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Gunnery Sgt. Louie Cruz (right) explains how the area

Gunnery Sgt. Louie Cruz (right) explains how the area

Gunnery Sgt. Louie Cruz (right) explains how the area around the air station is used for training purposes to Chad Sydnor (left) and Col. Chris Pappas III at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., July 19... More

STAFF Sergeant Kelly Nelson, USAF, (right), 148th Military Personnel Flight, Minnesota Air National Guard, performs double duty as a door guard and Customer Service SPECIALIST. She helps update all military paperwork and issue a new ID card for past service members and their spouses

STAFF Sergeant Kelly Nelson, USAF, (right), 148th Military Personnel F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Duluth International Airport State: Minnesota (MN) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG Scene Camera Operator:... More

U.S. Army SPC. Garry Delnatus, 42nd Infantry Division Support Command, was one of more than 140 U.S. service members to receive his U.S. citizenship during a Naturalization Ceremony July 25, 2005, at Al-Faw Palace on Camp Victory, Iraq.(U.S. Army photo by SGT. Michael J. Carden) (Released)

U.S. Army SPC. Garry Delnatus, 42nd Infantry Division Support Command,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Victory, Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Michael J. Carden, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

Belize native SPC. Kimberly Flowers (right), Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 306th Military Police Battalion, recites the Pledge of Allegiance during a U.S. Army/Multi-National Force - Iraq/U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services-led naturalization ceremony at Camp Victory, Iraq's Al-Faw palace July 25, 2005. The youngest of 143 participating service members, Flowers is joined by Karen Landsness, USCIS officer, and LT. Gen. John R. Vines, commanding general, MNC-I. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Mark St.Clair) (Released)

Belize native SPC. Kimberly Flowers (right), Headquarters and Headquar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Victory, Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Mark St. Clair, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser... More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (left), U.S. Secretary of Defense (SECDEF), presents the Bronze Star Medal to U.S. Army SPC. Lucas Crowe, 2nd Battalion, 1ST Infantry Regiment, Multi-National Force-Northwest, at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Courage, Mosul, Ninawa Province, Iraq, on Dec. 24, 2005. SPECIALIST Crowe receives this award for his actions on Dec. 15, 2005, when he saved the life of a two-year old Iraqi boy from a flooded basement. He performed CPR, resuscitated the boy and comforted him until medical help arrived. The SECDEF is in country after visiting the affected areas of the Oct. 8, 2005 earthquake in Pakistan and to support the U.S. Service Members of the region. (DoD...

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (left), U.S. Secretary of Defense (SE...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (left), U.S. Secretary of Defense (SECDEF), presents the Bronze Star Medal to U.S. Army SPC. Lu... More

Japanese dignitaries visit MCAS Miramar

Japanese dignitaries visit MCAS Miramar

Shozo Azuma, a member of the Japanese House of Representatives, Democratic Party of Japan, walks with Marines and other dignitaries to an MV-22B Osprey at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., for Azuma’s f... More

Participants of the 21st Friendship Jamborette play

Participants of the 21st Friendship Jamborette play

Participants of the 21st Friendship Jamborette play a game of tug of war at the Tamagusuku Youth Center and Gusuku Road Park, here, March 3. The Jamborette was co-hosted by the Scout Association of Japan and th... More

Marines, sailors land in Australia

Marines, sailors land in Australia

U.S. and Australia officials greet approximately 200 Marines and sailors from Hawaii as they arrive in Australia April 3. The Marines and sailors are with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Mari... More

SOFA personnel become newest naturalized U.S. citizens

SOFA personnel become newest naturalized U.S. citizens

Service members and civilians rise and raise their right hand as they repeat the Pledge of Allegiance for the first time as U.S. citizens. Before becoming citizens each was required to take a test in reading, w... More

Lance Cpl. Eric Zamora fires an M9 service pistol on

Lance Cpl. Eric Zamora fires an M9 service pistol on

Lance Cpl. Eric Zamora fires an M9 service pistol on the pistol range at Camp Hansen Oct. 29 during a combat marksmanship training course. Marines with various III Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps In... More

Marines, sailors evacuate injured Marine from JWTC

Marines, sailors evacuate injured Marine from JWTC

Lance Cpl. Robert A. Weimer recovers from surgery at U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa May 9 after suffering a complex leg fracture during training at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalves. Following the... More

Annetta R. Butler, center left, and Yuino Shirahata

Annetta R. Butler, center left, and Yuino Shirahata

Annetta R. Butler, center left, and Yuino Shirahata laugh before heading out to the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium at Ocean Expo Park as part of the 3rd annual Oshima youth cultural exchange Aug. 1 at the Kishaba Yo... More

Many observe, commemorate 19th Ammendment

Many observe, commemorate 19th Ammendment

Lance Corporals Kamber L. Borders, left, and Ashlee N. Brown discuss equality during a Women’s Equality Day observance luncheon Aug. 30 at Camp Hansen. Borders is a field radio operator and systems administrato... More

Community, service members celebrate years of friendship

Community, service members celebrate years of friendship

Lt. Col. Ken Sandler, left, receives a certificate of appreciation on behalf of 7th Communication Battalion from Ayako Ginoza Sept. 14 at the Hikarigaoka Nursing Home. Sandler is the commanding officer for 7th ... More

Chief Master Sgt. Rory Wicks speaks at the Dr. Martin

Chief Master Sgt. Rory Wicks speaks at the Dr. Martin

Chief Master Sgt. Rory Wicks speaks at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. observance ceremony at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Jan. 20, 2014. The ceremony was attended by members of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing an... More

A U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopter takes off

A U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopter takes off

A U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopter takes off during a training exercise at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., Sept. 25. Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division use the Holloman and White Sands Missile Range... More

U.S. Marines load onto an MV-22B Osprey during Amphibious

U.S. Marines load onto an MV-22B Osprey during Amphibious

U.S. Marines load onto an MV-22B Osprey during Amphibious Landing Exercise 2015 on the USS Peleliu (LHA-5) as part of a simulated embassy reinforcement, Oct. 2, 2014. PHIBLEX 15 is an annual, bilateral training... More

U.S. Marines move a large boulder using a tractor

U.S. Marines move a large boulder using a tractor

U.S. Marines move a large boulder using a tractor rubber-tire articulate-steering multipurpose vehicle during Amphibious Landing Exercise 15 at Marine Corps Base Gregorio Lim in Ternate, the Philippines, Oct. 7... More

Lance Cpls. Cory P. Daugherty, right, and Samuel S.

Lance Cpls. Cory P. Daugherty, right, and Samuel S.

Lance Cpls. Cory P. Daugherty, right, and Samuel S. Jacobson execute live-fire rocket battle drills Dec. 6 during Forest Light 15-1 at the Oyanohara Training Area in Yamato, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan. Forest L... More

U.S. Marines and sailors with the 15th Marine Expeditionary

U.S. Marines and sailors with the 15th Marine Expeditionary

U.S. Marines and sailors with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force ride in rigid-hull inflatable boats during maritime interoperability training off the coast of Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan.... More

Col. Eric M. Mellinger talks about the importance of

Col. Eric M. Mellinger talks about the importance of

Col. Eric M. Mellinger talks about the importance of family readiness officers during his closing remarks of their annual training Feb. 26 at the Ocean Breeze on Camp Foster. The training was over the course of... More

Staff Sgt. Spencer Balcom, 92nd Air Refueling Squadron

Staff Sgt. Spencer Balcom, 92nd Air Refueling Squadron

Staff Sgt. Spencer Balcom, 92nd Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, provides a pre-flight safety briefing for members of the West Plains Chamber of Commerce prior to an orientation flight May 26, 2015, at Fai... More

ARTA BEACH, Djibouti (July 25, 2015) U.S. Marines with

ARTA BEACH, Djibouti (July 25, 2015) U.S. Marines with

ARTA BEACH, Djibouti (July 25, 2015) U.S. Marines with 1st Tank Detachment, Headquarters and Service Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, use an M8... More

Staff Sgt. DJ Fandle, 92nd Security Forces Squadron

Staff Sgt. DJ Fandle, 92nd Security Forces Squadron

Staff Sgt. DJ Fandle, 92nd Security Forces Squadron patrolman, checks the oil in a security forces vehicle before assuming his shift Aug. 25, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Each 92nd SFS member is req... More

CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (Sept. 9, 2015) U.S. Marine

CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (Sept. 9, 2015) U.S. Marine

CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (Sept. 9, 2015) U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jedediah Vance, left, mounts an M41 Saber System onto a Humvee before a weapons and vehicle display with French forces. Vance is a gunner with Wea... More

An instructor with the French 5th Overseas Combined

An instructor with the French 5th Overseas Combined

An instructor with the French 5th Overseas Combined Arms Regiment (RIAOM) demonstrates climbing techniques to U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit during a portion of a desert survival course. E... More

ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 3, 2015) U.S. Marines with Medium

ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 3, 2015) U.S. Marines with Medium

ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 3, 2015) U.S. Marines with Medium Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, spray paint onto an MV-22B Osprey during routine maintenance aboard the amphibiou... More

GULF OF OMAN (Oct. 26, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Megan

GULF OF OMAN (Oct. 26, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Megan

GULF OF OMAN (Oct. 26, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Megan Lee, top, practices a bent arm-bar technique on Lance Cpl. Christine Sanders during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program course aboard the amphibious assault s... More

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Nov. 10, 2015) U.S. Marines with the

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Nov. 10, 2015) U.S. Marines with the

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Nov. 10, 2015) U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s color guard march on the colors during a ceremony to celebrate the Marines Corps’ 240th birthday aboard the USS Essex (LHD... More

Command Sgt. Maj. Edward A. Bell Sr., incoming command

Command Sgt. Maj. Edward A. Bell Sr., incoming command

Command Sgt. Maj. Edward A. Bell Sr., incoming command sergeant major for the 1st Sustainment Command (Theater), receives the noncommissioned officer sword from Maj. Gen. Paul C. Hurley Jr., commanding general,... More

U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Ryan E. Scott, Battalion Commander

U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Ryan E. Scott, Battalion Commander

U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Ryan E. Scott, Battalion Commander for 9th Engineer Support Battalion, recognizes Marines with Task Force Koa Moana 16.2 for their outstanding performance thus far during his visit to the v... More

A U.S. Army officer from the 297th Military Intelligence

A U.S. Army officer from the 297th Military Intelligence

A U.S. Army officer from the 297th Military Intelligence Battalion in Fort Gordon, Georgia, discusses hypothetical combat scenarios with his counterpart, right, an officer with the Jordan Armed Forces – Arab Ar... More

George Prentiss, a Korean War and Air Force veteran,

George Prentiss, a Korean War and Air Force veteran,

George Prentiss, a Korean War and Air Force veteran, discusses maintenance history with Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Miller, 92nd Maintenance Squadron superintendent, during a base tour at Fairchild Air Force ... More

Army Reserve Lt. Col. Vickie Argueta, Equal Opportunity

Army Reserve Lt. Col. Vickie Argueta, Equal Opportunity

Army Reserve Lt. Col. Vickie Argueta, Equal Opportunity Advisor, 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command, sits on a panel discussion during the Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement leadership summit held in ... More

Chief Warrant Officer Stephen B. Giove introduces the

Chief Warrant Officer Stephen B. Giove introduces the

Chief Warrant Officer Stephen B. Giove introduces the III Marine Expeditionary Force band during their “Spirit of The Season” holiday concert at the Camp Foster Theater Dec. 9. “The concert offers a variety of ... More

Marines with MWSS-172 prepare to refuel an AV-8B Harrier

Marines with MWSS-172 prepare to refuel an AV-8B Harrier

Marines with MWSS-172 prepare to refuel an AV-8B Harrier jet during a forward arming and refueling point operation at Ie Shima Training Range Feb. 28.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Harold D. Sylvester certifies

Petty Officer 2nd Class Harold D. Sylvester certifies

Petty Officer 2nd Class Harold D. Sylvester certifies that a tank of water is safe for Marines and Sailors to drink Feb. 17 at Ban Chan Krem, Kingdom of Thailand, during exercise Cobra Gold 2013. The water Mari... More

U.S. Marines demonstrate the four weapons conditions

U.S. Marines demonstrate the four weapons conditions

U.S. Marines demonstrate the four weapons conditions to Republic of Korea Marines and U.S. Marines April 30 during Korean Marine Exchange Program 14-6 in Pohang, Republic of Korea. KMEP 14-6 demonstrates contin... More

A boy holds up a yellow rose, a symbol of a family

A boy holds up a yellow rose, a symbol of a family

A boy holds up a yellow rose, a symbol of a family member who has lost a military service member, in the air during the Memorial Day wreath laying ceremony in Chicago at the Daley Plaza May 24. More than a thou... More

Marines fire M2 .50-caliber Browning machine guns at

Marines fire M2 .50-caliber Browning machine guns at

Marines fire M2 .50-caliber Browning machine guns at known distance targets Sept. 10 during the 3rd Marine Division Annual Rifle Squad and Crew-Served Weapons Competition at the Central Training Area. The compe... More

U.S. Navy Sailors use a tote board to signal an AV-8B

U.S. Navy Sailors use a tote board to signal an AV-8B

U.S. Navy Sailors use a tote board to signal an AV-8B Harrier jet pilot on the flight deck of the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) Jan. 28. The tote board allows the ground crew to communicate with the pilots, indi... More

First Lt. Steven M. Murphy makes a call for fire over

First Lt. Steven M. Murphy makes a call for fire over

First Lt. Steven M. Murphy makes a call for fire over the radio, giving locations to an artillery battery to provide suppressing fire March 9 during Dragon Fire Training Exercise 15-2 at Pohakuloa Training Area... More

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Andy Chase fast-ropes

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Andy Chase fast-ropes

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Andy Chase fast-ropes aboard the USS Essex (LHD 2) in the South China Sea, June 11, 2015. Chase is a member of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force. Fas... More

GULF OF ADEN (June 28, 2015) U.S. Marine Lance Cpl.

GULF OF ADEN (June 28, 2015) U.S. Marine Lance Cpl.

GULF OF ADEN (June 28, 2015) U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Cody Fann, right, and U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Eathan Hendrix, left, serve food in the mess deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock s... More

INDIAN OCEAN (July 23, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Alexandra

INDIAN OCEAN (July 23, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Alexandra

INDIAN OCEAN (July 23, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Alexandra Beggio, right, demonstrates an immediate-action pistol drill aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Beggio is a member of the 15th Marine E... More

INDIAN OCEAN (July 30, 2015) A U.S. Marine with Lima

INDIAN OCEAN (July 30, 2015) A U.S. Marine with Lima

INDIAN OCEAN (July 30, 2015) A U.S. Marine with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires his weapon during a deck shoot aboard the amphibiou... More

ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 4, 2015) A U.S. Marine with the

ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 4, 2015) A U.S. Marine with the

ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 4, 2015) A U.S. Marine with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit helps offload an M777A2 Lightweight Howitzer from a landing craft, air cushion onto the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD ... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Larry D. Nicholson visits

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Larry D. Nicholson visits

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Larry D. Nicholson visits Marines in Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 11 during the Japan Self-Defense Force Marching Band Festival. The festival, held at the Nippon Budokan Arena in Tokyo, involve... More

Sgt. Jeffrey L. Allen scopes out the terrain from his

Sgt. Jeffrey L. Allen scopes out the terrain from his

Sgt. Jeffrey L. Allen scopes out the terrain from his seat in a UH-1Y Huey, April 8, 2016, at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan. Allen, along with other crew chiefs and aircraft maintainers, may ... More

Master Sgt. Leroy A. Forbes reads off names for

Master Sgt. Leroy A. Forbes reads off names for

Master Sgt. Leroy A. Forbes reads off names for accountability for Task Force Koa Moana at Tengan Pier, Okinawa, Japan on May 18, 2016. The task force is responsible for conducting a series of bilateral, multi-... More

U.S. Marines and Fijian Soldiers hike through dense

U.S. Marines and Fijian Soldiers hike through dense

U.S. Marines and Fijian Soldiers hike through dense jungle during jungle survival training, July 15, 2016, at Ovalau, Fiji, as part of a multi-national, bilateral exercise. During the exercise, infantry Marines... More

CAMP LEMONIER, Djibouti - Forward-deployed service

CAMP LEMONIER, Djibouti - Forward-deployed service

CAMP LEMONIER, Djibouti - Forward-deployed service members and base personnel attached to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, replace one of the installation’s fuel bladders, Oct. 12, 2018. Camp Lemonnier provides except... More

CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti - Service members and base

CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti - Service members and base

CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti - Service members and base personnel take part in the Pro Volleyball Sand Slam clinic and exhibition at the Thunder Dome on base, Nov. 19, 2018. Pro volleyball players, Taelle Hunkus, C... More

CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti – U.S. Air Force Master Sgt.

CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti – U.S. Air Force Master Sgt.

CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti – U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Abraham Rodriguez, a native of Brownsville, Texas, pauses for a moment between patients at Camp Lemonnier’s Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF), May 29, 20... More

A bilateral color guard marches the colors during the

A bilateral color guard marches the colors during the

A bilateral color guard marches the colors during the 67th Iwo Jima Reunion of Honor ceremony here March 14. The Battle of Iwo Jima lasted for 36 days and nearly 30,000 lives were lost from both Japan and the U... More

Marines begin raising the satellite dish of an air

Marines begin raising the satellite dish of an air

Marines begin raising the satellite dish of an air traffic navigational, integration and coordination system at Tacloban airport Nov. 18 during Operation Damayan. The 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade is assisti... More

Lance Cpl. Warren S. Dodds helps Sahaiat and Anuwat

Lance Cpl. Warren S. Dodds helps Sahaiat and Anuwat

Lance Cpl. Warren S. Dodds helps Sahaiat and Anuwat practice basic English phrases Feb. 11 at the Wut Khun Song elementary school near Ban Chan Krem, Kingdom of Thailand during Exercise Cobra Gold. The purpose ... More

Lt. Col. Curtis V. Ebitz Jr., left, speaks with Marines

Lt. Col. Curtis V. Ebitz Jr., left, speaks with Marines

Lt. Col. Curtis V. Ebitz Jr., left, speaks with Marines assigned to Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 1 during an open discussion June 11 at the Camp Foster Mess Hall. Ebitz holds monthly meetings to discuss qu... More

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Fernandez Ponds, middle, is greeted

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Fernandez Ponds, middle, is greeted

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Fernandez Ponds, middle, is greeted by U.S. Navy Capt. Peter M. Mantz, left, aboard the USS Essex (LHD 2) during Composite Training Unit Exercise off the coast of San Diego March 23, 2015. P... More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Hansel J. Ortega with Task Force

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Hansel J. Ortega with Task Force

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Hansel J. Ortega with Task Force Koa Moana, helps paint Metinaro Primary School during Exercise Crocodilo 16-1, Metinaro, Timor-Leste, June 8, 2016. This exercise is part of Task Force Ko... More

Senior Airman Edwin Sanders, 92nd Aircraft Maintenance

Senior Airman Edwin Sanders, 92nd Aircraft Maintenance

Senior Airman Edwin Sanders, 92nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion journeyman, participates in the drunken tricycle obstacle course during the 92nd and 141st Maintenance Group Fall Olympics No... More

Staff Sgt. Mathew Trombetta, 336th Training Support

Staff Sgt. Mathew Trombetta, 336th Training Support

Staff Sgt. Mathew Trombetta, 336th Training Support Squadron NCO in charge of aircrew flight equipment, and Staff Sgt. Cory Stickelman, 336th TRSS AFE section lead, conduct an inspection on one-man life rafts a... More

U.S. Service members conduct state funeral services

U.S. Service members conduct state funeral services

U.S. Service members conduct state funeral services for former President George H. W. Bush, the 41st president, at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base, Texas Dec. 05, 2018. Nearly 4,000 military and civilian per... More

Chaplain (Maj.) Brian Eastham shares insight on religious

Chaplain (Maj.) Brian Eastham shares insight on religious

Chaplain (Maj.) Brian Eastham shares insight on religious support during the 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command’s Unit Ministry Team workshop, April 29 - May 3, 2019. The workshop trained the command’s Brig... More

From left: Lt. Col. Arunas Dzidzevicius, commander

From left: Lt. Col. Arunas Dzidzevicius, commander

From left: Lt. Col. Arunas Dzidzevicius, commander of the Engineering Battalion, Lithuanian Land Forces talks with Congressman Charlie Dent, Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Constru... More

From left, Lance Cpl. Miguel A. Barbosasalas, Lance

From left, Lance Cpl. Miguel A. Barbosasalas, Lance

From left, Lance Cpl. Miguel A. Barbosasalas, Lance Cpl. Curtis K. Brown and Pfc. Patrick S. Riedy meet fists in triumph after winning a competition during MK 19 40 mm grenade launcher training at Camp Hansen S... More

Sgt. Niko Azucenas, right, instructs Lance Cpl. Joshua

Sgt. Niko Azucenas, right, instructs Lance Cpl. Joshua

Sgt. Niko Azucenas, right, instructs Lance Cpl. Joshua Headworth, left, on the fundamentals of the M2 .50-caliber Browning machine gun June 5 on Camp Mujuk, South Korea. The U.S. Marines familiarized themselves... More

Sgt. Tristan L. Bell, a Laurel, Montana, native, posts

Sgt. Tristan L. Bell, a Laurel, Montana, native, posts

Sgt. Tristan L. Bell, a Laurel, Montana, native, posts security during a patrol training event July 22 during Korean Marine Exchange Program 14-12 at the military operations on urbanized terrain training center... More

Lance Cpl. Seth M. Richardson, a Carbondale, Illinois,

Lance Cpl. Seth M. Richardson, a Carbondale, Illinois,

Lance Cpl. Seth M. Richardson, a Carbondale, Illinois, native, ejects a round from the chamber of an M40A5 sniper rifle Aug. 17 during preparation for the Scout Sniper Basic Course at the Central Training Area ... More

Lance Cpl. Charles Stites, an Everettsville, Kansas,

Lance Cpl. Charles Stites, an Everettsville, Kansas,

Lance Cpl. Charles Stites, an Everettsville, Kansas, native, waits for support while controlling a simulated hostile threat Aug. 20 at the Combat Town facility in the Central Training Area. The Marines trained ... More

Marines provide security near their objective as their

Marines provide security near their objective as their

Marines provide security near their objective as their team breaches a doorway Jan. 10 on Camp Courtney in Okinawa, Japan. The Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force took part in ... More

1st Lt. William Tidd, center, from Angola, Indiana,

1st Lt. William Tidd, center, from Angola, Indiana,

1st Lt. William Tidd, center, from Angola, Indiana, briefs the plan to help rebuild and aid a simulated village that has been struck by a flood Jan. 13 at Camp Hansen. The Marines are practicing scenarios as pa... More

A CH-53E Super Stallion lifts a LAV-25 light armored

A CH-53E Super Stallion lifts a LAV-25 light armored

A CH-53E Super Stallion lifts a LAV-25 light armored vehicle during external-extract training with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 21, 2015. Th... More

As a part of Living Army Values Week, Sgt. Maj. Christopher

As a part of Living Army Values Week, Sgt. Maj. Christopher

As a part of Living Army Values Week, Sgt. Maj. Christopher Cosby (left) and Lt. Col. Douglas Peluso (right), with the 18th Financial Management Sustainment Center, pack non-perishable food items for people in ... More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Oscar Soto-Meza prepares notes for

U.S. Marine Cpl. Oscar Soto-Meza prepares notes for

U.S. Marine Cpl. Oscar Soto-Meza prepares notes for his rifle combat optics class aboard the USS Anchorage (LPD-23) at sea in the Pacific Ocean, May 16, 2015. Soto-Meza is a rifleman with Headquarters and Servi... More

The Marines and Sailors of the 15th Marine Expeditionary

The Marines and Sailors of the 15th Marine Expeditionary

The Marines and Sailors of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and USS Anchorage (LPD 23) fill their plates with food at a steel beach picnic aboard the USS Anchorage in the Philippine Sea, June 4, 2015. The Mar... More

An A-10 Thunderbolt II from the Maryland Air National

An A-10 Thunderbolt II from the Maryland Air National

An A-10 Thunderbolt II from the Maryland Air National Guard begins its attack run on a training building June 12, 2015. The A-10 provided close air support for multinational ground forces training in Saber Stri... More

BASE AERIENNE 188, Djibouti (Sept. 21, 2015) U.S. Marines

BASE AERIENNE 188, Djibouti (Sept. 21, 2015) U.S. Marines

BASE AERIENNE 188, Djibouti (Sept. 21, 2015) U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit get an overview of the capabilities and structure of a French Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma helicopter. Elements of t... More

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS  (Sept. 27, 2015)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sept. 27, 2015)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sept. 27, 2015) U.S. Marine Sgt. Ryan Jackson, right, gives orders to his squad during a military operations in urban terrain exercise. Jackson is a squad leader with India ... More

ARTA TRAINING RANGE, Djibouti (Oct. 4, 2015) U.S. Marines

ARTA TRAINING RANGE, Djibouti (Oct. 4, 2015) U.S. Marines

ARTA TRAINING RANGE, Djibouti (Oct. 4, 2015) U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit practice patrolling techniques during a desert survival and tactics course with the French 5th Overseas Combined... More

Paratroopers jump out of a C-130J Super Hercules during

Paratroopers jump out of a C-130J Super Hercules during

Paratroopers jump out of a C-130J Super Hercules during a nighttime training operation, Dec. 18, 2015, at Alzey Drop Zone, Germany. Army paratroopers and Airmen from the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing partici... More

Volodymyr Groysman, prime minister of Ukraine, lays

Volodymyr Groysman, prime minister of Ukraine, lays

Volodymyr Groysman, prime minister of Ukraine, lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, June 15, 2016, in Arlington, Va. Following the wreath laying, Groysman also toured... More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jasmine Solano smiles after

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jasmine Solano smiles after

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jasmine Solano smiles after drinking cobra blood during Exercise Cobra Gold 17 at Camp Ban Chan Krem, Thailand, February 17, 2017. Cobra blood and flesh are used as nutrition in a scenari... More

Gunnery Sgt. Raoul P. Sheridan, left and Sgt. Justin

Gunnery Sgt. Raoul P. Sheridan, left and Sgt. Justin

Gunnery Sgt. Raoul P. Sheridan, left and Sgt. Justin R. Burch discuss which route to take during a patrol here Nov. 14. The Marines are from 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine ... More

From left to right: U.S. Navy Lt. Grey H. Pickerill,

From left to right: U.S. Navy Lt. Grey H. Pickerill,

From left to right: U.S. Navy Lt. Grey H. Pickerill, U.S. Marine Capt. Travis E. Keeney and Royal Thai Air Force Flight Lt. Wuthisak Nga-Sa-Nga await a radio response during a tactical recovery of aircraft and ... More

An MV-22B Osprey taxis after its arrival at Marine

An MV-22B Osprey taxis after its arrival at Marine

An MV-22B Osprey taxis after its arrival at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma Aug. 3. Two Osprey aircraft, part of the second Osprey squadron to Japan, flew from MCAS Iwakuni. The arrival of the second Osprey sq... More

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Gale L. Anders instructs

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Gale L. Anders instructs

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Gale L. Anders instructs members of the Mongolian Armed Forces in the proper techniques for hasty rappelling down steep rock ledges June 21 as part of the Survivor’s Course portion ... More

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion,

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion,

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, load in AAV-7 Amphibious Assault Vehicles in order to disembark the USS Rushmore (LSD 47) off the co... More

A U.S. Marine with Lima Company, Battalion Landing

A U.S. Marine with Lima Company, Battalion Landing

A U.S. Marine with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fast ropes aboard the USS Essex (LHD 2) during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPT... More

GULF OF ADEN (Aug. 15, 2015) U.S. Marines with the

GULF OF ADEN (Aug. 15, 2015) U.S. Marines with the

GULF OF ADEN (Aug. 15, 2015) U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit help sort mail received from the USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194) during a replenishment-at-sea. The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit... More

SOUTHWEST ASIA (Sept. 17, 2015) U.S. Marine Lance Cpl.

SOUTHWEST ASIA (Sept. 17, 2015) U.S. Marine Lance Cpl.

SOUTHWEST ASIA (Sept. 17, 2015) U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Eric McPherson, right, gives directions to Lance Cpl. Kolten McClain during a bi-lateral training exercise. McPherson and McClain are riflemen with India C... More

ARTA BEACH, Djibouti (Sept. 28, 2015) U.S. Marines

ARTA BEACH, Djibouti (Sept. 28, 2015) U.S. Marines

ARTA BEACH, Djibouti (Sept. 28, 2015) U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit navigate through water obstacles alongside soldiers from the French 5th Overseas Combined Arms Regiment (RIAOM) during ... More

Cpl. Preston G. Thompson briefs a group of U.S. Marines

Cpl. Preston G. Thompson briefs a group of U.S. Marines

Cpl. Preston G. Thompson briefs a group of U.S. Marines acting as rioters during the practical application portion of riot control training, at Taurama, Barracks, Papua New Guinea, June 19, 2016, as part of Exe... More

Service members and civilians listen to remarks made

Service members and civilians listen to remarks made

Service members and civilians listen to remarks made by Army Maj. Gen. William Hickman, USARCENT deputy commanding general - operations during a wreath-laying ceremony to honor military veterans Nov. 11, 2016 a... More

Sgt. 1st. Class Jared Farr (right), a Soldier assigned

Sgt. 1st. Class Jared Farr (right), a Soldier assigned

Sgt. 1st. Class Jared Farr (right), a Soldier assigned to XVIII Airborne Corps’ Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, stands in front of a formation during a Wreaths Across America event at the Sand Hills St... More

Lance Cpl. Harrison Burrage, a combat engineer with

Lance Cpl. Harrison Burrage, a combat engineer with

Lance Cpl. Harrison Burrage, a combat engineer with Engineer Operations Company, Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, works with soldiers from the Banglade... More

Sailors prepare to start a generator for their sleeping

Sailors prepare to start a generator for their sleeping

Sailors prepare to start a generator for their sleeping quarters during Southern Partnership Station 2014 (SPS-JHSV 14). Southern Partnership Station 2014 is a U.S. Navy deployment focused on subject matter exp... More

Marines execute tactical reloads Aug. 20 at the Combat

Marines execute tactical reloads Aug. 20 at the Combat

Marines execute tactical reloads Aug. 20 at the Combat Town facility in the Central Training Area during military operation on urbanized terrain training. The tactical reload drills help the Marines become fami... More

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion,

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion,

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and role-players bound between buildings while participating in realistic urban training aboard Fort ... More

GULF OF ADEN (July 12, 2015) U.S. Marine Lance Cpl.

GULF OF ADEN (July 12, 2015) U.S. Marine Lance Cpl.

GULF OF ADEN (July 12, 2015) U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Brianna Mikus sings and plays her guitar during a talent show in the hangar bay of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Mikus is a radio operator wi... More

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