A Marine with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 29 holds the squadron guidon during a six-mile motivational hike through Marine Corps Air Station New River to build unit camaraderie, Nov. 4.
Staff Sgt. Joseph J. Giacomelli, the company gunnery sergeant of Ragnarok Company, 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, maintains radio communication between the front and rear of the company durin More
Marines and sailors with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, ground combat element, went on a six mile march at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Dec. 6, 2013. Marines and sailors with BSRF-14 are part of an annual rota More
Marines with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines Headquarters platoon load packs on a halfback to prepare for relocation to a new defensive position during Exercise Steel Knight aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 12, 2 More
Marines and sailors with Ragnarok Company, 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group begin three days of hikes on a mountain trail aboard the Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, Calif., Jan. More
Marines trudge through knee-high snow as they conduct a simulated pre-dawn raid on an enemy stronghold Jan. 22 during Korean Marine Exchange Program 14-3 at the Mountain Warfare Training Camp in Pyeongchang, So More
Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, conduct a combat conditioning hike aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 24, 2014. The almost 10-mile hike improved the regiment’s unit cohe More
Sgt. Robert L. Ponder eats with Republic of Korea Marines at a celebration dinner Jan. 24 during Korean Marine Exchange Program 14-3 in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The Marines from both countries were celebrating More
Republic of Korea Marines hike through snow with U.S. Marines Jan. 26 during Korean Marine Exchange Program 14-3 near the Mountain Warfare Training Camp in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea. As part of KMEP, the More
U.S. Marines with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company and soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force hike uphill during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 28, 2014. Iron Fist 2 More
The island of Iwo To, formerly known as Iwo Jima, as seen from atop Mount Suribachi Jan. 31 during a professional military education trip. Marines and sailors from 3rd Intelligence Battalion and Combat Logistic More
Marines and sailors with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit embark on a 6-mile hike as part of a Fleet Marine Force qualification course at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., March 25. Being FMF qualified denotes sai More
Corporal Craig Wurzel, utilities chief, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, poses with the regimental Guidon aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 27, 2014. Corporal Wurzel recently partici More
Service members with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron get weapons for a bivouac and hike that took place aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 27 - 28, 2014. The evolution gave members of More
Marines and sailors with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14 hike around the perimeter of Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania Mar More
Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 272 conduct a hike to build moral and camaraderie within the squadron aboard Marine Corps Air Station New River, March 28. The squadron hiked approximately six m More
Corporal Jeffrey Samples, motor transport operator, Combat Logistics Battalion 5, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, cautiously makes his way across an obstacle during the Leadership React More
Sgt. Trevor Thompson, Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 272 Headquarters and Support Company clerk, memorizes 15 objects on a blanket during a super squad competition aboard Marine Corps Air Station New River More
Marines with 1st Marine Headquarters Group conduct a regimental hike aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 17, 2014. The Marines wore their flak jackets and carried weighted assault packs on the eight-mile condi More
Marines with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron participate in a sexual assault prevention and response class at Carlos Hathcock Range aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 18. The Marines More
Marines and sailors run to the obstacle course May 1 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma during a battalion super squad competition. The competition builds unit cohesion between the Headquarters and Service Bat More
Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, conduct a conditioning hike aboard Robertson Barracks, May 16, 2014. The hike was more than 8 miles and was designed to acclima More
Marines and sailors with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment hike in the Carpathian Mountains in Vatra Dornei, Romania with Romanian soldiers of the 17th Mountain Troop Bn. dur More
Marines and Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, don an M-50 Joint-Service General Purpose Mask at Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 10, 2014. CLB-24’s Chemical, Biological, Radiol More
U.S. Marines of Kilo Company, Third Battalion, Eighth Marine Regiment, deployed with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response, prepare to hike Sierra de Montellano, a mountain in Moron, Spai More
Lance Cpl. Justin Rhome, a squad automatic rifleman with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, provides security during patrol operations aboard Camp Pendleton, Cailf., July 28, 2014. The Marines condu More
Marines with the Provost Marshals Office aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, Aug. 5. Bright reflective vests with Military Police emblazoned on the back led the way, and military canines brought up the re More
Marines with 1st Platoon, Company B, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, observe as retired Army and now Training Specialist Steven Decker teaches the ins and outs of building and using a one-rope bridge as a method More
A Marine with 1st Platoon, Company B, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, sorts through photographs of a notional enemy building during a Reconnaissance and Surveillance patrol to compile intelligence on the enemy si More
Marines and sailors with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Amphibious Squadron Five hike to Mount Suribachi during their visit to Iwo To, Japan as part of the MEU’s WESTPAC 14-2 deployment Aug. 16, 2014. More
More than 100 Marines and Sailors with 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, hike aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 28, 2014. The hike helped build un More
U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit form up for a conditioning hike Camp Lejeune, Sept. 4, 2014. The Marine hiked with flack and Kevlar to enhance mission readiness and insure physical enduran More
Service members with Headquarters and Service Companies, Headquarters Regiment, 2nd Marine Logistics Group conducted a hike to condition the Marines and sailors for future training exercises with II Marine Expe More
Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force hike to maintain force proficiency aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 26, 2014. Marines with II MEF are conducting hikes regularly to increase force mo More
Lance Corporal Grant Baker, a rifleman with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, hikes to his company objective during the Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendle More
The Marines of Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2 approach an intersection during a three-mile conditioning hike at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Sept. 26, 2014.
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Kyle J. Poehls, a wing air control officer with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron (MWHS) 2, sits on a physical training table aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Sept. 26 More
A U.S. Marine with Headquarters Regiment (HQ Regt), 2nd Marine Logistics Group, stops to change his socks during a 7 mile hike on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 30, 2014. HQ Regt. conducted the hike to build physica More
Marines with Headquarters Regiment, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, conduct a conditioning hike aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 30, 2014. The regiment performed the hike as a way to More
Marines of Combat Logistics Company 23, Combat Logistics Regiment 25, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, also known as the "Roughnecks" step out on a 6-mile hike aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, Oct. 3. The h More
Marines with Battery A, Ground Combat Element Integrated Task Force, conduct a combat conditioning hike aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 3, 2014. The hike served as the Battery’s firs More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force hike six miles aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 8, 2014. The Marines built camaraderie and b More
Col. James H. Herrera, commanding officer of I Marine Headquarters Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, shouts words of motivation to the Marines of I MHG celebrating their unit’s 25th anniversary by hiking fiv More
Service members with II Marine Expeditionary Force stand at attention following a conditioning hike aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 29, 2014. The Marines and sailors marched approximately nine More
Marines and sailors with II Marine Expeditionary Force conduct a conditioning hike aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 29, 2014. The hike was approximately nine miles and was coordinated to build More
Gunnery Sgt. Charles A. Spencer, center, from Owego, New York, leads a discussion on how to properly plot points on a map Oct. 30 at Robert’s Field at Camp Kinser. “The purpose of the event was to reacquaint th More
U.S. Marines with Bravo Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team Company, Marine Corps Security Force Regiment, conduct a 12 mile conditioning hike on Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Va., Nov. 6, 2014. The hike was co More
Marines with Force Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division hike with 50-pound packs and carry a 60-pound container full of sand during a physical training exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Ca More
U.S. Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF) conduct an 11 mile hike across Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 14, 2014. II MEF plans to increase the frequency of hikes in the upcoming months, keeping Marines More
Marines with Marine Wing Communications Squadron (MWCS) 38 conducts a six-mile hike through the east side of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Nov. 14, as part of an annual birthday tradition. Marines a More
Marines and sailors with II Marine Expeditionary Force execute a 12-mile hike aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 14, 2014. Major Gen. William D. Beydler, the commanding general of II MEF, has con More
Tech. Sgt. Richard Egan (left), 4th Equipment Maintenance Squadron assistant chief for repair and reclamation, along with Master Sgt. Eric Leonard, 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron production superintendent, h More
Marines with Mortar Platoon, Weapons Company, Ground Combat Element Integrated Task Force conduct a combat conditioning hike aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 21, 2014. The Marines car More
Marines assemble an M2 .50-caliber Browning machine gun for time Dec. 5 at Camp Hansen during the first Caltrap Challenge. The challenge pitted teams against each other in a variety of obstacles and events to f More
Marines with the 10th Marine Regiment corporal’s course perform drill movements with their noncommissioned officer sword during a corporal’s course aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 8, 2014. The Marines spent an More
U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, Marine Corps Security Force Regiment, hike to the top of Mount Suribachi during a visit to Iwo To, formerly known as Iwo Jima, Japan, Dec. 17, 2014. The Marines took a pause fro More
Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, conduct an eight-mile hike aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., December 19, 2014. The hike built camaraderie amongst the Marines and en More
U.S. Marines with Headquarters Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, conduct a 5 mile hike on the U.S. Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center (MWTC) Bridgeport, Calif., Jan. More
U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, conduct a 7 mile hike on the U.S. Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center (MWTC) Bridgeport, Calif., Jan. 12, 2015. MWTC trains More
Marines with Headquarters and Service Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 26, Headquarters Regiment, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, hike roughly seven miles on the mountain trails of Bridgeport, California, Jan. 1 More
U.S. Navy Hospitalman Dustin Smith with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, carries gear up to the treatment center on the U.S. Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center (MWTC) Bridge More
U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, receive a class from Sgt. Franklin Ramos, a motor transportation operator, on the U.S. Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center More
U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, complete the construction of their communications area of operation on the U.S. Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center (MWTC) More
U.S. Marines and Army soldiers receive classes for cold weather survival on the U.S. Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center (MWTC) Bridgeport, Calif., Jan. 17, 2015. MWTC trains Marines across the warfig More
U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, receive classes on how to properly extract injured military members off a mountain at the U.S. Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Ryan Molik with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, prepares to melt snow into drinking water for his fellow Marines at the U.S. Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Train More
Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force complete a 7.5-mile conditioning hike aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 23, 2015. Maj. Gen. William D. Beydler, the commanding general of II MEF, is co More
U.S. Marines with Motor Transportation Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, transport additional fuel and food to their Marines at the U.S. Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Saddam Ahmad, an electrician with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, puts on his snow shoe in preparation of their next movement at the U.S. Marine Corps Mountain Warfar More
Marines with Marine Wings Support Squadron 274 conducted a three-mile conditioning hike at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Jan. 26, 2015. The hike is part of a readiness initiative across all eleme More
Chiefs and first class petty officers from various Hawaii-wide commands hike the Makapu'u Point Lighthouse Trail, Jan. 27. Hosted by Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, the hiking event is part of CPO 365, a y More
Members with the 96th Sustainment Brigade begin a three-mile hike with a running start on the Bonneville Shoreline Trail, Salt Lake City, Jan. 30, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kayla F. Benson)
Marines from Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, conduct accountability checks before their conditioning hike aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 30, 2015. This hike marks the beginni More
U.S. Marine Master Sgt. Jason D. Giles with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, checks the rear during their tactical movement at the U.S. Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center (M More
U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, load water and meals onto a V-22 Osprey at the U.S. Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center (MWTC) Bridgeport, Calif., Feb. 2, More
U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines, prepare to load a CH-53 Sea Stallion at the U.S. Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center (MWTC) Bridgeport, Calif., Feb. 3, 2015. MWTC trains Marines across t More
U.S. Marine Chief Warrant Officer 2 Steven Taynton, a mobility officer with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, shaves his face out in the field at the U.S. Marine Corps Mountain Warfare More
U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, pose for a picture after the completion of their training at the U.S. Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center (MWTC) Bridgeport More
Marines with Marine Wing Communication Squadron 28 take part in a 10-mile squadron conditioning hike at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. March 5, 2015. The hike was the capstone event of the squadron More
Sergeant Maj. David L. Jobe, the sergeant major of the 1st Marine Division, (left) and Maj. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson, the division commanding general, led their Marines on a 10-mile hike aboard Marine Corps B More
A team of four road guards leads the way during an 8-mile hike aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 6, 2015. Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment endured the freezing temperatures during the hike to pre More
Marines with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment hiked over 12 miles to increase unit readiness and battalion cohesion aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 10, 2015. The hike commenced Battalion Field Exercise III, More
More than 900 Marines with Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division conducted a 9-mile hike early in the morning aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 13, 2015. Subordinate units in the battalion are wearing fla More
Maj. Gen. William D. Beydler (left) , commanding general of II Marine Expeditionary Force, and Sgt. Maj. Bryan K. Zickefoose (right), sergeant major of II MEF, lead a formation of II MEF Marines and sailors dur More
Nearly 40 Marines and sailors with Headquarters and Service Battalion, U.S. Marine Forces Command, participate in a hike along the beach at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Virginia Beach, Va., More
Marines with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron stand in front of Lt. Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson’s memorial while attending the Chancellorsville battlefield study in Virginia, April 23. 2015. Forty-fou More
Marines with Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico, Va., conducted a 7.6-mile hike and professional military education event at the Antietam National Battlefield at Sharpsburg, Md., April 23-24. The Battle of Anti More
U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Jeremiah Pearse, 3rd Platoon Commander, Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, speaks about current events with his Marines, May 1, 2015, at Camp Titin, outside of Aqaba, Jordan. More
Lieutenant Colonel Eric Dougherty, left, and Sgt. Maj. Marcus Chestnut, right, lead Marines with 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, in a battalion hike May 8 at Robertson Barr More
A Marine with 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, adjusts his gear before beginning a battalion hike aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 19, 2015. The purpose of the four-mile hike was to build morale More
The first team to start the Rest Assured Challenge III departs from the start line June 20, at Crystal Mountain Resort, Wash. The event promotes resilience by challenging the Soldiers with a six-mile hike with More
U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Support (H&S) Battalion, School of Infantry-East, conduct a 5k conditioning hike around Camp Geiger, N.C., July 16, 2015. H&S Battalion Marines completed the conditioning hike More
The commanding officer and sergeant major of 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, lead the battalion in a hike to the firing range at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Aug. 1, 2015. The hike marked the beginning of a three-week-l More
A Marine rests prior to a ten-mile hike aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Aug 14. Detachments executed the hike to prepare for future missions and a longer hike during a field training exercise on Ft. St More
U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy Sailors with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) command element step off for a 5-mile conditioning hike at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 21, 2015. The hike gave the More
Students of the Field Medical Service Technician Course set off on a 6-mile hike aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 1, 2015. The hike is one of three hikes that every student must complete on their journey to More
U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron (MWHS) 2, prepare to participate in a four mile hike on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Sept. 10, 2015. MWHS-2 conducted the hike to incre More
A student with Field Medical Training Battalion West rushes to aid a simulated casualty after a flashbang grenade is released during the Field Medical Service Technician Course’s Final Exercise aboard Camp Pend More
Dasty, left, sits with his handler Lance Cpl. Donald Hesse after a day of training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 24, 2015. The team completed a conditioning hike to acclimatize to the Okinawa heat and h More
Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, conduct a conditioning hike at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 25, 2015. The purpose of the hike was to build endurance and camaraderie within the More