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181119-N-XK398-1309 WATERS OFF THE COAST OF TINIAN

181119-N-XK398-1309 WATERS OFF THE COAST OF TINIAN

181119-N-XK398-1309 WATERS OFF THE COAST OF TINIAN (Nov. 19, 2018) A Marine, attached to Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 31, signals a Humvee onto the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashlan... More

SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 21, 2020) Marines with Bravo

SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 21, 2020) Marines with Bravo

SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 21, 2020) Marines with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare to depart for a combat mission rehearsal aboard amp... More

PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 23, 2020) A Marine with Battalion

PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 23, 2020) A Marine with Battalion

PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 23, 2020) A Marine with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fast ropes out of an MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Re... More

Corporal Zachary M. James, squad leader, Mortars Section,

Corporal Zachary M. James, squad leader, Mortars Section,

Corporal Zachary M. James, squad leader, Mortars Section, Weapons Platoon, Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, reloads his M4 Carbine service rifle with a magazine during a... More

An MH-60S Seahawk conducts a vertical replenishment

An MH-60S Seahawk conducts a vertical replenishment

An MH-60S Seahawk conducts a vertical replenishment at sea with the USS Essex (LHD 2), June 14, 2015. The USS Essex receives fuel and stores at sea in order to continue its mission without stopping forward prog... More

PACIFIC OCEAN – Marines with Battalion Landing Team,

PACIFIC OCEAN – Marines with Battalion Landing Team,

PACIFIC OCEAN – Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit come together to form a wall to help contain a hostile crowd during Composite Training Uni... More

Explosive Ordinance Disposal technicians with Combat

Explosive Ordinance Disposal technicians with Combat

Explosive Ordinance Disposal technicians with Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare to place a water charge on a door during a Breaching Range at Camp Lejeune, N.C., August 9, 20... More

Marines depart from USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) Dec. 1, 2018.

Marines depart from USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) Dec. 1, 2018.

Marines depart from USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) Dec. 1, 2018. The Marines arrived in Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, after participating in Exercise Trident Juncture 18 in Iceland and Norway from Oct. 17- Nov. 8. The... More

GULF OF OMAN (March 12, 2019) – U.S. Marine Cpl. Cole

GULF OF OMAN (March 12, 2019) – U.S. Marine Cpl. Cole

GULF OF OMAN (March 12, 2019) – U.S. Marine Cpl. Cole Davis, a fire support specialist with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, straps down gasoline cans onto a Humvee in the well deck of the Wasp-class amphibi... More

KUWAIT NAVAL BASE, Kuwait (April 7, 2019) U.S. Marines

KUWAIT NAVAL BASE, Kuwait (April 7, 2019) U.S. Marines

KUWAIT NAVAL BASE, Kuwait (April 7, 2019) U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit drive a medium tactical vehicle replacement prior to starting a MEU exercise. Marines and Sailors with the 22nd MEU... More

NAVAL BASE GUAM (March 21, 2020) –Marines with Battalion

NAVAL BASE GUAM (March 21, 2020) –Marines with Battalion

NAVAL BASE GUAM (March 21, 2020) –Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), climb a cargo net during a tactical debarkation rehearsal from amphibious... More

U.S. Marine with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s

U.S. Marine with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s

U.S. Marine with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force sight in on their targets on an unknown distance range aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, May 10, 2015. These Marines frequently sustain t... More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Michael Beck, left, and Sgt. Richard

U.S. Marine Cpl. Michael Beck, left, and Sgt. Richard

U.S. Marine Cpl. Michael Beck, left, and Sgt. Richard Contrady prepare wires for installation in a Southwest Asia hut during realistic urban training aboard Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Dec. 14, 2014. Beck and ... More

160728-M-AF202-050 MEDITERRANEAN  SEA (July 28, 2016)

160728-M-AF202-050 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 28, 2016)

160728-M-AF202-050 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 28, 2016) Marines assigned to Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct a mass casualty... More

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Oct. 31, 2017) –

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Oct. 31, 2017) –

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Oct. 31, 2017) – Sailors with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and American Amphibious Ready Group conduct a mass casualty drill aboard amphibious assault ship USS America (... More

180109-N-AC254-034 
NAVAL BASE GUAM (Jan. 9, 2018)

180109-N-AC254-034 NAVAL BASE GUAM (Jan. 9, 2018)

180109-N-AC254-034 NAVAL BASE GUAM (Jan. 9, 2018) The amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) arrives in Guam for a scheduled port visit. San Diego, part of the America Amphibious Ready Group, wi... More

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Paul J. Rock Jr., Commanding

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Paul J. Rock Jr., Commanding

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Paul J. Rock Jr., Commanding General of 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, meets Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 1st Marine Aircraft Wing currently ass... More

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, offload a Humvee at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, July 4, 2012, as the Marines prepare for future training exercises ashore in Kuwait. Marine... More

A Marine Corps birthday cake is proudly displayed on

A Marine Corps birthday cake is proudly displayed on

A Marine Corps birthday cake is proudly displayed on the flight deck of the USS New York during a ceremony in honor of the Marine Corps’ 237th birthday, Nov. 10, 2012. This was the first of perhaps many more Ma... More

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment,

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment,

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, train with soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 8, 2014. Iron Fist 2014 is a... More

PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 30, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Cody

PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 30, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Cody

PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 30, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Cody L. Daniel relays altitude to the pilots of a UH-1Y Venom as it lands on the USS Anchorage (LPD 23). Daniel is a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadr... More

160728-M-AF202-157 MEDITERRANEAN  SEA (July 28, 2016)

160728-M-AF202-157 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 28, 2016)

160728-M-AF202-157 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 28, 2016) Marines and Sailors assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) conduct flight operations aboard t... More

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sept. 7, 2017) -

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sept. 7, 2017) -

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sept. 7, 2017) - A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161 (Reinforced) transports a portable diesel generator from the amphibi... More

180507-N-ZG607-0063
U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS

180507-N-ZG607-0063 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS

180507-N-ZG607-0063 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (May 7, 2018) Marines assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit perform maintenance on an MV-22 Osprey on the flight deck aboard the Wasp-class amphibi... More

180609-N-ZG607-0069
U.S. 5th FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS

180609-N-ZG607-0069 U.S. 5th FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS

180609-N-ZG607-0069 U.S. 5th FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (June 9, 2018) Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Sean Hansen, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, performs maintenance on an MH-60S Se... More

Marines depart from USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) Dec. 1, 2018.

Marines depart from USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) Dec. 1, 2018.

Marines depart from USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) Dec. 1, 2018. The Marines arrived in Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, after participating in Exercise Trident Juncture 18 in Iceland and Norway from Oct. 17- Nov. 8. The... More

Marines with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team,

Marines with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team,

Marines with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, face up-range during a live fire exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 7, 2020. The Marine... More

PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 1, 2020) U.S. Marines with Battalion

PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 1, 2020) U.S. Marines with Battalion

PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 1, 2020) U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) carry ammunition across the boat deck of dock landing ship USS Germantow... More

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter 364 (HMM

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter 364 (HMM

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter 364 (HMM 364), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (15th MEU) off load refueling equipment from a CH-53 in support of Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP), Composite T... More

A CH-53E Super Stallion from Marine Medium Tiltrotor

A CH-53E Super Stallion from Marine Medium Tiltrotor

A CH-53E Super Stallion from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, takes off from the flight deck of the USS New York, Oct. 26, 2014. The aircraft carried a group of... More

U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s

U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s

U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force security element prepare to fast rope from a CH-53E Super Stallion aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, May 12, 2015. These Marines practic... More

U.S. Marines assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine

U.S. Marines assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine

U.S. Marines assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit participate in an infantry platoon battle course at Fort Pickett, Va., Feb. 11, 2016. The course was conducted to enha... More

(171027-M-QG131-010) U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS

(171027-M-QG131-010) U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS

(171027-M-QG131-010) U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Oct. 27, 2017) – Master Gunnery Sgt. Torain Kelly, operations chief, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit addresses Marines and Sailors during an all hands form... More

PHILIPPINE SEA, (Feb 5. 2020) Marines with the 31st

PHILIPPINE SEA, (Feb 5. 2020) Marines with the 31st

PHILIPPINE SEA, (Feb 5. 2020) Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and Sailors with the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) move a simulated casualty to cover during a Tactical Combat C... More

WHITE BEACH NAVAL BASE, Okinawa (Aug. 18, 2020) Marines

WHITE BEACH NAVAL BASE, Okinawa (Aug. 18, 2020) Marines

WHITE BEACH NAVAL BASE, Okinawa (Aug. 18, 2020) Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), board USS New Orleans (LPD 18). New Orleans, part of the America Amphibious Read... More

PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 30, 2020) Marines with Company

PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 30, 2020) Marines with Company

PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 30, 2020) Marines with Company C, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to launch their combat rubber raiding craft from the Whidbey Is... More

EAST CHINA SEA (Sept. 23, 2020) U.S. Marine Cpl. Jacob

EAST CHINA SEA (Sept. 23, 2020) U.S. Marine Cpl. Jacob

EAST CHINA SEA (Sept. 23, 2020) U.S. Marine Cpl. Jacob Johnson, an infantry Marine with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and a native of Hesperia, Califor... More

Lance Cpl. Kevin Johnson, a native of Avon, Mass.,

Lance Cpl. Kevin Johnson, a native of Avon, Mass.,

Lance Cpl. Kevin Johnson, a native of Avon, Mass., and machine gunner with 1st Platoon, Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, right, drops to ... More

Amphibious assault vehicles come ashore during an amphibious

Amphibious assault vehicles come ashore during an amphibious

Amphibious assault vehicles come ashore during an amphibious landing in support of Trident Juncture 18 on Alvund Beach, Norway, Oct. 30, 2018. Trident Juncture provides a unique environment for the Marines and ... More

U.S. Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing

U.S. Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing

U.S. Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit provide security during a simulated motorized night raid aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif.,... More

171205-N-ZS023-015 ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 5, 2017) Brig.

171205-N-ZS023-015 ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 5, 2017) Brig.

171205-N-ZS023-015 ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 5, 2017) Brig. Gen. Francis Donovan, Commander, Task Force 51, 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, speaks with chief petty officers in the chief’s mess aboard the amphibious ... More

CAMP AINOURA, JAPAN (Feb. 21, 2020) Capt. Joshua Brustad,

CAMP AINOURA, JAPAN (Feb. 21, 2020) Capt. Joshua Brustad,

CAMP AINOURA, JAPAN (Feb. 21, 2020) Capt. Joshua Brustad, the executive officer of Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), shakes hands with Lt. Col. Takayuki Katahira, the co... More

U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit

U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit

U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare an AV-8B Harrier II for launch on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) Aug. 1, 2016. The 22nd MEU, embarked on the ... More

Students with the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader

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

CAMP AINOURA, JAPAN (Feb. 21, 2020) Marines and Sailors

CAMP AINOURA, JAPAN (Feb. 21, 2020) Marines and Sailors

CAMP AINOURA, JAPAN (Feb. 21, 2020) Marines and Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), enjoy a meal with service members with Logistics Support Battalion, Amphib... More

Sergeant Brandon J. Razzano, field radio operator,

Sergeant Brandon J. Razzano, field radio operator,

Sergeant Brandon J. Razzano, field radio operator, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 (Rein.), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, receives a Certificate of Commendation from Lt. Col. Ned M. Biehl, his commandin... More

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – A U.S. Marine

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – A U.S. Marine

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – A U.S. Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, uses a mine sweeper stick during a mine sweeping rehearsals part of the PHIBRON-MEU i... More

161101-N-BT947-018 
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov 1, 2016) A hose

161101-N-BT947-018 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov 1, 2016) A hose

161101-N-BT947-018 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov 1, 2016) A hose team unreels a firefighting hose during a fire drill in the well deck aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25). Somerset, part of th... More

An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron

An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron

An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, flies into position while conducting aerial refueling training operations, Sept 23, 2012. The training co... More

A Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion hovercraft, or LCAC,

A Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion hovercraft, or LCAC,

A Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion hovercraft, or LCAC, lands at Onslow Beach in Camp Lejeune, N.C., carrying Marines and Equipment with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Dec. 18, 2012. Approximately 2,300 Mari... More

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (August 2, 2016) Marines from the

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (August 2, 2016) Marines from the

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (August 2, 2016) Marines from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), load ordnance on an AV-8B Harrier II on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) on Aug. 2, 2016.... More

171102-N-AC254-228 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Nov.

171102-N-AC254-228 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Nov.

171102-N-AC254-228 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Nov. 2, 2017) Marines assigned to the combat cargo department aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) transport cargo from the flight deck to the ... More

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS – Marines with the

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS – Marines with the

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS – Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force conduct fast-rope drills aboard amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), Nov. 28, 2017. The 15th MEU... More

180302-N-ZS023-017 NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (March 2, 2018)

180302-N-ZS023-017 NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (March 2, 2018)

180302-N-ZS023-017 NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (March 2, 2018) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Sean Aldan, a native of Santa Rita, Guam, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), inspects an M240B machi... More

170603-N-BK384-028 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 4, 2017) Marines

170603-N-BK384-028 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 4, 2017) Marines

170603-N-BK384-028 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 4, 2017) Marines assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit enter their amphibious assault vehicles aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) du... More

171115-N-MB038-081, US Navy Photogrpah

171115-N-MB038-081, US Navy Photogrpah

171115-N-MB038-081 Public domain photograph of US navy ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

171128-N-AC254-322 ARABIAN GULF (Nov. 28, 2017) The

171128-N-AC254-322 ARABIAN GULF (Nov. 28, 2017) The

171128-N-AC254-322 ARABIAN GULF (Nov. 28, 2017) The amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), center, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70), left, and the Anzac-class frigate H... More

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Marines

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Marines

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct an amphibious assault during PHIBRON-MEU integration training at Camp Pendleton, April 13, 2017. This first at-... More

160705-M-AF202-189  
ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 5, 2016)

160705-M-AF202-189 ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 5, 2016)

160705-M-AF202-189 ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 5, 2016) Marines assigned to Maritime Raid Force, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct a fast rope training exercise during a deployment aboard the amphibious ... More

171001-N-ZS023-020 
BAB EL MANDEB STRAIT (Oct. 1, 2017)

171001-N-ZS023-020 BAB EL MANDEB STRAIT (Oct. 1, 2017)

171001-N-ZS023-020 BAB EL MANDEB STRAIT (Oct. 1, 2017) Quartermaster 2nd Class Taylor Nichols, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), uses a sexton on the weather deck to plot the ship’s ... More

170923-N-ZS023-084 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS

170923-N-ZS023-084 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS

170923-N-ZS023-084 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sept. 23, 2017) Electrician’s Mate 1st Class Esteban Vasquez, a Los Angeles native, assigned to the engineering department aboard the amphibious assault USS... More

A US Air Force (USAF) A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft unleashes deadly 30 mm cannon fire against a mountain where Taliban snipers are engaging infantrymen from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), near the village of Siah Chub Kalay, Afghanistan (AFG) during Operation ASBURY PARK and in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. (SUBSTANDARD)

A US Air Force (USAF) A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft unleashes de...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Zabol Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 22ND MEU (SOC) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A. Milks, USMC Release Status: Rel... More

Two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters sit on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS TARAWA (LHA-1) during the combined Thai/U.S. joint exercise Thalay Thai '89. The helicopters are assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 163 (HMM-163), the reinforced aviation combat element of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU)

Two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters sit on the flight deck of the am...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: THALAY THAI '89 Country: Gulf Of Thailand Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Michael D.P. Flynn Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

An 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU) AAVP-7A1 amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) tows a second AAVinto the surf near Pattaya Beach during the combined Thai/U.S. joint exercise Thalay Thai '89

An 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU) AAVP-7A1 amphibious assau...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: THALAY THAI '89 Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Michael D.P. Flynn Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

Marines of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit practice rope descent aboard the amphibious assault ship USS TARAWA (LHA 1) during the joint Thai/US exercise THALAY THAI '89

Marines of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit practice rope descent ab...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: THALAY THAI '89 Country: Gulf Of Thailand Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Michael D.P. Flynn Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) file aboard a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) during a rehearsal for Operation Sharp Edge. The SAIPAN is on station off the coast of Liberia

Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) file aboard a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Base: USS Saipan (LHA 2) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Kip Burke Release Status: Relea... More

Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) are led to a helicopter on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) during a rehearsal for Operation Sharp Edge. The SAIPAN is on station off the coast of Liberia

Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) are led to a ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Kip Burke Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) gather in the hangar bay aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) for a briefing on the situation in Monrovia, Liberia, and the rules of engagement governing their mission once ashore. The SAIPAN is on station off the coast of Liberia for Operation Sharp Edge

Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) gather in the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Base: USS Saipan (LHA 2) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Kip Burke Release Status: Relea... More

Officers of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) gather in the MEU commander's office aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) for a briefing on the situation in and around Monrovia, Liberia. The SAIPAN is on station off the coast of Liberia for Operation Sharp Edge

Officers of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) gather in th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Kip Burke Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

A Marine of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) adjusts one of the M-60E3 machine guns set up on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) for weapons training prior to Operation Sharp Edge. The SAIPAN is on station off the coast of Liberia

A Marine of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) adjusts one ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Kip Burke Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

A CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter attached to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261) lifts off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) during Operation Sharp Edge. Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) are being sent to the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia, to augment security and evacuate U.S. and foreign nationals from the fighting between government and rebel forces

A CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter attached to Marine Medium Helicopter ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Kip Burke Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) pick up their equipment before boarding a helicopter during Operation Sharp Edge. The Marines will be flown to the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia, to augment security and evacuate U.S. and foreign nationals from the fighting between government and rebel forces

Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) aboard the am...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Kip Burke Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

CPL Michael J. Knapp of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) washes his clothes in an ammunition can while assigned to the humanitarian services support base established for Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey

CPL Michael J. Knapp of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Silopi Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton R. Savage Release Status: Released to P... More

Chaplain (LT) William D. Devine celebrates Mass in northern Iraq for Marines of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) during Operation Provide Comfort

Chaplain (LT) William D. Devine celebrates Mass in northern Iraq for M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Dante M. Deangelis Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Chaplain (LT.) William D. Devine, the Catholic chaplain for Battalion Landing Team 2nd Bn., 8th Marines (BLT 2/8), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU), looks out the window of his room in a former Iraqi army building during Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey

Chaplain (LT.) William D. Devine, the Catholic chaplain for Battalion ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Shaw Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

SGT Robert A. Ford, left, and CPL Reginald E. Harper of Headquarters and Service Co., Battalion Landing Team 2nd Bn., 8th Marines (BLT 2/8), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24TH MEU), look out the window of a former Iraq army building during Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid the refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey

SGT Robert A. Ford, left, and CPL Reginald E. Harper of Headquarters a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Marjie Shaw Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

Chaplain (CMDR.) Skip E. Blancett, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) Protestant chaplain, stands outside coalition forces headquarters during Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey

Chaplain (CMDR.) Skip E. Blancett, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Shaw Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

A starboard quarter view of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST-1181) underway. Elements of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) are embarked aboard the SUMTER for a Mediterranean deployment

A starboard quarter view of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST-1181...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 J. E. Westfall Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Three CH-53A Sea Stallion helicopters fly over the beach as U.S. Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, one with an M-16A2 rifle, participate in Operation Red Reef III, an exercise to train Saudi Marines

Three CH-53A Sea Stallion helicopters fly over the beach as U.S. Marin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RED REEF III Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Michael J. Tuemler Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

Members of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit relax on a utility landing craft (LCU) as it backs away from the amphibious transport dock ship USS SHREVEPORT (LPD-12) during exercise Dragon Hammer '92

Members of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit relax on a utility landi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DRAGON HAMMER '92 Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED) Scene Camera Operator: JO3 Brett Bryan Release Status: Released to Public C... More

Local residents welcome members of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (15th MEU) as they secure the city during Operation Restore Hope relief efforts

Local residents welcome members of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Aw) Joseph Dorey Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Local residents use a burro to haul wood as they pass by a checkpoint set up by Marines of G Company, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). The Marines are in the region during the multinational relief effort Restore Hope

Local residents use a burro to haul wood as they pass by a checkpoint ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Kismayo Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Sw) Joseph Dorey Release Status: Released to Pu... More

US Navy Hospitalman 2nd Class James Brown (right) applies topical ointment to the arm of a Somali infant. The baby's mother is holding the infant. This is part of a medical civic action program conducted in the streets of Mogadishu, Somalia, by medical personnel from the Marine Expeditionary Unit, Service Support Group 15, Camp Pendleton, California. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

US Navy Hospitalman 2nd Class James Brown (right) applies topical oint...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry Mitchell Release Status: Released to P... More

A member of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit covers part of the perimeter during a simulated tactical recovery of aircraft personnel (TRAP) exercise being conducted on the amphibious transport dock USS AUSTIN (LPD-4). He is armed with a 5.56mm M-16A2 rifle fitted with an NVS-700 night vision system

A member of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit covers part of the peri...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 John Bivera Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Members of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare to send a radio message during a simulated tactical recovery of aircraft personnel (TRAP) mission being conducted on the amphibious transport dock USS AUSTIN (LPD-4)

Members of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare to send a radio ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 John Bivera Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A member of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit advance across the deck of the amphibious transport dock USS AUSTIN (LPD-4) after rappelling from a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261) CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter while conducting a simulated tactical recovery of aircraft personnel (TRAP) mission

A member of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit advance across the deck...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 John Bivera Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Members of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) charge out of an AAVP-7A1, the first major U.S./Kuwaiti combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm

Members of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tuemler Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

US Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit set up PRC-77 radios on Black Beach to establish radio communication with the USS Portland

US Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit set up PRC-77 radio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UNOSOM II Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. James Mossman Release Status: Released to... More

US Air Force CAPT. Scott F. O'Grady hugs a fellow pilot at the 555th Fighter Squadron after his arrival at the air base. CAPT. O'Grady's F-16 Fighting Falcon was shot down over Bosnia on June 2, 1995, while he was flying in support of Operation Deny Flight. After 6 days of evasion he was rescued by US Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, deployed from the USS KEARSAGE (LHD-3). CAPT. O'Grady is attached to the 555th Fighter Squadron, 31st Fighter Wing

US Air Force CAPT. Scott F. O'Grady hugs a fellow pilot at the 555th F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Tana R. Hamilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

After being offloaded from maritime prepositioning ship (MPS), 2nd LT. John P. Bobo (not shown), three M-998 155mm Howitzers sit on a loading platform to be loaded on board ship again. This is a II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) exercise that includes the off and onload of Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) vehicles and gear. The exercise was held under the guidance of Brig. GEN. Martin R. Berndt, Deputy Commander, US Marine Corps Forces, Atlantic

After being offloaded from maritime prepositioning ship (MPS), 2nd LT....

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

An all-enlisted crew pilots a Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) to the shore of Pacific Missle Range Facility, Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii, during an amphibious assault with Marines from 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Camp Pendleton, California, as part of RIMPAC 96. The amphibious landing was conducted by 11th MEU and involved Navy and Marine air, ground and sea forces for training as a combined amphibious assault force

An all-enlisted crew pilots a Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) to the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '96 Base: Kauai State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jeffrey S. Vian... More

US Marine Corps Lance Corporal Jami Bradshaw (far right) anxiously awaits the arrival of an amphibious assault force made up of Marines from 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Camp Pendleton, California, as he and his fellow Marines role-play as an opposing force defending a third-world county during RIMPAC 96 which is taking place at Pacific Missle Range Facility, Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii. Bradshaw and his comrades are from 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, India Company, located at Kaneohe Bay Marine Corps Station, Oahu, Hawaii. The Marines used blanks to simulate a real combat scenario when the amphibious assault force landed at the beach

US Marine Corps Lance Corporal Jami Bradshaw (far right) anxiously awa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '96 Base: Kauai State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jeffrey S. Vian... More

A soldier stands guard at Post 2 at the US Embassy. Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) Liberia, a II Marine Expeditionary Force unit from Camp Lejeune, NC, takes on the security mission at the US Embassy from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). The SPMAGTF is commanded by COL. Tony L. Corwin

A soldier stands guard at Post 2 at the US Embassy. Special Purpose Ma...

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

US Marine Captain Marc McClelland, Public Affairs Officer for 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, speaks to a group of Russian marines and sailors through the assistance of Cryptologic Technician Laura Martin, a US Navy translator, while onboard a Landing Craft Unit (LCU) near Vladivostok, Russia, during Exercise COOPERATION FROM THE SEA '96. The exercise is a joint venture between US and Russian naval forces designed to improve disaster-relief operations and to further understanding between the two nations

US Marine Captain Marc McClelland, Public Affairs Officer for 31st Mar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATION FROM THE SEA '96 Base: Vladivostok State: Siberia Country: Russia (RUS) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jeff Viano, U... More

Marines of 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Camp Pendleton, CA, armed with 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifles, assist two civilians to their feet during a simulated Noncombatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) at Kaneohe Bay Marine Corps Station, HI. During Operation RIMPAC 96 Marines conducted training exercises in the evacuation of civilians from hostile foreign environments

Marines of 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Camp Pendleton, CA, ar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '96 Base: Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op... More

A US Marine mans a M240G machine gun in the prone position and carries a 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifle on his back as he guards a defensive position at the Pacific Missile Range Facility, "Barking Sands" Kauai Hi. Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Camp Pendleton, CA and involved Navy and Marine Air, Ground and Sea Forces trained as a combined amphibious assault force during Operation RIMPAC 96

A US Marine mans a M240G machine gun in the prone position and carries...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '96 Base: Barking Sands, Kauai State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PO2 ... More

Colonel Natonski, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit Commander, speaks with President William J. Clinton after briefing the President and presenting him with a 24th MEU coin and cap

Colonel Natonski, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit Commander, speaks wit...

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: SGT Adrian Olguin, Usmc... More

During President William J. Clinton's visit to the Key Volunteer Center he speaks to the wives of Marines and Sailors, who are currently deployed with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit at Marine Corps Base, Camp LeJeune, North Carolina

During President William J. Clinton's visit to the Key Volunteer Cente...

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: SGT Adrian Olguin, Usmc... More

American citizens buckle into a CH-46E "Sea Knight" helicopter from 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) for transport out of Tirana, Albania, during Operation SILVER WAKE. The 26th MEU (SOC) was called upon to perform a NEO (Non-combatant Evacuation Operation) of US citizens that desired to leave Albania, due to the current civil strife

American citizens buckle into a CH-46E "Sea Knight" helicopter from 26...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SILVER WAKE Base: Tirana Country: Albania (ALB) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mark D. Oliva, Usmc Release Status: Released to P... More

An M-198 155mm howitzer is loaded onto a YFU-81 harbor utility craft by a crane prior to it being transported to Vieques Island, Puerto Rico for PURPLE DRAGON, a joint exercise involving B Battery, 1ST Battalion, 377th Artillery Regiment (Air Assault), Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Camp Lejeune

An M-198 155mm howitzer is loaded onto a YFU-81 harbor utility craft b...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DRAGON Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

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