Iron Fist, US Marine Corps Photo
A Japanese soldier assigned to the Western Army Infantry Regiment loads 5.56 mm rounds into weapon magazines before a live-fire exercise at San Clemente Island, Calif., Feb. 11, 2012. The soldier is participati... 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
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Charles Latting (Ret.), reads
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Charles Latting (Ret.), reads names on a Vietnam war memorial, Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 15, 2012. Latting served as the Mike Co. commanding officer during the Vietnam War. Veterans wh... More
Lance Cpl. Samantha Struller, an intelligence analyst,
Lance Cpl. Samantha Struller, an intelligence analyst, participates in the obstacle course as part of a physical training session here. Marines and Sailors with the 11TH Marine Expeditionary Unit participate in... More
The 1ST Marine Division band plays an opening serenade
The 1ST Marine Division band plays an opening serenade for an 11TH Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) change of command ceremony on Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 28, 2013. Maj Michael N. Estes, commanding officer,... More
U.S. Marine PFC Franco M. Estabillo, Jr., administrative
U.S. Marine PFC Franco M. Estabillo, Jr., administrative clerk, 11TH Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) listens to instructions for use of the M50 gas mask during chemical, biological, radioactive and nuclear (CBR... More
A Japanese landing craft air cushion (LCAC) lands on
A Japanese landing craft air cushion (LCAC) lands on Red Beach as part of the initial offload for Exercise Dawn Blitz here, May 31, 2013. Dawn Blitz 2013 is an amphibious exercise testing U.S. and coalition for... More
Members of the Japanese Self Defense force prepare
Members of the Japanese Self Defense force prepare to leave the beach during Combat Rubber Raiding Craft, better known as CRRC, training here June 4. The purpose of the training was to teach the Japanese forces... More
11th MEU works with Japanese Self Defense Force during Exercise Dawn B...
Members of the Japanese Self Defense force participate in Combat Rubber Rating Craft, better known as CRRC, training here June 4. The purpose of the training was to teach the Japanese forces how to execute amph... More
An MV-22 Osprey lands on San Clemente Island while
An MV-22 Osprey lands on San Clemente Island while conducting amphibious assault operations with Japanese Self-Defense Forces, June 17, 2013. Dawn Blitz 2013 is a multinational amphibious exercise off the South... More
A member of the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force
A member of the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force directs a vehicle during an offload on Red beach here June 24. U.S., Japanese and coalition forces performed a joint exercise with coordinated offloads and bea... More
11th MEU Promotion Ceremony, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Califor...
Master Sgt. Jimi G. H. Liddell Gayden, 35, of East St. Louis, IL, pins sergeant chevrons on Sgt. Brandon N. Keens, 22, of Stafford, VA, during a promotion ceremony here July 1. (Photo by: U.S. Marine Corps Cpl.... More
Cpl. Mitchell Zgorzynski, an operations clerk with
Cpl. Mitchell Zgorzynski, an operations clerk with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, carries the unit guidon during a seven-mile hike here, July 19th. The MEU completed the hike in just under two hours as a w... More
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit take
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit take part in a unit physical training session here, July 23. Members of the MEU executed the obstacle course and completed a combat fitness training circuit cours... More
Lance Cpl. Ricardo Ruiz, an administrative clerk with
Lance Cpl. Ricardo Ruiz, an administrative clerk with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to be promoted by Lt. Gen. John A. Toolan, the I Marine Expeditionary Force commanding general, here Dec. 5. Ru... More
A Marine with Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th
A Marine with Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marines (1/11), swabs the barrel of an M777 Howitzer during a qualification exercise here Feb. 26, 2014. The qualification exercise will prepare the Marines of... More
A Marine with the Maritime Raid Force, 11th Marine
A Marine with the Maritime Raid Force, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit performs a gear check prior to a training jump during Realistic Urban Training Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise 14-1 (RUTMEUEX), Fort Hunt... More
Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion,
Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines (BLT 2/1), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, position security for a consulate reinforcement scenario during Realistic Urban Training Marine Expediti... More
Amphibious Squadron Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration Training
A landing craft air cushion with Assault Craft Unit 5 launches from the well deck of the USS San Diego during Amphibious Squadron Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration Training (PMINT) off the coast of San Dieg... More
A Marine with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit looks
A Marine with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit looks out from the USS San Diego as the USS Comstock follows as part of a straits transit exercise during Amphibious Squadron Marine Expeditionary Unit Integrati... More
U.S. Navy sailors launch a rigid hull inflatable boat
U.S. Navy sailors launch a rigid hull inflatable boat from the USS San Diego as part of a straits transit exercise during Amphibious Squadron Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration Training (PMINT) off the coast... More
A landing craft air cushion (LCAC) lands on Camp Pendleton
A landing craft air cushion (LCAC) lands on Camp Pendleton after launching from the USS San Diego during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), May 8, 2014. COMPTUEX serves as the second at-sea period for... More
An LAV-25 drives on to the deck of a landing craft
An LAV-25 drives on to the deck of a landing craft air cushion as the USS Makin Island waits off-shore during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 13, 2014. The 11th MEU and ... More
A landing craft air cushion transports vehicles and
A landing craft air cushion transports vehicles and personnel from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit as an MH-60S Knighthawk flies overhead during ship-to-shore operations as part of Composite Training Unit Ex... More
The USS San Diego passes under the Coronado Island
The USS San Diego passes under the Coronado Island bridge during the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Certification Exercise (CERTEX), off the coast of San Diego, June 10, 2014. The 11th MEU and Amphibious Squa... More
A Marine with the Force Reconnaissance Detachment,
A Marine with the Force Reconnaissance Detachment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires his M4 carbine during a close quarters tactics range on the flight deck of the USS San Diego as part of Certification Exe... More
Marine cleans UH-1Y Huey's underbelly
A Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, cleans the underbelly of a UH-1Y Huey on the flight deck of the USS San Diego as part of Certification Exercise (CERTEX) off t... More
Marines with the Force Reconnaissance Detachment, 11th
Marines with the Force Reconnaissance Detachment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire their weapons during a close quarters tactics range on the flight deck of the USS San Diego as part of Certification Exerci... More
Sailors with the USS San Diego fire their weapons during
Sailors with the USS San Diego fire their weapons during a recon detachment close quarters tactics range on the flight deck of the USS San Diego as part of Certification Exercise (CERTEX) off the coast of South... More
Three MV-22B Ospreys from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron
Three MV-22B Ospreys from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (VMM-163) wait to evacuate downed personnel during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel (TRAP) training scenario as part of Certification ... More
A U.S. Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron
A U.S. Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (VMM-163), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, pilots a UH-1Y Huey during a Non-combatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) training scenario as part of Certificatio... More
A Marine with the Maritime Raid Force, 11th Marine
A Marine with the Maritime Raid Force, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, holds security on the cargo vessel ATLS during a visit, board, search and seize training mission as part of Certification Exercise (CERTEX)... More
A Marine with the Maritime Raid Force, 11th Marine
A Marine with the Maritime Raid Force, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, holds security on the cargo vessel ATLS during a visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) training mission as part of Certification Exercis... More
An MH-60S Knighthawk with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron
An MH-60S Knighthawk with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 (HSC-23) lands on the flight deck of the USS San Diego for vertical replenishment training during Certification Exercise (CERTEX), off the coast of So... More
11th MEU MRF conducts CQT course
A Marine with the Force Reconnaissance Detachment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires on his target with an M4 carbine during a close quarters tactics range on the flight deck of the USS San Diego as part of... More
11th MEU MRF conducts CQT course
Marines with the Force Reconnaissance Detachment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire their M4 carbines for a close quarters tactics qualification range on the flight deck of the USS San Diego during Certifica... More
A Marine with the Force Reconnaissance Detachment,
A Marine with the Force Reconnaissance Detachment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, sights in on his target with an M4 carbine during a close quarters tactics range on the flight deck of the USS San Diego as par... More
11th MEU MRF conducts CQT course
A Marine with the Force Reconnaissance Detachment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, sights in on his target with a Marine Corps Close Quarters Battle Pistol during a close quarters tactics range on the flight de... More
11th MEU Begins Deployment, San Diego, California
A landing craft air cushion (LCAC) from Assault Craft Unit 5, Beachmaster Unit One, Amphibious Squadron 5, enters the well deck of the USS San Diego for the intial on load for the 11th Marine and Makin Island A... More
11th MEU Begins Deployment, San Diego, California
Capt. Victor V. Cooper, commodore, Amphibious Squadron 5,left, talks to the Marines and sailors aboard the USS San Diego, Pacific Ocean, during a visit to the ship, July 27, 2014. Cooper took time to thank the ... More
Marines and sailors perform maintenance underway
An aviation technician with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, stencils in lettering on a UH-1Y Super Huey, in the eastern Pacific Ocean, July 29, 2014. The Marines of VMM-163... More
Marines and sailors perform maintenance underway
Lance Cpl. Stephen R. Buckridge, an aviation technician, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, sands a patch on the fuselage of an AH-1Z Super Cobra while deployed i... More
Marines with the Force Reconnaissance Detachment, 11th
Marines with the Force Reconnaissance Detachment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fast rope onto the flight deck of the USS San Diego from a UH-1Y Super Huey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforce... More
A Marine with the Force Reconnaissance Detachment,
A Marine with the Force Reconnaissance Detachment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, aims down the sights of a Marine Corps Close Quarters Battle Pistol during a weapons handling course aboard the USS San Diego, ... More
A Marine with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit selects
A Marine with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit selects a book during a visit to the troop library aboard the USS San Diego, Aug. 2, 2014. The USS San Diego library provides both Marines and sailors with readi... More
Sailors with the USS San Diego and Marines with the
Sailors with the USS San Diego and Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit meet up with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) researchers for recovery from Pearl Atoll, Pacific Ocean, A... More
Cpl. Patrick Tate, a ground radio technician with Battalion
Cpl. Patrick Tate, a ground radio technician with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, completes a vehicle maintenance checklist for weekly preventive maintenance w... More
An AH-1Z Super Cobra and a UH-1Y Super Huey, both from
An AH-1Z Super Cobra and a UH-1Y Super Huey, both from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fly in formation near Mt. Suribachi on the island of Iwo To, Japan durin... More
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and members of the Malaysian Armed Forces participate in jungle survival training during Malaysia-United States Amphibious Exercise 2014. MALUS AMPHEX 14 is a bil... More
Marines with the law enforcement detachment, 11th Marine
Marines with the law enforcement detachment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and members of the Malaysian Armed Forces practice nonlethal weapons tactics during foreign integration training as part of Malaysia-... More
U.S. Marines with the Force Reconnaissance detachment,
U.S. Marines with the Force Reconnaissance detachment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fire their M4 carbines from behind cover during a close-quarters tactics and movement live-fire range on the flight d... More
VMM-163 Marines Keep the 11th MEU Flying
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joseph C. Martin, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced) [VMM-163 (REIN)], 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), an avionics technician and native of Hiddenite, N.C., performs ... More
U.S. Marine Corps. Sgt. Tyler H. Soares, Marine Medium
U.S. Marine Corps. Sgt. Tyler H. Soares, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced) [VMM-163 (REIN)], 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), a CH-53E Super Stallion crew chief and native of Sacramento, Ca... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Tyler J. Urchuck, front, a rifleman
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Tyler J. Urchuck, front, a rifleman with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and a native of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, ... More
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Chief Petty Officer Juan
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Chief Petty Officer Juan J. Rivera with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and native of Brooklyn, New York, receives Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) spray, ... More
A U.S. Air Force CV-22B Osprey with the 20th Expeditionary
A U.S. Air Force CV-22B Osprey with the 20th Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron lands on the flight deck of the USS San Diego (LPD 22) to deliver food, Oct. 13, 2014. The 11th MEU is deployed with Makin ... More
U.S. Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit
U.S. Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and Djibouti local nationals take shade under a tree in D'Arta Plage, Djibouti, Oct. 26. The 11th MEU is deployed with Makin Island Amphibious Ready G... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brett A. Oviedo, a rifleman
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brett A. Oviedo, a rifleman with the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion detachment, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), ... More
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Chief Petty Officer Juan
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Chief Petty Officer Juan J. Rivera with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), a native of Brooklyn, New York, reads a book in the shade of an isolation... More
U.S. Marines fire the 25 mm cannon on an LAV-25 light
U.S. Marines fire the 25 mm cannon on an LAV-25 light armored vehicle from Charlie Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance detachment, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expedition... More
U.S. Marines from Charlie Company, 1st Light Armored
U.S. Marines from Charlie Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance detachment, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), pause for a meal between zeroing exercise... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jay Malicoat, left, from Charlie
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jay Malicoat, left, from Charlie Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance detachment, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), participate... More
U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Light Armored
U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance detachment, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), inspect their gear prior to stepping off ... More
LAV-25 Light Armored Vehicles from Charlie Company,
LAV-25 Light Armored Vehicles from Charlie Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance detachment, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fire on fixed targets as... More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Wayne W. Grigsby, Jr., the commanding
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Wayne W. Grigsby, Jr., the commanding general of the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, visits U.S. Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), for the celebration of the... More
11th MEU Djibouti Sustainment Training: 239th USMC Birthday
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Wayne W. Grigsby, Jr., the commanding general of the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, visits U.S. Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), for the celebration of the... More
A U.S. Marine with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team
A U.S. Marine with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fast-ropes from an MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), ... More
A U.S. Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, 11th
A U.S. Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), ground guides a 7-ton truck during the retrograde phase of sustainment training in D'Arta Plage, Djibouti, Nov. 14. The 11... More
U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing
U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fire an 81mm mortar system during a joint mortar range with Royal Saudi Naval Forces M... More
A landing craft air cushion from Assault Craft Unit
A landing craft air cushion from Assault Craft Unit 5, Beachmaster Unit One, leaves the beach as part of a final exercise rehearsal during exercise Red Reef 15 in Ras Al Khair, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 15, 2014. Red ... More
Dry cargo ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE-10) carries
Dry cargo ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE-10) carries fuel and supplies for amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD-22) during an underway replenishment, Jan. 3. The 11th MEU is deployed with Makin Isla... More
U.S. Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit
U.S. Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), practice sword and guidon manual for corporal's course aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD-22), Jan. 9. The 11th MEU is deplo... More
A U.S. Navy Sailor with the deck department of the
A U.S. Navy Sailor with the deck department of the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) fires a shot line to the dry cargo ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE-10) during an underway replenishment, Ja... More
An M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank from 1st Tank Battalion
An M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank from 1st Tank Battalion detachment, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), unloads from a landing craft air cushion with Assault... More
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Matthew G. Trollinger, right,
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Matthew G. Trollinger, right, bows his head during the invocation for a change of command ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 17. Trollinger relinquished his command of the 11th ... 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 an open field during a routine security patrol in Kajaki, Hel... More
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Willard Buhl, commanding officer,
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Willard Buhl, commanding officer, Wounded Warrior Regiment, and Jim Lupori, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.), unveil a Vietnam war memorial during a dedication ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp ... More
Marines and Sailors of the 11TH Marine Expeditionary
Marines and Sailors of the 11TH Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) gather for a change of command ceremony on Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 28, 2013. Maj Michael N. Estes, commanding officer, 11TH MEU, I Marine Ex... More
U.S. Marine Corps LCpl Demetrius Morgan, combat
U.S. Marine Corps LCpl Demetrius Morgan, combat correspondent, 11TH Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) displays proper wear of M291 decontamination powder during chemical, biological, radioactive and nuclear (CBRN... More
Members of the Japanese Self Defense Force (JSDF) watch
Members of the Japanese Self Defense Force (JSDF) watch as a landing craft air cushion (LCAC) leaves Red Beach after off-loading cargo here, May 31, 2013. Dawn Blitz 2013 is a scenario-driven exercise designed ... More
Members of the Japanese Self Defense force participate
Members of the Japanese Self Defense force participate in Combat Rubber Raiding Craft, better known as CRRC, training here June 4. The purpose of the training was to teach the Japanese forces how to execute amp... More
Soldiers from the Japanese Self-Defense Force run to
Soldiers from the Japanese Self-Defense Force run to their objective location while conducting amphibious landing and offload operations on San Clemente Island June 17, 2013. Dawn Blitz 2013 is a scenario-drive... More
A young girl waves the American flag as U.S. and coalition
A young girl waves the American flag as U.S. and coalition forces land on Red Beach. (Photo by: U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jonathan R. Waldman, Combat Camera, 11TH Marine Expeditionary Unit)
Gunnery Sgt. Ji Kim, the assistant operations chief
Gunnery Sgt. Ji Kim, the assistant operations chief with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, paces the platoon during a seven-mile hike here, July 19th. The MEU completed the hike in just under two hours as a w... More
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit take
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit take part in a unit physical training session here, July 23. Members of the MEU executed the obstacle course and completed a combat fitness training circuit cours... More
Lt. Gen. John A. Toolan, the I Marine Expeditionary
Lt. Gen. John A. Toolan, the I Marine Expeditionary Force commanding general, takes lance corporal chevrons off of Lance Cpl. Ricardo Ruiz, an administrative clerk with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, as pa... More
Each of the elements to combine a Marine Air Ground
Each of the elements to combine a Marine Air Ground Task Force stands in formation in front of friends, family, and commanders during the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s composite ceremony on Camp Pendleton, C... More
Marines with Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marines,
Marines with Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marines, execute a qualification course here Feb. 26, 2014 for their upcoming deployment with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. (Photo by: U.S. Marine Corps C... More
Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 11th Marine
Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, board an MV-22B Osprey for a training jump during Realistic Urban Training Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise 14-1 (RUTMEUEX), Fort Hunter L... More
A Marine with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion,
A Marine with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines (BLT 2/1), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), places concertina wire for a consulate reinforcement scenario during Realistic Urban Training Mar... More
Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 11th Marine
Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to enter the well deck of the USS San Diego during their initial onload for Amphibious Squadron Marine Expeditionary Unit Integratio... More
The USS San Diego leads the way during a straits transit
The USS San Diego leads the way during a straits transit exercise during Amphibious Squadron Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration Training (PMINT) off the coast of San Diego, April 17, 2014. PMINT is conducted... More
An AH-1Z Cobra from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron
An AH-1Z Cobra from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, takes off from the flight deck of the USS San Diego during Amphibious Squadron Marine Expeditionary Unit In... More
A landing craft air cushion (LCAC) lands on Camp Pendleton
A landing craft air cushion (LCAC) lands on Camp Pendleton after launching from the USS San Diego during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), May 8, 2014. COMPTUEX serves as the second at-sea period for... More
Marines with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, Fox Company,
Marines with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, Fox Company, perform riot control as part of a consulate reinforcement exercise during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 13, 2014.... More
Sailors from Amphibious Squadron 5 (PHIBRON 5), prepare
Sailors from Amphibious Squadron 5 (PHIBRON 5), prepare to off-load vehicles from a landing craft air cushion during ship-to-shore operations as part of Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) at Camp Pendl... More
An MV-22B Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron
An MV-22B Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, departs from the flight deck of the USS San Diego during the initial on-load for Certification Exercise (CERTEX) off t... More
A Marine with the Force Reconnaissance Detachment,
A Marine with the Force Reconnaissance Detachment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, acquires his target during a close quarters tactics range on the flight deck of the USS San Diego as part of Certification Exer... More
A Marine with the 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD)
A Marine with the 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Detachment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, sights in an FIM-92G Stinger missile launcher during a straits transit exercise as part of Certification Exercis... More
Recovered personnel wait to board an MV-22B Osprey
Recovered personnel wait to board an MV-22B Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (VMM-163), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel (TRAP) training scena... More