An AH-1W Cobra with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), and an EH101 Merlin with 1419 Flight Squadron, Joint Aviation Group, 3rd MAW (Fwd), refuel before joint Opera More
Sgt. David Garcia, a crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 and Phoenix native, prepares a can of 7.62mm ammunition in flight above Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, C More
John Woleslagle with Visiting Aircraft Line directs a UH-1Y Huey to its designated spot on the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point flight line Sept. 28. Three UH1Y Hueys stopped at Cherry Point on their way t More
Lt. Gen. Duane Thiessen, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific, conducts a systems check on an UH-1Y Huey before an orientation and indoctrination flight, on Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, Nov. 21, 2011. The fl More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Seamos Clarke and Staff Sgt. Robert Wise with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469, perform preflight checks on a UH-1Y Venom Huey helicopter prior to supporting opera More
Sergeant Raymond Cole, an MV-22B avionics technician with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, performs pre-flight maintenance on an MV-22B Osprey rotor aboard the More
A sign and a photograph of firefighters with Engine 60, Ladder 17, New York City Fire Department, hangs in the airframes work section of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 aboard Camp Bastion, Afghanis More
Lt. Gen. John A. Toolan, the commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force, prepares to fly in the cockpit of a UH-1Y Huey during a familiarization flight with the Marine Light Helicopter Squadron 369 “Gun More
A crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 “Gunfighters,” 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, gives a “Gunfighter salute” to a bulk fuel specialist at the fuel pits of Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pen More
1st Lt. Jonathon Will (right), a UH-1Y Huey helicopter pilot with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 and 26-year-old native of Newport, R.I., and HMLA-367 aircrew Marines conduct a pre-flight inspectio More
Visitors tour an MH-60S Seahawk at Eisenhower Park, N.Y., during Fleet Week New York 2017, May 27, 2017. Marines, Sailors and Coast Guardsmen are in New York to interact with the public, demonstrate capabilitie More
Spectators watch the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, The Red Arrows, as they fly over the Department of Defense static aircraft at the Dubai Airshow Nov. 18, 2013. In their 49th display season, The Red Arrows More
Senior Master Sgt. Thomas Maddock shows Ms. Heidi Grant features on the C-130J during the 2013 Dubai Airshow at the Dubai World Central airport in Jebel Ali, Nov. 18, 2013. Maddock is a C130J loadmaster deploye More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Mickael Clemann explains the tilt rotor technology of the MV-22 Osprey to spectators during the 2013 Dubai Airshow at the Dubai World Central airport in Jebel Ali, Nov. 18, 2013. Clemann More
U.S. Air Force maintenance crews tow a E-2A Hawkeye from the aircraft display area at the Dubai World Central Airport in Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 20, 2013. Quick thinking by the five maintenance Ai More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Michael T. McKarry, an airframes collateral duty quality assurance representative with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, checks a UH-1Y Huey for corrosion at Camp Bastion, Helm More
A UH-1Y Venom lifts off the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point flight line Jan. 23 on its way to conduct a low-light flying evaluation for the crew. The training was designed to prepare senior instructors to More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Shawn Burkett, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), collateral duty inspector and native of Lakeland, Fla., removes the main roto 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
A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fast ropes from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) More
A U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion with Assault Craft Unit 4 prepares to land on the beach at Sierra del Retín, Spain, to unload U.S. Marines and equipment during Spanish Amphibious Bilateral Exercise (PHIB More
An AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), lands aboard the USS Bataan (LHD 5). The AH-1W and UH-1Y aircraft markings wer More
An AH-1W Cobra provides air support for a UH-1Y Huey while participating in a close air support mission during exercise Ssang Yong 2014 on April 1, 2014. Exercise Ssang Yong is conducted annually in the Republi More
Capt. Ryan Ludvigsen (left), a pilot with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, inspects the tail rotors of a UH-1Y Huey helicopter before boarding the aircraft on the flight line at Marine Corps Air Sta More
U.S. Marines in a UH-1Y Huey helicopter with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced) (VMM-265 (REIN)), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) conduct search and rescue operations for the sunken Kor More
Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466 load large containers filled with supplies, gear and equipment onto a CH-53E Super Stallion abord Forward Operating Base Sabit Qadam, Afghanistan, April 30, 201 More
Marines undergoing a Helicopter Rope Suspension Training Master’s Course hang from a UH-1Y Huey helicopter during a special patrol insertion and extraction rigging exercise at landing zone Westfield aboard Mari 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
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
U.S. Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion and Canadian troops assigned to Princess Patricia's Light Infantry Regiment board UH-1Y huey helicopters aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5). Th More
Lance Cpl. Jacob A. Hug, from Phoenix, Arizona, deployed to Kathmandu, Nepal with Joint Task Force 505 shortly after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the country April 25. JTF 505 was called upon by the Nepale More
A Marine UH-1Y Venom and a Marine AH-1 SuperCobra conduct live-fire training during exercise Scorpion Fire in the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Ranges, Calif., near Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Thu More
U.S Marine Corps student and instructors attending Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 1-15 plan and conduct the Huey Day Battle Drill exercise at Landing Zone (LZ) Bull, Chocolate Mountain Ariel Gunner More
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Lewis Craparotta, Marine Aviation Ground Task Force Training Command commanding general, speaks with Staff Sgt. Mario Guadarrama, MAWTS-1 ground-based air defense instructor, during More
U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, create a landing zone during a noncombatant evacuation operation at Kiwanis Park, Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 10, 2014. More
Members of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 369 “Gunfighters,” walk to a UH-1Y Huey before a familiarization flight aboard Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 16. Pilots and crew More
Lance Cpl. Kodi Floyd, an MV-22B Osprey crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts a routine inspection aboard the USS Iwo Jima at sea Dec. 18, 2 More
The USS New York leads the USS Fort McHenry across the Atlantic Ocean, Dec. 19, 2014. The ships are part of the USS Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, which carries approximately 2,400 Marines and Sailors of the More
Sergeant Maj. Jacob M. Reiff, left, sergeant major of Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, speaks to graduates of a Lance Corporal’s Leadership and Ethics S More
Lance Cpl. Ryan Recanati, an anti-tank missileman with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, looks through the optics of an M41 Saber System More
A Marine with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, participates in fast-rope training in the well deck of the USS New York, at Sea, Dec. 26 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
MV-22 Ospreys from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), are in the full-stow position aboard the flight deck of USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) in preparation for rough More
Marines and Sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group work together to move food and supplies into storage during a replenishment-at-sea operation aboard the USS New Yo More
An MV-22B Osprey, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, takes off from the flight deck aboard the USS New York, at sea, Jan. 5, 2015. The 24th MEU and Iw More
An MV-22B Osprey, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, hovers over the flight deck of the USS New York, at sea, Jan. 5, 2015. The 24th MEU and Iwo Jima More
Corporal Stephen Cusson, an aviation ordnance technician assigned to the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, loads a 2.75-inch rocket in to a LAU-68 rocket pod att More
Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), remove 2.75-inch rockets from an LAU-61 rocket pod aboard USS Iwo Jima (LPD 7), Jan. 7, 2015. The 24th MEU a More
Marines with Headquarters and Service Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, participate in a drill to don-and-clear their mission-oriented protectiv More
Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), perform a freshwater cleaning of an MV-22B Osprey aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock shi More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, stand in formation during a promotion ceremony aboard the USS New York, at sea, Jan. 10, 2015. The 24th MEU and Iwo Jima Amphibious Re More
Lance Cpl. Saul Valenzuela, an anti-tank missileman with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, looks through the optics of an M41 Saber Syst 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
Marines assigned to Lima company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), stage their gear during a quick reaction force drill aboard the USS Iwo Jima (L More
Lance Cpl. Brandon C. Smith, a chemical, biological, radioactive, and nuclear defense specialist with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, puts on a Trellchem level-B training suit during a hazardous materials e 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 with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit take a break from routine maintenance on an MV-22B Osprey aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21), Jan. 13, 2015. The 24th MEU is embarked 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
Corporal Bryon H. Wulf, a ground radio repairman with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Command Element, performs a pull up during the physical fitness portion of a meritorious sergeant promotion competition More
Lance Cpl. Jovan Espinoza, a machine gunner with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, practices bayonet techniques during Marine Corps Martia More
Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, stand watch aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21), Jan. 20, 2015, as the ship pa More
A Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), sits behind a mounted M2 .50-cal. heavy machine gun aboard a CH-53E Super Stallion over the Red Sea after l More
Lance Cpl. Ryan B. Read, an infantry assaultman with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, assists a simulated casualty during a casualty evacu More
A Marine with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) , fast-ropes from a parkedMV-22B Osprey onto the elevator of the amphibious assaul 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
Hospital Corpsman 3rd class Mike Her, a field medical service technician with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), plays the role of a simulated casua More
Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit board a Landing Craft, Air Cushioned vessel prior to debarking the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD-21), Jan. 30, 2015. A contingent of Marines fr 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
A grounding cable is connected to the deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) while Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare to conduct helicopter supp 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
USS BONHOMME RICHARD, At sea – Landing support specialists wait for a UH-1Y Huey attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, to lower itself so they can hook o 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
150212-M-QZ288-042: GULF OF ADEN (Feb. 12, 2015) Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, load a target practice round onto an AV-8B Harrier II Jump Jet ab 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
A fork-lift carries a packaged 8,400-pound rotor head to the flight line at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, as part of 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit helicopter support team operations Feb. 13, 2015. The rotor head, 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 with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, adjusts the sights on an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon during a live-fire machine gun range in Djibouti, Fe 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
Bulk fuel specialists with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, refuel a UH-1Y Huey at a Forward Area Refueling Point in Djibouti, Feb. 20, 2015. A contingent of ME 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
Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), refuel an AH-1W Cobra attack helicopter at a Forward Area Refueling Point in Djibouti, Feb. 20, 2015. A contingent of MEU Marines was ashore in Dj More
Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force, a detachment from Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, set up a J007 claymore mine during a demolition range in Djib 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
Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, walk through a rotor wash “brown out” after exiting a CH-53E Super Stallion in Djibouti, Feb. 24, 2015. A More
Sgt. Christiana McLaughlin, a combat engineer with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, primes into a bangalore during a demolition range in Djibouti, March 4, 2015 A contingent of MEU More
Corporal Ryan G. Schmidt, a water purification specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts maintenance on a raw-water pump in Djibouti, March 7, 2015. A contingent of More