Aircraft from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and the U.S. Navy’s Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28 conduct operations aboard the USS Iwo Jima off the coast of More
An AV-8B Harrier Jump Jet from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, launches from the USS Iwo Jima off the coast of North Carolina, Aug. 9, 2014. The 24th MEU is ta More
A Marine Aviator in an AV-8B Harrier Jump Jet from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, waits to take off from the USS Iwo Jima off the coast of North Carolina, Aug More
Lance Cpls. Jonathan B. Bugara (left), a Cleveland, Ohio, native, and Nicholas J. Beattie, an Anaconda, Mont., native, both air framer mechanics with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Mari More
Cpl. Francis J. de Souza, a tactical switchboard operator with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Command Element, and an Auckland, New Zealand, native, poses for a photo during Amphibious Ready Group/Marine More
Private First Class Matthew B. Clemons, serving with combat cargo with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, is getting promoted to lance corporal during Amphibious Ready Group/Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise More
Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Aviation Combat Element, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), conduct a series of checks before an MV-22B Osprey takes off during Amphibious Ready More
Honorable Dr. Jamie Morin, second from the right, the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, or CAPE, and distinguished guests get a tour of the USS Iwo Jima from Col. Scott F. Benedict, the comman More
Jim Stolarczyk, the family readiness officer, or FRO, with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Command Element, speaks to Marines and Sailors during a pre-deployment brief at Marston Pavilion aboard Camp Lejeu More
Combat engineers with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct compact metal detector 2 training aboard the USS Iwo Jima, Oct. 12, 2014. T More
U.S. Navy Capt. James McGovern, the commanding officer of the USS Iwo Jima, gives a speech during a cake cutting ceremony for the Navy’s 239th birthday aboard the USS Iwo Jima, Oct. 13, 2014. The 24th MEU is em More
Corporal Dillon Hanner, a crew chief with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Aviation Combat Element, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), sands the “dorsal fin” of a CH-53E Super Stallion aboar More
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
Marines and a Sailor with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group man the rails aboard USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) Dec. 29, 2014. The Marines and Sailors pulled into Valencia, Spain More
Cpl. Malik S. RolandPickens, a warehouse clerk with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, cuts a Marines hair aboard the USS Fort McHenry, at sea, Jan. 6, 2015. (U.S. Marine Corps photo More
Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, provide ship security aboard the dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) during the ship More
An MV-22B Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, lands on the dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43), Jan. 12, 2015. The 24th MEU is embarked with th 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
Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, take part in a a live-fire exercise aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenr More
Sergeant David Losacano, a radio operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, does a “brass check” to ensure a round is inserted into his M4 carbine during a live-fire exercise More
Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct non-lethal weapons training aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort M More
Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, do a final set of push-ups during an evaluation for a tactical small unit leaders course abo More
Amphibious Assault Vehicles with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, departs the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43), Feb. More
An Amphibious Assault Vehicle with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, departs the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43), Fe More
A Landing Craft, Air Cushioned vessel from Assault Craft Unit 4 Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, departs the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43), in the Arabian Gulf, Feb. 6, 2015. The 24th M More
An M88A2 Hercules Armored Recovery Vehicle from Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, disembarks from a Landing Craft, Air Cushion vessel in th More
Corporal Jacob O. Sindelar, an M1A1 tank crewman with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts an “accuracy check” of the M1A1 Abrams Mai More
Mortarmen with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire a round from an M224 60 mm mortar at a live-fire range ashore in the U.S. 5th Fleet a More
Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, provide security as part of a live-fire training event during a scheduled training exercise More
Marines with Weapons Platoon, Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, put on firefighter suits during the Damage Control Olympics aboard the amph More
Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24 Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct sword manual drills during Corporals Leadership Course aboard the amphibious dock land More
Corporal Alvaro Padilla Cuellar, a supply administration and operations specialist with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts sword manual drills du More
Sergeant Alex Pohle, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, looks at an operational control unit to control a Man Transportable Robotic Sys More
Marines with Headquarters and Service Company and Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, receive training on an AN/PRC-150(C) Multiband Radio du More
Sgt. Jacob Thompson, a field radio operator with Headquarters and Service Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, stands in front of a formation of Ma More
Sgt. Adam Williams, a combat engineer with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires his M4 carbine during a live-fire exercise aboard the am More
Cpl. Jesus Guerra, an ammunition technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts corrosion and preventive maintenance on a High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle abo More
Corporal’s Leadership Course instructors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, receive recognition by 1st Sgt. John Beckett , company first sergeant for Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, More
Corporal James T. Chamberlain, a ground radio repairer with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, reports to Capt. Bryceson Tenold, the command More
U.S. Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to assault a simulated objective during Exercise Eagle Resolve 2015 with servic More
U.S. Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, move to their objective during an simulated amphibious assault as a part of Exercise Ea More
An electric initiated explosive detonates by Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians from Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, during a simulated amphibious assault during Exercise Eag More
Cpl. Rex Louinelle, an Assault Amphibious Vehicle technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts maintenance on an AAV engine aboard the dock landing ship USS Fort McHen More
Assault Amphibious Vehicle crewmen with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct crew-served weapon drills on a .50-caliber machine gun ab More
Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct physical exercises aboard the dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43), March 30, More
Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Sailors with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, move supplies from the flight deck during a replenishment-at-sea aboard the dock landing ship USS Fort McHe More
150401-M-AR522-045: ARABIAN SEA (April 1, 2015) Sgt. Brandon Frazer, left, pins chevrons on Sgt. Jorge Echeveste, both riflemen with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th More
150402-M-AR522-001: ARABIAN SEA (April 2, 2015) Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, participate in a tug-o-war contest during th More
1st Sgt. John Beckett, left, the company first sergeant for Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, speaks to graduating Marines during a Corpora More
Cpl. Patrick Dempsey, a combat engineer with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, draws measurements on a piece of wood to create a bunker in More
Field radio operators with Headquarters and Service Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct OE-254 VHF low band antenna drills in preparation More
First Lt. Jesse Moyles, the executive officer for Kilo Company, and 1st Lt. Matthew McGowan, the weapons platoon commander, left, with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Exp More
An M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires its 120 mm smoothbore cannon during a live-fire event as part More
Marines with the Fire Support Team for Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), watch a Jordanian armed forces’ AH-1 Cobra engage a simulate More
First Sgt. John Beckett, the company first sergeant for Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, gives a speech during a ceremony commemorating th More
Marines with Marine Corps Recruiting Station Baltimore, Marine Corps Recruiting Command, attend a fundraiser for the Gold Star Family Memorial in Annapolis, Maryland, September 8. Medal of Honor recipient Hersh More
Marines interact with college athletes, coaches, and educators at the 2016 Nation’s Football Classic in Washington D.C., September 16 to 17. The Nation’s Football Classic is an event that celebrates the passion More
Future Marine Recruits with Marine Corps Recruiting Sub-Station Glen Burnie, Marine Corps Recruiting Station Baltimore, Marine Corps Recruiting Command, conduct a dynamic warm-up before doing a physical trainin More
U.S. Marines with Recruiting Station Baltimore, Marine Corps Recruiting Command, motivate young wrestlers during the United States Marine Corps Sports Leadership Academy warm-up session at York College in York, More
MV-22B Ospreys with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Aviation Combat Element, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced) conduct flight operations aboard the USS Iwo Jima during the MEU’s fourth and More
A CH-53E Super Stallion from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts operations aboard the USS Iwo Jima, Aug. 9, 2014, off the coast of North Carolina. The 24 More
A MV-22B Osprey Jet from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, waits to take off from the USS Iwo Jima off the coast of North Carolina, Aug. 11, 2014. The 24th MEU i More
Staff Sgt. Brent E. Sarver Jr., an avionics technician with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a Canton, Ohio, native, places tape on an MV-22B Osprey to allo More
Cpl. Francis J. de Souza, a tactical switchboard operator with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Command Element, and an Auckland, New Zealand, native, poses for a photo during Amphibious Ready Group/Marine More
Aircraft with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group are being moved to the flight deck during ARG/MEU-Ex aboard the USS Iwo Jima, at sea, Sept. 14, 2014. During ARG/MEU-Ex fligh More
Marines and Sailors with Expeditionary Operations Training Group come aboard the USS Iwo Jima during Amphibious Ready Group/Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise, at sea, Sept. 15, 2014. ARG/MEU-Ex is the first at More
Honorable Dr. Jamie Morin, center, the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, or CAPE, and distinguished guests get a tour of the USS Iwo Jima from Col. Scott F. Benedict, the commanding officer of More
Marines and Sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit listen to a pre-deployment brief at Marston Pavilion aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 30, 2014. Service members received classes and instructions rega More
Colonel Scott F. Benedict, center, the commanding officer of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, gives a speech during a cake cutting ceremony for the Navy’s 239th birthday aboard the USS Iwo Jima, Oct. 13, 201 More
Aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, are staged on the flight deck aboard the USS Iwo Jima, Oct. 27, 2014. The 24th MEU’s Aviation Combat Element cond More
A CH-53E Super Stallion from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit flies by the USS Iwo Jima, Nov. 3, 2014. The 24th MEU is preparing to offload from the ships of the More
A Marine with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, “mans the rails” while Sailors with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, hoist the nation’s flag aboard the USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) Dec. 29, 2014. The 24th ME More
A Marine with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides ship security aboard the dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) during the sh More
Mortarmen with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, disembark an MV-22B Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), aboa More
A lance corporal with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, opens his Lance Corporal’s Leadership and Ethics Seminar workbook aboard the amphi More
Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, perform tactical reloads during a live-fire exercise aboard the amphibious dock landing shi More
Sergeant David Losacano, a radio operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires his M4 carbine during a live-fire exercise aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort Mc More
Marines with Weapons Platoon, Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct non-lethal weapons training aboard the amphibious dock landin More
Lance Cpl. Andrew T. Stoup, a rifleman with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, plots an eight-digit grid coordinate during an evaluation for More
A Landing Craft, Air Cushioned vessel from Assault Craft Unit 4, Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, sails through the Arabian Gulf after departing the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43), , Feb More
An M88A2 Hercules Armored Recovery Vehicle and M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank from Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, move to a beach camp in More
Sergeant Cody Olson, a main battle tank repairer/technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, guides an M88A2 Hercules Recovery Vehicle crane as it lifts an M1A1 Abrams Main Ba More
Sergeant Cody Olson, a main battle tank repairer/technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, guides an M88A2 Hercules Armored Recovery Vehicle prior to performing scheduled ma More
Mortarmen with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, observe a target during a 60 mm mortar live-fire range ashore in the U.S. 5th Fleet area o More
Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, take part in a live-fire training event during a scheduled training exercise in the U.S. 5th More
Marines with Weapons Platoon, Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, race simulated casualties through an obstacle during the Damage Control Oly More
Cpl. Ryan J. McGeady, an amphibious assault vehicle crew chief with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24 Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts sword manual drills during Cor More
Corporal Daniel W. Kargbo, a rifleman with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts sword manual drills during a Corporal’s Course aboard More
Sergeant Alex Pohle, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, controls a Man Transportable Robotic System “PackBot” aboard the amphibious doc More
Lance Cpl. Shaun Engram, left, a field radio operator with Headquarters and Service Company, teaches Lance Cpl. Davis Glass, center, a rifleman with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marin More
Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit stand in a formation during a Radio Indoctrination Course 1-15 graduation aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43), March 6, 2015. The 24 More
Sgt. Evan Castle, a machine gunner with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires his M4 carbine during a live-fire exercise aboard the amphi More
Cpl. Travis W. Merritt, a motor vehicle operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, cleans the window of a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement aboard the amphibious dock landing More
Lieutenant Cmdr. Thomas Ulmer, the commanding officer of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43), speaks to Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, during a Corporal’s Leadership Cou More
Corporal James T. Chamberlain, a ground radio repairer with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is pinned by Sgt. Samuel Simpson, an Amphibio More
U.S. Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and service members from Kuwait, Qatar, Turkey and Saudi Arabia use a terrain model to More