PATROL BASE FULOD, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Afghan National Army soldiers and Marines walk through the courtyard of a compound they searched in Sangin, Afghanistan, May 10. The ANA as More
PATROL BASE FULOD, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Marines from 2nd Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, and their Afghanistan National Army counterparts patrol near a com More
Pfc. William Mauk, an infantryman with 3rd Platoon, Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, plays a game of chess at Village Stability Platform Lam, Dec. More
SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 16, 2020) An F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares to land on the flight deck of More
SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 17, 2020) A Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares to mount an AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missil More
SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 20, 2020) A Marine with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fires his M-27 infantry automatic rifle during a nighttime combat marksma More
SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 21, 2020) Rear Adm. Fred Kacher, commander of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7, speaks to S-1 Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) aboard amphibious assault ship USS Am More
MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fly during a combat mission rehearsal aboard amphibious assault ship USS Amer More
U.S. Army Capt. Joseph Driskell, commander of Company A, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, describes the actions his paratroopers should take if fired upon by insurgents in their upcoming patrol More
Sergeant Cordero Gonzalez, center, squad leader, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 7, introduces himself to Afghan National Army Sgt. Gulagh, right, team leader, 1st Tolai, 1st Ka More
Lance Cpl. Clinton Rivas, rifleman, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, patrols through southern Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 27, 2012. The patrol teamed with Afgh More
Col. Tamas Sandor, Hungarian Special Operations Forces (SOF) commander, boards a CH-47, Chinook helicopter with newly-arrived staff members at a base in Eastern Afghanistan. Afghan National Security Forces (ANS More
Soldiers with the Afghan National Army (ANA), prepare to conduct an early-morning foot patrol to the village of Jeleran from Combat Outpost Ware, in the Arghandab Valley, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, June 9, More
Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, halt during a patrol on Range 220 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 9, 2013. The $140 million urban warfare More
Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a foreign object detection walk on the runway as part of exercise Cobra Gold 2020, Utapao, Kingdom of Thai More
U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and U.S. Soldiers with the 25th Infantry Division conduct a noncombatant evacuation rehearsal as part of exercise Cobra Gold 2020 More
Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear defense specialists with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct a demonstration of Marine Corps standards and protocols for scrubbing and screening for CBRN threa More
U.S. Marine Chief Warrant Officer Samuel Curry, officer in charge of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear response element with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit speaks with Royal Thai sailors and Ma More
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit play volleyball with students of Matthayom Pharatchatan Na Yao High school during a community relations event as part of exercise Cobra Gold 2020, Matthayom Phara More
Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense specialists with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct a notional casualty extraction during a biological decontamination demonstration with Royal Th More
Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense specialists with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit scrub and screen a simulated CBRN casualty during a rehearsal with Royal Thai sailors and Marines as pa More
Role players burst through a doorway at the Homeland Security Center of Excellence during an active shooter scenario at the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs campus, Lawrenceville, N.J., Ja More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Chad Chapman, 97th Civil Engineer Squadron structural journeyman, secures wall anchors to the perimeter wall near base housing Jan. 19 at Altus Air Force Base, Okla. Members of the More
UNDISCLOSED LOCATION, SOUTHWEST ASIA – U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Benjamin Hammer a rifleman with 3rd Battalion 7th Marine Regiment attached to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force, Crisis Response-Central More
UNDISCLOSED LOCATION, SOUTHWEST ASIA – U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion 7th Marine Regiment attached to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force, Crisis Response-Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) pause briefly More
Marines with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, search for opposing forces during a helicopter raid as part of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s MEU Exercise at Ie Shima Tra More
Cpl. Chancelor J. Kelso, a scout sniper team leader with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, posts security during reconnaissance and surveillance training at Camp Hansen, Okina More
Marines with Combat Logistic Battalion 31 hike up a hill at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 12, 2018. CLB-31 is the Logistics Combat Element for the 31st MEU. The 31st MEU is currently honing its planning cap More
Col. Robert Brodie, commanding officer of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Sgt. Maj. Edwin Mota, 31st MEU sergeant major, listen in on a confirmation brief during MEU Exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Ja More
Lance Cpl. Michelangelo Calderonluna, a grenadier with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, secures a rope during transfer drills at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 13, 2018. BLT More
Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, bear the Alpha Company guidon, one of the only guidons authorized to bear its own insignia in the Marine Corps, Dec. 21, 2018. Alp More
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit perform “inspection arms” during practice for the Commanding General’s Readiness Inspection at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 3, 2019. The CGRI is a regular re More
Sgt. Maj. Edwin Mota leads Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit during push-ups prior to a 10 kilometer hike at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 4, 2019. Mota is the senior enlisted advi More
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit checks each other’s masks for proper fit during Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear defense training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 4, 2019. CBRN tr More
A Marine with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, slides down a rope during training at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 7, 2019. Fast roping allows Marines to quickly enter ot More
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force climb a caving ladder to board a simulated vessel during Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, More
Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) conduct preflight inspections on a UH-1Y Huey helicopter before fast rope training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 8, 2019. Fast roping allows More
Lance Cpl. Martin Roslies, a designated marksman and rifleman with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, identifies targets during training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 9, More
Marines with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, train with the Supporting Arms Virtual Trainer at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 10, 2019. BLT 1/4 is the Ground Combat Element More
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force hold security during a fast-roping exercise as part of Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, H More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 stand in formation during a Relief and Appointment ceremony at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 10, 2019. CLB-31 is the Logistics Combat Element for the 31st Marine E More
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit volunteer to give blood during a blood drive at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 14, 2019. Marines were encouraged to donate blood for the upcoming exercise Cobr More
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force breach an entrance aboard a simulated non-compliant vessel during Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kan More
An MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft belonging to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) lands aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD-1) at sea, Jan. 18, 2019. VMM-262 (Rein.) is the Aviatio More
Marines with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, aboard Assault Amphibious Vehicles , enter the well deck of the amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (LPD 20), at sea , Jan. 18 More
A Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force poses for a photo during a community engagement event at Naval Air Museum Barbers Point, Kapolei, Hawaii, Jan. 19, 2019. The event gave the More
A UH-1Y Huey helicopter belonging to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) takes off from the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (LPD 20) during flight operations at sea, Jan More
An F-35B Lightning II belonging to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 lands aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during training at sea, Jan. 19, 2019. Naval aviators with VMFA-121 completed a se More
Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and the crew of the amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (LPD 20) stand in formation atop the flight deck at sea, Jan. 19, 2019. The 31st MEU, the More
Cpl. Opele Niupulusu demonstrates proper weapon handling with an M2 .50-caliber Browning machine gun before a defense of the amphibious task force gunnery exercise aboard the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD More
Lance Cpl. Joseph Weaver, a machine gunner with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, checks the sights on an M240B medium machine gun during a defense of the amphibious task force More
Lance Cpl. Sean C. Phompanya, a machine gunner with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, adjusts the sights on an M2 .50-caliber Browning machine gun during a defense of the amph More
Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, prepare to race the clock during a time trial and competition to build Combat Rubber Raiding Craft aboard the dock landing ship US More
A Force Reconnaissance Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force holds security during a raid on a simulated target site at Dogs of War Airsoft Park, Kapolei, Hawaii, Jan. 21, 2019. T More
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Sailors with the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) stand in formation during replenishment at sea, Jan. 20, 2019. During the RAS, the Marines and Sailo More
Marines with Echo Battery, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, wait on a ramp leading to the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) before beginning on-off drills, Philippin More
A Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force posing as an enemy role-player runs from Sally, a military working dog, during a Military Operation on Urban Terrain exercise as part of R More
Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) load an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), Philippine Sea, Jan. 22, 2019. VMM-262 (Rein.) is the More
An MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft belonging to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) approaches the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during flight operations underway in the Philippine Sea More
Force Reconnaissance Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force patrol toward their objective during a Military Operation on Urban Terrain training exercise as part of Realistic Urban More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 board a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter aboard the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) during simulated Noncombatant Evacuation Operations, underway in the Philipp More
Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, conduct weapons handling drills aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (LPD 20), Philippine Sea, Jan. 23, 2019. BLT More
Marines with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines take off for helicopter-borne raid aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), Philippine Sea, Jan. 22, 2019. 1st Battal More
An F-35B Lightning II attack jet prepares to land aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during flight operations underway in the East China Sea, Jan. 24, 2019. Naval aviators with Marine Fighter A More
Combat Logistics Battalion 31 Marines go over Tactical Casualty Care during a Battle Skills Test class aboard the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), Philippine Sea , Jan. 24, 2019. The Marine Corps employs More
Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, prepare for a simulated reconnaissance and surveillance mission with Combat Rubber Raiding Craft aboard the dock landing ship USS More
Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, move a Combat Rubber Raiding Craft aboard the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), Philippine Sea , Jan. 24, 2019. BLT 1/4 is More
Marines with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, stand in formation aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), East China Sea, Jan. 24, 2019. BLT 1/4, known as the ‘C More
Col. Robert “Bams” Brodie, commanding officer of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, speaks with members of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) before obse More
Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, wait to launch their Combat Rubber Raiding Craft aboard the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), Philippine Sea , Jan. 25, 2019 More
A Force Reconnaissance Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force takes inventory of a confiscated weapon during a raid on a simulated target site at Dillingham Airfield, Honolulu, Haw More
Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, the “China Marines,” prepare Combat Rubber Raiding Craft for a simulated boat raid aboard the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 4 More
Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) conduct maintenance on an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft atop the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), Philippine Sea More
Sgt. Riley D. Schroer, a tiltrotor mechanic with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), prepares an auxiliary power unit for installation onto an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft atop the flight dec More
Marines with the F-35B Lightning II detachment of Medium Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) carry a Captive Air Training Missile -9X Sidewinder across the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship More
2nd Lt. Steve Fratello, the engineer officer in charge with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, and Chief Warrant Officer Matthew McNulty, a maintenance officer, prepare to board a landing craft during a simulated H More
A Humvee belonging to Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, faces the open sea during a defense of the amphibious task force gunnery exercise aboard the amphibious assault ship US More
An F-35B Lightning II with the F-35B detachment of Medium Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) prepares to land aboard the USS Wasp (LHD 1), Philippine Sea, Jan. 31, 2019. Naval Aviators with the detachme More
Marines with the F-35B Lightning II detachment of Medium Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) load a Guided Bomb Unit onto an F-35B fighter atop the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp More
Lance Cpl. Albert Newcomb, a rifleman with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, the “China Marines,” conducts maintenance on a Combat Rubber Raiding Craft engine aboard the dock la More
An F-35B Lightning II with the F-35B detachment of Medium Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) is refueled aboard the USS Wasp (LHD 1), Philippine Sea, Feb. 1, 2019. Naval Aviators with the detachment fly More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 wait inside the hangar bay before a small-arms deck shoot aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), underway in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 1, 2019. Marines wi More
Gunnery Sgt. John Esguerra, the motor transportation operations chief with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, reviews plans aboard a landing craft during a simulated Humanitarian Assistance-Disaster Relief mission, More
Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, assemble a Combat Rubber Raiding Craft before launching a simulated small-boat raid from the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48 More
Lance Cpl. Branik Brown, a squad leader with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, fires a M4 carbine during marksmanship training atop the flight deck of the amphibious transport d More
Lance Cpl. David W. Thorpe, an ordnance technician with the F-35B Lightning II detachment of Medium Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) prepares an F-35B fighter for an ordnance load atop the flight deck More
AH-1Z Viper helicopters belonging to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) sit atop the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (LPD 20) during a “Steel Beach,” underway in the Ea More
Marines with the F-35B Lightning II detachment of Medium Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) conduct preflight checks before a launch atop the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 carry a simulated casualty atop the flight-deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during a mass-casualty exercise while underway in the East China Se More
SSgt. Shane Bailey, platoon sergeant with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, gives his Marines commands during Military Operations in Urban Terrain training during Exercise For More
SSgt. Shane Bailey, a platoon sergeant with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, coordinates with his squad leaders at Aibano Training Area, Kyoto, Japan, Feb. 6, 2019. Forest Li More
An F-35B Lightning II with the F-35B detachment of Medium Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) launches from the flight deck loaded with Guided Bomb Units aboard amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), More
Marines with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Force Reconnaissance Platoon fast rope from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter before a simulated visit, board, search and seizure exercise aboard the amphibious assault More
Cpl. Tyler Klekamp, a team leader with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, takes a knee and watches a fireteam maneuver to their position at Aibano Training Area, Kyoto, Japan, More
Staff Sergeant Kaleb Coy, a fire support Marine with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, the “China Marines,” teaches a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program technique aboard the dock More
Cpl. Cameron J. Geoghegan, a Company Level Intelligence Cell Marine with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, prepares a RQ- 11B Gimbaled drone during Exercise Cobra Gold 19.1 at Ban Chan Khrem, More
Petty Officer 3rd Class FMF Franciszek Maga and Petty Officer 3rd Class FMF Tonye Peters, line corpsmen with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, the “China Marines,” demonstrate i More
Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, the “China Marines,” prepare a medical bag during a Combat Lifesaver course aboard the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), und More
U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, assist Royal Thai Marines during combat casualty aid training, Exercise Cobra Gold 19, Camp Ban Chan Khrem, Khao Khitchakut D More
Military Policemen with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 clear a room during Military Operations in Urban Terrain training at Combat Town, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 13, 2019. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Mar More