U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher Rico, a 21-year-old
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher Rico, a 21-year-old mortarman with the 81mm Mortar Platoon, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and a native of Galveston, Texas, rests in a foxhole at his pl... More
Afghan Border Police with 4th Tolai, 2nd Kandak, and
Afghan Border Police with 4th Tolai, 2nd Kandak, and U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, board a CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter near Combat Outpost Torbert here before the sta... More
Afghan National Army Sgt. Fasil Rahim, a machine gunner
Afghan National Army Sgt. Fasil Rahim, a machine gunner with 2nd Kandak (Battalion), 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, smiles while repeating preparatory commands and readying his weapon for firing during a machine gun... More
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Brian Donlon, commanding officer
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Brian Donlon, commanding officer of Company I, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Regimental Combat Team 2, addresses his Marines at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanista... More
Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford
Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford speaks during the commandant passage of command ceremony at Marine Barracks Washington, Friday, Oct. 17. After 44 years of honorable service to the Corps, Gen.... More
Lance Cpl. Paul Flores, a combat engineer with Company
Lance Cpl. Paul Flores, a combat engineer with Company A, 9th ESB, helps empty the sand from a dismantled dirt-filled barrier at Firebase Saenz Dec. 14. (Photo by Cpl. Bryan Nygaard)
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Kyle Niro, a scout sniper with
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Kyle Niro, a scout sniper with the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment Scout Sniper Platoon and 24-year-old native of Walton Hills, Ohio, places the dog tag of fallen Pfc. Heath D. Warner ... More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Sharadan Reetz (left), 21, from Indianola,
U.S. Marine Cpl. Sharadan Reetz (left), 21, from Indianola, Iowa, and Lance Cpl. Jarrett Hatley, 21, from Millingport, N.C., an assaultman and a dog handler with 3rd Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Ma... More
Lance Cpl. Andrew Ellis, a machine gunner with India
Lance Cpl. Andrew Ellis, a machine gunner with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, fires in support of a company attack at Range 400 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Cal... More
U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2d
U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment launch illumination rounds from a 61mm mortar system during a night security patrol in Helmand Province, Afghanistan on September 11, 2014. P... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Erik Rasmussen (right), a squad
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Erik Rasmussen (right), a squad leader with Company I, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Regimental Combat Team 8, speaks to an Afghan through an interpreter to ... More
U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd
U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and Afghan Border Police rush off a CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter during Operation Shahem Tofan (Eagle Storm) here, Feb. 10. After arrivin... More
Lance Cpl. Phil Schiffman, a mortarman with Weapons
Lance Cpl. Phil Schiffman, a mortarman with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, half-loads an 81 mm mortar round during a fire support coordination exercise on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Ce... More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Joshua Melendez, 26, a squad leader
U.S. Marine Cpl. Joshua Melendez, 26, a squad leader from Anaheim, Calif., and Lance Cpl. Joseph Streeby, 23, an artillery forward observer from Princeton, W.V., interact with local children during a security p... More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Kyle Click, a dog handler with 3rd
U.S. Marine Cpl. Kyle Click, a dog handler with 3rd Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and 22-year-old native of Grand Rapids, Mich., shares a moment with Windy, an improvised explosive ... More
An Afghan boy petitions U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher
An Afghan boy petitions U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher Bones, a rifleman with 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and 21-year-old native of Brookings, Ore., for candy after recei... More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Kevin Johnson, a machine gunner with
U.S. Marine Cpl. Kevin Johnson, a machine gunner with 2d Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, sets an M240B down while getting into a fighting position during a security patrol in Washir D... More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Marcus Martin, a squad leader with
U.S. Marine Sgt. Marcus Martin, a squad leader with Guard Force Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and 32-year-old native of Charlottesville, Va., practices Pashto with Afghan boys while providing sec... More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Kevin Midgley, a machine gunner with
U.S. Marine Cpl. Kevin Midgley, a machine gunner with 3d Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, looks through his machine gun optic to observe the surrounding area during a security patrol i... More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Mark Jensen (center), a team leader
U.S. Marine Cpl. Mark Jensen (center), a team leader with 4th Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and 22-year-old native of Nyssa, Ore., jokes with Afghan National Police patrolmen and lo... More
Cpl. Marcus Yeakel, an anti-tank missleman with Mobile
Cpl. Marcus Yeakel, an anti-tank missleman with Mobile Assault Platoon 4, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment and a native of Lyons, Kan., pauses during a patrol in the southern portion of the ... More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Andrew Hodgkins, a section leader
U.S. Marine Sgt. Andrew Hodgkins, a section leader with 2d Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, attempts to receive communications with higher command during a security patrol in Washir Di... More
U.S. Marines Sgt. Eric Stump, right to left, Staff
U.S. Marines Sgt. Eric Stump, right to left, Staff Sgt. Gregory Dillon, their Afghan interpreter, and Lance Cpl. Timothy Brown, all with Company I, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, Regimental Combat Team 8, talk to ... More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Reece Lodder, a combat correspondent
U.S. Marine Cpl. Reece Lodder, a combat correspondent with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and 22-year-old native of Everson, Wash., pauses during a security halt while patrolling here with the 81mm Mortar ... More
Lance Cpl. Theodore McCormick, a machine gunner with
Lance Cpl. Theodore McCormick, a machine gunner with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, prepares to load an amphibious assault vehicle to begin Exercise Clear, Hold, Build 2 on Marine Corps Air G... More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Phil Schiffman, a mortarman
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Phil Schiffman, a mortarman with the 81mm Mortar Platoon, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and 22-year-old Phoenix native, waves to two Afghan men on a motorcycle afte... More
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Cody Vaneerd, a Three
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Cody Vaneerd, a Three Lakes, Wis., native and hospital corpsman with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, gives military working dog, "Bone," an ear rub before taking off in an MV-22... More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Marco Mendoza, a
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Marco Mendoza, a corpsman with Battalion Landing Team 3/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Regimental Combat Team 8, examines a scar on a child during a patrol to promote a com... More
1st Lt. Ryan Tahbo, commander of with Mobile Assault
1st Lt. Ryan Tahbo, commander of with Mobile Assault Platoon 4, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment and native of Parker, Ariz., points out the path the platoon while patrolling in the southern... More
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Daniel J. O'Donohue, commanding
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Daniel J. O'Donohue, commanding general of 1st Marine Division, presents the American flag to Sandra Brandtner, wife of retired U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Martin L. Brandtner at the ... More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Michael Straub, a team leader
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Michael Straub, a team leader with 1st Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and 23-year-old native of Lykens, Pa., and fellow 1st Platoon Marines kneel while halted... More
Pfcs. Greg Zecher and Nicholas Roberts, machine gunners
Pfcs. Greg Zecher and Nicholas Roberts, machine gunners with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, illuminate the night sky by firing tracer rounds and then reloading their weapons during Exercise C... More
Cpl. Aaron Pickett, an anti-tank missilemen with Weapons
Cpl. Aaron Pickett, an anti-tank missilemen with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, fires a Javelin missile from the front of a Humvee during the Enhanced Mojave Viper training exercise at the... More
Afghan girls shyly request a bottle of water from U.S.
Afghan girls shyly request a bottle of water from U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Michael Straub, a team leader with 1st Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and 23-year-old native of Lykens, Pa.,... More
U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Patrick Ford (left), 3rd platoon
U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Patrick Ford (left), 3rd platoon commander, and Sgt. Wilfredo Rios, a section leader, both with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, hand out meals ready-to-eat to local Nad Ali... More
Afghan National Army Sgt. Rhaman, a machine gunner
Afghan National Army Sgt. Rhaman, a machine gunner with 2nd Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, fires his weapon under the watch of U.S. Marine Sgt. Joshua Watson, a platoon sergeant with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marin... More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Samuel Nabholz, a joint fires observer
U.S. Marine Cpl. Samuel Nabholz, a joint fires observer with 3d Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, gives candy to a local Nad Ali child during a security patrol in Helmand Province, Afgh... More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jordan C. Cruz, a rifleman with
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jordan C. Cruz, a rifleman with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, looks through his rifle combat optic during a security patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan on Sept... More
Afghan children walk alongside U.S. Marine Lance Cpl.
Afghan children walk alongside U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jacob Kartchner, a team leader with 4th Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and 28-year-old native of Long Beach, Calif., in the hope... More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Ronald Valdez (left),
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Ronald Valdez (left), a corpsman with 1st Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and 30-year-old native of Waipahu, Hawaii, extends a helping hand to Marin... More
U.S. Marine Capt. Brian Donlon (right), company commander
U.S. Marine Capt. Brian Donlon (right), company commander of Company I, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion 8th Marines, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Regimental Combat Team 8, speaks with an elder of Kakar ... More
Cpl. William Cox, an armorer at the Joint Sustainment
Cpl. William Cox, an armorer at the Joint Sustainment Academy Southwest, and a native of Amory, Miss., provides security as an MV-22 Osprey prepares to take off in Zaranj, Nimroz province, Dec. 30.
Petty Officer Third Class Michael Soto, the corpsman
Petty Officer Third Class Michael Soto, the corpsman for Bridge Platoon, Alpha Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, guides the litter-bearers to the landing zone during a medical evacuation of a Marine who ... More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Enrique Torres (right), a squad leader
U.S. Marine Cpl. Enrique Torres (right), a squad leader with 1st Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and 21-year-old native of Alvarado, Texas, helps Lance Cpl. Joseph Hevia, a rifleman a... More
Pablo, a military working dog, rests while his handler,
Pablo, a military working dog, rests while his handler, U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. David Pond (left), and Lance Cpl. Jesse Helsley (right), an engineer, both attached to Company I, Battalion Landing Team 3/8,... More
Sgt. Tiffanie Williams and the Marines of the U.S.
Sgt. Tiffanie Williams and the Marines of the U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South color guard stand at attention prior to the unit's change of command ceremony in Doral, Florida, May 22, 2017. Brig. Gen. Kevin M. I... More
U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Patrick Ford, a platoon commander
U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Patrick Ford, a platoon commander with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, hands candy to children during a security patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan on August 23, 2014. Patrols are co... More
U.S. Marines with 2nd Platoon, Company I, Battalion
U.S. Marines with 2nd Platoon, Company I, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Regimental Combat Team 8, move out on a patrol from 2nd Platoon's new patrol base west of the Nahr-e Saraj c... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Zidan Sheabar, a machinegunner
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Zidan Sheabar, a machinegunner with 2nd Platoon, Company I, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, Regimental Combat Team 8, sets into his position during a security patrol through a poppy fie... More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Andrew Cece (left), the 3rd Battalion,
U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Andrew Cece (left), the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment sergeant major and a Sacramento native, pushes the wheelchair of Cpl. Garrett Carnes, a squad leader with 3rd Platoon, India Comp... More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Brandi Perez, a Female Engagement
U.S. Marine Sgt. Brandi Perez, a Female Engagement Team member attached Company I, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion 8th Marines, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Regimental Combat Team 8, gives candy to a ch... More
Lt. Col. Brian O’Leary, commander of 1st Battalion,
Lt. Col. Brian O’Leary, commander of 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, and a native of Brooklyn, N.Y., gives an Afghan boy a high five at a bazaar located outside of Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Sept.... More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Garrett Carnes (in wheelchair), a
U.S. Marine Cpl. Garrett Carnes (in wheelchair), a squad leader with 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and 22-year-old native of Mooresville, N.C., jokes with Sgt. Kenney Clark (ri... More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Armondo Cortez(Left), a data network
U.S. Marine Cpl. Armondo Cortez(Left), a data network specialist, and Cpl. Estevan D. Hernandez(Right), a telephone switchboard and personal computer intermediate repairer, with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, ... More
First Reconnaissance Battalion Marines fast rope into
First Reconnaissance Battalion Marines fast rope into the 2011 Miramar Air Show aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Sept. 30. The team demonstrated special insertion and extraction techniques durin... More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. David Rodriguez, a 21-year-old
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. David Rodriguez, a 21-year-old fire team leader with 3rd Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment and native of Riverside, Calif., walks along a ridgeline after clearing ... More
Second Lt. Adam Staff, a platoon commander with Kilo
Second Lt. Adam Staff, a platoon commander with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, communicates with his Marines during a platoon attack at Range 410A on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twe... More
Marines and sailors with Headquarters and Service Company,
Marines and sailors with Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, sit aboard an Air Force C-17 transport aircraft on the flight line here, before departing for Camp Dwyer, Afghanist... More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Isaiah Schult, a dog handler
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Isaiah Schult, a dog handler with Jump Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and 20-year-old Indianapolis native, jokes with Afghan children while... More
Landing support team Marines with Combat Logistics
Landing support team Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 5 rush toward a hovering Kaman K1200, "K-MAX," unmanned helicopter in Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 22. Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron ... More
An Afghan boy watches Afghan National Army soldier
An Afghan boy watches Afghan National Army soldier Abdul Ghayed (right), fellow ANA soldiers and U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment clear strains of illegal activity remaining among the Safar ... More
Lt. Col. Chris Raible, the commanding officer of Marine
Lt. Col. Chris Raible, the commanding officer of Marine Attack Squadron 211, smiles after landing the first AV-8B Harrier jet from Marine Attack Squadron 211 aboard Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, July 1. The landin... More
A blanket of green smoke sweeps by as an instructor
A blanket of green smoke sweeps by as an instructor watches infantrymen with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provide fire suppression during a platoon attack at Range 410A on Marine Corps Air ... More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Nick Lacarra, a dog handler
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Nick Lacarra, a dog handler with Combined Anti-Armor Team 2, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and 20-year-old native of Long Beach, Calif., walks through a field with ... More
Sayed Gul, a 15-year old Afghan amputee, crutches out
Sayed Gul, a 15-year old Afghan amputee, crutches out of the Patrol Base 00 exit here next to his father Alai Noor following a medical visit with Marines and corpsmen from Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Ma... More
Lance Cpl. Timothy Jackson, a team leader with Kilo
Lance Cpl. Timothy Jackson, a team leader with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, reloads his weapon during a platoon attack at Range 410A on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palm... More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Tom Morton, a team leader with
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Tom Morton, a team leader with 3rd Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and 23-year-old native of Nashville, Tenn., hands an Afghan child a toy during a security pat... More
A Marine with Regimental Combat Team 5 and his military
A Marine with Regimental Combat Team 5 and his military working dog keep an eye on the horizon in southwestern Afghanistan May 17. Marines with RCT-5, as well as members of the Afghan National Army's military p... More
Cpl. Antonio Tellez, an administrative clerk with
Cpl. Antonio Tellez, an administrative clerk with Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, holds his 3-month-old son before departing Marine Corps Base Hawaii on a seven-month deployment to Af... More
Cpl. Richard Mikesell, a squad leader with Kilo Company,
Cpl. Richard Mikesell, a squad leader with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, digs in a machine gun position during Exercise Clear, Hold, Build 2 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentyni... More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpls. Ryan Snyder, a 21-year-old
U.S. Marine Lance Cpls. Ryan Snyder, a 21-year-old team leader from Kapolei, Hawaii, and David Lambert, a 21-year-old mortarman from Granbury, Texas, assigned to the 81mm Mortar Platoon, Weapons Company, 3rd Ba... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brandyn Gaito, a team
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brandyn Gaito, a team leader with 2nd Platoon, Company I, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, Regimental Combat Team 8, signals to team members in a poppy field during a security patrol fro... More
An Afghan child watches as Afghan National Army personnel
An Afghan child watches as Afghan National Army personnel and U.S. Marines with 1st Platoon, Company I, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Regimental Combat Team 2, interact with locals... More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Kyle Click, a 22-year-old improvised
U.S. Marine Cpl. Kyle Click, a 22-year-old improvised explosive device detection dog handler with 3rd Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and native of Grand Rapids, Mich., walks past a p... More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Jacob Shepherd, a wireman with the
U.S. Marine Sgt. Jacob Shepherd, a wireman with the 3rd Marine Regiment Embedded Training Team and a 26-year-old native of Bucyrus, Ohio, holds his 1-year-old son closely after returning to Marine Corps Base Ha... More
A U.S. Marine Corps military working dog, Crank, with
A U.S. Marine Corps military working dog, Crank, with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, relaxes after a long day of searching vehicles outside the Bastion-Leatherneck Complex (BLC) Main Entry ... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Matthew Dyke, left, and
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Matthew Dyke, left, and Lance Cpl. Zachary Brizio, both with 1st Platoon, Company I, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, Regimental Combat Team 8, set in their M240B machine gun during a se... More