A CH-53 Super Stallion extracts students with the
A CH-53 Super Stallion extracts students with the Reconnaissance Team Leader Course during a Wet Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction off the coast of Bellows Air Force Base, Hawaii, Nov. 1, 2017. Three Special ... More
Sgt. Zachary Malik, a student with the Marine's
Sgt. Zachary Malik, a student with the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader Course, is battered by surf during amphibious infiltration training, Oct, 22, 2017, at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Three Special Tactics ... More
Students with the Reconnaissance Team Leader Course
Students with the Reconnaissance Team Leader Course conduct surveillance during an urban reconnaissance exercise, Oct. 26, 2017, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Three Special Tactics Airmen graduated from RT... More
Students with the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader
Students with the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader Course infiltrate the beach during amphibious reconnaissance training, Oct. 22, 2017, at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Three Special Tactics Airmen graduated fr... More
Sgt. Christopher Rateau-Holbach, top, from Fulton,
Sgt. Christopher Rateau-Holbach, top, from Fulton, Mississippi, swims during a “run-swim-run” physical training session at the scout swimmers course Oct. 22 at the Camp Hansen Aquatics Center. Students of the c... More
Students with the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader
Students with the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader Course run to the ocean during an open-water fin exercise, Oct. 22, 2017, at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Three Special Tactics Airmen graduated from RTLC in N... More
Reconnaissance Marines finish the 25 meter swim on
Reconnaissance Marines finish the 25 meter swim on the bottom of a 13-foot pool to practice breathe holding techniques Nov. 18 during a pre-combatant diver course at Camp Schwab. After The Marines swam 25 meter... More
A CH-53 Super Stallion searches for students with the
A CH-53 Super Stallion searches for students with the Reconnaissance Team Leader Course during a Wet Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction off the coast of Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Nov. 1, 2017... More
A Marine rappels down the rappel tower May 14, 2015
A Marine rappels down the rappel tower May 14, 2015 to prepare for the 2015 Recon Challenge. This 30-mile gauntlet tests Marines' physical and mental strength during exercises such as finning, live fire, and po... More
Sgt. Christopher Rateau-Holbach, from Fulton, Mississippi,
Sgt. Christopher Rateau-Holbach, from Fulton, Mississippi, swims laps with fins during a scout swimmers course Oct. 21 at the Camp Hansen Aquatics Center. The scout swimmers course provides the Marine Corps wit... More
Gunnery Sgt. Zachary Holm climbs through the obstacle
Gunnery Sgt. Zachary Holm climbs through the obstacle course during the 2015 Recon Challenge aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 15, 2015. This 30-mile gauntlet tests Marines' physical and mental strength during... More
Students from the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader
Students from the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader Course battle the surf during an open-water fin exercise, Oct. 22, 2017, at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Three Special Tactics Airmen graduated from RTLC in No... More
Students with the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader
Students with the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader Course walk to the ocean during an open-water fin exercise, Oct. 22, 2017, at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Three Special Tactics Airmen graduated from RTLC in ... More
Marines climb through the obstacle course during the
Marines climb through the obstacle course during the 2015 Recon Challenge aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 15, 2015. This 30-mile gauntlet tests Marines' physical and mental strength during exercises such as ... More
Students with the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader
Students with the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader Course prepare equipment for open-water fin training, Oct 22, 2017, at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Three Special Tactics Airmen graduated from RTLC in Novembe... More
Students with the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader
Students with the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader Course discuss intelligence findings during the coure's final exercise, Oct. 31, 2017, at Bellows Air Force Base, Hawaii. Three Special Tactics Airmen gradu... More
Reconnaissance Marines retrieve their fins and weight
Reconnaissance Marines retrieve their fins and weight belts from the bottom of a 13-foot pool to Nov. 18 during a pre-combatant diver course at Camp Schwab. This training is to prepare Marines for the Marine Co... More
Students with the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader
Students with the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader Course perform an open-water 1,000 meter fin, Oct. 22, 2017, at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Three Special Tactics Airmen graduated from the Marine's RTLC in N... More
Reconnaissance Marines practice breathe holding techniques
Reconnaissance Marines practice breathe holding techniques Nov. 18 during a pre-combatant diver course at Camp Schwab. The Marines swam 25 meters underwater where they tied a rope around a submerged pole and th... More
Sgt. Gerry Pratama, from Anahuac, Texas, practices
Sgt. Gerry Pratama, from Anahuac, Texas, practices CPR during a scout swimmers course Oct. 22 at the Camp Hansen Aquatic Center. During the first of three weeks, students will earn their lifeguard certification... More
Marines swim laps with fins during a scout swimmers
Marines swim laps with fins during a scout swimmers course Oct. 21 at the Camp Hansen Aquatics Center. The course makes students proficient at swimming with fins for long distances, a vital skill for scout swim... More
Sgt. Zachary Malik, a student with Marine's Reconnaissance
Sgt. Zachary Malik, a student with Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader Course, gathers intelligence during the course's final exercise, Oct. 31, 2017, at Bellows Air Force Base, Hawaii. Three Special Tactics Ai... More
Sgt. Braxton Gomez, from Belgrade, Montana, slowly
Sgt. Braxton Gomez, from Belgrade, Montana, slowly sinks to the bottom of a 13-foot pool before propelling himself to the surface for another breathe Nov. 18 during a pre-combatant diver course at Camp Schwab. ... More
Students with the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader
Students with the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader Course conduct nautical navigation training, Oct. 25, 2017, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Three Special Tactics Airmen graduated from RTLC in N... More
Lt. Col. Steven J. Eastin, commander of 3rd Battalion,
Lt. Col. Steven J. Eastin, commander of 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, asks questions during the Reconnaissance Team Leader Course student team briefing, Oct. 30, 2017, at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Three Special T... More
A Special Tactics operator enrolled in the Marine's
A Special Tactics operator enrolled in the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader Course, performs reconnaissance on a village during the course's final exercise, Oct. 31, 2017, at Marine Corps Training Area Bello... More
Reconnaissance Marines finish the 25 meter swim on
Reconnaissance Marines finish the 25 meter swim on the bottom of a 13-foot pool to practice breathe holding techniques Nov. 18 during a pre-combatant diver course at Camp Schwab. After The Marines swam 25 meter... More
A Special Operations Weather Technician sends intelligence
A Special Operations Weather Technician sends intelligence to the Reconnaissance Operations Center during the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader Course's final exercise, Oct. 31, 2017, at Marine Corps Training... More
Sgt. Gerry Pratama, from Anahuac, Texas, exits a pool
Sgt. Gerry Pratama, from Anahuac, Texas, exits a pool to run the last mile of a “run-swim-run” physical training session during a scout swimmers course Oct. 22 at the Camp Hansen Aquatic Center. Students spend ... More
Marines prepare to swim with fins during a scout swimmers
Marines prepare to swim with fins during a scout swimmers course Oct. 21 at the Camp Hansen Aquatics Center. Students must be conditioned to swimming with fins, so they can pass the final event: a two-kilometer... More
Students with the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader
Students with the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader Course swim through surf to the open ocean during an exfiltration exercise, Oct. 22, 2017, at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Three Special Tactics Airmen graduat... More
A Marine fires his M4 during obstacle 9 of the 2015
A Marine fires his M4 during obstacle 9 of the 2015 Recon Challenge aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 15, 2015. This 30-mile gauntlet tests Marines' physical and mental strength during exercises such as finnin... More
Students with the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader
Students with the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader Course conduct nautical navigation training, Oct. 21, 2017, at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Three Special Tactics Airmen graduated from RTLC in November, follo... More
Maj. Breck Perry, left, and Sgt. Christopher Rateau-Holbach
Maj. Breck Perry, left, and Sgt. Christopher Rateau-Holbach swim laps with fins during a scout swimmers course Oct. 21 at the Camp Hansen Aquatics Center. The course is three-weeks long and instructors build st... More
A Marine prepares his gear before finning through the
A Marine prepares his gear before finning through the Pacific Ocean at 4:00 a.m. during the 2015 Recon Challenge. This 30-mile gauntlet tests Marines' physical and mental strength during exercises such as finni... More
Marines walk down mountainous terrain during the 2015
Marines walk down mountainous terrain during the 2015 Recon Challenge at Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 15, 2015. This 30-mile gauntlet tests Marines and sailors' physical and mental strength during exercises such... More
Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, patrol to
Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, patrol to their objective in support of a joint reconnaissance team during the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader Course final exercise, Nov. 1, 2017, at Bellows Air Fo... More
Students with the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader
Students with the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader Course plan a nautical navigation training mission, Oct. 21, 2017, at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Three Special Tactics Airmen graduated from RTLC in November... More
Students with the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader
Students with the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader Course plan a nautical navigation training mission, Oct. 21, 2017, at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Three Special Tactics Airmen graduated from the Marine's RTL... More
Students with the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader
Students with the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader Course run to the ocean during an open-water fin exercise, Oct. 22, 2017, at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Three Special Tactics Airmen graduated from RTLC in N... More
A Marine fires his M9 during obstacle 9 of the 2015
A Marine fires his M9 during obstacle 9 of the 2015 Recon Challenge aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 15, 2015. This 30-mile gauntlet tests Marines' physical and mental strength during exercises such as finnin... More
A Marine fires an M9 during obstacle 9 of the 2015
A Marine fires an M9 during obstacle 9 of the 2015 Recon Challenge aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 15, 2015. This 30-mile gauntlet tests Marines' physical and mental strength during exercises such as finning... More
A CH-53 Super Stallion extracts students with the
A CH-53 Super Stallion extracts students with the Reconnaissance Team Leader Course during a Wet Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction off the coast of Bellows Air Force Base, Hawaii, Nov. 1, 2017. Three Special ... More
A Marine with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines maintains
A Marine with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines maintains security for a Military Operation in Urban Terrain training during the Reconnaissance Team Leader Course's final exercise, Nov. 1, 2017, at Bellows Air Force B... More
Gunnery Sgt. Niles Peden, from Hinesville, Georgia,
Gunnery Sgt. Niles Peden, from Hinesville, Georgia, radios to the safety boat before reconnaissance Marines set off for a 4,000 meter swim Nov. 18 during a pre-combatant diver course at Camp Schwab. The 4,000 m... More
A Marine swims laps to prepare for the 2015 Recon Challenge
A Marine swims laps to prepare for the 2015 Recon Challenge aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 14, 2015. This 30-mile gauntlet tests Marines and sailors' physical and mental strength during exercises such as fi... More
Marines time their partner as they swim laps to prepare
Marines time their partner as they swim laps to prepare for the 2015 Recon Challenge aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif. This 30-mile gauntlet tests Marines and sailors' physical and mental strength during exercises ... More
Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines climb a perimeter
Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines climb a perimeter wall to infiltrate a village during the Reconnaissance Team Leader Course's final exercise, Nov. 1, 2017, at Bellows Air Force Base, Hawaii. Three Speci... More
A CH-53 Super Stallion extracts students with the
A CH-53 Super Stallion extracts students with the Reconnaissance Team Leader Course during a Wet Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction off the coast of Bellows Air Force Base, Hawaii, Nov. 1, 2017. Three Special ... More
Master Sgt. Vincent Marzi climbs through the O-Course
Master Sgt. Vincent Marzi climbs through the O-Course during the 2015 Recon Challenge aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 15, 2015. This 30-mile gauntlet tests Marines and sailors' physical and mental strength d... More
A Marine climbs through the obstacle course during
A Marine climbs through the obstacle course during the 2015 Recon Challenge aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 15, 2015. This 30-mile gauntlet tests Marines and sailors' physical and mental strength during exer... More
Lance Cpl. Hayden Schuljak, from Crestline, California,
Lance Cpl. Hayden Schuljak, from Crestline, California, carries his gear ashore after swimming 4,000 meters Nov. 18 during a pre-combatant diver course at Camp Schwab. Schuljak was the first Marine to complete ... More
Lance Cpl. Joseph T. Blake, from Clarkston, Michigan,
Lance Cpl. Joseph T. Blake, from Clarkston, Michigan, walks ashore cradling all his gear after a 4,000 meter swim Nov. 18 during a pre-combatant diver course at Camp Schwab. The reconnaissance Marines practiced... More
A student with Reconnaissance Team Leader Course jumps
A student with Reconnaissance Team Leader Course jumps from a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter during a helocasting exercise, Oct. 25, 2017, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Three Special Tactics Airme... More
Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines conduct military
Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines conduct military operations on urban terrain training during the Reconnaissance Team Leader Course final exercise, Nov. 1, 2017, at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Ha... More