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The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam More

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham shakes hands with U.S. Marine Lt. Col. David L. Odom, the commanding officer of 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, the ground combat element of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force- More

Marine Lance Cpl. Jason Mueske, an engineer with Route Clearance Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Afghanistan, tightens part of a wheel module to a "Husk More

Smoke from illumination flares hangs in the night sky over Camp Barber Dec. 9. U.S. Marines and sailors with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, the ground combat element of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Ta More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Charles Swoboda (left) and Petty Officer 3rd Class Jason Shaw (right) organize boxes donated by citizens across America on Camp Barber, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Dec. 12. Swoboda More

Marines with Company I, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, load gear into a seven-ton truck for departure from Arta Beach, Djibouti, Africa, Nov. 7, 2010. Elements of 26th MEU conducted More

Lance Cpl. Dominic V. Morales, amphibious assault vehicle crewman, 1st Platoon, Alpha Company, 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion, conducts a security halt during an eight-and-a-half mile patrol as a part of the More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Tory Martin, a rifleman with 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and 20-year-old native of Twentynine Palms, Calif., replaces the safety pin of a Stingball gre More

Marines fast-rope out of a MH-60S "Knighthawk" helicopter March 13 on NCTS Naval Base during Exercise Guahan Shield. Guahan Shield is an exercise designed to facilitate multiservice engagement and provide poten More

Marines fast-rope out of a MH-60S "Knighthawk" helicopter March 14 on NCTS Naval Base during Exercise Guahan Shield. Guahan Shield is an exercise designed to facilitate multiservice engagement and provide poten More

Gen. John M. Paxton Jr., Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, shakes hands with Maj. Rob Thomas, officer-in-charge of the forward command element, during Exercise Guahan Shield. Guahan Shield is an exercis More

Marines conduct a field meet March 15 as part of Exercise Guahan Shield. Guahan Shield, an exercise designed to facilitate multiservice engagement and provide potential response to theater crises and contingenc More

Marines patrol through the jungle on NCTS March 19 during Exercise Gauhan Shield. Guahan Shield is an exercise designed to facilitate multiservice engagement and provide potential rapid response to theater cris More

Marines conduct beach physical training in honor of all service members who lost their lives in the invasion of Guam March 22 on NCTS during Exercise Gauhan Shield. Guahan Shield is an exercise designed to faci More

Marines participate in physical training, play football and answer questions with future Marine poolees March 23 at Agana soccer field during Exercise Guahan Shield. Guahan Shield is an exercise designed to fac More

Marines conduct a pavement repair project March 25 on Andersen Air Force Base during Exercise Guahan Shield. Guahan Shield is an exercise designed to facilitate multiservice engagement and provide potential ra More

Marines learn about Guam's military history and battle sites while on a tour March 26 during Exercise Guahan Shield. Guahan Shield is an exercise designed to facilitate multiservice engagement and provide pote More

Marines practice Marine Corps Martial Arts Program techniques on April 4 on NCTS as part of Exercise Guahan Shield. Guahan Shield is an exercise designed to facilitate multiservice engagement and provide potent More

Pfc. Christina Fuentes Montenegro prepares to hike to her platoon's defensive position during patrol week of Infantry Training Battalion near Camp Geiger, N.C. on Oct. 31, 2013. Fuentes Montenegro is one of the More

Marines with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, stand in formation during the opening ceremony for Exercise Forest Light 14-2 Feb. 25 at Sekiyama Training Area, Niigata prefecture, Japan. Forest Lig More

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members and U.S. Marines rush to retrieve dodgeballs at the beginning of a match during the culture day for Exercise Forest Light 14-2 March 3 at Camp Takada, Niigata prefecture, More

Lance Cpl. Andres J. Gonzales posts security March 4 during a culminating field event as part of Exercise Forest Light 14-2 at Sekiyama Training Area in Niigata prefecture, Japan. The three-day field training w More

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare to face down range during live-fire training aboard the USS Bataan (LHD 5), at sea, Mar More

Service members with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, stand at attention after receiving special recognition March 8 during the closing ceremony for Exercise Forest Light 14-2 at Sekiyama Training More

Marines and sailors repel from a rope attached to a UH-1Y helicopter during a fast-roping drill in preparation for exercise Ssang Yong 14 on the flight deck of the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), Mar. 28. Exercis More

Lance Cpl. Josue E. GonzalezDuran , right, directs Lance Cpl. Nolan J. Anderson listens where to drive an assault amphibious vehicle as they prepare to board a high-speed vessel July 14 at Kin Red, Okinawa. KM More

Petty Officer 1st Class Jason A. Pippenger, a hospital corpsman from Cleveland, Tenn. with Special Operations Training Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, applies injury make-up to a role player before a mass More

Lance Cpl. Jeffery A. Anderson, a Grand Junction, Colorado, native, reads the names of fallen United Nations service members July 17 during a visit to the War Memorial of Korea in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Mari More

Key leaders with the Korean Marine Exchange Program 14-12 attend a meeting to finalize training plans July 21 at 1st Republic of Korea Marine Division Base, Pohang, South Korea. During the meeting, staff member More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jason D. Humphries, an Auburn, Washington, native, demonstrates how to perform a proper functions check of an M240B medium machine gun before starting a patrol training event July 22 duri More

Composition C-4 and dynamite are detonated by U.S. and Republic of Korea Marines safely positioned in a bunker July 23 during demolitions training at Susungri Range in Pohang, South Korea, as part of Korean Mar More

Boxes of explosives are staged for demolitions training July 23 at Susungri Range, Pohang, Republic of Korea, as part of Korean Marine Exchange Program 14-12. ROK and U.S. Marines followed all safety procedures More

Royal Australian Artillery Lance Bombadier Aaron Costas, right, U.S. Marine Capt. Aaron Brusch, center, and U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Sean M. Swallen, left, work together to radio in a 10 digit grid during a company More

Lance Cpl. Palmer L. Perkins posts perimeter security for a stand-to drill August 24 at Bradshaw Field Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, during Exercise Koolendong 14. The focus of KD-14 is to estab More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kyle Midgley, a machine gunner assigned to 3d Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, applies grease to the inside of his M240L machine gun prior to a patrol, aboard Ca More

An Army UH-60 Black Hawk from Charlie Company, 147th Aviation Assault Regiment, transports Marines with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), dur More

Sgt. Tori R. Poland, left, machine gunner with Weapons Company, Ground Combat Element Integrated Task Force, and Lance Cpl. William H. Clark, assistant machine gunner with Weapons Co., GCEITF, fire rounds downr More

U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Arthur Abrego Jr. believes actions speak louder than words, and takes a hands-on approach to mentoring his Marines. He believes Marines gain a better perspective on what it means to be More

A U.S. Marine fast-ropes out of an MV-22B Osprey on the flight deck of the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), at sea, Feb. 18, 2015. In preparation for future exercises, the Marines practiced fast-roping and rappell More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joseph Lucero, a crew chief assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 166, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, observes an MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft start i More

CH-53E Sea Stallions with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to transport Marines on a long-range amphibious raid during Certification Exercise (CERTEX) a More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Andrew Kocan scouts the area on a Light Armored Vehicle (LAV-25) during Certification Exercise (CERTEX) aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 19, 2015. Kocan is a scout leader with 1st Light Arm More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Zachary Maples and Navy Aviation Support Equipment Technician Airman Christine Lachico paint a logo on equipment in the hangar bay of the USS Essex (LDH 2) at sea in the Pacific Ocean, May 16, More

U.S. Marines with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, establish security aboard Bellows Air Force Station, Hawaii, May 17, 2015. The Marines More

U.S. Marines with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, compete in an ultimate football game aboard Marine Corps Base, Hawaii, May 19, 2015. Th More

U.S. Marines the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit depart Oahu aboard a landing craft unit off the coast of Hawaii, May 20, 2015. The Marines with the 15th MEU returned to the USS Essex (LHD 2) after completing su More

U.S. Marines with Light Armored Reconnaissance Detachment, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, take a knee to perform a tactical-reload drill with their ri More

A U.S. Marine with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides cover during room-clearing training in the hangar bay aboard the amphibious a More

Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment ride in a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter enroute to Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, July 30, 2015. The Marines were traveling to MCTAB as part of a joint Do More

Mortarmen with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment fire a 60 mm mortar at Kaneohe Bay Range Training Facility, August 24, 2015. Marine Corps mortar teams locate targets by converting chart data to firing data, d More

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Edward C. Proulx, an MV-22B Osprey pilot with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365, delivers a brief on Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., Sept. 2, 2015. VMM-365 supported M More

Pfc. Benjamin Austin, an assaultman, with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment and St. Louis, Mo., native, holds his body weight up while attempting to untie a rope while completing the Leadership More

A U.S. Marine assigned to Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, participates in fast-rope training at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 22, 2015. Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266 supported Forc More

U.S. Marine Corps infantry squad leaders assigned to School of Infantry West, Detachment Hawaii, set up a defensive position during the Advanced Infantry Course (AIC) aboard Kahuku Training Area, Hawaii, July 1 More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Dustin R. Ledford, a rifleman with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provides security for his squad during the Advanced Infantry Course (AIC) aboard Kahuku Training Area, More

Lance Cpl. Alexander S. McGee prepares to rush down range during live-fire training, July 26, 2016, on Motutapu Island, Tonga, during a multi-national, bilateral exercise as part of Task Force Koa Moana’s deplo More

A Marine with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, walks toward a simulated objective before Company A’s live-fire range August16, 2016 at Bradshaw Field Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia. The Marines More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Woody Vokt, a squad leader with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command, rappels off an MV-22B Os More

U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command, prepare to land before a live-fire raid training even More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nicholas P. Ryken, left, and Lance Cpl. Kinyon P. Quentin, aviation mechanics assigned to Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 29, organize a tap and die tool set aboard Marine More

A U.S. Marine with weapons platoon, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air - Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command, shoots his M16 rifle during a live - fire More

U.S. Marines with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, (2d MARDIV), and Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d MARDIV, load their gear onto Assault Amphibious Vehicles (AAV-7A1) a More

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365, conducts an aerial refuel near Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Nov. 15, 2016. Marine Aerial Refueler Transp More

The Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 color guard stands at parade rest during a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., Nov. 18, 2016. Lt. Col. Scott T. Trent relinquis More

Cpl. Diego Cuevas, an assaultman with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, fires his weapon during a rifle range near Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, Jan. 3, 2017. Marines co More

Cpl. Tanner Larson with Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, simulates being a casualty while conducting a casualty evacuation drill aboard USS Mesa Verde More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. William Corrigan, a Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 166, 3d Marine Aircraft Wing, looks out the rear of the aircraft during exercise Agile Lightni More

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Gerald Noe, a Huntington Beach, California native, observes his Marines as they establish a parameter during exercise Forest Light at Sekiyama, Japan, March 14, 2017. Forest Light is one More

U.S. Marines with security platoon, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, wait by a Humvee before their training exercise begins at Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 16, 2016. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine R More

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa simulate a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, Dec. 4, 2017. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is More

DARWIN, Australia – U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Robert Kernaghan, mortar man, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Marine Rotational Force Darwin (MRF-D), poses for a portrait during patrol train More

MOUNT BUNDEY TRAINING AREA, Australia -- U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Gavin Turner, machine gunner, Company K, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Marine Rotational Force Darwin, sets up an M240B More

DARWIN, Australia – U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force Darwin and Australian Defence Force service members stand in formation during a memorial ceremony honoring the service of U.S. and Australian forces More

MOUNT BUNDEY TRAININIG AREA, Australia -- U.S. Marines Cpl. Sean Pierson, (top left), Cpl. Blake Adire, (bottom left), Sgt. Reid O'Hala, (top right), and Lance Cpl. Daryl Thomas with Company K 3rd Battalion, 4t More

AUSTRALIAN ARMY BASE ROBORTSON BARRACKS, Australia – U.S. Army and Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers pose for a photo with indigenous Australians performers after a Welcome to Country ceremony on May More

U.S. Marine Capt. Alexander Navia briefs Marines aboard the United States Naval Ship Millinocket May 29, 2017. The Marines are deployed in support of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training, which is focused More

DARWIN, Australia – U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Hunter Blankenship, rifleman, Company I, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Marine Rotational Force Darwin, pets guinea pigs with students from a More

U.S. Marines with Task Force Koa Moana 17 show Kiribati residents hostile detainee handling techniques on Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll, Kiribati, June 13, 2017. Koa Moana 17 is designed to improve theater securi More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Sean Stair with Task Force Koa Moana 17 picks up trash on Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll, Kiribati, June 14, 2017. Koa Moana 17 is designed to improve theater security, and conduct law enfor More

AUSTRALIAN ARMY BASE ROBORTSON BARRACKS, Australia – U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Leonardo Molina, right, small arms repair technician, and Lance Cpl. Marc Montez, optical technician, both with Headquarters and Servi More

MOUNT BUNDEY TRAINING AREA, Australia – U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin, patrol to their support by fire position durin More

DARWIN, Australia -- The USA Hell Hounds fell to the Australian Defence Force's 1st Brigade Rugby Club 32-7 during a friendly exhibition July 29th, 2017. The game is held annually to commemorate America's Indep More

CAIRNS, Australia – U.S. Marine Cpl. Nicolas Villanueva, right, motor transportation operator, Combat Logistics Detachment, Marine Rotational Force Darwin, works with soldiers from the Chinese People’s Liberati More

CAIRNS, Australia -- U.S. Marine Sgt. Nathan Perrow, left, squad leader, Company I, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Sgt. John Montgomery, avionics technician, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, Ma More

CAIRNS, Australia – Corporal Ke Mei Luo, a soldier from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, rehearses abseiling safety procedures before embarking on a canyon expedition during Exercise Kowari 2017 Aug. 26, 2 More

TULLY GORGE, Australia – Corporal Jia Qiang Zhan, left, a soldier from The Chinese People’s Liberation Army, pulls in another member from his group while rehearsing safe river exits during a white water rafting More

MOUNT BARTLE FRERE, Australia – U.S. Army Ranger Staff Sgt. Dylan Arnall, right, draws a caricature for 2nd Lt. Zhao Ping Li, center, and Cpl. Jia Qiang Zhan, both with the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, whi More

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa maintain their marksmanship at a 100 meter range at Morón Air Base, Spain, Oct. 20, 2017. SPMAGTF-CR-AF deployed to conduct More

U.S. Marines and sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa work with local emergency response personnel to simulate evacuating a casualty after conducting a live fire rang More

Students with the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader Course plan a nautical navigation training mission, Oct. 21, 2017, at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Three Special Tactics Airmen graduated from RTLC in November More

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa maintain their fast-rope proficiency at Naval Station Rota, Spain, Nov.6, 2017. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is deployed to conduct limited More

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa standby before fast roping out of an MV-22 Osprey at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, Dec. 8, 2017. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is depl More

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa practice clearing a building during a military operations on urbanized terrain exercise at Morón Air Base, Spain, Dec. 14, 2 More

Cpl. Dennis J. Zuniga, left, and Lance Cpl. Daniel S. Divirgilio review operational procedures at Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan July 24, 2018. Infantry Marines with Tactical Readiness Training More

Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, CA — Lance Cpl. Christian Shreve, a rifleman with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment (3/5), performs a rocket battle drill during a combined arms exercise range a More

Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, simulate an amphibious assault during Combined Training Unit Exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, More

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jason Gonzales, an infantry unit leader with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, attached to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Central Command, s More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Warren Clayton, a rifleman with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, attached to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Central Command, sends rounds down range More

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, attached to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Central Command, set up target points to conduct a live-fire range during a dust-st More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Wylder Grant, an infantry assault Marine with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, attached to Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Central Command, perfor More