The flags of Exercise Cobra Gold 19’s full participating nations fly at Camp Ban Chan Khrem, Khao Khitchakut District, Thailand, Feb. 18, 2019. Exercise Cobra Gold demonstrates the commitment of the Kingdom of More
Staff Sgt. Michael Paugh, an infantry unit leader with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, briefs Marines before pistol marksmanship qualification aboard the dock landing ship USS More
Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, dance with Thai school children during Exercise Cobra Gold 19.1on a Community Relations trip at Ban Chan Khrem, Thailand, Feb. 18, 2019. Exercis More
Lt. Gen. Eric M. Smith, commanding general of III Marine Expeditionary Force, meets with Marines of Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, during a visit to Camp Ban Chan Khrem, Khao Khitchakut Dis More
Italian Soldiers participate in a tactical communications course hosted by the 173rd Airborne Brigade at Caserma Del Din, in Vicenza, Italy, on February 20, 2019.
Soldiers, family members, and civilians participate in a 5k run as part of the Black History Month Observance events on Caserma Del Din, in Vicenza, Italy, on February 21, 2019.
U.S. Army Major Shane Quinty, assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade, presents a course certificate to an Italian Soldier after a tactical communication course hosted by the brigade at Caserma Del Din, in Vicen More
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade conduct jumpmaster personnel inspection during the jumpmaster refresher course at Caserma Del Din, in Vicenza, Italy, on February 22, 2019.
Paratroopers assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, stage their gear during an emergency deployment readiness exercise (EDRE) at Aviano Air Base, in support More
A paratrooper assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, loads their gear onto a bus at Caserma Ederle, in Vicenza, Italy, during an emergency deployment readines More
A paratrooper assigned to Bravo Company, 1st. Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, prepares to load a U.S. Air Force C-130 at Aviano Airbase, during an emergency deployment readiness exer More
Cpl. Jeremy R. Gomez, an intelligence specialist with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, sifts through data during a command and control exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 24, 2019. The 31st MEU, in More
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force post security during a simulated raid at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 25, 2019. The 31st MEU, in a groundbreaking command and control e More
An MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor with Medium Marine tiltrotor squadron 262 aircraft takes off during a simulated raid at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 25, 2019. The 31st MEU, in a groundbreaking command and contr More
A row of Humvees belonging to Combat Logistics Battalion 31 sit inside the battalion motor pool at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 26, 2019. Motor transportation mechanics with CLB-31 work tirelessly to keep More
Jennifer Liew, manager of the Sabah Cheshire Home and Services, welcomes Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit during a community relations event in Sabah, Malaysia, Feb. 26, 2019. During More
Staff Sgt. Oohio, a Military Working Dog with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, stands guard at the unit command post, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 27, 2019. Oohio enjoys finding things, chasing stuff an More
Cpl. Daniel Collacott, a rifleman with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, holds security during platoon attack training at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 28, 2019. Collacott More
Cpl. Andre Balseca, a 2015 graduate of East Leyden High School, is a world traveller – in fact, the Chicagoland native has spanned the globe twice as a rifleman with the “China Marines,” Battalion Landing Team, More
Lance Cpl. Demarco Davis and Lance Cpl. Cody Vanvleet, both with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, walk to the food line during a “Steel Beach” atop the flight deck of the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), P More
U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 744th Military Police Battalion, headquartered in Easton, Pennsylvania, conduct a three-day field training exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, during a battle asse More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 prepare to offload from a Landing Craft Utility in Apra Harbor, Guam, March 6, 2019. The Marines and Sailors of CLB-31 offloaded in Guam to conduct roughly two weeks o More
U.S. Army Flight Engineer, Staff Sergeant Justin Hamlin, assigned to 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, prepares to deploy paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade from More
An M1A1 Abrams Fighting Vehicle over watches a live-fire event during Exercise Rock Spring 19 at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, March 6, 2019.
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 perform function checks with M249 squad automatic weapon during machine gun and heavy-weapons training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 7, 2019. During the traini More
Cpl. Anthony Gomez, a utilities mechanic, assists Cpl. Corey Hutchings, a motor transportation operator, with a fuel hose during training at Naval Base Guam, Guam, March 7, 2019. Gomez and Hutchings both belong More
Chief Warrant Officer Matthew McNulty, a maintenance officer with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, briefs Marines before vehicle convoy training in the Nimitz Training Area, Guam, March 8, 2019. McNulty is a nati More
U.S. Army Reserve Capt. David Gasperson, Public Affairs Officer for the 335th Signal Command (Theater), crouches to take a photo on a range at Fort Gordon, Georgia, March 8, 2019. Soldiers from the 335th Signal More
A U.S. Army Reserve Soldier with the 335th Signal Command (Theater) waits to fire an M16 rifle on a range at Fort Gordon, Georgia, March 8, 2019. Soldiers from the 335th Signal Command (Theater) headquarters co More
Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) perform maintenance atop the engine of an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft inside the squadron’s hangar at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinaw More
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force conduct military free-fall high altitude – high opening parachute insertion to further conduct Reconnaissance and Surveillance during simula More
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force discuss tactics before a military free-fall parachute jump during simulated Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations, Marine Corps Air Station More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 walk across the flight line at Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, before a visit to Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, March 11, 2019. Marines and Sailo More
Lance Cpl. Chris Pedroza, a rifleman with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, the “China Marines,” fires an M240G medium machine gun during low-light live-fire machine gun trainin More
Cpl. Caleb Timberman, a ground electronics transmission systems maintainer with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, drinks coconut milk at a bivouac site prior to live-fire machine gun training at Anderson Air Force More
Lance Cpl. Shawn Stark, an optics technician with Headquarters Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, the “China Marines,” staples balloons to targets before live-fire training at Anderson More
An MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft carrying Marines with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, lands during a live-fire range as part of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's simu More
A KC-130J Hercules lands at Ie Shima Training Facility during simulated Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations, March 13, 2019. Marines with the 31st MEU are conducting simulated EABO in a series of dynamic tra More
An M240B medium machine gun sits mounted aboard the USS Green Bay (LPD 20), underway in the Pacific Ocean, March 14, 2019. The M240B is operated by Marines with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battal More
U.S. Army Reserve Command noncommissioned officers and officers conducted an Army Combat Fitness Test familiarization at the FORSCOM/USARC headquarters, March 15, 2019 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Army senior More
U.S. Soldiers with the Indiana Army National Guard take the new Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) at the 122nd Fighter Wing in Fort Wayne, Indiana, March 15, 2019. The 1st Battalion, 293rd Infantry Regiment was p More
Cpl. Aidan T Barr, a machine gunner with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines gives commands to Lance Cpl. Thwaites on an M240B medium machine gun while aboard a landing craft utili More
Airman 1st Class Sean Moore, 741st Maintenance Squadron mechanical and pneudraulics section technician, guides down a chain and hoist from a payload transporter to a tensioner March 18, 2019, at Malmstrom Air F More
Slovenian Soldiers lead a convoy brief prior to departing Pocek Training Area, Slovenia during Exercise Lipizzaner V, March 18, 2019. Exercise Lipizzaner is a combined squad-level training exercise in preparati More
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade jump out of a c-17 during Exercise Eagle Sokol 19, at Pocek Training Area, Slovenia, March 26, 2019. Exercise Ea More
Cadre for Operation Cold Steel III Task Force Fortnite load an injured soldier into the rear of a tactical vehicle during a medical evacuation rehearsal, hosted by the 377th Theater Sustainment Command at Ft. M More
U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Tymar Lloyd with the 858th Transportation Detachment, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), reassembles his M240 7.62 mm Machine Gun during a Preliminary Marksmanship Instruction cou More
U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Shadannia Coachman with the 414th Transportation Company, 143d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), observes as Sgt. Candice Green, part of the cadre for Operation Cold Steel III, identif More
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, engage multiple targets with various weapons systems during Exercise Eagle Sokol 19, at Pocek Training Area, Sl More
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, run to their firing position with an M249 light machine gun during Exercise Eagle Sokol 19, at Pocek Training A More
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit ready targets prior to prequalifying with the M9A1 9 mm service pistol at Range 106, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 26, 2019. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ More
A U.S. Army Paratrooper assigned to Alpha Company, 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, carries a brazier charge during Exercise Eagle Sokol 19, at Pocek Training Area, Slovenia, March 26, 2 More
Lance Cpl. Keven A. Temple, left, and Garrett R. Jolley, heavy equipment mechanics with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, move fork lifts into the garage for repairs at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 27, 2019. More
A qualification crew moves down a mounted gunnery range to qualify during Operation Cold Steel III hosted by, 377th Theater Sustainment Command at Ft. McCoy, Wisconsin March 27, 2019. Operation Cold Steel III i More
“What makes me feel patriotic and proud to be to be a Marine is the fact that my profession allows me to train and influence young men in a way that can alter history for the better.”(Official Marine Corps Illu More
Master Sgt. Christopher Brest, with the 55th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), 377th Theater Sustainment Command, reviews transportation information during the Command Post Exercis More
Capt. George McArthur, Communication Strategy and Operations officer-in-charge with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, plays the Great Highlands Bagpipes to rouse motivational spirit toward the end of a 10 kil More
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit board an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft belonging to Marine Medium tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) before a 10 kilometer hike in the Central Training Area, More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 rush toward a firing position during machine gun training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 29, 2019. CLB-31 is the Logistics Combat Element for the 31st Marine Ex More
Specialist Denver Osborne, with the 221st Ordnance Company, 310th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), uses radio communications on a mounted gunnery range during Operation Cold Steel Task Force Fortnite hosted More
A U.S. Army Paratrooper assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, pulls a litter during a stress shooting range at Pocek Training Area in Slovenia, April 2, 2019. Exercise Eagl More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 receive instruction before Force Fitness training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 4, 2019. The Force Fitness program improves physical fitness training while red More
Soldiers from the US Army Reserve 383rd Quartermaster Battalion troubleshoot communications equipment during a field training exercise in Dona Ana, New Mexico, on April 4, 2019. Field training exercises allow A More
Cpl. Jahlil Moore, an administrative clerk with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, uses a computer at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 5, 2019. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deplo More
Pfc. Nathan Cook, a Cavalry Scout assigned to 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, observes a training area while acting as the opposing force defending a village d More
Staff Sgt. Joseph A. Ferguson, a fire support chief with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, speaks with members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade at t More
A service member with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force observes a UH-1Y Huey helicopter with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, during call-for-fire drills at More
Service members with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force are welcomed to the Supporting Arms Virtual Trainer by Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 9, 2019. Thi More
Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade review a map inside the Supporting Arms Virtual Trainer at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 10, 2019. This observation and More
A 510th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon gains altitude out of Aviano Air Base, Italy, April 10, 2019. In Operation Allied Force, the Air War over Serbia, the Buzzards distinguished themselves by flying mo More
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 4th Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment react to contact during Junction City Live Fire Exercise in Grafenwoehr, Germany.
U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to 4th Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, pose for a photo in the battalion's medical treatment facility during Exercise Junction City, at Grafenw More
Marines with Echo Battery, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, stand in formation during a Change of Command ceremony at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 12, 2019. During the ceremony, Capt. M More
Sgt. Bailey Fulmer, first squad leader for First Platoon with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, briefs his Marines for the upcoming Raider's Challenge event at Hansen Aquatic Ce More
Cpl. John Stone, a meteorology and oceanography analyst forecaster with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, briefs the daily forecast at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 16, 2019. The 31st MEU, the Marine Cor More
U.S. Army Reserve Pfc. Rolando Martinez, an Information Technology Specialist with Bravo Company, 319th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, performs the run event of an Army Physical Fitness Test during the 335th S More
U.S. Army Reserve Drill Sgt. Larry Davis of the 3rd Battalion, 323rd Regiment watches as U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Matthew Buzas, a Satellite Communication Systems Operator Maintainer assigned to Bravo Company, 31 More
A U.S. Army Reserve Soldier prepares his ruck sack during the 335th Signal Command (Theater) Best Warrior Competition 2019 at Fort Gordon, Georgia, April 17, 2019. The competition promotes esprit de corps and c More
U.S. Army Reserve Pfc. Rolando Martinez, left, an Information Technology Specialist with Bravo Company, 319th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, identifies different types of hand grenades during the 335th Signal More
Sky Soldiers made history Thursday with the first un-manned Raven UAV flight in Italy. These sensors help provide eyes and ears on the battlefield to keep our Paratroopers safe, and keep our units combat ready.
Lance Cpl. Ryan C. Motley, an S-3 fires specialist with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, inputs information into the Marine Corps Training Information Management System at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April More
Nine-millimeter cartridges sit ready for use in the 335th Signal Command (Theater) Best Warrior Competition 2019 at Fort Gordon, Georgia, April 18, 2019. The competition promotes esprit de corps and challenges More
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Steven O'Neal configues a Joint Building Blocks (JBLOX) System during a training at the headquarters in East Point, Ga. April 18, 2019. The JBLOX communications system is a modular Inter More
Lance Cpl. Johnjacob R. Carillo, a motor transportation mechanic with the Command Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, works on the engine of a Humvee at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aprih 18, 2019. M More
Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, mow overgrown grass at the Hokon Memorial at Kin Town, Okinawa, Japan, April 18, 2019. Community relations events give Marines and Sailors the c More
1st Lt. Dakota Deter, a communications officer with S-6, Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, smiles in front of a satellite terminal on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 18, 2019. Deter, a native More
Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, mow overgrown grass, at Hokon Memorial at Kin Town, Okinawa, Japan, April 18, 2019. Community relations events give Marines and Sailors the chan More
U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Cole Barron, a Cable Installer Maintainer with 820th Signal Company Tactical Installation Network-Enhanced, fires from the prone during the M16 qualification range of the 335th Signal Com More
Lance Cpl. Edgar M. Langle, a rifleman with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, heads to a community relations event at Nature Marai Park, Kin Town, Okinawa, Japan, April 19, 2019. Community re More
Lance Cpl. Eric P. Ewers, a military policeman with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, splashes water onto a shipping container at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 22, 2019. Marines use shipping containers t More
U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Alexander Putman, from the 366th Engineer Company, 412th Theater Engineer Command, performs a functionality check on a M2.50 caliber machine gun during a Gunnery Skills Testing course at More
U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines and soldiers of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade meet before starting a week of subje More
A Single Marine Program representative speaks to Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, during a volunteer event at Kanna Beach, Okinawa, Japan, April 24, 2019. During t More
A 311th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot displays the squadron “Fangs Out” symbol as he taxis before takeoff, April 24, 2019, on Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Between April 22 and May 3, the 311th FS co More
Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit don and clear protective gas masks during Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear defense training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 24, 2019. More
A Drill Instructor School candidate practices close order drill aboard Parris Island, S.C. April 25, 2019. Close order drill is one foundation of discipline and esprit de corps in the United States Marine Corps More
U.S. Army paratroopers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade take part in a team building exercise in which they navigate obstacles and dawn vision impairment goggles. The exercise was organized by the Army's Sexual Ha More
Ronald Johnson, the U.S. Army Reserve Command deputy Inspector General, was recently named the 2018 Department of the Army Civilian IG of the Year. Johnson, a retired colonel and infantry officer, has been serv More
Col. Timmy Harbor, 49th Maintenance Group commander, participates in an operations briefing with 311th Fighter Squadron and 311th Aircraft Maintenance Unit staff, April 25, 2019, on Hill Air Force Base, Utah. H More