Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 Marines, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, standby to honor the remains of 36 Marines, July 26, 2015, being offloaded from C-130J Hercules aircr More
U.S. Marine Corps Rct. Avery G. Hackett of Platoon 3045, Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, acts as a simulated combat casualty during an obstacle course June 8, 2017, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits More
Drill instructors of Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, shout commands to recruits as they battle with pugil sticks July 21, 2017, on Parris Island, S.C. This training is part of the Marine Corps More
Marines with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, provide security with an M-240G medium machine gun during live-fire training in the desert outside Camp Buehring, Kuwait, July 8, 2008.
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Erik Rasmussen (right), a squad leader with Company I, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Regimental Combat Team 8, speaks to an Afghan through an interpreter to More
Cpl. Antonio Tellez, an administrative clerk with Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, holds his 3-month-old son before departing Marine Corps Base Hawaii on a seven-month deployment to Af More
Second Lt. Adam Staff, a platoon commander with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, communicates with his Marines during a platoon attack at Range 410A on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twe 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
Marines and sailors with Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, sit aboard an Air Force C-17 transport aircraft on the flight line here, before departing for Camp Dwyer, Afghanist More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Isaiah Schult, a dog handler with Jump Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and 20-year-old Indianapolis native, jokes with Afghan children while More
U.S. Marine Corps amphibious assault vehicles maneuver back to USS Tortuga after completing training at Hat Yao Beach, during Exercise Cobra Gold 2012, Feb. 10. Cobra Gold is an annual multinational, multilater More
U.S. Marine Corps amphibious assault vehicles maneuver back to USS Tortuga after completing training at Hat Yao Beach, Feb. 10, during Exercise Cobra Gold 2012. CG 12 is the largest multilateral exercise in the More
Afghan children walk alongside U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jacob Kartchner, a team leader with 4th Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and 28-year-old native of Long Beach, Calif., in the hope More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Ronald Valdez (left), a corpsman with 1st Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and 30-year-old native of Waipahu, Hawaii, extends a helping hand to Marin More
Lt. Col. Chris Raible, the commanding officer of Marine Attack Squadron 211, smiles after landing the first AV-8B Harrier jet from Marine Attack Squadron 211 aboard Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, July 1. The landin More
Lance Cpl. Christopher Heatherington, combat engineer with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and a native of Fairbury, Ill., attempts to cheat off a neighboring fourth-grader during More
A Marine with Company A, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit fires an M136 AT4 rocket launcher during a training evolution during exercise Cobra Gold 2013. More
North Carolina-based U.S. Marines and Armed Forces of the Philippines Marines assemble a .50-Cal Browning heavy machine gun during live-fire training April 9 at Crow Valley, Philippines. The live-fire training More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Aaron M. Blackstone, a refrigeration mechanic with 3rd Maintenance Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force and a Newark, Ohio, native More
Cpl. Jamie Rinehart, a field wireman with Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 and Canyon Lake, Calif., native, can’t stop smiling as Gunnery Sgt. Elba Montalvo, company first sergeant with the squadron and Roselle More
The 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing band plays “Ishmael” during an evening colors ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., May 21. “Ishmael” was written about the perils and discovery of a sailor’s fi More
A C-130J Hercules assigned to 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) command element, transports Maritime Raid Force Marines to conduct parachute operations over King Faisal Air Base in Jordan, June 18, 2013. Exe More
First Sergeant Arturo Blanco, company first sergeant for Company G., Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and native of Buena Park, Calif., uses an improvised bench More
Sgt. William Loughran currently serves as a Marine Corps drill instructor with Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. Loughran joined the Marine Corps in More
A Marine with Combat Logistics Regiment 4 attached to the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade helps carry on personal belongings of displaced Filipinos aboard a U.S. Marine Corps C-130 Hercules aircraft for transp More
Lieutenant Col. Omar J. Randall (right), commanding officer of Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), discusses the locations for aid deliveries with a village mayor using a Philip More
U.S. Marines assigned to 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion and soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conduct helocast operations at Pyramid Rock Beach. The recon Marines were boating to shore to make way More
Maj. Gen. Mark A. Brilakis, commanding general of Marine Corps Recruiting Command, and Marines attending the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl East team’s final practice discuss their game predictions at Fullert More
Marine veteran Cpl. Josue Barron competes in the hand cycle competition during the 2014 Marine Corps Trials on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 9, 2014. The Marine Corps Trials enable wounded, il More
Cpl. Kyle Carpenter awaits the beginning of the Atlanta Braves United States Marines Celebration at Turner Field in Atlanta, GA, July 19. The celebration included Major Gen. John Broadmeadow throwing the first More
A Marine Aviator in an AV-8B Harrier Jump Jet from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, waits to take off from the USS Iwo Jima off the coast of North Carolina, Aug More
U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Patrick Ford, a platoon commander with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, hands candy to children during a security patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan on August 23, 2014. Patrols are co More
U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, assigned to the 31st Marines Expeditionary Unit carry a combat rubber raiding craft onto the shore to set up a simulated assault during Amph More
Seven EA-6B Prowlers with Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Training Squadron 1 take part in an historic seven aircraft flyover of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Oct. 16, 2014. The flyover was a More
The view of the Air Traffic Control Tower through the hangar of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Jan. 5, 2015. Cherry Point is home to 2nd Marine Aircraft Win More
Lloyd Ford, a Marine veteran of World War II, observes a wreath laying ceremony at the Marine Corps War Memorial in Washington. The Ceremony commemorated the 70th anniversary of the battle for Iwo Jima. "When w More
U.S. Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to assault a simulated objective during Exercise Eagle Resolve 2015 with servic More
Staff Sgt. Joshua Long, with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, applies a knife technique on 1st Sgt. Sigrid Rivera, a West Palm Beach, Fla., native, during the testing portion of fourth-degree black belt trai More
(Left to right) Sergeant Justin Tellar takes a selfie with professional golfers Katherine Perry, Alexandria Jacobsen and Kaitlin Coons following their completion of the W. B. Mason Championship at the Thorney L More
U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 3rd Marine Logistics Group board a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53 E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 to conduct external lifts during helicopter More
Marines and Sailors chock and chain an MV-22 Osprey after landing on the USS New Orleans during the PHIBRON-MEU integration exercise aboard the USS New Orleans on Sept. 25, 2015. This marks the first at-sea exe More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Trevor Ahern, drill instructor, Platoon 2025, Company E., 2nd Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, instructs close order drill at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, April 6, 2016. More
U.S. Marine Corps recruits attached to Oscar Company, 4th Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, conduct a U.S. Marine Corps standard swim qualification at the outdoor pool on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris I More
Oliver Eriksson (right), a professional driver with racing team Olsbergs MSE X Forces, accelerates around a bend, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, N.C., July 2, 2016. The world's best rallycross drive More
U.S. Marine Lt. Col. William Sheridan pilots a F-5N above the grounds of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., on July 15, 2016. The "Snipers" of VMFT-401 are the United States Marine Corps' only adversary squa More
160715-M-PQ336-002 POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii (July 15, 2016) — A U.S. Marine sits under a tarp to keep dry from the rain at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii July 15, 2016. Marines with III Marine Expeditio More
Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, unload boxes of 81 mm mortar rounds from the rear exit of a CH-53E Super Stallion belongi More
Lance Cpl. Alex M. Macugay, a military policeman with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, fires an M2 .50-caliber machine gun from the starboard side of the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 2 More
U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fly west above the Pacific Ocean during scheduled flight operations after departing More
A photograph of a family member sits tightly in a deployed Marine's Kevlar aboard the amphibious transportation dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) in Okinawa, Japan Oct. 31, 2016. Blue Chromite is a U.S. –only ex More
Marines and Sailors observe the Manhattan skyline while manning the rails as they arrived aboard the USS Iwo Jima in New York City, N.Y., Nov. 10, 2016. Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine regiment, along wi More
A Marine sprints with a 100-pound inert howitzer shell in a relay race during a 'Teufel Hunden' challenge Nov. 22, 2016 on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 6th M More
Marines assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing fill sand bags during a field exercise aboard Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, N.C., Nov. 30, More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Logan Bowman, drill instructor, Platoon 1004, Company C., 1st Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, instructs recruits while conducting the Bayonet Assault Course at Leatherneck Squ More
Gunnery Sgt. Vitali Kholodov is the Marine Corps' 2016 drill instructor of the year. Kholodov completed three recruit training cycles as a drill instructor and two more as a senior drill instructor before servi More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Gabriel Adkins, a Marine Corps Martial Arts (MCMAP) instructor, demonstrates a MCMAP technique to U.S. Marine Corps recruits at Leatherneck Square on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Isl More
Col. Christopher D. Gideons, 1st Marine Regiment commanding officer, fires the M777 Lightweight 155mm howitzer during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 2-17, aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twent More
U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 17.1 engage targets with the 81 mm Mortar during the final range of Exercise Platinum Eagle aboard Smardan Training Area, Romania, Feb. 28, 2017. Five partner countr More
Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267 AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom helicopters past Mount Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan, March 12, 2017. The squadron, currently supporting Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Airc More
U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 17.1 lower their shields and prepare to fire non-lethal rounds during a riot control range aboard Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, March 16, 2017. The range wa More
U.S. and Republic of Korea Marines watch the successful detonation of 1,750-pounds of C-4 March 20, 2017, at Susong Ri live fire range, Republic of Korea, in support of Korea Marine Exercise Program 17-6. U.S. More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Justin Morrall prepares for night stalking March 30, 2017, near Camp Mujuk, Republic of Korea, while supporting Korea Marine Exercise Program 17-6. ROK Recon Marines partnered up with U.S. Mari More
Don Irwin, a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and San Jose, California-native, gets a tour of several aircrafts from Marines April 7, 2017 on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan. Irwin served aboa More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Raymond Jastrzebski Jr., a rifleman with Marine Rotational Force Europe 17.1 (MRF-E) takes a tactical pause during a squad patrol in Vaernes Garnison, Norway, April 7, 2017. MRF-E partici More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher Holloman, a rifleman with Marine Rotational Force 17.1 (MRF-E), posts security during a squad-attack exercise at Vaernes Garnison, Norway, April 7, 2017. MRF-E conducted the t More
Marines sprint to the finish line during the Camp Hansen World Famous Mud Run, at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 9, 2017. The annual mud run attracts a diverse group of competitors, including service member More
U.S. Marines with the Black Sea Rotational Force 17.1 conduct PT as part of their final evaluation for Combat Life Saver Course (CLS) on Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, April 13, 2017. CLS trains Marines More
Rct. Draven M. Griffith, Platoon 1042, Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, yells his weight before a pugil stick fight April 17, 2017, on Parris Island, S.C. During pugil stick fights, recruits simul More
Marines train for chemical attacks at Central Training Area, Camp Hansen, April 18, 2017. The battalion conducted a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation to test each company’s ability to execute tasks rangi More
CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait (April 24, 2017)— “Caesar has taught me to love life,” said Lance Cpl. James Nemger of Phoenix, Arizona, a military working dog handler assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th More
U.S Marine Lance Cpl. Edgar Barajaschaves, left, and Lance Cpl. John Sorrell, mortarmen with Black Sea Rotational Force 17.1, sight in to make adjustments to the 81mm mortar tube during a live-fire range at Exe More
DARWIN, Australia – U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Robert Kernaghan, mortar man, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Marine Rotational Force Darwin (MRF-D), poses for a portrait during patrol train More
Evolve Aerosports executes a Squirrel-Suit jump during the 41st Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force – Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Friendship Day at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, May 5, 2017. Since 1973, MCAS Iwakuni More
U.S. Marines with 2nd Transportation Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, load an M1A1 Abrams tank onto a railcar in Hell, Norway, May 9, 2017. Equipment was loaded onto a More
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Braden Cummins, an AV-8B Harrier II pilot assigned to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 311, returns to Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., after a deployment with the 11th Marine Expeditio More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Victor Netta, chief primary marksmanship instructor, Combat Marksmanship Company, Weapons Training Battalion, runs towards a target at Altcar Training Camp, Hightown, United Kingdom on Ma More
U.S. Marine Corps Rct. Eric B. Tyler, a 19-year-old native of Titusville, Fla., is currently in training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., in hopes of earning the title United States Marine. Ty More
Lance Cpl. Stedji Legros conducts a patrol at Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, May 17, 2017. The unit patrolled through the woods, conducted medical evacuations and assaulted enem More
Cpl. John Brody competes with an M249 squad automatic weapon, May 18, 2017, at the Australian Army Skills at Arms Meeting, in Puckapunyal, Australia. The meet brought together 20 countries for two weeks to comp More
MOUNT BUNDEY TRAINING AREA, Australia – U.S. Marine landing support specialists with 7th Engineer Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Detachment, Marine Rotational Force Darwin, make their way to an MV-22B Ospr More
A mortar team with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, fires an 81 mm mortar during training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 31, 2017. BLT 3/5 is currently deployed as the G More
Lance Cpl. Stormy Mendez, a native of Allen, Texas, is a graphic artist and combat camera Marine, currently assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit in Okinawa, Japan. She joined the Marine Corps after gr More
A U.S. Marine with Black Sea Rotational Force 17.1 sets up the fire direction center during Exercise Saber Strike 17 aboard Camp Adazi Military Base, Latvia, June 7, 2017. The Marines fired during combined-arms More
U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Charles L. Califf, a 25-year-old native of Cincinnati, Ohio, takes a fighting stance before body sparring during the Crucible at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. Califf is w More
AUSTRALIAN ARMY BASE ROBORTSON BARRACKS, Australia – U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Leonardo Molina, right, small arms repair technician, and Lance Cpl. Marc Montez, optical technician, both with Headquarters and Servi More
U.S. Marine Corps Rct. Austin J. Riner, an 18-year-old native of Phil Campbell, Ala., swings underneath an obstacle during the Confidence Course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. Riner is with P More
U.S. Marine Corps recruit Tyreike Robinson, a 20-year-old native of Nashville, Tenn., shouts while sliding down a rope obstacle during the Confidence Course on Parris Island, S.C. Robinson is with Platoon 3060, More
NORTHERN TERRITORY, Australia – U.S. Marine Cpl. Tannyr Novak, crew chief, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, Marine Rotational Force Darwin, takes in the view during a flight to an aerial gun range a More
U.S. Marine Corps Pvt. Marqueis D. Johnson, a 19-year-old native of Woodbridge, Va., crawls through the mud during the Crucible on Parris Island, S.C. Johnson is with Platoon 2053, Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Tr More
U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Sean A. Flores, a 20-year-old native of Bronx, N.Y., crawls through the mud during the Crucible at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. Flores is with Platoon 2053, Hotel Compan More
MOUNT BUNDEY TRAINING AREA, Australia – U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin, patrol to their support by fire position durin More
160730-M-GA922-1025 MARINE CORPS BASE, HAWAII (July 30, 2016) - A U.S. Marine with Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, assaults a beach during Rim of the Pacific 2016. Twenty-s More
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Alkedra Tyler, a Parris Island drillmaster, inspects Platoon 1049, Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, during an initial drill evaluation June 19, 2017, on Parris Islan More
Recruits of Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, take their first steps during a six-mile conditioning hike July 15, 2017, on Parris Island, S.C. This training is one of several hikes to prepare the r More
Recruits of Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, warm up before a physical training session Aug. 25, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits do various exercises meant to strengthen the main muscle grou More
Sgt. Roman A. Cooper, a primary marksmanship instructor with Weapons and Field Training Battalion, corrects the shooting position of Rct. Adrian D. Barnes Jr., Platoon 1057, Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training More
Rct. Priscila PadillaCecena, Platoon 4037, Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, climbs a Confidence Course obstacle, Aug. 10, 2016, on Parris Island, S.C. PadillaCecena, 17, from Phoenix, is scheduled More
A U.S. Marine Corps recruit of Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, is knocked down by his opponent during pugil sticks July 21, 2017, on Parris Island, S.C. Fighting with pugil sticks builds confid More
U.S. Marine Capt. Brian Donlon (right), company commander of Company I, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion 8th Marines, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Regimental Combat Team 8, speaks with an elder of Kakar More
U.S. Marines with 2nd Platoon, Company I, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Regimental Combat Team 8, move out on a patrol from 2nd Platoon's new patrol base west of the Nahr-e Saraj c More