Marine Corps Community Engagement

Images of service members engaging in community activities, including log handling and wildlife observation during public events.

French Army Capt. Phillippe Locatelli, left, senior Aito instructor, Marine Infantry Regiment in French Polynesia (RIM.aP), French Armed Forces, instructs U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Service and Battalion (HQSVCBN), U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, and members of RIM.aP, French Armed Forces, on how to rappel during the Aito Course in Taravao, Tahiti, French Polynesia, Sept. 4, 2022. The event provided a bilateral training opportunity between the French Armed Forces and Marines with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific. The nine Marines and Sailor from HQSVCBN participated in the bilateral training with the French Armed Forces in order to strengthen relationships with the region. The courses name comes from the Tahitian word aito, which means warrior.

Winch rescue training of the rescue helicopter, Christoph 62, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the DRF Luftrettung. The rescue of casualties in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains will be practised

Arrow in hand as rprojectile weapon system archery

Fort Myers, FL, (Oct. 3, 2022) - FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Pennsylvania Task Force 1 conducts search and rescue operations after Hurricane Ian.

Philippine reconnaissance Marines demonstrate how to prepare coconuts for a meal during KAMANDAG 6 in Dadao, Calayan Island, Philippines Oct. 5, 2022. The combined persistence and reconnaissance training gave U.S. and Philippine reconnaissance Marines an opportunity to share tactics with one another and increase survivability in jungle environments. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

From left, U.S. Space Force Master Sgt. Christopher Kohler, Pacific Air Forces NCO-in charge for director of Space Force, Lt. Col. Walter Priebe III, PACAF deputy director of Space Force, and Karon Priebe, PACAF Space Force key spouse, pose for a picture during a base cleanup event Sep. 23, 2022, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The volunteers focussed their efforts on debris throughout the main roads and parking lots, and amassed nearly three thousand pounds of trash.

100522-N-KD414-7705 SAN NICOLAS ISLAND, Calif. (NNS) (Oct. 5, 2022) - The U.S. Navy conducted an annual coastal cleanup on the remote beaches of San Nicolas Island (SNI), the most isolated of the California Channel Islands, located sixty-five miles offshore, and South of Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) Point Mugu. The cleanup team consisted of nearly fifty volunteer Navy Sailors and civilians assigned to NBVC and Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, who removed over two-thousand pounds of trash and debris on three SNI beaches. NBVC is a strategically located Naval installation composed of three operating facilities: Point Mugu, Port Hueneme and San Nicolas Island. NBVC is the home of the Pacific Seabees, West Coast E-2C Hawkeyes, 3 warfare centers and 80 tenants.

U.S. Marine Corps veteran Sgt. Mike Ayers, owner of Mountain Mike's Whetstone Woodworks, air sprays a wood sculpture prior to the Bank of America Roval 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina, Oct. 9, 2022. Ayers, a native of Chesapeake, Virginia, served in the Marine Corps from 1998 to 2002. The Marines of 6th Marine Corps District showed support for the NASCAR event with the pull up challenge, the enhanced marketing vehicle, and The Battle Position.

Falconer holding out a bait to bring back his eagleFrance

Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team give back to the community of oahu in aide for National Public Lands Day at Ka'ena Point Trail. National Public Lands Day is the nation's largest single-day volunteer effort as it gives connection people and green space in our community.

U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer, Zachary Orn, team sergeant with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), shows Lt. Col. Brian Bosse, SRT-1 Operations Chief at DPAA Indo-Pacific Directorate, how to use a metal detector to investigate subsurface metal contacts in Ulingan village, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea on Oct. 5, 2022. DPAA leadership visited the Investigation Team (IT) in order to see first hand the unique dynamics of an IT and strengthen future operations. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

38 Student-NCO's of the 1-254 INF (NJARNG) Advanced Leader Course conducted the course field training exercise, with support from ET2RC Army Counter-UAS program and C5ISR GOST Branch. Students operated in a sUAS threat environment, putting to practice lessons learned from classroom instruction, and shared real-world TTPs from NCOs across the many units and compositions attending the course. Support offered saw classroom instruction on sUAS Threat Awareness, sUAS Identification, and DroneBuster Operator Course. This training built the foundation for Day 1 FTX sUAS flying as OPFOR "Threat" sUAS against the students. Day 2 allowed students to utilize the pilots and platforms to act as an organic BLUFOR Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance asset, increasing the overall control and effectiveness of their final raid.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Anthony Downs and Staff Sgt. Derek Bolton, staff weather officers assigned to Detachment 3, 1st Combat Weather Squadron, survey Geronimo Drop Zone in advance of upcoming airborne operations at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 25, 2022. The 1st CWS provides forward atmospheric observation and tailored exploitation capabilities to ground force commanders and aviation assets.

A personal photo of Sergeant 1st Class Jared C. Monti, the first Soldier recipient for actions in Afghanistan/Operation Enduring Freedom.

U.S. Marine Corps Retired Lt. Col. Michael Kelly educates Marines on the Battle of Belleau Wood in Belleau, France, May 27, 2022. This visit is to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their respective countries during World War I.

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, Greece (Oct. 01, 2022) Cmdr. Margrette Moore, assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness Training Unit Souda Bay, participates in a 10.4-kilometer hike as part of the 19th Annual Eco-Challenge event organized by Naval Support Activity (NSA) Souda Bays MWR on Oct. 1, 2022. Eco-Challenge is an outdoor sports competition held across the Akrotiri Peninsula that is designed to build camaraderie and strengthen the U.S. relationship with NATO and Hellenic military partners. NSA Souda Bay is an operational ashore installation which enables and supports U.S., Allied, Coalition, and Partner nation forces to preserve security and stability in the European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility.

Miscellaneous - Coast Guard Operations - 26-HK-434-41. Hurricane Katrina

221006-N-AS200-1406 SAN NICOLAS ISLAND, Calif. (NNS) (Oct. 5, 2022) - The U.S. Navy conducted an annual coastal cleanup on the remote beaches of San Nicolas Island (SNI), the most isolated of the California Channel Islands, located sixty-five miles offshore, and South of Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) Point Mugu. The cleanup team consisted of nearly fifty volunteer Navy Sailors and civilians assigned to NBVC and Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, who removed over two-thousand pounds of trash and debris on three SNI beaches. NBVC is a strategically located Naval installation composed of three operating facilities: Point Mugu, Port Hueneme and San Nicolas Island. NBVC is the home of the Pacific Seabees, West Coast E-2D Hawkeyes, 3 warfare centers and 80 tenants.

NEW BRAUSFELS- (June 2, 2022) NTAG San Antonio Commanding Officer, CDR. Stephanie Simoni presents the Leading Petty Officer of the Month award to NC1 Edward Lee during NTAG San Antonios Training and Family Day.

220526-O-NR876-599SATTAHIP, Thailand (May 26, 2022) A Royal Thai Navy diving officer and Navy Diver 2nd Class Maureen Donlon, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1, pose for a photo while participating in a marine habitat cleanup and restoration during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand 2022. CARAT Thailand is an annual bilateral naval exercise between the U.S. Navy and Royal Thai Navy. Thailand has been part of the CARAT exercise series since 1995. Now in its 28th year, the CARAT series comprises multiple multinational exercises, designed to enhance U.S. and allied and partner navies abilities to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific.

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