Marines release a communications balloon from the amphibious
Marines release a communications balloon from the amphibious assault ship Makin Island off Southern California’s coast Sept. 4. The balloon is designed to carry a radio relay up to 80,000 feet above Earth, exte... More
Navy Lt. Nathan Zundel, left, assesses a simulated
Navy Lt. Nathan Zundel, left, assesses a simulated casualty on the amphibious assault ship Makin Island here Sept 5 during a mass casualty evacuation exercise. Zundel, 33, who hails from Farmington, Utah, is th... More
Sgt. Lucas E. Wallek stands aboard the amphibious assault
Sgt. Lucas E. Wallek stands aboard the amphibious assault ship Makin Island off Southern California's coast Sept 7. The machine-gun squad leader is an Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran currently serving with Comp... More
Combat cameraman Cpl. Tripp Ainsworth descends 35 feet
Combat cameraman Cpl. Tripp Ainsworth descends 35 feet down a thick plaited roped rigged to a helicopter parked on the amphibious assault ship Makin Island at sea miles off Southern California’s coast Sept 8. T... More
Company I radio operator Lance Cpl. Jordan Phillips
Company I radio operator Lance Cpl. Jordan Phillips descends 35 feet down a thick, plaited rope rigged to a helicopter parked on the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island, at sea, miles off Southern Californ... More
Towers falling a call to arms
Staff Sgt. Hallie L. Crawford stands aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island Sept 9. Crawford serves as the chemical-, biological-, radiological- and nuclear-defense chief for the 11th Marine Expedi... More
An AV-8B Harrier with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron
An AV-8B Harrier with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced) lands on the amphibious assault ship Makin Island here Sept. 29. The squadron serves as the aviation combat element for the 11th Marine E... More
Cpl. Nathan Labrum, left, and Cpl. Forrest Stember
Cpl. Nathan Labrum, left, and Cpl. Forrest Stember conduct communication checks aboard the amphibious assault ship Makin Island here Sept. 29. Labrum, 22, hails from Marysville, Wash. Stember, 23, hails from Po... More
A Marine with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit runs
A Marine with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit runs on the flight deck Oct. 1. Marines and sailors embarked the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island, the amphibious transport dock USS New Orleans and the ... More
Cpl. Aaron Lane provides security during a casualty
Cpl. Aaron Lane provides security during a casualty evacuation exercise here Oct. 2. Lane is a supply clerk with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, which serves as the logistics combat element for the 11th Marine E... More
An MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron
An MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 sits on the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island here Oct. 3. The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit embarked the Makin Island, the amphibious transport... More
Cpl. Daniel McConnel practices speed reloading drills
Cpl. Daniel McConnel practices speed reloading drills aboard USS Makin Island, Oct. 4. McConnel, 24, is from Seattle and serves as a squad leader with Company I, Battalion Landing Team 3/1. The battalion serves... More
Cpl. Jacob Hunter bench presses 275 pounds during a
Cpl. Jacob Hunter bench presses 275 pounds during a competition aboard the amphibious assault ship Makin Island here Oct. 5. Gunnery Sgt. John Wellons won the competition by bench pressing 345 pounds. Hunter, 2... More
Sgt. Michael Richard conducts maintenance on a UH-1Y
Sgt. Michael Richard conducts maintenance on a UH-1Y Huey with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced) aboard the amphibious assault ship Makin Island here Oct. 5. Richard, 25, is from Virginia Beach... More
Cpl. Scott Mackie waits to board a CH-53E Sea Stallion
Cpl. Scott Mackie waits to board a CH-53E Sea Stallion with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced) in the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island’s hangar Oct. 6 before conducting a training raid. ... More
Unit holds celebration aboard USS Makin Island
Petty Officer 2nd Class Priscilla D. Sanchez listens to a choir during a Hispanic heritage month celebration aboard the amphibious assault ship Makin Island Oct. 6. Sanchez, 22, who hails from Holyoke, Mass., i... More
Refrigerator mechanic Cpl. Robert Carabis marks numbers
Refrigerator mechanic Cpl. Robert Carabis marks numbers on bingo cards aboard USS Makin Island here Oct. 9. Carabis, 25, hails from Troy, N.Y., and serves with Combat Logistics Battalion 11. The battalion is th... More
A CH-46E Sea Knight with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron
A CH-46E Sea Knight with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced) lands on USS Makin Island during a simulated casualty exercise here Oct. 9. The squadron is the aviation combat element for the 11th M... More
Staff Sgt. Terrance L. Underwood listens to numbers
Staff Sgt. Terrance L. Underwood listens to numbers being called aboard USS Makin Island during a bingo game here Oct. 9. Underwood, 31, is from Wichita, Kan., and serves as the air frames chief for Marine Medi... More
Lance Cpl. Rebecca Grant dances during an ice cream
Lance Cpl. Rebecca Grant dances during an ice cream social aboard USS Makin Island Nov. 19. Grant, 20, who hails from Blairsville, Ga., is an aviation communications navigation technician with Marine Medium Hel... More
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and sailors aboard USS Pearl Harbor man the rails as USS Pearl Harbor sails through Pearl Harbor Nov. 23. The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and ... More
Motor transport operator Lance Cpl. Craig D. Williams
Motor transport operator Lance Cpl. Craig D. Williams guides a tactical vehicle aboard USS Pearl Harbor here Nov. 25. Williams, a Lucasville, Ohio, native, is 22 and serves with Combat Logistics Battalion 11. T... More
The amphibious assault ship Makin Island sails here
The amphibious assault ship Makin Island sails here Nov. 26. The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego, Nov. 14, beginning a seven-month dep... More
Warehouse chief Sgt. Emmanuel M. Boyd supervises Marines
Warehouse chief Sgt. Emmanuel M. Boyd supervises Marines executing throws during martial arts training aboard USS Pearl Harbor here Nov. 28. Boyd, 29, hails from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and serves with Battalion... More
Navy Lt. James E. Lamb conducts a communications check
Navy Lt. James E. Lamb conducts a communications check aboard USS Pearl Harbor here Nov. 29. Lamb, 26, hails from Minneapolis and serves as a firepower control team leader with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Uni... More
Marines with Company K, Battalion Landing Team 3/1,
Marines with Company K, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, practice patrolling techniques aboard USS Pearl Harbor here Nov. 30. The team is the ground combat element for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which embar... More
Gunnery Sgt. Jason G. Turner practices punching during
Gunnery Sgt. Jason G. Turner practices punching during martial arts training aboard USS Pearl Harbor Dec. 1. Turner serves with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, which provides logistics and services for the 11th ... More
Marines pin rank insignia to Cpl. Richard W. Rhinehart
Marines pin rank insignia to Cpl. Richard W. Rhinehart aboard USS Pearl Harbor Dec. 2. Rhinehart, 20, is from Nogales, Ariz., and serves as the unit movement control center chief for Combat Logistics Battalion ... More
Team leader Lance Cpl. Daniel J. Davis prepares for
Team leader Lance Cpl. Daniel J. Davis prepares for a live-fire exercise aboard USS Pearl Harbor here Dec. 5. Davis, 21, is a San Diego native and serves with Company K, Battalion Landing Team 3/1. The team is ... More
Marines with Company K, Battalion Landing Team 3/1,
Marines with Company K, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, conduct patrol drills aboard USS Pearl Harbor here Dec. 8. The team is the ground combat element for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which embarked USS Ma... More
Marines assigned to the logistics combat element of
Marines assigned to the logistics combat element of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit introduce themselves to Cambodian students during a community outreach project. The 11th MEU is operating in the U.S. 7th F... More
Royal Khmer Navy sentries stand post at a ceremony
Royal Khmer Navy sentries stand post at a ceremony marking the beginning of a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise between the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces and U.S. Marines assigned to the 11th ... More
Staff Sgt. Justin Heathman, 27, sharpens a chainsaw
Staff Sgt. Justin Heathman, 27, sharpens a chainsaw here Dec. 14 during an exchange of expertise between the Royal Cambodian armed forces and U.S. sailors and Marines. Heathman, who hails from Calville, Wash., ... More
Community outreach project, Cambodia
Cpl. Crystal Smith, a warehouse clerk assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, plays with Cambodian students during a community outreach project. The 11th MEU is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of r... More
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's logistics
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's logistics combat element high-five Cambodian students leaving school here Dec. 15 during a community outreach project. The Camp Pendleton, Calif., unit embarked... More
Battalion surgeon Cmdr. Yesvey Goldberg, right, assesses
Battalion surgeon Cmdr. Yesvey Goldberg, right, assesses a simulated casualty during an exchange of expertise between the Royal Cambodian armed forces and U.S. sailors and Marines. Goldberg, who hails from Jack... More
Battalion surgeon Cmdr. Yesvey Goldberg, right, assesses
Battalion surgeon Cmdr. Yesvey Goldberg, right, assesses a simulated casualty during an exchange of expertise between the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces and U.S. sailors and Marines. Goldberg from Jacksonville, F... More
Marines and sailors queue up to give blood to Cambodia's
Marines and sailors queue up to give blood to Cambodia's national supply during a drive at an auditorium Dec. 16. More than one hundred service members from USS New Orleans, USS Pearl Harbor, the 11th Marine Ex... More
Sgt. Travis Starnes guards the U.S. colors at a reception
Sgt. Travis Starnes guards the U.S. colors at a reception aboard USS Pearl Harbor docked here Dec. 17. Starnes, who hails from Cove, Ark., serves with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s logistics combat eleme... More
Sgt. Maj. Jonathan Morris, second from right, attends
Sgt. Maj. Jonathan Morris, second from right, attends a ceremony with U.S. and Cambodian service members here Dec. 18, closing a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise between the Royal Cambodian ... More
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit practice
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit practice drill movements during formal non-commissioned officer training aboard USS Pearl Harbor Jan. 3. The 11th MEU is currently deployed as part of the Makin I... More
11th MEU: Marines practice martial arts aboard USS Pearl Harbor
Ensign Stephen Hicks, right, and Cpl. James D. Bouchey practice martial arts during non-lethal weapons training aboard USS Pearl Harbor Jan. 3. Bouchey is a Livonia, Mich., native and serves as a landing-suppor... More
11th MEU: Marines aboard USS Pearl Harbor conduct noncombatant evacuat...
Cpl. Jonathan Roche, 26, escorts a simulated detainee aboard USS Pearl Harbor during a noncombatant evacuation drill Jan. 3. Roche, a Chicago native, serves with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, which provides lo... More
A CH-46E Sea Knight with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron
A CH-46E Sea Knight with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced) transfers cargo from USNS Patuxent (T-AO 200) to USS Pearl Harbor Jan. 4. The squadron is the aviation combat element for the 11th Mar... More
Marines and sailors with the 11th Marine Expeditionary
Marines and sailors with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) stretch before a soccer game against a local sports club during a regularly schedule port visit Jan. 8. The 11th MEU is ... More
Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/1 provide security,
Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/1 provide security, Jan. 26, during an exercise. The battalion provides logistics and services for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is currently deployed as part o... More
Seaman Kevin. J. Wix, left, and Cpl. Michael S. Morris
Seaman Kevin. J. Wix, left, and Cpl. Michael S. Morris grapple aboard USS Pearl Harbor, March 18, during martial arts training. Wix, 23, is from Port Orchid, Wash. Morris, 25, is from Destin, Fla., and serves a... More
Sgt. Ryan J. Longwell maintains an M777A2 howitzer
Sgt. Ryan J. Longwell maintains an M777A2 howitzer aboard USS Pearl Harbor, March 20. The 24-year-old is from Tacoma, Wash., and serves as an artillery mechanic with Battalion Landing Team 3/1, the ground comba... More
Lance Cpl. Tana Le, right, plays a board game with
Lance Cpl. Tana Le, right, plays a board game with local women here March 22 at a women’s shelter during a community outreach project. Le, 21, is from Boca Raton, Fla., and serves as an electrician for Combat L... More
Qatar ambassador visits USS Pearl Harbor
U.S. Ambassador to Qatar Susan Ziadeh, right, listens to Cpl. Greg Andris, left, explain the equipment on display aboard Pearl Harbor here March 26. Andris, from Fresno, Calif., serves as a heavy-equipment oper... More
Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit
Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit tour foreign military vessels in Doha. Amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor and embarked Marines are in Qatar for the Doha International Maritime ... More
Seaman Mathew P. Perry plays soccer here March 28.
Seaman Mathew P. Perry plays soccer here March 28. Perry is from St. Louis, and serves as a religious programs specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, which provides logistics and services for the 11th M... More
Lance Cpl. Adam C. Johnson organizes gear for an inspection
Lance Cpl. Adam C. Johnson organizes gear for an inspection aboard USS Pearl Harbor, March 30. The 28-year-old is from Cheboygan, Mich., and serves as a radio operator with Battalion Landing Team 3/1, the groun... More
Unit recognition aboard USS Pearl Harbor
Lance Cpl. Emilio S. Ortiz receives a unit coin from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit commanding officer Col. Michael R. Hudson aboard USS Pearl Harbor April 2. The 21-year-old is from San Antonio and serves ... More
Care packages aboard USS Pearl Harbor
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 11 open care packages aboard USS Pearl Harbor here April 2. The battalion provides logistics and services for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The unit is deployed as ... More
Gunnery Sgt. Miller Daceus organizes supplies aboard
Gunnery Sgt. Miller Daceus organizes supplies aboard USS Pearl Harbor here April 3. Daceus hails from Del Rey Beach, Fla., and serves as the administrative chief for Combat Logistics Battalion 11, which provide... More
Cpl. Justin P. Coe cleans equipment aboard USS Pearl
Cpl. Justin P. Coe cleans equipment aboard USS Pearl Harbor here, April 5. The 20-year-old Bayonne, N.J., native serves as a radio operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, which provides logistics and servi... More
With pepper spray in his face, Cpl. Joe Henry, right,
With pepper spray in his face, Cpl. Joe Henry, right, strikes a pad with a baton during non-lethal weapons training aboard USS Pearl Harbor here April 6. The 24-year-old Seattle native serves as a motor transpo... More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 11 open a container
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 11 open a container aboard USS Pearl Harbor here April 6. The battalion provides logistics and services for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The unit is deployed as pa... More
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and sailors aboard USS Pearl Harbor attend a religious service here April 8 to celebrate Easter. The unit is deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready... More
Cpl. Greg Andris explains U.S. Marine equipment to
Cpl. Greg Andris explains U.S. Marine equipment to Australian members of parliament during their visit to amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor. Andris, from Fresno, Calif., is a heavy-equipment operato... More
Cpl. Alvin Hosokawa practices magazine reload techniques
Cpl. Alvin Hosokawa practices magazine reload techniques aboard USS Pearl Harbor here April 11. Hosokawa hails from Torrance, Calif., and serves as a rifleman with Company K, Battalion Landing Team 3/1. The tea... More
Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit
Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and members of the Royal Jordanian Armed Forces attend a non-commissioned officer leadership class here April 13. The MEU is deployed as part of the Makin ... More
Cpl. Brandon M. Hund shouts drill commands aboard USS
Cpl. Brandon M. Hund shouts drill commands aboard USS Pearl Harbor here April 20 during formal noncommissioned officer training. The 21-year-old hails from Kansas City, Mo., and serves as a motor transport mech... More
Sgt. Matthew R. Flynn inspects Cpl. Vincent Lopez during
Sgt. Matthew R. Flynn inspects Cpl. Vincent Lopez during formal non-commissioned officer leadership training April 22 aboard USS Pearl Harbor here. Flynn hails from Kansas City, Mo., and serves as a combat engi... More
Sgt. Jordan C. Beaver inspects Cpl. Joshua Dougherty
Sgt. Jordan C. Beaver inspects Cpl. Joshua Dougherty during formal non-commissioned officer leadership training April 22 aboard USS Pearl Harbor here. Beaver hails from Kelso, Wash., and serves as a mortarman f... More
Marine deployed aboard USS Pearl Harbor
Staff Sgt. Neal A. Sharum stands at a rail aboard USS Pearl Harbor here April 22. The Fort Smith, Ark., native serves as the artillery operation chief Kilo Battery, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, which is the grou... More
Cpl. Vincent G. Lopez grapples during formal
Cpl. Vincent G. Lopez grapples during formal non-commissioned officer leadership training April 22 aboard USS Pearl Harbor here. The 20-year-old Scottsbluff, Neb., native serves as a radio operator for Battery ... More
Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/1 fire M240B
Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/1 fire M240B machine guns during live-fire training April 24 aboard USS Pearl Harbor here. The team serves as the ground combat element for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Un... More
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit serving
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit serving aboard USS Pearl Harbor swim off the ship here April 28. The unit is deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, currently a U.S. Central... More
Cpl. Neil O. Garity receives a non-commissioned officer
Cpl. Neil O. Garity receives a non-commissioned officer sword aboard USS Pearl Harbor, May 1, after completing formal non-commissioned officer leadership training. The 23-year-old hails from Geneva, Ill., and s... More
Cpl. Rebecca Fleming is promoted to her present rank
Cpl. Rebecca Fleming is promoted to her present rank during a ceremony aboard USS Pearl Harbor, May 1. Fleming hails from Santa Rosa, Calif., and serves as a motor transport operator for Combat Logistics Battal... More
Pilots flying a CH-46E Sea Knight take off from USS
Pilots flying a CH-46E Sea Knight take off from USS Pearl Harbor here, May 6. The pilots serve with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced), the aviation combat element for the 11th Marine Expedition... More
Navy Lt. James E. Lamb, left, and Sgt. Ryan Eskandary
Navy Lt. James E. Lamb, left, and Sgt. Ryan Eskandary exercise aboard USS Pearl Harbor, May 6. Lamb is a Minneapolis native and serves as a firepower control team leader. Eskandary hails from St. Paul, Minn., a... More
Sgt. Jordan C. Beaver teaches a class on land navigation
Sgt. Jordan C. Beaver teaches a class on land navigation aboard USS Pearl Harbor here May 7. Beaver hails from Kelso, Wash., and serves as a mortarman for Battalion Landing Team 3/1, the ground combat element f... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Richard faces away from
Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Richard faces away from targets during live-fire training aboard USS Pearl Harbor May 8. Richard hails from Lancaster, Calif., and serves as a corpsman with Battalion Landing Team... More
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit program
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit program a radio during a class aboard USS Pearl Harbor here May 9. The unit embarked the ship, as well as USS Makin Island and USS New Orleans in San Diego, Nov. ... More
Sgt. Tracey S. Watson reloads an M4 carbine during
Sgt. Tracey S. Watson reloads an M4 carbine during live-fire training aboard USS Pearl Harbor May 11. The 26-year-old Pocatello, Idaho, native serves as an armorer for Combat Logistics Battalion 11, which provi... More
Sgt. Rodney Boniface shovels dirt during a volunteer
Sgt. Rodney Boniface shovels dirt during a volunteer project at an orphanage here May 15. Boniface hails from Fontana, Calif., and serves as a mortarman for Battalion Landing Team 3/1, the ground combat element... More
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit speak
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit speak to students during a volunteer project at a school here May 18. The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego, Nov. ... More
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit speak
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit speak to students during a volunteer project at a school here May 18. The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Nov. 1... More
Marines receive care packages
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit open care packages aboard USS Pearl Harbor here May 21. The unit embarked the ship, as well as USS Makin Island and USS New Orleans in San Diego Nov. 14, beginnin... More
Lance Cpl. Joshua M. Marbella attends a meeting aboard
Lance Cpl. Joshua M. Marbella attends a meeting aboard USS Pearl Harbor here May 26. The Sacramento, Calif., native serves as a rifleman with Battalion Landing Team 3/1, the ground combat element for the 11th M... More
Gwendolyn F. Garcia, the provincial governor here,
Gwendolyn F. Garcia, the provincial governor here, meets with Lt. Col. Andrew Bergen and Navy Cmdr. Homer Denius May 28. Bergen serves as commanding officer for Combat Logistics Battalion 11, which provides log... More
Lance Cpl. Dan Cojocnean plays soccer with a member
Lance Cpl. Dan Cojocnean plays soccer with a member of the Philippine Air force at Mactan Air Base here May 29. The Chicago native serves as a mortarman with Battalion Landing Team 3/1, the ground combat elemen... More
Lance Cpl. Dan Cojocnean plays soccer with a member
Lance Cpl. Dan Cojocnean plays soccer with a member of the Philippine Air Force at Mactan Air Base here May 29. The Chicago native serves as a mortarman with Battalion Landing Team 3/1, the ground combat elemen... More
Sailors serving aboard USS Pearl Harbor, joined by
Sailors serving aboard USS Pearl Harbor, joined by embarked Marines and sailors of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, attend a ceremony here, June 4, commemorating the Battle of Midway. The unit embarked the s... More
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit fire
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit fire M240B machine guns during live-fire training aboard USS Pearl Harbor here June 7. The unit embarked the ship, as well as USS Makin Island and USS New Orleans... More
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit fire
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit fire M240B machine guns during live-fire training aboard USS Pearl Harbor here June 7. The unit embarked the ship, as well as USS Makin Island and USS New Orleans... More
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and sailors aboard USS Pearl Harbor man the rails as USS Pearl Harbor sails into Pearl Harbor here June 13. The unit embarked the ship, as well as USS Makin Islan... More
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit demonstrate
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit demonstrate martial-arts techniques for embarked guests aboard USS Pearl Harbor here June 18. The unit embarked the ship as well as USS Makin Island and USS New O... More
Marines and sailors with the 11th Marine Expeditionary
Marines and sailors with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Battalion Landing Team 3/1 render honors during a memorial ceremony for Petty Officer 3rd Class Kyler L. Estrada here, June 28. Estrada died in a Dj... More
Marines inflate a communications balloon aboard the
Marines inflate a communications balloon aboard the amphibious assault ship Makin Island off Southern California’s coast Sept. 4. The balloon is designed to carry a radio relay up to 80,000 feet above Earth, ex... More
Sgt. Jeffrey Draney stands aboard the amphibious assault
Sgt. Jeffrey Draney stands aboard the amphibious assault ship Makin Island off Southern California's coast Sept 7. The squad leader is an Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran currently serving with Company I, Battal... More
Company I machine gunner Pfc. Deyton Bogrett descends
Company I machine gunner Pfc. Deyton Bogrett descends 35 feet down a thick, plaited rope rigged to a helicopter parked on the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island, at sea, miles off Southern California’s co... More
Combat cameraman Cpl. Tripp Ainsworth descends 35 feet
Combat cameraman Cpl. Tripp Ainsworth descends 35 feet down a thick plaited rope rigged to a helicopter parked on the amphibious assault ship Makin Island at sea miles off Southern California’s coast Sept 8. Th... More
Cpl. Hunter Brenius conducts communication checks aboard
Cpl. Hunter Brenius conducts communication checks aboard the amphibious assault ship Makin Island here Sept. 29. Brenius, 23, is from Lufkin, Texas, and serves as a scout sniper team leader with Weapons Company... More
A landing craft approaches USS Makin Island here Sept.
A landing craft approaches USS Makin Island here Sept. 29. The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit embarked the amphibious assault ship Makin Island, the amphibious transport dock New Orleans and the dock landing sh... More
Cpl. Justin Mustaine sets up radio communications during
Cpl. Justin Mustaine sets up radio communications during a casualty evacuation exercise here Oct. 2. Mustaine, 22, is a radio operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, which serves as the logistics combat el... More
Master Sgt. Jason Rowley watches an MV-22 Osprey with
Master Sgt. Jason Rowley watches an MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 here Oct. 3. Rowley is the maintenance chief with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, which serves as the logistics combat e... More