U.S. Marines Corps Col. Timothy Salmon, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, and Sgt. Maj. William Oldenburg, sergeant major of MCAS New River, donate toys to the Toys for Tots Progr More
Master Gunnery Sgt. Richard Herald comes to attention in front of Lt. Col. John Kelley and Sgt. Maj. Carl Chapman during his retirement ceremony at Paradise Point Officers Club aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lej More
Marines, sailors and their families gather at the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit annual Christmas party at Marston Pavilion aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 13. 2012. The service members and th More
Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa receive a farewell speech from Brig. Gen. Burke Whitman, deputy commanding general of mobilization for II Marine Expeditionary Force and an Atlan More
Navy Cpt. Lawrence Greenslit, II Marine Expeditionary Force chaplain, speaks with Marines and sailors of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit after receiving an award for excellence and a certificate of honorable More
Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. Sgt. Maj. Carl Chapman, left, outgoing sergeant major of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, relinquishes the non-commissioned officer sword during the relief and appointmen More
Sgt. Shawn Booth, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit motor transport operations chief and Detroit-native, guides the steering gear of a seven-ton truck into place at the unit's motor pool aboard Marine Corps Base C More
22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit Hospital Corpsmen interact with children aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 25, 2013. The 22nd MEU participated in Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, an educ More
Sergeant Daniel Bell, a Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response heavy equipment operator and native of Castleton, Vt., moves equipment to a staging area aboard Moron Air Base, May 8. Bell w More
Lance Corporal Jaryd Stezewski, left, a native of Ceder, Minn., and Lance Cpl. Chris Weimer, a native of Wichita, Kan., both Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response avionics technicians, pe More
Sgt. Ryan Graber, the noncommissioned officer in charge of special equipment for Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response, was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal for coordinating and instruc More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jonathan Leger, a landing support specialist with the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) for Crisis Response, helps repaint a wall in the sanctuary of the Saint Franci More
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)
Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response share a morning run with members of the Spanish Defense Force's Unio Muntanyenca Eramprunya aboard Moron Air Base, May 27, 2013. SP-MAGT More
Spain Sergeant Justin Hofelich, a Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response Marine Corps. Martial Arts Program instructor and a Madison, Ind., native, instructs MCMAP techniques to members of More
Corporal Billy Winans, a Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response topographic analyst and Downey, Calif. native, is promoted to his current rank in a midnight promotion ceremony aboard Moron More
Private First Class Brandon Sumner, left, a native of Richland, Wash., and Staff Sgt. Joshua Butler, a native of Virginia Beach, Va., both Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response flightline More
The 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos, speaks with Marines and sailors of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response and Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team Company-Europe More
Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Sgt. Maj. Micheal P. Barrett, speaks with Marines and sailors of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response and Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team Company-E More
Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response bulk fuel specialist prepare a fuel pump to refuel an Air Force C-5 Galaxy aboard Moron Air Base, June 18, 2013. Marine bulk fuel specialists constan More
Marines with the Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response ground combat element transition from the standing to kneeling position during a live fire exercise aboard Moron Air Base, June 24, More
Gunnery Sergeant Julius Hawkins, the Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response ground combat element communications chief and Cowley, Ga. native, races alongside airmen from the 496th Air Bas More
Italian Admiral Giuseppe De Giorgi, left, Chief of the Italian Navy, discusses the MV-22 Osprey with Capt. Nicholas Arnold, right, a Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response MV-22 Osprey pil More
Staff Sergeant Lance Waller, the Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response communications chief and a Daingerfield, Texas native, goes for a fade-away shot against Cpl. Giovanni lacey, the SP More
U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit's maritime raid force conduct fast rope drills out of a UH-1Y Huey aircraft aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 18, 2013. The Marin More
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Nikolaj Rossovskij, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), platoon commander and native of Columbia, Md., explains raid securi More
U.S. Marines and Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), unroll a field tent at Fort Pickett, Va., Sept. 3, 2013. More than 20 Battalion Marines and Sailors executed a Hum More
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Freddy Cantu, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) combat camera chief and native of Lubbock, Texas, mans the rails aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) as the Ba More
Sgt. Lonnie Bowen, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), CH-53E Super Stallion mechanic and native of Polk City, Fla., conducts regular maintenance on a More
U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), rotate an M327 120 mm Expeditionary Fire Support System during a fire support coordination exer More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Brandon Temple, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) force reconnaissance platoon assistant team leader and native of Erwin, Tenn., exits a culvert during a noncommissioned officer endura More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) public affairs chief and native of Lansing, Mich., calls cadence during a MEU command element three-mile run at Marine Corps Base More
A U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion (LCAC) loadmaster directs a Humvee onto the deck of an LCAC during a movement of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit's (MEU) equipment at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N. More
U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), perform a pre-flight inspection on a CH-53E Super Stallion aircraft aboard the USS Bataan (LHD 5) More
U.S. Marine Corps vehicles with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) sit loaded on a U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion ready to depart the USS Bataan (LHD 5) off the East Coast, at sea, Dec. 13, 2013. Th More
U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), hold security in an amphibious assault vehicle during an amphibious assault at Marine Corps Bas More
A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier jet with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares to take off from the USS Bataan (LHD 5) off the East Coast, at More
A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), offloads gear after arriving aboard the USS Bataan (LHD 5) off the East Coast, at sea, Feb. 10 More
U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion vehicles with Assault Craft Unit 4 carry equipment for the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) to the USS Bataan (LHD 5) off the East Coast, at sea, Feb. 10, 2014. The MEU More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jaime Orozco, force reconnaissance platoon, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), radio operator and native of Strathmore, Calif., cuts the hair of fellow force reconnaissance Marin More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Greggory Phend, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fire support man and native of Columbia City, Ind., teaches radio operations during a call for fire class aboard the USS Bataan More
A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fast ropes aboard the USS Bataan (LHD 5), at sea, Feb. 16, 2014. The MEU is deploying to the 5 More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Michael Welch (left), Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), black belt Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) instructo More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jake Slack, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), rifleman and native of Amityville, N.Y., sights in on his target aboard More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Gregory Savage (left), a native of Sellersburg, Ind., and Lance Cpl. Jarrod Roper, a native of Villa Rica, Ga., 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) chemical, biological, radiologic More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Travis Langan, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), team leader and native of Seaford, N.Y., sights in on his target aboa More
U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and Spanish Marines plan an amphibious assault as part of Spanish Amphibious Bilateral Exercise (PHIBLEX) 2014 aboard the USS Bataan (LHD 5), at sea, F More
U.S. Navy Capt. George Vassilakis (right), commanding officer of the USS Bataan (LHD 5), speaks with Spanish navy Adm. Santiago Bolibar, admiral of the fleet, aboard the Bataan, at sea, Feb. 22, 2014. The 22nd More
U.S. Navy Hospitalman 2nd Class Bryan Jones, force reconnaissance platoon, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fleet Marine force reconnaissance corpsman and native of Dayton, Ohio, performs a radio check bef More
U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), hold security as the USS Bataan (LHD 5) passes through the Strait of Gibraltar. The MEU is depl More
A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), secures his gear before fast rope training during a bilateral training exercise with the Helle More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Michael Murphy, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) force reconnaissance assistant team leader and native of Orange, Va., re-enlists aboard the USS Bataan (LHD 5). The 22nd MEU is deploy More
U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and Sailors assigned to the USS Bataan (LHD 5) search for foreign object debris on the flight deck before starting flight operations aboard the Bataan. More
U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), carry their gear to the flight deck aboard the USS Bataan (LHD 5) in preparation for their next More
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Carnell Mathis, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), radio chief and native of Dallas, re-enlists aboard the USS Bataan More
Force reconnaissance Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) fire on their targets during a combat marksmanship range. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater More
Force reconnaissance Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) consolidate after a free fall parachute jump exercise. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater res More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Christopher Williams, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) motor transportation chief and native of Brooklyn, N.Y., helps construct the MEU command element's command post during a trainin More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Kyle Blair, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) military policeman and native of Granite Falls, N.C., is promoted to his current rank. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Brad Wineholt, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), explosive ordnance disposal technician and native of Hanover, Penn., searches for a simulated improvise More
U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare to depart a training area after a scheduled exercise. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the More
Sirius, a U.S. Marine Corps military working dog (MWD) with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), bites Sgt. Zachary Gaines, 22nd MEU MWD handler and native of Manchester, Ind., during a bite training exerc More
A U.S. Marine Corps assault amphibious vehicle with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares to come ashore during an amphibious landing as part More
U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), set up a tent on the beach after an amphibious landing as part of a U.S.-French bilateral exercise. The exercise is designe More
A U.S. Marine Corps assault amphibious vehicle (AAV) commander with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), observes his AAV’s targets during a live-fire More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Matt Blackman, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), team leader and native of Lewisville, N.C., holds security along with More
U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), provide security during a patrol as part of a U.S.-French bilateral exercise. The exercise is d More
U.S. Marine Corps assault amphibious vehicles with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), make movement to a new patrol camp during a U.S.-French bilate More
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Eugene Moye, right, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) motor transportation chief and native of Lewisville, N.C., recites the oath of enlistment during his reenlistment ceremony More
U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and French soldiers with the 5th Combined Arms Regiment Overseas review a terrain model to prep More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. William Everett, left, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), light armored vehicle (LAV) gunner and native of Annandale, Minn., More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. John Mayer, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), light armored vehicle (LAV) crewman and native of Philomath, Ore., perfo More
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa staff members watch an AV-8B Harrier jet with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), land aboard the USS Bataa More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joshua Lamb, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), motor transportation maintenance chief and native of Brick, N.J., stands at a More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Tyler Bazemore, left, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), communications technician and native of Franklin, N.C., and La More
U.S. Navy Lt. Johnathan Bush, chaplain for Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), gives the invocation during a corporals course graduation aboard the U More
U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), stand in formation on the flight deck of the USS Bataan (LHD 5). The 22nd MEU is deployed with th More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sean Charbonneau, right, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) team leader and native of Austin, Texas, practices grappling techniques during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program course abo More
U.S. Navy Hospitalman 3rd class Alexander West, left, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), corpsman and native of Colorado Springs, Colo., pins More
U.S. Navy Religious Program Specialist 2nd Class Leonard Rader, left, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), religious program manager and native More
U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), sit on the front of the flight deck of the USS Bataan (LHD 5) as it transits the Suez Canal May 27, 2014. Elements of the 22nd MEU, embarked aboard Ba More
U.S. Marines Corps Gunnery Sgt. Arthur Tolliver, center, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) maintenance management chief and native of Franklin County, Va., stands at the position of attention as his promotio More
U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), participate in a dry-fire range aboard the USS Bataan (LHD 5), at sea, June 2, 2014. Elements o More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Samuel Lynch, right, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), platoon sergeant and native of Hubert, N.C., waits to fire duri More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. James Dunn, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), squad leader and native of Charleston, W.Va., sights in during a dry-fire dril More
U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fire from the kneeling during a live-fire range aboard the USS Bataan (LHD 5), at sea, June 10, More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Alec Bernstein, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), rifleman and native of Chevy Chase, Md., unpacks coffee creamer duri More
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Raymond Fox, II Marine Expeditionary Force commanding general, speaks with Marines and Sailors of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) during a command visit aboard the USS Bataa More
Reconnaissance Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare to fire at their targets during a live-fire range aboard the USS Bataan (LHD More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Aldo Lopez, center, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), avionics electrician and native of New York, demonstrates a Marine More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Cody Rainey, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), UH-1Y Huey helicopter crew chief and native of Pittsburgh, tightens up th More
A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), hovers over the flight deck of the USS Bataan (LHD 5) during a fast rope an More
U.S. Navy Hospitalman 2nd Class Charley Hubbard, left, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), dental lead petty officer and native of Atlanta, stands at attention while being promo More
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. James Terry, U.S. Army Central commanding general, arrives to visit Marines and Sailors aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). The 22nd MEU is deployed with the More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Dylan Shuler, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense (CBRN) specialist, unravels a spray hose for an M26 joint service transportable d More
Folk rock band Delta Rae performs a live concert for U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy Sailors aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). The Bataan is the flagship for the Bataan Amphibious More
Combat Cargo Marines aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) hurry to unhook ropes from supply crates during a replenishment at sea. The Bataan is the flagship for the Bataan Amphibious Ready Grou More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Luis Arzate, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), marine corps martial arts program (MCMAP) instructor and native of Kansas City, Mo., demonstrates a shoul More
U.S. Marines assigned to the combat cargo section aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) move goods to be taken off the Bataan during a replenishment at sea. The Bataan is the flagship for the Ba More
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Jerry Parramore, right, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit fires chief and native of West Palm Beach, Fla., has his current rank pinned on by his wife Roma Parramore, left, on Marine More