Col. Michael R. Hudson, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit
Col. Michael R. Hudson, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit commanding officer, speaks to Marines here June 19 at the unit’s field celebration of the 113th birthday of the Navy hospital corps, which was established ... More
Marines retrieve a hose of a cyclonic separator from
Marines retrieve a hose of a cyclonic separator from the Pacific Ocean at a water purification site during the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s MEU Exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May ... More
USS Tarawa Sailors display Christendom College "Thank You" banner.
Navy Chaplain Cmdr. Brian Simpson, left, and amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa Commanding Officer Brian Luther stand next to a "Thank You" banner received from Christendom College, Front Royal, Va. Tarawa is ... More
Marines man USS Makin Island's rails as the amphibious
Marines man USS Makin Island's rails as the amphibious assault ship sails into San Francisco Bay Oct. 6. The Marines are part of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's special-purpose Marine air-ground task force... More
Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, aka 2/7, pay
Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, aka 2/7, pay a visit to Lance Cpl. Aaron McNally, a rifleman with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines, aka 2/6, at the Veterans Affairs Hospital here Oct. 7. Ten service members ... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael P. Escasa, 21, listens
Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael P. Escasa, 21, listens to a Delsar life detector machine used in search-and-rescue missions here Oct. 8. Marines and sailors with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and USS Makin... More
Staff Sgt. Justin Heathman, an explosive-ordnance-disposal
Staff Sgt. Justin Heathman, an explosive-ordnance-disposal technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, demonstrates the capabilities of a "Talon" EOD robot by controlling the machine to remove his hat at the... More
Gunnery Sgt. Robert L. Lytle, 11th Marine Expeditionary
Gunnery Sgt. Robert L. Lytle, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit civil operations chief, speaks with David Stevenson of KTVU Fox 2 about training with the San Francisco Fire Department Oct. 8. Marines and sailors w... More
A bass relief at the Nob Hill Masonic Center here pays
A bass relief at the Nob Hill Masonic Center here pays tribute to the fraternity's "brethren who died in the cause of freedom." Across the street in Huntington Park, the 1st Marine Division Band, from Camp Pend... More
Cpl. Alexander W. Knight, 23, visits with Thomas Piggie
Cpl. Alexander W. Knight, 23, visits with Thomas Piggie III and his infant son, Thomas, in the nursery at the San Francisco General Hospital and Medical Center Oct. 9. Marines and sailors with the 11th Marine E... More
Gunnery Sgt. Joel Daniel, the 1st Marine Division Band's
Gunnery Sgt. Joel Daniel, the 1st Marine Division Band's enlisted conductor, plays a bagpipe rendition of rock band AC/DC's "Thunderstruck" before the band's Huntington Park concert Oct. 9. The public concert, ... More
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit set
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit set up communication gear for the unit operations center here, Feb. 2. The unit will be participating in Iron Fist, a bilateral training exercise conducted betwee... More
Lance Cpl. Norman H. Gauthier, a radio operator with
Lance Cpl. Norman H. Gauthier, a radio operator with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Master Sgt. Tsuyoshi Kono, the Western Infantry Regiment intelligence platoon sergeant, keep the coals warm during a ... More
A Japanese Ground Self Defense Force, Western Infantry
A Japanese Ground Self Defense Force, Western Infantry Regiment soldier, stands in front of his platoon while Col. Akira Kurosawa (not shown) speaks during the opening ceremony of Exercise Iron Fist here Feb. 8... More
Lt. Col. Timothy E. Barrick, the 1st Tank Battalion
Lt. Col. Timothy E. Barrick, the 1st Tank Battalion commanding officer, and an officer, with the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force, Western Infantry Regiment, discuss upcoming training events during Exercise I... More
U.S. Marines and soldiers with the Japanese Ground
U.S. Marines and soldiers with the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force, Western Army Infantry Regiment paddle back to shore during combat rubber raiding craft training with Expeditionary Warfare Training Group P... More
Lance Cpl. Christopher Burrows, the communications
Lance Cpl. Christopher Burrows, the communications assistant training non-commissioned officer with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, looks out toward Bear Mountain as he takes the chilly weather and steep mo... More
Soldiers, with the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force,
Soldiers, with the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force, Western Army Infantry Regiment and Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion use oars to traverse over water in a combat rubber raiding craft here Feb. 14.... More
Soldiers with the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force,
Soldiers with the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force, Western Army Infantry Regiment and Marines with 1st Tank Battalion, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., carry gear during a hike... More
Marines with 1st Tank Battalion, Marine Corps Air Ground
Marines with 1st Tank Battalion, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., stage their tanks during an Exercise Iron Fist evolution here Feb. 15. The soldiers and Marines are participatin... More
Nicholas Parks, Alpha Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion,
Nicholas Parks, Alpha Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, shows Japanese soldiers with the Western Army Infantry Regiment the weights he had in his pack during their 3 mile hike here Feb. 15. The Marines and... More
Sgt. Tayler Jerome, team leader with Alpha Company,
Sgt. Tayler Jerome, team leader with Alpha Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, explains how the Marines applied the natural look of their surroundings to their camouflage to blend in during a squad formation... More
Japanese soldiers with the Japanese Ground Self Defense
Japanese soldiers with the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force, Western Army Infantry Regiment, ranger platoon, rise over a wave in a combat rubber raiding craft as part of Exercise Iron Fist here, Feb. 16. Iro... More
Cpl. Alexander King, a sniper from Weapons Company,
Cpl. Alexander King, a sniper from Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, gives a class on the M107 Special Application Scoped Rifle to Japanese soldiers with the Western Army Infantry Regiment he... More
Lance Cpl. Westley Contrata (center), an interpreter
Lance Cpl. Westley Contrata (center), an interpreter with I Marine Expeditionary Force, participates in combat rubber raiding craft during Exercise Iron Fist here Feb. 16. Marines and soldiers with the Japanes... More
Exercise Iron Fist, US Marine Corps Photo
Japanese Ground Self Defense Force, Western Army Infantry Regiment soldiers participate in combat rubber raiding craft training during Exercise Iron Fist here Feb. 16. Marines and Japanese soldiers are partic... More
Sgt. Steve Marin, a mortarman with 5th Marine Regiment
Sgt. Steve Marin, a mortarman with 5th Marine Regiment and a soldier, with the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force, Western Army Infantry Regiment, mortar platoon, review a range during training here Feb. 17. Th... More
Sailors with Assault Craft Unit 5 secure a M777 Howitzer
Sailors with Assault Craft Unit 5 secure a M777 Howitzer to the deck of a landing craft aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb 22, in preparation for part of Exercise Iron Fist, a bilateral training exercise betwee... More
A sailor with Assault Craft Unit 1, guides the driver
A sailor with Assault Craft Unit 1, guides the driver of an M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank, 1st Tank Battalion Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, from the deck of a landing craft to Camp Pend... More
An amphibious assault vehicle with 1st Platoon, Alpha
An amphibious assault vehicle with 1st Platoon, Alpha Company, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, submerges into the boat basin on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 24, to load onto USS Dubuque. This training is part ... More
Red Dragons fly 11th MEU during Iron Fist
A CH-46E Sea Knight, with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 “Red Dragons,” flies toward USS Makin Island after a live fire exercise during Exercise Iron Fist here Feb. 27. Marines, with 1st Air Naval Gunfir... More
From left, crew chief Cpl. Matthew Adams, 20, from
From left, crew chief Cpl. Matthew Adams, 20, from South Hampton, N.J.; driver Lance Cpl. Devon Ridgway, 22, from Boise, Idaho; and Pfc. Andrey Fortygin, 20, from Rochester, N.Y., all serving with 3rd Assault A... More
Marines with 1st Tank Battalion quick reaction force
Marines with 1st Tank Battalion quick reaction force Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., coordinate with air support for a landing zone pickup aboard Camp Pendleton, Feb. 28, during ... More
Cpl. Cord E. Burgan, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit,
Cpl. Cord E. Burgan, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, instructs unit members here March 10 during training in which approximately 100 Marines and sailors drilled with XM50 joint-service general-purpose masks. Bu... More
Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Carlton W. Kent, who
Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Carlton W. Kent, who has served as the Corps' highest ranking enlisted member since April 2007, speaks to approximately 2,000 Marines and sailors from various units at Camp Del Mar... More
Lance Cpl. Christopher M. Long, right, teaches Carol
Lance Cpl. Christopher M. Long, right, teaches Carol Kenyon, from Rohnert Park, Calif., how to throw grenades during the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Jane Wayne Day here April 15. The unit invited family me... More
Lance Cpl. Timur Oljuskin, a rifleman with Battalion
Lance Cpl. Timur Oljuskin, a rifleman with Battalion Landing Team 3/1, the ground combat element for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, rinses his face under a water spout after completing a pepper spray cours... More
Marines and sailors serving with Lima Company, Battalion
Marines and sailors serving with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, engage enemy combatants during a mechanized raid course here May 17. The course helps Marines and sailo... More
Cpl. Brandon Stowers loads a light utility vehicle
Cpl. Brandon Stowers loads a light utility vehicle into a CH-53E Super Stallion during an aerial transport exercise here May 24. This is the first time that the Expeditionary Fire Support System has been loaded... More
Gunnery Sgt. Matthew P. Rea, 34, platoon sergeant with
Gunnery Sgt. Matthew P. Rea, 34, platoon sergeant with the light armored reconnaissance section, BLT 3/1, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, discusses plans for a training raid with his Marines here May 25. The ra... More
MEU exercise brings SoCal forces together
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – A truck loads an M777 howitzer onto a Navy landing craft at Red Beach here June 13 during the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s first training exercise since taking shape as a complete M... More
Maritime raid force trains for MEU deployment
Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, practice fast roping June 13. These Marines will serve as the unit’s maritime raid force during their deployment later this year. Fast ro... More
Preparing to be unseen - A man is looking at his reflection in a mirro...
Reconnaissance Marine and Sugar Land, Texas, native Sgt. Alex Sanchez camouflages his face before a training mission here June 14. Sanchez serves with Battalion Landing Team 3/1, the ground combat element for t... More
Company K Marines Lance Cpl. Jackie Donkhong, left,
Company K Marines Lance Cpl. Jackie Donkhong, left, and Cpl. Michael J. Rosekelly rehearse security before a nighttime raid at an urban training town here June 14. The rifle company is one of three in Battalion... More
Cpl. Jacob C. Hunter executes a shoulder roll during
Cpl. Jacob C. Hunter executes a shoulder roll during a martial arts session at Red Beach here June 14. Hunter is with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's command element.
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's maritime
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's maritime raid force practice entering compounds over walls during an MRF training course here June 15.
Cpl. Jose A. Pagan, a food service specialist with
Cpl. Jose A. Pagan, a food service specialist with Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, places cans of green beans into a heating system June 15. Pagan and his team prepared an evening me... More
Sergeant Maj. Scott T. Pile and Sergeant Maj. Anthony
Sergeant Maj. Scott T. Pile and Sergeant Maj. Anthony Cruz tour the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s aircraft forward arming and refueling point during a field exercise here June 15. The purpose of the exercise... More
Cpl. Manuel E. Pardo and Sgt. Ricardo Espinosa practice
Cpl. Manuel E. Pardo and Sgt. Ricardo Espinosa practice reloading their rifles here June 16, during the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's first full-scale exercise since coming together in May. The Marines are b... More
Marines with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/1,
Marines with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a training exercise on Red Beach here June 17. The exercise is in preparation for the unit's upcoming deployment.
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's maritime
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's maritime raid force move to a CH-46E Sea Knight to practice fast roping during an MRF training course June 17. Fast roping is a technique used to quickly descen... More
Sgt. Bradley K. McMurray briefs Marines and sailors
Sgt. Bradley K. McMurray briefs Marines and sailors before a simulated evacuation here June 18. McMurray is the evacuation control center commandant and a landing support specialist serving with Combat Logistic... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard A. Reveles, from Bell
Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard A. Reveles, from Bell Gardens, Calif., checks Marines for medical issues after a helicopter raid on an urban training village here June 16. Reveles serves with India Company, Bat... More
Seaman Apprentice Kenneth M. Butler, from Milford,
Seaman Apprentice Kenneth M. Butler, from Milford, N.H., who serves with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, looks over Cpl. Cory Courts, a simulated casualty from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s command eleme... More
Lance Cpl. Caylen S. Vetter, 24, a Bishop, Calif.,
Lance Cpl. Caylen S. Vetter, 24, a Bishop, Calif., native, utilizes a noncombatant tracking system to identify roleplayers at a simulated evacuation site here June 18. The exercise prepared 11th Marine Expediti... More
Cpl. William G. Stickney watches a Marine simulate
Cpl. William G. Stickney watches a Marine simulate launching a rocket during night raid rehearsals here June 19. Stickney, a 22-year-old Roanoke, Va., native, serves as a machine gun team leader with Company L,... More
Sgt. Miguel O. Bravo, right, a San Diego native, instructs
Sgt. Miguel O. Bravo, right, a San Diego native, instructs 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit Marines on the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program techniques here June 19. The Marines are training to acquire the green ... More
Lance Cpl. Tyler J. Jensen patrols a field here while
Lance Cpl. Tyler J. Jensen patrols a field here while searching for a simulated downed pilot June 20. Jensen, an Albuquerque, N.M., native, serves with Company I, one of three rifle companies in Battalion Landi... More
Marines with Battery K fire 120 mm mortars June 21.
Marines with Battery K fire 120 mm mortars June 21. The battery provides artillery and indirect fire for Battalion Landing Team 3/1, the ground-combat element of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The unit is ... More
A Marine with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's
A Marine with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's maritime raid force secures a stairwell while training to take over the gas and oil platform Hogan off the coast of Carpinteria July 9. The MRF, along with a s... More
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's maritime
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's maritime raid force prepare to depart an airfield in a CH-46E Sea Knight to train on the oil platform Hogan July 10. The MRF, along with a section of the unit's... More
A Marine with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's
A Marine with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's maritime raid force searches the oil platform Hogan for threats during an exercise July 10. The MRF, along with a section of the unit's aviation combat element... More
Lance Cpl. Kevin A. Kohl, left, and Cpl. Daniel T.
Lance Cpl. Kevin A. Kohl, left, and Cpl. Daniel T. Conroy provide security at Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268's forward arming and refueling point at Camp San Luis Opispo July 12 during the 11th Marine Ex... More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, the logistics
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, the logistics combat element for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, practice securing people to Stokes baskets during high-angle rescue training with Northern Califo... More
Several Marine CH-46 Sea Knights transport Marines
Several Marine CH-46 Sea Knights transport Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's maritime raid force back to base after the MRF conducted a raid on a mock village here July 12. The MRF, along with a... More
Pfc. Eric J. Meek opens a helium tank to inflate a
Pfc. Eric J. Meek opens a helium tank to inflate a balloon tethered to a communications relay system during a training exercise at Camp Del Mar here July 14. The balloon floats up to 80,000 feet, extending the ... More
Unit to get advanced helmet
Daniel Hernandez, left, checks an advanced combat helmet worn by 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit logistics officer Maj. Siebrand H. Niewenhous IV during a fitting session at Camp Del Mar here July 15. Hernandez ... More
Sgt. Jeremy Lima, a Rochelle, Ill., native, with the
Sgt. Jeremy Lima, a Rochelle, Ill., native, with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's maritime raid force, uses his night vision goggles while holding security during a night raid exercise here June 15. The MRF... More
Raid force trains in national forest
Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's maritime raid force prepare to depart a raid site in a CH-46E Sea Knight during a night training operation here July 15. The MRF, along with a section of the un... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholas Sudduth, center, a
Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholas Sudduth, center, a Lyman, Wyo., native and head corpsman for 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's maritime raid force, evaluates a simulated casualty during an exercise here July 17... More
Marines and sailors with Company K, Battalion Landing
Marines and sailors with Company K, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, provide security during a counterinsurgency field exercise here, July 18. The exercise focused on military operati... More
Pfc. Sterling A. Classenreid, anit-tank missile gunner,
Pfc. Sterling A. Classenreid, anit-tank missile gunner, conducts an operations check on a combat metal detector here July 18. Classenreid, 19, from El Paso, Texas, is with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Tea... More
Assisted by a translator, platoon sergeant Staff Sgt.
Assisted by a translator, platoon sergeant Staff Sgt. Justin W. Stover, right, speaks to a role player during a patrol here, July 19, part of an eight-day counterinsurgency exercise conducted by the 11th Marine... More
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's maritime
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's maritime raid force fast rope onto the pirated ship Cape Isabel during an exercise here July 19. The MRF, along with a section of the unit's aviation combat ele... More
Marines with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company
Marines with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company watch an explosion here July 21. A detachment of Marines and sailors from the company performed close-air support training in preparation for their upcoming de... More
Non-commissioned officers serving with Company I, Battalion
Non-commissioned officers serving with Company I, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, aboard USS Makin Island watch from the ship as it pulls away from Naval Base San Diego Aug. 10, beginning a 12-day exercise between ... More
Unit conducts training U.S. Navy, California
Petty Officer 3rd Class Brittany Winters signals the landing zone for a landing craft here Aug. 10. Winters, 23, who hails from Hanford, Calif., is a boatswain’s mate with Beach Master Unit 1 out of Naval Amphi... More
Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion
Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 11 and the Navy's Amphibious Squadron 5 off-load a truck from a landing craft here Aug. 10. The battalion is the logistics combat element for the 11th Marine ... More
11th Marine Expeditionary Unit trains at sea
Marines and sailors march to USS Makin Island’s rails before the ship set sail from this port city Aug. 10. Eleventh Marine Expeditionary Unit Marines and sailors embarked the amphibious assault ship at Naval B... More
Amphibious assault vehicles maneuver aboard USS New
Amphibious assault vehicles maneuver aboard USS New Orleans off the coast of Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 10, during the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s first sea-based exercise since becoming a complete Marin... More
11th MEU combat cargo Marines
Marine cargo handlers with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit wait for a CH-53E from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced) to land here Aug. 11. The Marines are participating in a 12-day sea based ... More
A Light Armored Vehicle from the 11th Marine Expeditionary
A Light Armored Vehicle from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit drives off a landing craft onto Camp Pendleton's Red Beach Aug. 11. The 11th MEU is conducting its first at sea exercise since becoming a complete... More
A Navy boat launched from USS New Orleans, Aug. 12
A Navy boat launched from USS New Orleans, Aug. 12 carries maritime raid force members of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The force’s assault element practiced boarding vessels from the ocean’s surface mile... More
A UH-1Y Huey with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's
A UH-1Y Huey with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's aviation combat element takes off from USS Makin Island Aug. 12. The 11th MEU is conducting its first at sea exercise since becoming a complete Marine air ... More
Phibron MEU integration
A Marine with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's aviation combat element, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced), prepares to fly off USS Makin Island in a UH-1Y Huey Aug. 12. The 11th MEU is con... More
Company L Marines and sailors aboard this amphibious
Company L Marines and sailors aboard this amphibious transport dock attend a ship safety brief Aug 13. The rifle company is one of three in Battalion Landing Team 3/1, which serves as the ground combat element ... More
Capt. Todd Eyesenbach marks airstrike locations on
Capt. Todd Eyesenbach marks airstrike locations on a map of this island Aug 13. Eyesenbach is the officer in charge of a detachment from 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company attached to the 11th Marine Expedit... More
An AH-1Z Viper piloted by Maj. Daniel P. McGuire lifts
An AH-1Z Viper piloted by Maj. Daniel P. McGuire lifts from the amphibious assault ship Makin Island, Aug. 14, to support a counter-piracy training mission miles from Southern California's San Clemente Island. ... More
The amphibious transport dock New Orleans chases a
The amphibious transport dock New Orleans chases a vessel during a counterpiracy exercise Aug. 14. The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit embarked the amphibious assault ship Makin Island and New Orleans in San Die... More
Cpl. Andrew J. Martinez fires his rifle here Aug. 14.
Cpl. Andrew J. Martinez fires his rifle here Aug. 14. Martinez, 27, is the armory chief for Combat Logistics Battalion 11, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and is an El Centro, Calif., native. The battalion part... More
Team leader Cpl. Stephen P. Greene communicates with
Team leader Cpl. Stephen P. Greene communicates with team members Aug. 15 during a live-fire exercise here with Company L, one of three rifle companies in Battalion Landing Team 3/1, the ground combat element f... More
Company L Marines rehearse capturing an enemy position
Company L Marines rehearse capturing an enemy position Aug. 16 during live-fire training here. The rifle company is one of three in Battalion Landing Team 3/1, the ground combat element for the 11th Marine Expe... More
Company L Marines return to their bivouac site after
Company L Marines return to their bivouac site after patrolling Aug. 16 during training here. The rifle company is one of three in Battalion Landing Team 3/1, the ground combat element for the 11th Marine Exped... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Gerardo G. Medina, right, shows
Petty Officer 3rd Class Gerardo G. Medina, right, shows radio operator Cpl. Shawn R. Pavlik how to intravenously administer fluid to a patient during a field exercise here Aug. 18 with Company L, one of three r... More
A column of amphibious assault vehicles moves south
A column of amphibious assault vehicles moves south along Red Beach here Aug. 21 after disembarking USS New Orleans. The vehicles drove Company L Marines from ship to shore. The rifle company is one of three in... More
Cpl. Shawn R. Pavlik provides security here Aug. 21
Cpl. Shawn R. Pavlik provides security here Aug. 21 during a raid with Company L, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The company, reinforced by tanks and amphibious assault vehicles, co... More
Team leader Cpl. Gerrick J. Watkins, along with fellow
Team leader Cpl. Gerrick J. Watkins, along with fellow squad members, exitis a CH-46E Sea Knight here Aug. 30 during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel course. The course is hosted by I Marine Expedi... More
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and sailors with USS New Orleans exercise here Sept. 3. The MEU embarked USS Makin Island and the amphibious transport dock New Orleans in San Diego to begin its ... More
Marines serving with the 11th Marine Expeditionary
Marines serving with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Battalion Landing Team 3/1 run toward a trench on range 400 here Sept. 4. The Marines performed a live-fire, long-range helicopter raid between USS Maki... More
Men and women of Combat Logistics Battalion 11 process
Men and women of Combat Logistics Battalion 11 process role players acting as evacuees while Battery K Marines provide security at a simulation here, Sept. 5, training the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit members... More