sergeant promotion competition More

Lance Cpl. Jovan Espinoza, a machine gunner with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, practices bayonet techniques during Marine Corps Martia More

Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, stand watch aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21), Jan. 20, 2015, as the ship pa More

A Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), sits behind a mounted M2 .50-cal. heavy machine gun aboard a CH-53E Super Stallion over the Red Sea after l More

A Marine with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) , fast-ropes from a parkedMV-22B Osprey onto the elevator of the amphibious assaul More

Hospital Corpsman 3rd class Mike Her, a field medical service technician with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), plays the role of a simulated casua More

Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit board a Landing Craft, Air Cushioned vessel prior to debarking the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD-21), Jan. 30, 2015. A contingent of Marines fr More

A Marine with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) guides a Humvee off a Landing Craft, Air Cushioned vessel in Kuwait, Jan. 31, 2015. A contingent of 24th MEU Marines is conducting scheduled sustainment More

A grounding cable is connected to the deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) while Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare to conduct helicopter supp More

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct a live-fire range at Camp Beuhring, Kuwait, Feb. 4, 2015. A contingent of MEU Marines is ashore in Kuwait as part of sch More

Lance Cpl. Joshua Murray, a rifleman with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fires an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon during a training e More

Lance Cpl. Marshall Norton, right, an intelligence specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), exits a Humvee Egress Assisted Trainer (HEAT) at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Fe More

A Marine with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), communicates with a Marine down the firing line during a dry-fire training evolution at Udairi Rang More

Marines with Combined Anti-Armor Team 1, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire a Tube Launched Optically Tracked Wire Guided Missile, during a live-fire 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

150212-M-QZ288-042: GULF OF ADEN (Feb. 12, 2015) Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, load a target practice round onto an AV-8B Harrier II Jump Jet ab More

Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, stack against a building during Military Operations in Urban Terrain, or MOUT, training at More

A fork-lift carries a packaged 8,400-pound rotor head to the flight line at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, as part of 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit helicopter support team operations Feb. 13, 2015. The rotor head, More

Sgt. James Kauffman, a metal worker with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fabricates a plate to be attached to an engineer driving stake at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Feb. 14, 20 More

Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), post security during a vertical assault raid exercise at Udairi Range in Kuwait, Feb. More

Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), keep their weapons trained on simulated enemy during a raid exercise at Udairi Range More

A Marine with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, adjusts the sights on an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon during a live-fire machine gun range in Djibouti, Fe More

Sergeant J Tee Hamilton, a fire controlman with India Battery, the artillery attachment for Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, posts security at the entra More

A convoy from Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), exit a training area at Udairi Range, Kuwait, Feb. 19, 2015. A contingent of MEU Mar More

Bulk fuel specialists with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, refuel a UH-1Y Huey at a Forward Area Refueling Point in Djibouti, Feb. 20, 2015. A contingent of ME More

Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit post security during a field training exercise at Udairi Range, Kuwait, Feb. 19, 2015. A contingent of MEU Marines is ashore in Kuwait as part of scheduled sustai More

Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), refuel an AH-1W Cobra attack helicopter at a Forward Area Refueling Point in Djibouti, Feb. 20, 2015. A contingent of MEU Marines was ashore in Dj More

Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force, a detachment from Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, set up a J007 claymore mine during a demolition range in Djib More

Lieutenant Cmdr. John Carter, a chaplain with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, speaks to a group of Marines during a prayer service at Udairi Range, Kuwait, Feb. 22, 2015. A contin More

Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, treat a simulated casualty during a training exercise at Udairi Range, Kuwait, Feb. 22, 201 More

Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, walk through a rotor wash “brown out” after exiting a CH-53E Super Stallion in Djibouti, Feb. 24, 2015. A 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

Sgt. Christiana McLaughlin, a combat engineer with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, primes into a bangalore during a demolition range in Djibouti, March 4, 2015 A contingent of MEU More

Corporal Ryan G. Schmidt, a water purification specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts maintenance on a raw-water pump in Djibouti, March 7, 2015. A contingent of More

Sergeant Brandon Barnett, an artillery electronics technician with India Battery, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, carries a dual dagger to a sight poin More

Corporal Michael A. Buckley, a field artillery cannoneer with India Battery, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, uses an M138A2 telescope to establish an a More

A Marine with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, plots friendly battle positions on a map in Djibouti, March 9, 2015. A contingent of the MEU was ashore i More

Marines with Combined Anti-Armor Team 2, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a .50-caliber machine gun shoot in Djibouti, March 9, 2015. A continge More

A Light Armored Vehicle assigned to Bravo Company, the Light Armored Reconnaissance detachment for Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, takes a firing posit More

Marines with India Battery, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire an M777A2 lightweight towed howitzer during a live-fire artillery exercise in Djibouti More

Col. Scott F. Benedict, center, commanding officer of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, speaks with MEU Marines during a visit aboard the USS New York (LPD 21), while in port in the Kingdom of Bahrain, March More

A scout sniper with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, spots effects on target during a live-fire exercise in Djibouti, March 10, 2015. A More

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct refueling operations in Djibouti, March 10, 2015. A contingent of the MEU was ashore in Djibouti conducting sustainment traini More

Cpl. Marquis Jones, an embarkation specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, takes the oath of enlistment during his re-enlistment ceremony aboard the USS New York (LPD 21), More

Lance Cpl. Robert Aagard, an assaultman with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires an M16 Service Rifle during a test fire exercise aboa More

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit stand in formation for an award ceremony aboard the USS New York (LPD 21), March 19, 2015. The 24th MEU is embarked on the ships of the More

Seaman Deontae Carter, a boatswain’s mate with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, guides a Logistics Vehicle System Replacement, or LSVR, assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary U More

150330-M-YH418-008: DJIBOUTI (March 30, 2015) – Lance Cpl. Michael Johnson, left, a military police officer, and Cpl. Eric Davis, a field artillery fire control man, both with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit More

Lance Cpl. Austin Garrett, a landing support specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, launches a RQ-11B Raven Unmanned Aircraft System, Djibouti, March 31, 2015. A continge More

A Marine with the Maritime Raid Force, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to attach a tactical ladder to the side of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) during a routine nighttime vis More

150402-M-YH418-001: GULF OF ADEN (April 2, 2015) - Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, stand in formation during a promotion ceremony aboard the amphibious transport dock More

Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force prepare a combat rubber raiding craft in the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) before a routine visit, board, se More

Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a full-contact sparring session as part of green belt certification during Marine Corps Martial Ar More

150416-M-YH418-023: GULF OF ADEN (April 16, 2015) – Petty Officer 1st Class Petronilo Marcelo, center, a hospital corpsman and independent duty corpsman with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditio More

Sergeant Nicolas Rublein, left, a cyber network operator with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and 1stSgt. Allen Allred, Company 1stSgt, Light Armored R More

Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Sailors from the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group await a vertical replenishment-at-sea aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21), April More

Lt. Cmdr. Janice Pollard, center, the commanding officer of mine countermeasures ship USS Sentry (MCM 3), briefs Sailors with the ship’s crew and Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battali More

150501-M-YH418-002: GULF OF ADEN (May 1, 2015) - Lance Cpl. McKenzie Berry, a water purification specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, sings the National Anthem during a More

150503-M-QZ288-019: JORDAN (May 3, 2015) U.S. Navy Sailors from Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., and Navy Medicine West greet Jordanian service members with the Jordanian Role 2 medical team during casualt More

Amphibious Assault Vehicles assigned to Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, line up to refuel their vehicles, in preparation for Exercise Eag More

Tactical vehicles assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, are staged in the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) in preparation to be transpor More

Sergeant Phillip S. Lilly, right, a scout sniper with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, gives a safety brief prior to a live-fire exerci More

Lance Cpl. Robert A. Selkirk, an Assault Amphibian Crewmen with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, takes part in a simulated platoon assault More

150512-M-YH418-001: STRAIT OF BAB AL MANDEB (May 12, 2015) - Lance Cpl. Ryan Recanati, an anti-tank missileman with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expedi More

Cpl. Conner Hartman, a machine gunner with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, surveys the waters while providing security as part of a jo More

Marines with the Fire Support Team for Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), watch a Jordanian armed forces’ AH-1 Cobra engage a simulate More

150528-M-QZ288-035: GULF OF ADEN (May 28, 2015) Reconnaissance Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force, sourced from Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, con More

Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, wash a CH-53E Super Stallion on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) in the Gulf of More

A Marine with the Maritime Raid Force, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, participates in a live-fire training exercise on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) in the Gulf of More