The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cevite Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Matthew J. Anderson, USMC Re More
A security platoon Marine hands out candy to children in the Shuhada District of Fallujah. Security platoon's mission is to provide a security element for the RCT's Embedded Provincial Reconstruction Team, as w More
Members of the Embedded Provincial Reconstruction Team (EPRT), Regimental Combat Team 1, U.S. Marine Corps, discuss current problems with a Sheik in Ameriyah, Iraq, Aug. 13, 2008. EPRT hoped to provide plans on More
Sgt. Steven Sabo, the platoon sergeant for Security Platoon, Headquarters Company, 1st Marine Division (Forward), displaces gravel around the 1st MarDiv (Fwd) Headquarters, Nov. 9. The gravel helps keep the san More
Sgt. Nicholas Marchioni, a squad leader with 2nd platoon, Alpha Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), talks over the radio during a route reconnaissance mission, Jan. 2. More
Marines with Security Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire at targets during a live-fire training exercise o 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
Lance Cpl. Matthew Winans, a data wire technician with Combat Logistics Regiment 1, attends a brief before conducting a security patrol during Exercise Desert Scimitar at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center T 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 Scout Snipers Platoon, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides security for the USS Iwo Jima, at sea, Dec. 27, 2014. Th More
An AV-8B Harrier Jump jet from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to take off from the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7), Jan. 13, 2015. The 2 More
Members of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force, a detachment from Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, prepare to board a vessel during a visit, board, search and sei More
Corporal Joseph A. Membreno, a supply administration and operations specialist with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Command Element, takes part in a close-order drill evaluation aboard the amphibious assau More
Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit receive a safety brief before participating in a live-fire exercise aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), Jan. 18, 2015. The 24th MEU is embark More
Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit stand in formation as part of a Corporal’s Course graduation ceremony aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), Jan. 22, 2015. The 24th MEU is emba More
Sergeant Bret C. Piburn, left, an air traffic controller with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, stands in formation to receive a certificate of commendation for 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
A joint terminal attack controller from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force observes the explosion of a GBU-12 laser-guided bomb during a bilateral training exercise with French soldiers an 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
Colonel Scott F. Benedict, right, the commanding officer of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, discusses 24th MEU procedures and equipment to Thomas P. Kelly III, center, the U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti, aboar 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
150218-M-WA276-146 GULF OF ADEN (Feb. 18, 2015) Marines with the Maritime Raid Force’s security platoon, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, participate in a low-light live-fire exercise aboard the amphibious assa More
A Marine from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force, a detachment from Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Recon Battalion, uses an AN/PEQ-15 laser to sight on his target, during a night-time l 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
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
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
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
The view from a Marine with Headquarters and Service Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, as he sights through a machine gun optic attached to an M More
Lance Cpl. Gerald Williams, a field artillery cannoneer with India Battery, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, loads 5.56 mm ammunition into an M249 squad 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
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
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
Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a full-contact sparring session as part of green belt certification during Marine Corps Martial Ar 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
150524-M-BW898-089: GULF OF ADEN (May 24, 2015) Sgt. Randy Price, a Reconnaissance Marine with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force, sourced from Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Reconnais More
150526-M-BW898-177: GULF OF ADEN (May 26, 2015) Reconnaissance Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force, sourced from Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, con More
150527-M-BW898-045: GULF OF ADEN (May 27, 2015) Reconnaissance Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force, sourced from Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, jum More
150528-M-BW898-078: GULF OF ADEN (May 28, 2015) Reconnaissance Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force sourced from Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, jump 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
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan— Spc. Rogelio Casares, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Special Troops Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division Resolute Support Sustainment Brigade, takes a moment to look into a snow More
U.S. Marines with security platoon, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, wait by a Humvee before their training exercise begins at Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 16, 2016. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine R More
Lance Cpl. Nicholas Wambold, a rifleman with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, provides security during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Cal More
Pfc. Zachariah Mensch, a wheeled vehicle mechanic with the 3rd Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade security platoon on Fort Stewart, lays on the ground during the platoon’s entry control point training operat More
Sgt. Travis Smith, a force protection team leader with the 3rd Infantry Division Resolute Support Sustainment Brigade, yells at Soldiers to get in formation during the platoon’s stress fire exercise on Bagram A More
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - Spc. Hameedullah Qasimi, a motor transport operator assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division Resolute Support Sustainment Brigade security platoon, is a native of the Wardak province More
A Marine with the security platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, treads water in the pool at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 17, 2018. The Marines participated in a confidence course d More
A member of the Embedded Provincial Reconstruction Team (EPRT), Regimental Combat Team 1, U.S. Marine Corps, discusses current problems with a Sheik in Ameriyah, Iraq, Aug. 13, 2008. EPRT hoped to provide plans More
Sgt. Nicholas Marchioni, a squad leader with 2nd platoon, Alpha Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), enjoys a game of spades with his Marines during some down time in a More
Marines with Security Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, wait to fire at targets during a live-fire training ex More
Corporal Bereket Berhane, a warehouse clerk with Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, maps out a security patrol route during Exercise Desert Scimitar at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine More
Illustration of U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Tim Lenzo, a Combat Correspondent with Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division (MARDIV), making a log book entry prior to entry control point watch during Exercise DES 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
Marines with Combined Anti-Armor Team 2, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, observe nearby vessels while aboard the USS Iwo Jima, at sea, More
An AV-8B Harrier Jump jet from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, takes off from the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7), Jan. 13, 2015. The 24th MEU is More
Members of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force, a detachment from Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, board and provide security during a visit, board, search and se More
Corporal Joseph A. Membreno, a supply administration and operations specialist with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Command Element, takes part in a close-order drill evaluation aboard the amphibious ass More
Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit participate in a live-fire exercise aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), Jan. 18, 2015. The 24th MEU is embarked on the ships of the Iwo Jima More
Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit stand in formation as part of a Corporal’s Course graduation ceremony aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), Jan. 22, 2015. The 24th MEU is emb More
Staff Sgt. Jenni R. Brown, right, maintenance management chief with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, receives a certificate of commendation from Lt. Col. Sean R. Filson, the comman 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
Joint terminal attack controllers from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force join French soldiers as they observe a French Rafale M multi-role fighter aircraft in Djibouti, Feb. 3, 2015. The 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
Colonel Scott F. Benedict, right, the commanding officer of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, discusses 24th MEU procedures and equipment to Thomas P. Kelly III, the U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti, aboard the am 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