Marines with 1st Platoon, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, search compounds near Patrol Base Boldak during Operation Grizzly IV July 30. Operation Grizzly was a counter-insurgency operation to d More
Marines prepare to decontaminate a horse by scrubbing and spraying the animal with soap and warm water during training for Exercise Scarlet Response in Perry, Ga., Aug. 16, 2013. The Marines, with the Chemical More
U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare to face down range during live-fire training aboard the USS Bataan (LHD 5), at sea, Mar More
Marines fast-rope from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter July 18 at the Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, during a Marine Expeditionary Unit exercise. The training scenario called for the 31st MEU’s Batta More
Lance Cpl. Nathan Strahle, a Marysville, Wash., native and machine gunner with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, directs Lance Cpl. Hunter Locklear’s direction of fire du More
Lt. Gen. Robert Neller, Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe, visited Naval Air Station Sigonella to meet service members with the second iteration of SP-MAGTF Africa 14, Aug. 9, 2014. During his visit N More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph Burk trains his Marines on weapons handling during a combined arms exercise aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 10, 2014. Burk is a team le More
A Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), sits behind a mounted M2 .50-cal. heavy machine gun aboard a CH-53E Super Stallion over the Red Sea after l More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Alexander Dalziel asses enemy threat during squad tactics and maneuver training aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 29, 2015. Dalziel is a team leader with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing More
Marines with 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin, wait in line to go through Australian Customs and Boarder Protection April 12 at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, Darwin More
U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. David Long believes in setting an example for his Marines to emulate. His leadership style has brought out the best from himself and the Marines he leads. Long is from Queens, N.Y., and i More
A Philippine Marine learns fast roping under the supervision of U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines during Air Assault Support Exercise 2015-2 at Basa Air Base in Pampanga, Philippines, July 15, 2015. More
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Matt Shibata demonstrates speed reloading and tactical reloading techniques for Philippine Marines during Air Assault Support Exercise 2015-2 on Basa Air Base in Pampanga, Philippines, More
A Philippine Marine learns fast roping from U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Oliver Noteware during Air Assault Support Exercise 2015-2 on Basa Air Base in Pampanga, Philippines, July 19, 2015. AASE is a bilateral tra More
A Philippine Marine fast ropes out of a MV-22B Osprey while U.S. Marines act as the rope’s anchor during Air Assault Support Exercise 2015-2 on Basa Air Base in Pampanga, Philippines, July 19, 2015. By establis More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Brent Maholy, right, commands his squad in response to simulated contact with an enemy force during Air Assault Support Exercise 2015-2 at Basa Air Base in Pampanga, Philippines, July 21, More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Cristian Oyolarodriguez conducts a practice raid and casualty evacuation drill through the jungle as a part of Air Assault Support Exercise 2015-2 at Basa Air Base in Pampanga, Phil More
Philippine Marines assault simulated enemy positions during Air Assault Support Exercise 2015-2 at Crows Valley, Philippines, July 22, 2015. The Philippine Marines participated in two weeks of bilateral trainin More
A Marine with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, looks a through compass during a 60mm mortar live-fire range at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 19, 2015. Despite heavy rainfall and wind, the Marines completed the mo More
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Chris Lamping, platoon commander, and Sgt. Tucker Jones, platoon sergeant, with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, discuss the route they are taking to the nex More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Zeth N. Horr, squad leader, 2nd Platoon, Bravo company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response- Africa searches the area during a More
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Sgt. Cannon C. Hansen, a rifleman with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, shouts orders into his radio at a mock combat town at Camp Pendle More
U.S. Marines with 2nd platoon Bravo company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa respond to a violent protest exercise at U.S. Embassy, Lisbon More
U.S. Marine Corps Pvt. Tristan J. Sheppard, automatic rifleman, 2nd platoon Bravo company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa give commands t More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Bennett E. Dahl, machine gunner, 2nd platoon Bravo company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa give commands to More
U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response- Africa pose for a photograph with Robert A. Sherman, U.S. Ambassador to Portugal at U.S. Embassy, Lisbon, Portugal, Feb. 10, 2016. More
A U.S. Marine with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa practices proper fast rope techniques aboard Naval Station Rota, Feb. 13 More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Justin A. Santiago, squad leader with Bravo company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response- Africa conducts a glove safety check More
U.S. Marines with Bravo company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response- Africa arrive to the National Commando Training Center, France, Apr. 3, 2016. F More
French Commando Lt. Rodolphe Blanchet, (right), Commando training instructor with National Commando Training Center offers a hand to U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Andolphe Joseph, rifleman with Bravo company, 1s More
A French Commando training instructor observes U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Andrew W. Spray, automatic rifleman with Bravo company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task For More
French Commando WO Laurent Lavigne Commando survival skills instructor, National Commando Training Center, teaches U.S. Marines with Bravo company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air More
French Adjudant Frank Chaudrel, French Commando training instructor with the National Commando Training Center explains basic rock climbing techniques to U.S. Marines with Bravo company, 1st Battalion, 8th Mari More
U.S. Marines with Bravo company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa build a human ladder to overcome a wall obstacle during a team building e More
French Adjutant Frank Chaudre, Commando training instructor with the National Commando Training Center, gives a safety brief to U.S. Marines with Bravo company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Special Purpo More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Andrew W. Spray, automatic rifleman with Bravo company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa zip lines into the oc More
French Commando recruits with the National Commando Training Center and U.S. Marines with Bravo company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa o More
French Commando training instructors and U.S. Marines with Bravo company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa rehearse a boat evacuation drill More
French Col. Jean-Philippe Rollet, commanding officer of 1st Commando battalion, National Commando Training Center, gives closing remarks to U.S. Marines with Bravo company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, S More
U.S. Marines and Sailors with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), enter a MV-22B Osprey during a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and P More
U.S. Marines with Bravo company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response- Africa are sprayed with Oleoresin Capsicum by U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Juan C. Ri More
160705-M-AF202-021 ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 5, 2016) Marines assigned to Maritime Raid Force, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct a fast rope training exercise during a deployment aboard the amphibious as More
160728-M-BE869-008 MEDITERREANEAN SEA (July 28, 2016) Marines assigned to Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), teach close-quarters ta More
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII – Cpl. Blake Adair, a rifleman with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, and an Ottawa, Ill., native, provides rear security during a training exercise at the Kaneohe Bay R More
Marines, with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, prepare a light armored vehicle (LAV-25) for a field exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 25, 2016. The e More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Coty C. Jones, explosive ordnance disposal technician, 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, give classes to the Marines of More
U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, conduct platoon attacks in Hidalgo City, on Twentynine Palms, Calif., Nov. 7, 2016. The Marines of Alpha Company conduct More
U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, conduct vehicle check point procedures in Hidalgo City, on Twentynine Palms, Calif., Nov. 8, 2016. The Marines of Alpha More
U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, conduct battalion clearing exercises in Hidalgo City, on Twentynine Palms, Calif., Nov. 9, 2016. The Marines of Alpha Co More
U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, conduct battalion clearing exercises in Hidalgo City, on Twentynine Palms, Calif., Nov. 10, 2016. The Marines of Alpha C More
U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division execute a snowshoe hike as a part of cold weather training in Porsangmoen, Norway, Feb. 6, 2017. The Marines attended a t More
U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force Europe (MRF-E) conduct live-fire range in preparation for exercise Joint Viking, in Porsangmoen, Norway, March 1, 2017. The Marines of MRF-E attended a three-week cold More
U.S. Marines with security platoon, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, wait by a Humvee before their training exercise begins at Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 16, 2016. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine R More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Michael Bellace, an assaultman with Marine Rotational Force Europe 17.1, conducts presentation drills in Israel, March 21, 2017. Cooperation between U.S. and Israeli forces reflects comm More
MOUNT BUNDEY TRAININIG AREA, Australia -- U.S. Marines Cpl. Sean Pierson, (top left), Cpl. Blake Adire, (bottom left), Sgt. Reid O'Hala, (top right), and Lance Cpl. Daryl Thomas with Company K 3rd Battalion, 4t More
AUSTRALIAN ARMY BASE ROBORTSON BARRACKS, Australia – U.S. Army and Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers pose for a photo with indigenous Australians performers after a Welcome to Country ceremony on May More
U.S. Marines with Task Force Koa Moana 17 conduct patrolling drills aboard the USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE 2), June 3, 2017. Koa Moana 17 is designed to improve theater security, law enforcement, and infantry trainin More
Sgt. Randy Hughes, right, a rifleman, and Staff Sgt. Jason Goff, the joint terminal attack controller for Marine Rotational Force Europe 17.1, carry out a call for fire exercise during a squad competition June More
Lance Cpl. Andrew Fitzgerald, a machine gunner with Marine Rotational Force Europe 17.1 (MRF-E), plots points on a map during a squad competition June 29, 2017, in Stjørdal, Norway. At station two of the compet More
Cpl. Anthony Sixtos, a rifleman with Marine Rotational Force Europe 17.1, fires an AT-4 rocket during a live-fire range July 24, 2017, in Leksdal, Norway. Sixtos was part of an attack element that supported the More
U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa maintain their marksmanship at a 100 meter range at Morón Air Base, Spain, Oct. 20, 2017. SPMAGTF-CR-AF deployed to conduct More
U.S. Marines and sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa work with local emergency response personnel to simulate evacuating a casualty after conducting a live fire rang More
A U.S. Marine, serving as a rifleman with 2nd Ground Sensor Platoon, II Marine Expeditionary Force, emplaces a ground sensor into a concealed position at an undisclosed location in Texas, March 2018. Marines us More
Lance Cpl. Duishaun Heslop, an automatic rifleman with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, provides security while testing a step in visor during Advanced Naval Technology Exe More
A U.S. Marine is assessed utilizing a communications radio with real time on screen gps location a during Urban Advanced Naval Technology Exercises 2018 (ANTX18) at Camp Pendleton, California, March 20, 2018. U More
A poster created to explain the core skills and requirements for a Marine; 1st Marine Division; Camp Pendleton; CA; 28 March 2018.
Lance Cpl. Austin Shaw, a machine gunner with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, watches for vessels and potential hazards during a battle sight zeroing More
190512-M-YD783-1022 ARABIAN SEA (MAY 12, 2019) U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force conduct fast-rope training on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship More
Former U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Mario Ramos-Villalta, who served with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, observes Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 20, 20 More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Tanner Eldridge an infantry rifleman and squad leader with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division pies off a window on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 13, 2020. Eldrid More
U.S. Marine Pfc. Roberto Avalos, a student with Charlie Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, sights in to provide cover fire during the last live-fire range of the Rifleman Course at More
CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, JAPAN (Jan. 29, 2020) Sgt. Charles Flemisher, a mortorman with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, sets security for an incoming MV-22B Ospr More
PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 4, 2020) Sgt. DeAngel Miguel, a scout sniper with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides airborne overwatch for a simulated Visit, Boar More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Alexander Steinberg, a team leader with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, currently attached to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, under the Unit Dep More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ian McAlister, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine regiment, currently assigned to 3rd Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program, participates in a live-fire rifl More
U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, set up an M41A7 Saber weapon system during a live-fire demonstration at Range 204B on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, More
A Marine with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), hikes through the jungle at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, June 29, 2020. Marines learn basic skills to succ More
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Chris Douglas, a company executive officer with Marine Rotational Force - Darwin, prepares for field training at Robertson Barracks, NT, Australia, July 2, 2020. A Spring, TX. native, More
1st Lt. Connor D. Hankin, scout sniper platoon commander, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), looks through binocular rangefinders during a static live fire More
Marines with Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) look down range prior to zeroing their weapon systems on their assault amphibious vehicles at More
A U.S. Marine with Easy Company, 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (V22), 2d Marine Division, oversees an unsupported fire range at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, July 14, 2020. Marines with V22 are training in a sim More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Matthew D. Tyler, a scout sniper with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment (3/8), 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), applies camo paint during training on Camp Lejeune, Nor More
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sep. 3, 2020) Marines with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), perform gun drills aboard amphibious assault ship USS America (L More
U.S. Navy HN Jordan Cariaga, a corpsman assigned to Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, currently attached to 3rd Marine Division under the Unit Deployment Program, pauses during a demolitions ran More
Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), hold security during a simulated embassy reinforcement at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 10, 2020. An em More
Lance Cpl. Stock searches an abandoned compound for any evidence of insurgency during Operation Grizzly IV July 29. Operation Grizzly was a counter-insurgency operation to deter enemy activity, establish a pres More
U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct a live-fire range aboard the USS Bataan (LHD 5), at sea, March 4, 2014. The MEU is depl More
A Marine with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, clears the fog from his eye protection during live-fire maneuver training at Camp Lejeune, More
Private First Class Samuel Fuller, a rifleman with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, spots targets and calls for adjustments during a known-distance sniper range aboard Marine Corps Air Groun More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph Burk waits for live-fire training to begin during a combined arms exercise aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 13, 2014. Burk is a team lea More
A CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares to take off as part of a quick-reaction drill aboard the amphibious assault More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Alexander Dalziel shares a moment of laughter with his fire team during squad tactics and maneuver training aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 29, 2015. Dalziel is a team leader with Ki More
Lance Corporal Scott McDonnell, rifleman, Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin, waits for his baggage to be inspected by bio-security officers with the Australian Dep More
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Matt Shibata teaches a Philippine Marine proper weapon handling techniques during Air Assault Support Exercise 2015-2 at Basa Air Base in Pampanga, Philippines, July 15, 2015. The Mari More
A Philippine Marine fast ropes out of a MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 during Air Assault Support Exercise 2015-2 on Basa Air Base in Pampanga, Philippines, July 19, 2015. AASE i More