U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Richard Miller, a network data technician with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, serves iced tea at the Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen in New York, May 27, 2016 during Fleet Week. U.S. Mari More
U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division assist with the clean-up after Hurricane Florence at Jacksonville High School in Jacksonville, N.C., Oct. 19, 2018. Marines have assiste More
Soldiers from the Afghan National Army take cover in a field after exchanging fire with the enemy in Karez-e Sayyidi, Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 9. Soldiers from the ANA and Marines from Lima Company, More
Des Plaines, Ill., native, Cpl. Jeffery Rice, a squad leader with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, leads his squad on a security patrol through a rural area. The 21-year-old is currently se More
Mantua, Ohio, native Sgt. Kevin Siska, the mobile section leader of 3rd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, ensures radio communications are operating properly before departing on a mo More
A Marine with 3rd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, provides security during a patrol. Third Platoon conducts frequent patrols to show their presence in the area and maintain security.
An Afghan National Army soldier with 2nd platoon, 1st Tolai, 3rd Kandak, searches vegetation near a local compound in eastern Marjah in August. Security in Marjah has improved greatly in the past two years sinc More
Private Alberto Pulles Jr., a Miami native and an infantryman with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, shakes hands with his battalion commander, Lt. Col. James A. Ryans, after receiving the French Fourragere A More
Marines from Company I, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division use yellow smoke to cover their advance during platoon attack training Oct. 5. 3/6 is in Yuma supporting the Weapons and Tactics I More
Lance Cpl. Shelby Wiechert fires an M-240B machine gun mounted to a 7-ton truck, Oct 12. Wiechert is a motor transport operator with Headquarters and Support Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Ma More
Lance Cpl. Taylor Kyser (kneeling) and 2nd Lt. Zack Devlin-Foltz rush to secure the landing zone during a non-combatant evacuation operation training exercise Oct. 19. Both Marines serve with Company L, 3rd B More
A Guam resident rides his carabao to town during Discovery Day festivities here March 9. Every year residents celebrate Guam's discovery in 1521 with cultural activities ranging from coconut husking and tuba dr More
A local resident rides his carabao into town March 9 during a celebration in the village of Umatac as a demonstration of how Chamorros used to travel before modernization. The festival, Discovery Day, is celebr More
Marines execute Military Operations on Urban Terrain training with Special Effects Small Arms Marking System rounds March 12 in NCTS abandoned housing units during Exercise Guahan Shield. MOUT training with SE More
Marines train with Special Effects Small Arms Marking Systems (SESAMS) in a controlled Military Operations on Urban Terrain (MOUT) environment practicing unit cohesion and combat readiness March 12, on NCTS Nav More
Marines fast-rope out of a MH-60S "Knighthawk" helicopter March 13 on NCTS Naval Base during Exercise Guahan Shield. Guahan Shield is an exercise designed to facilitate multiservice engagement and provide poten More
Marine Pfc. Naim K. Olverson loads Special Effects Small Arms Marking System rounds March 13 during Military Operations on Urban Terrain training in abandoned military housing on NCTAMS during Exercise Guahan S More
Marines prepare to fast-rope from an MH-60S “Knighthawk” helicopter March 14 for “elevator ops” training on NCTS during Exercise Guahan Shield. Guahan Shield is an exercise designed to prepare for multiservice More
Marines fast-rope out of a MH-60S "Knighthawk" helicopter March 14 on NCTS Naval Base during Exercise Guahan Shield. Guahan Shield is an exercise designed to facilitate multiservice engagement and provide poten More
Gen. John M. Paxton Jr., Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, shakes hands with Maj. Rob Thomas, officer-in-charge of the forward command element, during Exercise Guahan Shield. Guahan Shield is an exercis More
Lance Cpl. Natavia Carpenter motivates a fellow Marine while his team pushes a Humvee March 15 during a field meet on NCTS. The Marines are part of Guahan Shield, an exercise designed to facilitate multiservic More
Marines conduct a field meet March 15 as part of Exercise Guahan Shield. Guahan Shield, an exercise designed to facilitate multiservice engagement and provide potential response to theater crises and contingenc More
Marines make their way through the Guam jungle March 19 on NCTS during field training exercises during Guahan Shield. Guahan Shield is an exercise designed to facilitate multiservice engagements, set condition More
Marines patrol through the jungle on NCTS March 19 during Exercise Gauhan Shield. Guahan Shield is an exercise designed to facilitate multiservice engagement and provide potential rapid response to theater cris More
Marines team up with Airmen from Andersen Air Base March 21 for a pavement repair project on Andersen during Exercise Guahan Shield. Guahan Shield aims to facilitate multiservice engagements, set conditions for More
Marines conduct beach physical training in honor of all service members who lost their lives in the invasion of Guam March 22 on NCTS during Exercise Gauhan Shield. Guahan Shield is an exercise designed to faci More
Area Knights of Columbus members lead the parade during the opening ceremonies of the 37th annual Special Olympics March 23 at Okkodo High School, Guam during Exercise Guahan Shield. ervice members from the is More
Participants march during the opening ceremony for the 37th annual Special Olympics March 23 at Okkodo High School, Guam during Exercise Guahan Shield. Service members from the island teamed up with the local More
Marines participate in physical training, play football and answer questions with future Marine poolees March 23 at Agana soccer field during Exercise Guahan Shield. Guahan Shield is an exercise designed to fac More
Navy Lt. Sheila Mulligan signs in as a volunteer for the 37th annual Special Olympics March 23 at Okkodo High School, Guam during Exercise Guahan Shield. “It’s pretty awesome to get out here and interact with t More
Marines conduct a pavement repair project March 25 on Andersen Air Force Base during Exercise Guahan Shield. Guahan Shield is an exercise designed to facilitate multiservice engagement and provide potential ra More
Marines learn about Guam's history during a tour of its battle and historical sites March 26 as a part of Exercise Guahan Shield. Guahan Shield is designed to facilitate multiservice engagements, set conditions More
Marines learn about Guam's military history and battle sites while on a tour March 26 during Exercise Guahan Shield. Guahan Shield is an exercise designed to facilitate multiservice engagement and provide pote More
Marines and community members combine efforts March 28 to restore a Liguan Terrace park during Exercise Guahan Shield. The community members are part of the Islandwide Beautification Task Force and the Noncommu More
Marines conduct a “stress shoot” April 2 on NCTS during Exercise Guahan Shield. A stress shoot is combat marksmanship training consisting of quick movement and fast shot placement. Exercise Guahan Shield will More
Marines practice Marine Corps Martial Arts Program techniques on April 4 on NCTS as part of Exercise Guahan Shield. Guahan Shield is an exercise designed to facilitate multiservice engagement and provide potent More
Lance Cpl. Jeraco J. Jenkins shoots the M-27 “Infantry Automatic Rifle” April 4 on NCTS during Exercise Guahan Shield. The IAR design is based off of the M16 and M4 rifles service members have become familiar w More
Maj. Robert B. Thomas presents certificates to his graduates of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program Instructor Course April 5 on NCTS during Exercise Guahan Shield. Exercise Guahan Shield will facilitate mul More
Lance Cpl. Joshua T. Van Hoose posts security April 8 during final field exercises on Andersen South during Exercise Guahan Shield. The exercises consisted mainly of raids and patrols in and around abandoned ho More
Lance Cpl. Jonathan A. Gonzalez takes a knee while his unit leader uses the radio April 10 during final field exercises on Andersen South during Exercise Guahan Shield. The exercises consisted mainly of raids a More
Cpl. Aaron Piccolo and Lance Cpl. Dylan M. Czoka provide security April 10 during final field exercises on Andersen South during Exercise Guahan Shield. The exercises consisted of many raids and patrols in and More
Garrett Agun prepares food for veterans and community members from the Nimitz Beach, Agat area, April 27 as they host Marines on Guam participating in Exercise Guahan Shield. The veterans got together with the More
Marines play volleyball with local veterans and community members April 27 at Nimitz Beach, Guam, during their third annual “Once a Marine, Always a Marine” barbecue. The veterans teamed up with the 3rd Marine More
Marines fire their M4 services rifle June 5 at Range 10 on Camp Schwab during squad offensive operations. Marines with Company L practiced squad maneuvers in offensive scenarios. Company L, 3rd Battalion, 6th M More
Marines with Company L fire the M4 service rifle at targets June 5 at Range 10 on Camp Schwab during squad offensive operations training. The Marines conducted squad-supported attack and maneuver training using More
A U.S. Marine with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 (HMH-366), performs a pre flight check at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Jan. 13, 2014. Marines with HMH-366 provided aerial support for Mar More
A division of CH-53E Super Stallions begins to land at Marine Corps Outlying Field Atlantic Jan 13. The aircrafts were performing aerial insertion for 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment. The Super Stallions bel More
Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, exit a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk during a vertical assault raid exercise at Udairi Range i More
U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (3/6), stand in formation during a Change of Command ceremony at the area 1 gym, Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 6, 2014. Lt. Col. James A. Ryans II, outgoing comm More
U.S. Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (3/6), 2nd Marine Division, practice fast roping techniques Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., March 21, 2014. Fast roping lessons were giv More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Patice Arnold, right, mortarman, Weapons Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (3/6), 2nd Marine Division, half loads an M224 60 mm mortar system during a fire More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Tyler Martelle, infantryman, 1st Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (3/6), 2nd Marine Division, fires an M249 squad automatic weapon during a suppressive fir More
Concord, N.C. native, Corporal Nathaniel Theocles, a squad leader with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, fires an M249 light machine gun during a live fire exercise aboar More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Johnathan Rodriguez, team leader, Scout Snipers Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (3/6), 2nd Marine Division, looks through an M8541 scout snip More
U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, walk to embark on MV-22B Ospreys before conducting the Assault Support Tactics training exercise during the Weapons and Tactics Instruc More
Petty Officer 3rd Class David E. Martinez of Columbus, Ga., a corpsman with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment's Headquarters and Service Company, reads a slide from his power point during his class aboard Yuma More
U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 3 Thomas Maguire, left, infantry weapons officer, and Lt. Col. Sean Filson, battalion commander, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (3/6), 2nd Marine Division, cook steak More
Gunnery Sgt. Louis Pope, a reconnaissance Marine with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force, sourced from Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, prepares to read the Meda More
150524-M-YH418-006: RED SEA (May 24, 2015) - Gunnery Sergeant Louis Pope, a reconnaissance Marine with the Maritime Raid Force, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, reads the Medal of Honor citation of Lt. Michael M More
Lance Cpl. Robert Pease, a rifleman with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, guides a Humvee off the amphibious transport dock USS New York (LPD 21), Aqaba More
Petty Officer 1st Class Jason A. Pippenger, a hospital corpsman from Cleveland, Tenn. with Special Operations Training Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, applies injury make-up to a role player before a mass More
Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force discuss final details for a nighttime raid exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 27, 2014. The 24th MEU is currently conducting Realistic Urb More
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Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit watch a pair of CH-53E Super Stallions from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th MEU, aboard the USS Iwo Jima, Nov. 3, 2014. The 24th MEU is pr More
A light armored vehicle operated by Marines with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire a 25 mm training round through a tracer barrel dur More
Sergeant Evan A. Castle, a machine gun section leader with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, teaches a class during a Lance Corporal’s Lea More
A Marine with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) guides a Humvee off a Landing Craft, Air Cushioned vessel in Kuwait, Jan. 31, 2015. A contingent of 24th MEU Marines is conducting scheduled sustainment More
Marines with India Battery, the artillery attachment for Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct live-fire training aboard the amphibious assault ship More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct a live-fire range at Camp Beuhring, Kuwait, Feb. 4, 2015. A contingent of MEU Marines is ashore in Kuwait as part of sch More
Lance Cpl. Joshua Murray, a rifleman with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fires an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon during a training e More
Lance Cpl. Marshall Norton, right, an intelligence specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), exits a Humvee Egress Assisted Trainer (HEAT) at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Fe More
A Marine with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), communicates with a Marine down the firing line during a dry-fire training evolution at Udairi Rang More
Marines with Combined Anti-Armor Team 1, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire a Tube Launched Optically Tracked Wire Guided Missile, during a live-fire More
Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, stack against a building during Military Operations in Urban Terrain, or MOUT, training at More
Sgt. James Kauffman, a metal worker with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fabricates a plate to be attached to an engineer driving stake at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Feb. 14, 20 More
Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), post security during a vertical assault raid exercise at Udairi Range in Kuwait, Feb. More
Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), keep their weapons trained on simulated enemy during a raid exercise at Udairi Range More
Sergeant J Tee Hamilton, a fire controlman with India Battery, the artillery attachment for Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, posts security at the entra More
A convoy from Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), exit a training area at Udairi Range, Kuwait, Feb. 19, 2015. A contingent of MEU Mar More
Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit post security during a field training exercise at Udairi Range, Kuwait, Feb. 19, 2015. A contingent of MEU Marines is ashore in Kuwait as part of scheduled sustai More
Lieutenant Cmdr. John Carter, a chaplain with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, speaks to a group of Marines during a prayer service at Udairi Range, Kuwait, Feb. 22, 2015. A contin More
Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, treat a simulated casualty during a training exercise at Udairi Range, Kuwait, Feb. 22, 201 More
Col. Scott F. Benedict, center, commanding officer of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, speaks with MEU Marines during a visit aboard the USS New York (LPD 21), while in port in the Kingdom of Bahrain, March More
Cpl. Marquis Jones, an embarkation specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, takes the oath of enlistment during his re-enlistment ceremony aboard the USS New York (LPD 21), More
Lance Cpl. Robert Aagard, an assaultman with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires an M16 Service Rifle during a test fire exercise aboa More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit stand in formation for an award ceremony aboard the USS New York (LPD 21), March 19, 2015. The 24th MEU is embarked on the ships of the More
Seaman Deontae Carter, a boatswain’s mate with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, guides a Logistics Vehicle System Replacement, or LSVR, assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary U More
150330-M-YH418-008: DJIBOUTI (March 30, 2015) – Lance Cpl. Michael Johnson, left, a military police officer, and Cpl. Eric Davis, a field artillery fire control man, both with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit More
Lance Cpl. Austin Garrett, a landing support specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, launches a RQ-11B Raven Unmanned Aircraft System, Djibouti, March 31, 2015. A continge More
A Marine with the Maritime Raid Force, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to attach a tactical ladder to the side of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) during a routine nighttime vis More
150402-M-YH418-001: GULF OF ADEN (April 2, 2015) - Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, stand in formation during a promotion ceremony aboard the amphibious transport dock More
Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a full-contact sparring session as part of green belt certification during Marine Corps Martial Ar More
150416-M-YH418-023: GULF OF ADEN (April 16, 2015) – Petty Officer 1st Class Petronilo Marcelo, center, a hospital corpsman and independent duty corpsman with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditio More
Sergeant Nicolas Rublein, left, a cyber network operator with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and 1stSgt. Allen Allred, Company 1stSgt, Light Armored R More
Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Sailors from the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group await a vertical replenishment-at-sea aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21), April More
Lt. Cmdr. Janice Pollard, center, the commanding officer of mine countermeasures ship USS Sentry (MCM 3), briefs Sailors with the ship’s crew and Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battali More
150501-M-YH418-002: GULF OF ADEN (May 1, 2015) - Lance Cpl. McKenzie Berry, a water purification specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, sings the National Anthem during a More
Tactical vehicles assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, are staged in the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) in preparation to be transpor More