A Marine assigned to a Marine Security Augment Unit posts security on the rooftop of a simulated embassy building during embassy reinforcement training at the Asymmetric Warfare Training Center at Fort A.P. Hil More
A Romanian sailor stands in front of his platoon during the opening ceremony of the 114th annual Navy Day celebration at the Port of Constanţa, Romania, Aug. 15, 2016. U.S. Sailors and Marines supporting the Bl More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Arnett Johnson, a heavy equipment operator with 2nd Combat Logistics Battalion moves gear onto the Bulgarian rail system, Aug. 23, 2016. The gear movement from Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria More
Multinational forces will participate in several live-fire combined arms ranges during the upcoming exercise Agile Spirit 16, Aug. 28, 2016. Allied and partner nations are stronger together than apart. Agile S More
Forces from the Baltic states and Black Sea region gather to celebrate the beginning of Agile Spirit 16. The partner nations train together and strengthen their partnership through several combined arms ranges. More
U.S. Marines with the Combined Arms Company conduct a promotion ceremony overlooking the base camp for Agile Spirit 16, Sept. 1, 2016. Agile Spirit is a two-week combined forces counterinsurgency and peacekeepi More
U.S. Marines fire artillery rounds from their respective positions during Agile Spirit 16, Sept. 5, 2016. Agile Spirit is a two-week combined forces counterinsurgency and peacekeeping operations training exerci More
Lt. Col. Christopher Rogers, the Agile Spirit Exercise Director, greets a Georgian military member before the community day live fire demonstration. During Agile Spirit 16, partner nations train together and st More
A Ukrainian military member examines an M16A4 belonging to a U.S. Marine. During Agile Spirit 16, partner nations train together and strengthen their partnership through several combined arms ranges. (U.S. Mari More
U.S. Marines count M240B ammunition before conducting a live fire range. During Agile Spirit 16, partner nations train together and strengthen their partnership through several combined arms ranges. (U.S. Marin More
Distinguished guests view a live fire demonstration as part of the concluding ceremony for the Agile Spirit 16 exercise, Sept. 9, 2016. Agile Spirit is a two-week combined forces counterinsurgency and peacekeep More
Georgian Col. Makaradze Malkhaz, left, the Agile Spirit exercise director, presents the Georgian Ministry of Defense medal to Maj. Christopher Hagan, the Agile Spirit lead exercise planner, for outstanding perf More
Marines and Romanian soldiers conduct a combat fitness test as part of a martial arts instructor course at Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, Romania, Sept. 19, 2016. The Black Sea Rotational Force is an annual mult More
U.S. Marines and Romanian soldiers conduct physical training during a martial arts instructor course at Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, Romania, Sept. 21, 2016. The Black Sea Rotational Force is an annual multila More
U.S. Marines and Romanian soldiers spar during a martial arts instructor course at Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, Romania, Sept. 21, 2016. The Black Sea Rotational Force is an annual multilateral security cooper More
Women with a U.S. Marine Female Engagement Team operating in Europe interact with high school students at the National Library of Romania in Bucharest, Sept. 26, 2016. The Marines spent two weeks doing militar More
Women with a U.S. Marine Female Engagement Team operating in Europe interact with students at the Cambridge School of Constanta, Romania, 28 Sept., 2016. The Marines spent two weeks doing military-to-military More
Women with a U.S. Marine Female Engagement Team operating in Europe demonstrated their capabilities in Marine Corps martial arts, non-lethal weapons, foreign weapons handling and combat lifesaving to Romanian a More
Women with a U.S. Marine Female Engagement Team operating in Europe demonstrated their capabilities in Marine Corps martial arts, non-lethal weapons, foreign weapons handling and combat lifesaving to Mircea cel More
U.S. Marines with the Black Sea Rotational Force prepare equipment from the Marine Corps Prepositioning Program location in Norway for use during Exercise Reindeer II. Reindeer II is a multi-national training e More
U.S. Marines train with the Norwegian army Cold Weather and Mountain Training Instructors in Blåtind, Norway, 27 Oct. to 4 Nov., 2016, to improve their winter warfare skills and capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps More
U.S. Marines celebrate the Marines Corps’ 241st birthday alongside the Norwegian Army during a cake cutting ceremony in Setermoen, Norway, 5 Nov., 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Michelle Reif.)
U.S. Marines practice cold weather driver training in M1A1 Abrams tanks, Humvees and Light Armored Vehicles in Setermoen, Norway, 7-9 Nov., 2016, to improve their ability to operate in mountainous and extreme c More
U.S. Marines conduct live-fire training in anticipation of exercise Reindeer II to improve their ability to operate in mountainous and extreme cold weather environments in Setermoen, Norway, Nov. 10, 2016. Blac More
U.S. Marines from the Black Sea Rotational Force Combined Arms Company conduct a battalion-level live-fire exercise with the Norwegian army in Setermoen, Norway, Nov. 17, 2016, to improve their ability to opera More
Lt. Gen. Adrian Tonea, the Romanian Deputy Chief of General Staff, leads the military parade on Romanian Grand Union Day in Bucharest, Romania, Dec. 1, 2016. U.S. Marines from the Black Sea Rotational Force mar More
U.S. Marines with the Black Sea Rotational Force participate in a demolition range at the Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, Dec. 7, 2016. The Black Sea Rotational Force is an annual multilateral security coope More
U.S. Marines and partner nations salute during the playing of the NATO anthem during the Platinum Lion opening ceremony at the Novo Selo Training Area, Dec. 13, 2016. The exercise will bring together eight NATO More
U.S. Marines, along with several partner nations, conduct a casualty evacuation drill during exercise Platinum Lion at the Novo Selo Training Area, Dec. 14, 2016. The exercise will bring together eight NATO All More
U.S. Marines fire the FGM-148 Javelin Missile during a live-fire range for exercise Platinum Lion at the Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, Dec. 15, 2016. The exercise brought together eight NATO Allies and par More
U.S. Marines read books and play games and sports with local school-aged children near Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, Dec. 16, 2016. The visit took place in conjunction with exercise Platinum Lion which bro More
Distinguished visitors watch the culminating event of Exercise Platinum Lion 17.1 at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, Dec. 20, 2016. The exercise brought together nine NATO Allies and partner nations for a li More
U.S. Navy Corpsmen assigned to the Black Sea Rotational Force share their medical knowledge with the Asociatia Studentilor si Medicilor Voluntari near Constanta, Romania, Dec. 28, 2016. The program aims to incr More
Lt. Col. Paul Teachey, the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment battalion commander, awards Lance Cpl. Douglas J. Chadwick (Ret.) the Purple Heart for actions in Iraq in 2006.
GySgt. Justin Joshi, the facilities manager for Marine Headquarters Group, paints a classroom at the West End Primary School near Freeport, Bahamas, June 15, 2017. U.S. Marines representing the Marine Headquart More
Sergeant Sara McGaffee, a Sioux Falls, S.D., native, receives a Purple Heart Medal, Dec. 16, in front of a detail of Marines and her local friends and family. On Oct. 20th, 2010, while deployed with Combat Logi More
Jessica Backes, a Gustavus Adolphus College music performance major and Marine enlistee, poses for a photo alongside members of the 2nd Marine Division Band Woodwind Quintet, after her senior flute recital, Sun More
Private First Class Megan Srp poses for a photo with her recruiter, Gunnery Sgt. Justin Kellykurth, after her graduation ceremony at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., May 25th, 2018. Srp’s drill i More
Twins Damien (left) and Daniel (right) Ramirez pose for a photo following their graduation from Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego 8 June, 2018. Before answering the call to service, both brothers earned a li More
Col. David Fallon, commanding officer of the 9th Marine Corps District, speaks during the Marine Corps Cadet/Junior National Wrestling Championships in Fargo, ND, July 15, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. More
High school educator Briana Allen performs the combat fitness test aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego during the Educators Workshop this past February. The workshop is a week-long program designed to b More
ST. CLOUD, Minn. -- The Marine Corps Officer Selection Team from Fargo, North Dakota, pushes the St. Cloud State University Wrestling team through a Leadership and Cohesion Exercise designed to test their physi More
Lt. Col. Christopher Tsirlis presents his son, Christian, with the $180,000 Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps scholarship during his high school awards night in 2019. Christian earned the scholarship in 2019 More
A Marine with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment posts security after exciting the MV-22 Osprey during embassy reinforcement training at the Asymmetric Warfare Training Center at Fort A.P. Hill, Va More
Two Romanian helicopters fly over a delighted crowd of spectators while carrying the Romanian flag during the 114th annual Navy Day celebration at the Port of Constanţa, Romania, Aug. 15, 2016. U.S. Sailors and More
U.S. Marines moved gear onto the Bulgarian rail system, Aug. 23, 2016. The gear movement from Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria to Agile Spirit 16 in Tbilisi, Georgia, demonstrated the Marines’ ability to pack, More
U.S. Marines and Georgian military utilize logistical integration to move armored vehicles in preparation for Agile Spirit 16, Aug. 28, 2016. The offload validates the Marines’ ability to respond rapidly to any More
A Georgian child watches the community day live fire demonstrations. During Agile Spirit 16, partner nations train together and strengthen their partnership through several combined arms ranges. (U.S. Marine Co More
U.S. Marines conduct a live fire range using light armored vehicles and Humvees in conjunction with Georgian air support and tanks. During Agile Spirit 16, partner nations train together and strengthen their pa More
Lt. Col. Christopher Rogers, right, the Agile Spirit exercise director, shakes the hand of Giorgi Margvelashvii, the president of the Republic of Georgia after viewing a live fire demonstration at the conclusio More
Georgian Col. Makaradze Malkhaz, center, the Agile Spirit exercise director, presents the Georgian Ministry of Defense medal to Capt. Nicholas Potosky, right, the Agile Spirit assistant operations officer, for More
Women with a U.S. Marine Female Engagement Team operating in Europe with the Black Sea Rotational Force 16.2 interact with high school students at the National Library of Romania in Bucharest, Sept 26, 2016. T More
Women with a U.S. Marine Female Engagement Team operating in Europe visited the U.S. Embassy in Romania, 30 Sept., 2016. The Marines spent two weeks doing military-to-military and military-to-civilian engageme More
U.S. Marines train with the Norwegian army Cold Weather and Mountain Training Instructors in Blåtind, Norway, 27 Oct. to 4 Nov., 2016, to improve their ability to operate in mountainous and extreme cold weather More
U.S. Marines from the Black Sea Rotational Force march in the Romanian Grand Union parade alongside 3,000 Romanian and foreign military members in Bucharest, Romania, Dec. 1, 2016. The Black Sea Rotational For More
Ambassadors from the U.S., Albania, Serbia, Moldova and Macedonia, along with other distinguished visitors, watch the culminating event of Exercise Platinum Lion 17.1 at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, Dec. More
A group of Marines and sailors plant a new tree at the West End Primary School near Freeport, Bahamas, June 15, 2017. U.S. Marines representing the Marine Headquarters Group and Navy sailors aboard the USS Iwo More
Sergeant Sara McGaffee, a Sioux Falls, S.D., native, poses for a photo with her friends and family after the Marines of Recruiting Sub Station Sioux Falls presented her with the Purple Heart Medal. On Oct. 20th More
Marines with Recruiting Station Twin Cities, present the colors during the Marine Corps Cadet/Junior National Wrestling Championships in Fargo, ND, July 15, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Michelle Reif.)
The Romanian navy demonstrates its power during the 114th annual Navy Day celebration at the Port of Constanţa, Romania, Aug. 15, 2016. U.S. Sailors and Marines supporting the Black Sea Rotational Force 16.2 he More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. William Frye, the Marine Forces Europe and Africa sergeant major, speaks to Marines in Corporals Course about the importance of the Black Sea Rotational Force’s presence in the regio More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Jon Michael Morgan, a section chief with the Black Sea Rotational Forces’ Combines Arms Company prepares a M155 Howitzer artillery cannon for transport onto the Bulgarian rail system, Aug. 23, More
Exercise Agile Spirit 16 will be the first time that U.S. Marines, Allies and partner nations will train away from the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, Aug. 28, 2016. Logistical integration demonstrates the Marines More
A U.S. Marine poses for a photo with Georgians during a community day live fire demonstration. During Agile Spirit 16, partner nations train together and strengthen their partnership through several combined ar More
A U.S. Marine teaches a Bulgarian military member how to fire a sniper rifle. During Agile Spirit 16, partner nations train together and strengthen their partnership through several combined arms ranges. (U.S. More
A U.S. Marine explains a terrain map to the Agile Spirit distinguished guests after viewing a live fire demonstration to conclude the Agile Spirit Exercise, Sept. 9, 2016. Agile Spirit is a two-week combined fo More
Col. Charles Risio, left, officer in charge of the Marine Corps coordination element, presents a plaque to Georgian Col. Makaradze Malkhaz for his outstanding performance at the conclusion of Agile Spirit 16, S More
Women with a U.S. Marine Female Engagement Team operating in Europe in support of the Black Sea Rotational Force 16.2 interact with high school students at the National Library of Romania in Bucharest, Sept. 26 More