A combat engineer with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion
A combat engineer with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion attached to Company E, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment yells for Marines to stay on the white line, marking a safe area to run. The engineers held an esse... More
Lance Cpl. Jose Garcia, 22, an administrative clerk
Lance Cpl. Jose Garcia, 22, an administrative clerk with Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, competes in push-up contest of the strong man competition... More
Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine
Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, fire while leap-frogging towards the enemy during a squad live-fire exercise at Range 62, on Fort Bliss, Texas, April 6, 2014. In order to maintain... More
A 3rd Marine Division Marine rappels during the rappel
A 3rd Marine Division Marine rappels during the rappel phase of the 3rd Marine Division Annual Squad Competition December 4, 2017, in Okinawa, Japan. The squad competition is a challenge to see which unit is th... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Phillip Figueroa, a mortorman
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Phillip Figueroa, a mortorman with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, fires an M16A4 rifle during a combat marksmanship drill near Lisbon, Portugal, Apri... More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd class Cameron Kirk, a hospital
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd class Cameron Kirk, a hospital corpsman with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines (2/8), Regimental Combat Team 7, provides security during a mission rehearsal on Camp Bastion, Af... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Nicholas Perrorazio, left, a
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Nicholas Perrorazio, left, a squad leader with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, directs his squad to clear a room during an assault training exercise n... More
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, approach a CH-53E Super Stallion during an operation at Now Zad, Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 22, 2013. The operation was conducted in s... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Edwin Centofanti, scout,
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Edwin Centofanti, scout, scout sniper platoon, weapons company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division (2nd MARDIV), records shots on targets during a Network Integ... More
An improvised explosive device detection dog with Fox
An improvised explosive device detection dog with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines (2/8), Regimental Combat Team 7 searches a compound during a mission rehearsal on Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, May 27, 201... More
An improvised explosive device detection dog with Fox
An improvised explosive device detection dog with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines (2/8), Regimental Combat Team 7 searches a compound during a mission rehearsal on Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, May 27, 201... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nicholas Williams, team
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nicholas Williams, team leader, Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division (2nd MARDIV), provides security for a live fire squad attack drill during a Net... More
U.S. Marines conduct the endurance course at the Jungle
U.S. Marines conduct the endurance course at the Jungle Warfare Training Center in Okinawa, Japan, December 6, 2017, as part of the 3rd Marine Division Annual Squad Competition. This competition is conducted to... More
U.S. Marines conduct the endurance course at the Jungle
U.S. Marines conduct the endurance course at the Jungle Warfare Training Center in Okinawa, Japan, December 6, 2017, as part of the 3rd Marine Division Annual Squad Competition. This competition is conducted to... More
First Lieutenant Matthew J. Gordon, the radio battalion
First Lieutenant Matthew J. Gordon, the radio battalion attachment officer-in-charge for 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, executes a headlock on 2nd Lt. Seth Kellogg, Golf Company platoon commander, 2nd Bn.,... More
A Marine issue orders to his squad during a fire team
A Marine issue orders to his squad during a fire team training exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 9, 2017. The exercise focused on fire team tactics to enhance their combat abilities in both day and night oper... More
A Romanian marine with the 307th Naval Infantry Battalion
A Romanian marine with the 307th Naval Infantry Battalion sights in on the rocket propelled grenade launcher while another provides security during the dry-run of the Romanian platoon-attack at Babadag Training... More
Sergeant Joshua Vance Armstrong, team leader serving
Sergeant Joshua Vance Armstrong, team leader serving with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Police Advisory Team 1, congratulates an Afghan Uniformed Police officer during a rifle marksmanship range here, Apr... More
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, exit a CH-53E Super Stallion during an operation at Now Zad, Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 22, 2013. The operation was conducted in suppo... More
Lance Cpl. Adam Wolfel (right) of St. Marys, Pa., yells
Lance Cpl. Adam Wolfel (right) of St. Marys, Pa., yells commands during a live-fire exercise recently. The machine gun team leader with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, led hi... More
Romanian Maj. Gen. Cătălin Tomescu (right), 1st Infantry
Romanian Maj. Gen. Cătălin Tomescu (right), 1st Infantry Division commanding general, pulled his personal unit patches from his uniform to give to U.S. Marines Sgt. Justin .E. Higgins and Lance Cpl. Christopher... More
Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine
Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, move in a line towards the simulated enemy stronghold after defeating all enemy targets while conducting squad live-fire attacks on Range 62, on Fo... More
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines (2/8), Regimental Combat Team 7 provide security during a mission rehearsal on Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, May 27, 2013. The Marines and Sailors of 2/8 c... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael J. Pettay, a crew
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael J. Pettay, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461, provides security for Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, during an operation at... More
Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd
Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division stage their bags and weapons and talk to their families just before the Marines deploy to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedo... More
Role players protest outside of a simulated embassy
Role players protest outside of a simulated embassy while a Marine with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division stands guard at a Military Operations on Urban Terrain town aboard M... More
Staff Sgt. Justin Stearns, an airframe mechanic with
Staff Sgt. Justin Stearns, an airframe mechanic with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266, helps a Marine with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, adjust the straps of his seatbelt aboard a MV-22B Osprey at Cam... More
U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment,
U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division participates in a stress shoot on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 21, 2018. Marines conducted a stress shoot to overcome a high- pres... More
An Afghan National Army soldier sits atop a cliff side
An Afghan National Army soldier sits atop a cliff side here, April 20, 2012. Marines of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, and ANA soldiers occupy the high ground of OP Shrine, observing the ter... More
Lance Cpl. Joshua Mann waits for Marines with 2nd Battalion,
Lance Cpl. Joshua Mann waits for Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, to board the MV-22B Osprey at Camp Lejeune, N.C. March 10, 2016. Crew chiefs act as they eyes and ears for pilots and make sure ... More
Gilbertsville, N.Y., native Sgt. Christopher Gross,
Gilbertsville, N.Y., native Sgt. Christopher Gross, a squad leader, with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, tells his Marines how he wants them to cover the main roads while examining the terrain... More
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines (2/8), Regimental Combat Team 7, move into position during a mission rehearsal on Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, May 28, 2013. The Marines and Sailors of 2/... More
U.S. Marine Corps Derek Turner, a squad leader with
U.S. Marine Corps Derek Turner, a squad leader with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines (2/8), Regimental Combat Team 7, patrols during a mission rehearsal on Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, June 2, 2013. The Ma... More
A U.S. Marine with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th
A U.S. Marine with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines (2/8), Regimental Combat Team 7 provides security during Operation Nightmare in Nowzad, Afghanistan, June 6, 2013. Operation Nightmare was a clearing o... More
Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd
Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division patrol to a simulated U.S. Embassy after landing at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Indiana, during an embassy reinforcement training exer... More
Cpl. Nicholas Perrorazio tries to control rioters during
Cpl. Nicholas Perrorazio tries to control rioters during a mock embassy reinforcement exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 26. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, conducted the e... More
Sgt. Michael Beard, the chief scout sniper with 2nd
Sgt. Michael Beard, the chief scout sniper with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, instructs how to plot points for an eight-digit grid during a land navigation class in preparation for the scout sniper platoo... More
Marines bow their heads in prayer to commemorate those
Marines bow their heads in prayer to commemorate those lost during Exercise Purple Star at Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 5th, 2017. Marines conducted the Purple Star Memorial to honor the fallen Marines and Sailors o... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics
U.S. Marines with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), simulate being held captive in support of a non-combatant evacuation operation drill during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) cou... More
Corporal James Doran, a scout with Scout Sniper Platoon,
Corporal James Doran, a scout with Scout Sniper Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, prepares to fire an M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System at Range 60, on Fort Bliss, Texas, April 1... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Kyle Huth, a squad leader with
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Kyle Huth, a squad leader with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines (2/8), Regimental Combat Team 7, conducts a mission rehearsal debrief on Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, May 28, 2013. Th... More
Training Noncommissioned Officer Cpl. Patrick Tep of
Training Noncommissioned Officer Cpl. Patrick Tep of Alexandria, Va., looks for an open receiver down field. Second Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, gave their weathered camouflage utilities... More
Marines with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment,
Marines with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division exit an assault amphibious vehicle to begin a simulated assault on a combat town aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 4, 2014. The unit... More
U.S. Sgt. Justin E. Higgins, missile man with Black
U.S. Sgt. Justin E. Higgins, missile man with Black Sea Rotational Force, sights in on a Command Launch Unit before the FGM-148 Javelin projectile live-fire portion of Platinum Eagle, May 19 at Babadag Training... More
U.S. Marines participate in the live fire range portion
U.S. Marines participate in the live fire range portion of the 3rd Marine Division Annual Squad Competition December 7, 2017, at Camp Hansen in Okinawa, Japan. The squad competition is conducted to test and com... More
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines (2/8), Regimental Combat Team 7 load into a medium tactical vehicle replacement on their way to conduct a mission rehearsal on Camp Leatherneck, Afghani... More
U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground
U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa move towards an objective during an assault training exercise near Lisbon, Portugal, April 9, 2015. Marines and Portuguese M... More
Officers of the Afghan Uniformed Police pose for a
Officers of the Afghan Uniformed Police pose for a photo near the Kajaki dam, April 19, 2012. The officers conducted a rifle marksmanship range under the guidance of 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Police A... More
A U.S. Marine with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th
A U.S. Marine with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines (2/8), Regimental Combat Team 7, intravenously hydrates his dog before conducting Operation Nightmare on Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, June 6, 2013. Opera... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jordan Bolender, a machine
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jordan Bolender, a machine gunner with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, provides security during a patrol exercise on Rota Naval Base, Spain, Feb... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Phillip Figueroa, a mortorman
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Phillip Figueroa, a mortorman with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, practices room clearing movements with a Portuguese Marine before conducting a simu... More
Three U.S. Marine MV-22B Ospreys and two KC-130J Hercules
Three U.S. Marine MV-22B Ospreys and two KC-130J Hercules from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa flew to Babadag Training Area, Romania, as part of an integration exercise desi... More
Pensacola , Fla., native Lance Cpl. Eon Fetterhoff,
Pensacola , Fla., native Lance Cpl. Eon Fetterhoff, a mortar man, with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, inspects the range indicator on his M21A1 60mm mortar system after putting it on to use f... More
A U.S. Marine with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th
A U.S. Marine with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines (2/8), Regimental Combat Team 7 conducts a mission rehearsal on Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, May 27, 2013. The Marines and Sailors of 2/8 conducted the r... More
Marines from 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd
Marines from 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division salute memorial wreaths for those who has fallen during Exercise Purple Star at Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 5th, 2017. Marines conducted the Purp... More
U.S. Marines with Golf Company, Black Sea Rotational
U.S. Marines with Golf Company, Black Sea Rotational Force, conduct fire-and-maneuver to the objective during the Marines’ platoon-attack at Babadag Training Area, July 2. U.S. and Romanian troops conducted liv... More
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines (2/8), Regimental Combat Team 7 search a compound during a mission rehearsal on Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, June 2, 2013. The Marines and Sailors of 2/8 ... More
U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Prince Han with Fox Company,
U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Prince Han with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines (2/8), Regimental Combat Team 7 employs his Secure Electronic Enrollment Kit during a mission rehearsal on Camp Bastion, Afghanista... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph Gravers with Fox
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph Gravers with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines (2/8), Regimental Combat Team 7, scans the area during Operation Nightmare in Nowzad, Afghanistan, June 6, 2013. Operatio... More
Fallen squad leader lives on, operation Enduring Freedom
CAMP HANSEN, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment pay their final respects to Sgt. Joseph Garrison, a squad leader with Fox Company, 2/8, during a ... More
Pittsburgh native Zachary Beamer (center), an assaultman
Pittsburgh native Zachary Beamer (center), an assaultman with the Personal Security Detachment of 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, stands with members of the PSD, Shelton, Neb., native Cpl. Ryan Volf (left)... More
Soldiers with Afghan National Security Forces alongside
Soldiers with Afghan National Security Forces alongside U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines (2/8), Regimental Combat Team 7, provide security during Operation Nightmare in Nowzad, Afghanis... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Kevin Perez, a squad leader
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Kevin Perez, a squad leader with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa guides Portuguese Marines, Fuzileiros, during a fast rope training exercise near Lisbo... More
A Marine assigned to a Marine Security Augment Unit
A Marine assigned to a Marine Security Augment Unit posts security on the rooftop of a simulated embassy building during embassy reinforcement training at the Asymmetric Warfare Training Center at Fort A.P. Hil... More
200216-M-MV109-1018 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS
200216-M-MV109-1018 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Feb. 16, 2020) A Marine assigned to Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), unloads... More
Maj. Gen. W. Lee Miller, Regional Command (Southwest)
Maj. Gen. W. Lee Miller, Regional Command (Southwest) commander, greets Cpl. Michael T. Wigfall, 25, before officiating his reenlistment ceremony at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Aug. 14. The reenlistment cer... More
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines (2/8), Regimental Combat Team 7 and their Afghan counterparts share a meal to celebrate the beginning of Ramadan on Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, July ... More
Maj. Gen. W. Lee Miller, Regional Command (Southwest)
Maj. Gen. W. Lee Miller, Regional Command (Southwest) commander, speaks with the communications platoon of Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, after a reenlistment ceremony ab... More
Baton Rouge, La., native Pfc. John Mahoney stares down
Baton Rouge, La., native Pfc. John Mahoney stares down range alongside his squad. The machine gunner with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, aided his team in conducting a compa... More
Sgt. Michael Beard, a platoon sergeant and chief scout
Sgt. Michael Beard, a platoon sergeant and chief scout sniper with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment (left), coaches Pfc. James Regan, a machine-gunner with the battalion (right), on land navigation techniques... More
A Soldier with Afghan National Security Forces provides
A Soldier with Afghan National Security Forces provides security during a Operation Nightmare in Nowzad, Afghanistan, June 6, 2013. Operation Nightmare was a clearing operation led by Afghan National Security F... More
A Marine prepares an M72 light anti-armor weapon during
A Marine prepares an M72 light anti-armor weapon during a fire team training exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 9, 2017. The exercise focused on fire team tactics to enhance their combat abilities in both day ... More
Lance Cpl. Jacob Jones, a fire team leader (left) and
Lance Cpl. Jacob Jones, a fire team leader (left) and Lance Cpl. Austin Webb (right), a grenadier, both with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, look out a doorway before movi... More
Marines shoot at targets during a cross training exercise
Marines shoot at targets during a cross training exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 29, 2017. Marines from both Echo Company and Combined Anti-Armor Team with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment conducted cro... More
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines (2/8), Regimental Combat Team 7 and their Afghan counterparts share a meal to celebrate the beginning of Ramadan on Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, July ... More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd class Bryan Doody, right,
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd class Bryan Doody, right, a hospital corpsman with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines (2/8), Regimental Combat Team 7 waits to be transported in a medium tactical vehicle replac... More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Gordon Kwei, anti-tank missile
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Gordon Kwei, anti-tank missile man with Weapons Company, Black Sea Rotational Force, fires the tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided anti-tank missile (TOW), while Staff Sgt. Wayn... More
U.S. Marines with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th
U.S. Marines with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division load into a U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom aircraft in support of a battle drill exercise during Weapons and Tactics Instru... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dylan Morris, a team leader
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dylan Morris, a team leader with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, conducts a reconnaissance patrol on Rota Naval Base, Spain, Feb. 24, 2015. The ... More
Soldiers with Afghan National Security Forces alongside
Soldiers with Afghan National Security Forces alongside U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines (2/8), Regimental Combat Team 7 conduct a foot patrol during Operation Nightmare in Nowzad, Afgh... More
U.S. Marines and Sailors with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion,
U.S. Marines and Sailors with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines (2/8), Regimental Combat Team 7 conduct a patrol during a mission rehearsal on Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, June 2, 2013. The Marines and Sail... More
U.S. Marines with the Scout Sniper Platoon, Weapons
U.S. Marines with the Scout Sniper Platoon, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division (2nd MARDIV), practice aerial engagement training with M110 semi-automatic sniper rifles duri... More
A U.S. Marine with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th
A U.S. Marine with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines (2/8), Regimental Combat Team 7, provides security during Operation Nightmare in Nowzad, Afghanistan, June 6, 2013. Operation Nightmare was a clearing ... More
Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd
Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, stand in formation during the battalion’s 73rd birthday celebration at Marston Pavilion aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Mar. 26... More
Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, board
Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, board a KC-130 Hercules at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Sept. 26. The Marines practiced embassy reinforcement exercises and flew on the plane to ... More
U.S Marines with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment,
U.S Marines with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division were awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal December 8, 2017, on Camp Schwab in Okinawa, Japan, for their superior overall p... More
Lt. Col. Paul Teachey, the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine
Lt. Col. Paul Teachey, the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment battalion commander, awards Lance Cpl. Douglas J. Chadwick (Ret.) the Purple Heart for actions in Iraq in 2006.
Marines and sailors with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine
Marines and sailors with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, compete in a softball game as part of the 2/8 Olympics. The unit gave their weathered camouflage utilities a week-long break to carry out a battalion... More
Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine
Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, move to the next building during an attack on a small town during a Military Operation in Urban Terrain, or MOUT town, training exercise at Fort Bl... More
A Marine loads an M203 grenade launcher during a fire
A Marine loads an M203 grenade launcher during a fire team training exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 9, 2017. The exercise focused on fire team tactics to enhance their combat abilities in both day and night... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jordan Bolender, a machine
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jordan Bolender, a machine gunner with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, posts security during a patrol exercise on Rota Naval Base, Spain, Feb. 2... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Christopher Geraci, an
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Christopher Geraci, an automatic rifleman with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, posts security during an assault training exercise near Lisbon, P... More
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Michael Fox, a forward air
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Michael Fox, a forward air controller with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines (2/8), Regimental Combat Team 7, talks over the radio during Operation Nightmare in Nowzad, Afghanistan... More
U.S. Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th
U.S. Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division (2nd MARDIV), fire 81mm mortar weapon systems during a Network Integration Exercise (NIE) at range 59, Fort Bliss, Texas, ... More
Compton, Calif., native, Lance Cpl. Brian Beverly
Compton, Calif., native, Lance Cpl. Brian Beverly (foreground), a grenadier with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, and West Palm Beach, Fla., native, Pfc. Austin Mena backgr... More
An MV-22B Osprey maneuvers into position to receive
An MV-22B Osprey maneuvers into position to receive fuel in route to Fort Pickett, Virgi., Sept. 26. Two Ospreys were used to insert Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, into a simulated embassy com... More
PATROL BASE BEN, Helmand province, Afghanistan -- Sgt.
PATROL BASE BEN, Helmand province, Afghanistan -- Sgt. Maj. Richard Mathern, the battalion sergeant major for 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, takes time to do push-ups with Marines of Company G. Mathern re... More
Corporal Edgar Rodriguez, a squad leader serving with
Corporal Edgar Rodriguez, a squad leader serving with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Police Advisory Team 1, instructs an Afghan Uniformed Police officer firing an AK-47 assault rifle here, April 19, 2012.... More
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines (2/8), Regimental Combat Team 7, simulate the treatment of a casualty during a mission rehearsal on Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, May 28, 2013. The Marines... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Adrian Kochanowicz, an
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Adrian Kochanowicz, an assault man with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines (2/8), Regimental Combat Team 7, gives the three minute warning during Operation Nightmare over Nowza... More