1st Marine Regiment

U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force prepare to engage their targets on the flight deck of the USS Essex (LHD 2) in the South China Sea, June 12, 2015. The MRF practices bo More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Erik Maehler aims in on his target at a fire-and-maneuver range aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, May 11, 2015. Maehler is a team leader with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid F More

U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force sight in on their targets aboard the USS Essex (LHD 2) at sea in the Pacific Ocean, June 1, 2015. These Marines frequently practice the More

U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 3 Edward Hayes, 1st Marine Division Band Officer, conducts the band during the Battle Colors re-dedication ceremony for 1st Marine Regiment aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif. More

U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force fire at targets aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, May 10, 2015. The MRF is honing their marksmanship skills to maintain their combat rea More

U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force practice room-entering procedures on the flight deck of the USS Essex (LHD 2) at sea in the Pacific Ocean, May 28, 2015. These Marines More

U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force rappel in the hangar bay of the USS Essex (LHD 20 in the East China Sea, June 2, 2015. The Marines also went over lowering procedures s More

Iraqi policemen unload supplies into a mosque in the Mualimeen district of Al Fallujah, Iraq on April 7, 2008. The mission was part of Operation: Hometown Fallujah, a combined effort with U.S. Marines with Comp More

Fellow military police dog handlers pay tribute to their fallen brother, Cpl. Max W. Donahue during a memorial service at Forward Operating Base Delhi, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 21. Donahue was killed More

Rafik Mohammed, a soldier with the Afghan National Army, wears a Marine Corps “boonie” cover while providing security at the district governor’s compound in Garmsir, Oct. 14. Rafik and other ANA soldiers work w More

An Afghan National Army soldier walks past Lance Cpl. Brandon McFall, an infantryman with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, on a security patrol in Garmsir, Oct. 14. McFall, a 22-year-old native of Buda, Texa More

Afghan police officer Abdul Wali graduates from a police skills training course at the Garmsir District Center, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 30. The course instruction included hand-cuffing, searching, h More

Lance Cpl. Arturo Valtierra, a mortarman with Redemption II, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, scans for IEDs during a foot patrol to a local Afghan National Police near Patrol Base Gorgak, G More

Staff Sgt. George Saggeth, a team chief with 3rd Civil Affairs Group, patrols to Belush, in Garmsir District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, with Redemption II, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regime More

A local girl finds a seat in the Laki Girls School after the schools ribbon cutting in Garmsir District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 15. The girls school was adapted from an old women's center that the More

COMBAT OUTPOST OUELLETTE, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan – Marines unwind and play a friendly game of cards while listening to music after a hard day’s work. This scene is a common nightly ri More

COMBAT OUTPOST OUELLETTE, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Lance Cpl. Brandon Chisholm pulls hard on a wrench to remove a track pad. The Abbot, Maine, native is a tank operator with 1st Tank More

Petty Officer 3rd John Cantu looks through one of his medical supply bags while demonstrating the effectiveness of supplies he carries, Aug 16. Cantu, corpsman, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, carried these More

Cpl. Adam Kyle (Right), machine gun squad leader, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, talks to a Marine while outside his company office Sept. 21, 2011. Kyle, a native of Den More

Marines serving with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Battalion Landing Team 3/1 search a room during a long range helicopter training raid here Oct. 6. The unit embarked the amphibious assault ship Makin I More

An AV-8B Harrier with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced) lands here Nov. 14. The squadron is the aviation combat element for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which embarked USS Makin Island, More

Bill Robb, the family readiness with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, helps offload a shipment of Christmas trees given away here, Dec. 10. The trees were provided through an Irvine, Calif., high school's fo More

Colonel Peter Baumgarten, the incoming commanding officer of 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, salutes during the national anthem during a change-of-command ceremony at Camp Horno, June 8. Baumgarten ca More

Assaltmen from Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, set up security and place an explosive charge on a door during urban mobility breaching training here, July 17. More

Lance Cpl. Vincent T. Mareham, a rifleman with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and native of Chalan Kanoa, Saipan, enlisted in the Marines to repay tho More

An Afghan National Army soldier gave Lance Cpl. Nathan Pontious, rifleman, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6, this Pashtu to English dictionary. Pontious learned to speak Pas More

Lance Cpl. Jacob Noremberg, pointman, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6, prepares to patrol, Aug. 26, 2012. Noremberg was shot in the side Small Arms Protective Insert plate, More

Sergeant Joshua Ott, team leader, scout sniper team, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6, takes a coffee break before preparing for the day, Aug. 26. Ott and his team helped de More

Lance Cpl. Ethan Payne, machine gunner, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6, waits to load into his vehicle before a convoy, Aug. 28, 2012. Payne is proud of what he and his pl More

Afghan National Army 1st Lt. Asrar Hussain, an officer with 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, stands with 1st Lt. Stephen Huff, platoon commander, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, Regimental Com More

Sgt. David Haines, left, the Afghan National Army development chief, Afghan National Security Force Development, I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), and his twin brother Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Hain More

Sergeant Christopher Posey, a field radio operator with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine regiment, holds his two-year-old son during a homecoming event here, Sept. 29, 2012. Posey, a 22 year-old native of Pacific Grov More

Marines with Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, obtain a BZO (battle sight zero) for their weapons aboard the USNS Lewis and Clark (T-AKE-1) Oct. 3. A weapon is considered to have an established BZO More

Cpl. Miles Cooley, chief sniper for the Scout Sniper Platoon, Headquarters & Service Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, takes aim at a buoy targe More

Marines with Marine Deployment Unit 5 of the Maldivian National Defense Force and U.S. Marines with Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, observe a fire team of Maldivian Marines as they demonstrate en More

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Charles Latting (Ret.), reads names on a Vietnam war memorial, Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 15, 2012. Latting served as the Mike Co. commanding officer during the Vietnam War. Veterans wh More

Lance Corporal Eric Dzikowski, a machine-gunner serving with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, prepares to ride home after a motorcycle safety and awareness rally here, Dec. 18, 2012. During the rally, Maj. G More

Lance Cpl. James Abernathy, a Marine serving with 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, and a native of Oceanside, Calif., hands over his individual combat equipment to Rod Scheel, a son of a World War II vetera More

Tom England, a member of the 1st Marine Division Association and a native of Garden Grove, Calif., and Sgt. Brian Higdon, a parachutist serving with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion and a native of Applegate, Mich. More

A Marine presents a streamer to Col. Peter B. Baumgarten, the 1st Marine Regiment commanding officer, during a battle color rededication ceremony here, Feb. 11, 2013. Baumgarten, a native of El Paso, Texas, and More

Lieutenant Colonel Andrew T. Priddy (right) and Lt. Col. Coby M. Moran (left), the former and present commander of 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, salute their Marines and sailors during a pass in review at More

U.S. Marine Corps dependents observe a combat life saving demonstration during Jane Wayne Day aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 22, 2013. Jane Wayne Day was hosted by 1st Marine Regiment to give U.S. Marine C More

U.S. Marines with India Company 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment board an MV-22B Osprey aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, during Ope More

Marines serving with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, hike an 11-mile route with a full combat load to their next training destination here, April 2, 2013. The hike started at 6:30 a.m. and fini More

Marines serving with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, prepare to start their assault on an enemy position during a training exercise here, May 15, 2013. The training was designed to give fire team leaders an More

Lance Cpl. Zachary Carter, a rifleman serving with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, leads a squad of Marines from building to building as they maneuver on enemy forces during Military Operation More

Private First Class Marcus Powell, a rifleman serving with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, provides rear security while his team moves through an alleyway during Military Operations on Urban Te More

Gunnery Sgt. Benjamin W. Stryffeler, platoon sergeant serving with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, is presented the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with combat "V" for valor here, June 11, 2013. St More

First Lt. Stephen C. Huff, the 81 mm mortar platoon commander serving with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, is presented the Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V" for valor here, June 11, 2013. Huff, led more th More

U.S. Marine Scout Snipers from Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division prepare a Special Application Service rifle for a known and unknown distance range with coalition members More

New Zealand Army soldiers study a terrain model at the Infantry Immersion Trainer here during Exercise Dawn Blitz 2013, June 13. The IIT gave the New Zealander’s a taste of what they might encounter in future c More

Sgt. An Nguyen, a marksmanship training instructor with 1st Marine Regiment, trains members of the Southeast County Young Marines on safe handling procedures for the M240B machine gun during a day of training a More

Lance Cpl. Ryan Hurst, a 23-year-old infantryman, with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, and a native of Kokomo, Ind., watches his sector of fire while conducting drills in the Infantry Immersi More

Marines and sailors with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, take accountability before boarding a bus for deployment at the Camp Horno parade deck here, Sept. 14, 2013. Marines with the company More

Riflemen with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, keep a watchful eye out for enemy activity during an Urban Leaders Course training scenario at a military operations on urban terrain facility he More

Sergeant Charles Lopez (center), squad leader, 1st Squad, 2nd Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, served with First of the First for eight years, his entire career. He’s deployed in supp More

Sergeant Steven Bell, a machine gunner with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, participated in the air contingency battalion recall rehearsal aboard the Camp Horno parade deck here, Sept. 26, 2013. Bell said f More

Staff Sgt. Randy Coole, 1st Platoon sergeant, Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, rinses his face after enduring a nonlethal weapons training course here where he was sprayed with pepper spray, O More

Marines serving with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, designate areas to position barricades while conducting site security training here, Oct. 9, 2013. The Marines set up checkpoints leading up to a militar More

Sergeant Luis Quinones, a nonlethal weapons instructor with 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, teaches Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, about riot control formations at Camp Horno, Oc More

The community of Newport Beach was honored at a city council meeting here, Nov. 26, 2013 for their continued support of 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment. For more than 10 years, the Newport Beach 1st Battalio More

A Marine takes up a hasty defensive position Dec. 5 during Exercise Chromite. Marines assaulted and secured the positions in Combat Town while searching for simulated chemical weapons. In the scenario, the Mari More

Marines escort a downed pilot role-player they located Dec. 5 amid a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel scenario during Exercise Chromite. During the exercise, Marines gained valuable experience, which More

Corporal Ryan C. Howard (right), section chief with Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, and native of Trabuco Canyon, Calif., informs his Marines of their responsibility and expectations before More

Marines cross a rope bridge Jan. 12 during an endurance course at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves. The basic jungle survival course is unique to Okinawa and allows Marines and other service More

Soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force plot coordinate points prior to land navigation training during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 22, 2014. Iron Fist is an amphibious More

An egress instructor inspects a soldier with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, as he practices bracing for impact while conducting Underwater Egress training during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendle More

A soldier with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducts helocast training with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 23, 2014. Iron Fist is an amphi More

Soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force listen to Marines from 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 23, 2014. Iron Fist 2014 is an a More

U.S. Marines and sailors and Japanese soldiers render salutes during the American and Japanese national anthems at the opening ceremony of Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 23, 2014. I More

U.S. Marines from 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company and soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force run along the beach during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 24, 2014. Iro More

A U.S. Marine, pre-scout sniper instructor, Division Schools, demonstrates stalking techniques to soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., More

U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, demonstrate how to execute an amphibious insertion using a combat rubber reconnaissance craft to soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense More

U.S. Marine Lt. Col. William E. Blanchard, commanding officer, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, welcomes soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, C More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Abigail V. Reynolds, right, an interpreter assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, greets a Japanese interpreter with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, at helocast training during Ex More

Soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force make their way to a CH-46E Sea Knight while conducting Helocast training during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Calif., Jan. 27, More

A soldier with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force makes final adjustments to a Zodiac boat before departing on a navigation drill during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Calif., J More

Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force prepare their weapons for sniper training during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 27, 2014. Iron Fist 2014 is an amphibious exercise More

Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force fire a High-Explosive Rocket-Assisted Projectile from a M120 120 mm Mortar System during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Twentynine Palms, Calif., Jan. 28, 2014. More

U.S. Marines with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company and soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force hike uphill during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 28, 2014. Iron Fist 2 More

Soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force carry a combat rubber reconnaissance craft out of the surf during amphibious-insertion training from the Expeditionary Warfare Training Group Pacific during Exe More

A soldier from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force performs shooting drills while conducting scout sniper training during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 29, 2014. Iron Fist is an am More

Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conduct land navigation with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 30, 2014. Iron Fist 2014 i More

Soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force carry a Combat Rubber Reconnaissance Craft into the ocean to conduct surf passages as part of reconnaissance training with the Expeditionary Warfare Training Gr More

Colonel Peter Baumgarten, commanding officer, 1st Marine Regiment, and a native of El Paso, Texas, left, thanks retired Gen. Joseph Hoar, former commanding officer of the regiment, and a native of Boston, for a More

A soldier with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force aims at his target from the 300 yard-line while conducting scout sniper training during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 31, 2014. I More

Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force unhitch a 120mm mortar system from a vehicle during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 3, 2014. Iron Fist 2014 is an amphibious exercis More

U.S. Marines with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company eat lunch with soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 3, 2014. Iron Fist 201 More

Soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conduct surf passages on a Combat Rubber Reconnaissance Craft as part of reconnaissance training with the Expeditionary Warfare Training Group Pacific during Ex More

A 120mm mortar system waits to be fired during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 4, 2014. Iron Fist 2014 is an amphibious exercise that brings together Marines and Sailors from the 15t More

U.S. Marine Sgt. David Johnson, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, moves to his next firing position while conducting immediate-action drills with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force during Exer More

Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit set up radios during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 4, 2014. Iron Fist 201 More

A soldier with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force descends from a 30-foot tower while performing fast-rope insertion training during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 5, 2014. Iron Fi More

I Marine Expeditionary Force Commanding General, Lt. Gen. John A. Toolan, visits soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and U.S. Marines with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company during Exercise Iro More

A soldier from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force fast ropes down a 30-foot tower while conducting fast-rope training with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboa More

A soldier from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducts a radio check with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 5, 2014. Iron Fist 2014 is More

A U.S. Marine, pre-scout sniper instructor, Division Schools, explains sniper-shooting techniques to soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif More

Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force point out targets while training with U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 7 More

U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, and soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force fast rope from a CH-46E Sea Knight while conducting raid training during Exercise Iron More

A soldier from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force performs a weasel-walk as a stalking technique during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 10, 2014. Iron Fist is an amphibious exercise More