A 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion Marine takes
A 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion Marine takes notes during a mission brief before their foot patrol of the dense vegetation surrounding Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue May 17-19. Marines of B... More
Lance Cpl. Juan P. Ruizalvarez, a Stone Bay weapons
Lance Cpl. Juan P. Ruizalvarez, a Stone Bay weapons instructor, practices recovering from a skid as Andy Thurman, a safe driving instructor, teaches him. Marines from Marine Corps Air Station New River, Marine ... More
Aircraft rescue firefighter trucks speed in for the
Aircraft rescue firefighter trucks speed in for the rescue during a training exercise at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, N.C., Sept. 14. During a recent training exercise there, Marine Wing Support ... More
Capt. Devaunt LeClaire prepares the 50 Caliber Machine
Capt. Devaunt LeClaire prepares the 50 Caliber Machine Gun in the turret of his Medium All-Terrain Vehicle (MATV) during mounted convoy operations at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue. Oct. 18. The exe... More
Call for Fire, Afghanistan. U.S. Marine expeditionary force
Capt. Devaunt LeClaire calls for helicopter support after his squad takes enemy fire during a foot patrol at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, Oct. 18. The exercise was designed to prepare the Marines... More
A reconnaissance Marine with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion,
A reconnaissance Marine with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, parachutes to the ground after a low-altitude static line jump. The Marines recently participated in both high and low-altitude s... More
MWSS-271 Marine begin construction on MCALF Bogue flight line
CH-53E Super Stallions with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 conduct troop transport in support of Exercise Carolina Thunder 2013, March 19. Marine Aircraft Group 29 participated the exercise March 18 through 26.
Chief Explosive Ordnance Technician Joe Miller (right)
Chief Explosive Ordnance Technician Joe Miller (right) conducts post-blast analysis at the site of a simulated improvised explosive device during Bold Alligator 2014. Improving Navy-Marine Corps amphibious cor... More
Builder 2nd Class Andrew Gilchrist, assigned to Explosive
Builder 2nd Class Andrew Gilchrist, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Support Unit 2, places concertina wire at the entry control point during base camp set up for Bold Alligator 2014 (BA14). Improving Na... More
Hospitalman Derek Galvao, assigned to Navy Environmental
Hospitalman Derek Galvao, assigned to Navy Environmental and Preventative Medicine Unit Two, tests a water sample for chlorine concentration during Bold Alligator 2014. Improving Navy-Marine Corps amphibious co... More
Lt. James Dunford (left) and Ensign Kevin McManus,
Lt. James Dunford (left) and Ensign Kevin McManus, both assigned to Navy Environmental and Preventative Medicine Unit Two, hang a carbon dioxide-emitting trap to monitor mosquito levels during Bold Alligator 20... More
Sailors participate in a Morale, Welfare and Recreation
Sailors participate in a Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) sponsored barbecue during Bold Alligator 2014. Bold Alligator is intended to improve Navy and Marine Corps amphibious core competencies. Working wi... More
Marines acting as civilian non-combatants walk past
Marines acting as civilian non-combatants walk past security into a reception center during a military-assisted departure aboard Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, N.C., Nov. 19, 2014. More than 30 Mar... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Zackery H. Brown, an expeditionary
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Zackery H. Brown, an expeditionary aircraft flight line (EAF) technician assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, turns the bolts of a runway light at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing ... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272
U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272 construct a vertical take-off and landing pad during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, N.C., March 17, ... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Peter W. Weichmann, a combat
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Peter W. Weichmann, a combat engineer assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 274, builds wood frames for structures during a training exercise at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing F... More
A field shower is set up by Marine Support Squadron
A field shower is set up by Marine Support Squadron 274 during exercise Bold Alligator on Marine Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, N.C., Oct. 20, 2017. Bold Alligator is a large scale multinational naval amphibiou... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Mark A. Brilakis, commanding
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Mark A. Brilakis, commanding general of U.S. Marine Forces Command tours the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing's forward operating base during exercise Bold Alligator on Marine Corps Auxilary ... More
Dan Levin, F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force, pilots
Dan Levin, F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force, pilots BF-2 during one of the last sloped landing pad flight tests Feb. 8 at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina. The test flight was flow... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joshua Payne, ground electronics
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joshua Payne, ground electronics transmission systems maintainer with Ground Sensor Platoon, Battlefield Surveillance Company, 2nd Intelligence Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force In... More
2nd Intel Battalion Field Exercise 21.1
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nicholas Murawski and Cpl. Jeremiah Holland, riflemen with Ground Sensor Platoon, Battlefield Surveillance Company, 2nd Intelligence Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force Informa... More
Cpl. Michael S. Hall leads his platoon of Marines through
Cpl. Michael S. Hall leads his platoon of Marines through the brush during their field training exercise at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue May 17-19. “Here in garrison our job is to keep fresh on ou... More
About 12,000 gallons of purified water sit ready for
About 12,000 gallons of purified water sit ready for use aboard Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue June 21. Marine Wing Support Squadron 274 deployed to MCALF Bogue to support Operation Mailed Fist. The... More
Aircraft rescue firefighter trucks douse an old AV-8B
Aircraft rescue firefighter trucks douse an old AV-8B Harrier with water in an effort to knock down the traffic cones, representing flames, during a training exercise at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bog... More
Capt. Devaunt LeClaire calls for helicopter support
Capt. Devaunt LeClaire calls for helicopter support after his squad takes enemy fire during a foot patrol at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue Oct. 18. The exercise was designed to prepare the Marines ... More
Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine
Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, who participated in a free-fall sustainment jump, use the altimeter on their wrist to gauge the altitude at which to pull their parachute. Jumpin... More
Explosive Ordnance Technicians use an unmanned motorized
Explosive Ordnance Technicians use an unmanned motorized vehicle to conduct post-blast analysis at the site of a simulated improvised explosive device during Bold Alligator 2014. Improving Navy-Marine Corps am... More
A U.S. Navy vehicle enters camp during Bold Alligator
A U.S. Navy vehicle enters camp during Bold Alligator (BA14). Improving Navy-Marine Corps amphibious core competencies along with coalition, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Allied and partner nation... More
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class John Linton, assigned to
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class John Linton, assigned to Navy Environmental and Preventative Medicine Unit Two, adds chlorine to camp drinking water during Bold Alligator 2014. Improving Navy-Marine Corps amphibio... More
Lt. James Dunford and Chief Hospital Corpsman Jennifer
Lt. James Dunford and Chief Hospital Corpsman Jennifer Nolen, both assigned to Navy Environmental and Preventative Medicine Unit Two, hang a carbon dioxide-emitting trap to monitor mosquito levels during Bold A... More
Sailors participate in a Morale, Welfare and Recreation
Sailors participate in a Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) sponsored barbecue during Bold Alligator 2014. Bold Alligator is intended to improve Navy and Marine Corps amphibious core competencies. Working wi... More
Sgt. Jerad Lindsay, right, a heavy equipment operator
Sgt. Jerad Lindsay, right, a heavy equipment operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272, Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, gives a reception brief to actors during a military-assisted depa... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Zackery H. Brown, an expeditionary
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Zackery H. Brown, an expeditionary aircraft flight line (EAF) technician assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, puts on his cranial helmet at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field B... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272
U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272 construct a vertical take-off and landing pad during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, N.C., March 17, ... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Peter W. Weichmann, right, a
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Peter W. Weichmann, right, a combat engineer assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 274, builds wood frames for structures during a training exercise at Marine Corps Auxiliary La... More
A field shower is set up by Marine Support Squadron
A field shower is set up by Marine Support Squadron 274 during exercise Bold Alligator on Marine Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, N.C., Oct. 20, 2017. Bold Alligator is a large scale multinational naval amphibiou... More
An MV-22 Osprey brings distinguished visitors on a
An MV-22 Osprey brings distinguished visitors on a tour of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing's forward operating base during exercise Bold Alligator on Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, N.C., Oct. 25, 2017... More
Dan Levin, F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force, pilots
Dan Levin, F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force, pilots BF-2 during one of the last sloped landing pad flight tests Feb. 8 at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina. The test flight was flow... More
Dan Levin, F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force, pilots
Dan Levin, F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force, pilots BF-2 during one of the last sloped landing pad flight tests Feb. 9 at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina. The test flight was flow... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Julian Martinez, ground electronics
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Julian Martinez, ground electronics transmission systems maintainer with Ground Sensor Platoon, Battlefield Surveillance Company, 2nd Intelligence Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force... More
Lance Cpl. Tony J. Tart keeps watch over a danger area
Lance Cpl. Tony J. Tart keeps watch over a danger area while the platoon conducts a foot patrol during training at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue May 17-19. More than 30 Marines with Battery B, 2nd ... More
A pot pie is just about ready for hungry Marines and
A pot pie is just about ready for hungry Marines and Sailors aboard Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue June 21. Good food can be a force multiplier in a combat environment because it improves morale, ac... More
Aircraft rescue firefighters stand by to rescue the
Aircraft rescue firefighters stand by to rescue the unconscious pilot during a training exercise at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, N.C., Sept. 14. In a real event, aircraft rescue firefighting can ... More
Capt. Devaunt LeClaire calls for helicopter support
Capt. Devaunt LeClaire calls for helicopter support after his squad takes enemy fire during a foot patrol at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue Oct. 18. The exercise was designed to prepare the Marines ... More
Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine
Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, prepare for a free-fall sustainment jump at an altitude of 10,000 feet by running through scenarios on the ground. “This is a skill you have to ke... More
Utilitiesman 2nd Class Robert Jones and Construction
Utilitiesman 2nd Class Robert Jones and Construction Electrician Constructionman Abbey Stockett, assigned to Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit 202, construct a partition during Bold Alligator 2014 (BA14).... More
Remnants of a simulated improvised explosive device
Remnants of a simulated improvised explosive device are analyzed by Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technicians during Bold Alligator 2014. Improving Navy-Marine Corps amphibious core competencies along with coalit... More
Hospitalman Derek Galvao, assigned to Navy Environmental
Hospitalman Derek Galvao, assigned to Navy Environmental and Preventative Medicine Unit Two, tests a water sample for chlorine concentration during Bold Alligator 2014. Improving Navy-Marine Corps amphibious co... More
Chief Hospital Corpsman Jennifer Nolen, assigned to
Chief Hospital Corpsman Jennifer Nolen, assigned to Navy Environmental and Preventative Medicine Unit Two, hangs a carbon dioxide-emitting trap to monitor mosquito levels during Bold Alligator 2014 (BA14). Impr... More
Sailors participate in a Morale, Welfare and Recreation
Sailors participate in a Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) sponsored barbecue during Bold Alligator 2014. Bold Alligator is intended to improve Navy and Marine Corps amphibious core competencies. Working wi... More
Lance Cpl. Joshua Short, left, a landing support specialist
Lance Cpl. Joshua Short, left, a landing support specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272, Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, inspects a bag for weapons and controlled substances during... More
U.S. Marine Expeditionary Aircraft Flight line (EAF)
U.S. Marine Expeditionary Aircraft Flight line (EAF) Technicians assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, pull straps on M31 arresting gear at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, N.C., Dec. 15, 201... More
A U.S. Marine with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272
A U.S. Marine with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272 measures elevation levels AM-2 aluminum matting during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, N.C., March 1... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. William T. Kozelsky, a
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. William T. Kozelsky, a combat engineer assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 274, moves boxes of nails during a training exercise at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field B... More
A field mess is set up by Marine Support Squadron 274
A field mess is set up by Marine Support Squadron 274 during exercise Bold Alligator on Marine Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, N.C., Oct. 20, 2017. Bold Alligator is a large scale multinational naval amphibious ... More
Distinguished Visitors tour the 2nd Marine Aircraft
Distinguished Visitors tour the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing's forward operating base during exercise Bold Alligator on Marine Corps Auxilary Landing Field Bogue, N.C., Oct. 25, 2017. Bold Alligator is a large scal... More
Dan Levin, F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force, pilots
Dan Levin, F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force, pilots BF-2 during one of the last sloped landing pad flight tests Feb. 8 at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina. The test flight was flow... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Julian Martinez, ground electronics
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Julian Martinez, ground electronics transmission systems maintainer with Ground Sensor Platoon, Battlefield Surveillance Company, 2nd Intelligence Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force... More
Lance Cpl. Tony J. Tart keeps watch over a danger area
Lance Cpl. Tony J. Tart keeps watch over a danger area while the platoon conducts a foot patrol during training at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue May 17-19. More than 30 Marines with Battery B, 2nd ... More
Staff Sgt. Shawn Fitzpatrick, a cook for Marine Wing
Staff Sgt. Shawn Fitzpatrick, a cook for Marine Wing Support Squadron 273, proudly displays the next meal for Marines and sailors aboard Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, June 21. According to Fitzpat... More
An aircraft rescue firefighter with Marine Wing Support
An aircraft rescue firefighter with Marine Wing Support Squadron 271 pulls the unconscious pilot out of a crashed AV-8B Harrier during a training exercise at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, N.C., Se... More
Standing in the turret, Capt. James Slocum looks for
Standing in the turret, Capt. James Slocum looks for improvised explosive devices during a mounted convoy patrol at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue. Oct. 18. As a turret gunner, Slocum's job is to de... More
Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine
Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, line up in formation and wait for their turn to board a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter in preparation for a low-level static line jump. The trai... More
A Coast Guard Station Emerald Isle crew aboard their
A Coast Guard Station Emerald Isle crew aboard their 24-foot Special Purpose Craft - shallow water assists five boaters whose craft was taking on water near Bogue Inlet, N.C., July 23, 2013.The Coast Guard crew... More
Utilitiesman 2nd Class Robert Jones and Construction
Utilitiesman 2nd Class Robert Jones and Construction Electrician Constructionman Abbey Stockett, assigned to Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit 202, construct a partition during Bold Alligator 2014 (BA14).... More
Explosive Ordnance Technician 2nd Classes John Bueras
Explosive Ordnance Technician 2nd Classes John Bueras and Mike Ganousis conduct post-blast analysis at the site of a simulated improvised explosive device during Bold Alligator 2014. Improving Navy-Marine Corp... More
Chief Hospital Corpsman Jennifer Nolen and Hospital
Chief Hospital Corpsman Jennifer Nolen and Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Ryan Predum, both assigned to Navy Environmental and Preventative Medicine Unit Two, hang a carbon dioxide-emitting trap to monitor mosquit... More
Lance Cpl. Danyelle Spinelli, an electrician with Marine
Lance Cpl. Danyelle Spinelli, an electrician with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272, Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, checks identification during a military-assisted departure aboard Marine C... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Zackery H. Brown, an expeditionary
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Zackery H. Brown, an expeditionary aircraft flight line (EAF) technician assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, lifts a sighting mirror into place at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272
U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272 construct a vertical take-off and landing pad during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, N.C., March 17, ... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kyle J. Smith, a combat
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kyle J. Smith, a combat engineer assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 274, cuts wood during a training exercise at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, N.C., Mar. ... More
U.S. Marines eat at a field mess during Bold Alligator
U.S. Marines eat at a field mess during Bold Alligator on Marine Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, N.C., Oct. 20, 2017. Bold Alligator is a large scale multinational naval amphibious exercise conducted by U.S. Fle... More
An MV-22 Osprey brings distinguished visitors touring
An MV-22 Osprey brings distinguished visitors touring the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing's forward operating base during exercise Bold Alligator on Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, N.C., Oct. 25, 2017. Bol... More
Lance Cpl. Tony J. Tart keeps watch over a danger area
Lance Cpl. Tony J. Tart keeps watch over a danger area while the platoon conducts a foot patrol during training at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue May 17-19. More than 30 Marines with Battery B, 2nd ... More
Operation MAILED FIST was a large force training exercise
Operation MAILED FIST was a large force training exercise in which Marine Wing Support Squadron 274 deployed to Marine Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue and supported the operations of Marine Attack Squadron 542. M... More
Aircraft rescue firefighters with Marine Wing Support
Aircraft rescue firefighters with Marine Wing Support Squadron 271 drag the unconscious pilot to safety during a training mission at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, N.C., Sept. 14. After the firefig... More
Cpl. Jed Soberal drives the lead vehicle during a mounted
Cpl. Jed Soberal drives the lead vehicle during a mounted convoy patrol at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue Oct. 18. Soberal, who normally serves as a MAGTF planner, is scheduled to deploy to Afghanis... More
Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine
Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division and Force Reconnaissance Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force, prepare for a free-fall sustainment jump from a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter. ... More
Chief Explosive Ordnance Technician Joe Miller (left),
Chief Explosive Ordnance Technician Joe Miller (left), Explosive Ordnance Technician 2nd Classes John Bueras and Mike Ganousis conduct post-blast analysis at the site of a simulated improvised explosive device... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Junjie Luo (left) and Cpl. Trey
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Junjie Luo (left) and Cpl. Trey J. Williams, expeditionary aircraft flight line (EAF) technicians assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, install a hydraulic stake remover to M31 ar... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272
U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272 construct a vertical take-off and landing pad during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, N.C., March 17, ... More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sg t. Tyler D. Sheets, a platoon
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sg t. Tyler D. Sheets, a platoon sergeant assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 274, builds a foundation during a training exercise at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bog... More
A tactical water purification system is set up during
A tactical water purification system is set up during exercise Bold Alligator on Marine Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, N.C., Oct. 21, 2017. Bold Alligator is a large scale multinational naval amphibious exercis... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Mark A. Brilakis, commanding
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Mark A. Brilakis, commanding general of U.S. Marine Forces Command tours the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing's forward operating base during exercise Bold Alligator on Marine Corps Auxilary ... More
Marines with Battery B, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense
Marines with Battery B, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, make their way through a clearing in the forest while conducting foot patrols at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue May 17-19. More than 3... More
An AV-8B Harrier from Marine Attack Squadron 542 lands
An AV-8B Harrier from Marine Attack Squadron 542 lands at Marine Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue June 21 after completing a training sortie in relation to Operation MAILED FIST. Marine Wing Support Squadron 274 p... More
An aircraft rescue firefighter sprays down an AV-8B
An aircraft rescue firefighter sprays down an AV-8B Harrier with jets of water to put out any last remnants of a fire during a training exercise at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, N.C., Sept. 14. Th... More
Capt. James Slocum calls in an improvised explosive
Capt. James Slocum calls in an improvised explosive device during a mounted convoy patrol at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue. Oct. 18. As a turret gunner, Slocum's job is to detect IEDs. Slocum is a ... More
Marines and sailors with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion,
Marines and sailors with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division perform a free-fall sustainment jump at an altitude of 10,000 feet as a part “Jumping, diving or fast-roping, it’s just a means to... More
Chief Explosive Ordnance Technician Joe Miller conducts
Chief Explosive Ordnance Technician Joe Miller conducts post-blast analysis at the site of a simulated improvised explosive device during Bold Alligator 2014. Improving Navy-Marine Corps amphibious core compet... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Trey J. Williams, an expeditionary
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Trey J. Williams, an expeditionary aircraft flight line (EAF) technician assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, drives a Polaris all-terrain vehicle at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landi... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. William T. Kozelsky, a
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. William T. Kozelsky, a combat engineer assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 274, saws lumber to help build a foundation during a training exercise at Marine Corps Auxilia... More
U.S. Marines eat at a field mess during Bold Alligator
U.S. Marines eat at a field mess during Bold Alligator on Marine Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, N.C., Oct. 20, 2017. Bold Alligator is a large scale multinational naval amphibious exercise conducted by U.S. Fle... More
A Royal Commando Marine during a tour of the 2nd Marine
A Royal Commando Marine during a tour of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing's forward operating base in exercise Bold Alligator on Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, N.C., Oct. 25, 2017. Bold Alligator is a ... More
Lance Cpl. Chad M. Angeli followed by the rest of his
Lance Cpl. Chad M. Angeli followed by the rest of his platoon make their way through a clearing in the forest while conducting foot patrols during their field training exercise at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing... More
Aircraft rescue firefighters search for injuries on
Aircraft rescue firefighters search for injuries on 2nd Lt. Ryan Collins, the Marine Wing Support Squadron 271 S-4 officer, during a training exercise at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, N.C., Sept. ... More
Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward)
Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) Marines conducted mounted convoy operations at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue Oct. 18. The weeklong exercise tested the Marines ability to detect... More
Orange County, Va., native, Sgt. Michael Murphy, a
Orange County, Va., native, Sgt. Michael Murphy, a reconnaissance Marine with Force Reconnaissance Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force, poses as he jumps out of a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter. Murphy joi... More
Night falls on day two of Bold Alligator 2014 (BA14)
Night falls on day two of Bold Alligator 2014 (BA14) at Bogue Field. Improving Navy-Marine Corps amphibious core competencies along with coalition, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Allied and partner ... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Junjie Luo and Lance Cpl. Bryan
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Junjie Luo and Lance Cpl. Bryan D. Davis, expeditionary aircraft flight line (EAF) technicians assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, piece aluminum mats together at Marine Corps A... More