FRO ready to help for families in need
Audrey Hooper is the Family Readiness Officer for the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit Command Element. A military wife herself, Audrey has first-hand experience the rigors of military life and that has helped ma... More
Lance Cpl. John H. Fulton, administrative clerk, 15th
Lance Cpl. John H. Fulton, administrative clerk, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit looks down the sights of a Designated Marksman Rifle as a part of a familiarization fire range conducted on Camp Pendleton, Calif.... More
Team Bullrush participates in Relay For Life
Team Bullrush participated in the annual Relay For Life at San Clemente High School's track, July 30-31. The team was comprised of Marines from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit Command Element, who voluntaril... More
Expeditionary Marines continue to train in communications
(Left to right) Cpl. Jonathan S. Ayala, data networking specialist, and Staff Sgt. Albert G. Perez, computer defense specialist, communications section, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit Command Element run system... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Devin L. Turner, hospital corpsman,
Petty Officer 2nd Class Devin L. Turner, hospital corpsman, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, explains the importance of pressure points before applying a tourniquet to a group of cadets with El Camino High Schoo... More
Corpsman wins autographed guitar at Beach Bash Raffle
Richie Sambora, hands a signed guitar to Petty Officer 2nd Class Wendell Tabios, corpsman, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit Command Element at this year's Endless Summer Beach Bash held at the San Onofre Beach, A... More
Lance Cpl. James E. Harris, intelligence specialist,
Lance Cpl. James E. Harris, intelligence specialist, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, moves in to his new barracks, building 2160 on Camp Del Mar, Sept. 7. Marines and sailors of the 11th, 13th and 15th Marine E... More
Growing up in Texas, Lt. Cmdr. David D. Dinkins never
Growing up in Texas, Lt. Cmdr. David D. Dinkins never imagined that his faith would lead him to a career. Better known as Chaplain Dinkins, the 15-year veteran checked in to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit t... More
Cpl. Garrett L. Spinks, satellite communications operator,
Cpl. Garrett L. Spinks, satellite communications operator, communications section, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, puts the different pieces of the Support Wide Area Network mini version together at the unit’s ... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Devin L. Turner, hospital corpsman,
Petty Officer 2nd Class Devin L. Turner, hospital corpsman, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit Command Element, injects a catheter into Lance Cpl. Philip A. Larkin, an administrative clerk with the unit, at the com... More
Lance Cpl. Richard B. Orellana, administrative clerk,
Lance Cpl. Richard B. Orellana, administrative clerk, operations section, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, plays his drums in his barracks room in his off time. He started playing the drums at the age of five, a... More
Cpl. Makenzy Simeon, embarkation specialist, delivers
Cpl. Makenzy Simeon, embarkation specialist, delivers a turkey to Cpl. Joshua B. Kelso, tech controller, both with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which was donated to him and the other Marines and sailors ... More
Santa Claus was available for the children of the 15th
Santa Claus was available for the children of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit at the holiday party hosted at the Abby Reinke Community Center on base, Dec. 9. The event also gave the unit’s leadership the op... More
Japanese soldiers with the Western Army Infantry Regiment,
Japanese soldiers with the Western Army Infantry Regiment, Japanese Ground Self Defense Force, conduct amphibious training at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Jan. 22. The JGSDF are here to participate in Exerci... More
Captain Nikolas H. Aiona-Aka, Japanese linguist, Marine
Captain Nikolas H. Aiona-Aka, Japanese linguist, Marine Air Logistics Squadron 16, 3rd Marine Air Wing, works James Whitlatch, Theater Support Coordination planner, during a staff planning exercise at Edson Ran... More
A soldier with the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force
A soldier with the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force employs an 81 mm mortar at Range 222 on Camp Pendleton, Jan. 25. The training was planned in a crawl, walk, run format, designed to build confidence in the ... More
Bullrush commander explains MEUs to local community business leaders
Col. Scott D. Campbell, commanding officer, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, addresses local community business leaders at Camp Pendleton’s Red Beach training area during a VIP visit, Jan. 27. Campbell emphasize... More
A reconnaissance Marine with Alpha Company, 1st
A reconnaissance Marine with Alpha Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion jumps into the Pacific Ocean at the Red Beach training area during helocast training, Jan. 30. The event was a part of Exercise Iron Fis... More
Civilian contractors remove the ramp loading troops
Civilian contractors remove the ramp loading troops on to the USS Peleliu, Feb. 7. Marines and sailors with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and soldiers with the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, are part... More
Lance Cpl. Dominic V. Morales, amphibious assault vehicle
Lance Cpl. Dominic V. Morales, amphibious assault vehicle crewman, 1st Platoon, Alpha Company, 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion, conducts a security halt during an eight-and-a-half mile patrol as a part of the ... More
A Marine with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company
A Marine with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company looks through a Portable Lightweight Designator Range finder during a combined arms exercise with the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force, Feb. 12. The PLDR is... More
Marines with the Command Element, 15th Marine Expeditionary
Marines with the Command Element, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, participate in a group activity during the condensed Lifestyle Insights Networking Knowledge Skills course held at the Abby Reinke Community Cen... More
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta gets to know sailors
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta gets to know sailors from the USS Peleliu, March 31, while enjoying lunch. During his visit, Panetta toured the ship, had lunch with Marines and sailors, re-enlisted and pinned... More
A UH-1Y with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364
A UH-1Y with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 flies over the area in search of two role players acting as United States Agency for International Development workers as a part of a tactical recovery of pers... More
(Right) 1st. Lt. Benjamin T. Rapach, engineer detachment
(Right) 1st. Lt. Benjamin T. Rapach, engineer detachment commander, Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, gives a brief to Col. Scott D. Campbell, commanding officer, 15th MEU, on how t... More
Lance Cpl. Sidney B. Ward pats down Lance Cpl. William
Lance Cpl. Sidney B. Ward pats down Lance Cpl. William E. Curry, who is acting as a detainee, as Lance Cpl. Alecia R. Mesch provides security during a simulated in-processing at the detention center built as a ... More
Navy Lt. Stephen Zachary, chaplain, Combat Logistics
Navy Lt. Stephen Zachary, chaplain, Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts a sunrise Easter service for his unit, here, April 8. While training is the number one priority, seven... More
A Marine with the Assault Element of India Company,
A Marine with the Assault Element of India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to close with and destroy an objective during a helo raid conducted at night as a part of... More
Role players acting as American citizens being evacuated
Role players acting as American citizens being evacuated check in to the evacuation control center during a non-combatant evacuation operation training, here, April 11. The NEO was the final training evolution ... More
CH-46E Sea Knights, CH-53E Super Stallions and a UH-1Y
CH-46E Sea Knights, CH-53E Super Stallions and a UH-1Y Huey land on the flightline, here, May 7. The helicopters are a part of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The exercise... More
Force Reconnaissance Marines with the Assault Element,
Force Reconnaissance Marines with the Assault Element, Maritime Raid Force, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, engage targets during a Special Operations Training Group live-fire qualification, May 8. The qualific... More
A Marine with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit fast-ropes
A Marine with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit fast-ropes from a CH-46 Sea Knight, at Naval Air Facility El Centro, Calif., May 8. The 15th MEU is here to conduct the ground portion of Realistic Urban Trainin... More
A CH-53E Super Stallion carrying the Tactical Recovery
A CH-53E Super Stallion carrying the Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel Platoon, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, leaves after successfully completing a simulated rescue of personnel, May 9. The trainin... More
A CH-46 Sea Knight leaves here after the Tactical Recovery
A CH-46 Sea Knight leaves here after the Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel platoon successfully completed a recovery mission of Marines with a tactical air control party, in the Chocolate Mountains, C... More
Captain Brian P. Osias, pilot, CH-53E Super Stallion,
Captain Brian P. Osias, pilot, CH-53E Super Stallion, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 (reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, performs a pre-flight inspection on his helicopter before the day’s flig... More
Capt. Mathew K. Lesnowicz, commander, Maritime Raid
Capt. Mathew K. Lesnowicz, commander, Maritime Raid Force, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to conduct a raid in the Chocolate Mountains, Calif., May 15. The mission was to capture a high-value individ... More
A Marine with the USS Peleliu’s Combat Cargo loads
A Marine with the USS Peleliu’s Combat Cargo loads a metal container into the ship during the embarkation period, here, May 23. Marines and sailors with the 15th MEU and Amphibious Squadron 3 began PHIBRON-MEU ... More
Cpl. Curtis L. George demonstrates proper technique
Cpl. Curtis L. George demonstrates proper technique on Lance Cpl. William R. Eddy during Marine Corps Martial Arts Program sustainment training, here, May 31. George and Eddy are both team leaders, 1st Platoon,... More
Staff Sgt. Victor R. Sanchez, platoon sergeant, Engineer
Staff Sgt. Victor R. Sanchez, platoon sergeant, Engineer Detachment, Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, gives a brief to the Marines and sailors of the MEU’s logistics combat element... More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th Marine
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, carry a role-player to receive medical aid during a humanitarian assistance/disaster relief exercise at Camp Pendleton, Calif., June ... More
Assault Amphibious Vehicle Platoon prepares for their
Assault Amphibious Vehicle Platoon prepares for their training off San Clemente Island, July 20. The AAV platoon practiced water gunnery, an advanced level of AAV gunnery, in preparation for the 15th Marine Exp... More
Sergeant Refugio Gil, food service specialist, Marine
Sergeant Refugio Gil, food service specialist, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, helps prepare lunch in the ship’s galley, July 22. Gil, 28, is from Nipomo, Calif., and supe... More
Safety is paramount on the USS Peleliu
Lieutenant Col. Ned M. Biehl (left,) commanding officer, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, helps Staff Sgt. Justin R. Schissel, an AV-8B harrier mechanic with the unit, duri... More
Lance Cpl. Freddie Richardson, disbursing clerk, 15th
Lance Cpl. Freddie Richardson, disbursing clerk, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, assists Sgt. Mohamed R. Muhidin, night crew supervisor, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364, 15th MEU, set up his Marine Cash c... More
Colonel Scott D. Campbell, commanding officer, 15th
Colonel Scott D. Campbell, commanding officer, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, welcomes his unit’s family members to the USS Peleliu during the MEU Family Day, August 12. The event featured a self-guided tour o... More
Marines with Combat Engineer Platoon, Headquarters
Marines with Combat Engineer Platoon, Headquarters and Support Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, look at the San Diego Harbor, off the flight deck of the USS Peleliu, August 1... More
Department of State officials visit 15th MEU, Peleliu ARG
Colonel Scott D. Campbell (right), commanding officer, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Capt. Mark T. Sakaguchi, commander, Amphibious Squadron Three, greet Vincent Spera, crisis management coordinator, Depa... More
A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter from Marine Medium Helicopter
A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit prepares for a landing on the USS Peleliu after completing a non-combatant evacuation operation exercise... More
Private First Class Arley E. Duran, rifleman, 3rd Squad,
Private First Class Arley E. Duran, rifleman, 3rd Squad, 1st Platoon, Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides security before the squad cleared the town, as part of th... More
Marines with Reconnaissance Platoon, Battalion Landing
Marines with Reconnaissance Platoon, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Force Reconnaissance Platoon, 15th MEU, arrive at the USS Arizona Memorial before diving to see the sunken ve... More
Sergeant Oscar A. Avila, the fire direction control
Sergeant Oscar A. Avila, the fire direction control chief with 81mm Mortar/Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel Platoon, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, condu... More
Reading program connects deployed servicemembers to families back home
Gunnery Sgt. Rodolfo Gonzalez, disbursing chief, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, reads a book in his office, on the USS Peleliu, Sept. 22. The United Through Reading program helps connect servicemembers to thei... More
Staff Sgt. Jason J. Morgan, explosive ordnance disposal
Staff Sgt. Jason J. Morgan, explosive ordnance disposal team leader, 2nd Team, Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, discusses a scripture he read in the bible with his fellow Marines a... More
Marines with the Command Element, 15th Marine Expeditionary
Marines with the Command Element, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit stand in formation in the hangar bay of the USS Peleliu before promoting eight of the unit's Marines, Oct. 1. The 15th MEU is currently embarked ... More
Corporal Elaine C. Romain, assessment consequence management
Corporal Elaine C. Romain, assessment consequence management team member, Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense Platoon, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, gives a class to Weapons Company, Battal... More
CH-46E Sea Knights with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron
CH-46E Sea Knights with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 (Rein.), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, rest on the flight deck of the USS Green Bay, Oct. 9. The 15th MEU is currently embarked as part of the Pel... More
Lance Cpl. Daniel Fiaseu, team leader, 1st Fire Team,
Lance Cpl. Daniel Fiaseu, team leader, 1st Fire Team, 2nd Squad, 3rd Platoon, India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides security during a patrol after the unit arrived ... More
Corporal Harold E. Campo, amphibious assault vehicle
Corporal Harold E. Campo, amphibious assault vehicle mechanic, AAV Platoon, India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, checks his logbook to see what needs to be done on the AAVs... More
Phrog crew spends some time behind the trigger
Sergeant Kyle M. Crance, weapons and tactics instructor and CH-46E Sea Knight crew chief, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 (Rein.), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, loads 7.62mm rounds into a M240D machine ... More
Sergeant John H. Kirk VI, aerial gunner and observer
Sergeant John H. Kirk VI, aerial gunner and observer and a CH-46E Sea Knight mechanic, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 (Rein.), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to fire a M240D machine gun while f... More
Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit stand
Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit stand in formation before the ceremony honoring the 237th birthday of the Marine Corps held in the hangar bay of the USS Peleliu, Nov. 10. The 15th MEU is deploye... More
Gunnery Sgts. Vicente Mendez, ammunition chief, Command
Gunnery Sgts. Vicente Mendez, ammunition chief, Command Element (left,) and Christopher Kluge, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 (Rein.), both with 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, march out as part of the s... More
Gunnery Sgt. Nathaniel J. Blacksmith, administration
Gunnery Sgt. Nathaniel J. Blacksmith, administration chief, Command Element, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, reads Gen. John A. Lejeune' birthday message, a Marine Corps tradition, during the 237th Marine Corps... More
Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364
Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 (Rein.), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, enjoy their evening meal on the messdecks aboard the USS Peleliu, Nov. 16. The 15th MEU is deployed as part of the Pel... More
Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364
Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 (Rein.), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, enjoy their evening meal on the messdecks aboard the USS Peleliu, Nov. 16. The 15th MEU is deployed as part of the Pel... More
Private First Class Christopher S. Michael, avionics
Private First Class Christopher S. Michael, avionics electrician, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 (Rein.), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, installs a distributor on a CH-46E Sea Knight in the hangar bay o... More
Colonel Scott D. Campbell, commanding officer, 15th
Colonel Scott D. Campbell, commanding officer, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, greets Rear Adm. William K. Lescher, commander, Expeditionary Strike Group 5, after he arrived aboard USS Peleliu, Nov. 24. The 15t... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Edward S. Debaun, religious
Petty Officer 1st Class Edward S. Debaun, religious program specialist, Command Element, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, explains the rules of the Campbell Cup Pull-Up Challenge in the gym of the USS Peleliu, ... More
Corporal Oscar J. Urquilla, avionics technician, Marine
Corporal Oscar J. Urquilla, avionics technician, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 (Rein.), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, performs routine maintenance on an AH-1Z Super Cobra in the hangar bay of the USS ... More
Newly promoted Private First Class John M. Pollock,
Newly promoted Private First Class John M. Pollock, CH-46E airframes mechanic, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 (Rein.), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, receives his promotion warrant from his commanding o... More
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Wendell Tabios, hospital
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Wendell Tabios, hospital corpsman, Command Element, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, stands at the position of attention before being awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Me... More
Corporal Wesley A. Barrett, scout observer, Command
Corporal Wesley A. Barrett, scout observer, Command Element, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, practices guidon manual in the hangar bay of the USS Peleliu during Corporal's Course, Dec. 3. Corporals' Course is a... More
Marines and sailors with the 15th Marine Expeditionary
Marines and sailors with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit stopped at the French Combat Warfare Training Center, Djibouti for a day of water and land obstacle course training, Dec. 4. The training, led by inst... More
Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 (Rein.), 15th
Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 (Rein.), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, stands in formation before a meritorious promotion ceremony in the hangar bay of the USS Peleliu, Dec. 5. The 15th MEU is deployed ... More
Aviation support equipment technician 2nd Class Juan
Aviation support equipment technician 2nd Class Juan A. Diaz, , USS Peleliu, cleans off a training mat before conducting a class on Capoeira in the ship's hangar bay, Dec. 6. Capoeira is a form of dancing and m... More
Major Mark T. Schnakenberg, staff judge advocate, 15th
Major Mark T. Schnakenberg, staff judge advocate, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, briefs the rules of engagement to Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, in the ... More
Gunnery Sgt. Jennifer M. Antoine, PITAIYO instructor
Gunnery Sgt. Jennifer M. Antoine, PITAIYO instructor and the public affairs chief, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, teaches movements during a PITAIYO class in the medical facility aboard the USS Peleliu, Dec. 7... More
Marines and sailors with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing
Marines and sailors with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, debark a landing craft utility to begin Exercise Amitie, Dec. 8. Exercise Amitie, which is French for friendshi... More
Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/5, the ground
Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/5, the ground combat element for the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, load a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter from HMM-364 (Rein.), 15th MEU, aboard the USS Rushmore Dec. 12. Th... More
Captain Clinton R. Adams, CH-46E Sea Knight pilot,
Captain Clinton R. Adams, CH-46E Sea Knight pilot, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 (Rein.), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, displays items donated to the unit for Christmas in the hangar bay of the USS Pe... More
Marines and sailors with the 15th Marine Expeditionary
Marines and sailors with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group participate in a 5K fun run on the flight deck of the USS Peleliu, Dec. 15. The 15th MEU is deployed as part of the... More
The exercise was a part of the sustainment training
The exercise was a part of the sustainment training the 15th MEU was conducting in Djibouti. The 15th MEU is deployed as part of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group as a U.S. Central Command theater reserve forc... More
Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Christopher L. Nunnally,
Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Christopher L. Nunnally, USS Peleliu, scrambles bingo pieces during a ship-wide bingo competition aboard the ship, Dec. 18. The 15th MEU is deployed as part of the Peleliu Amphibi... More
Lance Cpl. Joshua D. Reed, automatic rifleman, 2nd
Lance Cpl. Joshua D. Reed, automatic rifleman, 2nd Platoon, Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, sorts mail in the hangar bay of the USS Peleliu, Dec. 20. The ship received ... More
A Christmas tree is displayed on the troop mess decks
A Christmas tree is displayed on the troop mess decks aboard the USS Peleliu, Dec. 21. The 15th MEU is deployed as part of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group as a U.S. operations and theater security cooperatio... More
Sergeant Royce R. Hughie (right), team leader, Scout
Sergeant Royce R. Hughie (right), team leader, Scout Sniper Platoon, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, reports to Gen. James F. Amos, Commandant of the Marine Corps, before being award... More
Marines with 81MM Mortar/Tactical Recovery of Aircraft
Marines with 81MM Mortar/Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel Platoon, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fast rope from the “hell hole” ian opening large enough... More
USS Rushmore
Petty Officer 3rd Class Samuel Rios, corpsman, Fire Control Team 31, Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Command Element, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, runs up the well-deck ramp aboard the USS Rushmore, Dec. ... More
Religious Program Specialist 1st Class Edward S. DeBaun,
Religious Program Specialist 1st Class Edward S. DeBaun, Command Element, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, explains the rules of the Bench Press Competition in the gym of the USS Peleliu, Dec. 29. The challenge ... More
Chief Petty Officers with the Peleliu Amphibious Ready
Chief Petty Officers with the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group and Staff Non-Commissioned Officers with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, serve pizza during a New Year’s Eve celebration in the hangar bay of the... More
Marines and sailors with the 15th Marine Expeditionary
Marines and sailors with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group held a New Year’s Eve celebration in the hangar bay of the USS Peleliu, Jan. 1. The New Year’s Eve celebration incl... More
Lance Cpl. Richard L. Cervoni, automatic rifleman,
Lance Cpl. Richard L. Cervoni, automatic rifleman, and Pvt. Arley E. Duran, rifleman, both with 1st Platoon, Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, grab sodas during a steel b... More
Marines with the Command Element, 15th Marine Expeditionary
Marines with the Command Element, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, stand in formation during an awards and promotions ceremony held in the hangar bay of the USS Peleliu, Jan. 1. The 15th MEU is deployed as part ... More
Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364
Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 (Rein.), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, march to the front of the formation before being awarded or promoted during an awards and promotions ceremony held in ... More
Marines with the Engineer Detachment, Combat Logistics
Marines with the Engineer Detachment, Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, set up their Tactical Water Purification System in the hangar bay of the USS Peleliu, Jan. 3. The Marines are... More
A MH-60S Knight Hawk with Combat Helicopter Squadron
A MH-60S Knight Hawk with Combat Helicopter Squadron 23, USS Peleliu, collects supplies from the USNS Alan Shepard during a replenishment-at-sea, Jan. 6. The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit is deployed as part o... More
Helicopter maintenance
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jonathan A. Avery, assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 364, conducts maintenance on a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter in the hangar bay of the amphibious assault ship USS Pel... More
Sgt. Jacob M. Johnson (right), imagery analyst, Command
Sgt. Jacob M. Johnson (right), imagery analyst, Command Element, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, re-enlists under the authority of Col. Scott D. Campbell, the unit’s commanding officer, while aboard the USS Pel... More
January 17 marked the half-way point for the Marines
January 17 marked the half-way point for the Marines and sailors of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group. To celebrate the event, the ship’s food services division made a specia... More
Lance Cpl. Daniel M. Jimenez, T-64 engine mechanic,
Lance Cpl. Daniel M. Jimenez, T-64 engine mechanic, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 (Rein.), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, pumps oil from a T-64 jet engine into a fuel control for engine preservation in... More