U.S. Marine Lance Cpls. Matthew Scofield (left), 19,
U.S. Marine Lance Cpls. Matthew Scofield (left), 19, from Syracuse, N.Y., and Jarrett Hatley, 21, from Millingport, N.C., a squad automatic weapon gunner and an improvised explosive device detection dog handler... More
Afghan National Army Sgt. Khal Mohammad, a 22-year-old
Afghan National Army Sgt. Khal Mohammad, a 22-year-old infantryman with 2nd Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, and a native of Badakhshan province, practices a speed reload drill under the watch of his U.S. Mari... More
U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Matthew Palma (left), the commanding
U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Matthew Palma (left), the commanding officer of 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, listens to his interpreter’s translation as Mir Hamza, the director of Garmsir district’s National Defens... More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Garrett Carnes (in wheelchair), a
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F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets assigned to the U.S. Navy's
F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets assigned to the U.S. Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, rest in a perfect row after arriving at the Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay flight line on Marine Corp... More
Eight-year-old Zoie Driver, from Honolulu, plays tic-tac-toe
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Garmsir District Governor Mohammad Fahim (right) and
Garmsir District Governor Mohammad Fahim (right) and U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Matthew Palma, a Bristol, R.I. native and commanding officer of 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, walk back to Combat Outpost Rankel a... More
An Afghan National Army soldier jokes with local children
An Afghan National Army soldier jokes with local children while helping Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment clear strains of illegal activity remaining among the bazaar's legitimate vendors during O... More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Kyle Click, a 22-year-old dog handler
U.S. Marine Cpl. Kyle Click, a 22-year-old dog handler with 3rd Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and native of Grand Rapids, Mich., and Windy, an improvised explosive device detection ... More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Garrett Carnes (in wheelchair), a
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U.S. Marines with Aircraft Rescue Firefighting, Marine
U.S. Marines with Aircraft Rescue Firefighting, Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay (silver), coordinate with firefighters from the Marine Corps Base Hawaii Federal Fire Department (black) to respond to a simu... More
French Marine Cpl. Nicholas Foubert (center), an infantryman
French Marine Cpl. Nicholas Foubert (center), an infantryman with the 8th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment, identifies cover and concealment to fellow Marines while taking enemy fire during a training scenari... More
Two-year-old Scott Brown, from Kailua, Hawaii, war
Two-year-old Scott Brown, from Kailua, Hawaii, war cries while holding the butt stock of an M40A-series sniper rifle during BayFest 2011 on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, July 16, 2011. Celebrating its twenty-second... More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. David Manning, a 20-year-old
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. David Manning, a 20-year-old machine gunner with Headquarters Platoon, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and a native of Chico, Calif., digs a foxhole at his platoon’s ... More
Afghan National Army Capt. Wahid Dullah, the executive
Afghan National Army Capt. Wahid Dullah, the executive officer of Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, speaks with a local man while ANA soldiers and U.S. Marines from 3rd Bat... More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Tyler Riddle (left), 19, from
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Tyler Riddle (left), 19, from Baltimore, Md., and Cpl. Karl Winar, 20, from Flemington, N.J., motor transport Marines with Trucks Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, apply a cran... More
Afghan National Police patrolman Bismullah Jan searches
Afghan National Police patrolman Bismullah Jan searches a local farmer under the watch of U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Tyler Goodman, a 20-year-old rifleman with 2nd Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine R... More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Sebastian Chenault, a 27-year-old
U.S. Marine Sgt. Sebastian Chenault, a 27-year-old anti-tank missileman with Jump Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and a native of Lacon, Ill., walks among Afghan students just released from classes... More
Blue Angels pilot Lt. C. J. Simonsen prepares Steve
Blue Angels pilot Lt. C. J. Simonsen prepares Steve Uyehara, morning news anchor for Hawaii News Now, for a key influencer flight in one of the Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets at Marine Corps Air Station... More
Pilots with the U.S. Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron,
Pilots with the U.S. Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, render a salute to conclude their air show routine practice at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Sept. 24, 2010. The iconi... More
Puddle of Mudd frontman Wes Scantlin wildly swings
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Sgt. Kyle Kelly, a student of the School of Infantry
Sgt. Kyle Kelly, a student of the School of Infantry West - Detachment Hawaii's Martial Arts Instructor Course 7-10, takes a short break after completing a 30-meter low-crawl through the sand at Fort Hase Beach... More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. David Rodriguez, a 21-year-old
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. David Rodriguez, a 21-year-old fire team leader with 3rd Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment and native of Riverside, Calif., walks along a ridgeline after clearing ... More
Screaming through the blue sky over Pyramid Rock Beach,
Screaming through the blue sky over Pyramid Rock Beach, the U.S. Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, flies in close formation at the 2010 Kaneohe Bay Air Show on Marine Corps Air Station Kane... More
Spectators watch the high-speed routine of the U.S.
Spectators watch the high-speed routine of the U.S. Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, during the 2010 Kaneohe Bay Air Show on Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Sept. 26, 2010. N... More
In a flash of blue and yellow, the Blue Angels, the
In a flash of blue and yellow, the Blue Angels, the U.S. Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron, roared onto the Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay flight line on Marine Corps Base Hawaii Sept. 21. The squadron... More
Members of the Royal Order of Kamehameha prepare for
Members of the Royal Order of Kamehameha prepare for their procession during a Makahiki festival at Bellows Air Force Station in Waimanalo, Hawaii, Nov. 20. Lasting from October until February, the Makahiki sea... More
Marine firefighters from Aircraft Rescue Firefighting,
Marine firefighters from Aircraft Rescue Firefighting, Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, will hike the Honolulu Marathon Dec. 12 to raise money for Wounded Marines and sailors at Wounded Warrior Bat... More
Lance Cpl. Nick Montez, an improvised explosive device
Lance Cpl. Nick Montez, an improvised explosive device dog handler with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, calms his working dog, Mally, as Lance Cpl. Jared Hunter, a mortarman with Weapons Co... More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jon Lyman, a 21-year-old mortarman
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jon Lyman, a 21-year-old mortarman with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment and native of Oregon City, Ore., hands a piece of candy to an Afghan child during a security pa... More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Jason Misener, a 21-year-old rifleman
U.S. Marine Cpl. Jason Misener, a 21-year-old rifleman with the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment Embedded Training Team, and a native of Hackettstown, N.J., performs squats with Afghan National Army soldiers ... More
Lance Cpl. Jonathon Garvey, a team leader with India
Lance Cpl. Jonathon Garvey, a team leader with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, yells for support to move a simulated casualty during counter-improvised explosive device training at Marine Cor... More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Philip Munro, a 19-year-old
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Philip Munro, a 19-year-old intelligence specialist with Guard Force Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment and native of Erie, Pa., provides security outside the district center he... More
An Afghan student listens to an interpreter translate
An Afghan student listens to an interpreter translate the words of a student from Lejeune High School on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., during a video teleconference at the Garmsir Agricultural High Scho... More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Jeremy Holsten, a 25-year-old squad
U.S. Marine Sgt. Jeremy Holsten, a 25-year-old squad leader with 3rd Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment and native of Albuquerque, watches over a field while halted during a partnered sec... More
U.S. Marines with 3rd Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion,
U.S. Marines with 3rd Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, speak with Afghan National Police Sgt. Abdul Ghani about insurgent activity in the area during a visit to his position here, Feb.... More
U.S. Navy Lt. Sean Stuart (left), the 3rd Battalion,
U.S. Navy Lt. Sean Stuart (left), the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment surgeon and a native of Sugar Hill, Ga., asks his corpsmen for patient status updates in the battalion aid station here as they care for ... More
U.S. Marine Gen. James Amos (center), the 35th Commandant
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Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck Jr., commanding general,
Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck Jr., commanding general, III Marine Expeditionary Force, smiles as he hands a challenge coin to a Marine from 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, during his visit to Marine Corps Base... More
Col. Nathan I. Nastase, commanding officer, 3rd Marine
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U.S. Marine Sgt. Matt Garst, a 23-year-old squad leader
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Garmsir elders clap following District Governor Mohammad
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Afghan National Policeman Abdul Khaled provides security
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Afghan National Police patrolman Charyogli Allahberdi
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Army Sgt. 1st Class Delarna Dharwin (center), the team
Army Sgt. 1st Class Delarna Dharwin (center), the team sergeant for Detachment Four, Joint Prisoners of War, Missing in Action Accounting Command (JPAC), salutes while the national anthem plays during a Nationa... More
A U.S. Navy SEAL and member of the Navy Parachute Team,
A U.S. Navy SEAL and member of the Navy Parachute Team, the Leap Frogs, sails to the ground during the 2012 Kaneohe Bay Air Show on Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Sept. 28, 2012. Thousands of vi... More
Master Sgt. Richie Quinata, air operations chief, Marine
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Marine Corps Community Services Aquatics employees
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Marines with 3rd Marine Regiment honor the regiment's
Marines with 3rd Marine Regiment honor the regiment's fallen Marines and sailors while taking a knee at the Pacific War Memorial during a Fallen Heroes Run on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Dec. 15. Since 2004, 116 ... More
Staff Sgt. Lance Weier, the food service chief for
Staff Sgt. Lance Weier, the food service chief for Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, uses a metal detector to locate mock improvised explosive devices during counter-IED trai... More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Rick Ulrich, a 22-year-old radio operator
U.S. Marine Cpl. Rick Ulrich, a 22-year-old radio operator with Guard Force Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and native of Orangeville, Pa., watches an Afghan National Police patrolman interact with... More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher Bones, a rifleman
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Afghan National Army Sgt. Rhaman, a machine gunner
Afghan National Army Sgt. Rhaman, a machine gunner with 2nd Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, fires his weapon under the watch of U.S. Marine Sgt. Joshua Watson, a platoon sergeant with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marin... More
Sgt. Brad McKinstry, platoon sergeant, Marine Air Ground
Sgt. Brad McKinstry, platoon sergeant, Marine Air Ground Task Force Information Technology Support Center, Headquarters Battalion, fills boxes with donated, imperishable goods at the base chapel during a 4.2-mi... More
Army Sgt. Peter Terlaje, a team leader with Echo Company,
Army Sgt. Peter Terlaje, a team leader with Echo Company, 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry Regiment, breaches the entrance of the modular armored tactical combat house, or "shoot house," while clearing the build... More
Reconnaissance Marines with 4th Force Reconnaissance
Reconnaissance Marines with 4th Force Reconnaissance Company, 4th Marine Division, and service members with Special Operations Command, Pacific, glide to the ground during parachute operations on Marine Corps B... More
Marines and a corpsman with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion,
Marines and a corpsman with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, balance tending to a mock casualty and responding to the concerns of Afghan role-players during counterinsurgency training at Sch... More
Lance Cpl. Jeremy Coltharp, a machine gunner with India
Lance Cpl. Jeremy Coltharp, a machine gunner with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, assists fellow machine gunner Lance Cpl. Andrew Ellis with firing in support of a company attack at Range 400... More
An Afghan National Army soldier and U.S. Marine Gunnery
An Afghan National Army soldier and U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Todd Leahey, the 34-year-old 81 mm mortar platoon sergeant with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment and native of St. Peters, Mo., sp... More
U.S. Marine Major Gen. John Toolan, Jr., the commanding
U.S. Marine Major Gen. John Toolan, Jr., the commanding general of Regional Command (Southwest) and II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), introduces the students of Lejeune High School on Marine Corps Base C... More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Mickey Shaw, a 23-year-old squad leader
U.S. Marine Cpl. Mickey Shaw, a 23-year-old squad leader with 3rd Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and native of Louisville, Ky., cooks chicken for lunch in the combat kitchen here, Fe... More
Afghan National Army Pvt. Zawail, a soldier with
Afghan National Army Pvt. Zawail, a soldier with Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, holds an AK-47 rifle he found while searching a compound for narcotics and insurgent mate... More
Marines, sailors, soldiers and airmen assigned to the
Marines, sailors, soldiers and airmen assigned to the Joint Prisoners of War, Missing in Action Accounting Command prepare to deliver memorial wreaths during a National Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Rec... More
Anti-tank missilemen with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion,
Anti-tank missilemen with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, watch as a fellow missileman fires a Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-guided missile from a Humvee during the Enhanced Mojave... More
Afghan National Army Sgt. Ali Agha, an infantryman
Afghan National Army Sgt. Ali Agha, an infantryman with 2nd Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, listens for the command to begin firing while calibrating his weapon under the watch of U.S. Marines with the 3rd Ba... More
Afghan National Army Sgt. Abdullah, a machine gunner
Afghan National Army Sgt. Abdullah, a machine gunner with 2nd Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, fires his weapon during a machine gun range with U.S. Marines assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment E... More
Members of the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team
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Lance Cpl. Anthony Nolley-Crosson, an intelligence
Lance Cpl. Anthony Nolley-Crosson, an intelligence clerk with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, prepares to launch an RQ-11B Raven unmanned aircraft system during UAS flight operations at Marine Corps Trainin... More
U.S. Marine Gen. James Amos and Sgt. Maj. Michael Barrett,
U.S. Marine Gen. James Amos and Sgt. Maj. Michael Barrett, the Commandant and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, present awards to Sgt. Christopher Stine and Petty Officer 2nd Class Maxwell McGill, an intellig... More
An F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet assigned to the U.S. Navy's
An F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet assigned to the U.S. Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, sits on display under the warm Hawaiian sun near Hangar 105 on Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawa... More
Afghan National Army Sgt. Nasir walks past a high school
Afghan National Army Sgt. Nasir walks past a high school during a partnered security patrol with Marines from 3rd Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment here, Dec. 18. On the patrol, the ANA ... More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Kyle Click, a dog handler with 3rd
U.S. Marine Cpl. Kyle Click, a dog handler with 3rd Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and 22-year-old native of Grand Rapids, Mich., and Windy, an improvised explosive device detection ... More
The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue
The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, demonstrate choreographed flight skills in F/A-18 aircraft during the 2012 Kaneohe Bay Air Show on Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Se... More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Travis Hayes, a 22-year-old squad
U.S. Marine Cpl. Travis Hayes, a 22-year-old squad leader with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment and native of New Haven, Ky., looks back at his squad during a security patrol here, Dec. 2. Af... More
Cpl. Joshua Behrens, the Gung Ho Award recipient of
Cpl. Joshua Behrens, the Gung Ho Award recipient of Martial Arts Instructor Course 7-10, low-crawls through the sand during combat conditioning drills at Fort Hase Beach on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 15, 2... More
Afghan National Army soldier Abdul Karim searches two
Afghan National Army soldier Abdul Karim searches two local men while patrolling with U.S. Marines from 3rd Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment during Operation Tageer Shamal (Shifting Win... More
A student of the Safar School holds pencils he received
A student of the Safar School holds pencils he received from a teacher following an education shura here, March 18. Approximately 40 elders and 150 students met with Afghan National Security Forces and U.S. Mar... More
The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue
The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, demonstrate choreographed flight skills in F/A-18 aircraft during the 2012 Kaneohe Bay Air Show on Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Se... More
Afghan National Army soldiers post security while clearing
Afghan National Army soldiers post security while clearing strains of illegal activity remaining among the bazaar's legitimate vendors with Marines from 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment during Operation Sandm... More
Afghan Border Police Pvt. Sayed Khan, a medic with
Afghan Border Police Pvt. Sayed Khan, a medic with 4th Tolai, 2nd Kandak, Helmand ABP, searches a local man while on a security patrol with U.S. Marines from Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment,... More
The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue
The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, demonstrate choreographed flight skills in F/A-18 aircraft during the 2012 Kaneohe Bay Air Show on Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Se... More
A local elder holds Afghan flags he received from Afghan
A local elder holds Afghan flags he received from Afghan National Army Lt. Col. Ghulam Mujtaba, the commanding officer of 2nd Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, following a shura held at a school here during Ope... More
Sgt. Jonathan Lewis, a student with Martial Arts Instructor
Sgt. Jonathan Lewis, a student with Martial Arts Instructor Course 7-10, and fellow students from the class “build the house” during combat conditioning drills at Fort Hase Beach on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Se... More
Staff Sgt. Jerrand Carr, assistant operations chief,
Staff Sgt. Jerrand Carr, assistant operations chief, C-20 Operations, Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, and Gunnery Sgt. Katrina Michael, operations chief, C-20 Ops, labor through the cardio portion of an I... More
Musicians with the U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific
Musicians with the U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific Band entertain guests during 3rd Marine Regiment's birthday ball on the Battleship Missouri Memorial at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Nov. 12, 2010. The infantry reg... More
Lance Cpl. Jacob Tidwell, a radio operator with India
Lance Cpl. Jacob Tidwell, a radio operator with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, crawls toward simulated casualty Lance Cpl. Chad Winchell, squad leader, India Company, 3/3, during counter-imp... More
Killing Time: Channeling boredom into board games
U.S. Marines with 1st Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment play Scrabble in the chow hall to pass time during a sand storm here, Dec. 21. The down time was an exception to the short time th... More
Afghan Border Police with 4th Tolai, 2nd Kandak, Helmand
Afghan Border Police with 4th Tolai, 2nd Kandak, Helmand ABP, and U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, board a CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter near Combat Outpost Torbert here b... More
U.S. Marine Gen. James Amos (right), the 35th Commandant
U.S. Marine Gen. James Amos (right), the 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps, presents Cpl. Matthew Gusty (left), a 26-year-old from North Versailles, Pa., his second Purple Heart Medal during Amos' visit to Ma... More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Tory Martin, a rifleman with
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Tory Martin, a rifleman with 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and 20-year-old native of Twentynine Palms, Calif., replaces the safety pin of a Stingball gre... More
Sgt. T.J. Cothran and Cpl. Lucas Bruss, martial arts
Sgt. T.J. Cothran and Cpl. Lucas Bruss, martial arts instructor trainers with School of Infantry West — Detachment Hawaii, watch as students of Martial Arts Instructor Course 7-10 at Landing Zone Boondocker on ... More
Lance Cpl. Michael Haus, an amphibious assault vehicle
Lance Cpl. Michael Haus, an amphibious assault vehicle crewman with AAV Platoon, Combat Assault Company, 3rd Marine Regiment, sits near the front of his AAV and watches as others tear up invasive pickleweed in ... More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeremiah St. Thomas,
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeremiah St. Thomas, 37, the senior line corpsman for Headquarters Platoon, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and a native of Los Angeles, observes passing A... More
Afghan National Army Staff Sgt. Islamadin Mohmand (left)
Afghan National Army Staff Sgt. Islamadin Mohmand (left) and fellow machine gunners with 2nd Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, fill sandbags to secure targets for a machine gun range with U.S. Marines assigned ... More
Afghan National Police patrolman Abdul Rasul Mangi
Afghan National Police patrolman Abdul Rasul Mangi (left) and U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Kirk Lacy, a 19-year-old rifleman with Guard Force Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and native of Jasper, Texas, ... More
Afghan National Army Pvt. Mohammad Ali (right), a radio
Afghan National Army Pvt. Mohammad Ali (right), a radio watchman with 2nd Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, listens to the translated words of U.S. Marine Maj. Gen. David Berger (left), the commanding general o... More
Afghan National Policeman Sher Agha (left) searches
Afghan National Policeman Sher Agha (left) searches an Afghan elder before clearing him to enter the Garmsir Agricultural High School to vote in district community council elections here, April 17, 2012. In Nov... More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Garrett Carnes (in wheelchair), a
U.S. Marine Cpl. Garrett Carnes (in wheelchair), a squad leader with 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and 22-year-old native of Mooresville, N.C., participates in a motivational r... More
A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment
A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment disembarks a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter in order to support a noncombatant evacuation operation during Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2012 at Marine Corp... More
In front of a model of the Marine Corps' birthplace,
In front of a model of the Marine Corps' birthplace, Philadelphia's historic Tun Tavern, Marines and sailors with Headquarters Battalion celebrate the Corps' history during a Marine Corps uniform pageant on Mar... More