An Apache Attack Helicopter circles overhead to provide fire support after a convoy of Soldiers from 3rd Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division was hit by an imp More
Soldiers from the Quick Response Force, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division provide security after Soldiers from 3rd Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 1 More
Smoke and dust waft through the air after an improvised explosive device detonated and damaged a Humvee belonging to 3rd Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division o More
Spc. William Jackson of 3rd Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division installs a 50-Caliber machine gun on the gunbox of a Humvee before going on a mission at the More
An Iraqi Army soldier from the 5th Special Troops Company, 2nd Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division (Mechanized) and Traver City, Mich. native Sgt. Henry Flohe (right), a field artilleryman with Battery B, 1st Batt More
Iraqi soldiers from 1st Battalion, 5th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, prepare lunch at their Battalion dinning hall in the Mansour District of Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 9.
U.S. Army members of the Military Transition Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, speak with the first sergeant from 1st Battalion, 5th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division prior to More
An Iraqi Soldier from 1st Battalion, 5th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, searches a residence during a cordon and search mission with U.S. Army Soldiers from the Military Transition Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th I More
A Soldier with the Military Transition Team, of the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, attached to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), inspects a suspicious tire along the side of t More
A U.S. Army Soldier from the Military Transition Team, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, attached to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, conducts a pre-mission radio check at Forward Operating Bas More
Spc. Juan Garcia, right, a resident of Santa Barbara, Calif., and main wench operator with Company B, 1st Battalion, 143rd Field Artillery, is in the process of bringing the giant Rapid Aerostat Initial Deploym More
Prince William County, Va., native, Capt. R. Dale Jackson, a Michigan National Guard flight surgeon with the 3rd Battalion, 238th General Support Aviation checks out a Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 143rd Fie More
Capt. Brian Sweigart, a San Antonio native, discusses the operation of a Compact Water Treatment Unit in the Istiqlal Qada, northeast of Baghdad, Sept. 9, 2008. The unit supplies more than 10,000 residents in t More
A member of the Sons of Iraq guard from the Salamiyat neighborhood of Abu Ghraib Province, west of Baghdad, receives his monthly payment, Dec. 21. The Iraqi Army has been working diligently to pay the SoI membe More
Pfc. James Lohuis, a Glassboro, N.J., native, scans rooftops during a dismounted patrol through a busy intersection of Baghdad on Jan. 16. Lohuis is an infantryman assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 27th Inf More
Capt. John Goldsworthy, of Rosalia, Wash., assists staff members from Istaqlal Qada's Ministry of Defense hospital repair a generator that is used to power a medical clinic on Jan. 22. Goldsworthy is the embedd More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Christopher Painter, platoon leader, Company E, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Inf. Division, and Sgt. 1st Class Byron Flakes, platoon sergeant, talk throug More
The remote manipulator arm, operated by Pfc. Nicholas Bolchak, combat engineer, Company Echo, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Regiment, flips over a plastic pallet an More
Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd AAB, 4t h Inf. Div., make sandwiches at the new dining facility while they await their flight to Nasiriyah. The dining facility recently opened and More
Iraqi soldiers from the 10th IA FE Regiment, conduct hands-on training on vehicle search techniques while evaluated by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Ireland of Pittsburgh, combat engineer, Company E, 1st Battalion, 8th I More
Sgt. 1st Class Ronald Toole, of Colorado Springs, Colo., communications non-commissioned officer in charge, assigned to HHC, 1st Bn., 68th Armor Reg., 3rd AAB, 4th Inf. Div., conducts radio checks in the comman More
1st Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Inf. Div. Command Sgt. Major Edd Watson grabs a piece of chicken to put on a plate as he serves soldiers their Thanksgiving Day meals on Forward Operating Base Hammer Nov. 25.
Staff Sgt. David Carpenter, of Colorado Springs, Colo., combat engineer, Company E, 1st Bn., 68th Armor Reg., 3rd AAB, 4th Inf. Div., establishes security in preparation for launching the RQ-16A Tarantula Hawk More
Staff Sgt. Joshua Freeman, 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, teaches Iraqi 2nd Lt. Kutayba how to use a global positioning system to navigate to a specifi More
Soldiers assigned to 1st Bn., 8th Inf. Reg., 3rd AAB, 4th Inf. Div., take some time to play two-hand touch football, Dec. 11. The field, recently constructed by soldiers in the battalion, offers a rope climb, t More
Crane operators load all equipment onto flatbed trailers at Joint Security Station Um Sa’ah to be transported to Camp Garry Owen on Jan. 2. The closure of JSS Um Sa’ah is one of five base closures in Maysan ove More
Sgt. James LeFallotte of Miami, Fla. and Spc. Anthony Ayers, of Akron, Ohio, demonstrate how to conduct a detainee search. LeFallotte and Ayers are assigned to Company B, 1st Bn., 68th Armor Reg., 3rd AAB, 4th More
Combat engineers use a mechanical arm, operated by Sgt. Jacob Flynn of Bellville, Ohio, to safely investigate a possible improvised explosive device near Basrah. Company E, 1st Bn., 68th Armor Reg., 3rd AAB, 4t More
Sgt. Derrick Galbraith, a fire support noncommissioned officer with 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division – Center calls for fire durin More
Soldiers of the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 505th Infantry Regiment, learn how to properly load components of a .50 caliber machine gun onto a common remotely operated weapons station, June 5.
U.S. Army Spc. Tyler Parker-Bellinger, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, a truck driver with Company E, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Ironman, a part of the Iowa National Guard’s 2nd Brigade Combat More
Sgt. Joey M. Garcia, guide for 2nd Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, stands security while Afghan National Army soldiers prepare to tow a vehicle, Aug. 5. The Marines were providing secur More
Capt. David Flaherty, aviation officer, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, shares a moment with Logan, his seven-month-old son and hi More
Cpl. Josh Czerepka, combat engineer, 3rd Platoon, Bravo Co., 1st Bn., 8th Marines inspects the rubble of an insurgent fighting position after the Marines demolished it with C4 explosive, March 5.
Sgt. Phil Farmer, a squad leader, with 3rd platoon, Bravo Co., 1st Bn., 8th Marines gives orders to his Marines during a patrol of a suspected insurgent fighting position, March 5. Farmer, a Matawan, N.J., nati More
Marines from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, line up to get a warm meal at midnight after a 48-hour operation, May 14, 2012. “It doesn’t matter what time it is, we’ll do anything to keep thos More
Sergeant Albert “Combat” Carls, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6 combat camera team chief from Sacramento, Calif., is on his third combat deployment and documents the history of the battalio More
Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 296th Infantry Regiment, 101st Troop Command, Puerto Rico Army National Guard, returned to garrison after a five-day field training exercise. The 101st TC is currently undergoin More
Marines conduct hasty rappel training at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves Jan. 8. The training conducted increases proficiency in the jungle environment and enhances mission readiness. The h More
Lance Cpl. Austin J. Lapierre fires an M777 A2 155 mm howitzer Jan. 30 during Exercise Fire Dragon 13-2 in the East Fuji Maneuver Area. The live-fire portion of Fire Dragon provides Marines the opportunity to e More
Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force plot their next move Jan. 31 at White Beach Naval Facility during a maritime navigation course. The two-week course taught students techniques needed to navigate smal More
Soldiers attending the Mobile Pathfinder Course view JBER from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, as they are airlifted for a parachute drop onto Malamute Drop Zone, May 23, 2013. More than 40 soldiers put their s More
U.S. Army Spc. Jared Degelmann with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, prepares to fire his weapon during Close Quarter Marksmanship (CQM) trainin More
"Marines and sailors prepare a mock casualty for transport during medical evacuation training Aug. 31 at the Ojojihara Maneuver Area. The training was in preparation for the live-fire artillery scheduled to tak More
U.S. Soldiers with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division,at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, prepare for a mission Sept. 13, 2013. The unit is supportin More
U.S. Soldiers with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, secure rooms at the U.S. Consulate building in Herat province, Afghanistan, Sept. 14, 2013. More
U.S soldiers with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, prepare to board a CH-47 Chinook at the U.S. Consulate Herat in Herat province, Afghanistan, More
U.S. soldiers with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, lower the American flag at the U.S. Consulate Herat in Herat province, Afghanistan, Sept. 17 More
An Afghan local national holds on tightly as he hangs above a T-wall at the U.S. Consulate Herat, Herat province, Afghanistan, Sept. 17, 2013. Afghan local nationals facilitate security modifications and secure More
U.S. soldiers with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, pull mounted security inside a mine resistant ambush-protected vehicle at an entry control p More
U.S. soldiers with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, participate in a battle dress rehearsal at the U.S. Consulate Herat, Herat province, Afghani More
From right to left, U.S. Army 1st Lt. Brodey Gibson, 1st Sgt. Sean Allison, and Lt. Col. Mark Huhtanen with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, wai More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Scott Vitter, right, with the 307th Engineer Battalion, assigned to the 555th Engineer Brigade, meets with Afghan National Army soldiers with 1st Brigade, 207th Corps, at an observation post i More
Sergeant Steven Bell, a machine gunner with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, participated in the air contingency battalion recall rehearsal aboard the Camp Horno parade deck here, Sept. 26, 2013. Bell said f More
First Lt. Karon Purnell, a native of Baltimore, Md., the signal officer assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 38th Field Artillery Regiment, 210th Fires Brigade, 2nd Infantry Divisio More
The Marines and sailors of 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, render salutes during the presentation of the colors at a cake-cutting ceremony at the Pacific War Memorial, Nov. 7, 2013. The “Kings of Battle” c More
Lt. Col. Allen Leth, commander, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division participates in physical readiness training Nov. 20, 2013, with students from Patriot More
The community of Newport Beach was honored at a city council meeting here, Nov. 26, 2013 for their continued support of 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment. For more than 10 years, the Newport Beach 1st Battalio More
Marines of Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, unload their packs and gear aboard Forward Operating Base Sabit Qadam, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 8, 2014. The Marines are relieving 3rd More
Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466 load large containers filled with supplies, gear and equipment onto a CH-53E Super Stallion abord Forward Operating Base Sabit Qadam, Afghanistan, April 30, 201 More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Derik P. Holley, CH-53 crew chief, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465 (HMH-465), 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) conducts final preparations on board a CH-53E Super Stallion before More
Marines and sailors finish the stretcher carry portion of a jungle endurance course June 20 at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves, Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler, Marine Corps Instal More
Corporal Tyler Vu, supply administration chief, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, moves some of the battalion's gear during an inventory check aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, July 9, 2014. Vu, a native More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Andres M. Espinosa uses his rubber rifle to push barbed wire up so he can crawl underneath it July 20 during the Combat Endurance Course, the final test of the Jungle Medicine Combat C More
General John F. Campbell, Commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), shares a meal with Marines and Sailors from Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan during a battlefield circulation a More
Marine Corps Sgt. Gregory Woodard (left) and Lance Cpl. Zachary Romero, both with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, pump blood for donation during their unit’s blood drive held July 7, 2015. Medical technicia 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
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
LCpl. Jenna Barbee, honor graduate for Platoon 4036, Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, graduated boot camp Sept. 20, 2019. Barbee is from Spring Hill, Fla. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. D More
U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force participate in a Martial Arts Instructor course aboard Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, April 6, 2016. Marines participate in the MAI course in order to become More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Brian S. Alsleben, battalion sergeant major with Black Sea Rotational Force speaks to the graduating class of Corporal's Course 056-16 aboard Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, A More
U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force check their weapons systems to ensure d operational readiness for Platinum Lynx 16-4 aboard Babadag Training Area, Romania, April 15, 2016. The purpose behind Platin More
Marines discuss their scheme of maneuver before a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel mission during the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Realistic Urban Training exercise aboard Marine Corps Air Statio More
Soldiers from Battery B, 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, fire a 155mm round from a M109A6 Paladin self-propelled howitzer at Nightmare Range, More
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII - Lt. Col. Quintin Jones, the outgoing commanding officer for 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, passes the guidon to Lt. Col. Jeremiah Salame, the incoming commanding officer for 1st More
Lance Cpl. Kyler Szatkowski, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, observes his fellow Marines on patrol before they begin a fire and maneuver range at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 29, 2016. The range More
USS MAKIN ISLAND, Gulf of Aden (Dec. 28, 2016) U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jose Agurrie, a motor transportation operator with Battery A, Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 4th Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, s More
DJIBOUTI, Africa (Jan. 5, 2017) U.S. Marine Sgt. Keith Mason (left) and Cpl. Michael Silakoski, radio operators with Company A, Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 4th Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, estab More
USS MAKIN ISLAND, Gulf of Aden (January 7, 2017) U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Andrew Owens, a platoon commander with Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 4th Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, signals the helicop More
U.S. Marines with the Recruit Training Regiment color guard, Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego, present the U.S. flag and Marine Corps colors during a relief and appointment ceremony at MCRD San Diego More
MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS - Lance Cpl. Nicholas Powell and Sgt. Chris Gyurgyik, both with 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, set up an Unmanned Aerial System at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows on More
A Marine frisks a detainee during a vehicle check point inspection exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 3, 2017. Check point training enhanced Marines knowledge on how to deal with non combatants while overseas. More
Marines bow their heads for prayer during the Solar Ready Vets graduation ceremony at the theater aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii on May 11, 2017. The six-week course provided the Marines with basic knowledge o More
An MV-22 Osprey aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 prepares to land at Boondocker Training Area in support of a 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment training exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Haw More
A U.S. Marine participating in the 4th Marine Division Super Squad Competition conducts an Unknown Distance Course of Fire on Grezelka Range, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 3, 2017. Super Squad C More
Sgt. Joseph T. Mahoney disassembles an M240B medium machine gun at Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 13, 2017, during exercise Northern Viper 2017. This exercise tests the interoperability and bilateral capability More
Lance Cpl. Nathaniel Noriega, a data systems administrator with Headquarters and Support Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, stands post outside a combat operations center on Camp More
U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division return home to family and friends from a deployment on Camp Lejeune, Dec. 19 2017. The Marines were deployed in support of operations a More
U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division are welcomed home by their families and fellow Marines at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 19, 2017. The Marines were deployed in support of op More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Samuel Taylor, combat videographer with Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division looks for his family upon returning from deployment at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 19, 2017. Lance C More
Hospitalman 3rd Class David Griffin with 1st Battalion, 3d Marine Regiment, demonstrates how to apply a splint on a practice dummy leg during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) course at Tripler Army Medica More
U.S. Army National Guard 1st Lt. Andrew Conole, an operations officer with,1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne) (1st Bn, 143 Inf. (A)) adds details to a terrain model, in preparation for a concept More
SIERRA DE RETÍN, Spain (May 17, 2019) 190517-M-QT322-0027 – U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and Spanish Marines pose for a picture after a live-fire machine gun range at Sierra de Ret More
U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit fire an 81mm mortar system during live-fire training aboard Sierra Del Retín, Spain. The 22nd MEU and the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group are making a sched More
ROTA, Spain (May 20, 2019) 190520-M-QT322-0008 – U.S. Marine SSgt Brett Sanders, a platoon commander with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and Sgt. David Drabek, a squad leader, discuss close-quarters More