Petty Officer 3rd Class Jacob Jackson, gunner’s mate, Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron 4, is congratulated by Rear Adm. Michael Tillotson, commander, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, after being prese More
Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert stands with Petty Officer 3rd Class Quentin Benjamin, second left, assigned to Naval Support Activity Washington, and his family after presenting him the Na More
Sergeant Stephen Lowe, an armory custodian with 2nd Marine Division aboard Marine Corps base Camp Lejeune, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal recently for actions while on Marine security guard duty in More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Matthew A. Sprankle is awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal after saving a Senegalese man from drowning last August, aboard Morón Air Base, Spain, Jan. 26, 2016. Sprankle is currently More
Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Ronald L. Green addresses the Marines of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command during his visit aboard Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Aug. 2 More
Cpl. Nathan Bryson (right), a Marine Corps veteran who most recently served as a motor transport operator for Headquarters and Support Battalion, School of Infantry East, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, stands at More
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. John Sax, right, aviation majors monitor, Manpower and Reserve Affairs (M&RA), is awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for Heroism by Lt.Gen. Mark Brilakis, deputy commandant, M&RA, at More
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Col. Joseph Russo, command officer of 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, along with Col. Jeffrey Smitherman, commanding officer for 6th Marine Recruiting District, greet the family More
Cpl. David Qualls, a motor transport assistant operations chief with Marine Wing Support Squadron 471, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, stands at parade rest while he waits to be awarded the Nav More
BREMERTON, Wash. (June 30, 2017) - Rear Adm. John Tammen, commander, Submarine Group 9, presents Lt. Andrew Lawrence, assigned to the Gold crew of the guided missile submarine USS Ohio (SSGN 726), with the Navy More
Sgt. Kevin Peach, an infantryman with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, was awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Medal by Lt. Col. Reginald McClam, commanding officer of 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment during a More
SAN ANTONIO (Sept. 8, 2017) Marines from 3D Assault Amphibian Battalion in Camp Pendleton, California, prepare to parade the colors for an award ceremony in the historical quadrangle at Joint Base San Antonio - More
U.S. Marine Sergeant James M. Niemeier, Military Information Support Operations (MISO) Non Commissioned Officers with MISO Company, Marine Corps Information Operations Center, poses for a photo after being awar More
Sean-Paul Donovan, a former sergeant with 2nd Radio Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group is awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal at Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 17, 2018. The Navy and Marine More
Lance Cpl. Tucker Watson-Veal, scout, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, stands before Lt. Col. John S. Kinitz, commanding officer, 3rd LAR, and Sgt. Maj. Luis M. Ortega, sergeant major, 3rd LAR, durin More
Col. Simon Doran, the Marine Aircraft Group 11 commanding officer, pins the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Sgt. Nathan Hanbury, an F/A-18 electrical systems technician with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squ More
The Navy and Marine Corps Medal and citation are posthumously awarded to Lance Cpl. Nicholas R. Smarr, a Reserve Marine killed in the line of duty while serving as a police officer for the Americus Police Depar More
Maj. Gen. Kevin M. Iiams, commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, addresses Navy and Marine Corps Medal recipients Sgt. Austin Cox and Sgt. Michael Vura following an awards ceremony at Marine Corps Air More
Maj. Gen. Karsten Heckl, commanding general, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, speaks during an awards presentation aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, January 28, 2019. Heckl presented four M More
Maj. William Easter, the theatre security cooperation officer with III Marine Expeditionary Force, receives an award in the Battle Cabin room of the III MEF headquarters building, Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kevin A. Grajeda, Combat Logistics Regiment 27 (CLR-27), 2nd Marine Logistics Group (2nd MLG), is awarded with the Navy and Marine Corps Medal by U.S. Marine Corps Col. Brian W. Mul More
A Navy and Marine Corps medal is placed on the uniform of an East Coast based Naval Special Warfare Operator after being awarded the medal for saving the two children from a rip current. The Navy and Marine Med More
A photo depicting Lance Cpl. Corey Staten is displayed during an Award Ceremony held by 4th Combat Engineering Battalion in Baltimore, Oct. 24, 2020. Lance Cpl. Staten was posthumously awarded the Navy Marine C More
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. James W. Bierman, commanding general, 3d Marine Division, presents the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Sgt. Brandon C. Antoine, a radio operator assigned to Communications Company, He More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Jacob Jackson, gunner’s mate, Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron 4, is presented the Navy and Marine Corps Medal June 23 by Rear Adm. Michael Tillotson, commander, Navy Expeditiona More
Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert congratulates Petty Officer 3rd Class Quentin Benjamin, assigned to Naval Support Activity Washington, after presenting him the Navy and Marine Corps Medal More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Matthew A. Sprankle is awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal after saving a Senegalese man from drowning last August. The award is the highest non-combative decoration for heroism award More
Col. Ricardo Player (left), the Force Headquarters Group chief of staff, Marine Forces Reserve, pins the Navy and Marine Corps Medal on Cpl. Nathan Bryson (right), a Marine Corps veteran who most recently serve More
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. John Sax, right, aviation majors monitor, Manpower and Reserve Affairs (M&RA), poses for a photo with his family after receiving the Navy and Marine Corps Medal, at the Marsh Center, Mari More
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Attendees bow their heads during the invocation at a ceremony posthumously awarding the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Sullivan and Staff Sgt. David Wyatt at Ross’s Land More
Lt. Col. Vincent Dawson (left), the executive officer of Marine Aircraft Group 41, Marine Forces Reserve, awards Cpl. David Qualls, a motor transport assistant operations chief with Marine Wing Support Squadron More
Sgt. Kevin Peach, an infantryman with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, was awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Medal by Lt. Col. Reginald McClam, commanding officer of 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, during More
SAN ANTONIO (Sept. 8, 2017) Marine Corps veteran Corporal Randy D. Mann, center, stands at attention while Marines from 3D Assault Amphibian Battalion in Camp Pendleton, California, parade the colors for an awa More
U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Information Operations Center, Military Information Support Operations Company, and family of U.S. Marine Sergeant James M. Niemeier, Military Information Support Operations (MISO More
Lt. Col. John S. Kinitz, commanding officer, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, awards Lance Cpl. Tucker Watson-Veal, scout, 3rd LAR the Navy and Marine Corps Medal during a ceremony at Lance Cpl. Torr More
Col. Simon Doran, right, the Marine Aircraft Wing 11 commanding officer, presents the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Sgt. Nathan Hanbury, an F/A-18 electrical systems technician with Marine All-Weather Fighter More
Americus police chief Mark Scott, stands outside the Nicholas Smarr and Jody Smith Memorial Building at Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus, Ga., Dec. 7, 2018. Smarr and Smith were both police off More
Navy and Marine Corps Medal recipients Sgt. Austin Cox and Sgt. Michael Vura address Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron (HMLAT) 303 following an awards ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pe More
A U.S. Marine Corps Major with 4th Combat Engineer Battalion presents Lance Cpl. Corey Staten’s mother, Nancy Staten, the Navy and Marine Corps Medal during an award ceremony in Baltimore, Oct. 24, 2020. Lance More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Matthew A. Sprankle is awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal after saving a Senegalese man from drowning, last August, aboard Morón Air Base, Spain, Jan. 26, 2016. The award is the high More
Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller addresses the Marines of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command about Lance Cpl. Duncan Harris’ heroism after awarding him the Navy More
Sgt. Maj. William Grigsby (right), the sergeant major of Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, speaks with and congratulates Cpl. Nathan Bryson (left) for being awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Med More
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. John Sax, right, aviation majors monitor, Manpower and Reserve Affairs (M&RA), poses a photo with Lt.Gen. Mark Brilakis, Deputy Commandant, M&RA, at the Marsh Center, after receiving the More
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Attendees stand for the posting of the colors during a ceremony posthumously awarding the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Sullivan and Staff Sgt. David Wyatt at Ross’s La More
Cpl. David Qualls (left), a motor transport assistant operations chief with Marine Wing Support Squadron 471, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, Lt. Col. Vincent Dawson (center), the executive off More
Sgt. Kevin Peach, an infantryman with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, delivers the battalion safety brief after being awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Medal during a battalion formation at Camp Lejeune, N.C. More
SAN ANTONIO (Sept. 8, 2017) Marine Corps veteran Corporal Randy D. Mann, center, stands at attention during the reading of his award at a ceremony in the historical quadrangle at Joint Base San Antonio - Fort S More
U.S. Marine Lieutenant General Daniel O’Donohue, Deputy Commandant for Information Headquarters Company awards U.S. Marine Sergeant James M. Niemeier, Military Information Support Operations (MISO) Non Commiss More
U.S. Marine Sergeant James M. Niemeier, Military Information Support Operations (MISO) Non Commissioned Officers with MISO Company, and family join together to pose for a photo after the Navy and Marine Corps M More
Lance Cpl. Tucker Watson-Veal, scout, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, accepts his award citation for the Navy and Marine Corps Medal during a ceremony at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field aboard the M More
Sgt. Maj. Robert Tellez, the Marine Aircraft Group 11 sergeant major, reads a citation for the Navy and Marine Corps Medal being presented to Sgt. Nathan Hanbury, an F/A-18 electrical systems technician with Ma More
The police badge worn by Nicholas Smarr the day he was killed in the line of duty while serving as a police officer for the Americus Police Department, is displayed at the department in Americus, Ga., Dec. 7, 2 More
Lt. Col. Jeffrey Sykes, commanding officer of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron (HMLAT) 303, congratulates Navy and Marine Corps Medal recipients Sgt. Austin Cox and Sgt. Michael Vura following a More
Maj. Gen. Karsten Heckl (left), commanding general, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, presents Staff Sgt. Leary Reicharwarfel with the Navy and Marine Corps Medal aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Car More
Lt. Gen. H. Stacy Clardy, III Marine Expeditionary Force Commanding General pins a medal onto Maj. William Easter, the theatre security cooperation officer with III MEF, in the Battle Cabin room of the III MEF More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kevin A. Grajeda, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, (CLR-27), 2nd Marine Logistics Group (2nd MLG), is awarded with the Navy and Marine Corps Medal by U.S. Marine Corps Col. Brian W. Mu More
Lance Cpl. Corey Staten’s mother, Nancy Staten, holds her son’s posthumously awarded Navy and Marine Corps Medal and Citation at an award ceremony in Baltimore, Oct. 24, 2020. Lance Cpl. Staten earned his award More
Rear Adm. Dave Thomas, Commander, Surface Force Atlantic, presents Petty Officer 2nd Class Dustin Kilgore with the Navy and Marine Corps Medal during a ceremony aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Monterey. More
U.S. Marines Corps Maj. Gen. Niel E. Nelson, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa awards Sgt. Matthew A. Sprankle the Navy and Marine Corps Medal, aboard Morón Air Base, Spain, Jan. 26, 2016 More
Cpl. Nathan Bryson poses for a photo with his girlfriend, father and grandparents after being awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal in Brook Park, Ohio, April 13, 2017. In 2014, Bryson and a fellow Marine hel More
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Maj. Chris Cotton, commanding officer of Recruiting Station Montgomery, presents the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to the family of Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Sullivan, at Ross’s Landing in Chattano More
The family of Cpl. David Qualls, a motor transport assistant operations chief with Marine Wing Support Squadron 471, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, listen attentively as Qualls receives his Na More
SAN ANTONIO (Sept. 8, 2017) Command Sgt. Maj. Max Garcia, center, 3D Assault Amphibian Battalion in Camp Pendleton, California, reads an award citation for Marine Corps veteran Corporal Randy D. Mann, right, wh More
U.S. Marine Sergeant James M. Niemeier, Military Information Support Operations (MISO) Non Commissioned Officers with MISO Company, marches to the front of the formation to be awarded the Navy and Marine Corps More
U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Bradley Bean, commanding officer of 2nd Radio Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, gives his remarks about Sean-Paul Donovan, a former sergeant with 2nd Radio Battali More
Lance Cpl. Tucker Watson-Veal, scout, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, stands next to Lt. Col. John S. Kinitz, commanding officer, 3rd LAR, as he addresses the battalion after a ceremony at Lance Cpl More
Sgt. Nathan Hanbury, an F/A-18 electrical systems technician with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron [VMFA(AW)] 225, stands at attention during the reading of his citation before receiving the Navy and More
Holiday decorations adorn the final resting place of Lance Cpl. Nicholas R. Smarr, a Reserve Marine killed in the line of duty while serving as a police officer for the Americus Police Department in Americus, G More
Navy and Marine Corps Medal recipients Sgt. Austin Cox, right, and Sgt. Michael Vura, left, pose with family members of the victims of the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival shooting following an awards ceremony a More
Maj. Gen. Karsten Heckl (left), commanding general, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, presents Sgt. Anders Larson with the Navy and Marine Corps Medal aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Janua More
Maj. William Easter, the theatre security cooperation officer with III Marine Expeditionary Force, stands before the III MEF Commanding General, Lt. Gen. H. Stacy Clardy in the Battle Cabin room of the III MEF More
Lance Cpl. Corey Staten’s father, Walter Dukes, holds his son’s Navy and Marine Corps Medal and Citation. Lance Cpl. Staten was awarded the Navy Marine Corps Medal for his heroism on July 4, 2018, when he saved More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Matthew A. Sprankle is awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal after saving a Senegalese man from drowning last August, aboard Morón Air Base, Spain, Jan. 26, 2016. The award is the highe More
Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller awards Lance Cpl. Duncan Harris, an automotive maintenance technician with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, the Navy and Mari More
Col. Ricardo Player (center), the Force Headquarters Group chief of staff, Marine Forces Reserve, speaks to the family of Cpl. Nathan Bryson (left), a Marine Corps veteran who most recently served as a motor tr More
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Maj. Chris Cotton, commanding officer of Recruiting Station Montgomery, give the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Lorri Wyatt, wife of Staff Sgt. David Wyatt, at Ross’s Landing in Chattanooga More
SAN ANTONIO (Sept. 8, 2017) Lt. Col. William O'Brien, commanding officer, 3D Assault Amphibian Battalion in Camp Pendleton, California, pins the Navy and Marine Corps Medal on Marine Corps veteran Corporal Ran More
U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Information Operations Center, stand at attention while the award for U.S. Marine Sergeant James M. Niemeier, Military Information Support Operations (MISO) Non Commissioned Offic More
U.S. Marine Lieutenant General Daniel O’Donohue, Deputy Commandant for Information Headquarters Company gives a speech about the significance of the Navy and Marine Corps Medal, and the acts of heroism of U.S. More
Marines with 2nd Radio Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group gather to congratulate Sean-Paul Donovan, a former sergeant with 2nd Radio Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information More
Sgt. Maj. Luis M. Ortega, sergeant major, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, addresses the battalion after an award ceremony for Lance Cpl. Tucker Watson-Veal, scout, 3rd LAR, who was awarded the Navy More
Janice Smarr the mother of Lance Cpl. Nicholas Smarr, looks through a photo album filled with photos of her son’s life and Marine Corps career, in Americus, Ga., Dec. 6, 2018. Nicholas Smarr served as a police More
Maj. Gen. Kevin M. Iiams, commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, speaks to family members of the victims of the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival shooting following an awards ceremony at Marine Corps Air More
Maj. Gen. Karsten Heckl (left), commanding general, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, presents Cpl. Austin McMullen with the Navy and Marine Corps Medal aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Jan More
Lt. Gen. H. Stacy Clardy, III Marine Expeditionary Force Commanding General presents an award to Maj. William Easter, the theatre security cooperation officer with III MEF, in the Battle Cabin room of the III M More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kevin A. Grajeda, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, retires from active duty service at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina July 17, 2020. Grajeda was awarded for h More
Family members of Lance Cpl. Corey Staten comforted each other during his award ceremony at 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, Baltimore, Oct. 24, 2020. Lance Cpl. Staten gave his life saving another in 2018 and wa More