A Logistics Vehicle System (LVS) is washed down prior to being reloade...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AGILE SWORD '96 Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Oper... More
Marines off load supplies from a CH-53 Super Stallion at the US Embass...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ASSURED RESPONSE Base: Monrovia Country: Liberia (LBR) Scene Camera Operator: CPL. A. Olguin Release Status: Released to Pub... More
Corporal (CPL) J. D. Kirby checks out the motor of a M923A2 5-ton carg...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Corporal (CPL) J. D. Kirby checks out the motor of a M923A2 5-ton cargo truck at the Bjugn Cave facility, Norway. CPL Kirby's pa... More
Marine's hook up a winch to attach the M870A1 trailer to the Logistics...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Marine's hook up a winch to attach the M870A1 trailer to the Logistics Vehicle System (LVS) MK/16 truck and fifth wheel, at the ... More
Marines of 2D Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion prepare to ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: II Marine Expeditionary Force S... More
US Marines from Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mwtc, Bridgeport State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: II Marine Expeditionary Force Scene C... More
US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant Major (SGM) Peter M. Gante, right, is ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Emily A. Olsen, US... More
US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant Major (SGM) Clifford L. Milton-Stewart...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Billy R. Mccall, US... More
The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, U.S. Secretary of Defense, meets wit...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 Craig J Shell, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More
Feb. 5, 2007, Lance CPL. B.J. Keller, Dam Security Unit 3 (DSU-3), st ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Feb. 5, 2007, Lance CPL. B.J. Keller, Dam Security Unit 3 (DSU-3), st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, II Marine Expeditionary Fo... More
March 15, 2007, Riverine Squadron , Detachment 3, st Brigade, 3rd Infa...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: March 15, 2007, Riverine Squadron , Detachment 3, st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (RIVRON-), an... More
March 7, 2007, a local sheik greets Coalition forces in Hit, Iraq befo...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-2 Scene Camera Operator: CPL... More
March 7, 2007, LT. COL. Glenn Williams, with a Military Transition Tea...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-2 Scene Camera Operator: CPL... More
March 7, 2007, A sheik reads over a roster of current soldiers in the ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-2 Scene Camera Operator: CPL... More
March 9, 2007, Iraqi School of Infantry students from 2d Brigade, 7th ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 2D BRIGADE, 7TH IRAQI ARMY DIVIS ... More
March 9, 2007, an Iraqi soldier gives commands to soldiers with 2d Bri...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 2D BRIGADE, 7TH IRAQI ARMY DIVIS ... More
March 22, 2007, A meeting in Haditha, Iraq to announce the new Mayor o...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Haditha State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT James R. Richardson, USMC Releas... More
A Colonel in the Iraqi police points out the routes for the upcoming o...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-6 Scene Camera Operator: CP... More
Marines, Soldiers, and Iraqi Civilians wait for the Fallujah City Coun...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-6 Scene Camera Operator: CP... More
A flare flies over a vehicle that drives parallel to a coalition convo...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-6 Scene Camera Operator: CP... More
U.S. Marines and Sailors attending the Lioness Program, receive traini...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-2 Scene Camera Operator: SGT... More
Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine
Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group stage their motorcycles during a motorcycle mentorship program safety ride aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 20, 2012. The MMP is a program fo... More
Fly by: Cpl. Justin Armstrong. U.S. Marine expeditionary force
Cpl. Justin Armstrong from Apple Valley, Minn., is a Marine Corps Water Survival instructor apart of MWSS-271. Armstrong joined the Marines Jan. 28, 2008
Greg Satterfield, the director of storage operations
Greg Satterfield, the director of storage operations at the Marine Depot Maintenance Command, speaks to Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 8, 2nd Marine Logistics Group during their visit aboar... More
Sgt. Andrew Rodriguez, a squad leader with 3rd Battalion,
Sgt. Andrew Rodriguez, a squad leader with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, leads a squad of Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 25, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, during a training exer... More
Retired Lt. Gen. Philip D. Shutler speaks to the Marine
Retired Lt. Gen. Philip D. Shutler speaks to the Marine officers at Miller's Landing May 3, aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. The Marines gathered around Shutler while he spoke about his time i... More
Fly By: Cpl. Michael J. Purdy. U.S. Marine expeditionary force
Marine maintenance keeps the helicopters flying and as an airframes collateral duty inspector Cpl. Michael J. Purdy makes sure his Marines get the job done right on the UH-1N Huey and AH-1W Cobra. He inspects t... More
A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter
A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing drops a section of an improved ribbon bridge during a training exercise with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marin... More
2nd Dental Battalion conducts suicide awareness walk
Sailors with 2nd Dental Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group pose for a photo during a suicide prevention walk aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 29, 2012. During the three-mile walk, 45 sailors and members of t... More
Navy Capt. John F. Ferguson, right, the commanding
Navy Capt. John F. Ferguson, right, the commanding officer of Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point, serves a piece of cake to Seaman Travis Wade, a corpsman at the clinic, at the MCAS Cherry Point mess hall Friday.... More
Lance Cpl. Shelby Wiechert fires an M-240B machine
Lance Cpl. Shelby Wiechert fires an M-240B machine gun mounted to a 7-ton truck, Oct 12. Wiechert is a motor transport operator with Headquarters and Support Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Ma... More
Several generations of Marines gather at a relief and
Several generations of Marines gather at a relief and distribution center in Staten Island, N.Y. to celebrate the 237th Marine Corps Birthday, Nov. 10.
Marine awarded for participation in Toys for Tots
Staff Sgt. Royce D. Kelley, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron adjutant, and Cpl. Manuel S. Palma, an H&HS administration clerk, man a Toys for Tots donation site Oct. 18. Both Marines volunteered to help w... More
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Third Class Rasheed R.
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Third Class Rasheed R. Collins, personal security detail (PSD) corpsman, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2d MAW) Forward, sits in the back of a mine resistant ambush protected vehicle, Pat... More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Jonathan M. Klindt, a heavy equipment
U.S. Marine Cpl. Jonathan M. Klindt, a heavy equipment mechanic with Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, measures the fuel levels of a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement, Camp Leatherneck, Helmand Province, Afgh... More
Flyby: Pfc. Hunter Brown. U.S. Marine expeditionary force
Pfc. Hunter Brown, an administrative specialist with Marine Wing Communications Squadron 28, stands in front of the MWCS-28 supply building April. 16
Pfc. Josh N. Villalobos poses in front of a KC-130J
Pfc. Josh N. Villalobos poses in front of a KC-130J Hercules located on the flight line in front of the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 April 24. Villalobos spends mornings maintaining and fixing ... More
Brig. Gen. James Lukeman, commanding general of 2nd
Brig. Gen. James Lukeman, commanding general of 2nd Marine Division, presents Cpl. Christian A. Brown with a collage of photos from his time deployed with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment May 3, 2013, aboard ... More
Cherry Point hosts computer ‘Give-A-Thon’
Sharnee Moody’s son, 12, watches as a volunteer teaches him how to use his new computer May 11 at Millers Landing during the computer “Give-a-Thon.” The computers were awarded to students by Kramden and Lenovo ... More
Cpl. Adrianne E. Self, a Rio Rancho, N.M., native and
Cpl. Adrianne E. Self, a Rio Rancho, N.M., native and wrecker operator with Support Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, connects a Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected all-terrain vehi... More
Petty Officer Third Class Tashina B. Burnette, a corpsman
Petty Officer Third Class Tashina B. Burnette, a corpsman with 2nd Marine Logistics Group, prepares to begin the Marine Corps' Combat Fitness Test during the 2nd MLG's Master Chief's Cup aboard Camp Lejeune, N.... More
Two participants in the kayak race paddle along the
Two participants in the kayak race paddle along the Pine Knoll Shores canal Saturday. The number of competitors has increased from seven to approximately 140 since the inaugural race. Marines from Cherry Point ... More
Lance Cpl. Corey Coffey, a low altitude air defense
Lance Cpl. Corey Coffey, a low altitude air defense gunner, clears a log on the air station obstacle course during 2nd LAAD Battalion’s squad competition July 18. Marines had to work as a team to get themselves... More
An AV-8B Harrier aircraft assigned to Attack Squadron
An AV-8B Harrier aircraft assigned to Attack Squadron 311, is staged at Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 9, 2013. The aircraft was staged before getting inspected to ensure it was safe for flig... More
Flyby: Cpl. Joshua B. Dyer. U.S. Marine expeditionary force
Cpl. Joshua B. Dyer stands in front of an EA-6 Prowler on the flightline Aug. 26. Dyer is an EA-6 Prowler powerline mechanic with Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Training Squadron 1. As a powerline mechanic,... More
Lance Cpl. Justin M. Fanning, a chemical, biological,
Lance Cpl. Justin M. Fanning, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense specialist with Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, gives a review class about the M50 Joint Service ... More
Brig Gen. Edward D. Banta (center left), the commanding
Brig Gen. Edward D. Banta (center left), the commanding general of 2nd Marine Logistics Group, and Sgt. Maj. George W. Young Jr. (center right), sergeant major of 2nd MLG, run with other service members aboard ... More
Emergency Operations Center dedicated to AFTP champion
Connie Slappey, Col. Chris Pappas III and James Riemer present a hand-drawn picture of Joseph ‘Richard’ Slappey during a dedication ceremony in his honor at the Emergency Operations Center Jan. 25. Connie is th... More
A monument at The Basic School in Quantico, Va.,
A monument at The Basic School in Quantico, Va., commemorates the Marine officers of Class 6-67 who were killed after graduating class. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2n... More
About 50 Marines from Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion,
About 50 Marines from Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, participated in a live fire FGM-148 Javelin exercise July 9th at Camp Lejeune, N.C. The Marines participating were... More
Capt. James Brophy, left, and 1st Lt. David Bick fly
Capt. James Brophy, left, and 1st Lt. David Bick fly a modified KC-130J Super Hercules at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Sept. 2, 2014. The aircraft is equipped with a Harvest Hercules Airborne We... More
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Anthony E. Weirzbowski (left),
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Anthony E. Weirzbowski (left), a master analyst for 2nd Intelligence Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, and Lt. Col. Carl Priechenfried (middle), the commanding officer of 2nd Int... More
Master Chief Petty Officer Frank Johnson, the command
Master Chief Petty Officer Frank Johnson, the command master chief of II Marine Expeditionary Force, addresses sailors with the Ground Combat Element Integrated Task Force during a command visit at the GCEITF b... More
Four-hundred and seventy-one Marines and sailors with
Four-hundred and seventy-one Marines and sailors with II Marine Expeditionary Force joined Maj. Gen. William D. Beydler, II MEF Commanding General, on an 8-mile hike the morning of Oct. 15, 2014 aboard Camp Lej... More
A Marine with Kilo Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine
A Marine with Kilo Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division engages targets during the unit’s unknown distance course of fire aboard Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct. 17, 2014. The unknown distanc... More
Marines acting as civilian non-combatants walk past
Marines acting as civilian non-combatants walk past security into a reception center during a military-assisted departure aboard Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, N.C., Nov. 19, 2014. More than 30 Mar... More
Sgt. Maj. Benjamin L. Pangborn speaks with students
Sgt. Maj. Benjamin L. Pangborn speaks with students attending the Equal Opportunity Representative Course at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Dec. 4, 2014. More than 25 Marines from all across the E... More
Staff Sgt. Terri Kopetski sings "The Star-Spangled
Staff Sgt. Terri Kopetski sings "The Star-Spangled Banner" before the start of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band's Christmas Concert at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Dec. 5, 2014. Kopetski is the... More
Second Lt. Yousef Adiputra views a display at the Montford
Second Lt. Yousef Adiputra views a display at the Montford Point Museum at Camp Johnson, N.C., Dec. 18, 2014. The Marines with Alpha Battery, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, visited the museum to learn ... More
An M1A1 Abrams tank with 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine
An M1A1 Abrams tank with 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division launches an M58 Mine Clearing Charge into a simulated mine field during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation at Fort Pickett, Va., March 25... More
Marines with Golf Company and Echo Battery, 2nd Battalion,
Marines with Golf Company and Echo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment practice riot-control techniques aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 27, 2015. The Marines conducted two weeks of no... More
Farm Boy to Infantryman: A young man's journey in the Marine Corps
Private First Class Hunter Bynum, an infantryman assault gunner with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, and a native of Birmingham, Alabama, stands on the observation deck of the USS Kearsarge a... More
Pfc. Brandon Swanger, a mortarman with 1st Battalion,
Pfc. Brandon Swanger, a mortarman with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, checks and adjusts an 81 mm mortar’s aim during a live-fire range aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 21-22, 2015. To ensure their readine... More
Sgt. Michael Cucinotta, a combat instructor with the
Sgt. Michael Cucinotta, a combat instructor with the Advanced Machine Gunner Course, Advanced Infantry Battalion-East, supervises a student shooting an Mk-19 mounted on a Humvee during AMCG, aboard Camp Lejeune... More
Marines of 2nd Tank Battalion unveil a cake commemorating
Marines of 2nd Tank Battalion unveil a cake commemorating the deactivation of Scout Platoon, Anti-Tank Platoon and Dog Company, 2nd Tank Battalion during a ceremony aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 4, 2015. Dog ... More
Artillerymen with 10th Marine Regiment perform combat
Artillerymen with 10th Marine Regiment perform combat lifesaving skills during the Super Section Competition aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 30 through July 1, 2015. Five gun sections from the regiment built co... More
HM2 Holden Roberts, (center), the 2nd Dental Battalion
HM2 Holden Roberts, (center), the 2nd Dental Battalion operations chief and MCMAP instructor, demonstrates the front break fall during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program course aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept.... More
Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force speak to
Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force speak to a Camp Lejeune Police Officer about motor vehicle safety during the unit’s Safety Exposition aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 30, 2015 The purpose of the expo... More
Sgt. Michael Paul from 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion,
Sgt. Michael Paul from 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion, composes himself before his pugil-stick match as part of the Praetorian Challenge aboard Marine Corps base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 9, 2015. Combatants were... More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jason Shillingburg, center,
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jason Shillingburg, center, and Lance Cpl. Mason Foth, right, execute a three-mile conditioning hike with other U.S. Marines and British soldiers during Exercise Phoenix Odyssey II near E... More
U.S. Marines with 2nd Intelligence Battalion and British
U.S. Marines with 2nd Intelligence Battalion and British soldiers attend a brief before firing at a range in Edinburgh, U.K., Nov. 4, 2015. The forces partnered for Exercise Phoenix Odyssey II, which was design... More
Lt. Col Mark McCarroll, the operations officer for
Lt. Col Mark McCarroll, the operations officer for 10th Marine Regiment, briefs a group of Marines during a live-fire training event at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 19, 2015. 1/10 fired the new M1122 training round... More
Sergeants Douglas Cairn, left, and Bradley Brouwer,
Sergeants Douglas Cairn, left, and Bradley Brouwer, right, instructors in the 2nd Marine Division Combat Skills Center’s Pre-Scout Sniper Course, search for students during a stalking exercise at Camp Lejeune, ... More
Marines and sailors gathered for an intimate memorial
Marines and sailors gathered for an intimate memorial and remembrance hosted by Marine Aircraft Group 29 at Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., Jan. 29, 2016, to honor the 12 fallen Marines of Marine Heav... More
Lance Cpl. Thomas Ermert, a military policeman with
Lance Cpl. Thomas Ermert, a military policeman with Bravo Company, 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion, aims down the optics of his rifle during an interior guard training exercise at Forward Observation Base Hawk at... More
Lieutenant Gen. John E. Wissler, commander of U.S.
Lieutenant Gen. John E. Wissler, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, is greeted by Col. Carlos de Ysasi, Spanish 11th Wing commander, and Col. Martin F. Wetterauer II, commanding officer of Special P... More
Capt. Daniel Willett, a pilot with Marine Light Attack
Capt. Daniel Willett, a pilot with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 269, talks to students from Broad Creek Middle School about the AH-1W Super Cobra during a static display of aircraft for a school fiel... More
Lance Cpl. Bradley J. Shrout, a rifleman with Lima
Lance Cpl. Bradley J. Shrout, a rifleman with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, mans a security position as part of a battalion field exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 20, 2016. The initial ... More
Major Gen. Brian Beaudreault, commanding general of
Major Gen. Brian Beaudreault, commanding general of 2nd Marine Division, congratulates 1st Sgt. Joshua Nodarft, a company first sergeant with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, for the hard work and volunteer ... More
Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine
Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, go over the course of action during a night simulated platoon attack at Fort Pickett, Va. Aug. 22, 2016. Squad leaders brief their squads on move... More
The U.S. Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon practices
The U.S. Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon practices routines and movements outside of the in preparation for Marine Week in downtown Nashville, TN., Sept. 05, 2016. Marine Week Nashville is an opportunity for ... More
U.S. Marines assigned to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot
U.S. Marines assigned to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego Band, perform during a mural unveiling ceremony in Nashville Tenn., as part of Marine Week Nashville, Sept. 10, 2016. Marine Week Nashville is a... More
David Neal teaches Marines how to hook a wire on an
David Neal teaches Marines how to hook a wire on an improvised explosive device during counter-IED training at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 12, 2016. Combat Logistics Battalion 8 participated in the training in pre... 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
Marines fire their M1A1 Abrams tanks at simulated enemy
Marines fire their M1A1 Abrams tanks at simulated enemy positions for fire mission drills at Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 16, 2017. The Marines are participating in Burmese Chase, an annual, multi-lateral training e... More
Marines prepare explosive charges during urban mobility
Marines prepare explosive charges during urban mobility training at Camp Lejeune N.C., July 28, 2017. Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion conducted urban mobility trainings in preparation of an upcoming ... More
Participants gather for the Run to Remember memorial
Participants gather for the Run to Remember memorial run at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug 5, 2017. The run is held every first Saturday of August in honor of Sgt. Lucas Pyeatt, a cryptologic linguist killed in action... More
MCPON Steven S. Giordano (right) speaks with Brig.
MCPON Steven S. Giordano (right) speaks with Brig. Gen. Benjamin T. Watson (middle) and CMDCM Chris Rebana (left) at Camp Lejeune, N.C., August 17, 2017. MCPON Giordano came to speak with the sailors and Marin... More
Lance Cpl. Clery Esperian, a food service specialist
Lance Cpl. Clery Esperian, a food service specialist with II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, II MEF, kneads dough to make desserts during the Maj. Gen. William Pendleton Thompson Hill Awards for f... More
U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Michael E. Langley, with
U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Michael E. Langley, with 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) salutes the colors before the relinquishment of command ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 23, 2018. Langley, outgoi... More
A U.S. Marine with II Marine Expeditionary Force Support
A U.S. Marine with II Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion, II MEF Information Group, communicates through a radio during a battalion field exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 17, 2018. The training wa... More
Marines and sailors bow their heads during the chaplain's
Marines and sailors bow their heads during the chaplain's invocation at Marine Wing Support Squadron 373's transfer of authority to MWSS-272 at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, March 27. The transfer of authority... More
Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272 and Combat
Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272 and Combat Logistics Battalion 7 convoy through Helmand River Valley in route to Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, June 23. CLB-7 and MWSS-272 provided assistance in r... More
Belmont, Calif., native Sgt. Roberto Rayon (third from
Belmont, Calif., native Sgt. Roberto Rayon (third from left), a squad leader with Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, teaches Afghan National Army soldiers the basics of conducting a vehi... More
TREK NAWA, Helmand province, Afghanistan — A Marine
TREK NAWA, Helmand province, Afghanistan — A Marine with Bravo Company climbs over a wall of a secured compound in Trek Nawa. The company with 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, conducted Operation Crack Back... More
Sgt. Maj. Jerry L. Bailey, Marine Corps Air Station
Sgt. Maj. Jerry L. Bailey, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point’s sergeant major, awaits a color guard at the New Bern Civic Theatre in downtown New Bern during a memorial ceremony Sept. 9. Bailey received a p... More
Richard M. Johnson (far right), who served the Department
Richard M. Johnson (far right), who served the Department of Defense for 53 years, sits next to his family during his retirement ceremony Dec. 9, aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. Johnson, a Savannah, Ga., native, star... More
Elders and local residents of Gawragi, Negari, and
Elders and local residents of Gawragi, Negari, and the surrounding areas gather at a shura, or meeting, to discuss local security and progress in the district. The men spent several hours talking about progress... More
Sgt. Maj. Herbert Wayne Wrench, the sergeant major
Sgt. Maj. Herbert Wayne Wrench, the sergeant major of 2nd Marine Logistics Group, salutes during his retirement ceremony aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 16, 2012. Wrench served for 30 years, completing nine de... More
A mask, painted by a Marine who attends art therapy
A mask, painted by a Marine who attends art therapy to relieve post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms, is displayed at an art expo May 3. The expo provided a way to raise awareness about PTSD and the benefits ... More