Marine Forces Reserve

Petty Officer 1st Class Tammy Cook, a dental technician with 4th Dental Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group prepares equipment at a dental work station June 15, 2014, the day prior to the beginning of Innovat More

Photo depicts Retired 1st. Lt. John J. O’Leary, a Marine veteran of World War II, date and location unknown. O’Leary fought on Guam and witnessed the bombardment of Iwo Jima as a member of 3rd Joint Assault Sig More

Corporal Lynn L. Williams (far right) walks with other Marines during liberty in the 1940s. He is now 87 and resides in Berkeley, Calif.

Marine World War II Veteran Bill Darling shakes hands with Lance Cpl. Mark Adams with 4th Force Reconnaissance Company, 4th Marine Division during their drill weekend at Fort Hunter Liggett, California, May 2, More

Marine Corps Reserve Centennial logo design used for placement on all Centennial materials with white backgrounds such as vinyl banners and large sign placards. The design showcases the Centennial brand colors More

The U.S. Marine Drum & Bugle Corps leads the procession for 1st Lt. Alexander Bonnyman Jr. at Berry Highland Memorial Cemetery in Knoxville, Tenn., on Sept. 27, 2015. Bonnyman joined Marine Forces Reserve in Ju More

First Sgt. Maurice Huffman of the Marine Forces Reserve Marksmanship Training Unit, Marine Corps Reserve Rifle Team, based out of Quantico, Va., sights in on his target during his preparation time at the Presid More

Cpl. Michael Kinler Jr., an anti-tank missileman with Detachment 4, 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division take part in a ceremony commemorating their deactivation at Lafayette, La., on Aug. 2, 2020. 4th Tanks More

Lt. Gen. Rex C. McMillian (right), commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, speaks with retired Lt. Cmdr. Cass E. Phillips (left) and retired Chief Warrant Officer 4 Francis L. Emond (middle) More

Lance Cpl. Shane O’Flynn, a member of the Marine Forces Reserve Marksmanship Training Unit, Marine Corps Reserve Rifle Team, based out of Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., reloads his service rifle on the 300-ya More

Lt. Col. Charles R. Donnelly, commanding officer of 6th Engineer Support Battalion, and Sgt. Maj. Billy Kruthers, 6th ESB sergeant major, attach battle streamers to the unit colors during the battalion’s battle More

Members of the Marine Corps Forces Reserve Brass Band perform at the 46th Annual Bayou Classic Battle of the Bands in New Orleans, Louisiana, November 29, 2019. Through a partnership with Bayou Classic, the Mar More

A casket holds the physical remains, uniform, and photo of Pfc. James Samuel Smith during a funeral held at Brown Funeral Home in Liberty, Miss., Oct. 17, 2016. Smith was killed in action on Nov. 20, 1943 on t More

Mercedes Brandstetter, 15, of the Virginia Junior Marksmanship Program from Stafford, Va., prepares to send rounds downrange during the junior’s portion of the National Trophy Team Match here, July 31, 2013. Th More

Marine Corps Reserve Centennial logo design used for placement on all Centennial materials with solid color and/or image backgrounds, such as posters. The design showcases the Centennial brand colors of navy bl More

Cpl. Cayton Howard, a canoneer with Hotel Battery, 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, waits for instructions atop a M777 howitzer during a live-fire range at Fort Pickett, Va., July 18, 2 More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Commando Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 6th Comm Scene Camera Operator: MAJ Kathl More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Commando Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 6th Comm Scene Camera Operator: MAJ Kathl More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 6th Comm Bn Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew William More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ali Al Salem Air Base Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: HMLA-169 Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC Release Status More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC Release Statu More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: As Suwayrah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC Release Status: Releas More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC Release Statu More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: As Suwayrah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC Release Status: Releas More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Babylon Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC Release Status: Released t More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Babylon Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC Release Status: Relea More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC Release Statu More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Willia More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MARFORRES Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Chris More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MARFORRES Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Chris More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MARFORRES Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Chris More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MARFORRES Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Chris More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MARFORRES Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Chris More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MARFORRES Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Chris More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MARFORRES Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Chris More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MARFORRES Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Chris More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MARFORRES Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Chris More

Marines stationed at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans get ready to take off on a motivational run in New Orleans Nov. 7, 2012. This event marked the first time the Marines have done a commander-led mot More

Maj. Michael E. Jeffries, a pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing waits to board an F/A-18A “Hornet” aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar’s flight More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Kyle Riley with Marine Corps Band New Orleans plays the Tuba during U.S. Marine Maj Tad Scott’s retirement ceremony at Marine Corps Support Facility, New Orleans, La. Nov. 1, 2014. Maj. Scott i More

The Blue Angels' C-130T, also known as "Fat Albert," taxis at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, Belle Chase, on the way to deliver toys for the Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots drive, Dec. 2. The Blue Ang More

Marines of the MAG-49, Detachment C breathe in the cool air, as they prepare for an early morning flight to the Southern Methodist Stadium in Dallas for the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, Dec. 30. (Official More

Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez presents Navy Capt. Jeff Amick, commanding officer of USS Iwo Jima, with a key to Miami-Dade County, July 20, 2010, during a county commissioners meeting in Miami, Fla. Th More

Marines attend Indivifuals Mobilization Augmentee conferences in the summer of 2010. All IMA Marines at the RSU were giving classes.

Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez presents Navy Capt. Jeff Amick, commanding officer of USS Iwo Jima, with a key to Miami-Dade County, July 20, 2010, during a county commissioners meeting in Miami, Fla. Th More

Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez presents Navy Capt. Jeff Amick, commanding officer of USS Iwo Jima, with a key to Miami-Dade County, July 20, during a county commissioners meeting in Miami. The key was g More

Sgt. Maj. Carlton Kent, sergeant major of the Marine Corps, walks up to the tee to begin a round of golf at the Lakewood Golf Club Jan. 26 while Sgt. Maj. Kim Davis, sergeant major of Marine Forces Reserve, and More

Lance Cpl. Martial Agbyssi, a food service specialist with Headquarters Battery, 14th Marine Regiment, fled to the United States in 2006 with his mother and two sisters. Agbyssi was born and raised in Niakara, More

Pfc. Irving Moreno, a food service specialist with Headquarters Battery, 14th Marine Regiment, portions a tray of cornbread during evaluation and inspection for the W.P.T. Hill Award for best reserve field mess More

A corpsman from Naval Air Station, Joint Reserve Base, Belle Chasse, administers a flu shot to a Marine at MarForRes Headquarters Oct. 27, 2010. Vaccination is mandatory for all service members.

Brig. Gen. Roger R. Machut receives the Mobilization Command’s unit colors from Col. Patrick J McCarthy during Mobilization Command’s change of command ceremony Nov. 18. McCarthy stepped down after a year in command

Participants of the Yellow Ribbon event are served lunch outside the building. The food was free for all who attended the event.

Lance Cpl. Dustin Reddell, administration clerk, Marine Forces Reserve Headquarters hands a small U.S. flag to an elderly veteran at the Southeast Louisiana War Veterans home in Reserve, La.

Col. Grover C. Lewis III, Marine Forces Command, assistant chief of staff for the Department of Public Safety, presents the "Excellence in Leadership" award to Sir Edward Toussaint Staten at the Bayou Classic c More

Volunteers hoist up monkey bars at the Intercultural Charter School in New Orleans East. Local volunteers teamed up with Marines from Marine Corps Recruiting Command and Marine Forces Reserve to build the playg More

Cpls. Allen Cormier, Edward Miller and David Atkinson capture the crowd’s attention with a brass interlude. Marine Band New Orleans gave a holiday performance at the Alario Center, Dec. 10, to help build suppor More

A historical U.S. Army role player stands by a period canon ahead of a demonstration fire. The Jean Lafitte National Historic Park and Preserve hosted a series of living history events on the Chalmette Battlefi More

Lance Cpl. Yilson Chong, a machine gunner with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, assumes the role of a .50 caliber machine gunner during mobile counter-improvised explosive device interactive More

Cpl. Adam Lanier, a rifleman with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, rushes around a corner while moving to another part of the village to avoid simulated enemy fire at Camp Pendleton, Calif., More

Sgt. Ashford Keena, a rifleman with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, yells through the sound of rifles and rockets to his squad that he is going to reload his M32 grenade launcher at Camp Pen More

Lance Cpl. Adolfo Guerra, an assaultman with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, and Cpl. Brandon Mundine, a rifleman also with Charlie Company, 1/23, stand post at an entry-control point duri More

Lance Cpl. Jesus Villafranca, a rifleman with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, reports his post as secure during a training evolution Jan. 20, at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Villafranca currentl More

Lance Cpl. Cody Henrichsen, a rifleman with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, fills out a questionnaire that each set of brothers received prior to the shoot with CNN that came to Camp Pendle More

Marines of the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing line up to get their fill of the various selection of chili at the 4th MAW Second Annual Chili Cook-Off, Jan. 26.

A Junior ROTC cadet from Willowridge High School in Houston, forces out one last pull-up during a physical fitness competition at Jesuit High School here Jan. 29. Eighteen high schools from Louisiana, Texas an More

Peggy Cuevas, Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program manager, stands in the Marine Forces Reserve Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office, Feb. 1.

Peggy Cuevas, Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program Manager, stands in the Marine Forces Reserve Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office, Feb 1.

Inspecting the Raven-B, Lance Cpl. Thomas G. Dilzer, an intelligence specialist for 1st Marine Division, prepares the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for a training flight in windy conditions. 12 Marines from various u More

Marine Forces Reserve, commander, Lt. Gen. John K. Kelly, speaks at the Heroes and Healthy Families conference here Feb 8. The conference offered resources and suggestions to assist service members who might be More

A MH-60S from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 3 was one of the helicopters on display for the crowd during the Centennial of Naval Aviation Feb. 12.

Cpl. Adam Marlatt helps prepare a paralyzed Haitian patient for a medical evacuation to the United States for further treatment January 2011. (Photo courtesy of Cpl. Adam Marlatt)

As the sun sets, Marines of 4th Tank Battalion, Headquarters and Service Company, Detachment 4, prepare vehicles for the training to come at Camp Blanding, Fla., Feb. 26.

Marines of, 4th Tank Battalion, Headquarters and Service Company, Detachment 4, sit and wait for Petty Officer 1st Class Willis Paul to instruct them on the first day of the Combat Lifesaver Course, Feb. 22-24.

A detail of high school students with Central Indiana Young Marines re-enact the famous Mount Suribachi flag-raising during the first Iwo Jima Memorial Service at the Indiana War Memorial Museum Feb. 23. Detac More

Cpl. Christopher B. Thorne of Headquarters Platoon, 4th Tank Battalion, Headquarters and Service Company, Detachment 4, out of Miami, stands and displays his “dangerous” left jab for all his future opponents on More

Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force Maj. Randolph Best, addresses U.S. Marines and 21 partner nation coast guard, law enforcement and ground forces during the opening ceremony for exercise Tradewinds 2011.

A Marine Corps Band New Orleans trumpet player makes his way down St. Charles during a March 2 parade. The band covers an average of 12 parades every Mardi Gras season, many stretching up to 6.5 miles long.

Students raise their hands eagerly waiting to be called upon to ask questions at Sarah T. Reed Elementary School March 2. Marines read to the students as part of Dr. Seuss Day celebration.

Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force recruit Edgar Peters spends his time between patients practicing applying a tourniquet to Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniel Shultz, a corpsman with 4th Medical Battalion, Ma More

Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force recruit Edgar Peters, practices applying a tourniquet to Petty Officer Third Class Daniel Shultz, a corpsman with 4th Medical Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, in between More

Cpl. Paillant Ducarmel, a Haitian SWAT team member, is shot with a taser by Gunnery Sgt. Brian Dye, the chief non-lethal weapon instructor for exercise Tradewinds 2011, during taser training. The Taser X26E is More

Gunnery Sgt. Brian Dye, the chief non-lethal weapon instructor for exercise Tradewinds 2011, demonstrates a takedown technique on Cpl. Joseph Terrell, a Lexington, Ky., native, and military policeman with Milit More

Retired Lt. Gen. Jack W. Bergman explains the personal rewards of continued service to others at the council chambers of city hall prior to getting his haircut and donated to a non-profit organization that prov More

Gunnery Sgt. Brian Dye, the chief non-lethal weapons instructor for exercise Tradewinds 2011, takes Lance Cpl. Bruce Dunn, a squad automatic weapon gunner with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment and More

Marine Forces Reserve Band New Orleans wows the crazed Mardi Gras crowd during parades, as they play a medley of songs compiled of old military favorites and New Orleans style brass band classics, Feb. 26- March 8.

A group of Marines and Caribbean soldiers clash during riot control training as part of exercise Tradewinds 2011.

A 'dead' enemy aggressor lies in a cloud of smoke during close quarters battle training, March 8, as part of exercise Tradewinds 2011.

Twenty students from more than 10 Caribbean countries attend a class conducted by Marines from Intel Support Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, March 9 as part of exercise Tradewinds 2011. The class was conducte More

Emptying a load of dirt, Lance Cpl. Joshua T. Burleson, a combat engineer with Black Sea Rotational Force 11, from East Pointe, Mich., operates a Bobcat skid steer to help excavate an area for a new sidewalk in More

Rounding up the top of the hill, Marines in the Ground Combat Element, composed of reservists from Anti-Terrorism Battalion, Amarillo, Texas, and Birmingham, Ala., attached to Black Sea Rotation Force-11, hump More

Naval Criminal Investigative Service Physical Security Specialist Randy Thomas offers guidance to Caribbean and South American civilian and military law enforcement personnel before conducting a mock vehicle se More

Staff Sgt. Benigno Cab, a jungle warfare instructor with the Belize Defense Force, instructs a class of more than 30 U.S. Marines from Company I, 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, and Caribbean soldiers from More

Displayed is the training area utilized to train 31 soldiers, firemen and police officers from Antigua and Barbuda in the subject area of hazardous material response. The training area was constructed by Marine More

While visiting the Black Sea Rotational Force 11 on Camp Margarita, 33 Area, Lt. Gen. Dennis J. Hejlik, the commanding general of Marine Corps Forces Command, and Lt. Col. Nelson S. Cardella, the commanding off More

Several Caribbean soldiers and police officers demonstrate room clearing tactics they learned from the FBI during a distinguished visitor visit March 18. The FBI had conducted the room clearing training as part More

UC-12 B “Huron” 318 before its final flight aboard Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans March 18. Marine Transport Squadron Belle Chasse took the twin engine turboprop aircraft on its retirement lap More

During a Visit, Boarding, Search and Seizure course, Lance Cpl. James A. Scarborough, a native of Montevallo, Ala., attached to Black Sea Rotational Force-11, rushes down the steps of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutte More

Sex Signals actress Fawzia Mirza tests the audience’s knowledge about sexual assault and date rape prevention at Marine Forces Reserve Headquarters here, April 1. Sex Signals is an improv comedy-styled sexual a More

While working in a newly-built motor transport facility, Lance Cpl. William Hernandez, a motor transport operator, Black Sea Rotational Force 11, and native of Orlando, Fl., performs a Limited Technical Inspect More

Several members of the Marine Corps Police Department stack up and prepare to clear a room during active shooter training April 15.