An MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron
An MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 sits on the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island here Oct. 3. The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit embarked the Makin Island, the amphibious transport... More
Cpl. Jacob Hunter bench presses 275 pounds during a
Cpl. Jacob Hunter bench presses 275 pounds during a competition aboard the amphibious assault ship Makin Island here Oct. 5. Gunnery Sgt. John Wellons won the competition by bench pressing 345 pounds. Hunter, 2... More
Unit holds celebration aboard USS Makin Island
Petty Officer 2nd Class Priscilla D. Sanchez listens to a choir during a Hispanic heritage month celebration aboard the amphibious assault ship Makin Island Oct. 6. Sanchez, 22, who hails from Holyoke, Mass., i... More
Four CH-46E Sea Knights with Marine Medium Helicopter
Four CH-46E Sea Knights with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced) carrying Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s maritime raid force prepare to debark the amphibious transport dock New... More
A CH-46E Sea Knight with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron
A CH-46E Sea Knight with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced) lands on USS Makin Island during a simulated casualty exercise here Oct. 9. The squadron is the aviation combat element for the 11th M... More
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and sailors aboard USS Pearl Harbor man the rails as USS Pearl Harbor sails through Pearl Harbor Nov. 23. The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and ... More
Motor transport operator Lance Cpl. Craig D. Williams
Motor transport operator Lance Cpl. Craig D. Williams guides a tactical vehicle aboard USS Pearl Harbor here Nov. 25. Williams, a Lucasville, Ohio, native, is 22 and serves with Combat Logistics Battalion 11. T... More
The amphibious assault ship Makin Island sails here
The amphibious assault ship Makin Island sails here Nov. 26. The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego, Nov. 14, beginning a seven-month dep... More
Warehouse chief Sgt. Emmanuel M. Boyd supervises Marines
Warehouse chief Sgt. Emmanuel M. Boyd supervises Marines executing throws during martial arts training aboard USS Pearl Harbor here Nov. 28. Boyd, 29, hails from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and serves with Battalion... More
Navy Lt. James E. Lamb conducts a communications check
Navy Lt. James E. Lamb conducts a communications check aboard USS Pearl Harbor here Nov. 29. Lamb, 26, hails from Minneapolis and serves as a firepower control team leader with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Uni... More
Gunnery Sgt. Jason G. Turner practices punching during
Gunnery Sgt. Jason G. Turner practices punching during martial arts training aboard USS Pearl Harbor Dec. 1. Turner serves with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, which provides logistics and services for the 11th ... More
Lance Cpl. Brandon Andrews presents his rifle during
Lance Cpl. Brandon Andrews presents his rifle during a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor here Dec. 7. Andrews serves with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's command ele... More
Marines with Company K, Battalion Landing Team 3/1,
Marines with Company K, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, conduct patrol drills aboard USS Pearl Harbor here Dec. 8. The team is the ground combat element for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which embarked USS Ma... More
Cpl. Tommy Huynh participates in M16 rifle marksmanship training on th...
INDIAN OCEAN (May. 11, 2012) Cpl. Tommy Huynh participates in M16 rifle marksmanship training on the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52). Pearl Harbor and embarked Marines ... More
Master Sgt. Jason Rowley watches an MV-22 Osprey with
Master Sgt. Jason Rowley watches an MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 here Oct. 3. Rowley is the maintenance chief with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, which serves as the logistics combat e... More
Lance Cpl. Chad Cigelske weighs in before a bench press
Lance Cpl. Chad Cigelske weighs in before a bench press competition aboard the amphibious assault ship Makin Island here Oct. 5. Gunnery Sgt. John Wellons won the competition by bench pressing 345 pounds. Cigel... More
Combat cargo Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary
Combat cargo Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit offload a simulated casualty from a CH-46E Sea Knight aboard USS Makin Island during a simulated casualty exercise here Oct. 9. The unit embarked USS... More
First Lt. Thomas E. Vaught mans the rails as USS Makin
First Lt. Thomas E. Vaught mans the rails as USS Makin Island sails through Pearl Harbor Nov. 23. Vaught serves as the logistics officer for Combat Logistics Battalion 11. The battalion is the combat logistics ... More
Motor transport operator Lance Cpl. Chris Sanchez backs
Motor transport operator Lance Cpl. Chris Sanchez backs up a tactical vehicle aboard USS Pearl Harbor here Nov. 25. Sanchez, a Turlock, Calif., native, is 20 and serves with Combat Logistics Battalion 11. The b... More
Warehouse chief Sgt. Emmanuel M. Boyd demonstrates
Warehouse chief Sgt. Emmanuel M. Boyd demonstrates a technique during martial arts training aboard USS Pearl Harbor here Nov. 28. Boyd, 29, hails from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and serves with Battalion Landing Te... More
Cpl. Calvin S. Ocon conducts a communications check
Cpl. Calvin S. Ocon conducts a communications check aboard USS Pearl Harbor here Nov. 29. Ocon, 22, a Covina, Calif., native, serves as a fire support man for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The unit embark... More
Embark chief Sgt. Eric J. Dessart (right) kicks as
Embark chief Sgt. Eric J. Dessart (right) kicks as Gunnery Sgt. Jason G. Turner blocks during martial arts training aboard USS Pearl Harbor Dec. 1. Dessart, 27, is from Fox Lake, Ill. Turner, 30, is from Bingha... More
Team leader Cpl. Nathan Coggin exercises aboard USS
Team leader Cpl. Nathan Coggin exercises aboard USS Pearl Harbor here Dec. 8. Coggin, 21, who hails from Algona, Wash., serves with Company K, Battalion Landing Team 3/1. The team is the ground combat element f... More
An MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron
An MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 takes off from the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island's flight deck here Oct. 3. The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit embarked the Makin Island, the... More
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit listen
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit listen to the rules of a bench press competition aboard the amphibious assault ship Makin Island here Oct. 5. Gunnery Sgt. John Wellons won the competition by ben... More
Seaman Darrell F. Amio positions an X-ray machine during
Seaman Darrell F. Amio positions an X-ray machine during a simulated casualty exercise aboard USS Makin Island here Oct. 9. Amio, 23, is from San Diego, and serves as a corpsman with Battalion Landing Team 3/1.... More
A CH-46E Sea Knight with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron
A CH-46E Sea Knight with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced) lands aboard USS Pearl Harbor here Nov. 25. The squadron is the aviation combat element for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which ... More
Warehouse chief Sgt. Emmanuel M. Boyd demonstrates
Warehouse chief Sgt. Emmanuel M. Boyd demonstrates a technique during martial arts training aboard USS Pearl Harbor here Nov. 28. Boyd, 29, hails from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and serves with Battalion Landing Te... More
Embark chief Sgt. Eric J. Dessart (right) kicks as
Embark chief Sgt. Eric J. Dessart (right) kicks as Gunnery Sgt. Jason G. Turner blocks during martial arts training aboard USS Pearl Harbor Dec. 1. Dessart, 27, is from Fox Lake, Ill. Turner, 30, is from Bingha... More
Lance Cpl. Steven V. Stroud stands next to a bell during
Lance Cpl. Steven V. Stroud stands next to a bell during a 70th anniversary commemoration ceremony of the attack on Pearl Harbor aboard USS Pearl Harbor here Dec. 7. The bell was used during the ceremony to rin... More
Team leader Cpl. Antwan A. Gibson exercises aboard
Team leader Cpl. Antwan A. Gibson exercises aboard USS Pearl Harbor here Dec. 8. Gibson, 26, is from Snellville, Ga., and serves with Company K, Battalion Landing Team 3/1. The team is the ground combat element... More
An MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron
An MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 prepares to land on the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island here Oct. 3. The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit embarked the Makin Island, the amphibio... More
Gunnery Sgt. Cesar Andrade bench presses 225 pounds
Gunnery Sgt. Cesar Andrade bench presses 225 pounds during a competition aboard the amphibious assault ship Makin Island Oct. 5. Gunnery Sgt. John Wellons won the competition by bench pressing 345 pounds. Andra... More
Staff Sgt. Christopher R. Terrill keeps watch during
Staff Sgt. Christopher R. Terrill keeps watch during a security halt before conducting a training raid here Oct. 11. Terrill, 30, is from Redmond, Wash., and serves with Battalion Landing Team 3/1. The reinforc... More
Lance Cpl. Aharon Y. Dahan starts a tactical vehicle
Lance Cpl. Aharon Y. Dahan starts a tactical vehicle aboard USS Pearl Harbor here Nov. 25. Dahan, 24, who hails from Brooklyn, N.Y., serves with USS Pearl Harbor's combat cargo detachment.
Combat engineer Cpl. Glen D. Hein executes a takedown
Combat engineer Cpl. Glen D. Hein executes a takedown technique during martial arts training aboard USS Pearl Harbor here Nov. 28. Hein, 21, hails from Alpena, Mich., and serves with Battalion Landing Team 3/1.... More
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and sailors aboard USS Pearl Harbor stand in formation during a 70th anniversary commemoration ceremony of the attack on Pearl Harbor here Dec. 7. The unit embark... More
Marines with Company K, Battalion Landing Team 3/1,
Marines with Company K, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, exercise aboard USS Pearl Harbor here Dec. 8. The team is the ground combat element for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which embarked USS Makin Island, U... More
An MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron
An MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 prepares to land on the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island here Oct. 3. The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit embarked the Makin Island, the amphibio... More
Gunnery Sgt. John Wellons bench presses 345 pounds
Gunnery Sgt. John Wellons bench presses 345 pounds during a competition aboard the amphibious assault ship Makin Island here Oct. 5. Wellons, 30, who won the competition is from Albany, Ore., and serves as the ... More
A Marine with Battalion Landing Team 3/1 keeps watch
A Marine with Battalion Landing Team 3/1 keeps watch during a security halt before conducting a training raid here Oct. 11. The reinforced battalion is the ground-combat element for the 11th Marine Expeditionar... More
Lt. Col. Andrew J. Bergen speaks during a 70th anniversary
Lt. Col. Andrew J. Bergen speaks during a 70th anniversary commemoration ceremony of the attack on Pearl Harbor aboard USS Pearl Harbor here Dec. 7. Bergen, an Elmwood Park, N.J., native, serves as the commandi... More
Team leader Lance Cpl. Samuel D. Tolleson with Company
Team leader Lance Cpl. Samuel D. Tolleson with Company K, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, carries a Marine during exercise aboard USS Pearl Harbor here Dec. 8. The team is the ground combat element for the 11th Mar... More
Team leader Cpl. Matthew Perry provides security while
Team leader Cpl. Matthew Perry provides security while conducting a training raid here Oct. 11. Perry, 26, is from Fairfield, Calif., and serves with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/1. The reinforced ... More
Lance Cpl. Will D. Cornell kisses his wife aboard USS
Lance Cpl. Will D. Cornell kisses his wife aboard USS Makin Island here Nov. 14. Cornell, 23, is from Clinton, Okla., and serves as a combat engineer with Battalion Landing Team 3/1. The battalion is the ground... More
Mess chief Staff Sgt. Dave J. Washington reads the
Mess chief Staff Sgt. Dave J. Washington reads the names of sunken ships during a 70th anniversary commemoration ceremony of the attack on Pearl Harbor aboard USS Pearl Harbor here Dec. 7. Washington, 27, is a ... More
Marines with Company K, Battalion Landing Team 3/1,
Marines with Company K, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, conduct patrol drills aboard USS Pearl Harbor here Dec. 8. The battalion is the ground combat element for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which embarked U... More
Rifleman Pfc. Jared E. Douglas provides security outside
Rifleman Pfc. Jared E. Douglas provides security outside a building while conducting a training raid here Oct. 11. Douglas, 19, is from Dilworth, Minn., and serves with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3... More
Cpl. Kenyatta E. Cone and his family pose for a photo
Cpl. Kenyatta E. Cone and his family pose for a photo aboard USS Makin Island here Nov. 14. Cone, 21, who hails from San Diego, serves as an administrative clerk for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The unit... More
Lance Cpl. Steven V. Stroud rings a bell as names of
Lance Cpl. Steven V. Stroud rings a bell as names of sunken ships from the Pearl Harbor attack are read during a 70th anniversary commemoration ceremony USS Pearl Harbor here Dec. 7. Stroud, 22, who hails from ... More
First Lt. Buck A. Bradley reads a map while conducting
First Lt. Buck A. Bradley reads a map while conducting a training raid here Oct. 11. Bradley, 29, is from Pomona, Kan., and serves as a platoon commander with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/1. The re... More
Lance Cpl. Erick Lundrigan, 21, hugs his wife before
Lance Cpl. Erick Lundrigan, 21, hugs his wife before deploying aboard USS Makin Island here Nov. 14. Lundrigan is from Lynn, Mass., and serves with the ship's combat cargo detachment. The 11th Marine Expedition... More
Howitzer chief Sgt. Lance D. Fleming stands in formation
Howitzer chief Sgt. Lance D. Fleming stands in formation during a 70th anniversary ceremony of the attack on Pearl Harbor aboard USS Pearl Harbor here Dec. 7. Fleming, 22, is from Murrieta, Calif., and serves w... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Haadi M. Turner hugs her children
Petty Officer 3rd Class Haadi M. Turner hugs her children goodbye aboard USS Makin Island here Nov. 14. Turner, 25, is from Gaitier, Miss., and serves as an operations specialist with USS Makin Island. Marines ... More
Lt. Col. Andrew J. Bergen delivers remarks aboard the
Lt. Col. Andrew J. Bergen delivers remarks aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor during a remembrance ceremony for the Dec. 7, 1941 attacks on the ship’s namesake, Pearl Harbor. Pearl Harbor ... More