Marines patrol through the desert of Afghanistan
Marines from Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, patrol to set up an observation post in Southern Shorshork, Helmand province, Afghanistan, during Operation Cobra, June 17. Operation Cobra is a jo... More
Osprey flies high over Afghanistan
An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365, the "Blue Knights," serving under 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), soars over Afghanistan Sept. 21 in one of many missions the Marines carried out ... More
Fast rope training keeps Marines ready
A Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force, participates in fast rope sustainment training Feb. 4. The training helps to ensure the MEU's ability to remain always ready to respond to... More
A perfect landing, Afghanistan
FORWARD OPERATING BASE GERONIMO, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan — Cpl. Michael Lyons, the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, air noncommissioned officer, monitors the inbound descent of an A... More
Marines survey the view from above
NAWA, Afghanistan - Lt. Col. Jeffrey C. Holt, the commanding officer of 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, points out sites to William J. Lynn III, the deputy secretary of defense, from the roof of the Nawa Di... More
Pakistani women and children board a CH-53E Super Stallion
Pakistani women and children board a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 165 (Reinforced), serving with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, during humanitarian relief efforts... More
Marines create their own doorways through the city
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan - During Operation Cobra's Anger, Marines with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, moved cautiously from compound to compound once they breached the city of Now Zad, Afghansitan. W... More
Clearing out the insurgency in Now Zad
Bombs burst after a strike by an F/A-18C Hornet figher-attack aircraft during a combat operation in the abandoned village of Now Zad, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, April 3. .The residents of Now Zad were force... More
A Mozambican man receives a tooth extraction, Aug.
A Mozambican man receives a tooth extraction, Aug. 5, during a medical engagement coordinated to give Mozambican villagers the opportunity to receive adequate medical assistance close to home. Service members w... More
Marines from 24th MEU unload gear after long deployment
Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, unload their personal gear off the USS Nassau at Morehead City Port, NC August 12. The Marines are returning from a seven-month deployment from Haiti, the Middle... More
Deb Dunham christens the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer ...
BATH, Maine (Aug. 1, 2009) Deb Dunham christens the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer Jason Dunham (DDG 109) at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. The ship is named for her son, U.S. Ma... More
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MARINE CORPS MOUNTAIN WARFARE TRAINING CENTER BRIDGEPORT, Calif. – Marines with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, patrol the hills near Landing Zone Penguin here Aug. 31. The company patrolled and ... More
A showdown in Helmand Province
MIAN POSHTEH, Garmsir District, Helmand Province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan – Sgt. Jonathon Delgado, a squad leader with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, looks back for a casualty evacuation... More
Marines climb rock wall
Lance Cpl. Max Mercer, optics technician, Command Element, Landing Force, native of Detroit, Mich., climbs a rock wall while participating in the Republic of Korea Marine Corps Basic Rangers Course July 5. More... More
Marines set up machine gun range
Cpl. Rander T. Haywood III, left, a ground communications repairman with Headquarters Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and Lance Cpl. Randy L. R... 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
Col. Randall P. Newman greets local shop owners
Col. Randall P. Newman, the commanding officer of Regimental Combat Team 7, greets local shop owners during a bazaar walk in Marjah, Afghanistan, June 26. Newman took part in the regional stability shura at th... More
Marines talk with to village elders on the western side of the Helmand...
1st Lt. Marcos Ruvalcava, 33, rifle platoon commander for 1st Platoon, Lima Co., 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, talks to village elder on the western side of the Helmand River in Garmsir District, Helmand ... More
Afghans meet to discuss future of their area
Mohammad Fahim, the Garmsir District governor, embraces a local shop owner during a bazaar walk in Marjah, Afghanistan, June 26. The walk was part of the regional stability shura at the Marjah District Center,... More
Marines cross a revien in Korea
Lance Cpl. Angel Vargas, rifleman, 1st Squad, 3rd Platoon, Company A, Landing Force, native of Terrehaute, Ind., monkey crawls 240 feet of rope while participating in the Republic of Korea Marine Corps Basic Ra... More
Marines repel face first down a 50-foot tower
A Marine from the Landing Force participating in the Korean Incremental Training Program 2010 Series Four, repels face first down a 50-foot repel tower while participating in the Republic of Korea Marine Corps ... More
Afghan police and Marines hold anti-drug summit
Lt. Col. James Fullwood, commanding officer for 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, addresses a crowd Sept. 5, during an anti-drug summit hosted by 2/9 aboard Marine Corps Forward Operating Base, Camp Hansen, Marjah,. ... More
Marines secure the surrounding area of a new observation post
Lance Cpl. Joshua J. Melendez, squad automatic weapon gunner, 3rd Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provides security while the rest of Lima Company sets up an observation post in South... More
Afghan soldiers address concerns of local elders
Afghanistan National Army 1st Sgt. Najibullah Bakht Beland addresses the concerns of local elders near the first observation post 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, set up in Southern Shorshork, Helmand provin... More
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BUBIYAN ISLAND, Kuwait - Eleventh Marine Expeditionary Unit Marines survey this uninhabited island Nov. 20 where a Navy and Marine Corps team practiced an amphibious landing from ships in the Persian Gulf and t... More
Talisman Saber 09, US Marine Corps Photo
U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, take cover behind an Australian Defence Force M113 medium reconnaissance vehicle at the urban operations training facility a... More
Marines engaged in a six-hour firefight
1st Lt. Josh Faucett, a joint terminal attack controller with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, reaches quickly for his radio handset to call for fire support just after Taliban insurgents ambushed... More
Marines build inspiration with iconic image
Lance Cpl. William Byrne and Cpl. David Belling, field artillery fire control men with Regimental Combat Team 3, originally stationed in Okinawa, Japan, built an Iwo Jima memorial at the RCT-3 compound to help ... More
U.S. Air Force medical personnel prepare a prescription
U.S. Air Force medical personnel prepare a prescription for a Mozambican woman during a medical engagement in Tenga, Mozambique, Aug. 5. Service members set up a satellite medical facility here as part of Exerc... More
A Mozambican women waits in line to receive medical
A Mozambican women waits in line to receive medical care Aug. 5. She had walked nearly two hours to be seen at a satellite medical facility set up by service members with the task force conducing Exercise Share... 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
11th MEU trains for the inevitable
FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif. - Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 166 (Reinforced), take turns firing a .50 caliber heavy machine gun from a CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter as part of their training d... More
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ENCOURAGEMENT.Cpl. Jarrod Lykins, with 2nd Combat Engineers Battalion attached to Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, crosses a river during a patrol in the Nawa district of Helmand province, Afghani... More
Marine climbs a rock face
A Marine from the Landing Force participating in the Korean Incremental Training Program 2010 Series Four, uses a rope to climb a rock face while participating in the Republic of Korea Marine Corps Basic Ranger... More
U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Michael Lettiere, a medical officer
U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Michael Lettiere, a medical officer with 4th Medical Battalion, puts a frightened Mozambican child at ease Aug. 5. Lettiere was part of the medical engagement working in Tenga, Mozambique, a... More
Placing the final seal of approval
U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Chris S. Richie, commanding officer of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Continuing Promise 2010 (CP10), with the help of local Nicaraguan children, places a Marine Corps sticker... More
Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey supports Afghan personnel
Members of the Afghan National Police carry their gear and bags off an MV-22B Osprey after arriving at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, Sept. 21. The Ospreys perform several missions a day supporting Afghan Nationa... More
Marines patrol Southern Shorshork, Helmand province, Afghanistan
Marines form Lima Company return from a patrol in Southern Shorshork, Helmand province, Afghanistan, during Operation Cobra, June 17. Operation Cobra is a joint operation between Marine Corps units and the Afgh... More
Afghan district governor meets with locals
Haji Zahir, the Marjah District governor, listens as Helmand Deputy Provincial Governor Haji Sattar speaks at the regional stability shura at the Marjah District Center, Marjah, Afghanistan, June 26. Although ... More
A Marine takes record of the local Afghans
1st Lt. Marcos Ruvalcava, 33, rifle platoon commander for 1st Platoon, Lima Co., 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, talks to village elders and takes pictures of the locals on the western side of the Helmand R... More
A Marine post security during a six-hour firefight
MIAN POSHTEH, Garmsir District, Helmand Province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan – Lance Cpl. Josh Vance, a team leader with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, posts security on the corner of a com... More
Marine emplaces a Claymore mine
Sgt. Anthony Jacks emplaces a Claymore mine during a live-fire exercise here Sept. 20. Jacks and other Marines from Reconnaissance Platoon, Battalion Landing Team 2/4, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, practiced ... 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
Marines search a local Afghan
Seaman David R. Trevino, a corpsman with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, from San Antonio, Texas, provides security while Cpl. Matthew J. Sandrowski, a team leader with Lima Company, 3/3, from... More
Marines take on California's mountains to prepare for Afghanistan
Marines with 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, spent several hours patrolling the mountains of the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center June 21.
Marines listen to the concerns of Afghan elders
First Sgt. Wesley L. Misenhimer and Capt. Luke Pernotto, the first sergeant and commanding officer of Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, listen to the concerns of local elders in Southern Shorsho... More
Marines conduct searches at a checkpoint in Afghanistan
Seaman David R. Trevino, a corpsman with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, from San Antonio, Texas, provides security while Cpl. Matthew J. Sandrowski, a team leader with Lima Company, 3/3, from... More
Children observe Marine patrol
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nathan Cortez-Pex, with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, patrols past Afghan men during Operation Cobra's Anger in Now Zad, Afghanis... More
Recon Marines jump from the back of a CH-53 Sea Stallion
Marines with Reconnaissance Platoon, Battalion Landing Team 2/4, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, cast themselves from of a CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter while practicing methods of insertion off the coast of H... More
Marines train with South Korean troops
Lance Cpl. Dustin Crider, SAW gunner, 1st Squad, 3rd Platoon, Company A, Landing Force, native of Flint, Mich., lets out a motivated “ooh-rah” with other Marines from the Landing Force and Republic of Korea Mar... More
General James Amos takes command
Gen. James Amos recieves the Marine Corps Colors from Gen. James T. Conway during a change-of-command ceremony at Marine Barracks Washington Oct. 22. Conway relinguished command of the Marine Corps to Amos, who... More
A birthday to remember - A group of men in uniform eating food
Marines with 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit devour the cake following a Marine Corps birthday ceremony on the flight line at Pano Aqil Cantonment, Pakistan, Nov. 10, 2010. The Marines were honored at an end-of-... More
Tap out!, Pakistan, US Marine Corps Photo
Sergeant Rubin I. Lichtenstein applies a choke hold to Cpl. Christopher Canada during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program training session at Pano Aqil Cantonment, Pakistan, Nov. 6, 2010. With the Pakistan mili... More
Marines, sailors entertained by Panamanian school children
Left, leaders of Operation Continuing Promise 2010 (CP10), observe a dance performance by Panamanian school children, at a closing ceremony of humanitarian assistance operations in Chiriqui Grande, Panama, Oct.... More
Marines take advantage of down time
GETTING SOME SHUT-EYE.DJIBOUTI - Marines from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit take a nap after landing on the beach April 1 during an exercise near Camp Lemonier, Djibouti. The Marines deployed to the beach ... More
Marines patrol farmland, Afghanistan
Lance Cpl. Travis S. Lane, team leader, 3rd Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, patrols farmland near where Lima Company first established an observation post in Southern Shorshork, Helma... More
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Marines assigned to Headquarters Company, Regimental Combat Team 3 take part in the Marine Corps martial arts program at Camp Dwyer in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 18, 2009. RCT-3 is deployed in order t... More
Marines speak with locals in western Helmand
1st Lt. Marcos Ruvalcava, rifle platoon commander for 1st platoon, Lima Co., 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, talks to village elders on the western side of the Helmand River in Garmsir District, Helmand pro... More
Marines sight in on Taliban gunmen
MIAN POSHTEH, Garmsir District, Helmand Province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan – Marines with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, suppress enemy positions to protect the landing zone for a casualt... More
Marine repels down a rock face
1st Lt. Sean Williams, platoon commander, Amphibious Assault Vehilce Platoon, native of Fort Myers, Fla., repels down a 30-meter rock face while participating in the Republic of Korea Marine Corps Basic Rangers... More
MV-22 Osprey supports mission in Afghanistan
Members of the Afghan National Police tote personal cargo and bags to an awaiting MV-22B Osprey at a helicopter landing zone in Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan. The Ospreys perform several missions every day support... More
24th MEU Cpl returns home to baby son
Cpl. Kevin Dabrowski holds his three-month-old son, Garrett, while his wife Evelyn looks on, near the Camp LeJeune movie theater Aug. 12. Dabrowski returned home from a seven-month deployment and is a rifleman ... More
A Marine guides an all-terrain vehicle into a compound
Sgt. James Humerick, squad leader, 3rd Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, guides an all-terrain vehicle into a compound 3/3 occupied for the first night of Operation Cobra in Southern Sh... More
A Marines searches for IEDs
While sweeping the area where Marines from Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and the Afghanistan National Army built an observation post in Southern Shorshork, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Lan... More
Marines build a new patrol base in Afghansitan
Marines from 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment set up an observation post in Southern Shorshork, Helmand province, Afghanistan, during Operation Cobra, June 17. Operation Cobra is a joint operation between Mar... More
Marjah district governor talks to local shop owners
Haji Zahir, the Marjah district governor, talks to local shop owners during a bazaar walk at the regional stability shura held at the Marjah District Center , Marjah, Afghanistan, June 26. Zahir’s district host... More
A Marine clears a room with a grenade
Cpl. Joe Missildine tosses a fragmentation grenade during a live-fire exercise here Sept. 20. Missildine and other Marines from Reconnaissance Platoon, Battalion Landing Team 2/4, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit... More
A Marine patrols the west side of the Helmand River valley
A Marine with Lima Co., 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, patrols from village to village on the west side of the Helmand River seeking out the village elders and taking photos of locals during a combat Opera... More
Marines brave the storm
FARAH PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Marines in the middle of a sand storm make their way back to their vehicles after dismounting and patrolling a nearby mountain ridge in Bakwa, Afghanistan, May 3. The Marines of Co... More
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Marine Sgt. Jonathon Rooney, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), looks out over his .50 caliber machine gun mounted on the tail of an MV-22B Osprey as he ... More
Afghans give up opium growth
Men, women, and children from miles around gathered outside Marine Corps Forward Operating Base, Camp Hansen, Marjah, Sept. 5, to attend an anti-drug summit hosted by 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, that ultimately... More
Marines from 24th MEU come home
Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, unload their personal gear off the USS Nassau at Morehead City Port, NC August 12. The Marines are returning from a seven-month deployment from Haiti, the Middle... More
Crew chiefs scout for targets
FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif. - Staff Sgt. Don Morrissey (left) and Cpl. Scott Romeo, crew chiefs with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 166 (Reinforced), scout the area outside a CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter f... More
1st Tank Battalion invades uninhabited island
BUBIYAN ISLAND, Kuwait - Tankers serving with Battalion Landing Team 2/4, the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s ground combat element, prepare M1A1 Abrams for driving on this uninhabited island Nov. 21. Ground a... More
On the lookout, Afghanistan
U.S. Marines maintain security as other Marines assess battle damage on a former enemy position during a combat operation in the abandoned village of Now Zad, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, April 3. .The reside... More
Female engagement team patrol Tajik Khar
Cpl. Sadie M. McCombs, a Marine with the female engagement team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, hands food to Afghan children during a patrol through the village of Tajik Khar in Garmsir, Afghanistan, Dec.... More
Marines teach South Korean troops how to repel
Marines from the Landing Force and Republic of Korea Marines repel down a 30-meter rock face while participating in the ROKMC Basic Rangers Course July 6. More than 50 U.S. Marines participated in the course wi... 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
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
Afghan police burn heroin
A member of the Uniformed Afghanistan National Police burns a pile of seized heroin Sept. 5, during an anti-drug summit hosted by 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines aboard Marine Corps Forward Operating Base, Camp Hans... More
Loved ones are reunited as 24th MEU Marines head home from deployment
Cpl. Christopher Cockerham, a data network specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force, plays with his siblings during a welcome home ceremony at... More
Loved ones are reunited as 24th MEU Marines come home from deployment
1st Lt. Ross Matheny, the assistant operations officer with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force, greets his wife during a welcome back ceremony at the Fr... More
The 1,000 yard stare, US Marine Corps Photo
THE 1,000-YARD STARE.Marines serving under 1st Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, prepare to return fire after receiving enemy small arms fire in Lakari Bazaar, Afghanistan, July 19. The Marines were ... More
Gen. Amos spends holiday with his troops
LEND ME YOUR EARS.CAMP DELARAM, Afghanistan - Gen. James Amos, assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, spent Christmas Eve with his devil dogs serving with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, in Afghanistan D... More
Marines re-deploy to a new position during firefight
1st Lt. Josh Faucett, a joint terminal attack controller with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, runs to another position to better control air support during a six-hour firefight with Taliban insu... More
Marine fast ropes, US Marine Corps Photo
A Marine from the Landing Force participating in the Korean Incremental Training Program 2010 Series Four fast ropes down a 20-meter rope while participating in the Republic of Korea Marine Corps Basic Rangers ... More
Mozambican villagers wait in line outside of a clinic
Mozambican villagers wait in line outside of a clinic in Tenga Aug. 5. Service members with the task force conducting Exercise Shared Accord 2010 had set up a satellite medical facility there. Hundreds of patie... More
Marines apply finishing touches to Operation Continuing Promise
U.S. Marine Pvt. Brent Platukus, a bulk fuel specialist from Exeter, Pa., with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Continuing Promise 2010 (CP10), embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Ji... More
Marines fire machine guns
Cpl. Rander T. Haywood III, kneeling, a ground communications repairman with Headquarters Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, watches as his partne... 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
Lance Cpl. from 24th MEU kisses daughter when returning home from depl...
Lance Cpl. Robert Bryant gives his one-year-old daughter, Eliza, a playful raspberry while holding her near the Camp LeJeune movie theater Aug. 12, 2010, after returning from a seven-month deployment. Bryant is... More
Marines conduct security halts along patrol route
1st Lt. Christopher Cook, convoy commander, Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and Sgt. Zachary K. Tokumoto, assistant convoy commander, H&S Company, 3/3, talk during a break in the Lima ... More
Marines fill up barriers for an observation post
Lance Cpls. Edmond Z. Guilmette and William A. Stokes, combat engineers from Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, fill up barriers for an observation post in Southern Shorshork, Helmand pro... More
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A Marine splashes as he makes his way through an obstacle course at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 21. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, 7th Communicatio... More
Marines talk with locals during Operation Ozark Mountain
One of the village elders seeks medical help from the corpsman during Operation Ozark Mountain, where Marines patrolled along the western Helmand River Valley looking for the village elders fort the key leaders... More