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U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s

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

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

John Bailey, a Navy veteran living in Santa Paula,

John Bailey, a Navy veteran living in Santa Paula,

John Bailey, a Navy veteran living in Santa Paula, Calif., chats with fellow corpsmen, including Petty Officer 1st Class Allan C. Indiongco, the lead petty officer serving with Navy Personnel Office, 7th Marine... More

ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 5, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Alex Daigle

ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 5, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Alex Daigle

ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 5, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Alex Daigle fires at his target with an M45 1911 A1 pistol during a deck shoot aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Daigle is a member of the 15th M... More

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Nov. 14, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Bryan

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Nov. 14, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Bryan

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Nov. 14, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Bryan Rodriguez fires an M45 1911 A1 pistol during a deck shoot aboard the USS Anchorage (LPD 23). Rodriguez is a point man with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Un... More

U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s

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

U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s

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

INDIAN OCEAN (Aug. 4, 2015) U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman

INDIAN OCEAN (Aug. 4, 2015) U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman

INDIAN OCEAN (Aug. 4, 2015) U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Jeremiah Zapata fires at a target with an M45 1911A1 pistol aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Zapata is a corpsman with the ... More

U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s

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

Marines with Company B, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion,

Marines with Company B, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion,

Marines with Company B, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division conduct a live-fire shoot during close-quarter tactics course at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 15, 2016. The eight week course teaches th... More

Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine

Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine

Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division conduct their combat marksmanship program with the M1911A1 service pistol on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 30, 2016. The CMP focuses on combat marks... More

U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s

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

Cold Weather Training U.S. Navy, California

Cold Weather Training U.S. Navy, California

Petty Officer 2nd Class Roger Ayala, attached to Delta Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, watches his footing while rappelling at the Land Traverse Assault course. Delta Company, 1st Re... More

An Afghan National Army soldier (center) along side

An Afghan National Army soldier (center) along side

An Afghan National Army soldier (center) along side Sgt. Anthony Battles (right), Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division (Forward), engage the enemy during a firefight in Northern Trek... More

Staff Sgt. James Nine, the paraloft chief for 1st

Staff Sgt. James Nine, the paraloft chief for 1st

Staff Sgt. James Nine, the paraloft chief for 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division (Forward), and Cpl. Joel Denning, a loadmaster with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, 3rd Marine Airc... More

Marines of Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion,

Marines of Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion,

Marines of Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division (Forward), prepare their parachutes and gear for an aerial insertion training mission here, Oct. 5. The Marines jumped out of a KC-130... More

First Lt. Aubrey Giblin, student, Scout Sniper School,

First Lt. Aubrey Giblin, student, Scout Sniper School,

First Lt. Aubrey Giblin, student, Scout Sniper School, School of Infantry — West, Detachment Hawaii, listens to his instructor’s advice on how to vegetate a ghillie suit Feb. 9 at a remote training area near an... More

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion,

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion,

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, rush into a MV-22B Osprey here July 15. Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 partnered with 1st Recon to train on expediently entering and exiting the a... More

Recon Marine receives Silver and Bronze Star medals

Recon Marine receives Silver and Bronze Star medals

Maj. Gen. Ronald Bailey, commanding general, 1st Marine Division, presents Master Sgt. David Jarvis, battalion training chief, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, a Bronze Star with a combat distinguishing device dur... More

A reconnaissance Marine with Alpha Company, 1st

A reconnaissance Marine with Alpha Company, 1st

A reconnaissance Marine with Alpha Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion jumps into the Pacific Ocean at the Red Beach training area during helocast training, Jan. 30. The event was a part of Exercise Iron Fis... More

Sgt. Tom Debaker, a team leader with 1st Reconnaissance

Sgt. Tom Debaker, a team leader with 1st Reconnaissance

Sgt. Tom Debaker, a team leader with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division (Forward), is one of the five Marines deployed to Afghanistan who qualified for the Asia Regional Finals of the CrossFit Wo... More

U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance

U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance

U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion return to Camp Leatherneck after executing a narcotics and weapons raid in the Khash Rod District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 14, 2012. The ... More

Corporal Nathaniel Houck, a reconnaissance Marine with

Corporal Nathaniel Houck, a reconnaissance Marine with

Corporal Nathaniel Houck, a reconnaissance Marine with Company B, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, from Oceanside, Calif., kisses and holds his three-day-old son Ryan for the first time during the company's homeco... More

Sergeant Nicholas T. Govin, a reconnaissance man and

Sergeant Nicholas T. Govin, a reconnaissance man and

Sergeant Nicholas T. Govin, a reconnaissance man and a special equipment noncommissioned officer serving with Alpha Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Association Leade... More

Corporal Gabriel S. Guzman, a reconnaissance man serving

Corporal Gabriel S. Guzman, a reconnaissance man serving

Corporal Gabriel S. Guzman, a reconnaissance man serving with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, stands at attention before receiving the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal during a ceremony here, Oct. 22, 2012... More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Daniel Mcfarlend, scout sniper,

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Daniel Mcfarlend, scout sniper,

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Daniel Mcfarlend, scout sniper, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division (1ST MARDIV), is transported to an insert position during Exercise DESERT SCIMITAR aboard Marine Corps Ai... More

The 1st Reconnaissance Battalion color guard lower

The 1st Reconnaissance Battalion color guard lower

The 1st Reconnaissance Battalion color guard lower the Marine Corps colors for the duration of the national anthem during the Vietnam Prisoner of War 40th Annual Homecoming Reunion at the Richard Nixon Presiden... More

Marines serving with Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance

Marines serving with Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance

Marines serving with Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, extract from the training area after a three-day reconnaissance patrol here, June 23, 2013. During the patrol, the Marines moved a distance of n... More

Marines serving with Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance

Marines serving with Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance

Marines serving with Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, paddle down a river in rubber reconnaissance crafts, also known as Zodiacs, during a reconnaissance patrol here, June 26, 2013. The Zodiac, whic... More

Sergeant Nate Kerr, a reconnaissance Marine serving

Sergeant Nate Kerr, a reconnaissance Marine serving

Sergeant Nate Kerr, a reconnaissance Marine serving with Alpha Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, calls out the distance and locations of enemy objectives during a raid exercise here, July 10, 2013. Kerr, 2... More

Sergeant Aaron Ligon, a reconnaissance Marine serving

Sergeant Aaron Ligon, a reconnaissance Marine serving

Sergeant Aaron Ligon, a reconnaissance Marine serving with Alpha Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, provides security as his team prepares to breach the enemy's concertina wire obstacle during a raid exerci... More

U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion (1st

U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion (1st

U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion (1st Recon Bn) load their weapons before a company assault on range 800 aboard Camp Pendletion, Cailf., July 15, 2013. 1st Recon Bn is preparing for an upcoming de... More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason Bennett, a Special Amphibious

Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason Bennett, a Special Amphibious

Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason Bennett, a Special Amphibious Reconnaissance Corpsman in training serving with Alpha Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, shows he has what it takes to become a SARC in the U.S. ... More

A U.S. Marine assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Reconnaissance

A U.S. Marine assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Reconnaissance

A U.S. Marine assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion prepares to breach a compound during night raid operations training on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 26, 2013. The Marines of Alpha Company c... More

A U.S. Marine assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Reconnaissance

A U.S. Marine assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Reconnaissance

A U.S. Marine assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion provides security at the extraction point while conducting night raid operations training on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 26, 2013. The live... More

Staff Sgt. Timothy Williams, middle, a section leader

Staff Sgt. Timothy Williams, middle, a section leader

Staff Sgt. Timothy Williams, middle, a section leader with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, salutes Lt. Gen John Toolan, second from left, during an award ceremony when he received the Silver Star Medal and Purple... More

Soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force plot

Soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force plot

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

U.S. Marine Lt. Col. William E. Blanchard, commanding

U.S. Marine Lt. Col. William E. Blanchard, commanding

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

Marine uses life experience to succeed in the Corps

Marine uses life experience to succeed in the Corps

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

Soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force make

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

Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force fire

Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force fire

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

Soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force carry

Soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force carry

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 with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force

A soldier with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force

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

Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force unhitch

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

A 120mm mortar system waits to be fired during Exercise

A 120mm mortar system waits to be fired during Exercise

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

U.S. Marine Sgt. David Johnson, 1st Reconnaissance

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

A soldier from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force

A soldier from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force

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

U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st

U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st

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

A soldier from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force

A soldier from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force clips vegetation to camouflage his ghillie suit while conducting a stalk exercise with 1st Marine Division Schools during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp P... More

Marines conduct helicopter assault training

Marines conduct helicopter assault training

U.S. Marine Cpl. Miguel DelCampo, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, provides security while conducting helicopter assault training during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 12, 2014. ... More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Kale L. Karlen, field artillery cannoneer,

U.S. Marine Cpl. Kale L. Karlen, field artillery cannoneer,

U.S. Marine Cpl. Kale L. Karlen, field artillery cannoneer, Echo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, adjusts the sights on an M120 120mm Mortar System during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard San Clement... More

U.S. Marines from Echo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th

U.S. Marines from Echo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th

U.S. Marines from Echo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, load M120 120mm Mortar System during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard San Clemente Island, Calif., Feb. 14, 2014. Iron Fist is an amphibious ex... More

U.S. Marine Lt. Gen. John A. Toolan, center commanding

U.S. Marine Lt. Gen. John A. Toolan, center commanding

U.S. Marine Lt. Gen. John A. Toolan, center commanding general, I Marine Expeditionary Force, meets with Lt. Gen. Hirotaka Yamashita, left, vice chief of staff, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and other officer... More

Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force load

Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force load

Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force load a combat rubber reconnaissance craft into a CH-46E Sea Knight while conducting helocast training with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, du... More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Philip Phetsavanh, 1st Battalion,

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Philip Phetsavanh, 1st Battalion,

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Philip Phetsavanh, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, sits in an MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 161 while conducting a helo insertion to a nighttime urban terrain r... More

U.S. Marine Lt. Col. John R. O’Neal, commanding officer,

U.S. Marine Lt. Col. John R. O’Neal, commanding officer,

U.S. Marine Lt. Col. John R. O’Neal, commanding officer, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, addresses a crowd of Marines and sailors and soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force at the closing ceremony fo... More

A Marine from Company B, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion,

A Marine from Company B, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion,

A Marine from Company B, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, patrols along side a fence awaiting extraction aboard a CH-53 Sea Stallion. Marines from Company B, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, conducted a complete comb... More

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion,

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion,

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, prepare to board the USS Freedom during on and off loading drills three miles off the coast of Del Mar Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 1... More

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion,

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion,

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, prepare their parachutes before jumping out of a C-130 Hercules during a double-bag static line course held in Parker, Ariz., March 24, 2014. A static l... More

U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance

U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance

U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion conduct a safety brief during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) aboard Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., April 8, 2014. MCCRE is an ... More

A Marine from 1st Reconnaissance Battalion prepares

A Marine from 1st Reconnaissance Battalion prepares

A Marine from 1st Reconnaissance Battalion prepares to place explosive charges during a Methods of Entry proficiency training exercise aboard Camp Pendleton Calif., June 10. During the exercise, raid scenarios... More

Marines with Company C, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion,

Marines with Company C, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion,

Marines with Company C, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, prepare for a freefall jump by checking over each other’s parachutes several times before boarding the aircraft aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Cal... More

Lieutenant Colonel Brian J. Von Herbulis, outgoing

Lieutenant Colonel Brian J. Von Herbulis, outgoing

Lieutenant Colonel Brian J. Von Herbulis, outgoing commanding officer of 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, prepares to be retired by Paul E. Lefebvre, retired Majo... More

A Special Amphibious Reconnaissance Corpsman gives

A Special Amphibious Reconnaissance Corpsman gives

A Special Amphibious Reconnaissance Corpsman gives the signal for all clear before entering a pool during proficiency dive training aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 22. The SARCs were supported by Navy Diver... More

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon,

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon,

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, participate in a close air support exercise during Marine Week Seattle, July 31, 2014. Marine Week Seatt... More

A Marine with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine

A Marine with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine

A Marine with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, helocasts into Lake Washington for a demonstration as part of the Seahawks Training Camp at Virginia Mason Athletic Center Field during Marine We... More

A Reconnaissance Marine with Special Purpose Marine

A Reconnaissance Marine with Special Purpose Marine

A Reconnaissance Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South watches from an MH-60S Seahawk as another Seahawk engages simulated targets over open water during a helicopter visit, board, sear... More

A Marine with 1st Platoon, Company B, 1st Reconnaissance

A Marine with 1st Platoon, Company B, 1st Reconnaissance

A Marine with 1st Platoon, Company B, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, sorts through photographs of a notional enemy building during a Reconnaissance and Surveillance patrol to compile intelligence on the enemy si... More

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Reconnaissance

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Reconnaissance

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division conduct a fast roping and rappelling exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., on August 26, 2014. Marines util... More

U.S. Marine Capt. John Garlasco fires at a target during

U.S. Marine Capt. John Garlasco fires at a target during

U.S. Marine Capt. John Garlasco fires at a target during the tactics phase of a close-quarter tactics course aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 18, 2014. Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battali... More

Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion conducted

Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion conducted

Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion conducted breaching training at range 211A aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., September 22, 2014. The goal of the training was to reinforce the recon Mari... More

A U.S. Marine with Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance

A U.S. Marine with Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance

A U.S. Marine with Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, clears a room during a close-quarters tactics course aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 25, 2014. These Marines are enhancing their skills befor... More

Leadership 101: Marine from Mattoon, Illinois

Leadership 101: Marine from Mattoon, Illinois

U.S. Marine Sgt. Guy Higgins poses with his family after receiving the Navy and Marine Corps Association Leadership Award Sept. 26, 2014. Higgins, 27, is from Mattoon, Illinois, and is a sniper with the Force R... More

U.S. Marine Maj. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson awards

U.S. Marine Maj. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson awards

U.S. Marine Maj. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson awards the Navy and Marine Corps Association Leadership Award to Sgt. Guy Higgins aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 26, 2014. Higgins, 27, from Murrieta, Calif., i... More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Jake Warden finishes engaging a target

U.S. Marine Cpl. Jake Warden finishes engaging a target

U.S. Marine Cpl. Jake Warden finishes engaging a target during Realistic Urban Training aboard Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Dec. 3, 2014. Warden is with the Force Reconnaissance Detachment, which makes up part ... More

U.S. Marines with the Force Reconnaissance Detachment,

U.S. Marines with the Force Reconnaissance Detachment,

U.S. Marines with the Force Reconnaissance Detachment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a static-line jump from an MV-22B Osprey during Realistic Urban Training aboard Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Dec. 4... More

Crack A Smile - Drawing. Public domain image.

Crack A Smile - Drawing. Public domain image.

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Dominique Sparacino cracks a smile during realistic urban training aboard Camp Roberts, Calif., Dec. 8, 2014. Sparacino is an infantry assaultman with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team... More

A U.S. Marine with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit

A U.S. Marine with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit

A U.S. Marine with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit contemplates his next mission during realistic urban training aboard Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Dec. 5, 2014. RUT prepares the 15th MEU Marines for their ... More

U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s

U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s

U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force conduct a raid during realistic urban training aboard Camp San Luis Obispo, Calif., Dec. 5, 2014. RUT prepares the Marines of the 15th ... More

An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tilt-Rotor Squadron

An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tilt-Rotor Squadron

An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tilt-Rotor Squadron 161 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, lands during Realistic Urban Training aboard Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Dec. 4, 2014. RUT prepares the... More

U.S. Marines with the Law Enforcement Detachment, 15th

U.S. Marines with the Law Enforcement Detachment, 15th

U.S. Marines with the Law Enforcement Detachment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, test a cellphone for fingerprints during realistic urban training aboard Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Dec. 6, 2014. RUT prepares... More

U.S. Marines learn Arabic from a role-player during

U.S. Marines learn Arabic from a role-player during

U.S. Marines learn Arabic from a role-player during a Realistic Urban Training exercise aboard Fort Hunter Ligget, Calif., Dec. 6, 2014. RUT prepares the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Marines for their upco... More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Harley Inscore tests a Medium Tactical

U.S. Marine Sgt. Harley Inscore tests a Medium Tactical

U.S. Marine Sgt. Harley Inscore tests a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement’s batteries during realistic urban training aboard Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Dec. 6, 2014. Inscore is a motor transportation mechan... More

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare for a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel mission during realistic urban training aboard Fort... More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Steve De Leon gives a class about

U.S. Marine Sgt. Steve De Leon gives a class about

U.S. Marine Sgt. Steve De Leon gives a class about observation techniques to Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, during the MEU’s realistic urban train... More

A U.S. Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron

A U.S. Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron

A U.S. Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides security during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel mission during realistic urban traini... More

A U.S. Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron

A U.S. Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron

A U.S. Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides security during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel mission during realistic urban traini... More

U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s

U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s

U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force conduct a raid during realistic urban training at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles Dec. 8, 2014. RUT prepares the Marines of the 15th MEU ... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph Monrreal and Lance

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph Monrreal and Lance

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph Monrreal and Lance Cpl. Samuel Hussman with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, demonstrate a security position while p... More

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit play football after their shift during a realistic urban training exercise aboard Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif.,... More

U.S. Navy Chaplain Samuel Ravelo, 15th Marine Expeditionary

U.S. Navy Chaplain Samuel Ravelo, 15th Marine Expeditionary

U.S. Navy Chaplain Samuel Ravelo, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, speaks with Marines and sailors from Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th MEU, during a realistic urban training exer... More

U.S. Marines with the Force Reconnaissance Detachment,

U.S. Marines with the Force Reconnaissance Detachment,

U.S. Marines with the Force Reconnaissance Detachment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a static-line jump from an MV-22B Osprey during realistic urban training aboard Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Dec. 9... More

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, build a Southwest Asia Hut during realistic urban training aboard Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Dec. 10, 2014. RUT prepares the 15... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kyle Dehose with Battalion

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kyle Dehose with Battalion

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kyle Dehose with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit takes a break during a realistic urban training exercise aboard Camp Rober... More

U.S. Navy personnel with Combat Logistics Battalion

U.S. Navy personnel with Combat Logistics Battalion

U.S. Navy personnel with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, care for a simulated casualty during realistic urban training aboard Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Dec. 10, 2014. RUT prepa... More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. William Ressler from Force

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. William Ressler from Force

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. William Ressler from Force Reconnaissance Detachment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, checks the wind velocity before parachute operations during a realistic urban training exercise aboar... More

U.S. Marines with the Force Reconnaissance Detachment,

U.S. Marines with the Force Reconnaissance Detachment,

U.S. Marines with the Force Reconnaissance Detachment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, load their magazines while conducting bilateral training with the British Royal Marines during realistic urban training abo... More

U.S. Navy Commander Samuel Ravelo visits U.S. Marines

U.S. Navy Commander Samuel Ravelo visits U.S. Marines

U.S. Navy Commander Samuel Ravelo visits U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Service Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, during realistic urban training aboard Camp Roberts, Calif... More

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion,

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion,

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, disembark an MV-22 Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (Reinforced), 15th MEU, during re... More

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, hold security after egressing from a Humvee Egress Assistance Trainer during realistic urban training aboard Fort Hunter Liggett,... More

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