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U.S. Marines with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Force, use a smoke grenade to screen their movement as they prepare to enter a building during military operations in urban t More

A local resident peeks into a CH-53 Super Stallion during a community relations event at Falwell Airport in Lynchburg, Va., April 21, 2015. During the event, those who attended were given the opportunity to go More

A U.S. Marine with Law Enforcement Detachment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts Sensitive Site Exploitation during a simulated raid in Brunswick, Va. April 27, 2015. During SSE, the Marines searched for More

Marines with Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2/6 conduct military operations in urban terrain (MOUT) training at Mobile MOUT aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 28, 2015. During the training, the More

U.S. Marine 1st Lt. James P. Salka (right), the executive officer of Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is congratulated by Major Gen. Brian D. Beaudreault (left), the comman More

A Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) carries an M1A1 Abrams tank to the USS Oak Hill (LSD-51) during a certification exercise off the coast of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 16.

Marines with Amphibious Assault Platoon, Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, load their amphibious assault vehicles onto the USS Oak Hill (LSD-51) to participate in a two-week certification exercise off the More

Marines with Amphibious Assault Platoon, Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, load their amphibious assault vehicles onto the USS Oak Hill (LSD-51) to participate in a two-week certification exercise off the More

U.S. Navy gunner's mates with the USS Oak Hill (LSD-51) complete a live-fire exercise on an unmanned boat during a certification exercise off the East Coast of the United States, June 18. The exercise simulated More

A Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey takes off from the deck of the USS Oak Hill, June 21. Marines with the 26th MEU and sailors with the Kearsarge Amphibious Readiness Group are being evaluated by Expeditionary Operati More

Marines with Amphibious Assault Platoon, Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, practice amphibious embarking and debarking drills during routine training in the Mediterranean Sea, Oct. 28. The sustainment dril More

Marines and sailors with 2nd Platoon, Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, conduct close-quarter firing drills in the Mediterranean Sea aboard the USS Oak Hill Oct. 29. The live-fire exercise provided an oppo More

Lance Cpl. Christian Thibodeaux, a designated marksman with Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, fires the M110 Semi Automatic Sniper System (M110 SASS) as Lance Cpl. Nicholas Roell uses binoculars to spot th More

U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) fast rope out of an SH-60 Seahawk with Amphibious Squadron 4 during fast rope training aboard the amphibious a More

Cpl. Colin Latham, a rifleman with Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, fires his weapon during close-quarter firing drills aboard the USS Oak Hill in the Gulf of Aden, Nov. 7. The live-fire exercise provided More

U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and Amphibious Squadron 4 conduct a steel beach event aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge in the North Red Sea, Nov. 8, 2015. More

Lance Cpl. Ivan Valazquez, an artilleryman with Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, practices emplacement and firing missions with the 120mm mortar system aboard the USS Oak Hill in the More

U.S. Marines with Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) board an MV-22B Osprey before conducting static fast-rope drills aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge More

Lance Cpl. Ryan Foster and Cpl. Ryan Gregalunas, tank crewman with Tank Platoon, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, use a ratchet to loosen a track section Dec. 4, 2015 in the 5th Fleet More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Dillon G. Gilmore, a light armored vehicle (LAV) repairman with Light Armored Reconnaissance Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), wipes off his hands after More

Lance Cpl. Christopher Christaldi, a combat enineer with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, installs concertina wire during a training exercise Dec. 5, 2015 in the 5th More

U.S. Navy Corpsmen with Headquarters and Support Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), carry a role-player to an extraction point while conducting a simulated mass casualty More

U.S. Marines with the Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, embarked aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) prepare their gear aboard the USS Arlington during an More

Marines with Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, complete physical fitness exercises before completing live-fire drills during the company's Raider Cup aboard the USS Oak Hill (LSD-51) in the Gulf of Oman, J More

U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) and U.S. Sailors with the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (KSGARG), embarked aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24), po More

U.S. Marines with Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), provide security during squad assault training Jan. 17, 2016. The 26th MEU is embarked with the Kearsarge Amphib More

U.S. Marines with Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), provide security during platoon assault training Jan. 18, 2016. The 26th MEU is embarked with the Kearsarge Amph More

Cpl. Christopher Johnson, a fire team leader with 2nd Platoon, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, completes a side plank exercise during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program course held on the USS Oak Hill (LSD-51) in More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Omar Puente, a radio operator with Fox Company, Battalion Landing 2/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU), fires a MK-19 automatic grenade launcher during a simulated range at the Indoor More

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 26 and Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct pre-fire procedures for an M58 mine clearing charge rocket during a demolitions rang More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Evan T. Book, an anti-tank guided missileman with Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), observes vessels with a target acquisition sub-system aboard the amphibious a More

U.S. Marines with Task Force Spartan, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Taji, Iraq, before heading to Kara Soar for their mission in support of Operation Inherent Resolve More

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), perform a pre-flight inspection on a UH-1Y Venom helicopter at Marine Corps Air Station New River More

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), await their departure on a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Zach M. Kozlowski, left, a mortarman with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), helps a U.S. Customs and Border Protection More

U.S. Marines with the Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare to clear debris in Key West, Fla., Sept. 12, 2017. Marines and Sailors from the 26t More

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), travel to different communities within St. Thomas to clear debris from roadways in support of a More

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), speak with a member of the U.S. Army National Guard about hurricane relief efforts for victims More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Christopher N. Cary, right, the sergeant major of Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), briefs Marines prior to conducting More

U.S. Marines, Navy Corpsmen, and Sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), begin assessing medical and operational needs of Hima San Pablo Hospital as part of the humanitarian effort for victims of More

U.S. Navy Sailor Construction Electrician 2nd Class John McConnell with Amphibious Construction Battalion 2, operates on a faulty generator as part of Hurricane Maria relief efforts at Ryder Hospital, Humacao, More

U.S. Marines and Navy corpsmen with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and Sailors with Amphibious Construction Battalion 2, visit Centro Medico Menonita de Cayey Hospital to assess their medical and ope More

U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), return to HIMA San Pablo Hospital to reassess the medical and operational needs previously requested as part of the relief efforts for vic More

U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), speak with hospital officials during a reassessment to determine medical and operational needs previously requested as part of the relief More

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), upgrade a system on a high-mobility, multipurpose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV) at Camp Lejeune, N.C. More

U.S. Marines with the Amphibious Assault Vehicle Platoon, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment prepared to embark on ship as part of Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) at Onslow Be More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Nicholas Martinez, a field artillery section chief with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), participates in Virtual Battle Space II More

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Brian Carrier, a mess chief with Combat Logistic Battalion (CLB) 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), eats the first piece of the 242nd Marine Corps’ birthday cake as a part of More

U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) participate in a simulated Non-combatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) at Camp Lej More

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, receive a welcome aboard brief from senior leadership of the same unit and Sailors assigned to dock landing More

A U.S. Marine with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, adjusts equipment into a bus in preparation for the unit to embark aboard the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LS More

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), wait in a staging area prior to the start of a simulated night raid mission as part of Combine More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Brandon R. Rice, a Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) scout chief with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fastens an Advanced Targ More

U.S. Sailors assigned to the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) conduct a foreign object debris (FOD) walk on the flight deck prior to flight operations in support of Combined Composite Training Unit Exerc More

A U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) prepares to board the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21), Nov. 16, 2017. Marines with Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 2nd Battalion, More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Cole Fletcher, an AAV-P7/A1 assault amphibious vehicle (AAV) crewman with the AAV Platoon, Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Exped More

U.S. Sailors assigned to the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) prepare a safety boat to be used during the transition from shore to ship of the Amphibious Assault Vehicle Platoon with Fox Company, Battali More

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare to mount an AAV-P7/A1 assault amphibious vehicle at Onslow Beach, N.C., p More

A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), descends from an MV-22B Osprey during fast-roping training as part of Combined Composite Trai More

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and Sailors assigned to the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51), s More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sean A. O'Neill, an infantryman with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), leads a guided discussion during a Lance Corporal Seminar aboar More

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Samuel Judd, a platoon sergeant with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), handles a visual aid during a pro More

A U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28, Detachment 4, approaches for landing aboard the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) to transport personnel and equipment to the More

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Christian Appleman, company first sergeant of Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and senior enlisted adviso More

U.S. Navy Hospitalman Jorge Hernandez, a hospital corpsman with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), marches during a formation aboard t More

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), wait to stand before a noncommisioned officer promotion panel aboard the dock lan More

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct physical training aboard the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) in t More

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), attend a career-oriented professional military education class aboard the dock la More

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and Sailors assigned to the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) participate i More

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), stand in formation during a promotion ceremony aboard the dock landing ship USS O More

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare to conduct combat marksmanship training on the flight deck of the dock la More

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), rehearse close quarters tactics at a staging area prior to conducting a mechanize More

CAPU MIDIA TRAINING AREA, Romania (March 10, 2018) members of the 307th Naval Infantry Battalion conduct a mortar live fire training exercise with illumination rounds during Spring Storm 2018, Capu Midia, Roman More

U.S. Navy Sailors with the amphibious transport dock USS New York (LPD 21) prepare for evening colors as they embark for a deployment at sea. The 26th MEU is participating in a deployment at sea to conduct mari More

The dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13) maneuvers to positioned itself next to the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) to conduct a replenishment at sea while underway in the Atlantic Oce More

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Christopher Timothy, executive officer of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), addresses Marines and Sailors of the MEU before an upcoming deployment aboard the amphibious transp More

U.S. Navy LT. Donelson Thevenin, chaplain for Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conducts an Ash Wednesday service aboard the amphibious tran More

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) practice dismounting off a UH-1Y helicopter during on and off drills, practicing the More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dylan Mackiewicz, 20, center, native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana and a data network specialist with Communications Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, Battalion Landing Team (B More

A U.S. Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 Reinforced (REIN) scrubs the rear rotor of a UH-1Y Venom helicopter as part of corrosion control maintenance where Marines inspect the aircraft and More

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) prepare for a deck shoot to maintain combat readiness and increase lethality aboard the amphibious More

A U.S. Marine with the Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), engages a target with an M4A1 Carbine Rifle during a combat marksmanship training aboard the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD More

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 21, 2018) U.S. Marines Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopters, attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, takes off during a tactical recove More

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 1, 2018) U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Breck Perry, left, executive officer of Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and 1st Sgt. Ch More

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 1, 2018) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Julio Najera with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 Reinforced (REIN) receives his new collar insignia during a promotion ceremony aboard the amphibio More

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 2, 2018) U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, listen to a safety brief prior to a night deck More

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 3, 2018) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Gage Solberg, an aviation mechanic assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 Reinforced (REIN), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit(MEU) takes a test More

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 4, 2018) U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Ryan M. Bartolo, center-right, a platoon sergeant with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expedit More

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 12, 2018) U.S. Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit dismount the muzzle of a Howitzer M777A2 aboard the San Ant More

CAPU MIDIA TRAINING AREA, Romania (March 12, 2018) Marine 1st Lt. Kayla Sharp, officer in charge of the Female Engagement Team, conducts an interview with Romanian military and civilian media members during exe More

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 14, 2018) A Marine assigned to Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) fires his M4 carbine rifle during a routine deck shoot abo More

AEGEAN SEA (March 24, 2018) Marines assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit sort through mail delivered aboard the Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD More

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 24, 2018) Marine Cpl. William Henderson, a motor transportation operator assigned to Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit stands in More

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 25, 2018) Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jonathon M. Conklin, center, 20, a native of Huskell, Arkansas and landing support specialist assigned to Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Batt More

180327-M-DL117-0011 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 27, 2018) Marines assigned to 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) read the non-commissioned officer creed during Corporal’s Course aboard the San-Antonio class amph More

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 28, 2018) Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Justin Morrison, a machine gunner assigned to Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit fires his M9 s More

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 29, 2018) Marines and Sailors assigned to 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit watch as the Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201) approaches the San Antonio More

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (April 2, 2018) Marine Corps Cpl. Brendan Gorvett, a water purification specialist assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit stands in front of Marines and Sai More

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (April 2, 2018) A U.S. Marine assigned to the Assault Amphibious Vehicle Platoon, Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditio More

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (April 3, 2018) U.S. Marines assigned to Tank Platoon, Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), drive a M1 More