The Mountains Are Calling
Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, stage their gear after conducting cliff assault operation during Mountain Training Exercise 4-18 aboard Mountain Warfare Trai... more
Beat Him to the Punch
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kreed Gentz, a main battle tank technician, and a boxer with the 1st Marine Division boxing team, faces his opponent, British Royal Marine 1st Class Aiden Thompson at Commando Training Ce... more
Follow the Leader
Marines with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division utilize an M1A1 Abrams tank during exercise Steel Knight (SK) 18 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Dec. ... more
Fire Power
An amphibious assault vehicle with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, fires a mine clearing line charge during a simulated amphibious breach in support of exercise Steel Knight 2018 at San Clem... more
Shadows and Light
A Marine with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, perches atop an Amphibious Assault Vehicles during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Californ... more
Cold Brews
Sgt. Allison DeVries, combat photographer, Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, boils snow during Mountain Training Exercise (MTX) 2-17 at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, ... more
I Got Your Back
U.S. Marines with the 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, go through mock breachings as part of group training. The training includes working with simulated explosives as well as breachi... more
Help from Above
A Marine with Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, provides security overwatch as Amphibious Assault Vehicles pass below after conducting an amphibious landing during Co. B’s Marine Corps Combat Readiness Eva... more
'Wolf Pack' conquers MCCREE
Capt. Charles H. Richardson, commanding officer, Company B, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, scans the horizon in the Combat Center training area March 21, 2016, during a Marine Corps Combat Readines... more
Starry Flight
A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter fires at targets as part of exercise Eager Centaur in an undisclosed location, Southwest Asia, Feb. 1, 2016. Eager Centaur is conducted to complete initial joint termi... more
Star Command
Marines with the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command particpate in exercise Eager Centaur in an undisclosed location, Southwest Asia, Jan. 31, 2016. Eager Centaur is con... more
Secure the Perimeter
Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, provide security as part of a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Pe... more
Danger Zone
An AV-8B Harrier with Marine Attack Squadron 223, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, taxis the flight line at Isa Air Base, Bahrain, Dec. 31, 2015. VMA-223 supports Op... more
Suns Out Guns Out
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Tyler Huey, squad leader with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, provides security during a... more
Shot in the Dark
Cpl. Taylor Giffard, a ground signals operator with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, acts as an opposition force during a mission readiness exercise for 1st Battalio... more
It's a TRAP!
A Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command stages on a hasty landing zone during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel drill at ... more
Shots Fired
Alpha Company, 3D Amphibious Assault Battalion, 1st Marine Division, conducts their Amphibious Assault Vehicle qualifications Nov. 6, for the first time at Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona. Alpha Company is condu... more
On the Prowl
Marines with 7th Marine Regiment scouts for various avenues of approach and egress points on Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Oct. 23, 2015. The unit is the ground combat element of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Tas... more
360 Security
Marines with 1st Marine Division provide security during a heavy Huey raid in Yuma, Arizona on October 7, 2015. This exercise was part of the Weapons and Tactics Instructor course, which emphasizes operational ... more
No Bridge? No Problem.
Lance Cpl. John Whitlock, an intelligence analyst assigned to Headquarters Company, Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, conducts a gorge crossing during phase two of Mountain Warfare Training Exercise ... more
Jungle Warfare
1st Lt. Alexander Richmond, a logistics officer assigned to Truck Company, Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, makes his way through a dense forest during phase two of Mountain Warfare Training Exercis... more
One Time at Band Camp
The 1st Marine Division Band plays music before the start of 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 7th Marine Regiment’s reactivation ceremony at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field, Sept. 17, 2015...(U.S. Marine Corps photo... more
Wait for Me
Recon Marines with 1st Marine Division, jump from a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during high altitude, high opening parachute insertion training over Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 17, 20... more
Watch and Learn
Marines with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, practiced employing hunter-killer techniques with multiple weapons platforms during sustainment training on Aug. 21, 2015. The unit, composed of heavy machine gu... more
Turn and Go
Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force—Crisis Response—Central Command, conduct fast rope training from an MV-22 Osprey while deployed to So... more
Loading Up
Marines with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, practice loading and unloading rounds during sustainment training on Aug. 21, 2015. The CAAT, composed of heavy machine gunners and anti-tank missilemen, is used... more
Dirt Devils
Marines with 1st Marine Division, run to assault a “combat town” after exiting an amphibious assault vehicle, during an amphibious raid demonstration in conjunction with a visit from the secretary of defense, a... more
Secure Perimeter
Lance Cpl. Tayler Huey and Lance Cpl. Brandon Parmeter, both with 7th Marine Regiment, provide security while conducting a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel mission in response to a scenario-based inc... more
Smoke Screen
Mairnes and Navy Corpsmen, assigned to various units in the 1st Marine Division, conduct tactical combat casualty care training during the Combat Trauma Management Course, taught by instructors with the 1st Mar... more
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet
U.S. Marine plane captain with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force—Crisis Response—Central Command, directs a McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet preparing for a strike ... more
Mountain Man
Lance Cpl. Dominique Sparacino sweeps through an area during Mountain Exercise 2014 aboard Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, Calif., Sept. 8, 2014. Sparacino is an assaultman with 2nd... more
Do You Even Lift, Bro?
Staff Sgt. Franklin Johnson, utilities chief, Engineer Company, Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, represents his company in a Humvee-pull competition, during the St. Patrick's Day fiel... more
Ambush in the Brush
Cpl. Matthew Dooley with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, provides security while conducting a helo insertion to a nighttime urban terrain raid training during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, ... more
Warriors of the Rising Sun
Soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conduct an amphibious insertion using combat rubber reconnaissance crafts during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Calif., Jan. 29,... more
Sun's Out, Guns Out
Soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force provide security for the landing team during amphibious insertion training from the Expeditionary Warfare Training Group Pacific during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 ... more
Clearing the Stairs
Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, practice proper techniques to clear a stairway during an Urban Operations exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 9, 2014. Each... more
Smoke and Mirrors
Cpl. Kyle Click, a rifleman with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, prepares to fire a 40MM non-lethal round during rules of engagement drills on Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, ... more
Boots on the Ground
Marines with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, practice their fast-roping techniques Jan. 8 at Camp Hansen. The Marines fast-roped down from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter in a precision hover at 30 feet.... more
I'm Dreaming of a Field Christmas
A handmade Christmas tree welcomes Marines with 1st Marine Division to the Division (Forward) headquarters field mess aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms during Exercise Steel Knight 1... more
Marine Corps Mortarmen
Lance Cpl. Dale Parrott, a mortarman serving with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, fires a 60mm mortar while Lance Cpl. Nathanial Sui holds the mortar tube steady during unknown distance live-... more
Adjust Fire
Lance Cpl. Daniel Lyndall (left), and Lance Cpl. Cody Pacheco, riflemen serving with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, practice escalation of force techniques during unknown distance live-fire ... more
Crash Fire Rescue
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpls. Jeffrey Headlee, left, and Grant Gray, both aircraft rescue and firefighting specialists with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Air Wing, use a... more
Down by the River
Marines with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, patrol near Forward Operating Base Musa Qala, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 19, 2013. The Marines of 3/7 patrolled to reduce enemy activity in the area. .(... more
Let's Get Out of Here
Marines with Marine Heavy Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Air Wing, extract the Marines of India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment after conducting a simulated comp... more
Over the Wall
Marines serving with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion climb over a wall during a combat readiness exercise at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 20, 2013. Marines responded to simulated small-arms fire and artillery fi... more
Sighting In
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joshua Agripino, a rifleman with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, practices providing cover fire while conducting dismount drills from Amphibious Assault Vehicles... more
Boom, Head Shot!
Sgt. Michael Henderson, chief scout serving with Charlie company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, fires an M107 Special Application Scoped Rifle during a weeklong SASR training course here, July 10,... more
To the Batmobile
Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force train alongside U.S. Marines with the MV-22B Osprey during the final key event of Exercise Iron Fist 2013, AT Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Feb. 13, 2013. Duri... more
Iron Fist 2013
Sgt. Paul J. Sonico, a section leader and Brawley, Calif. Native, with Combined Anti-Armor Team 1, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, launches a M41A1 Saber Tub... more
Calm Before the Storm
Lance Cpl. Jordan A. Finestone posts security on the back of an assault amphibious vehicle during an amphibious landing at Camp Schwab during Exercise Keen Sword 2013 Nov. 15. Keen Sword allows U.S. and Japanes... more
Are We There Yet?
Marines drive an assault amphibious vehicle during Exercise Keen Sword 2013 Nov. 9. U.S. military and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force personnel are training alongside each other at locations throughout Japan du... more
Sole Survey
A Marine surveys the area during a patrol alongside Afghan National Army soldiers in the shadows of Patrol Base Lambadand in Trek Nawa, Afghanistan, Sept. 27. The Marines, with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1... more
Building Bridges
MARJAH DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan – U.S. Marine Cpl. Eric McMullen, a combat engineer with Alpha Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 1 and 21-year-old native of Lake Tahoe, Calif., guides a bulldoz... more
Afghans listen in on a council meeting with Marines
Local Afghan village elders sit in on a scheduled council meeting with U.S. Marine Capt. Kenneth J. Del Mazo, Commanding Officer Battery I, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment (3/10), held at the local administ... more
A Marine embraces an Afghan child
U.S. Marine GySgt. Philip M. Collins, Platoon Sergeant Battery I, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment (3/10), carries a local Afghan child outside Patrol Base Mahafiz, in Shorshorak, Afghanistan, April 29, 2010... more
A local Afghan child greets Marines
A local Afghan children walks by the local administrative building where U.S. Marines assigned to Battery I, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment (3/10), were conducting a scheduled meeting with the local villag... more
Marine dresses in traditional Afghan attire
U.S. Marine Capt. Kenneth J. Del Mazo, Commanding Officer Battery I, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment (3/10), dressed in traditional Afghan attire, sits in on a council meeting held at the local administrati... more
Afghans listen intently to council meeting with Marines
Local Afghan village elders sit in on a scheduled council meeting with U.S. Marine Capt. Kenneth J. Del Mazo, Commanding Officer Battery I, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment (3/10), held at the local administ... more
Marines high-five with an Afghan child
U.S. Marine Sgt. Demarcus A. Deboe, Communications Chief, Battery I, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment (3/10), interacts with a local Afghan child outside Patrol Base Mahafiz, in Shorshorak, Afghanistan, Apri... more
Marines discuss issues with a local town council
U.S. Marine Capt. Kenneth J. Del Mazo (left), Commanding Officer Battery I, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment (3/10), addresses the local village elders during a scheduled council meeting held at the local ad... more
Afghans take part in local town council meeting
A local Afghan village elder looks on during a scheduled council meeting with U.S. Marine Capt. Kenneth J. Del Mazo, Commanding Officer Battery I, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment (3/10), held at the local a... more
Afghans welcome Marines to town council meeting
U.S. Marine Capt. Kenneth J. Del Mazo (left), Commanding Officer Battery I, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment (3/10), interacts with the local village elders during a scheduled council meeting held at the loc... more
Marines play games with Afghan children
U.S. Marine GySgt. Philip M. Collins, Platoon Sergeant Battery I, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment (3/10), interacts with a local Afghan child outside Patrol Base Mahafiz, in Shorshorak, Afghanistan, April 2... more
Interpreters work hard with Marines
Mr. Abdul Manaf, Governor Nawa District, greets a local Afghan interpreter outside the local administrative building where the Marines assigned to Battery I, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment (3/10), were hav... more
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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Scott Boogerd, assigned to India Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, shakes hands with a local elder in a village south of Golestan, Afghanistan, Nov. 6, 2009. Marines with... more