The color guard for Battalion Landing Team 1/1, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, practice drill movement aboard the USS Green Bay (LPD-20), in preparation for a TSC event in Darwin, Australia, Sept. 1, 2011. The More
Cpl. Charles A. Robles, radio operator, Communications Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 13, 1st Marine Logistics Group, greets his family at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 29, after returning home from a 7-mo More
Lt. Col. Jay D. Wylie (right), from Salem, Ore., relinquishes his duty and responsibilities as commander for Combat Logistics Battalion 13, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, to Lt. Col. More
Marines and sailors with 1st Marine Logistics Group, Camp Pendleton, Calif., present all 50 state flags at a San Diego Padres baseball game in San Diego, April 22. Lt. Gen Thomas D. Waldhauser, the commanding g More
Lance Cpl. Vincent D. Shafer, an engineer equipment operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 13, 1st Marine Logistics Group, drinks filtered water during a final training exercise at Pulgas Lake at Camp Pendle More
Lance Cpl. Michael Boxdorman, a heavy equipment operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 13, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, sets up concertina wire around a humanitarian assistance di More
Cpl. Patrick Mistral, landing support specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 13, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, posts security during a humanitarian relief exercise at Camp Pendle More
“It’s a nice experience showing people what we do and what we’re up against every day in hostile areas around the world,” said Staff Sgt. Anthony St. Dennis, explosive ordinance disposal technician, Explosive O More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 13 conduct a three-volley salute at Patriot Day 2012, a 9/11 remembrance event, held at Faith Lutheran Church, Sept. 9.
Cpl. Luis Villalobos (left), a heavy equipment mechanic with Maintenance Detachment, Combat Logistics Battalion 13, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and native Phoenix works with his fellow Marines to use steel More
Lance Cpl. Taylor Kyser (kneeling) and 2nd Lt. Zack Devlin-Foltz rush to secure the landing zone during a non-combatant evacuation operation training exercise Oct. 19. Both Marines serve with Company L, 3rd B More
Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 13, 1st Marine Logistics Group, warm up before a Toys for Tots run on Camp Pendleton, Calif., to benefit the local children, Dec. 13. CLB-13 donated more tha More
Marines with Maintenance Detachment, Combat Logistics Battalion 13, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, provide combat lifesaving measures to a simulated casualty during the “Lucky 13” Warrior Pentathlon aboard Mar More
Marines with Amphibious Assault Vehicle Detachment, Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit maneuver their AAV-7’s toward the USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49) to embark for Composite Training Exerc More
Lance Cpl. Dylan Tomlinson, a scout sniper with Scout Sniper Platoon, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Springfield Tenn. native and Lance Cpl. Ryan Johnson, also More
Amphibious assault vehicle 7 crewmen with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, maneuver their AAV-7 into a defensive position shortly after departing the USS Harpers Ferry More
Cpl. Jose I. Navarrette a metal worker with Maintenance Detachment, Combat Logistics Battalion 13, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, dons a leather apron before welding a tear on an amphibious assault vehicle 7's More
An operations clerk with Operations Section, Combat Logistics Battalion 13, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Orlando, Fla. native, kicks at Cpl. Richard D. Paisley, a radio technician with Maintenance Detachm More
U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, stack sandbags in preparation for Amphibious Landing Exercise 2014 at Crow Valley, Philippines, Sept. 17, 2013. PHIBLEX is a bilate More
Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Mitchel G. Daguzman, a corpsman with Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and San Diego native, serves fixings to Marines during nacho night in the mess decks More
(Left) Lance Cpl. Joseph W. Doyle, an Assault Team Leader with 1st squad, 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Cary, N.C. native and Lance Cpl. Dillon S. Hl More
Marines and Sailors with 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit gather mail during an underway replenishment aboard USS Harpers Ferry, Sept. 25, 2013. This is the first time most of them of have received mail since lea More
Sgt. James Devito, a section leader with Headquarters Platoon, Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Modesto, Calif., native, explains the M224-A4 lightweight 60 mm Morta More
Lance Cpl. Richard G. Hall, right defense and Infantry Automatic Rifle Gunner, with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Monroe, Mich. native, steals the ball from India More
Members of the Indian Army perform Kalaripayattu, one of the world's oldest fighting systems, during the closing reception for Exercise Shatrujeet 2013, in Panaji, State of Goa, India, Oct. 6, 2013. The purpose More
A Sailor with the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) practices a technique from the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program on a Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South during t More
A U.S. Navy MH-60S with the Blackjacks of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 21, lands on the flight deck of the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) during the first flight operations of her transit, More
Rubber from the tires of a MV-22 Osprey touches the flight deck of the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) for the first time ever shortly after her departure from Engle ship yard in Pascagoula, More
Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South unload their equipment from an MV-22 Osprey at Colombian Marine Corps Base Coveñas, Colombia, July 16, 2014. The Marines exchanged kno More
Marines and Sailors man the rails of the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) as the ship enters U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, July 21, 2014. It was the first time Marines with Special More
Staff Sgt. Daren Clarke, an administrative chief with Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 22 (VMX 22), aboard the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), will get a chance to reconnect w More
Diplomats, military leaders and distinguished guests from Trinidad and Tobago board an MV-22 Osprey to be transported to the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), July 25, 2014, for a formal tour. More
Sergeant Caleb Pente, explosive ordnance disposal technician with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South, and a native of Detroit, engages his target with an M4A1 service rifle aboard the future amp More
Staff Sgt. Ezequiel Herrera, the logistics chief with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Forces South, and a native of Las Vegas, participated in the first combat marksmanship live-fire shoot held on the fl More
Corporal Forrest Zinkl, a motor transport mechanic with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Forces South, and a native of Rohnert Park, Calif., is presented his certificate of completion for a combat lifesav More
Sergeant Maj. Wesley Schaffer, right, the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South sergeant major, and a native of Roanoke, Va., reads the promotion warrant for Gunnery Sgt. Steven Superville, a commu More
Marines and sailors aboard the future amphibious assault ship USS America view the city of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, as they prepare to host a tour of the ship for the Brazilian distinguished visitors, Aug. 5, 20 More
Marines and sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South walk out onto the flight deck of the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) to man the rails in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Au More
Visitors from the U.S. Consulate in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil gather aboard the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) to learn about a light armored vehicle from Lance Cpl. Tyler Harms, an LAV crewman More
The food and drinks are set on display for a reception in the hangar bay of the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) at Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Aug. 7, 2014. The reception was hosted by the Sailor More
Lance Cpl. Connor Cavarretta, an aviation electrician with Marine Operation Test and Evaluation Squadron 22 (MVX-22), and a native of Moorpark, Calif., contributed to the food service for the future amphibious More
A Reconnaissance Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South prepares his M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System during the second phase of a helicopter visit, board, search and seizure drill over More
Lieutenant Col. George Hasseltine, the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South commanding officer, and a native of Metairie, La., greets the Honorable Julissa Reynoso, U.S. Ambassador to Uruguay, as More
Corporal Frank Gonzalez, a squad leader with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South, and a native Pleasanton, Calif., conducts a speed-reload during a dry-fire exercise aboard the future amphibious More
Lance Cpl. Brian Bridges, a mortarman with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South, and a native of Mansfield, Mass., fires at his target during a live-fire exercise aboard the future amphibious assa More
Lance Cpl. Brandon Torres, a water support specialist with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South, bandages a simulated casualty during the final exam of a combat lifesaver course aboard the future More
An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, descends as it prepares to lift an M777A2 Howitzer during a Helicopter Support Team exercise aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., More
Corporal Matthew Cessna, an airborne air delivery specialist with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South, and a native of Wood Bridge, Va., speaks about an air delivery system to distinguished visit More
Rear Adm. Frank L. Ponds, commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 3, addresses Chilean and U.S. military leaders during a Partnership of the Americas after action debrief aboard the future amphibious assault sh More
Corporal Gerardo Rodriguez, an ammo chief with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South, and a native of Plainview, Texas, serves appetizers during a reception in the hangar bay of the future amphibio More
U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 13 train on the MarkII Mod0 talon, Explosive Ordinance Disposal robot, aboard the USS America (LHA-6) in route to San Francisco Fleet Week on Oct. 3, 2014. San Fran More
U.S. Marine Corps GySgt. Carlos Moreira, food service chief, Combat Logistics Battalion 13, 1 Marine Expeditionary Unit, trains with Explosive Ordinance Disposal Robots aboard the USS America (LHA-6) in route t More
Corpsmen with Combat Logistics Battalion 13, 1st Marine Logistics Group, carry equipment for a simulated casualty evacuation to an MV-22 Osprey at Moffet Federal Airfield, Mountain View, Calif., Oct. 6, during More
U.S. Navy HM2 Jordan Mullan, a corpsman with Combat Logistics Detachment 1, Combat Logistics Battalion 13, 1st Marine Logistics Group, motivates Marines during a casualty evacuation exercise during Integrated T More
U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Detachment 1, Combat Logistics Battalion 13, 1st Marine Logistics Group, conducts needed maintenance on vehicles during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 2-15 at Camp Wilson More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Tracey McGregor, a metal worker with Combat Logistics Detachment 1, Combat Logistics Battalion 13, 1st Marine Logistics Group, welds a box together during Integrated Training Exercise (IT More
U.S. Marine Corps Col. David L. Odom, the commanding officer of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) 4, provides his subordinate commanders with his commanders intent on the upcoming Battalion More
U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, and Combat Logistics Detachment 1, Combat Logistics Battalion 13, 1st Marine Logistics Group, watch the Super Bowl on a make-shift big screen i More
Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion-13, I Marine Expeditionary Force, teach members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force their tactical combat casualty care and combat life saver procedures during Exercis More
Marines with Combat Logistics Detachment-1, I Marine Expeditionary Force, demonstrate helicopter support team operations to members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force during Exercise Iron Fist 15 aboard Cam More
U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Detachment 1, Combat Logistics Battalion 13, 1st Marine Logistics Group, receive a brief before conducting an Enhanced Motorized Operations Course during Integrated Training E More
Lance Cpl. Tori Best, a combat engineer with Combat Logistics Battalion 13, uses a VMR-2 "Minehound" to check for improvised explosive devices during route clearance training during a Field Exercise June 15-19, More
U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment conduct a movement to contact during a combat readiness exercise aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 17, 2015. U.S. Marines with 2/1 rehearse combat scenario More
U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment conduct buddy checks on their equipment as part of a Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Defense scenario during a combat readiness exercise aboard Camp More
Colonel Anthony Henderson, the commanding officer of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, delivers comments during the Composite Ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 7, 2015. The ceremo More
Medical supplies sit staged in the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit Surgical Trauma Platoon's field triage area during Realistic Urban Training (RUT) Exercise at Fort Hunter Liggett, California, Aug. 31, 2015, as More
FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif. (Sept. 1, 2015) - U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 2/1, the ground combat element for the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, standby for a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft a More
U.S. Navy Corpsmen with Shock Trauma Platoon, Combat Logistics Battalion 13, the logistics combat element for the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, carry a simulated casualty on a stretcher to the rear of a medic More
Cpl. Ryan Daniels, an avionics technician and Ponchatoula, Louisiana native with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 166 Reinforced (VMM-166 (REIN)), the aviation combat element for the 13th Marine Expeditionary U More
U.S. Navy Airman Joseph Gebeh, an Aviation Boatswains Mate and San Diego native, performs corrosion control as he scrubs the brass of a fuel nozzle with a wire brush on the deck of the USS Boxer during PHIBRON- More
Naval Base San Diego, California (Sept. 24, 2015) - Sgt. Martin Kassner, a pay clerk with the Disbursing Section for the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, checks for the micro-security measures on a hundred dolla More
U.S. Marines and Sailors embarked aboard the USS Boxer conduct flight operations with AB-8B Harriers on the Flight Deck of the USS Boxer during PHIBRON-MEU Integration Training (PMINT) Sept. 25, 2015.
U.S. Marines with Company "A,” 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance, Battalion Landing Team 2/1, the ground combat element for the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducted an amphibious assault during PHIBRON-MEU More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 13 attach a 6,200 pound steel girder to a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 166 (Reinforced,) 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, d More
A boatswain's mate with The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (BOXARG) directs the crew of a Landing Craft, Air Cushions (LCAC) to hold position and power down their engines using arm signals during well deck operat More
U.S. Marines with the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit search role-players for weapons and contraband during non-combatant evacuation operations at Camp Pendleton, California as p More
Cpl. Daniel Johnson, an infantry squad leader with Assault Amphibian Vehicle Platoon, Company “E,” Battalion Landing Team 2/1, the ground combat element for the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and 13th Marine Expe More
Lance Cpl. Daniel Ebrahim, an infantryman with Company "A," 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Battalion Landing Team 2/1, the ground combat element for the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and 13th Mari More
Gunnery Sgt. Andrew Wedde, an assaultman with Company "A," 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Battalion Landing Team 2/1, the ground combat element for the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and 13th Marin More
U.S. Marine Pfc. Tokhtakhun Menseitov, a rifleman with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit looks back for the signal to move his fireteam forward during a long range raid on PDL Combat Town aboard Camp Pendleton More
Company guidons of U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, the ground combat element of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, stand on display during a Nov. 6 ceremony honoring members of their regi More
NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO, California (Dec. 2, 2015) – U.S. Marines and Sailors with the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit began loading up on ship for their Certification Exercise, More
U.S. Marines with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit held a ceremony to promote a Marine to the rank of corporal during Certification Exercise, Dec. 3, 2015. Corporal is the first noncomissioned officer rank in More
NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (Dec. 3, 2015) - U.S. Marines with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Sailors with the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group pushed off from Naval Base San Diego to begin Certification Exercise, More
USS BOXER, PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 3, 2015) - A U.S. Navy Sailor with the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group sits in a towing vehicle on the flight deck of the USS Boxer during flight operations, Dec. 3, 2015. The Boxer More
Aboard USS Boxer, Off the coast of California (Dec. 7, 2015) -- U.S Marines with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Combat Cargo detachment help a Marine simulating an injury out of the rear of an MV-22 tiltr More
Cpl. Tori Best, a U.S. Marine with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, directs an evacuee to empty the contents of his backpack while checking for contraband during a simulated noncombatant evacuation as part o More
A Marine holds his daughter for the last time during a farewell gathering for the Marines and sailors of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit Feb. 11, 2016. Service members with 13th MEU are deploying as part of More
Master Sgt. Matthew Small, from Hampton, Massachusetts, stands with his child on their last day together at Camp Pendleton Feb. 11, 2016. Matthew is an explosive ordnance disposal technician with Combat Logisti More
U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit line the flight deck of the USS Boxer as the ship shoves off from Naval Base San Diego, Feb. 12, 2016, the official start of Western Pacific Depl More
U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit shoved off from Naval Base San Diego, Feb. 12, 2016, the official start of Western Pacific Deployment 16-1. Families of the deploying troops wave More
Ronda McComb watches the approach of the USS Harpers Ferry during the departure of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit from San Diego Feb. 12, 2016. Her husband, U.S. Navy Engineman Trevor McComb from Katy, Texa More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 14, 2016) – U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Phillip Schmierer, a religious program specialist, completes the rite of Holy Communion during a church service aboard the USS New Orleans, At S More
A U.S. Marine MV-22 Osprey does a functions check during WESTPAC 16-2 aboard the USS New Orleans, At Sea, Feb. 16, 2016. Follwing its development as the world's first production tilt-rotor aircraft, the MV-22B More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Jacgary D. Greer, an aircraft handler with the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, is awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal aboard the USS New Orleans, at sea, Feb. 17 More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 19,2016) -- U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare to board U.S. Marine MV-22 Ospreys during training aboard the USS New Orleans, Pacific Ocean, Feb. 19, 20 More
U.S. Navy Sailors with the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group signal the pilots of a U.S. Marine MV-22 Osprey during take off procedures aboard the USS New Orleans, at sea, Feb. 20, 2016. Aircraft handlers, along wit More
U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Boxer Amphibious Ready Group aboard the USS New Orleans stand at attention in preparation to render honors to the Pearl Harbor memorial, Feb. More