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US Marine Corps (USMC) GUNNERY Sergeant (GYSGT) Scott Cooper (background left) and USMC Colonel (COL) Stephen Fenstermacher (foreground left), Commander, Marine Wing Support Group One Seven (MWSG-17), present the ronze Star Medal (with Combat Distinguishing Device), to USMC Sergeant (SGT) Adam Lauritzen (background right), and USMC SGT Mauricio Guevara, both Combat Engineers assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron One Seven One (MWSS-171), during an Award Ceremony held aboard Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan. oth Marines were awarded the Medals for their selfless service and devotion to duty while serving with the 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), 1ST Combat Engineer...

US Marine Corps (USMC) GUNNERY Sergeant (GYSGT) Scott Cooper (backgrou...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Marine Corps (USMC) GUNNERY Sergeant (GYSGT) Scott Cooper (background left) and USMC Colonel (COL) Stephen Fenstermacher (for... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Stephen Fenstermacher (left), Commander, Marine Wing Support Group One Seven (MWSG-17), present the Bronze Star Medal (with Combat Distinguishing Device), to USMC Sergeant (SGT) Adam Lauritzen, a Combat Engineer assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron One Seven One (MWSS-171), during an Award Ceremony held aboard Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan. SGT Lauritzen, is awarded the Medal for his selfless service and devotion to duty while serving with the 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), 1ST Combat Engineer Battalion (CEB) in Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Stephen Fenstermacher (left), Com...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Amber Castro, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Stephen Fenstermacher (left), Commander, Marine Wing Support Group One Seven (MWSG-17), pins the Bronze Star Medal (with Combat Distinguishing Device), onto USMC Sergeant (SGT) Adam Lauritzen, a Combat Engineer assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron One Seven One (MWSS-171), during an Award Ceremony held aboard Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan. SGT Lauritzen, is awarded the Medal for his selfless service and devotion to duty while serving with the 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), 1ST Combat Engineer Battalion (CEB) in Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Stephen Fenstermacher (left), Com...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Amber Castro, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Stephen Fenstermacher (left), Commander, Marine Wing Support Group One Seven (MWSG-17), pins the Bronze Star Medal (with Combat Distinguishing Device), onto USMC Sergeant (SGT) Mauricio Guevara, a Combat Engineer assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron One Seven One (MWSS-171), during an Award Ceremony held aboard Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan. SGT Lauritzen, is awarded the Medal for his selfless service and devotion to duty while serving with the 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), 1ST Combat Engineer Battalion (CEB) in Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Stephen Fenstermacher (left), Com...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Amber Castro, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) GUNNERY Sergeant (GYSGT) Scott Cooper (background left) and USMC Colonel (COL) Stephen Fenstermacher (foreground left), Commander, Marine Wing Support Group One Seven (MWSG-17), present the ronze Star Medal (with Combat Distinguishing Device), to USMC Sergeant (SGT) Adam Lauritzen (background right), and USMC SGT Mauricio Guevara, both Combat Engineers assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron One Seven One (MWSS-171), during an Award Ceremony held aboard Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan. oth Marines were awarded the Medals for their selfless service and devotion to duty while serving with the 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), 1ST Combat Engineer...

US Marine Corps (USMC) GUNNERY Sergeant (GYSGT) Scott Cooper (backgrou...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Marine Corps (USMC) GUNNERY Sergeant (GYSGT) Scott Cooper (background left) and USMC Colonel (COL) Stephen Fenstermacher (for... More

Sergeant Troy Garza, then a fire team leader with 3rd

Sergeant Troy Garza, then a fire team leader with 3rd

Sergeant Troy Garza, then a fire team leader with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, talks to an Afghan child during his first deployment to Sangin, Afghanistan, during 2010. During his first deployment in San... More

Captain John Dove, commanding officer, Headquarters

Captain John Dove, commanding officer, Headquarters

Captain John Dove, commanding officer, Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, evaluates Navy corpsmen as they treat simulated casualties during a training drill aboard Camp Leathe... More

Navy Lt. Andrew Brod, chaplain, 1st Battalion, 7th

Navy Lt. Andrew Brod, chaplain, 1st Battalion, 7th

Navy Lt. Andrew Brod, chaplain, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, says a prayer before Marines with Weapons Company conduct a partnered Mission Rehearsal Exercise at Forward Operating Base Juno, Afghanistan, ... More

Lance Cpl. Kalib Walker, an automatic rifleman with

Lance Cpl. Kalib Walker, an automatic rifleman with

Lance Cpl. Kalib Walker, an automatic rifleman with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Freeport, N.Y., departed the United States for his second tour to Afghanistan ten days prio... More

Sergeant Warren Sparks, squad leader, Bravo Company,

Sergeant Warren Sparks, squad leader, Bravo Company,

Sergeant Warren Sparks, squad leader, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, is currently deployed to Helmand province, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Sparks was raised in Ba... More

Lance Cpl. Kyler Nielson, rifleman and mine sweeper,

Lance Cpl. Kyler Nielson, rifleman and mine sweeper,

Lance Cpl. Kyler Nielson, rifleman and mine sweeper, Charley Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, is currently deployed to Sangin, Afghanistan, for his first time. Nielson, a native of Las Vegas, enlist... More

Gunnery Sgt. Gerald Furnari, platoon sergeant, Weapons

Gunnery Sgt. Gerald Furnari, platoon sergeant, Weapons

Gunnery Sgt. Gerald Furnari, platoon sergeant, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Franklin Square, N.Y., checks the serviceability of an Afghan National Army M2 .50 caliber mac... More

Lance Cpl. Luke Zuanich, Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected

Lance Cpl. Luke Zuanich, Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected

Lance Cpl. Luke Zuanich, Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicle driver, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Clark County, Wash., checks his gear prior to a mission in Helmand p... More

Lance Cpl. Taylor Cross, Improvised Explosive Device

Lance Cpl. Taylor Cross, Improvised Explosive Device

Lance Cpl. Taylor Cross, Improvised Explosive Device Detection Dog handler, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Cedar Falls, Iowa, utilizes an ID Dog during a mission in Larr Vi... More

Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine

Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine

Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, run to security positions after offloading from a CH-53E Super Sea Stallion helicopter during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April ... More

First Sgt. Jordan Freeland, company first sergeant,

First Sgt. Jordan Freeland, company first sergeant,

First Sgt. Jordan Freeland, company first sergeant, “Suicide” Charley Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Butte, California, presents a company shirt to an Afghan National Army soldier ... More

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, load onto a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 1, 2014. The company operated in Tagvreshk Vil... More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Brock Knowles, a native of

Petty Officer 3rd Class Brock Knowles, a native of

Petty Officer 3rd Class Brock Knowles, a native of Lake Orion, Michigan, goes through several series of radio checks prior to leaving Patrol Base Boldak in Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 15, 2014. Knowles, ... More

Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine

Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine

Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, patrol through a bazaar in Gereshk, Afghanistan, during a mission in Helmand province, May 12, 2014. The company disrupted Taliban fighters to a... More

Marines with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, complete

Marines with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, complete

Marines with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, complete the first running portion of the “Memorial Day Murph” workout aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, May 26, 2014. The Marines conducted the workout to h... More

Private First Class Zachary Brown, a native of Henderson,

Private First Class Zachary Brown, a native of Henderson,

Private First Class Zachary Brown, a native of Henderson, Tennessee, interacts with an Afghan truck driver at an entry point aboard Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 26, 2014. Brown, an anti-... More

Corporal Martin Eadie, right, assault team leader,

Corporal Martin Eadie, right, assault team leader,

Corporal Martin Eadie, right, assault team leader, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Fort Worth, Texas, waits anxiously inside a CH-53E Super Stallion while being transported to... More

Newly promoted 1st Lt. Jarred Sabia, right, salutes

Newly promoted 1st Lt. Jarred Sabia, right, salutes

Newly promoted 1st Lt. Jarred Sabia, right, salutes Lt. Col. Bradley Weston, commanding officer, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, during a promotion ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, May 29, 201... More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Carlo Laserna, a native of

Petty Officer 2nd Class Carlo Laserna, a native of

Petty Officer 2nd Class Carlo Laserna, a native of Los Angeles, stands at attention while his award citation for the Fleet Marine Force Enlisted Warfare Specialist Device is read aloud during a pinning ceremony... More

Corporal Isaac Garcia, a native of Corpus Christi,

Corporal Isaac Garcia, a native of Corpus Christi,

Corporal Isaac Garcia, a native of Corpus Christi, Texas, patrols during a two-day mission in Larr Village, Afghanistan, May 22, 2014. Garcia, a mortarman with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regimen... More

Corporal Jonathan Hollis, right, a native of Grand

Corporal Jonathan Hollis, right, a native of Grand

Corporal Jonathan Hollis, right, a native of Grand Rapids, Michigan, shakes hands with Capt. Scott Stewart, the commanding officer of Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, after being combat meri... More

Corporal Jacob Gamble, a native of Oskaloosa, Kansas,

Corporal Jacob Gamble, a native of Oskaloosa, Kansas,

Corporal Jacob Gamble, a native of Oskaloosa, Kansas, stands at attention while Marines pin corporal insignia to his collar during a promotion ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, June 1, 2014. Gamble... More

Corporal Bryce Bowman, a team leader with Bravo Company,

Corporal Bryce Bowman, a team leader with Bravo Company,

Corporal Bryce Bowman, a team leader with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri, waits anxiously inside a CH-53E Super Stallion while being transported ... More

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, load onto a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466 prior to a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 5, 2014. The... More

Lance Cpl. Jeffery Webb, anti-tank missileman, Weapons

Lance Cpl. Jeffery Webb, anti-tank missileman, Weapons

Lance Cpl. Jeffery Webb, anti-tank missileman, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, mans a security post during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 13, 2014. Webb, a native of Montg... More

Marines with “Suicide” Charley Company, 1st Battalion,

Marines with “Suicide” Charley Company, 1st Battalion,

Marines with “Suicide” Charley Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, watch their fellow Marines play in the Dwyer World Cup from a Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected All-Terrain Vehicle aboard Camp Dwyer, H... More

Then Corporal Thomas Z. Spitzer, right kneeling,

Then Corporal Thomas Z. Spitzer, right kneeling,

Then Corporal Thomas Z. Spitzer, right kneeling, professionally instructed gunman, Scout Sniper Platoon, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, poses for a photo during the 2013 Marine Corps Birthday Ball. Spitzer... More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Christian Melendez, corpsman,

Petty Officer 3rd Class Christian Melendez, corpsman,

Petty Officer 3rd Class Christian Melendez, corpsman, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, rests next to his gear before a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 4, 2014. Melendez, a nativ... More

Lance Cpl. Jordan Thomas, a motor transportation mechanic

Lance Cpl. Jordan Thomas, a motor transportation mechanic

Lance Cpl. Jordan Thomas, a motor transportation mechanic with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, replaces an air filter on a Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, July ... More

Sergeant Warren Sparks, squad leader, Bravo Company,

Sergeant Warren Sparks, squad leader, Bravo Company,

Sergeant Warren Sparks, squad leader, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, prepares his gear before loading onto a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter for a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, ... More

MARINE CORPS BASE, CAMP PENDLETON,Calif. – Marines

MARINE CORPS BASE, CAMP PENDLETON,Calif. – Marines

MARINE CORPS BASE, CAMP PENDLETON,Calif. – Marines salute during the 15 Marine Expeditionary Unit’s change of command ceremony on Camp Pendleton April 22, 2016. During the ceremony Col. Vance L. Cryer, the comm... More

Marine Corps Body Bearers, Bravo Company, Marine Barracks

Marine Corps Body Bearers, Bravo Company, Marine Barracks

Marine Corps Body Bearers, Bravo Company, Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., prepare to carry the casket of repatriated WWII Marine Pfc. Harry Morrissey to his final resting place during a full honors funeral fo... More

Sergeant Troy Garza, squad leader, Charley Company,

Sergeant Troy Garza, squad leader, Charley Company,

Sergeant Troy Garza, squad leader, Charley Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, is currently deployed to Sangin, Afghanistan, for his second time. Garza, a native of Harlingen, Texas, first deployed to ... More

A Marine with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine

A Marine with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine

A Marine with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, provides security during a Mission Rehearsal Exercise at Forward Operating Base Juno, Afghanistan, March 13, 2014. The Marines traveled to Forw... More

Seaman John Santos, corpsman, Headquarters and Service

Seaman John Santos, corpsman, Headquarters and Service

Seaman John Santos, corpsman, Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of the Philippines, applies a tourniquet to a simulated casualty during a training drill aboard C... More

Lance Cpl. Kalib Walker, an automatic rifleman with

Lance Cpl. Kalib Walker, an automatic rifleman with

Lance Cpl. Kalib Walker, an automatic rifleman with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Freeport, N.Y., departed the United States for his second tour to Afghanistan ten days prio... More

Sergeant Warren Sparks, squad leader, Bravo Company,

Sergeant Warren Sparks, squad leader, Bravo Company,

Sergeant Warren Sparks, squad leader, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, is currently deployed to Helmand province, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Sparks was raised in Ba... More

Lance Cpl. Kyler Nielson, rifleman and mine sweeper,

Lance Cpl. Kyler Nielson, rifleman and mine sweeper,

Lance Cpl. Kyler Nielson, rifleman and mine sweeper, Charley Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, is currently deployed to Sangin, Afghanistan, for his first time. Nielson, a native of Las Vegas, enlist... More

Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine

Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine

Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, provide security from concealed positions during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 17. The company's two-day mission was to disr... More

Captain Scott Stewart, commanding officer, Weapons

Captain Scott Stewart, commanding officer, Weapons

Captain Scott Stewart, commanding officer, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of El Cajon, Calif., speaks with senior Afghan National Army officers during a mission in Helmand pro... More

Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine

Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine

Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, establish radio communication during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 28, 2014. The company’s mission was to disrupt Taliban fo... More

Sergeant Steven Olson, field radio operator, Weapons

Sergeant Steven Olson, field radio operator, Weapons

Sergeant Steven Olson, field radio operator, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Seneca, Ill., utilizes satellite communication during a mission in Larr Village, Helmand provinc... More

Second Lt. Peter Marks, platoon commander, “Suicide”

Second Lt. Peter Marks, platoon commander, “Suicide”

Second Lt. Peter Marks, platoon commander, “Suicide” Charley Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Spokane, Washington, poses for a photo with Afghan National Army Soldiers at Forward Ope... More

CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters prepare to land to

CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters prepare to land to

CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters prepare to land to pick up Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 1, 2014. The company operated ... More

Corporal George Lynch, a native of Seaford, New York,

Corporal George Lynch, a native of Seaford, New York,

Corporal George Lynch, a native of Seaford, New York, shakes hands with a local Afghan child during a reconnaissance patrol near Patrol Base Boldak in Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 15, 2014. Lynch, a squad... More

Lance Cpl. Derl Curry III, joint forward observer,

Lance Cpl. Derl Curry III, joint forward observer,

Lance Cpl. Derl Curry III, joint forward observer, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Oak Ridge, North Carolina, uses binoculars while providing security during a mission in He... More

Private First Class Zachary Brown, a native of Henderson,

Private First Class Zachary Brown, a native of Henderson,

Private First Class Zachary Brown, a native of Henderson, Tennessee, carefully watches trucks entering the Camp Bastion-Leatherneck, complex, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 26, 2014. Brown, an anti-tank mis... More

First Lt. William Zimmer, maintenance management officer,

First Lt. William Zimmer, maintenance management officer,

First Lt. William Zimmer, maintenance management officer, Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Chaska, Minnesota, leads Marines during the first running portion ... More

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, offload from a CH-53E Super Stallion during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 15, 2014. The company operated in Larr Village for two... More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Carlo Laserna, a native of

Petty Officer 2nd Class Carlo Laserna, a native of

Petty Officer 2nd Class Carlo Laserna, a native of Los Angeles, stands at attention while Navy Lt. Samuel Frasier, battalion surgeon, pins on a Fleet Marine Force Enlisted Warfare Specialist Device during a cer... More

Lance Cpl. Derl Curry III, a native of Oak Ridge, North

Lance Cpl. Derl Curry III, a native of Oak Ridge, North

Lance Cpl. Derl Curry III, a native of Oak Ridge, North Carolina, patrols during a two-day mission in Larr Village, Afghanistan, May 22, 2014. Curry, a joint forward observer with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion... More

First Lt. Jarred Sabia is promoted by Lt. Col. Bradley

First Lt. Jarred Sabia is promoted by Lt. Col. Bradley

First Lt. Jarred Sabia is promoted by Lt. Col. Bradley Weston, commanding officer, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, during a promotion ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, May 29, 2014. “I joined t... More

Corporal Jonathan Hollis, a native of Grand Rapids,

Corporal Jonathan Hollis, a native of Grand Rapids,

Corporal Jonathan Hollis, a native of Grand Rapids, Michigan, stands at attention while Marines pin on corporal insignia during a combat meritorious promotion ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, June... More

Marines with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st

Marines with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st

Marines with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, stand at attention before being promoted aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, June 1, 2014. Twenty-eight Marines with the batt... More

CH-53E Super Stallions with Marine Heavy Helicopter

CH-53E Super Stallions with Marine Heavy Helicopter

CH-53E Super Stallions with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466 take off after transporting Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Ju... More

Corporal Bryce Bowman, a team leader with Bravo Company,

Corporal Bryce Bowman, a team leader with Bravo Company,

Corporal Bryce Bowman, a team leader with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri, waits anxiously inside a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helico... More

Lance Cpl. Hugo Morales, rifleman, Weapons Company,

Lance Cpl. Hugo Morales, rifleman, Weapons Company,

Lance Cpl. Hugo Morales, rifleman, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, scans the surrounding area with binoculars from a security post during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 13... More

Marines with “Suicide” Charley Company, 1st Battalion,

Marines with “Suicide” Charley Company, 1st Battalion,

Marines with “Suicide” Charley Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, stand at the sideline and watch their fellow Marines play in the Dwyer World Cup aboard Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jun... More

Sergeant Thomas Z. Spitzer, professionally instructed

Sergeant Thomas Z. Spitzer, professionally instructed

Sergeant Thomas Z. Spitzer, professionally instructed gunman, Scout Sniper Platoon, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, provides security during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 10, 2014. Spitze... More

Corporal Anthony Davis, fire team leader, Bravo Company,

Corporal Anthony Davis, fire team leader, Bravo Company,

Corporal Anthony Davis, fire team leader, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, dons his personal protective gear before a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 4, 2014. Davis, a native of... More

Lance Cpl. Andrew Witte, a motor transportation mechanic

Lance Cpl. Andrew Witte, a motor transportation mechanic

Lance Cpl. Andrew Witte, a motor transportation mechanic with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, performs maintenance on a Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, July 22,... More

An Afghan National Army soldier follows Marines with

An Afghan National Army soldier follows Marines with

An Afghan National Army soldier follows Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, onto a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during the start of a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Au... More

MARINE CORPS BASE, CAMP PENDLETON,Calif. – Col. Vance

MARINE CORPS BASE, CAMP PENDLETON,Calif. – Col. Vance

MARINE CORPS BASE, CAMP PENDLETON,Calif. – Col. Vance L. Cryer, the commanding officer of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit for nearly two years, relinquishes command of the unit to Col. James P. Fallon, who p... More

Marine Corps Body Bearers, Bravo Company, Marine Barracks

Marine Corps Body Bearers, Bravo Company, Marine Barracks

Marine Corps Body Bearers, Bravo Company, Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., prepare to fold the National Ensign during a full honors funeral for repatriated WWII Marine Pfc. Harry Morrissey at Arlington Nationa... More

Lance Cpl. Kalib Walker, left, an automatic rifleman

Lance Cpl. Kalib Walker, left, an automatic rifleman

Lance Cpl. Kalib Walker, left, an automatic rifleman with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Freeport, N.Y., and his wife, Mariolbis, take a photo prior to him deploying to Afgha... More

Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine

Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine

Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, provide security during a Mission Rehearsal Exercise at Forward Operating Base Juno, Afghanistan, March 13, 2014. The Marines traveled to Forwar... More

Seaman John Santos, corpsman, Headquarters and Service

Seaman John Santos, corpsman, Headquarters and Service

Seaman John Santos, corpsman, Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of the Philippines, applies a tourniquet to a simulated casualty during a training drill aboard C... More

Sergeant Troy Garza, squad leader, Charley Company,

Sergeant Troy Garza, squad leader, Charley Company,

Sergeant Troy Garza, squad leader, Charley Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, is currently deployed to Sangin, Afghanistan, for his second time. Garza, a native of Harlingen, Texas, first deployed to ... More

Lance Cpl. Kyler Nielson, rifleman and mine sweeper,

Lance Cpl. Kyler Nielson, rifleman and mine sweeper,

Lance Cpl. Kyler Nielson, rifleman and mine sweeper, Charley Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, engages targets aboard Forward Operating Base Sabit Qadam, April 9, 2014. Nielson, a native of Las Vegas... More

Lance Cpl. Hugo Morales, rifleman, Weapons Company,

Lance Cpl. Hugo Morales, rifleman, Weapons Company,

Lance Cpl. Hugo Morales, rifleman, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of El Paso, Texas, provides security from a concealed position during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanis... More

Gunnery Sgt. Gerald Furnari, platoon sergeant, Weapons

Gunnery Sgt. Gerald Furnari, platoon sergeant, Weapons

Gunnery Sgt. Gerald Furnari, platoon sergeant, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Franklin Square, N.Y., checks the serviceability of an Afghan National Army M2 .50 caliber mac... More

Lance Cpl. Hugo Morales, rifleman, Weapons Company,

Lance Cpl. Hugo Morales, rifleman, Weapons Company,

Lance Cpl. Hugo Morales, rifleman, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of El Paso, Texas, patrols the area of a nearby compound during a mission in Larr Village, Helmand province, ... More

Corporal Schuyler Bates, assaultman, Weapons Company,

Corporal Schuyler Bates, assaultman, Weapons Company,

Corporal Schuyler Bates, assaultman, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Butler, Indiana, provides security during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 28, 2014. Th... More

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, patrol the outside perimeter of Tagvreshk Village during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 1, 2014. The company operated in Tagvresh... More

Lance Cpl. Joseph Guthrie III, a native of Jamestown,

Lance Cpl. Joseph Guthrie III, a native of Jamestown,

Lance Cpl. Joseph Guthrie III, a native of Jamestown, Pennsylvania, exits an abandoned compound during a reconnaissance patrol near Patrol Base Boldak in Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 15, 2014. Guthrie, a ... More

Corporal Stephen Hornbeck, field radio operator, Weapons

Corporal Stephen Hornbeck, field radio operator, Weapons

Corporal Stephen Hornbeck, field radio operator, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Chicago, works on satellite communication during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan,... More

Marines with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, complete

Marines with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, complete

Marines with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, complete the first running portion of the “Memorial Day Murph” workout aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, May 26, 2014. The Marines conducted the workout to h... More

Corporal Jacob Lawhorn, a native of Cincinnati, diligently

Corporal Jacob Lawhorn, a native of Cincinnati, diligently

Corporal Jacob Lawhorn, a native of Cincinnati, diligently watches over the main entry point to the Bastion-Leatherneck complex, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 26, 2014. Lawhorn, a team leader with Weapons ... More

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, provide security from a wadi after offloading from a CH-53E Super Stallion during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 15, 2014. The co... More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Carlo Laserna, center, a native

Petty Officer 2nd Class Carlo Laserna, center, a native

Petty Officer 2nd Class Carlo Laserna, center, a native of Los Angeles, shakes hands with Navy Lt. Samuel Frasier, battalion surgeon, after being awarded the Fleet Marine Force Enlisted Warfare Specialist Devic... More

Newly promoted 1st Lt. Jarred Sabia raises his right

Newly promoted 1st Lt. Jarred Sabia raises his right

Newly promoted 1st Lt. Jarred Sabia raises his right hand during a promotion ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, May 29, 2014. “I joined the Marine Corps for the opportunity to lead Marines, which to... More

Corporal Isaac Garcia, a native of Corpus Christi,

Corporal Isaac Garcia, a native of Corpus Christi,

Corporal Isaac Garcia, a native of Corpus Christi, Texas, provides security during a two-day mission in Larr Village, Afghanistan, May 22, 2014. Garcia, a mortarman with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Mari... More

Corporal Jonathan Hollis, a native of Grand Rapids,

Corporal Jonathan Hollis, a native of Grand Rapids,

Corporal Jonathan Hollis, a native of Grand Rapids, Michigan, stands at attention before being combat meritoriously promoted to corporal aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, June 2, 2014. Hollis, an anti-tank ... More

Corporal Gavin Allison, right, a native of Mount Airy,

Corporal Gavin Allison, right, a native of Mount Airy,

Corporal Gavin Allison, right, a native of Mount Airy, Maryland, shakes hands with Capt. John Dove, commanding officer, Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, after being promoted... More

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, maneuver into a village as the run rises in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 5, 2014. The company conducted disruption operations in a known Ta... More

CH-53E Super Stallions with Marine Heavy Helicopter

CH-53E Super Stallions with Marine Heavy Helicopter

CH-53E Super Stallions with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466 take off after transporting Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Ju... More

Corporal Mark Rood, cyber network operator, Headquarters

Corporal Mark Rood, cyber network operator, Headquarters

Corporal Mark Rood, cyber network operator, Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, troubleshoots network connectivity from a satellite phone during a mission in Helmand province, ... More

Marines with “Suicide” Charley Company, 1st Battalion,

Marines with “Suicide” Charley Company, 1st Battalion,

Marines with “Suicide” Charley Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, gather in a huddle before their first game in the Dwyer World Cup aboard Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 21, 2014. A ... More

Seaman Timothy Clay, corpsman, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine

Seaman Timothy Clay, corpsman, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine

Seaman Timothy Clay, corpsman, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Piqua, Ohio, looks down after receiving heartbreaking news regarding Sgt. Thomas Z. Spitzer aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanista... More

Lance Corporal Daniel Buzalsky, improvised explosive

Lance Corporal Daniel Buzalsky, improvised explosive

Lance Corporal Daniel Buzalsky, improvised explosive device detection dog handler, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, inspects an empty well with his IED detection dog, Macon, during a mission i... More

Lance Cpl. Jordan Thomas, a motor transportation mechanic

Lance Cpl. Jordan Thomas, a motor transportation mechanic

Lance Cpl. Jordan Thomas, a motor transportation mechanic with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, fills an oil filter before replacing an old one on a Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle aboard Camp Leathe... More

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, prepare to load onto CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters at the start of a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 16, 2014. The company oper... More

MARINE CORPS BASE, CAMP PENDLETON,Calif. – Col. Vance

MARINE CORPS BASE, CAMP PENDLETON,Calif. – Col. Vance

MARINE CORPS BASE, CAMP PENDLETON,Calif. – Col. Vance L. Cryer, the out-going commanding officer for the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit addresses the audience at a change of command ceremony on Camp Pendleton A... More

Marines with a Bravo Company firing party, Marine Barracks

Marines with a Bravo Company firing party, Marine Barracks

Marines with a Bravo Company firing party, Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., stand at “ceremonial at ease” during a full honors funeral for repatriated WWII Marine Pfc. Harry Morrissey at Arlington National Cem... More

Corporal Travis Guglielmino, sweeper, Weapons Company,

Corporal Travis Guglielmino, sweeper, Weapons Company,

Corporal Travis Guglielmino, sweeper, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Kapulena, Hawaii, searches for improvised explosive devices during a Mission Rehearsal Exercise at Forw... More

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