U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s
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
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
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
Lance Cpl. George Sanchez, a rifleman with India Company,
Lance Cpl. George Sanchez, a rifleman with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment (3/1), executes a tire jump during physical training (PT) at Camp Horno, Aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 1, 2013... More
U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s
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. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s
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. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. John L. Canley, retired,
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. John L. Canley, retired, the 298th Marine Medal of Honor recipient, attends a books signing of John Ligato’s book, The Gunny: Medal of Honor Recipient John Canley, at The Marine Shop... More
U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s
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
Vigiliant Guardians, US forces in Iraq
A security platoon Marine hands out candy to children in the Shuhada District of Fallujah. Security platoon's mission is to provide a security element for the RCT's Embedded Provincial Reconstruction Team, as w... More
USS Essex Training Exercise
Scout team leader Lance Cpl. Ryan Majewski, assigned to Weapons Company, 3rd Platoon, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, waits aboard Landing Craft Utility 1634 in the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS ... More
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Third Class David Fu with
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Third Class David Fu with personal security detail, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 crosses a vegetation field during a routine security patrol in Kajaki... More
Muslim Marine serves his country and faith
Lance Cpl. Malike Mejdouli prays during the early morning of the last day of Ramadan at Combat Outpost Pennsylvania, August 19, 2012. Mejdouli, a devout Muslim, is a radio operator with Bravo Company, 1st Batta... More
Marines BZO their weapons aboard USNS Lewis and Clark
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
Marines with Marine Deployment Unit 5 of the Maldivian
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
Marines serving with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st
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
Corporal Tom Conchie, a New Zealand Army soldier serving
Corporal Tom Conchie, a New Zealand Army soldier serving with 2nd, 1st Battalion, loads his magazine during a live fire shoot house at range 216 during Exercise Dawn Blitz 2013 here, June 13. The New Zealanders... More
U.S. Marines with the 1st Marine Regiment (1st Marines)
U.S. Marines with the 1st Marine Regiment (1st Marines) color guard bow their heads in prayer during the 1st Marines memorial garden dedication ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., 12 July, 2013. The memoria... More
Riflemen with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine
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
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
Staff Sgt. Randy Coole, 1st Platoon sergeant, Delta
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
Sergeant Steven Bell, a machine gunner with 1st Battalion,
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
Marines serving with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment,
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
Lance Cpl. Michael Shriver, mortarman, Weapons Company,
Lance Cpl. Michael Shriver, mortarman, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, and a native of Dundee, N.Y., plots grid coordinates during the fire direction control portion of the infantry mortars... More
The community of Newport Beach was honored at a city
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
Marines cross a rope bridge Jan. 12 during an endurance
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
Sgt. Loren Moneypenny, a scout sniper with Weapons
Sgt. Loren Moneypenny, a scout sniper with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, is pinned to his current rank aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif. Feb.7. Moneypenny earned his promotion meritoriously after com... More
Sergeant Leonard Sloan III, supply administration chief
Sergeant Leonard Sloan III, supply administration chief with 1st Marine Regiment, and a native of Kansas City, Mo., gathered aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., during a farewell for the regiment F... More
A scout sniper with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s
A scout sniper with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s ground combat element, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, belays as another student conducts an Australian rappel during the Assault Climber Course here Feb.12.... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Alun R. Gilpin teaches English
Petty Officer 3rd Class Alun R. Gilpin teaches English to Thai school children Feb. 11 at the Wut Khun Song school near Ban Chan Krem, Kingdom of Thailand during Exercise Cobra Gold. The purpose of the communit... More
A Royal Thai Marine and a U.S. Marine shield themselves
A Royal Thai Marine and a U.S. Marine shield themselves from the rotor wash of an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft Feb. 12 at Ban Chan Krem, Kingdom of Thailand during Exercise Cobra Gold. Cobra Gold is a multi... More
Royal Thai and U.S. Marine mortarmen fire illumination
Royal Thai and U.S. Marine mortarmen fire illumination rounds from the 81mm mortar system Feb. 13 at Ban Chan Krem, Kingdom of Thailand during Exercise Cobra Gold. The purpose of the night’s training was to bet... More
U.S. Marines Sgt. Jakob W. Schulz demonstrates how
U.S. Marines Sgt. Jakob W. Schulz demonstrates how to prepare an explosive detonator to Royal Thai Navy Petty Officer’s 1st Class Kemjaer Nakprom, left, and Prajak Mikaew, center, Feb. 17 at Ban Chan Krem, King... More
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s ground
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s ground combat element, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, secure the perimeter of a mock consulate during the Crisis Response Course, Special Operations Training Group... More
Marines with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, tread
Marines with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, tread through snow covered terrain Feb. 24 at the Sekiyama Training Area in Niigata prefecture, Japan, during Exercise Forest Light 14-2. Snow patrol training wa... More
Marines with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment,
Marines with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, hike in a column formation through the winter landscape during overnight snow survival shelter training Feb. 27 at Sekiyama Training Area, Niigata pre... More
A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor
A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced) prepares to land and deploy Marines with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines (Reinforced), the ground combat element of the 11th Marine Expe... More
A Marine with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit performs
A Marine with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit performs an aircraft inspection to ensure a constant state of readiness for flight operations during Realistic Urban Training Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise ... More
A Marine with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit performs
A Marine with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit performs an aircraft inspection on an AH-1Z Cobra to ensure a constant state of readiness for flight operations during Realistic Urban Training Marine Expedition... More
Flightline mechanics with the 11th Marine Expeditionary
Flightline mechanics with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s aviation combat element, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), clean the engine bay of a CH-53E Super Stallion to ensure a constant st... More
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s aviation
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s aviation combat element, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced) prepare a UH-1Y Huey for an aerial weapons shoot during Realistic Urban Training Mari... More
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit drive
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit drive Internally Transportable Vehicles to the flight line before loading it onto an MV-22B Osprey with the unit’s aviation combat element, Marine Medium Tiltroto... More
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s ground
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s ground combat element, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines employ an Shoulder-launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon (SMAW) during a live-fire training exercise as part of... More
Marines with the tank platoon, Battalion Landing Team
Marines with the tank platoon, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines (BLT 2/1), part of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire the 120mm smoothbore cannon of four M1A1 Abrams tanks during a live-f... More
Marines with the motor transport platoon of Combat
Marines with the motor transport platoon of Combat Logistics Battalion 11 (CLB-11), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, load cargo onto a box truck in preparation for an aerial delivery training event at Fort Hunte... More
Marines and sailors with the 11th Marine Expeditionary
Marines and sailors with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit transport a prefabricated bridge during a community outreach project near Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., March 22. Chaplains with the 11th MEU coordinat... More
Marines and sailors with the 11th Marine Expeditionary
Marines and sailors with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit embark on a 6-mile hike as part of a Fleet Marine Force qualification course at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., March 25. Being FMF qualified denotes sai... More
11th Marine Expeditionary Unit Vertical Assault
Marines and sailors with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, board an MV-22B Osprey on the flight deck of the USS Makin Island for a ship-to-shore vertical assault... More
11th Marine Expeditionary Unit Vertical Assault
Marines and sailors with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, check flight equipment in the hangar bay of the USS Makin Island prior to loading aircraft and depart ... More
Marines and sailors with Battalion Landing Team 2nd
Marines and sailors with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, check flight equipment in the hangar bay of the USS Makin Island prior to loading aircraft and depart ... More
Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion,
Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines (BLT 2/1), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, board the USS Comstock in amphibious assault vehicles during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX)... More
Marines with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd
Marines with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines (BLT 2/1), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, construct a terrain model aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., during Composite Training Unit Ex... More
Marines with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd
Marines with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines (BLT 2/1), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, employ the M224A1 60mm mortar system during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) abo... More
Lance Cpl. Tate Demaray, a rifleman with Echo Company,
Lance Cpl. Tate Demaray, a rifleman with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines (BLT 2/1), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a Tappen, N.D. native, engages a target while conducting a... More
A landing craft utility, laden with Marines with the
A landing craft utility, laden with Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and sailors with the USS Comstock, departs the ship during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), May 19. The 11th MEU a... More
Marines with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd
Marines with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit enter a simulated urban structure as part of a mechanized raid training event during Composite Traini... More
Mortarmen with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment fire
Mortarmen with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment fire a 60mm mortar during a combined mortar and machine gun live-fire exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 3, 2014. The mortarmen comp... More
A landing craft air cushion (LCAC) approaches the USS
A landing craft air cushion (LCAC) approaches the USS Comstock off the coast of San Diego at the beginning of Certification Exercise (CERTEX) June 10. CERTEX is comprised of a specific series of missions intend... More
Sailors aboard the USS Comstock remove restraints from
Sailors aboard the USS Comstock remove restraints from an MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (VMM-163), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, during Certification Exercise (CERTEX) off the coast ... More
A Marine with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team
A Marine with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, posts security during an island seizure operation as part of Certification Exercise (CERTEX) on San... More
Marines with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd
Marines with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, return to the USS Comstock from a simulated noncombatant evacuation operation via a landing craft ut... More
Petty Officer Third Class Arlon Rivers, a corpsman
Petty Officer Third Class Arlon Rivers, a corpsman with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a Chino Hills, California native, recites corpsman hi... More
Petty Officer First Class James Robertson, an independent
Petty Officer First Class James Robertson, an independent duty corpsman with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a Los Angeles native, reads the ... More
Cpl. Jesse Macken, a field radio operator with Echo
Cpl. Jesse Macken, a field radio operator with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a Salineville, Ohio, native, establishes a communication point... More
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Sailors with the USS Comstock man the rails as they depart Naval Base San Diego, California, July 25. The 11th MEU and Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group are... More
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Sailors with the USS Comstock man the rails as they depart Naval Base San Diego, California, July 25. The 11th MEU and Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group are... More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, 11th Marine
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct physical training on the flight deck of the USS Comstock during an underway period in the Pacific Ocean, July 28. Elements of ... More
11th MEU Marines cross decks from USS Comstock
Sailors with the USS Comstock run to remove restraints from an MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, July 29. The 11th MEU and Makin Island Amphib... More
Cpl. Logan S. Marcum, a vehicle scout team leader with
Cpl. Logan S. Marcum, a vehicle scout team leader with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance detachment, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, shouts out a verbal command... More
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit learn
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit learn techniques from the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program on the flight deck of the USS Comstock July 31. The 11th MEU and Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group a... More
A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor
A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, takes off from the flight deck of the USS Comstock during an underway period in the Pacific Ocean,... More
An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron
An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to land on the flight deck of the USS Comstock during an underway period aboard the USS Comstock, Aug. 2. The... More
USS Comstock replenished at sea
Sailors with the USS Comstock man a tethering line as the USNS Kaiser conducts a replenishment at sea during an underway period in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 4. Elements of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are e... More
Marines with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd
Marines with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, learn how to apply tourniquets as part of a combat lifesaving course while deployed aboard the USS C... More
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit participate
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit participate in combat conditioning as part of corporal’s course, a professional military education program conducted while deployed aboard the USS Comstock, Aug. ... More
11th MEU Osprey refuels aboard USS Comstock
Sailors with the USS Comstock refuel an MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, while deployed aboard the USS Comstock, Aug. 7. Elements of the 11th... More
Marines with Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd
Marines with Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines (BLT 2/1), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, practice moving a casualty as part of physical training on the flight deck of the USS Maki... More
Sailors with the USS Comstock depart the ship on a
Sailors with the USS Comstock depart the ship on a 7-meter rigid-hulled inflatable boat to retrieve six National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) researchers from a remote Hawaiian island, Aug. 8. ... More
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct a sword manual assessment as part of corporal's course, a professional military education program conducted while deployed aboard the USS Comstock, Aug. 1... More
An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron
An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to land on the flight deck off the USS Comstock during their deployment Aug. 12. Elements of the... More
A sailor with the USS Comstock directs an MV-22B Osprey
A sailor with the USS Comstock directs an MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, on the flight deck of the USS Comstock during their deployment Aug... More
An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron
An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to land on the flight deck of the USS Comstock during their deployment Aug. 14. The 11th MEU and... More
An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron
An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to land on the flight deck of the USS Comstock Aug. 15. The 11th MEU and Makin Island Amphibious... More
Lance Cpl. Daniel Karkow, a vehicle commander with
Lance Cpl. Daniel Karkow, a vehicle commander with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a Manchester, Iowa, native, executes a take down during a ... More
Master Gunnery Sgt. Douglas P. Fraser, left, operations
Master Gunnery Sgt. Douglas P. Fraser, left, operations chief, Task Force Belleau Wood, Regional Command (Southwest), stands at attention next to Col. Peter B. Baumgarten, commanding officer, Task Force Belleau... More
Marines with 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit participate
Marines with 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit participate in a corporal’s course graduation ceremony on the USS Comstock during their deployment Aug. 15. This is the first of six corporal’s courses scheduled thro... More
Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion,
Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a small-arms shoot on the flight deck of the USS Comstock during their deployment Aug. 16. The 11th MEU an... More
Lance Cpl. Shelton Denison, a heavy equipment operator
Lance Cpl. Shelton Denison, a heavy equipment operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a Payson, Utah, native, transports a pallet using the 5K multi-terrain loader as pa... More
Marines with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd
Marines with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, demonstrate maneuvers from the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program for members of the Malaysian Armed ... More
Cpl. Daniel Pajardo, a squad leader with Echo Company,
Cpl. Daniel Pajardo, a squad leader with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, leads a team of Malaysian service members in a simulated ambush during M... More
An amphibious assault vehicle with Echo Company, Battalion
An amphibious assault vehicle with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, executes a demonstration for members of the Malaysian Armed Forces during Mala... More
Petty Officer Third Class Lance Sockabasin, a corpsman
Petty Officer Third Class Lance Sockabasin, a corpsman with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a Princeton, Maine native, hands a Meal, Ready-to... More
Marines with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd
Marines with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, gives members of the Malaysian Armed Forces a tour of the USS Comstock during Malaysia-United States... More
An amphibious assault vehicle with Echo Company, Battalion
An amphibious assault vehicle with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, leaves the well deck of the USS Comstock during Malaysia-United States Amphibi... More
The USNS Rappahannock shoots a fueling line over to
The USNS Rappahannock shoots a fueling line over to the USS Comstock, embarked with Marines of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, for a resupply-at-sea during the MEU's deployment Sept. 5. The 11th MEU and Mak... More
1st Lt. James Lynch, a platoon commander with Echo
1st Lt. James Lynch, a platoon commander with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, a member of the USS Comstock’s small craft action team, and a Boxfo... More
Sailors with the USS Comstock run back to a safe position
Sailors with the USS Comstock run back to a safe position after applying restraint to an MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, on the flight deck ... More
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and sailors with the USS Comstock stand in formation at the ship’s Sept. 11th remembrance ceremony during their deployment Sept. 11, 2014. The 11th MEU and Makin ... More
A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor
A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, takes off from the flight deck of the USS Comstock, Sept. 12. The USS Comstock is part of the Maki... More
An MH-60S Sea Hawk prepares to land on the flight deck
An MH-60S Sea Hawk prepares to land on the flight deck of the USS Comstock (LSD 45),Sept. 13. The Comstock is part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Uni... More
While aboard the USS San Diego (LPD 22), U.S. Marines
While aboard the USS San Diego (LPD 22), U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines (BLT 2/1), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), receive instruction on the firing control system for... More