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A Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 162 (HMM-162) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter lifts off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS WASP (LHD-1). Elements of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) are embarked aboard the WASP for a Mediterranean deployment

A Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 162 (HMM-162) CH-46E Sea Knight he...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Sw) J.E. Westfall Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A starboard beam view of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST-1181) underway. Elements of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) are embarked aboard the SUMTER for a Mediterranean deployment

A starboard beam view of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST-1181) u...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 J. E. Westfall Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A Fast Attack Vehicle Crew from "B" Co., Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)), provides heavy weapons support with an M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun for security at the US Embassy housing complex in Tirana, Albania, during Operation SILVER WAKE. The 26th MEU (SOC) was called upon to perform a NEO (Non-combatant Evacuation Operation) of US citizens that desired to leave Albania, due to the current civil strife

A Fast Attack Vehicle Crew from "B" Co., Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 2...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SILVER WAKE Base: Tirana Country: Albania (ALB) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Tim Shearer, Usmc Release Status: Released to P... More

US Marine Corps Corporal Anquone Conyer slices and dices vegetables for a salad in the Flag Mess to be served to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Commanding Officer. CPL Conyer is deployed with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit as part of Landing Force Sixth Fleet aboard USS WASP (LHD 1)

US Marine Corps Corporal Anquone Conyer slices and dices vegetables fo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Wasp (LHD 1) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL J. T. Watkins, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Marine Corps CHIEF Warrant Officer 3 Paul A. Diaz, Nuclear Biological and Chemical Officer, Command Element, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, pumps some iron on the rowing machine in the gym aboard the USS WASP (LHD 1). The 26th MEU is deployed on the ship as part of Landing Force Sixth Fleet

US Marine Corps CHIEF Warrant Officer 3 Paul A. Diaz, Nuclear Biologic...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Wasp (LHD 1) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL J. T. Watkins, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An Air Cushion Landing Craft (LCAC) moves onto the beach at Litohoro, Greece, carrying equipment for the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). The first wave of U.S. Marines assigned to the 26th MEU arrived ashore in Litohoro during the early-morning hours in support of the NATO Peacekeeping Mission in Kosovo. The 26th MEU and USS KEARSAGE (LHD 3) Amphibious Ready Group are deployed in support of NATO Operation Allied Force

An Air Cushion Landing Craft (LCAC) moves onto the beach at Litohoro, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Litohoro Country: Greece (GRC) Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 Seth Rossman Release Status: Released to Publi... More

Two Logistical Amphibious Recovery Craft (LARC) return to USS KEARSAGE (LHD 3) from the beach at Litohoro, Greece. The first wave of U.S. Marines assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived ashore in Litohoro during the early-morning hours in support of the NATO Peacekeeping Mission in Kosovo. The 26th MEU and USS KEARSAGE Amphibious Ready Group are deployed in support of NATO Operation Allied Force

Two Logistical Amphibious Recovery Craft (LARC) return to USS KEARSAGE...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Litohoro Country: Greece (GRC) Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 Seth Rossman Release Status: Released to Publi... More

Ammunition captured from the Kosovo Liberation Army by US Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). Marines and sailors of the 26th MEU as part of Operation JOINT GUARDIAN will be helping to enforce the implementation of the military technical agreement and to provide peace and stability to Kosovo

Ammunition captured from the Kosovo Liberation Army by US Marines from...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th Marine Expedtionary Unit Scene Camera... More

US NAVY Chaplain, Commander Patrick Hahan delivers a sermon during a field mass for Marines and sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) at Camp Montieth, near Cernica, Kosovo. The Marines are part of Operation JOINT GUARDIAN and are helping to enforce the implementation of the military technical agreement and provide peace and stability to Kosovo

US NAVY Chaplain, Commander Patrick Hahan delivers a sermon during a f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN Base: Camp Montieth State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU Scene Camera... More

Marines from Delta Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), patrol the streets of Vegra, Kosovo. The day prior, Marines from Lima Battery, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment returned fire on snipers killing one. The Marines are part of Operation JOINT GUARDIAN and are helping to enforce the implementation of the military technical agreement and provide peace and stability to Kosovo

Marines from Delta Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Bat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN Base: Cernica State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU Scene Camera Opera... More

Serbian villagers from the village of Vegra leave town via horse and cart in a mass exodus of Serbs in the region. The Marines from 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) during Operation JOINT GUARDIAN are helping to enforce the implementation of the military technical agreement and provide peace and stability to Kosovo

Serbian villagers from the village of Vegra leave town via horse and c...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN Base: Vegra State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU Scene Camera Operato... More

Confiscated KLA (Kosovo Liberation Army) bolt action rifle and other weapons from the village of Zegra. The Marines and sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) during Operation JOINT GUARDIAN are helping to enforce the implementation of the military technical agreement and to provide peace and stability to Kosovo

Confiscated KLA (Kosovo Liberation Army) bolt action rifle and other w...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN Base: Zegra State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th Marine Expedtionary Unit ... More

GUNNERY Sergeant William Post from Lima Battery, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment marches down the main street of Zegra with the local Children. Post learned from the children how to say left and right in Albanian and proceded to teach them how to march. The Marines and sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) during Operation JOINT GUARDIAN are helping to enforce the implementation of the military technical agreement and to provide peace and stability to Kosovo

GUNNERY Sergeant William Post from Lima Battery, 3rd Battalion, 10th M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN Base: Zegra State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th Marine Expedtionary Unit ... More

Personal items looted from a home in Kosovo. The Marines and sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) during Operation JOINT GUARDIAN are helping to enforce the implementation of the military technical agreement and to provide peace and stability to Kosovo

Personal items looted from a home in Kosovo. The Marines and sailors o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN Base: Zegra State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th Marine Expedtionary Unit ... More

Marines from India Company 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment deal with civilians outside their perimeter in the city of Gnjilane, Kosovo. The Marines and sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are helping to enforce the implementation of the military technical agreement and to provide peace and stability to Kosovo during Operation JOINT GUARDIAN

Marines from India Company 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment deal wit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN Base: Gnjilane State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th Marine Expedtionary Un... More

Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit escort Serbian detainees to the Kosovo - Serbian border before they are released to Serbian authorities, two High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) are in the background. Marines and sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are helping to enforce the implementation of the military technical agreement and to provide peace and stability to Kosovo in support of NATO Operation Joint Guardian

Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit escort Serbian detaine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Craig J. Shell Release Status: Released to... More

British Royal Marine Sergeant Nobby Hall, standing in front of a Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC), from 539th Assault Squadron explains British assault procedures to United States Marines. Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)), embarked aboard the USS PONCE (LPD-15), are participating in the NATO exercise, NORTHERN APPROACH, with British and Turkish forces

British Royal Marine Sergeant Nobby Hall, standing in front of a Landi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN APPROACH Base: Cape Ince Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jimmie Perkins, Usmc Release Status: Rele... More

Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV) of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) splash across a sandbar at Cap Serrat, Tunisia during Exercise ATLAS HINGE in a mock amphibious assault designed to train Tunisian forces

Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV) of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Uni...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS HINGE Base: Cap Serrat Country: Tunisia (TUN) Scene Major Command Shown: SIXTH FLEET Scene Camera Operator: Cwo3 Seth ... More

Marine plane captains from the Air Combat Element (ACE) of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) preflight an AV-8B2 Harrier as it prepares to take off from the USS Kearsarge for the last time. Kearsarge is enroute to the US after a six month Mediterranean deployment

Marine plane captains from the Air Combat Element (ACE) of the 26th Ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Major Command Shown: COM2FLT Scene Camera Operator: Cwo3 Seth Rossman, Usnr Release St... More

A flight deck director for USS BATAAN (LHD 5) gets a CH-53E Super Stallion in the air as the heavy lift helicopter deploys with US Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) bound for the war zone in Afghanistan. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group is operating in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A flight deck director for USS BATAAN (LHD 5) gets a CH-53E Super Stal...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: USS Bataan (LHD 5) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Johnny Bivera, USN Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

Flanked by a hand painted banner from a stateside grade school, left, and and area map, Captain Greenwood, USMC, S-3 Operations Officer for Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), addresses the media pool at Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Flanked by a hand painted banner from a stateside grade school, left, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

US Marines from Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) take a moment to regroup themselves after returning from a patrol near the Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marines from Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

Light enhanced photography, fisheye lens view, showing an explosion resulting after US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines of Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 3/6, and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) destroyed a series of tunnels discovered in the Zhawar Kili area of Eastern Afghanistan, while conducting search and destroy missions, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Light enhanced photography, fisheye lens view, showing an explosion re...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Zhawar Kili Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Nathan E. Eason, USMC Release Stat... More

A high angle view of the front gate of the forward operating base located at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. The bivouac site located to the distant left (see 2-man dome tents) belonged to the Marine Service Support Group-26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable). The mass of military vans in the center of the photo belonged to the 101st Air Assault Division, US Army

A high angle view of the front gate of the forward operating base loca...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

A view of the Al-Qaida/Taliban detainment facility built by Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), as seen from the air traffic control tower at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A view of the Al-Qaida/Taliban detainment facility built by Marines fr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

A view of the Al Quaeda/Taliban detainment facility build by US Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), as seen from the air control tower at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan

A view of the Al Quaeda/Taliban detainment facility build by US Marine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

A view from the turret of a Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25) assigned to the Marines with the Second Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), as they prepare to embark upon a patrol near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. In the foreground is the LAV's 7.62 mm machine gun loaded and ready to go

A view from the turret of a Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25) assigned...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Sergeant Brown, USMC, with Alpha Company, Second Light Armor Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) scans the area while his Marines provide security for an Explosive Ordnance Disposal effort at an Afghan observation post near Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Sergeant Brown, USMC, with Alpha Company, Second Light Armor Reconnais...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

At one of the villages, Afghan children approach the Marines with Alpha Company, Second Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable). The Marines are conducting a mounted patrol using Light Armored Vehicles-25 (LAV-25) near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

At one of the villages, Afghan children approach the Marines with Alph...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Two Marine LAV-25s (Light Armored Vehicle) and personnel from Alpha Company, Second LIght Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) on patrol near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Two Marine LAV-25s (Light Armored Vehicle) and personnel from Alpha Co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Marines, with M-16s ready, from Alpha Company, Second LIght Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), dismount their LAV-25 (Light Armored Vehicle) at an observation post manned by anti-Taliban forces near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Marines, with M-16s ready, from Alpha Company, Second LIght Armored Re...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Generating a cloud of dust Marines with Alpha Company, Second Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) conduct a mounted patrol using a LAV-25 (Light Armored Vehicle) near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Generating a cloud of dust Marines with Alpha Company, Second Light Ar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

With his Remington 870 shotgun at hand, First Lieutenant Kraig Rouen, USMC, Platoon Commander, 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) points out a mined area at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

With his Remington 870 shotgun at hand, First Lieutenant Kraig Rouen, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Lieutenant Colonel Jerome Lynes (center), USMC, Commanding Officer Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) discusses transfer of command issues with Marines and Army soldiers in his bivouac site at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. The purpose of the discussion is to facilitate a smooth exchange of command from the Marines to the Army

Lieutenant Colonel Jerome Lynes (center), USMC, Commanding Officer Bat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

US Marines work on laptops in the S-4 (Logistics) workspace of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. (SUBTANDARD)

US Marines work on laptops in the S-4 (Logistics) workspace of the 26t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

A Marine with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) relocates his two-man desert colored dome tent at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A Marine with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, Battalion Landing Team 3/6...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

A view of one of fighting positions dug by Marine engineers with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. A Freightliner All Terrain Tow Vehicle (ATTV) in use in the background

A view of one of fighting positions dug by Marine engineers with 2d Co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Captain Christopher Keady, USMC, Supply Officer, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) stands in front of palletized items at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Captain Christopher Keady, USMC, Supply Officer, Battalion Landing Tea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Enduring Freedom Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) walk along the flightline at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Uni...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

A view of damage to MOLLE (MOdular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment) pack used by a Marine with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A view of damage to MOLLE (MOdular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

In the foreground, a plaque carved by Corporal Emeterio M. Arredondo, USMC, (background), Radio Platoon, S-6 Section (Communication), Command Element, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)), as a memorial to the Marines killed in a KC-130 crash at a forward operating base in the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations

In the foreground, a plaque carved by Corporal Emeterio M. Arredondo, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles Grow, Usmc Release S... More

Sergeant Kevin Kearny, USMC, (left), and Corporal Emeterio M. Arredondo, USMC, both members of Radio Platoon, S-6 Section (Communication), Command Element, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)), work at their laptops in a combat operations center located at a forward operating base in the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations

Sergeant Kevin Kearny, USMC, (left), and Corporal Emeterio M. Arredond...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles Grow, Usmc Release S... More

Flight Engineer and Detachment Sergeant Major (acting), MASTER Sergeant Kevin Powell, USMC, (right), cleans his M9 pistol, while STAFF Sergeant Jeff Hobb (left), Quality Assurance Officer, completes a check of his M9 pistol. The two are with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron VMGR-352, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) and are presently located at a forward operating base in the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations

Flight Engineer and Detachment Sergeant Major (acting), MASTER Sergean...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR 352 Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles Grow, Usmc Release... More

Captain Don Maraska, USMC, co-pilot, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR-352), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) in the cockpit of a Marine KC-130 enroute to a forward area refueling point at a forward operating base in the ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Captain Don Maraska, USMC, co-pilot, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles Grow, Usmc Release S... More

At a forward operating base, First Mech (Mechanic) Sergeant Ricky Poon, USMC, from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352) watches Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) board a KC-130 from his sister squadron VMGR-252 during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

At a forward operating base, First Mech (Mechanic) Sergeant Ricky Poon...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-352 Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D. Crow, Usmc Rele... More

Located at a forward operating base Marines, with their MOLLE (Modular Light weight Load-carrying Equipment) packs fully loaded, board a KC-130/R from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352). The Marines, from 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)), are boarding for a flight back into Kandahar, Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Located at a forward operating base Marines, with their MOLLE (Modular...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D. Crow, Usmc Rele... More

Seaman Apprentice Tracey Battle guides a Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC).

Seaman Apprentice Tracey Battle guides a Landing Craft Air Cushion (LC...

Atlantic Ocean (Mar. 05, 2003) Seaman Apprentice Tracey Battle guides a Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) assigned to Assault Craft Unit Four (ACU-4) onto the beach. The LCAC will transport Marines from the 26t... More

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron Two Six Four (HMM-264) lift off after inserting USMC Marines from Lima/Battery, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 1ST Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, attached to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), at Roberts International Airport, Liberia, during Joint Task Force (JTF) Liberia

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT TASK FORCE LIBERIA Base: Roberts International Airport Country: Liberia (LBR) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Nathan E. Eas... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) John Del Colliano, Executive Officer (EXO), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), hugs his wife at the MEU's homecoming. The 26th MEU is home after an eight-month deployment including operations in Iraq and Liberia

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) John Del Colliano, Ex...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Camer... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Frank Wills, Combat Photographer, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) greets his mother at the MEU's homecoming. The 26th MEU is home after an eight-month deployment including operations in Iraq and Liberia

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Frank Wills, Combat Photographer...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Camer... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Mathew G. Schultz (left) assists USMC LCPL Hakeem L. Pinkston, firing a FNMI 7.62 mm M240G machine gun at the Mariam Range in Djibouti. The Marines of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) are assisting the Combined Joint Task Force (JTF), Horn of Africa, by providing humanitarian aid and training to the people susceptible to transnational terrorist influence

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Mathew G. Schultz (left) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mariam Range Country: Djibouti (DJI) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Daniel R. Lowndes, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Captain (CPT) Timothy E. Andrews, Pilot, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron-162 (HMM-162) (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)), makes a vertical take off in a USMC AV-8B Harrier from US Navy (USN) Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3) enroute to King Faisal Air Base (AB), Jordan, for Infinite Moonlight 2005. Infinite Moonlight 2005 is a bilateral training mission between US Central Command forces and Jordanian military forces

US Marine Corps (USMC) Captain (CPT) Timothy E. Andrews, Pilot, Marine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Roman Yurek, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 264, takes off from the flight deck of the U.S. Navy Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS BATAAN (LHD 5) on November 7, 2006. The Bataan Expeditionary Strike Group is conducting Composite Training Unit Exercise with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit prior to an upcoming scheduled deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Third Class Jeremy L. Grisham) (Released)

An U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Bataan (LHD 5) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Jeremy L. Grisham, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

Marines and Sailors assigned to 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conduct combat pistol marksmanship training aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5).

Marines and Sailors assigned to 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) c...

INDIAN OCEAN (Feb. 24, 2007) Marines and Sailors assigned to 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conduct combat pistol marksmanship training aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). The MEU's Command... More

Soldiers from the 0th Kenyan Army Engineers and Marines of Combat Logistics Battalion-26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, paint the wall of a school during a refurbishment project at a school in Bargoni, Kenya, March 7, 2007. The 26th MEU is conducting bilateral training and community relations projects with Kenyan armed forces during Exercise Edged Mallet 2007. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance CPL. Johnson-Campbell) (Released)

Soldiers from the 0th Kenyan Army Engineers and Marines of Combat Logi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EDGED MALLET Base: Naval Station Manda Bay Kenya State: Bargoni Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Major Command Shown: 26TH MEU Sc... More

(From left to right) LT. COL. Christopher C. Starling, commanding officer of Battalion Landing Team 2/2, LT. COL. Tom Chepkuto, commanding officer of the 5th Kenyan Rifle Bn., Warrant Officer Hamud Said, SGT. MAJ. of the 5th Kenyan Rifle Bn., and SGT. MAJ. Howard K. Long, SGT. MAJ. of BLT 2/2, tour the flight deck of Amphibious Assault Ship USS BATAAN (LHD 5) during a visit March 9, 2007. BLT 2/2 and the 5th Kenyan Rifle Battalion are conducting bilateral training during Exercise Edged Mallet 07. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Bataan Strike Group are currently supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps...

(From left to right) LT. COL. Christopher C. Starling, commanding offi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: (From left to right) LT. COL. Christopher C. Starling, commanding officer of Battalion Landing Team 2/2, LT. COL. Tom Chepkuto, ... More

Warrant Officer Hamud Said, SGT. MAJ. of the 5th Kenyan Rifle Battalion, views activities aboard Amphibious Assault Ship USS BATAAN (LHD 5) from the ship╒s bridge March 9, 2007. Battalion Landing Team 2/2 and the 5th Kenyan Rifle Battalion are conducting bilateral training during Exercise Edged Mallet 07. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Bataan Strike Group are currently conducting Exercise Edged Mallet 07 in Kenya and supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SGT. Freddy G. Cantu) (Released)

Warrant Officer Hamud Said, SGT. MAJ. of the 5th Kenyan Rifle Battalio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EDGED MALLET Base: USS Bataan (LHD 5) Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Major Command Shown: 26TH MEU Scene Camera Operator: SGT Fr... More

Marines from Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire the M-240G medium machine gun during a shoot on the flight deck of the Amphibious Assault Ship USS BATAAN (LHD 5), March 2, 2007.  Echo Company hones their skills in order to be poised for combat. The 26th MEU and Bataan Strike Group are currently supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command area of operations. (Official USMC photo by SGT. Freddy G. Cantu) (Released)

Marines from Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/2, 26th Marine Exp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EDGED MALLET Base: USS Bataan (LHD 5) Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Major Command Shown: 26TH MEU Scene Camera Operator: SGT Fr... More

U.S. Marines of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Command Element are testing to receive their green belt in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program aboard USS BATAAN (LHD 5) on March 5, 2007. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by STAFF SGT. Trent Kinsey) (Released)

U.S. Marines of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Command Element are...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Bataan (LHD 5) Scene Major Command Shown: 26TH MEU CE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Trent Kinsey, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

U.S. Marines of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Command Element are testing to receive their green belt in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program aboard USS BATAAN (LHD 5) on March 5, 2007. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by STAFF SGT. Trent Kinsey) (Released)

U.S. Marines of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Command Element are...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Bataan (LHD 5) Scene Major Command Shown: 26TH MEU CE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Trent Kinsey, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

U.S. Marines of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Command Element are testing to receive their green belt in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program aboard USS BATAAN (LHD 5) on March 5, 2007. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by STAFF SGT. Trent Kinsey) (Released)

U.S. Marines of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Command Element are...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Bataan (LHD 5) Scene Major Command Shown: 26TH MEU CE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Trent Kinsey, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

U.S. Marines of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Command Element are testing to receive their green belt in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program aboard USS BATAAN (LHD 5) on March 5, 2007. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by STAFF SGT. Trent Kinsey) (Released)

U.S. Marines of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Command Element are...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Bataan (LHD 5) Scene Major Command Shown: 26TH MEU CE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Trent Kinsey, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

U.S. Marines of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Command Element are testing to receive their green belt in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program aboard USS BATAAN (LHD 5) on March 5, 2007. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by STAFF SGT. Trent Kinsey) (Released)

U.S. Marines of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Command Element are...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Bataan (LHD 5) Scene Major Command Shown: 26TH MEU CE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Trent Kinsey, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Marines with 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit gather

Marines with 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit gather

Marines with 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit gather to talk to the 26th MEU commanding officer on the flight deck aboard USS Carter Hall in the Mediterranean Sea, Sept. 10, 2010. The 26th MEU deployed aboard the... More

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Joseph E. Reed, platoon commander

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Joseph E. Reed, platoon commander

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Joseph E. Reed, platoon commander for 1st Platoon, Company L, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Regimental Combat Team 8, gathers information from locals whil... More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Ian Reyburn, culinary specialist

Petty Officer 2nd Class Ian Reyburn, culinary specialist

Petty Officer 2nd Class Ian Reyburn, culinary specialist with USS Kearsarge, mans the ramp as Marines with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, who are augmenting 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, board USS Kearsa... More

U.S. Marines with 2nd Platoon, Company L, Battalion

U.S. Marines with 2nd Platoon, Company L, Battalion

U.S. Marines with 2nd Platoon, Company L, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, Regimental Combat Team 8, walk down a road while on a security patrol through the Green Zone informing locals about an upcoming community me... More

A destroyed house sits abandoned in Breezy Point, a

A destroyed house sits abandoned in Breezy Point, a

A destroyed house sits abandoned in Breezy Point, a small coastal community in New York City, Nov. 9. The Marines and sailors of the 26th MEU are partnering with the 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine L... More

A birthday cake for the Marines and sailors assigned

A birthday cake for the Marines and sailors assigned

A birthday cake for the Marines and sailors assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), sits on a table during a U.S. Marine Corps birthday aboard the USS Wasp (LHD 1), Nov. 10, 2012. The 26th MEU and... More

Marines and Sailors with Battalion Landing Team (BLT)

Marines and Sailors with Battalion Landing Team (BLT)

Marines and Sailors with Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 3/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conduct a test fire while underway aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) before their upcoming night raid Feb. 3, 2013.... More

A CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor

A CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor

A CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conducts cargo drop landings on the flight deck of the USS San Antonio (LPD 17), at sea, Apr... More

Seaman Brianna Pentlin and Machinery Repairman 3rd Class Joseph Gemellaro practice fighting a simulated fire during a general quarters drill aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3).

Seaman Brianna Pentlin and Machinery Repairman 3rd Class Joseph Gemell...

GULF OF OMAN (Apr. 25, 2013) Seaman Brianna Pentlin and Machinery Repairman 3rd Class Joseph Gemellaro practice fighting a simulated fire during a general quarters drill aboard the amphibious assault ship USS K... More

Sailors practice fire-fighting techniques inside the well deck of an amphibious assault ship.

Sailors practice fire-fighting techniques inside the well deck of an a...

GULF OF OMAN (May. 09, 2013) Culinary Specialist 1st Class Jermaine Webber instructs Interior Communications Electrician Fireman Georgina Truex on fire-fighting techniques inside the well deck of the amphibious... More

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Ian Glowa fires the M9 service pistol during a small arms qualification course.

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Ian Glowa fires the M9 ser...

GULF OF ADEN (May. 29, 2013) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Ian Glowa fires the M9 service pistol during a small arms qualification course on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kear... More

 Landing craft air cushions (LCAC) from Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 4 conduct operations at sea while assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17).

Landing craft air cushions (LCAC) from Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 4 con...

GULF OF AQABA (Jun. 06, 2013) Landing craft air cushions (LCAC) from Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 4 conduct operations at sea while assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17). San Anton... More

U.S. Marines and U.S. Sailors assigned to the 26th

U.S. Marines and U.S. Sailors assigned to the 26th

U.S. Marines and U.S. Sailors assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare to load a landing craft utility during the offload of Exercise Eager Lion 2013, Gulf of Aqaba, Jordan, June 21, 2013. ... More

Seaman Sophia Lam measures the bearing of navigational land marks during a strait transit aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3).

Seaman Sophia Lam measures the bearing of navigational land marks duri...

GULF OF AQABA (Jun. 22, 2013) Seaman Sophia Lam measures the bearing of navigational land marks during a strait transit aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge is the flagship for th... More

Sailors and Marines display the national ensign in honor of Independence Day aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3).

Sailors and Marines display the national ensign in honor of Independen...

RED SEA (Jul. 04, 2013) Sailors and Marines display the national ensign in honor of Independence Day aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibi... More

Sailors conduct damage control training during a general quarters drill aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3).

Sailors conduct damage control training during a general quarters dril...

RED SEA (Jul. 12, 2013) Sailors conduct damage control training during a general quarters drill aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibious R... More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Aaron Logan, right, tank commander

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Aaron Logan, right, tank commander

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Aaron Logan, right, tank commander and Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) instructor from Fort Wayne, Ind., assigned to Battalion Landing Team 3/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (... More

Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Clint Jackman scans mail in the hangar bay of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3).

Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Clint Jackman scans mail in the hangar ...

GULF OF ADEN (Aug. 10, 2013) Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Clint Jackman scans mail in the hangar bay of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibiou... More

Service members load their packs onto a truck and board

Service members load their packs onto a truck and board

Service members load their packs onto a truck and board a bus after returning home from a six-month deployment aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C.,Nov. 03, 2013. Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 2nd Marine Logistics Group ... More

U.S. Marines stand at attention during Master Gunnery

U.S. Marines stand at attention during Master Gunnery

U.S. Marines stand at attention during Master Gunnery Sgt. Jeffery N. Davis, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) operations chief, reenlistment ceremony at the 26th MEU command post aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., ... More

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit discuss methods and maneuvers to conduct a live-fire station during an urban assault course at Fort Pickett, Va., April ... More

Marines assigned to Amphibious Assault Platoon, Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, conduct splash and recovery operations during a certification exercise.

Marines assigned to Amphibious Assault Platoon, Company E, Battalion L...

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jun. 21, 2015) Marines assigned to Amphibious Assault Platoon, Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, conduct splash and recovery operations during a certification exercise. The 26th Marine Expe... More

U.S. Navy Sailors with Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON)

U.S. Navy Sailors with Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON)

U.S. Navy Sailors with Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 4, aboard the USS Arlington (LPD 24), remove chains from a landing craft air cushion (LCAC) during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in the Atlanti... More

Sailors stand watch on the bridge of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) as the ship departs Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story.

Sailors stand watch on the bridge of the amphibious dock landing ship ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Oct. 06, 2015) Sailors stand watch on the bridge of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) as the ship departs Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story. The Kearsarg... More

Petty Officer 1st Class Yueming Lee, a boatswain's mate aboard the USS Oak Hill, drives a forklift during a replenishment at sea in the Gulf of Aden.

Petty Officer 1st Class Yueming Lee, a boatswain's mate aboard the USS...

GULF OF ADEN (Nov. 06, 2015) Petty Officer 1st Class Yueming Lee, a boatswain's mate aboard the USS Oak Hill, drives a forklift during a replenishment at sea in the Gulf of Aden, Nov. 6. The 26th Marine Expedit... More

Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Wilaundra Blango, from Charlotte, N.C., hangs holiday cards from children of the Just For Kids Program, Grand Island, N.Y., Huth School Division on the mess decks aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3).

Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Wilaundra Blango, from Charlotte, N.C., ...

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN (Nov. 29, 2015) Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Wilaundra Blango, from Charlotte, N.C., hangs holiday cards from children of the Just For Kids Program, Grand Island, N.Y., Huth Scho... More

Cpl. Douglass Valle and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nickolas Mendenhall transport ordnance on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3).

Cpl. Douglass Valle and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nickolas Mendenhall tr...

ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 04, 2015) Cpl. Douglass Valle (left), from Miami, and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nickolas "Blu" Mendenhall, from Smithville, Texas, both assigned to the Air Combat Element (ACE) of the embarked ... More

Information Systems Technician Seaman Kyle Holmes (left) and Information Systems Technician 3rd Class James Gibbons review a message in the joint message center aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD3).

Information Systems Technician Seaman Kyle Holmes (left) and Informati...

ARABIAN GULF (Mar. 09, 2016) Information Systems Technician Seaman Kyle Holmes (left) and Information Systems Technician 3rd Class James Gibbons review a message in the joint message center aboard the amphibiou... More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Samuel Noonan, AV-8B Harrier

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Samuel Noonan, AV-8B Harrier

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Samuel Noonan, AV-8B Harrier engine mechanic, assigned to Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), replaces the engine of a harrier aboard t... More

A U.S. Marine with the Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine

A U.S. Marine with the Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine

A U.S. Marine with the Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), utilizes a ratchet strap to set up an aerial sniper position on a U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter with Helicopter Sea Combat... More

An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26, lands on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3).

An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadr...

CARIBBEAN SEA (Sep. 09, 2017) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26, lands on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge and the ... More

Seaman Wenhan Fan directs a landing craft utility as it departs the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) to deliver equipment and supplies to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.

Seaman Wenhan Fan directs a landing craft utility as it departs the we...

CARIBBEAN SEA (Sep. 11, 2017) Seaman Wenhan Fan directs a landing craft utility as it departs the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) to deliver equipment and supplies to St. Thomas, ... More

Marines assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) and Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Absaul Trevino, from Plano, Texas, load water onto a truck during humanitarian assistance efforts.

Marines assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) and ...

KEY WEST, Fla. (Sep. 12, 2017) Marines assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) and Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Absaul Trevino, from Plano, Texas, load water onto a truck dur... More

U.S. Marines exit U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Utility 1657 to assist in relief efforts for victims of Hurricane Maria in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Sept. 24, 2017.

U.S. Marines exit U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Utility 1657 to assist in r...

CEIBA, Puerto Rico (Sep. 24, 2017) U.S. Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU), exit U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Utility 1657 to a... More

U.S Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit

U.S Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit

U.S Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) prepare a landing craft, utility to load equipment in the well deck of the USS... More

U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) board a KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252 on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C.

U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Uni...

CHERRY POINT, N.C. (Sep. 27, 2017) U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) board a KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR... More

U.S. Marines respond to a Hima San Pablo Fajardo Hospital emergency by delivering 1,600 gallons of fuel for an empty main generator needed to operate the facilities in Fajardo, Puerto Rico.

U.S. Marines respond to a Hima San Pablo Fajardo Hospital emergency by...

FAJARDO, Puerto rico (Sep. 29, 2017) U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) respond to a Hima San Pablo Fajardo Hospital emergency by delivering 1,600 gallons... More

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