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Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Comptroller) D. J. Conn visits Co. A, 1ST Recon Bn., 1ST Mar. Div., Fleet Marine Force (FMF). Conn shakes hands with and talks to one of the platoon leaders while at the Basilone Observation Post

Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Comptroller) D. J. Conn visits Co. A,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Valenzuela, Usmc Rele... More

Hospial Corpsman Third Class (HM3) Sco, from 6h plaoon, Alpha Company, 2d Recon Baalion deachmen, is repelling from a UH-1 "Huey" while a he Sandhill Training Area, during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 6-97. The Marines are pracicing heir repelling echnique, used for fas inserion ino a hosile environmen. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conduced a MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Comba Cener), 29 Palms, California. The command elemen for his exercise is MAGTF-6, which is buil around he 6h Marine Regimen, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, Norh Carolina. Many commands from he II MEF (Marine Expediionary Force) have sen unis...

Hospial Corpsman Third Class (HM3) Sco, from 6h plaoon, Alpha Company,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Hospital Corpsman Third Class (HM3) Scott, from 6th platoon, Alpha Company, 2d Recon Battalion detachment, is repelling from a U... More

Sergeant Clark from Joint CHIEF Support Element (JCSE), radios back a situation report while serving as the radio operator for a five day recon mission in support of Joint Task Force Kenya, operation Noble Response. (Duplicate image, see also DM-SD-02-04668 or search 980302-M-4605W-003)

Sergeant Clark from Joint CHIEF Support Element (JCSE), radios back a ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE RESPONSE Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT R.A. Ward Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

U.S. Marine Amphibious Assault Vehicle gunner Lance Corporal Jose Lopez makes adjustments to an M252 81mm Medium Extended Range Mortar while "A" gunner Private First Class Chris Worley sights in the next 81mm Motar round. The 3rd Light Armored Recon Company along with other U.S. and Australian Forces is joining together to take part in exercise Crocodile '99 in the Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia

U.S. Marine Amphibious Assault Vehicle gunner Lance Corporal Jose Lope...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE '99 Base: Shoalwater Bay Training Area State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Danie... More

Right side profile medium long shot as a US Navy HH-60 from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron, Wing Pacific stationed NAS North Island, Coronado California, does a low recon of the landing zone in preparation to pick up simulated F-14 survivors (not shown). Desert Rescue is a Joint Service Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR), exercise designed to fully integrate planning and execution of both immediate and dedicated missions

Right side profile medium long shot as a US Navy HH-60 from Helicopter...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operat... More

An RC-135W Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft, Air Combat Command 55th Wing from Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, flies a training mission over Nebraska. The RC-135W works closely with the E-3A aircraft Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS) during war or contingency situations, providing direct, near real-time reconnaissance information and electronic warfare support to theater commanders and combat forces. All RC-135s are equipped with an aerial refueling system, which gives the aircraft unlimited range. This image was used as the back cover photo for the May 2000 AIRMAN Magazine article "Rivet Joint:Recon Ready"

An RC-135W Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft, Air Combat Command 55t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Dave Nolan, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

A Reconnaissance Marine provides security while other

A Reconnaissance Marine provides security while other

A Reconnaissance Marine provides security while other Marines pack their parachutes during parachute jumps, August 13, 2018, at a drop zone in Parker, Arizona during Exercise Desert Canopy. U.S. Marines practic... More

After struggling through the brush of the thick jungle in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) gear, Sergeant Mosser of 3D RECON BN, 3D MAR DIV, Okinawa, Japan, sucks down some refreshing water through his M40 Chemical Biological Mask. Water is very necessary when dealing with Nuclear, Biological, Chemical (NBC) conditions, especially in the heat when wearing MOPP gear can easily cause heat exhaustion. Third Reconnisiance Battalion participated in a training exercise that tests the unit's ability to react during a real world NBC threat

After struggling through the brush of the thick jungle in Mission-Orie...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Hansen State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Recon BN Scene Camera Operator: PFC Leslie Hew... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), Headquarters Battalion (HQ BN), 1ST Reconnaissance Battalion (RECON BN), stay in shape with a run around Camp Matilda during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), Hea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Matilda Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Marine Division Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jennifer A. Krusen, USMC Release S... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from 4th Force Reconnaissance Company (Force Recon Co), Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii (HI), float down for a day equipment jump training at Schofield Barracks in Oahu, HI. (SUBSTANDARD)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from 4th Force Reconnaissance Company (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 4th Force Reconnaissance Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Nicholas J. ... More

US Navy (USN) Hospitalman Second Class (HM2) Daniel Valez, Navy Corpsman, 4th Force Reconnaissance Company (Force Recon Co), Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii (HI), floats down during day combat equipment training at Schofield Barracks in Oahu, HI. (Duplicate image, see also DMSD0603091 or search 040316M9023R127)

US Navy (USN) Hospitalman Second Class (HM2) Daniel Valez, Navy Corpsm...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 4th Force Reconnaissance Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Nicholas J. ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Brian Lambert, 4th Force Reconnaissance Company (Force Recon Co), Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii (HI), floats down during HALO (High Altitude Low Opening) military free fall training at Schofield Barracks in Oahu, HI

US Marine Corps (USMC) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Brian Lambert, 4th Force ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 4th Force Reconnaissance Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Nicholas J. ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Force Recon (Reconnaissance) Marines, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), provide security for their unit commander as he begins a tour of the area starting at the Governors Compound in the Tirin Kot District, Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan (AFG), while conducting an overt vehicular reconnaissance patrol throughout the Kandahar and Oruzgan Provinces of Afghanistan during Operation ULYSSES II, which is the first combat operation undertaken by the 22nd MEU (SOC) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Force Recon (Reconnaissance) Marines, 22nd Mari...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tirin Kot District State: Oruzgan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A Milks, USMC Release Status: Released to Public... More

California Army National Guard Soldiers from Bravo Company, 1ST Battalion, 185th Armor, 81st Armor Brigade, prepare for an upcoming area reconnaissance on Sept. 6, 2004 around Balad, Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom. One Soldier sets the Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System atop a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle while an M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank provides cover in the background. The area recon is to deny anti-Iraqi forces the freedom to operate and move throughout the countryside.  (U.S. Air Force photo by STAFF Sergeant Shane A. Cuomo) (Released)

California Army National Guard Soldiers from Bravo Company, 1ST Battal...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Balad State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Shane A. Cuomo, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

A California Army National Guard M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank from Bravo Company, 1ST Battalion, 185th Armor, 81st Armor Brigade, conducts an area reconnaissance on Sept. 6, 2004 around Balad, Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. The area recon is to deny anti-Iraqi forces the freedom to operate and move throughout the countryside. (U.S. Air Force photo by STAFF Sergeant Shane A. Cuomo) (Released)

A California Army National Guard M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank from Bra...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Balad State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Shane A. Cuomo, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

Elements from the Army Reserve 357th, 366th, and 401st Chemical Companies conduct decontamination proceedures for members of their recon companies who just returned from the chemical contaminated area.  This is one of many activities in support of Operation Red Dragon, a joint civilian-military exercise to test coordinated response to a simulated nuclear and chemical bomb attack at Fort McCoy, Wis., from June 23, 2005 to June 24, 2005.  (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Brian D. Lehnhardt) (Released)

Elements from the Army Reserve 357th, 366th, and 401st Chemical Compan...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RED DRAGON Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAR S... More

Soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force make

Soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force make

Soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force make their way to a CH-46E Sea Knight while conducting Helocast training during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Calif., Jan. 27, ... More

A soldier from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force

A soldier from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force

A soldier from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force clips vegetation to camouflage his ghillie suit while conducting a stalk exercise with 1st Marine Division Schools during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp P... More

A Sailor with the future amphibious assault ship USS

A Sailor with the future amphibious assault ship USS

A Sailor with the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) practices a technique from the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program on a Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South during t... More

Lance Cpl. Brandon Torres, a water support specialist

Lance Cpl. Brandon Torres, a water support specialist

Lance Cpl. Brandon Torres, a water support specialist with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South, bandages a simulated casualty during the final exam of a combat lifesaver course aboard the future ... More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Wesley Furgeson with the Maritime

U.S. Marine Sgt. Wesley Furgeson with the Maritime

U.S. Marine Sgt. Wesley Furgeson with the Maritime Raid Force, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), receives help properly securing his equipment and parachute pack as his team prepares for inspection during t... More

CAMP GRAYLING, Mich. – Capt. Patrick George, company

CAMP GRAYLING, Mich. – Capt. Patrick George, company

CAMP GRAYLING, Mich. – Capt. Patrick George, company commander of Company C, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, gets his parachute strapped and checked before a jump during Exercise Northern S... More

Marines check their gear before practicing room-clearing

Marines check their gear before practicing room-clearing

Marines check their gear before practicing room-clearing techniques during a Basic Urban Skills Training course at a Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain event at Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 5, 2017. The Mari... More

A Force Reconnaissance platoon sergeant performs a

A Force Reconnaissance platoon sergeant performs a

A Force Reconnaissance platoon sergeant performs a gear check before conducting high altitude low opening jumps over Hokudaien, Japan, for the first time, Aug. 15, 2017 during Northern Viper 17. Northern Viper ... More

A U.S. Marine with the Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine

A U.S. Marine with the Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine

A U.S. Marine with the Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), aims a M45A1 combat pistol during combat marksmanship training aboard the USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) while underway in the Atlantic O... More

Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine

Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine

Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, practice live-fire barricade drills on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 29, 2019. The training is designed to improve the unit’s reaction to fire... More

U.S. Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd

U.S. Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd

U.S. Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, climb aboard a combat rubber raiding craft during helo-cast training in Kin Blue, Okinawa, Japan, on Feb. 27, 2019. During helo-cast training... More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Jesus Mendez, an assistant section

U.S. Marine Cpl. Jesus Mendez, an assistant section

U.S. Marine Cpl. Jesus Mendez, an assistant section leader with Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV) D Company, 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, looks into the distance in an AAV before conducting ship-to-... More

U.S. Marines with Company B, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion,

U.S. Marines with Company B, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion,

U.S. Marines with Company B, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, drive an MRZR light tactical all-terrain vehicle onto a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter at LZ Phoenix, Okinawa, Japan, August 3, ... More

Marines with Company B, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion,

Marines with Company B, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion,

Marines with Company B, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division inspect their shot marks on targets during close-quarter tactics course at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 15, 2016. The CQT course teaches... More

Japanese Rangers prepare for a night helocast training

Japanese Rangers prepare for a night helocast training

Japanese Rangers prepare for a night helocast training exercise at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 1. Marines from Company A, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, helocasted with Japanese Rangers fr... More

Marines with Alpha Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion,

Marines with Alpha Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion,

Marines with Alpha Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response, set up targets for combat marksmanship sustainment training at Morón Air Base, Spain, Oct.... More

Sergeant Jesse Welch, an assistant team leader with

Sergeant Jesse Welch, an assistant team leader with

Sergeant Jesse Welch, an assistant team leader with Force Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, gathers his parachute after jumping from out of a V-22 Osprey around 1,500 feet during a fie... More

A Marine with Company C, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion,

A Marine with Company C, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion,

A Marine with Company C, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, watches from 10,000 feet up as his fellow Marines descend toward their target landing zone during a freefall jump aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, ... More

A Reconnaissance Marine with Special Purpose Marine

A Reconnaissance Marine with Special Purpose Marine

A Reconnaissance Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South watches from an MH-60S Seahawk as another Seahawk engages simulated targets over open water during a helicopter visit, board, sear... More

Republic of Korea Marines practice reloading in preparation

Republic of Korea Marines practice reloading in preparation

Republic of Korea Marines practice reloading in preparation for the U.S. Marine “table three” unknown distance rifle range Feb. 5 during Korean Marine Exchange Program 15-3 in Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province, Republic... More

AT SEA, Indian Ocean (November 28, 2016) A Maritime

AT SEA, Indian Ocean (November 28, 2016) A Maritime

AT SEA, Indian Ocean (November 28, 2016) A Maritime Raid Force Marine jumps from a CH-53E Super Stallion during a helocast training evolution near the USS Makin Island (LHD 8) afloat in the Indian Ocean, Nov. 2... More

Latvian and Estonian soldiers strategize during German

Latvian and Estonian soldiers strategize during German

Latvian and Estonian soldiers strategize during German Mountain Warfare Training in Seinsbach Gorge, Mittenwald, Germany, Dec. 10, 2016. The Mountain Warfare training was conducted 5-16 December to build tactic... More

U.S. Marine with Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine

U.S. Marine with Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine

U.S. Marine with Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit jumps into the water as he pratices helocast techniques during Cobra Gold16, Sattahip, Thailand, Feb. 9, 2016. Cobra Gold in its 35th iterat... More

U.S., Royal Thai, Japanese and Malaysian service members

U.S., Royal Thai, Japanese and Malaysian service members

U.S., Royal Thai, Japanese and Malaysian service members conduct a Non-combatant Evacuation Operation demonstration during Cobra Gold 16 at U-tapao, Thailand, Feb. 17, 2016. CG16 is a multinational training exe... More

160920-M-KK554-064 MUSCAT, Oman (Sept. 20, 2016) U.S.

160920-M-KK554-064 MUSCAT, Oman (Sept. 20, 2016) U.S.

160920-M-KK554-064 MUSCAT, Oman (Sept. 20, 2016) U.S. Marines from Maritime Raid Force, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare for a ship-to-shore insertion during a non-combatant evacuation operation re... More

U.S. Marines from 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division,

U.S. Marines from 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division,

U.S. Marines from 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, return from a secondary observation post to camp during exercise Northern Viper 2020 at Hokudaien Training Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Jan. 27, 2020. North... More

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr., CDR,

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr., CDR,

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr., CDR, U.S. Central Command, meets with U.S. Soldiers from 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division “Task Force RECON”,... More

Sgt. Johnathan Bumpus performs a functions check on

Sgt. Johnathan Bumpus performs a functions check on

Sgt. Johnathan Bumpus performs a functions check on an M2-40G machine gun that he and his teammate, Sgt. Alexander Hale, assembled under 15-feet of water during the 5th Annual Recon Challenge here May 17. The c... More

Cpl. Christopher M. Casilio gives the OK signal during

Cpl. Christopher M. Casilio gives the OK signal during

Cpl. Christopher M. Casilio gives the OK signal during dive training May 7 off the shore of Camp Schwab. Marines and sailors executed sustainment training to enhance their basic scuba diving skills and tactics.... More

A U.S. Army Soldier with Scout Platoon, 2nd Battalion,

A U.S. Army Soldier with Scout Platoon, 2nd Battalion,

A U.S. Army Soldier with Scout Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade begins to repel down a ravine during German Mountain Warfare Training in Seinsbach Gorge, Mittenwald, Germa... More

A Marine enters a shelter with multiple hidden targets

A Marine enters a shelter with multiple hidden targets

A Marine enters a shelter with multiple hidden targets during a sniper course at Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 19, 2017. The Expeditionary Operations Training Group ran the course to teach long-range precision mark... More

CAMP GRAYLING, Mich. – U.S. Marine Sgt. John Guinta

CAMP GRAYLING, Mich. – U.S. Marine Sgt. John Guinta

CAMP GRAYLING, Mich. – U.S. Marine Sgt. John Guinta a reconnaissance Marine with Echo Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, checks his equipment before conducting hi... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Hugo Silva, Defense POW/MIA

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Hugo Silva, Defense POW/MIA

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Hugo Silva, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) medic, digs up metal hits during a survey mission in Lao People’s Democratic Republic, May 22, 2018. U.S. service members and local... More

U.S. Marines with Force Company, 3rd Reconnaissance

U.S. Marines with Force Company, 3rd Reconnaissance

U.S. Marines with Force Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, conduct F470 Combat Rubber Raiding Craft training on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, May 29, 2019. The CRRC is often used to destroy enemy elements by... More

U.S. Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Steven Schultz, Pfc. Faith

U.S. Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Steven Schultz, Pfc. Faith

U.S. Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Steven Schultz, Pfc. Faith Brooks of the 753rd Quartermaster, 687th Combat Sustainment Support Batilion, 646th Regional Support Group Wisconsin, place a water valve connection onto ... More

PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 26, 2020) Capt. Jacob Rhine, 5th

PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 26, 2020) Capt. Jacob Rhine, 5th

PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 26, 2020) Capt. Jacob Rhine, 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company detachment officer-in-charge, 31st MEU, briefs the capabilities of the Android Tactical Assault Kit (ATAK) to Ensign Amand... More

Marines prepare to jump from a KC-130J Super Hercules

Marines prepare to jump from a KC-130J Super Hercules

Marines prepare to jump from a KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft Nov. 20, 2014 over Ie Shima Training Facility, off the northwest coast of Okinawa, Japan. The training provided many of the Marines their first jum... More

Four Marines with Alpha Company, 2nd Reconnaissance

Four Marines with Alpha Company, 2nd Reconnaissance

Four Marines with Alpha Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, observe as two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters approach at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Virginia, June ... More

Marines detonate an explosive charge on a door during

Marines detonate an explosive charge on a door during

Marines detonate an explosive charge on a door during a breaching exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 30, 2017. The Marines and Sailors practiced techniques on how to successfully get through locked doors usi... More

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (May 9, 2018) U.S.

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (May 9, 2018) U.S.

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (May 9, 2018) U.S. Marines with the Maritime Raid Force (MRF), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fast rope from a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadro... More

Lance Cpl. Jacob Vaughn with Bravo Company, 3rd

Lance Cpl. Jacob Vaughn with Bravo Company, 3rd

Lance Cpl. Jacob Vaughn with Bravo Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, looks through a spotting scope on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 17, 2019. Marines train in various observation... More

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron, Detachment

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron, Detachment

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron, Detachment 172, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, check the flow of fuel during a Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) training with a Marine Corps C-130 Hercu... More

U.S. Marines with Basic Reconnaissance Course move

U.S. Marines with Basic Reconnaissance Course move

U.S. Marines with Basic Reconnaissance Course move up the ocean during clandestine landing and withdraw training at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, California, Oct. 30, 2019. BRC is one of the many courses taug... More

Col. Eric Ahlness (left), commander, Zabul Agribusiness

Col. Eric Ahlness (left), commander, Zabul Agribusiness

Col. Eric Ahlness (left), commander, Zabul Agribusiness Development Team 3, Combined Task Force Arrowhead, and 2nd Lt. Veronica Peppers, S4 (logistics officer), Zabul Agribusiness Development Team 4, Combined T... More

Marines and sailors load their zodiac boat into the

Marines and sailors load their zodiac boat into the

Marines and sailors load their zodiac boat into the CH-46 Sea Knight in preparation to helocast at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado and in San Diego Bay on Nov. 6. These students have been training to become reco... More

A CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter

A CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter

A CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 464, ascends onto Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 17, 2015. HMH-464 supported Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Reconnaissa... More

Gunnery Sgt. Brett Lane, platoon sergeant with Company

Gunnery Sgt. Brett Lane, platoon sergeant with Company

Gunnery Sgt. Brett Lane, platoon sergeant with Company A, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, inspects the blast area of an improvised bangalore torpedo that was placed for the purpose of trainin... More

Royal Thai Marine Corps Master Sgt. Pairoj Prasansai,

Royal Thai Marine Corps Master Sgt. Pairoj Prasansai,

Royal Thai Marine Corps Master Sgt. Pairoj Prasansai, a jungle survival training instructor from Sattahip, Chonburi province, Thailand, holds a radiated rat snake during jungle survival training Feb. 19, 2018, ... More

A Marine with Echo Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion,

A Marine with Echo Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion,

A Marine with Echo Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, scales up a rock face during a guided training course aboard Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif., Jul... More

U.S. Marines with C Company, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion

U.S. Marines with C Company, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion

U.S. Marines with C Company, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion (Recon Bn.), 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), participate in dive training alongside Netherlands Marines with the 32nd Raiding Squadron near Netherlands Mari... More

A U.S. Marine with the Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine

A U.S. Marine with the Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine

A U.S. Marine with the Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), reloads an M45A1 combat pistol during combat marksmanship training aboard the USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) while underway in the Atlant... More

Chief of the Norwegian Army, Maj. Gen. Eirik Kristoffersen,

Chief of the Norwegian Army, Maj. Gen. Eirik Kristoffersen,

Chief of the Norwegian Army, Maj. Gen. Eirik Kristoffersen, meets with U.S. Marines with Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, following recon's cold-weather training... More

A Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task

A Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task

A Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command conducts a reconnaissance patrol during a field exercise at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 6, 2020. These training events assist ... More

U.S. and Republic of Korea Marines learn how to ski

U.S. and Republic of Korea Marines learn how to ski

U.S. and Republic of Korea Marines learn how to ski during snow mobility warfare training during Korean Marine Exchange Program 15-3 Jan. 26 in Pyeongchang. The course taught the skiers how to stop, how to tur... More

U.S. Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd

U.S. Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd

U.S. Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, descend to the ground from a CH-53E Super Stallion during free-fall jumps at Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 13, 2018. Free-fall airborne sustainmen... More

A Marine with the Maritime Raid Force (MRF), 11th Marine

A Marine with the Maritime Raid Force (MRF), 11th Marine

A Marine with the Maritime Raid Force (MRF), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU) jumps from a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), 11th MEU, during free-fall parac... More

U.S. Soldiers of the California National Guard’s 1st

U.S. Soldiers of the California National Guard’s 1st

U.S. Soldiers of the California National Guard’s 1st Squadron, 18th Cavalry Regiment, Charlie Troop, walk across white beach during training for amphibious operations on July 11, 2020 at White Beach on Camp Pen... More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joseph Manzie, a squad leader

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joseph Manzie, a squad leader

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joseph Manzie, a squad leader and combat engineer with Logistics Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin, performs field environment training on Robertson Barracks, NT, Australia... More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Connor Paul, a CH-53 Super Stallion

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Connor Paul, a CH-53 Super Stallion

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Connor Paul, a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter airframe mechanic with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, provides aerial observance during long-range reconnaissance training with U.S. Marines assi... More

Marine Sgt. Skyler Sion, a breacher with 3d Reconnaissance

Marine Sgt. Skyler Sion, a breacher with 3d Reconnaissance

Marine Sgt. Skyler Sion, a breacher with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division, prepares for a M32 grenade launcher range during Service Level Training Exercise (SLTE) 1-21 aboard Marine Corps Air Gro... More

U.S. Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd

U.S. Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd

U.S. Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division conduct parachute operations by jumping out of a KC-130 Hercules on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 28-30, 2019. This combined training includ... More

AT SEA (September 12, 2016) – A Marine with Maritime

AT SEA (September 12, 2016) – A Marine with Maritime

AT SEA (September 12, 2016) – A Marine with Maritime Raid Force, 11th Marine Expeditionary Units, clears floor panels in the engine room of a simulated enemy vessel during a Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure mi... More

U.S. and British Marines sit in a CH-53 Super Stallion

U.S. and British Marines sit in a CH-53 Super Stallion

U.S. and British Marines sit in a CH-53 Super Stallion during a helocasting exercise as part of Exercise Bold Alligator at Camp Lejeune, N.C. Oct. 23, 2017. Helocasting is an airborne method of inserting troops... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Hugo Silva, Defense POW/MIA

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Hugo Silva, Defense POW/MIA

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Hugo Silva, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) medic, conduct recovery operations during a survey mission in Lao People’s Democratic Republic, June 1, 2018. U.S. service members ... More

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. John Sabol III, left, executive

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. John Sabol III, left, executive

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. John Sabol III, left, executive officer of Apache Company, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (3D LAR), and 2nd Lt. Ryan Gainer, forward observer, 3D LAR, look through binocula... More

U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance

U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance

U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division (MARDIV) exit an MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 16, 3rd Marine Airc... More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Alex Thill glides through the air

U.S. Marine Cpl. Alex Thill glides through the air

U.S. Marine Cpl. Alex Thill glides through the air during parachute operations with the Republic of Korea Marines March 17, 2017, at Josari drop zone, Republic of Korea, in support of Korea Marine Exercise Prog... More

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 6, 2020) Capt. Steven Anderson,

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 6, 2020) Capt. Steven Anderson,

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 6, 2020) Capt. Steven Anderson, commander of the Maritime Raid Force (MRF), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), looks outside a UH-1Y Venom helicopter with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squad... More

Service members from the Royal Thai, Republic of Korea,

Service members from the Royal Thai, Republic of Korea,

Service members from the Royal Thai, Republic of Korea, and U.S. Armed Forces participate in an amphibious capabilities demonstration at Hat Yao beach, Rayong, Thailand, during exercise Cobra Gold 16, Feb. 12,... More

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon,

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon,

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct live-fire room clearing drills at Fort Pickett, Va., April 23, 2015. The Marines practic... More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Zachary Johnson, right, holds

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Zachary Johnson, right, holds

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Zachary Johnson, right, holds the bipod of an M40A6 sniper rifle over his shoulder as a stable shooting platform while a Philippine Marine fires during KAMANDAG 3 at Fort Magsaysay, Phili... More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ernesto Rivas a forward observer

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ernesto Rivas a forward observer

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ernesto Rivas a forward observer with Apache Company, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, locates targets with a Vector 21B Laser Range Finder during Exercise DESERT SCIMITAR aboa... More

U.S. Marines with Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine

U.S. Marines with Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine

U.S. Marines with Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, breach a door with a demolitions charge during breach training at Fort Pickett, Va., April 10, 2015. The 26th MEU and its supporting elemen... More

The 388th Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear

The 388th Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear

The 388th Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Company show no signs of complacency during a Mass Casualty Decontamination training event during Battle Assembly at Fort McCoy and Volk Field, Wis., May 8-10.... More

A Royal Thai Marine slides down a rope as they practice

A Royal Thai Marine slides down a rope as they practice

A Royal Thai Marine slides down a rope as they practice fast rope techniques during Cobra Gold16, Sattahip, Thailand, Feb. 9, 2016. CG16 provides a venue for both United States and all partner nations to increa... More

A U.S. Marine with Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime

A U.S. Marine with Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime

A U.S. Marine with Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), places a claymore mine during explosives training Jan. 23, 2016. The 26th MEU is embarked with the Kea... More

U.S. Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd

U.S. Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd

U.S. Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division perform a Military Freefall (MFF) jump over Camp Davis, North Carolina, Sept. 25, 2020. The training event included rehearsing day and night L... More

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Ryan Graber, a reconnaissance

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Ryan Graber, a reconnaissance

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Ryan Graber, a reconnaissance Marine with Alpha Company, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division (2d MARDIV), prepares for an air-resupply training event at the Strategic... More

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon,

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon,

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), clear hallways while conducting a simulated visit, board, search, and seizure off the East Coast... More

U.S., Thai, and Republic of Korea eat the different

U.S., Thai, and Republic of Korea eat the different

U.S., Thai, and Republic of Korea eat the different fruits and vegetables found in Thailand during jungle survival training led by the Royal Thai Reconnaissance Marines during Cobra Gold 16, Sattahip, Thailand,... More

Marines patrol through the forest of Camp Geiger, N.C.

Marines patrol through the forest of Camp Geiger, N.C.

Marines patrol through the forest of Camp Geiger, N.C. during patrol week of Infantry Training Battalion on Oct. 31, 2013. Patrol week is a five-day training event that teaches infantry students basic offensive... More

U.S. Marine with Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine

U.S. Marine with Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine

U.S. Marine with Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit practices fast rope techniques during Cobra Gold 16, Sattahip, Thailand, Feb. 9, 2016. Cobra Gold in its 35th iteration, is designed to adva... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Thomas Vamvakos, a tactical

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Thomas Vamvakos, a tactical

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Thomas Vamvakos, a tactical air control party specialist with the 169th Air Support Operations Squadron, carries a TACP injured by a simulated roadside bomb to a medical evacuation ... More

Recon Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 22nd Marine

Recon Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 22nd Marine

Recon Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit maneuver a Rapid Entry Boarding System (REBS) ladder during a Visit, Board, Search and Seizure course at Fort Eustis, VA, July 18, 2018... More

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