Marine Corps Exercises and Ceremonies

Visuals of Marines participating in training exercises, award ceremonies, and promotions, highlighting teamwork and military discipline.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, unload hot chow during Adversary Force Exercise (AFX) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, April 22, 2022. The purpose of AFX is to create a credible, realistic threat for the exercise forces participating in the Integrated Training Exercise to engage against during the upcoming MAGTF Warfighting Exercise in a force-on-force, unscripted wargame.

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, march during an Annual Rifle Squad Competition award ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 23, 2022. The Marines were awarded for finishing first in the Annual Rifle Squad Competition while deployed to Okinawa, Japan.

U.S. Marines assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit stand in formation alongside allies and partners from participating nations during the Exercise Cobra Gold opening ceremony held at Utapao Airport, Rayong province, Thailand, Feb. 27, 2024. Cobra Gold demonstrates the U.S. commitment to the region by building interoperability, multilateral cooperative arrangements, advancing common interests, and a commitment to our allies and partners in ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Marine Corps

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Miguel Barragan-Palma, with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF) is promoted to Corporal at Naval Support Facility Indian Head, Maryland, Oct. 03, 2022. Marines from CBIRF came to show their support and appreciation for the newly promoted.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, unload hot chow during Adversary Force Exercise (AFX) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, April 22, 2022. The purpose of AFX is to create a credible, realistic threat for the exercise forces participating in the Integrated Training Exercise to engage against during the upcoming MAGTF Warfighting Exercise in a force-on-force, unscripted wargame.

(220610-N-OI810-0252) GULFPORT, Mississippi (June 10, 2022) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 14 observe a moment of silence in honor of Seabee Medal of Honor recipient Construction Mechanic Marvin G. Shields after morning formation during fiscal year 2022, quarter three, Regional Training Platform (RTP-3) at Naval Construction Battalion Center Gulfport, June 10, 2022. RTP-3 provided NMCB-14 Seabees hands-on training opportunities in tactical combat casualty care; maintenance and material management; civil engineering support equipment operations; convoy operations; and Seabee combat warfare and expeditionary skills. NMCB-14 provides advance base construction, battle damage repair, contingency engineering, humanitarian assistance and disaster recovery support to our fleet and unified commanders.

MOAMBA, Mozambique (3 AUGUST 2010) U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, salute during the opening military ceremony for Exercise SHARED ACCORD 2010 in Moamba, Aug. 3. The Marines are a part of a task force of more than 700 service members who have set up temporary quarters here for the duration of the exercise.As a part of Exercise SHARED ACCORD, the task force will be working alongside the Armed Forces for the Defense of Mozambique during the 10-day event. SHARED ACCORD is an annual, scheduled, bi-lateral field training exercise aimed at conducting small unit infantry and staff training with partner nations for the purpose of peace and stability operations. This year’s SA is being held in Mozambique. The exercise is scheduled to conclude on Aug. 13. All U.S. forces will return to their home bases in Europe and the U.S. at the end of the exercise.

Recruits with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, participate in the Crucible on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, Sep. 28, 2022. The Crucible is the culmination of the knowledge and skills recruits learn throughout recruit training.

US Marines from Task Force Five at Camp Coyote, a Forward Area Supply Point (FASP), watch as General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee, Commandant of the Marine Corps, promotes Lance Corporal (LCPL) Swain during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT)

U.S. Marine Cpl. Vincent J. Mangle, an administrative clerk with Headquarters Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, is awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal during a promotion and awards ceremony at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Oct. 3, 2022. Mangle was presented with a NAM for the numerous hours of volunteer work he dedicated towards the Toys for Tots program.

A U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman and a U.S. Marine, both with 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Marine Forces Reserve, in support of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force UNITAS LXIII, apply a tourniquet to a marine during a simulated casualty evacuation during exercise UNITAS LXIII, Santa Cruz Air Force Base, Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 7, 2022. 4th ANGLICO and the Brazilian Marine Corps tested the capability of transporting wounded marines by Brazilian military medical units. UNITAS trains forces to conduct joint maritime operations through the execution of anti-surface, anti-submarine, anti-air, amphibious and electronic warfare operations that enhance warfighting proficiency and increase interoperability among participating naval and marine forces.

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY, BAHRAIN (Oct. 13, 2022) - A Marine assigned to Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Central Command (FASTCENT) develops a range card during a call for fires practical application event aboard Naval Support Activity, Bahrain October 13. After the range cards were created, the Marines were talked on to a simulated target to develop the location for the call for fire. TF 51/5 responds to crises and contingencies; coordinates, plans, and executes operations; conducts theater security cooperation; and advances emerging Naval concepts at sea, from the sea, and ashore in order to support CENTCOM, 5th Fleet, and Marine Corps Forces Central Command theater objectives.

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Andrew M. Niebel, commanding general, Marine Corps Installations East, talks to Marines at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island (MCRD PI), South Carolina, April 19, 2022. Niebel visited MCRD PI to present Staff Sgt. David Jarvis, drill instructor, MCRD PI, the Noncommissioned Officer of the Year Award and a Navy Achievement Medal.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Byron Work, a machine gunner with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division prepares to fire an M240B machine gun during Resolute Dragon 22 at Shikaribetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 5, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains. Work is a native of Birmingham, Michigan.

Almirante (Colombian Navy Admiral) Francisco Hernando Cubides Granados, Commander of the Colombian Navy, presents an award to Lt. Gen. David G. Bellon, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South and U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve, for his commitment and service to the Infantaría de Marina de Colombia (Colombian Marine Corps) following a recruit swearing in ceremony at the Base de Entrenamiento de Marina in Coveñas, Colombia, Jan 11, 2023. For the first time in Colombian history, 60 women completed the Juramento de Bandera de Infantes de Marina after they completed three months of recruit training and joined the ranks in the Colombian Naval Infantry. U.S. Southern Commands Women, Peace and Security (WPS) program recognizes the diverse roles women play as agents of change in preventing and resolving conflict, countering terrorism and violent extremism as well as building post-conflict peace and stability in the Western Hemisphere.

U.S. Marines and Sailors with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, board a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 535th Airlift Squadron at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Jan. 11, 2024. The Marines are preparing to depart for the Big Island of Hawaii to participate in Bougainville III, a 3d LCT live-fire exercise focused on decentralized operations to prepare the battalion to command and control forces from dispersed locations.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Logan Castillo-Rivera, right, Lance Cpl. Jaden Coleman, middle, and Lance Cpl. Quinten Alvarez, all surveillance sensor operators with command element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, surveil and track nearby ships during an expeditionary advance base operation exercise at W-174, Okinawa, Japan on Feb. 6, 2023. The EAB exercise reinforced Marines and Sailors abilities to gather maritime and airspace intelligence by employing radars and relaying the information back to commanders aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA-6). The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of USS America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Marines with 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, stand at parade rest at a change of command ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 29, 2022. During the ceremony, Col. Jeffrey R. Kenney, the outgoing regimental commander of 6th Marines, relinquished command to Col. Gregory P. Gordon.

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Arthur Cassidy, the platoon commander of Air Delivery Platoon, 3rd Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, dons an MC-6 main canopy parachute for an air delivery exercise at Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, June 7, 2022. The purpose of the exercise was to maintain training and readiness qualifications as well as simulate a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System ammunition resupply via air delivery. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Force's comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 2 Daniel Skelton, a personnel officer assigned to Headquarters Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, leads a platoon during a battalion formation at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Sept. 1, 2022. During the formation, Marines were awarded, promoted, and addressed by the battalion command team.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Hunter Frew, a motor vehicle operator with Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 22, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, prepares cargo during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 20, 2022. CLB-22s MCCRE is the battalion's final evaluation to demonstrate combat readiness through proficiency in core mission essential tasks before they begin a change of operational control (CHOP) to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

Lance Corporal Robert King, with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, has the rank of Corporal pinned during a promotion ceremony at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, on April 3, 2023. The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force that provides strategic speed and agility, ensuring Marines are forward deployed and prepared to respond and protect U.S. national security interests around the globe.

U.S. Marines with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, conclude the crucible at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 24, 2022. The Crucible was a 54-hour long culminating event at recruit training which finalized the transformation from recruit to Marine.

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII (Aug. 12, 2022) U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Blake Carter, a data assistant administrator with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment Headquarters, 3d Marine Division, post as a road guard during a sustainment 10-kilometer hike at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 12, 2022. Sustaining physical and mental fitness ensures the 3d MLR continues to stay dedicated to future warfighting.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dalton Martin, an automotive maintenance technician with 3rd Maintenance Battalion, 3rd Sustainment Group (Experimental), 3rd Marine Logistics Group, patrols a simulated enemy route during an Intermediate Maintenance Activity Field Exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 25, 2024. 3rd Maint. Bn. held a FEX to enhance Marine Corps common skills and foster force readiness while conducting higher echelons of maintenance.

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. David E. Rosenbrock, the district recruiting operations officer for 6th Marine Corps District, has his insignia pinned by Col. Lance J. Langfeldt, the commanding officer for 6MCD, Ashley Rosenbrock, his wife, and his daughter, Evelyn Rosenbrock, at 6MCD Headquarters, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, Aug. 1, 2022. This ceremony serves to publicly recognize those who have proven themselves worthy of the next officer rank in the U.S. Marine Corps.

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, squat as a team with a log during log drills at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, May 23, 2022. Recruits carried a 250 pound log, executing various exercises to strengthen their bodies, minds, and team work.

U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Andrew S. Henry, the 6th Marine Corps District supply chief, has his next rank pinned by Amy Henry, left, and Curtis E. Carpenter, the deputy logistics officer at 6MCD, during his promotion ceremony held at 6MCD Headquarters, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, June 1, 2022. This ceremony serves to publicly recognize those who have proven themselves worthy of the next rank in the U.S. Marine Corps.

CORONADO, Calif. (April 15, 2020) Cmdr. Keith Marinics, commanding officer of Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Basic Training Command, places a special warfare (SEAL) pin, known as a Trident, on a member of SEAL Qualification Training Class 336 during a graduation ceremony at NSW Center in Coronado, Calif., April 15, 2020. The Trident is a symbol of honor, integrity and discipline that embodies the ethos Navy SEALs follow in their service to the American people. The ceremony was limited to students and staff, and implemented other CDC guidelines to the extent applicable as part of NSW Centers proactive approach to combat COVID-19. NSW Center provides initial and advanced training to the Sailors who make up the Navys SEAL and Special Boat Teams.

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (July 20, 2022) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Gregory Antepenko, an Air Traffic Control Watch Specialist with Air Traffic Control Mike Company, Marine Air Control Squadron 4, Marine Aircraft Group 18, 1st Marine Air Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, uses a remote to test lights on a flight line during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, July 20. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

Recruits with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, receive their Eagle, Globe and Anchor on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 24, 2024. Following a culminating 15k hike to the parade deck, recruits are given their EGA and officially become United States Marines. Marine Corps

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Oranjel Leavy, right, the outgoing sergeant major of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, salutes Col. Sean Dynan, the commanding officer of the 15th MEU, during a relief and appointment ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 6, 2023. During the ceremony, Leavy relinquished his post to Sgt. Maj. John Schlaud, after serving as the 15th MEU sergeant major since June 2021.

110225-A-5566B-219BELIZE CITY, Belize (Feb. 25, 2011) Marines disembark a landing craft utility to engage in subject matter expert exchanges in Belize as part of Amphibious Southern Partnership Station 2011 (A-SPS11). A-SPS11 focuses on strengthening and establishing new relationships through the exchange of maritime mission-focused knowledge and exercising vital lines of communication between regional security services.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Bradley Williams, expeditionary firefighting and rescue specialist, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, receives a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (NAM) from Lt. Col. Benjamin Fiala, commanding officer, H&HS, at MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, July 28, 2022. Cpl. Williams received a NAM for relaying information to responding crews, enduring rapid response time to the mishap site.

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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Christina Nagrudny, supply technician, Air Traffic Control Maintenance Division, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, S.C., is awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal at MCAS Beaufort Aug. 5, 2022. Nagrudny was recognized for demonstrating expertise and leadership skills while serving as a supply technician.

U.S. Marine Corps range safety officers with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 discuss range proceedings for CLB 31s pistol range aboard Amphibious Assault Ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 20, 2022. Gaining familiarity with the Sig M18 pistol while at sea better prepares Marines for upcoming operations in the Indonesian Pacific Operational area. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dominic Laborinbernal, an electrician with Energy Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, refuels an M29404 Generator during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation at a field ammunition supply point in the Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, April 12, 2022. A MCCRE is a formal method utilized by the commanding general to evaluate a unit on its ability to execute its mission essential tasks in a notional combat environment. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III MEFs comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

U.S. Marines Corps Chief Warrant Officer 2 Phillip Griffith, a mobility officer with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, listens during a leadership meeting on the United States Naval Ship Dahl (T-AKR 312) during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kushiro Port, on Oct. 2, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Forces comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Michael A. Castillo, the battalion sergeant major of 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (1/6), 2d Marine Division, reads a meritorious promotion warrant for Sgt. Edward Moreno, a rifleman from 1/6, during Adversary Force Exercise (AFX) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, May 8, 2022. The purpose of AFX is to create a credible, realistic threat for the exercise forces participating in the Integrated Training Exercise to engage against during the upcoming MAGTF Warfighting Exercise in a force-on-force, unscripted wargame.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Julio Mayorgo, a drill instructor with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, instructs recruits before taking a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) test at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Sept. 1, 2022. The purpose of the MCMAP test is to ensure recruits' accuracy and proficiency in tan belt techniques - the first of five belts a Marine can earn.

U.S. Marine Corps drill instructors with Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, introduce themselves to new recruits on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Dec. 2, 2022. Papa Company will spend Forming Day learning the rules and regulations of recruit training.

221023-N-CM110-1015 OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 23, 2022) - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Michael Jarmon, from New York, right, and U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kobe Champagne, from Watertown, Connecticut, assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) wait in the hangar bay to debark amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) Oct. 23, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Speros Koumparakis, commanding officer, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, speaks with Sgt. Maj. Johnathan Radel, sergeant major, Marine Corps Installations Command, during a visit with Maj. Gen. David Maxwell, commander, MCICOM, to Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Aug. 23, 2022. Maxwell visited and toured the installation to observe the daily operations of the base personnel and its facilities.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jared Earp, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, practices employment of an M240B machine gun during exercise Eagle Wrath 22 at Combined Arms Training Center (CATC) Camp Fuji, Japan, May 6, 2022. Eagle Wrath is an annual MWSS-171 exercise at CATC Camp Fuji designed to increase squadron proficiency in conducting real-world contingency missions in a forward operating environment.

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Shawn A. Meier, the commanding officer, Logistics Combat Element (LCE), Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) 22, discusses the LCEs medical capabilities with Lt. Gen. George W. Smith, commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF), during a tour at Robertson Barracks, NT, Australia, June 8, 2022. I MEF leadership visited Darwin, Australia to better understand MRF-D 22s capabilities and their operating environment.

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Audie Ramsey, a combat engineer student with Marine Corps Engineer School, gives a period of instruction to other students as part of demolition training on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 11, 2022. Combat engineers conduct tasks, including building structures, engineer reconnaissance, emplacing obstacle systems and conducting breaching operations as part of the 21st century basic combat engineer course.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Kabiru Labaran, left, the outgoing sergeant major of 1st Radio Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, reports to Lt. Col. Curtis Williamson, the commanding officer of 1st RadBn, I MIG, during a relief and appointment ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 23, 2022. During the ceremony, Sgt. Maj. Kabiru Labaran, the outgoing sergeant major, relinquished his role of battalion sergeant major to Sgt. Maj. Hugo Dubon.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. David Sigdestad, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, places a nunchuck charge as part of an explosive excavation range during exercise Eagle Wrath 22 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, May 14, 2022. Eagle Wrath is an annual Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 exercise at CATC Camp Fuji, Japan, designed to increase squadron proficiency in conducting real-world contingency missions while in a forward operating environment.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Darrion Thompson, administrative specialist with Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 12, top, and Gunnery Sgt. Carlos Taveras, MAG-12 personnel support detachment first sergeant, bottom, grapple one another during a physical training competition at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 20, 2022. The non-commissioned officer (NCO) guild with MAG-12 hosted the physical training competition to foster teamwork, camaraderie and healthy competition amongst NCOs and Staff NCOs within the MAG-12 Headquarters.

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U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, clean weapons aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) after Noble Odyssey in the Miyako Strait, Aug 27, 2022. Noble Odyssey consists of infantry and signals intelligence Marines helping to sustain a landing craft, utility (LCU) in open waters for prolonged periods by providing warnings, force protections, and electronic attacks against adversaries. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

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U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. David Spurling Jr., the battery first sergeant with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, reports to Brig. Gen. Calvert Worth, commanding general of 2d Marine Division, during a re-enlistment ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 7, 2022. Hernandez identified as a Follow Me" Marine in efforts to share the stories of 2d MARDIV Marines who have decided to re-enlist.

Pfc. Connor Burke, Platoon 1097, Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, bellows the Marines Hymn after receiving his Eagle, Globe and Anchor emblem during a ceremony Dec. 14, 2013, at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. Burke, a 22-year-old native of Melville, N.Y., just finished the Crucible, the 54-hour culminating event of recruit training, during which he demonstrated the acceptance of the Marine Corps core values of honor, courage and commitment. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 20,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for the chance to become United States Marines by enduring 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Logan Sauder, a machine gunner with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, waits for instruction during a casualty evacuation exercise aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the Sea of Japan, Sept. 12, 2022. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific Region.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Oranjel Leavy, the outgoing sergeant major of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, delivers remarks during the 15th MEU relief and appointment ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 6, 2023. During the ceremony, Sgt. Maj. Oranjel Leavy relinquished his post to Sgt. Maj. John Schlaud, after serving as the 15th MEU sergeant major since June 2021.

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-operations ceremony earlier that day. With the Pakistan military, 26th MEU Marines have been flying CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopters to isolated flood-affected locations since early September and have transported more than 3.9 million pounds of World Food Programme flood relief supplies to 150 different locations in southern Pakistan.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Johnathon Havenor, a parachute rigger with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, secures a 26-foot high-velocity parachute with a parachute restraint tie for an air delivery exercise at Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, June 7, 2022. The purpose of the exercise was to maintain training and readiness qualifications as well as simulate a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System ammunition resupply via air delivery. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Force's comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kevin Spencer, right, a small arms repairer/technician with 1st Maintenance Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Maring Logistics Group, hands out batteries for the AN/PEQ-15 during a Combat Marksmanship Program for Integrated Training Exercise 3-22 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, March 30, 2022. ITX is a live-fire event that increases unit readiness. It teaches the tactical application of combined-arms maneuver, offensive and defensive operations during combat.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jose VasquezRojas, a combat engineer with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, discusses charge construction for an advanced demolition range during the Sapper Leaders Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 18, 2022. The Sapper Leaders Course provides small-unit leaders with the training necessary for independent operation, teaching them how to interpret the operating environment, seize opportunities, and effectively maneuver without direction.

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U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, listen to radios during a casualty evacuation exercise aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the Sea of Japan, Sept. 12, 2022. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific Region.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Michelle Lescano, left, and Lance Cpl. Colton Richardson, right, both military police officers with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, salute during an award ceremony on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 26, 2022. Lescano and Richardson were awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for saving the life of another Marine during a dispatch call on May 19, 2022.

Lance Cpl. Zachary Chivell, from ground combat element, Security Cooperation Task Force Africa Partnership Station 2012, grapples with a sailor from Riverine Squadron 3, Detachment 2, while conducting Marine Corps Martial Arts Program training aboard the USS Fort McHenry, July 17, 2012. The MCMAP training was conducted in order to continue the Marines' required training while deployed.

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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Grady Tolley, left, and Cpl. Matthew Fields, right, both satellite transitions systems operators with 8th Communication Battalion (8th Comm), II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Information Group, configure a Teams Antenna during a mission rehearsal exercise (MRX) aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 12, 2022. Marines from 8th Comm conducted MRX to demonstrate the capability to support MEF-level exercises in the future.

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, report their casualty's inuries to an evaluator during an Expeditionary Medical Integration Course (EMIC) on Camp Pendleton, California May 5, 2022. Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG) conducted EMIC to lay a foundation of skills and knowledge required for MEU medical personnel to provide the highest levels of health service support capability in any operational environment.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Charles Leary, a mortarman assigned to Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, marks targets in preparation for live-fire training events during Exercise Cobra Gold in Chantaburi province, Thailand, Feb. 26, 2024. Cobra Gold demonstrates the U.S. commitment to the region by building interoperability, multilateral cooperative arrangements, advancing common interests, and a commitment to our allies and partners in ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Marine Corps

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Matthew Dalessandro, operations chief with Bravo Company, Ground Combat Element, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU), conducts a safety brief before a live-fire exercise aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) in the Atlantic Ocean, June 28, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd MEU, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and Partner interests.

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, ground fight during a unit competition on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, April. 14, 2022. Marines hiked and competed in Marine Corps Martial Arts Program competitions between companies to increase morale and esprit de corps. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Forces comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Division palletize gear in preparation to depart Okinawa, Japan during an Alert Contingency Marine Air-Ground Task Force drill, initiating the deployment of the divisions Forward Command Element participating in KAMANDAG 6 in the Philippines, Sept. 27, 2022. during a rapid response drill to start exercise KAMANDAG 6, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 27, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. John F. Kelliher III, center, the outgoing commander of Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic (FMFLANT), Marine Forces Command (MARFORCOM), Marine Forces Northern Command (MARFOR NORTHCOM), relinquishes command to Lt. Gen. Brian W. Cavanaugh, left, the incoming FMFLANT, MARFORCOM, MARFOR NORTHCOM commanding general, during a change of command ceremony at the Naval Station Norfolk Pennsylvania House, Virginia, Aug. 30, 2022. The change of command ceremony is a military tradition that signifies all responsibilities and authorities being transferred from one commander to another. The new commanding general will proceed to execute the mission of FMFLANT, MARFORCOM and MARFOR NORTHCOM in provisioning joint capable Marine Corps forces, direct deployment planning and execution of Service-retained operating forces in support of the combatant commander.

Recruits with Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, conduct basic swim qualification aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Dec. 12, 2022. Basic swim qualification consists of a 25 meter swim, tower jump into the water, four minute tread, 25 meter pack swim, and an under water gear shed.

Recruits with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, conduct the Day Movement Course on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Jan. 11, 2024. The Day Movement course teaches recruits how to operate in a tactical environment with both squad and fire team tactics.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brian Lesley, a rifleman with Light Armored Reconnaissance Detachment, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), participates in a live-fire range aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) in the Atlantic Ocean, July 17, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd MEU, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), execute boat movements during a boat sustainment enabler integration exercise at Kin Blue, Okinawa, Japan, June 8, 2022. This exercise was to integrate enablers into the BLT and teach them the foundations of using the combat rubber raiding crafts. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Edward Sortino, middle, squadron gunnery sergeant, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS), salutes Lt. Col. Benjamin Fiala, left, commanding officer, H&HS, during an H&HS awards ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, June 10, 2022. The ceremony is held monthly to present awards to service members for outstanding performance within H&HS.

BOSTON (Sept. 27, 2022) U.S. Navy petty officers first class, selected for promotion to chief petty officer, participate in a gun drill during Chief Petty Officer Heritage Weeks. During the week, Constitution Sailors teach the selectees a variety of time-honored maritime evolutions while living and working aboard the ship.USS Constitution, is the worlds oldest commissioned warship afloat, and played a crucial role in the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812, actively defending sea lanes from 1797 to 1855. During normal operations, the active-duty Sailors stationed aboard USS Constitution provide free tours and offer public visitation to more than 600,000 people a year as they support the ships mission of promoting the Navys history and maritime heritage and raising awareness of the importance of a sustained naval presence. USS Constitution was undefeated in battle and destroyed or captured 33 opponents. The ship earned the nickname of Old Ironsides during the war of 1812 when British canno

Recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, learn techniques during Marine Corps Martial Arts Program aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 8, 2023. The purpose of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program is to execute unarmed and armed techniques to use lethal and non-lethal force across a spectrum of violence.

A U.S. Marine with 2d Marine Division disassembles an M27 infantry automatic rifle during the Division Leader Assessment Program 4-22 on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 9, 2022. The assessment program provides Marines with learning and mentorship opportunities, which helps train and develop Marines that demonstrate an apex level of lethality, endurance and comprehensive warfighting ability.

(220611-N-OI810-0124) GULFPORT, Mississippi (June 11, 2022) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 14 render salute during morning colors during fiscal year 2022, quarter three, Regional Training Platform (RTP-3) at Naval Construction Battalion Center Gulfport, June 11, 2022. RTP-3 provided NMCB-14 Seabees hands-on training opportunities in tactical combat casualty care; maintenance and material management; civil engineering support equipment operations; convoy operations; and Seabee combat warfare and expeditionary skills. NMCB-14 provides advance base construction, battle damage repair, contingency engineering, humanitarian assistance and disaster recovery support to our fleet and unified commanders.

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Tracy Perry, the incoming commanding officer for Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, listens to a speech during a change of command ceremony at Paige Field House on Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 5, 2022. The Marines of H&S Bn. provide administrative and training support for personnel assigned to Camp Pendleton.

030213-M-7031A-020. Base: Marine Corps Base, Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Tim Kuhn, the associate labor and employment law counsel for the Civilian Employment Law, Western Area Counsel Office, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, stands at attention during his retirement ceremony at the Memorial Golf Course on Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 26, 2022. Kuhn served 20 years in the Marine Corps and received multiple awards for dedicated service and outstanding leadership.

040331-M-7403H-032. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Foster State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

CARTAGENA, Colombia (Nov. 16, 2022)Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman Jaden Sandi, from Los Angeles, assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), demonstrates the ability to breathe while a nasal-pharyngeal airway is in her nostril during Tactical Combat Casualty Care training with Colombian Naval forces at Naval Base ARC Bolivar, in Cartagena, Colombia, Nov. 16, 2022. Comfort is deployed to U.S. 4th Fleet in support of Continuing Promise 2022, a humanitarian assistance and goodwill mission conducting direct medical care, expeditionary veterinary care, and subject matter expert exchanges with five partner nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Reese Russian, a Millington, Tennessee, native and a motor transport chief with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division instructs Marines on how to properly place tire chains on a high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle during exercise Rolling Thunder on Fort Drum, New York, March 23, 2023. This exercise is a live-fire artillery event that tested the 10th Marine Regiments ability to operate in a simulated littoral environment against a peer threat in a dynamic and multi-domain scenario.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Andrew Jeter, an aviation meteorological equipment technician assigned to Maritime Surveillance Platoon, 3rd Intelligence Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, monitors maritime radar during exercise Katana Strike on Kumejima, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 26, 2022. Katana Strike is led by III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group and is designed to demonstrate proficiency in coalition joint-force planning, coordination, and execution of dynamic targeting in a maritime environment that utilizes ground forces to initiate the targeting cycle. Katana Strike showcases 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, which serves as the central hub for conducting long-range communications between joint ground, naval and aviation units over multiple waveforms. III MIG functions as the vanguard of III MEF, operating in the Indo-Pacific regions information environment, and supports Marine Air Ground Task Force operations with communications, intelligence, and

041122-M-0173F-026. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION AL FAJR Base: Camp Blue Diamond State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), grapple during a safety brief on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 27, 2022. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Luis Hernandez, a combat engineer officer and Sgt. Matthew Cowan, motor vehicle operator, both with Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 22, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, pose for a photo prior to MEUEX I on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 7, 2022. MEUEX I is a scenario-driven training exercise focused on MAGTF collective training while operating from an expeditionary environment that is evaluated on the planning, briefing, execution and debriefing of missions associated with various critical training events by the Expeditionary Operations Training Group.

U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Kevin Carrillo-Munoz with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, hydrates during Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Aug. 29, 2022. MCMAP is an integrated, weapons-based system that incorporates the full spectrum of the force continuum on the battlefield, and contributes to the mental, character and physical development of Marines. Carrillo-Munoz was recruited out of Recruiting Substation Santa Rosa.

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, receive a brief on the confidence course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Oct. 11, 2022. The confidence course challenged recruits to face their fears and overcome them.

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jarod Crisman, a combat engineer with Mike Company, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, scans for simulated improvised explosive device using a Hovermap during Technical Concept Experiment 22.2 on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 27, 2022. TCE brings together Marines and contractors to experiment with new and emerging technologies to enable Marine forces to operate effectively in distributed and expeditionary advanced base operations. Hovermap is a smart mobile scanning unit that can be mounted to a drone to provide autonomous mapping in challenging, inaccessible areas.

U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Preston Thornburg with Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, stands in formation during the receiving process at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California, Feb. 13, 2024. During receiving week recruits go through administrative and medical processing to ensure training and operational readiness. Marine Corps

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. David Soha, a Jacksonville, Florida, native and an infantry officer with 2d Marine Division, conducts a 20-kilometer hike during the Division Leader Assessment Program 4-22 on Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, Sept. 15, 2022. The assessment program provides Marines with learning and mentorship opportunities, which helps train and develop Marines that demonstrate an apex level of lethality, endurance and comprehensive warfighting ability.

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. David Soha, a Jacksonville, Florida, native and an infantry officer with 2d Marine Division, conducts a 20-kilometer hike during the Division Leader Assessment Program 4-22 on Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, Sept. 15, 2022. The assessment program provides Marines with learning and mentorship opportunities, which helps train and develop Marines that demonstrate an apex level of lethality, endurance and comprehensive warfighting ability.

U.S. Navy Sailors with Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, teach a combat life saver course to members of the Saudi Armed Forces during exercise Native Fury 22 at the Logistics Support Area, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 9, 2022. Native Fury 22 is a biennial exercise focused on the demonstration of the rapid offload and integration of a Maritime Prepositioned Force in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in support of regional security, crisis response, and contingency operations.

Marines with Bravo Company, Marine Barracks Washington, spar during a squad competition at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., May 11, 2022. During the competition, Marines were evaluated on small-unit tactics and infantry skills.

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