Mojave Viper training - directing movements
Lance Cpl. Clinton Bilbrey, a squad leader with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, directs his Marines’ movement from a trench during a platoon attack at Range 410A on Marine Corps Air Ground Com... More
Mojave Viper training - Tracer rounds light the sky
Pfcs. Greg Zecher and Nicholas Roberts, machine gunners with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, illuminate the night sky by firing tracer rounds and then reloading their weapons during Exercise C... More
The Same Breed, Afghanistan - coin, public domain photograph
“Old breed? New breed? There's not a damn bit of difference so long asit's the Marine breed.” — Lt. Gen. “Chesty” Puller..The uniforms may change, the battlegrounds may change, but Marineswill always be America... More
Rollin' Down the Strip - coin, public domain photograph
MANAS AIR BASE, Kyrgyzstan — Marines and sailors with Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, sit aboard an Air Force C-17 transport aircraft on the flight line here, before depart... More
Mojave Viper training - Mortar platoon sergeant
Gunnery Sgt. Todd Leahey, the 81mm mortar platoon sergeant for Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, motions toward impacting rounds while supporting Kilo Company, 3/3, during Exercise Clear, Hol... More
Guarding Garmsir, Afghanistan - coin, public domain photograph
U.S. Marine Sgt. Thomas Settle, 29, Jump Platoon sergeant for Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and a native of Culpeper, Va., posts security at the entrance of the district ... More
Mojave Viper training - machine gunner
Lance Cpl. Theodore McCormick, a machine gunner with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, prepares to load an amphibious assault vehicle to begin Exercise Clear, Hold, Build 2 on Marine Corps Air G... More
Marines and sailors with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine
Marines and sailors with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, compete in a flag football game as part of the 2/8 Olympics. The unit gave their weathered camouflage utilities a week-long break to carry out a batt... More
Mojave Viper training - Setting up the LZ
Capt. John Kolb, a forward air controller with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, uses his radio to set up an aircraft landing zone for a simulated casualty evacuation during Exercise Clear, Hold... More
Mojave Viper training exercise - counterinsurgency ops
Lance Cpl. Timothy Jackson, a team leader with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, reloads his weapon during a platoon attack at Range 410A on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palm... More
Mojave Viper training - machine gun position
Cpl. Richard Mikesell, a squad leader with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, digs in a machine gun position during Exercise Clear, Hold, Build 2 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentyni... More
Securing Together, Afghanistan - coin, public domain photograph
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghainstan - Afghan National Police member Abdul Nabi provides security under the watchful eye of U.S. Marine 2nd Lt. Brenton Mastro, 24, the Guard Force Platoon commander f... More
Mojave Viper training - Counterinsurgency ops
Marines with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, bound down the battlefield during Exercise Clear, Hold, Build 2 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Sept. 16, 2011. ... More
Mojave Viper training - squad movement
Cpl. Brian Ortiz, a squad leader with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, scans the battlefield before leading his squad forward during Exercise Clear, Hold, Build 2 on Marine Corps Air Ground Com... More