A landing craft air cushion from Assault Craft Unit 4 disembarks from the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima. Iwo Jima is deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group supporting m More
A French landing craft unit practices a beach landing at Onslow Beach at Camp Lejeune, N.C., as part of Bold Alligator 2012. Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, the largest naval amphibious exercise in the past 10 ye More
170816-N-JN784-029 CORAL SEA (August 16, 2017) Engineman 1st Class Jayson Munsayac, from Los Angeles, Calif., watches the sunrise from Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1651 as it departs the amphibious dock landing More
Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, exit a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk during a vertical assault raid exercise at Udairi Range i More
Gunnery Sgt. Louis Pope, a reconnaissance Marine with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force, sourced from Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, prepares to read the Meda More
150524-M-YH418-006: RED SEA (May 24, 2015) - Gunnery Sergeant Louis Pope, a reconnaissance Marine with the Maritime Raid Force, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, reads the Medal of Honor citation of Lt. Michael M More
Lance Cpl. Robert Pease, a rifleman with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, guides a Humvee off the amphibious transport dock USS New York (LPD 21), Aqaba More
A Marine with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) guides a Humvee off a Landing Craft, Air Cushioned vessel in Kuwait, Jan. 31, 2015. A contingent of 24th MEU Marines is conducting scheduled sustainment More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct a live-fire range at Camp Beuhring, Kuwait, Feb. 4, 2015. A contingent of MEU Marines is ashore in Kuwait as part of sch More
Lance Cpl. Joshua Murray, a rifleman with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fires an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon during a training e More
Lance Cpl. Marshall Norton, right, an intelligence specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), exits a Humvee Egress Assisted Trainer (HEAT) at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Fe More
A Marine with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), communicates with a Marine down the firing line during a dry-fire training evolution at Udairi Rang More
Marines with Combined Anti-Armor Team 1, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire a Tube Launched Optically Tracked Wire Guided Missile, during a live-fire More
Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, stack against a building during Military Operations in Urban Terrain, or MOUT, training at More
Sgt. James Kauffman, a metal worker with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fabricates a plate to be attached to an engineer driving stake at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Feb. 14, 20 More
Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), post security during a vertical assault raid exercise at Udairi Range in Kuwait, Feb. More
Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), keep their weapons trained on simulated enemy during a raid exercise at Udairi Range More
Sergeant J Tee Hamilton, a fire controlman with India Battery, the artillery attachment for Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, posts security at the entra More
A convoy from Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), exit a training area at Udairi Range, Kuwait, Feb. 19, 2015. A contingent of MEU Mar More
Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit post security during a field training exercise at Udairi Range, Kuwait, Feb. 19, 2015. A contingent of MEU Marines is ashore in Kuwait as part of scheduled sustai More
U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare to embark onto the USS Essex (LHD 2) to begin Amphibious Squadron/Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration Training (PMINT) aboard Naval Base San Diego More
Lieutenant Cmdr. John Carter, a chaplain with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, speaks to a group of Marines during a prayer service at Udairi Range, Kuwait, Feb. 22, 2015. A contin More
U.S. Marine Col. Vance L. Cryer speaks to Marines of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., before departing to Naval Base San Diego in preparation for Amphibious Squadron/Marine Expe More
Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, treat a simulated casualty during a training exercise at Udairi Range, Kuwait, Feb. 22, 201 More
U.S. Navy sailor Petty Officer 2rd Class Kazmin Stan raises the morning colors aboard the USS Essex (LHD-2) during Amphibious Squadron/Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration Training (PMINT) aboard Naval Base Sa More
U.S. Marines on a landing craft, air cushion embark onto the USS Essex (LHD 2) during Amphibious Squadron/Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration Training (PMINT) off the coast of San Diego Feb. 23, 2015. The 15t More
An AV-8B Harrier with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, launches off the flight deck of the USS Essex (LHD 2) during Amphibious Squadron/Marine Expeditionary Uni More
USS Anchorage (LPD 23), right, and the USS Kidd (DDG 100) travel ahead of the USS Essex (LHD 2) during Amphibious Squadron/Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration Training (PMINT) off the coast of San Diego Feb. More
Col. Scott F. Benedict, center, commanding officer of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, speaks with MEU Marines during a visit aboard the USS New York (LPD 21), while in port in the Kingdom of Bahrain, March More
Cpl. Marquis Jones, an embarkation specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, takes the oath of enlistment during his re-enlistment ceremony aboard the USS New York (LPD 21), More
Lance Cpl. Robert Aagard, an assaultman with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires an M16 Service Rifle during a test fire exercise aboa More
U.S. Marines and Sailors perform a foreign object damage walk on the flight deck of the USS Essex (LHD 2) during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) aboard Naval Base San Diego March 16, 2015. FOD walks More
U.S. Marines and Sailors enjoy the view as they leave port on the USS Essex (LHD 2) during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) aboard Naval Base San Diego March 16, 2015. The 15th MEU is embarked aboard More
U.S. Navy Sailors scan the sea for suspicious vessels aboard the flight-deck of the USS Essex (LHD-2) during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) March 16, 2015. COMPTUEX is designed to help Marines and More
U.S. Marines with India Battery, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, move water jugs to clear room on the flight deck of the USS Essex (LDH 2) during Compo More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit stand in formation for an award ceremony aboard the USS New York (LPD 21), March 19, 2015. The 24th MEU is embarked on the ships of the More
U.S. Marines with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, stretch out on the flight deck of the USS Essex (LHD-2) after physical training off the More
U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Air Cushion 73 with Assault Craft Unit 5, prepares to enter the USS Essex (LHD 2) during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of San Diego March 21, 2015. The LCAC More
U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Air Cushion 73 with Assault Craft Unit 5, glides across the ocean during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of San Diego March 21, 2015. The LCAC was transporting More
U.S. Navy Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Dakota Griffin, left, directs Landing Craft, Air Cushion 65 onto a training beach aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) March 27, 2 More
Seaman Deontae Carter, a boatswain’s mate with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, guides a Logistics Vehicle System Replacement, or LSVR, assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary U More
150330-M-YH418-008: DJIBOUTI (March 30, 2015) – Lance Cpl. Michael Johnson, left, a military police officer, and Cpl. Eric Davis, a field artillery fire control man, both with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit More
Lance Cpl. Austin Garrett, a landing support specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, launches a RQ-11B Raven Unmanned Aircraft System, Djibouti, March 31, 2015. A continge More
A Marine with the Maritime Raid Force, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to attach a tactical ladder to the side of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) during a routine nighttime vis More
150402-M-YH418-001: GULF OF ADEN (April 2, 2015) - Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, stand in formation during a promotion ceremony aboard the amphibious transport dock More
A U.S. Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, adjusts piping for a water purification project as part of a simulated foreign humanitarian assistance mission during Certificat More
150416-M-YH418-023: GULF OF ADEN (April 16, 2015) – Petty Officer 1st Class Petronilo Marcelo, center, a hospital corpsman and independent duty corpsman with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditio More
Sergeant Nicolas Rublein, left, a cyber network operator with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and 1stSgt. Allen Allred, Company 1stSgt, Light Armored R More
Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Sailors from the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group await a vertical replenishment-at-sea aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21), April More
Lt. Cmdr. Janice Pollard, center, the commanding officer of mine countermeasures ship USS Sentry (MCM 3), briefs Sailors with the ship’s crew and Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battali More
150501-M-YH418-002: GULF OF ADEN (May 1, 2015) - Lance Cpl. McKenzie Berry, a water purification specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, sings the National Anthem during a More
Tactical vehicles assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, are staged in the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) in preparation to be transpor More
150512-M-YH418-001: STRAIT OF BAB AL MANDEB (May 12, 2015) - Lance Cpl. Ryan Recanati, an anti-tank missileman with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expedi More
Cpl. Conner Hartman, a machine gunner with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, surveys the waters while providing security as part of a jo More
A U.S. Marine with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, simulates clearing an objective in the hangar bay of the USS Essex (LDH 2) at sea in t More
A Marine with the Maritime Raid Force, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, participates in a live-fire training exercise on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) in the Gulf of More
150621-M-YH418-001: SUEZ CANAL (June 21, 2015) – Cpl. Kendall Crawford, a light armored vehicle crewman with Bravo Company, the Light Armored Reconnaissance detachment for Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, More
Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, receive a welcome aboard brief from Lt. Col. Christou Ioannis, commander of the 521st Marin More
Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, demonstrate gun drills using the M-240B machine gun, to Greek Marines with the 521st Marine More
A daughter of a Marine assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, displays a “welcome home” sign for the VMM 365 (Rein) homecoming at Marine Corps Air Station More
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Sailors from the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group unload a landing craft, utility at Camp Pendleton July 19, 2016. The LCU launched from the USS Comstock (LSD 45) a More
170130-N-UM082-006 NOFOLK, Va. (Jan. 30, 2017) Sailors aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), perform a stern gate marriage in the well deck of the ship, with a Landing Craft Unit from Naval Beach More
170816-N-JN784-314 FRESHWATER BEACH, Australia (August 16, 2017) Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Petty Officer Trent Burleigh, from Houston, Texas, attached to Naval Beach Unit 7 (NBU), gives direction to a vehicle More
170831-N-BD308-373 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 31, 2017) Sailors conduct well deck operations with Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 2 aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). Wasp is currently transiting to Saseb More
181019-N-BT947-1015 NAVAL AMPHIBIOUS BASE CORONADO, Calif. (October 19, 2018) - Vice Adm. Richard Brown, Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CNSP), meets with commanders and staff from Naval Bea More
A U.S. Navy landing craft unit (LCU) enters the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) as part of the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 4 composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) in More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Pablo Villegas, a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System operator with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, poses for a photo in front of a HIMARS launcher during a sim More
U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, drive a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System onto a U.S. Navy landing craft, utility assigned to San Antonio-class amphibious tr More
A landing craft air cushion from Assault Craft Unit 4 disembarks the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima. Iwo Jima is deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group supporting mariti More
150526-M-YH418-005: JORDAN (May 26, 2015) - A Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement, or 7-Ton, assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is guided off a Landing Craft Air Cushion, More
150524-M-YH418-011: RED SEA (May 24, 2015) – Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Dustin Van Hook, left, with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and 1st Lieutenant Lukas Rebertus, a platoon c More
The amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) floats off the shore of Kuwait as a contingent of 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Marines and equipment are transported ashore for scheduled sustain More
Lance Cpl. Seth Taylor, a field radio operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fires an M4 carbine during a live-fire range at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Feb. 4, 2015. A co More
Lance Cpl. Jacob Mclin, a rifleman with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fires an M32 Multi Shot Grenade Launcher during a training More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), shown on video monitor, are rotated in a Humvee Egress Assisted Trainer (HEAT) at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. The HEAT trainer is use More
A Marine with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), looks down range through a rifle combat optic during dry-fire training evolution at Udairi Range, K More
Lance Cpl. Dalyss Reed, a rifleman with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides security during a movement under fire training exercise More
Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, provide security during Military Operations in Urban Terrain, or MOUT, training at Camp Bue More
Lance Cpl. Gregory Wilt, a combat engineer with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), uses a Holly Stick to locate wires to improvised explosive device More
Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, participate in a raid exercise at Udairi Range in Kuwait, Feb. 16, 2015. A contingent of M More
Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), consolidate before maneuvering toward an objective during a raid exercise at Udairi R More
Marines with the India Battery, the artillery attachment for Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, stand guard at the entrance of an evacuation control cente More
Vehicles assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), enter a simulated Forward Operating Base at Udairi Range, Kuwait, Feb. 19, 2015. A contingent of MEU Marines is ashore i More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, move a simulated casualty onto a litter during a field training exercise at Udairi Range, Kuwait, Feb. 20, 2014. A contingent of MEU M More
Lance Cpl. Alan Kimball, a rifleman with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, sights through a rifle combat optic during a training exercise More
U.S. Navy sailors wait for a landing craft, air cushion to embark onto the USS Essex (LHD 2) during Amphibious Squadron/Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration Training (PMINT) off the coast of San Diego Feb. 23, More
U.S. Navy sailor Petty Officer 2rd Class Kazmin Stan walks with the morning colors aboard the USS Essex (LHD-2) during Amphibious Squadron/Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration Training (PMINT) aboard Naval Bas More
The USS Anchorage (LPD 23) maneuvers off the coast of San Diego during Amphibious Squadron/Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration Training (PMINT) Feb. 28, 2015. The 15th MEU is embarked aboard the three ships More
U.S. Sailors with the Essex Amphibious Ready Group signal the pilot of an MV-22B Osprey during Amphibious Squadron/Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration Training (PMINT) off the coast of San Diego Feb. 28, 2015 More
Col. Scott F. Benedict, right, commanding officer of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, presents Lance Cpl. Seth Taylor, a field radio operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th MEU, a challenge coin fo More
Cpl. Marquis Jones, an embarkation specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is read his re-enlistment citation during his re-enlistment ceremony aboard the USS New York (LP More
U.S. Marines enjoy the view of San Diego as they leave port on the USS Essex (LHD 2) during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) aboard Naval Base San Diego March 16, 2015. The 15th MEU is embarked aboar More
U.S. Marines with India Battery, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, practice loading ordnance onto an MV-22B Osprey aboard the USS Essex (LDH 2) during Co More
An MV-22B Osprey begins its descent onto the flight-deck of the USS Essex (LHD-2) during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) March 18, 2015. COMPTUEX is designed to help Marines and Sailors integrate fo More
Sergeant Major Joseph Reconnu, Combat Logistics Battalion 24 sergeant major, reads a Navy Commendation citation during an award ceremony aboard the USS New York (LPD 21), March 19, 2015. Sgt. Billy Haas, a fiel More
U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, hit the mats during Marine Corps gray-belt martial-arts training off the coast of San Diego March 19, 2015. The 15th MEU is embarked aboard the three ships More