Hike

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Michaela Connally, a native of Stafford, Virginia and the Deputy Director of Communication Strategy and Operations, Headquarters Battalion (HQBN), 2d Marine Division, participate in the More

U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Europe 20.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, hike through mountainous terrain during a Narvik Battle Study Hike in Setermoen, Norway, Sept. 17, 2020. The hike was le More

U.S. Army 1st LT James Montgomery, with the New Jersey National Guard’s 1-114th Infantry Regiment, briefs participates in a Special School Assessment (SSA) on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Oct. 6, 202 More

U.S. Marines with Headquarters Company, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, hike 3 miles during Mountain Training Exercise 1-21 (MTX) at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center (MCMWTC), Bridgeport, More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Austin Pinkerton, a native of Mahoning, Ohio, and a rifleman, with Headquarters Company, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, puts on camouflage face paint in preparation for a 36- More

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Michael Moore, an infantry officer with Headquarters Company, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, posts security during a Command Post Exercise during Mountain Training Exercise 1 More

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, bow their heads for an invocation during Integrated Training Exercise 1-21 at Marine Corps Air Ground Comb More

U.S. Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Support Battalion, Information Group, conduct a 5-mile tactical movement during MEF Exercise (MEFEX) 21.1 at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, Nov. 5, 2020. MEFEX 2 More

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group (MLG), participate in a hike in celebration of the Marine Corps’ 245th birthday on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 9, 2020. This year More

U.S. Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Support Battalion, Information Group conduct an 7.5 mile tactical movement during MEFEX 21.1 on Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, Nov. 10, 2020. MEFEX 21.1 provides More

U.S. Marines hike during a Marine Corps birthday celebration on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 10, 2020. Marines with 2nd Supply Battalion celebrated the 245th Marine Corps birthday with a three-mile hike, More

U.S. Marines with II MEF Support Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, conducted a conditioning hike at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 5, 2021. The hike heightened the physical readiness level of the battalion to More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jeffery T. Coleman, an administration clerk with Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division holds the battalion guidon before a hike on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California More

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Seth W. Folsom, the Headquarters Battalion Commanding Officer, 1st Marine Division, addresses his Marines after a conditioning hike on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 1 More

Mementos are left atop Mount Suribachi Jan. 31 as part of a professional military education trip to Iwo To. Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, Marine Aircraft group 36, flew approximately 80 Marines More

U.S. Marine Corps drill instructors with 4th Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, hold the Eagle, Globe, and Anchors that are to be presented to new M More

The sun rises as the 2nd Marine Division commanding officer, Maj. Gen. John K. Love, speaks to the division Marines with words of encouragement and motivation at the 2nd MarDiv 50 mile hike at Camp Lejeune, N.C More

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Brian L. Shields, first sergeant, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, speaks to his troops during the regiment’s annual Bougainville Day on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Nov. 1, 201 More

Maj. Samuel Agosto, Humacao, Puerto Rico, Multinational Battle Group East, is visited by a group of local children while resting at the 11-mile mark of the Dancon March, Oct. 10. Agosto was one of more than 580 More

Lt. Col. Patrick Owens, commanding officer, Headquarters Battalion, and Sgt. Maj. Marvin Dixon, battalion sergeant major, Headquarters Bn., lead a formation of approximately 400 Marines and sailors on a 4.2-mil More

Sharply contrasting the bright, buzzing collage of more than 22,000 competitors at the 2010 Honolulu Marathon, firefighters from Aircraft Rescue Firefighting, Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, and a More

A soldier with the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force, Western Army Infantry Regiment conceals himself during a break in a hike here Feb. 15. The soldiers are participating alongside Marines with 1st Tank Batta More

After reaching the top of the hill, the Ground Combat Element, composed of reservists from Anti-Terrorism Battalion, Amarillo, Texas, and Birmingham, Ala., attached to Black Sea Rotational Force-11, hikes back More

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, climb arduous terrain during a battalion hike on Camp Pendleton, Calif.,

Marines from Combat Logistics Battalion 5 participate in their monthly battalion physical fitness session at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 25. The 7-mile hike was planned to condition the Marines for the battali More

Marines with Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, hike more than nine miles through the mountainous terrain surrounding Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton as part of a squadron More

Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force 12 Marines trudge through the black sands of the slopes of Europe’s tallest active volcano, Mt. Etna, Oct. 25. The hike was designed to teach about 20 Marines with S More

A Marine Wing Support Squadron 271 Marine posts as a road guard during the squadron's monthly physical training exercise. "We took a route starting off near the armory, which led us down Roosevelt Boulevard pa More

Marines assigned to Headquarters and Support Company, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, participate in a 14-mile hike around the base's perimeter, Feb. 3.

A Marine with 2nd Maintenance Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group represents his squad during the marksmanship portion of the super squad competition aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 13, 2012. The first squad More

A long line of Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 make the trek around the fish pond aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., May 9. In addition to hiking around the pond, the Marines als More

Marines with Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow pose for a group photo after completing a seven-mile conditioning hike on Mount San Antonio, or more commonly known as “Mt. Baldy” Aug. 16.

Marines with Charlie Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, hike at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov 15. The Marines hiked six miles with their combat gear in an effort to keep themselv More

LtCol Lee A. Cracknell Commanding Officer of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465 addresses Marines during a 5 mile squadron hike on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar San Diego, Calif., February 1, 2013. The pur More

Sergeant Cameron Fitzgerald (right) the maintenance chief for motor transportation serving with 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, leads his squad in executing 30 burpees at the first checkpoint during the bat More

Marines serving with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, hike an 11-mile route with a full combat load to their next training destination here, April 2, 2013. The hike started at 6:30 a.m. and fini More

Marines serving with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, drink water and tighten their gear before departing on an 11-mile hike through Camp Horno's training area here, April 2, 2013. The hike bega More

A visitor looks at his map of the trails in Waimea Valley, April 28. There are short paths leading off the main path, which leads people to small streams, a variety of plant life, and historical points of interest.

Marines and sailors with Headquarters Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, conduct a conditioning hike aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 3, 2013.

Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response perform a routine training hike aboard Moron Air Base, May 24. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Caleb McDonald/Not Released)

Service members with 2nd Maintenance Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group hike along a dirt road during a four-hour forced march held aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 29, 2013. More than 500 Marines and sailors More

Lt. Col. Gaines L. Ward, Outing commanding officer, Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico passes the Colors to Lt. Col. Vincent J. Cuiccoli, incoming commanding officer MCAF Quantico on June 27, 2013. Cuiccoli has More

Permanent personnel Marines from The Basic School conduct a 10-mile hike on the west-side of Marine Corps Base Quantico. Two-hundred and thirty-two Marines embarked on the 10-mile hike that lasted three-hours a More

Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, conduct a regimental hike aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 19, 2013. To physically condition the service members for a comba More

Staff Sgt. Damien Green, a recruiter with Recruiting Sub-Station Greensboro, leads poolees during a hike aboard Guilford Courthouse National Military Park in Greensboro, N.C., August 10, 2013. The Marines and p More

Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 5, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, conduct a battalion hike aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 14, 2013. To physically condition the More

U.S. Marines Cpl. Claudia Gheorghiu (left), and Cpl. Tilor Hallquist, Communication Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 17 (CLR-17), 1st Marine Logistics Group, prepare to step off on a nine mile conditioning hi More

Service members with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron gather around Lt. Col. F. Lance Lewis in front of building one after their 10 kilometer hike Sept. 5, 2013. The conditioning hikes were developed to p More

Pfc. Amanda M. Sanderson fires blanks during Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2 field training exercise at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field Atlantic Sept. 25. MHWS-2 conducted a FTX Sept. 23-26. Sanderson i More

Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, conduct a battalion hike aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 25, 2013. To physically condition More

Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, conduct a battalion hike aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 25, 2013. To physically condition More

Marines with Headquarters and Service Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, kick up dust during a six-mile conditioning hike aboard Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, Fort Story, Sept. 27. The Marine More

Marines and candidates with Officer Selection Office Raleigh, Marine Corps Recruiting Station Raleigh, stop for a gear check during a three-mile hike aboard Umstead Park in Raleigh, N.C., Sept. 28, 2013. The ca More

Service members with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (right) hike past Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Regiment 25, 2nd MLG (left), who participat More

Cpl. Omar K. Fuentes strives for one more pullup during a reconnaissance physical assessment test Oct. 24 at Camp Hansen. "By running the RPAT, these (Headquarters and Service Company) Marines are demonstrating More

Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit move through CS gas during a hike here Oct 25. The Marines combined both CBRND training and a hike into one training evolution. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Demetrius Mor More

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, draw their weapons before conducting a combat conditioning exercise aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 31, More

Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 29, aboard Marine Corps Air Station New River, wait for their transportation after a six-mile hike to build unit camaraderie, Nov. 4. The Marines boarded CH-53E S More

Marines and sailors with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, ground combat element, sustained their basics as infantrymen with a six mile march at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Dec. 6, 2013. BSRF-14’s mission is to More

Sgt. Kip A. Buedel, a platoon sergeant with Ragnarok Company, 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, cools down during a break in a conditioning hike aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 6, 2013. The comp More

Sgt. Robert Kelly, the platoon Sgt. With 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines headquarters platoon, scans the mountainside for enemy forces during Exercise Steel Knight aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 12, 2013. Kelly More

Cpl. Corey D. Brown, an embarkation specialist with Ragnarok Company, 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, rests after climbing a steep section of a mountain trail aboard the Mountain Warfare Train More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Cody Goddard returns fire at an enemy Jan. 22 during KMEP near the Mountain Warfare Training Camp in Pyeongchang, South Korea. To prepare for the cold weather training, the U.S. Marines 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

Capt. Chad Bainbridge 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

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

Republic of Korea Marines hike through village outskirts in the Republic of Korea Feb. 2 during a 400-kilometer hike. The ROK Marines in the photo had just completed hiking for the day. The massive hike spanne 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

Major Adam Kintop (left), logistics officer, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marines logistics Group, congratulates Sgt. Eric Castro, ammunition chief, CLR-1, 1st MLG, on doing an excellent job filling the rol More

Food service specialists with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron serve food to Marines participating in a bivouac and hike that took place aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 27 - 28, 2014 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

Lance Cpl. Denise Parsons, Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 272 supply administration clerk, acts as a simulated casualty during a movement between events during the MWSS-272 super squad competition aboard M More

Lt. Gen. John A. Toolan, I Marine Expeditionary Force commanding general, and Col. James H. Herrera, I MEF Headquarters Group commanding officer, lead a hike aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 17, 2014. The M More

Cpl. Jae Yi, an administrative specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, fires a M4 shotgun after a two mile squadron hike to Carlos Hathcock Range aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., More

Marines and sailors watch Gunnery Sgt. Jaime A. Hernandez demonstrate how to properly complete the obstacle course May 1 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma during a battalion super squad competition. The compe 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 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

A Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, clears his M-50 Joint-Service General Purpose Mask after CS gas was deployed during a battalion hike at Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 10, More

Marines from 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division roll a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle tire during the battalion's Endurance Event June 20 at Camp Lejeune, N.C. The Marines were More

U.S. Marines of Kilo Company, Third Battalion, Eighth Marine Regiment, deployed with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response, hike Sierra de Montellano, a mountain in Moron, Spain, July 2, 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

Two Marines and an Army mountain guide attached to the Northern Warfare Training Center hike together on a trail leading into the surrounding mountains in the Black Rapids Training Site, Fort Greely, Alaska, Au More

A Marine with 1st Platoon, Company B, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, observes and takes photographs of a notional enemy building during a Reconnaissance and Surveillance patrol at Fort Greely, Alaska, August 12, 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 conduct a conditioning hike Camp Lejeune, Sept. 4, 2014. The Marine hiked with flack and Kevlar to enhance mission readiness and insure physical endurance c 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

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 Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 23, 2014. More

Cpl. Monet O. Bryant acts as a road guard during a three-mile conditioning hike at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Sept. 26, 2014. Bryant is a logistics and embarkation specialist with Marine Wing More

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron (MWHS) 2 review a map before a conditioning hike aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Sept. 26, 2014. MWHS-2 conducted a conditioning hi More

Marines with Communications Company, Headquarters Regiment, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, hike aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 30, 2014. The regiment performed the hike as a way to More

U.S. Marines with Headquarters Regiment (HQ Regt), 2nd Marine Logistics Group, take a break during a 7 mile hike to on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 30, 2014. HQ Regt. conducted the hike to build physical fitness, 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 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 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

Marines with I Marine Headquarters Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, celebrate their unit’s 25th anniversary by hiking five miles throughout Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 10, 2014. Prior to 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

Major Gen. William D. Beydler, Commanding General, II Marine Expeditionary Force, speaks to the Marines after completing the conditioning hike aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 29, 2014.