U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, participate in Weapons and Tactics Instructors (WTI) course 3-19, at Barry M. Goldwater Range, Wellton, Ariz., April 14, 2019. 2nd Batt More
U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, secure a landing zone during Weapons and Tactics Instructors (WTI) course 2-19, at Barry M. Goldwater Range, Wellton, Ariz., April 15, More
U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, practice urban combat during Weapons and Tactics Instructors (WTI) course 2-19 at Barry M. Goldwater Range, Wellton, Ariz., April 15, 2 More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Peter Steponkus, crew chief, flight line mechanic, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263, Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, assists take off of a MV-22 Osprey during Weapons an More
U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Charles Mercado, a rifleman with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, searches a role player in support of a non-combatant evacuation operation drill during Weapons an More
An MV-22 Osprey lands at Lance Corporal Torrey Gray Field, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., to practice noncombatant evacuation operations during Weapons and Tactics Instructor ( More
U.S. Marines with the Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment (BLT 2/8), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), maneuver through the Infantry Immersion Trainer during Realistic Urban Training More
U.S. Marines with Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct ship-to-shore movements to Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Oak More
U.S. Marines with Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct ship-to-shore movements utilizing amphibious assault vehicles (AAV) from More
A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 2nd Marines, 8th Regiment (2/8), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), utilizes his radio during a training exercise during Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), MEU exe More
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct fire team drills on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Ba More
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct a raid during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) Oct. 26, 2019. More
20191214-M-MV109-MOREHEAD CITY, North Carolina (DEC. 14, 2019) U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, board the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS New York (L More
A trainee with 1st Battalion, 61st Infantry Regiment raises his arms while waiting to be harnessed at Fort Jackson’s Victory Tower. The trainee wears a cloth face covering as protection against the spread of CO More
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Francis L. Donovan, commanding general of 2nd Marine Division, speaks with Marines of 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment (V28), 2nd Marine Division at a range on Camp Lejeune, North More
U.S. Marines load a medium tactical vehicle replacement onto an improved ribboning bridge after a wet gap crossing on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, December 7, 2020. Marines with 8th Engineer Support Battalion More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Wesley Smith, a machine gunner with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment (2/8), 2d Marine Division, received a Navy Commendation Medal on Dec. 18, 2020, for performing lifesaving actions on More
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Andrew Hodgkins an infantry unit leader with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment (2/8), 2d Marine Division, gives inputs on the Division gear standard operating procedure (SOP) on More
Sgt. Jermaine Craighead, a motor transport operator with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis-Response, Detachment A, sets down a piece of granite inside the Church of San Nicolo in Catania, Ital More
Latvian helicopters perform a flyover with the Latvian flag during the Latvia Day parade in Riga on Nov. 18, 2014. In 1918, national representatives convened in what is now the National Theatre and proclaimed t More
Maj. Gen. Mark McQueen, deputy chief of staff, mobilization and reserve affairs for U.S. Army Europe, thanks members of Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Divis More
COMBAT OUTPOST RILEY, Helmand province, Afghanistan -- Lancaster, Pa., native Cpl. Chris Rickert, a 26-year-old assaultman with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, talks to fellow Marines in his comp More
CAMP HANSON, Helmand province, Afghanistan -- Macon, Ga., native Sgt. Stephen M. Smith, the armory maintenance chief for 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, survived an improvised explosive device blast in Rama More
MARJAH DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan – Marines hold a security checkpoint outside an Interim Security of Critical Infrastructure post here, July 30, 2011. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regime More
Marlton, N.J., native Sgt. Luke McNally is a squad leader with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division. He, along with the rest of the company, conducted a two-day live fire exercise More
U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 7, sit on the bus at Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 30, 2013. The Marines and Sailo More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Matthew Barbour with Echo company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines (2/8) prepares to conduct a dismounted patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 5, 2013. The Marines of 2/8 conduc More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Steven Mashburn, assigned to Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, provides security while conducting mission rehearsals at Camp Leatherneck in Helmand province, Afghani More
U.S. Marines assigned to Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment (2/8) wait to conduct mission rehearsals on Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 10, 2013. The training was conducted t More
Maj. Gen. W. Lee Miller, Regional Command (Southwest) commander, greets Cpl. Michael T. Wigfall, 25, before officiating his reenlistment ceremony at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Aug. 14. The reenlistment cer More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Peter A. Montalvo, right, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461, leads Marines with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines and Afghan National Security Forces tow More
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines (2/8) and Afghan National Security Forces board a CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 (HMH-462), at Camp Bastion, Hel More
U.S. Marines with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines (2/8), Afghan Territorial Force 444 (ATF-444) and British soldiers exit a CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 (HMH-4 More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Justin Manners, machine gunner, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division lays suppressive fire for 1st squad with an M240B machine gun during a live fire exercise on More
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Jeffrey R. Stevenson, commanding officer, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment (2/8), 2nd Marine Division, addresses the audience during 2/8's celebration ceremony at the Marston Pavili More
Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, begin hiking to their first training exercise at Range 62 on Fort Bliss, Texas, April 4, 2014. After completing the 13 mile hike, Marines trained a More
Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, fire while leap-frogging towards the enemy during a squad live-fire exercise at Range 62, on Fort Bliss, Texas, April 6, 2014. In order to maintain More
Lance Cpl. Edwin Centofanti, a scout with Scout Sniper platoon, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, fires an M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System out the side of a UH-60 Black Hawk during aeri More
Lance Cpl. Jacob Jones, a fire team leader (left) and Lance Cpl. Austin Webb (right), a grenadier, both with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, look out a doorway before movi More
Soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division move on to the next line of flatbed railcars after loading and chaining down a line of Bradley Fighting Vehicles for transport to Poland, Estonia, Lat More
Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, and U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, capture a role player identified as a notional high value target during a partner nation f More
Retired Army Maj. Gen. James Darden discusses, “The U.S., NATO & Baltic Security & Regional Relations in the 21st Century,” with Soldiers and leaders from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Aug. 27, More
The bumper identification of an M113 Armored Personnel Carrier from the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division catches the fading evening light as soldiers from Compa More
Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron “Garryowen,” 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team “Ironhorse,” 1st Cavalry Division use a map to plan a simulated mission during a Mobile Training Team Cavalry Leaders More
A Soldier assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team “Ironhorse,” 1st Cavalry Division and a Royal Netherlands Army soldier assigned to the 11th Air Mobile Brigade compete for possession of a soccer ball during a More
Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, deplane a KC-130 Hercules at Fort Pickett, Virg., Sept. 26. The Marines practiced embassy reinforcement exercises and flew on the plane to simulate the unit's re More
Bradley Fighting Vehicles, Strykers, Humvees, Armored Personnel Carriers, HEMTT Fuel trucks, and other U.S. Army tactical vehicles were offloaded here and transferred to rail lines Sept. 30 - Oct. 1 for transpo More
Leane M. Hensley throws a mock grenade while participating in a modified combat fitness test during a Jane Wayne Day held by 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. Sept. More
Lt. Col. Jeff Stevenson, the commanding officer of 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, holds the trophy to be presented to the winning company during the end of the unit’s two day Battalion More
The Fort Hood, Texas-based Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, convoy out from the rail yard towards Lithuanian Land Forces Rukla Base Oct. 4. The More
Pfc. Scott Hayes, rifleman, C Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, shows the M4 rifle to Lithuania school children during a public static display of U.S. and Lithuanian military vehicles and gear Oct. 8. More
Sgt. Joshua Jones, senior Stryker maintenance supervisor, C Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, discusses Stryker maintenance with a Lithuanian logistics officer Oct. 10.
In the first of several cultural exchange outings, U.S. Cavalry Soldiers visited the Kaunas Fortress and museum Oct. 11 to learn about the horrific history of the site that has served as Russian military fortif More
Lt. Col. Aleksiejus Gaiževskis, exercise director and commander of the Land Force Juozas Lukša Training Center, presents a commander’s cup Oct. 16 to Sgt. Henry Oforidankwah, team leader, B Company, 2nd Battali More
A Cavalry Scout with 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division pulls security during a squad training exercise lane near Tapa, Estonia, Oct. 22, 2014. The U.S. Army Euro More
Spc. Donta Damper, B Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, fires his M4 rifle from a concealed firing position during a bunker assault exercise at a Lithua More
Leaders and soldiers from multiple NATO nations stand in formation for a group photo during Capabilities Day, which is an opportunity for all the nations participating in Combined Resolve III to interact and le More
American Soldiers help Latvians operate the M4 rifle, a weapon that most Latvians are not familiar with, as they worked their way through the final test in a series of events called the Attack Tab Competition. More
Artillerymen with Battery C, 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division conduct re-arm, re-supply and re-fuel operations at Hohenfels Training Area, Oct. 26. Com More
U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Army veteran, speaks with Soldiers assigned to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, about their experience abroad More
Maj. Gen. Michael Bills, commanding general of 1st Cavalry Division, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas, awards troops of 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Di More
Soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, work with Latvian soldiers at an orphanage in the Latvian town of Vaive. The teams spent most of Oct. 28, 20 More
Maj. Gen. Michael Bills, right, commander of the 1st Cavalry Division speaks with a Romanian Soldier at the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Oct 28, during Combined Resolve III (U.S. Army photo by Capt. John F More
U.S. and Norwegian Soldiers conducted Master Breachers Course at Adazi Training Area, Latvia, where the Soldiers are participating in Operation Atlantic Resolve, Oct. 29, 2014. The U.S. Army Europe-led Operati More
Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division stand guard outside of a simulated embassy while role players protest at a Military Operations on Urban Terrain town aboard Mar More
Capt. Christopher Sims, commander of C Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, directs attention down the firing range and discusses firing points with Sgt. 1st Class Robby Burns, acting first sergeant assig More
Soldiers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, and their allied partners assigned to the Lithuanian Armed Forces wait to board their vehicles before participating in a combined arms liv More
Maj. Gen. Michael Bills, commander, 1st Cavalry Division, front left, is guided by Cpt. Theordore Kleinsorge, front-center, during an Estonian military training site visit, Oct. 31, 2014, near Tapa, Estonia. Th More
Soldiers from the 2nd Light Reconnaisance Squadron of the Danish Army prepare for an air assault mission during the multinational training exercise, Combined Resolve III. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. John Farmer, More
Maj. Gen. Michael Bills, commanding general of 1st Cavalry Division spent time seeing where Soldiers work and train during a visit to the Adazi Training Area, Latvia, Nov. 1, 2014. Units from 2nd Battalion, 8t More
Soldiers assigned the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, work alongside military policeman assigned to Lithuanian Land Forces during a room clearing exercise as part of Iron Sword 2014, a 2-week lon More
Staff Sgt. Kyle Lawler, squad leader, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, gives a command to his team leaders as they bound back from an objective at an Estonian More
Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division fired shots from M1A1 Abrams tanks at Adazi Training Area, Latvia, Nov. 6, 2014. They fired one shot for each of More
Gear is displayed on a table during an exhibition of U.S. military weapons, equipment, and vehicles in Tapa on Friday, Nov. 7, 2014. The exhibition was part of Operation Atlantic Resolve and was designed to int More
A soldier from 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division holds a candle to honor the sacrifice of Latvian soldiers who gave their lives during Operation Enduring Freedom More
Staff Sgt. Darrell Stamps, master gunner for Company B, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division from Fort Hood, Texas, demonstrates how to use MK-19 grenade launcher d More
U.S. Chief of the National Guard Bureau and member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Frank J. Grass (left), and Latvian Chief of Defense, Lt. Gen. Raimonds Graube (right) tour the motor pool at Adazi Training More
A young boy looks through the scope of a military rangefinder during an exhibition of U.S. and Estonian military weapons, equipment, and vehicles here during Estonia's Father's Day on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014. The More
A balloon from the Father's Day celebration, here, blows along the sidewalk Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014. The U.S. and Estonian militaries, in conjunction with local police and fire agencies, established a static displ More
Pvt. Bailey Davidson, Bradley systems maintainer, B Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, unspools a tow wench as part of cross training with British recov More
An M2A3 Bradley Fighting vehicle from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, begins a qualification table with tracer rounds at Adazi Training Area, Latvi More
The courtyard at Garkalnes School, Latvia, during an outreach event put on by representatives from the Latvian, Norwegian and U.S. armies on Nov. 11, 2014. Children had the opportunity to try on Army body-armor More
U.S. Army Pvt. Timothy Sharrock, an infantryman with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, and Latvian Pfc. Eriks Veldre, a member of mortar platoon, fir More
Taavi Rõivas, the Prime Minister of Estonia, peers into the back of an M1126 Stryker armored personnel carrier as Lt. Col. Aron Kalmus, brigade commander for the Estonian Army, explains characteristics of the v More
Estonian Prime Minister Tavvi Rõivas laughs at a joke during his visit to U.S. and Estonian soldiers participating in Operation Atlantic Resolve, here, Nov. 11, 2014. The U.S. Army Europe-led Atlantic Resolve, More
Latvian Lt. Col. Normunds Baranovs (standing, left) explains to secondary school students at a school in the rural area of Galbenes, Latvia, the U.S.-Latvian relationship for Operation Atlantic Resolve during a More
Army Maj. Catherine Sampert, a pediatric gastroenterologist attached to 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, performs chest compressions on a CPR-training dummy on Thursday, N More
Cpl. Thomas Olson, a heavy equipment operator with the 91st Engineer Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, discusses the location of fighting positions with a Norwegian More
U.S. Army Sgt. Thor Bumbrey, combat medic attached to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, watches a fellow soldier practice chest compressions on a man More
Pvt. Hayden Neighbors and Staff Sgt. Kyle Lawler, both from Company B, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, listens to a tour guide More
A dining table is decorated with a portrayal of food and drink accommodating a casual talk among soldiers at the Estonian War Museum (Eesti Sõjamuuseum) on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014. A tour was given to soldiers More
Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, fire mortars from an M1064A3 Mortar Carrie More
After a Soldier suffering from notional leg wounds falls during a simulated artillery attack, Soldiers from 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion. 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry More
Members of Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division standby as they prepare to participate in a rehearsal for the annual Latvia Day Parade in Riga, Latvia, o More
Maj. Gen. Mark T. McQueen, deputy commanding general of mobilization and reserve affairs, headquarters U.S. Army Europe, listens to a soldier after the Latvia Day parade in Riga, Latvia, Nov. 18, 2014. McQueen More
Norwegian soldiers from Telemark Battalion, Task Force Viking, march to their staging position for the Latvia Day Parade in Riga, Latvia, Nov. 18, 2014. Norwegian and U.S. forces marched in the parade as a show More
A Javelin missile trainer unit and its computer location unit (CLU) are on display at the (Kaitseministeerium) for a weapons presentation on Nov. 18, 2014. The presentation was part of a publicized contractual More
Jens Stoltenberg, the secretary general of NATO, delivers a speech with Taavi Rõivas, the Estonian prime minister, to American, Estonian and German soldiers at Ämari Air Base Nov. 20, 2014. Stoltenberg's visit More
Sgt. Jesus Sanchez, a native of Pharr, Texas, and an infantry squad leader with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, disc More
Latvian troops from Company B, 1st Battalion, Infantry Brigade, move out from a village after completion of a training exercise consisting of an assault of the village and search and rescue of a hostage at Adaz More