Sgt. Christopher Rateau-Holbach, from Fulton, Mississippi, swims laps with fins during a scout swimmers course Oct. 21 at the Camp Hansen Aquatics Center. The scout swimmers course provides the Marine Corps wit More
Maj. Breck Perry, from Fredericksburg, Virginia, climbs onto a boat from the water Oct. 30 at White Beach Naval Facility during the scout swimmers course. The students were tasked to stealthily approach urban t More
Expeditionary Operations Training Group Marines, attached to Marine Expeditionary Force, conduct helicopter rope suspension techniques on an MH60-S Sea Hawk assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14. More
Marines participating in the Expeditionary Operations Training Group Urban Sniper Course take part in the sniper qualification aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 4, 2014. The students taking part More
Marines evacuate a simulated casualty Jan. 10 on Camp Courtney in Okinawa, Japan. The Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force took part in a night raid as the first of three situat More
An instructor coaches his student on the proper way to begin descending the rappel tower during the Helicopter Ropes Suspension Techniques course taught by Expeditionary Operations Training Group March 3, 2015, More
A fire team with 2nd Force Reconnaissance Detachment 6 enters a room after throwing in a flash bang during a close-quarters tactics training event at Expeditionary Operations Training Group compound at Stone Ba More
Royal Netherlands Marines receive a fast-roping technique class prior to conducting a fast-roping training exercise at the Expeditionary Operations Training Group, Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 17, 2015. U.S. Marin More
A Royal Netherlands Marine prepares to rappel during a fast-roping training exercise at the Expeditionary Operations Training Group, Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 17, 2015. U.S. Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Batt More
A Royal Netherlands Marine executes a fast roping technique during a fast-roping training exercise at the Expeditionary Operations Training Group, Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 17, 2015. U.S. Marines with 2nd Recon More
Lance Cpl. Benadam M. Pettit, a rifleman with Golf Co., 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines, fires an M203 grenade launcher during a non-lethal weapons training exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 24, 2015. The Ma More
Marines with Golf Company and Echo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment practice riot-control techniques aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 27, 2015. The Marines conducted two weeks of no More
Colonel Jeffery Kenney (left), the officer-in-charge for Expeditionary Operations Training Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, and Master Gunnery Sgt. Chad Ramsey, a staff noncommissioned officer-in-charge w More
A spouse volunteer with the Family Readiness Office helps check in participants for the II Marine Headquarters Group spouses event titled “In Their Boots,” more commonly known as Jane Wayne Day, aboard Camp Lej More
Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit sprint across a field after leaving an MV-22B Osprey aircraft during a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel (TRAP) exercise, aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jun More
Marines with Amphibious Assault Platoon, Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, load their amphibious assault vehicles onto the USS Oak Hill (LSD-51) to participate in a two-week certification exercise off the More
U.S. Navy gunner's mates with the USS Oak Hill (LSD-51) complete a live-fire exercise on an unmanned boat during a certification exercise off the East Coast of the United States, June 18. The exercise simulated More
A Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey takes off from the deck of the USS Oak Hill, June 21. Marines with the 26th MEU and sailors with the Kearsarge Amphibious Readiness Group are being evaluated by Expeditionary Operati More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Roger Griffith, the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) sergeant major, talks to a Marine from the security element platoon from 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Oct. 9, 2015, between More
Cpl. Brandon Furia, a scout sniper with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, sights in on a designated target with an M-110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System during the Expeditionary Operations Training Group Urban S More
Marines and Sailors practice clearing rooms and detaining non-combatants as a part of the Raid Leaders Course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 12, 2016. While the course emphasizes combat marks More
A Marine secures the simulated downed pilot and awaits extraction during the night portion of a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel, or TRAP, training scenario at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 8, 2016. T More
A Royal Netherlands Marine rappels during a fast roping exercise at the Expeditionary Operations Training Group, Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 8, 2016. The Royal Netherlands Marines worked with U.S. Marines as part More
A Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, is lowered to the ground after he was stunned by a X26 TASER during a qualification and exposure course, led by the Expeditionary Operations Training Group, II Marine More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 2 position themselves in a riot control formation during the unit’s non-lethal weapons training final exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 25, 2016. The battalion had to More
U.S. Marines and sailors with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit begin digging to prepare a rural hide site during reconnaissance and surveillance training aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, April 20, 201 More
Lance Cpl. Christopher Sevier, a combat engineer with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, places concertina wire around the command operations center during the build-up of a shore-based expeditionary command p More
From left to right, Master Gunnery Sgt. Chad Ramsey, senior enlisted advisor of Expeditionary operations training group; Maj. Gen. W. Lee Miller, commanding general of II Marine Expeditionary Force; Col. Jeffre More
Marine students with the Fast Rope Masters Course, ran by Expeditionary Operations Training Group, enter a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during elevator drills at Landing Zone Kingfisher, Camp Lejeune, N.C., More
U.S. Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit clear a water treatment facility at Koror, Palau on July 21, 2016. The Marines are conducting training in Palau to ensure familiarity wi More
A CH-53E Super Stallion prepares to land at TLZ Egret during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel training exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 21, 2016. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2 More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Isaias N. Barrera holds a baton during embassy reinforcement scenarios at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan on March 21, 2017. This is part of the certification exercise, which is an evaluation More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Peter C. Galong (left) and Staff Sgt. Michael Fitzpatrick (right) observe amphibious boat landings on Kin Blue Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, March 22, 2017. The raid took place as part More
Sgt. Maxwell M. Dossett observes his surroundings during a non-combatant evacuation evaluation on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 23, 2017. The evaluation took place as part of a certification exercise condu More
Cpl. Alex M. Holt provides security during a vertical assault on Ie Shima Island, Japan, March 24, 2017. The assault took place as part of a certification exercise conducted by Expeditionary Operations Training More
A Marine aims down the scope of an M40A6 rifle during an urban sniper course at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 30, 2017. The Marines practiced engaging targets from unknown distances to maintain their skills on the More
Captain Ryan Klenke checks engine parts and removes non-flight equipment off of a UH-1Y Venom helicopter at Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., May 9, 2017. Non-flight equipment is latched to the aircraft More
A Marine gives signals to the pilots of a CH-53 Super Stallion before taking off for a ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., May 17, 2017. The ceremony marks the reopening of Landing Zone Vultu More
A Marine attending III Expeditionary Operations Training Group's Combat Rubber Raiding Craft Coxswains Course conducts physical training with a combat rubber raiding craft, at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July More
Marines secure a fast rope while a squad member descends during Fast Rope Masters Course 18-1 at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 9, 2017. Marines fast roped out of an MV-22 Osprey day and night. Newly certified Marine More
Marines wait to fast rope out of an MV-22 Osprey during Fast Rope Masters Course 18-1 at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 9, 2017. Marines learned how to assist each other in descending a fast rope out of various types More
Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division build exterior strip charges during an urban breaching range at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 12, 2018. The range was conducted in preparation for the p More
U.S. Marines with III MEF Information Group competed in a variety of sport activities during the 2019 Commander’s Cup on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 22, 2019. The Commander’s Cup is an event designed to b More
U.S. Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Raider Regiment mount a Combat Rubber Raiding Craft during a coxswain course at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 7, 2018. The Marines performed alongside dril More
U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Division, fire from the 5 yard line during a range as part of a close quarter’s tactics enabler’s course at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 23, 2018. The course provided Marines the oppor More
U.S. Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group conduct special patrol insertion and extraction operations training at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 23, 2018. The Marines conducted the training to More
A U.S. Marine CH-53E Super Stallion transports Marines attached to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22D MEU) while conducting Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel (TRAP) training with the Expeditionar More
U.S. Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force and guests attend the Expeditionary Operations Training Group ribbon cutting ceremony at Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 18, 2018. The new II MEF EOTG Embassy Training Co More
An Explosive Ordinance Disposal technician with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit unravels pull line while executing Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel training operations on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June More
U.S. Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, execute night time fast rope drills aboard a CH-53E Super Stallion at Camp Lejeune, N.C. June 18, 2018. This training prepares the MRF More
A U.S. Marine with 2nd Marine Division, provides security during a raid exercise as part of an interoperability course at Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 20, 2018. The course provided Marines the opportunity to improv More
A U.S. Marine with 2nd Marine Division, clears a building during a raid exercise as part of an interoperability course at Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 21, 2018. The course provided Marines the opportunity to improv More
Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, are screened in preparation for an upcoming Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure course, Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 6, 2018. The VBSS course trai More
An Expeditionary Operations Training Group instructor helps a Recon Marine with the Maritime Raid Force, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, fine tune his breaching skills during practical application at the Ghost More
Marines attached to Expeditionary Operations Training Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, prepare to swim two kilometers for a scout swimmers course, July 18, 2018, at White Beach, Okinawa, More
A Marine with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, checks communication equipment in preparation for a simulated airfield seizure during Realistic Urban Tra More
Capt. David Skaggs, left, and Capt. Patrick McGuire, CH-53E Super Stallion pilots with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct preflight checks at More
U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Regiment, dismount from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during a helicopter assault at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 21, 2018. The M More
Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, and Airmen with 320th Special Tactics Squadron conduct special patrol insertion/extraction training with a Bell UH-1Y Venom helicopter at Landing More
U.S. Marines with subordinate commands under III Marine Expeditionary Force, drop a rope off an UH-1Y Venom during Special Patrol Insertion and Extraction and Helicopter Rope Suspension Technique training on Ca More
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force climb a caving ladder to board a simulated vessel during Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, More
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force hold security during a fast-roping exercise as part of Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, H More
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force breach an entrance aboard a simulated non-compliant vessel during Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kan More
A Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force poses for a photo during a community engagement event at Naval Air Museum Barbers Point, Kapolei, Hawaii, Jan. 19, 2019. The event gave the More
A Force Reconnaissance Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force holds security during a raid on a simulated target site at Dogs of War Airsoft Park, Kapolei, Hawaii, Jan. 21, 2019. T More
A Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force posing as an enemy role-player runs from Sally, a military working dog, during a Military Operation on Urban Terrain exercise as part of R More
Force Reconnaissance Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force patrol toward their objective during a Military Operation on Urban Terrain training exercise as part of Realistic Urban More
A Force Reconnaissance Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force takes inventory of a confiscated weapon during a raid on a simulated target site at Dillingham Airfield, Honolulu, Haw More
A U.S. Marine scout swimmer with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit surveys the shoreline at Kin Blue, Okinawa, Japan during a certification exercise boat raid, Feb. 2, 2019. The Expeditionary Operations Traini More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Mauricio Varonmoncayo participates in a 2,000-meter race against fellow U.S. Marines and Sailors during a Scout Swimmers Course at Camp Hansen Aquatics Center, Okinawa, Japan, More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Mauricio Varonmoncayo finishes a 500-meter open water swim during a Scout Swimmers Course at Kin Blue, Okinawa, Japan, Mar. 4, 2019. “I want to be a scout swimmer because I bel More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Miguel De Angel, Scout Sniper with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, conducts live fire sniper aerial shooting from a UH-1Y "Venom" helicopter as part of the Aerial More
U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force prepare to board an MV-22 Osprey during Helicopter Rope Suspension Technique training at Landing Zone Sterling, central training area, Okinawa, Japan, June 25, 2 More
U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. James C. Hypes presents flowers to family members during a retirement ceremony in the Officer’s Club on Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 1, 2019. Master Gunnery Sgt. Hypes dedicate More
U.S. Marines, friends and family members stand for the national anthem during a retirement ceremony for Master Gunnery Sgt. James C. Hypes at the Officer’s Club on Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 1, 2019. Master Gunne More
U.S. Marines watch as a fellow Marine fast ropes out of an MV-22 Osprey during helicopter rope suspension techniques training on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 13, 2019. U.S. Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance More
A U.S. Marine with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion repels from an MV-22 Osprey while a Marine with Expeditionary Operations Training Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, supervises during helic More
U.S. Marines with 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, enter the pool for I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG) medical readiness training on Marine Corps Base More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Justin Knight, a military working dog handler with 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, pushes his pa More
A U.S. Marine Helicopter Rope Suspension Techniques (HRST) instructor with Expeditionary Operations Training Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, conducts a HRST course at Stone Bay, N.C., Nov. 4, 2019. HRST c More
U.S. Marines with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force, strategize a game plan before a flag football match during the Turkey Bowl tournament on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan Nov. More
U.S. Marines with 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division get their special patrol insertion /extraction (SPIE) harness inspected by a helicopter rope suspension techniques (HRST) instructor before SPIE train More
Marines with Expeditionary Operations Training Group don their gear while a V-22 Osprey with the Japan Ground Self Defense Force lands Tactical Landing Zone Vulture, Stone Bay, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Manuel Santana, a rifleman with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, maintains security during the Expeditionary Operations Training Group evaluation on Mar More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jonah Barker, a supply noncommissioned officer with Expeditionary Operations Training Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, poses for an environmental portrait as More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Matthew Crane, a radio operator with Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG) I Marine Expeditionary Force, programs radios for communication across the training area for Raid 1 at More
U.S. Marines with All-Domain Reconnaissance Detachment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, search simulated captured enemy combatants during a raid exercise for Realistic Urban Training at Marine Corps Base Camp P More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Zachary Ferguson, a reconnaissance Marine with Special Missions Branch, III Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG), III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF) Information Grou More
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Alberto Sevillaparra, with Expeditionary Operations Training Group,II Marine Expeditionary Force, teaches a class on mass casualty (MASCAS) evacuation procedures at Camp Le More
U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF), Expeditionary Operation Training Group (EOTG) with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469 (HMLA-469), conduct special patrol insertion/extraction More
Sgt. Gerry Pratama, from Anahuac, Texas, exits a pool to run the last mile of a “run-swim-run” physical training session during a scout swimmers course Oct. 22 at the Camp Hansen Aquatic Center. Students spend More
Marines participating in the EOTG Urban Sniper Course fire at designated targets aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 4, 2014. A multitude of movements and procedures is required before taking part More
Marines provide security as an MV22B Osprey lands Jan. 10 on Camp Courtney in Okinawa, Japan. The Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force took part in a night raid as the first of More
Corporal Joeseph Senf, a Weapons Company member with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment and native of Syracuse, N.Y., descends the rappel tower during the Helicopter Ropes Suspension Techniques course taught by More
A fire team with 2nd Force Reconnaissance Detachment 6 rounds the corner of a building to prepare for an explosive breach during a close-quarters tactics training event at Expeditionary Operations Training Grou More