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Lance Cpl. Branden Pilardi, rifleman, Special-Purpose

Lance Cpl. Branden Pilardi, rifleman, Special-Purpose

Lance Cpl. Branden Pilardi, rifleman, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response cleans the brick and tiles of the entryway for the Spanish convent Santa Clara in Moron de la Frontera, Spain, ... More

U.S. Marine 1stLt Jack Lowder, the Intelligence Security

U.S. Marine 1stLt Jack Lowder, the Intelligence Security

U.S. Marine 1stLt Jack Lowder, the Intelligence Security Operations Officer, explains different types of search methods used when conducting tactical site exploitation of a building as part of Tactical Intellig... More

NORMANDY, France (June 19, 2018) The gravesite of Radioman

NORMANDY, France (June 19, 2018) The gravesite of Radioman

NORMANDY, France (June 19, 2018) The gravesite of Radioman 2nd Class Julius “Henry” Pieper is prepared for his funeral service at Normandy American Cemetery. Henry Pieper and his twin brother, Radioman 2nd Clas... More

Marines and sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

Marines and sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

Marines and sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa came together to celebrate the 118th Navy Hospital Corpsman Birthday aboard Morón Air Base, Spain, June 17, 2016. The... More

Icelandic Coast Guard hosts a ceremony to commemorate

Icelandic Coast Guard hosts a ceremony to commemorate

Icelandic Coast Guard hosts a ceremony to commemorate the Battle of the Atlantic, the longest continuous military battle in World War II, aboard the Icelandic Coast Guard Vessel Thor, in Faxa Bay, Reykjavik, Ic... More

A U.S. Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

A U.S. Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

A U.S. Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, engages with government officials and distinguished guests during the 76th anniversa... More

U.S. Navy Admiral James G. Foggo, the commander of

U.S. Navy Admiral James G. Foggo, the commander of

U.S. Navy Admiral James G. Foggo, the commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe/U.S. Naval Forces Africa, and Allied Joint Force Command Naples, delivers a speech to commemorate the Battle of the Atlantic, the long... More

A U.S. Marine with Charlie company, 1st Battalion,

A U.S. Marine with Charlie company, 1st Battalion,

A U.S. Marine with Charlie company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, discuss a scheme of maneuver to Spanish Marines with 7th company, 2nd... More

U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 19.1

U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 19.1

U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 19.1 (MRF-E) conduct a battle study with U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Andrew Del Gaudio and Norwegian Army Lt. Col. Per-Erik Bjoernstadbraaten in the vicinity of Narvik,... More

A German Army Buglar plays Taps during a private

A German Army Buglar plays Taps during a private

A German Army Buglar plays Taps during a private commemoration ceremony at the Marine Corps Monument near Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial in Belleau, May 28, 2017. The French, Germans and Americans ... More

A U.S. Marine with Black Sea Rotational Force 16.2

A U.S. Marine with Black Sea Rotational Force 16.2

A U.S. Marine with Black Sea Rotational Force 16.2 observes the Lithuanian Armed Forces Day celebration in Vilnius, Lithuania, Nov. 23, 2016. Troops from several NATO countries participated in Lithuania’s Armed... More

U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force commemorate

U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force commemorate

U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force commemorate the 74th anniversary of the attacks on Pearl Harbor aboard Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, Dec. 7, 2015. The ceremony, made up of U.S. Marines, U.... More

U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force Europe 17.1

U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force Europe 17.1

U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force Europe 17.1 pose for a group photo during a tour of Hegra fortress near Stjørdal, Norway, July 20, 2017. The Marines walked the area and participated in guided discussi... More

A combined anti-armor team Marine with Black Sea Rotational

A combined anti-armor team Marine with Black Sea Rotational

A combined anti-armor team Marine with Black Sea Rotational Force 17.1 launches an anti-tank missile while wearing his Mission Oriented Protective Posture suit during Exercise Summer Shield aboard Adazi Militar... More

OOL Nonlethal Weapons Sustainment

OOL Nonlethal Weapons Sustainment

Armed Forces of Liberia servicemembers conduct practical applications of non-lethal weapons engagement during Operation Onward Liberty, Monrovia, Liberia. As part of Operation Onward Liberty, a team of Marine, ... More

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response Africa 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, conduct a gear inspection during step down training at Naval Air Station Sigonella, I... More

A U.S. Navy Chaplain with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

A U.S. Navy Chaplain with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

A U.S. Navy Chaplain with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response Africa 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, conducts a religious service at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, April 14,... More

Gen. William E. Ward, commander, United States Africa

Gen. William E. Ward, commander, United States Africa

Gen. William E. Ward, commander, United States Africa Command, talks to the crew of the USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) during his visit to observe operations aboard the Africa Partnership Station.

Marines from 4th Landing Support Battalion, 4th Marine

Marines from 4th Landing Support Battalion, 4th Marine

Marines from 4th Landing Support Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, prepare to drive their Humvees from the Improved Navy Lighterage System into the well-deck of the USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43). Aboard the sh... More

Marines from 4th Landing Support Battalion and Sailors

Marines from 4th Landing Support Battalion and Sailors

Marines from 4th Landing Support Battalion and Sailors from Naval Beach Group 2 position a Humvee as it is moved from the USNS 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo, a maritime prepositioning ship, unto the Improved Navy Lighte... More

Cpl. Joseph Klepac, US Marine Corps Photo

Cpl. Joseph Klepac, US Marine Corps Photo

Cpl. Joseph Klepac, a motor transportation specialist with 4th Landing Support Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, recently participated in West African Training Cruise 2008, a maritime sea-basing and humani... More

Sgt. Justin Pauley, front right, and Sgt. Jude Castro

Sgt. Justin Pauley, front right, and Sgt. Jude Castro

Sgt. Justin Pauley, front right, and Sgt. Jude Castro walk the cliffs of Pointe du Hoc during a battlefield study trip to Normandy, France. Pointe du Hoc was the sight of a significant battle during the early ... More

Cpl. Micah C. Terry, guard force Marine with Marine

Cpl. Micah C. Terry, guard force Marine with Marine

Cpl. Micah C. Terry, guard force Marine with Marine Forces Europe, stands victorious after the first official fight of his career, sanctioned by the International Sport Kickboxing Association, at the Mettler Fi... More

Sgt. Zachary Augustine (left), U.S. Marine Forces -

Sgt. Zachary Augustine (left), U.S. Marine Forces -

Sgt. Zachary Augustine (left), U.S. Marine Forces - Europe strategic mobility chief and Shelby, Neb., native, helps some Lithuanian soldiers strap cargo nets onto a pallet after a certifying inspection prior to... More

A U.S. Marine with the 25th Marine Regiment enters

A U.S. Marine with the 25th Marine Regiment enters

A U.S. Marine with the 25th Marine Regiment enters his tent in Moamba, Mozambique, July 30. The Marine is part of joint task force of more than 700 service members who have set up temporary quarters here for th... More

Mozambican officers and senior enlisted identify key

Mozambican officers and senior enlisted identify key

Mozambican officers and senior enlisted identify key terrain features on a map as part of an intelligence mentoring package offered by Marine Forces Africa in Moamba during exercise SHARED ACCORD 2010. The pack... More

Cmdr. Paul Dabrowski poses wearing his surgical gear

Cmdr. Paul Dabrowski poses wearing his surgical gear

Cmdr. Paul Dabrowski poses wearing his surgical gear inside the Forward Resuscitative Surgical System facility in Boane, July 31. Exercise SHARED ACCORD 2010, an annual, bi-lateral military exercise hosted by a... More

Lance Cpl. Gary Munro, a combat engineer with Bravo

Lance Cpl. Gary Munro, a combat engineer with Bravo

Lance Cpl. Gary Munro, a combat engineer with Bravo Company, 4th Marine Logistics Group, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, holds a ladder steady so his Mozambican counterpart can safely paint, Aug. 2. Munro, a Ne... More

A motor transport operator climbs down from his 7-ton

A motor transport operator climbs down from his 7-ton

A motor transport operator climbs down from his 7-ton after parking it in the motor pool in Moamba. With more than 100 vehicles at their disposal, motor transport Marines sourced from 4th Landing Support Battal... More

The Marines of 2nd Marine Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment,

The Marines of 2nd Marine Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment,

The Marines of 2nd Marine Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, and Soldiers with the Armed Forces for the Defense of Mozambique participate in the military ceremony that marked the start of Exercise SHARED ACCORD 2... More

Stepahno Shivanbe, a Tenga native, tries on a pair

Stepahno Shivanbe, a Tenga native, tries on a pair

Stepahno Shivanbe, a Tenga native, tries on a pair of special dual-lens glasses given to him at the optometry section of the Task Force Unity coordinated humanitarian civil assistance program that began in the ... More

Marines move to the firing line during a live fire

Marines move to the firing line during a live fire

Marines move to the firing line during a live fire exercise with Mozambican troops Aug. 5 in Boane as part of Exercise SHARED ACCORD 2010. The 80 leathernecks, most from 2nd Battalion, 25th Marines, went throug... More

Mozambican villagers wait in line outside of a clinic

Mozambican villagers wait in line outside of a clinic

Mozambican villagers wait in line outside of a clinic in Tenga Aug. 5. Service members with the task force conducting Exercise Shared Accord 2010 had set up a satellite medical facility there. Hundreds of patie... More

U.S. Marine Lance Corporals Eugene Hong and Nicholas

U.S. Marine Lance Corporals Eugene Hong and Nicholas

U.S. Marine Lance Corporals Eugene Hong and Nicholas Stone, both mortar men with Weapons Company, 2nd Marine Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, observe soldiers with the Armed Forces for the Defense of Mozambique... More

A rifle, military cover and canteen lie in wait as

A rifle, military cover and canteen lie in wait as

A rifle, military cover and canteen lie in wait as the Mozambican solider to whom they belong to runs the Marine Combat Fitness Test in Moamba, Mozambique, Aug. 6. The test is part of Exercise SHARED ACCORD 201... More

Two Georgian soldiers inch their way to the rooftop

Two Georgian soldiers inch their way to the rooftop

Two Georgian soldiers inch their way to the rooftop of a building in a simulated Afghanistan village. The Republic of Georgia's 32nd Light Infantry Battalion was conducting cordon searches during their situatio... More

United States Marine Brig. Gen. Paul W. Brier, commander,

United States Marine Brig. Gen. Paul W. Brier, commander,

United States Marine Brig. Gen. Paul W. Brier, commander, U.S. Marine Forces Africa, speaks with the Marines, soldiers, sailors and airmen who are serving as a part of Operation ONWARD LIBERTY, Monrovia, Liberi... More

Soldiers with the Republic of Georgia’s 33rd Light

Soldiers with the Republic of Georgia’s 33rd Light

Soldiers with the Republic of Georgia’s 33rd Light Infantry Battalion prepare a terrain model prior to a mechanized live-fire drill. These soldiers are currently deployed here from Georgia conducting a mission ... More

Georgian soldiers assigned to the 33rd Light Infantry

Georgian soldiers assigned to the 33rd Light Infantry

Georgian soldiers assigned to the 33rd Light Infantry Battalion orient their maps and check their gear prior to stepping off on a training patrol at the Joint Multinational Training Center, here. The soldiers a... More

Liberian Cpl. Joseph Fallah, rifle range
non-commissioned

Liberian Cpl. Joseph Fallah, rifle range non-commissioned

Liberian Cpl. Joseph Fallah, rifle range non-commissioned officer in charge, observes soldiers from the Armed Forces of Liberia as they complete annual rifle qualifications on the range at at Edward Beyan Kesse... More

While working in a newly-built motor transport facility,

While working in a newly-built motor transport facility,

While working in a newly-built motor transport facility, Lance Cpl. William Hernandez, a motor transport operator, Black Sea Rotational Force 11, and native of Orlando, Fl., performs a Limited Technical Inspect... More

Lt. Moses K. Omopariola of the Nigerian Navy Special

Lt. Moses K. Omopariola of the Nigerian Navy Special

Lt. Moses K. Omopariola of the Nigerian Navy Special Boat Service gives feedback to the Marines of Africa Partnership Station 2011 and their Senegal Commando counterparts after a river combat scenario from a ru... More

Marines with second platoon, Ground Combat Element,

Marines with second platoon, Ground Combat Element,

Marines with second platoon, Ground Combat Element, Security Cooperation Task Force, Africa Partnership Station 2011, take doxycycline once per day in accordance with a weekly dosage of mefloquine to prevent th... More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua Groh, a certified combat

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua Groh, a certified combat

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua Groh, a certified combat lifesaver, supervises Mouhamad Thiam and Leopold Faye, Senegalese Marine commandos training with the Marines of Africa Partnership Station 2011. The APS-11... More

Commando Staff Sgt. Cheikh S. Camara, instructor, Senegalese

Commando Staff Sgt. Cheikh S. Camara, instructor, Senegalese

Commando Staff Sgt. Cheikh S. Camara, instructor, Senegalese Marines, gives a class on jungle warefare to a crowd of Senegalese commandos and U.S. Marines here. The class covered a wide range of topics from cov... More

A Marine loads a magazine with rounds prior to a live-fire

A Marine loads a magazine with rounds prior to a live-fire

A Marine loads a magazine with rounds prior to a live-fire training evolution on a river boat here. This range was designed by the Senegalese military and tactics were taught by Nigerian sailors, who have a vas... More

Staff Sgt. James Myrick pulls himself up a floating

Staff Sgt. James Myrick pulls himself up a floating

Staff Sgt. James Myrick pulls himself up a floating inclined wall using only a rope during a river obstacle course, recently. Myrick, first squad leader for second platoon, Ground Combat Element, Security Coope... More

With a smoke grenade in hand, Sgt. Kevin Hicks acts

With a smoke grenade in hand, Sgt. Kevin Hicks acts

With a smoke grenade in hand, Sgt. Kevin Hicks acts as a member of opposing forces while waiting to ambush an enemy patrol during a final partnership exercise here, recently. The patrol, comprised of U.S. Marin... More

During a rehearsal for the Black Sea Rotational Force

During a rehearsal for the Black Sea Rotational Force

During a rehearsal for the Black Sea Rotational Force 11 Opening Ceremony, Sgt. John H. Hunter, radio operator, BSRF-11, coordinates and synchronizes movements for the American and Romanian colors that will be ... More

Staff Sgt. Ryan Leonard, training staff non-commissioned

Staff Sgt. Ryan Leonard, training staff non-commissioned

Staff Sgt. Ryan Leonard, training staff non-commissioned officer-in-charge at Headquarters Battalion, 4th Marine Division, performs jerk and clears during an April 27 CrossFit Red Diamond session. Born as a pr... More

Senegalese Marine Commando Lt. Diallo Gallo shakes

Senegalese Marine Commando Lt. Diallo Gallo shakes

Senegalese Marine Commando Lt. Diallo Gallo shakes hands with Lt. Col. Kirk Coker after receiving certificates for the Commandos under Gallo’s charge, who have spent the last three weeks engaging in partnered e... More

After a safety brief from Romanian jumpmasters, Romanian

After a safety brief from Romanian jumpmasters, Romanian

After a safety brief from Romanian jumpmasters, Romanian paratroopers training with Black Sea Rotational Force 11 make preparations to board a KC-130 Hercules, with flight support by BSRF-11’s Air Combat Elemen... More

Marines and corpsmen from second platoon, Ground Combat

Marines and corpsmen from second platoon, Ground Combat

Marines and corpsmen from second platoon, Ground Combat Element, Security Cooperation Task Force, Africa Partnership Station 2011 stand in line for hamburgers during a cookout at Marine Security Guard Detachmen... More

In the small farming town of Mandra, approximately

In the small farming town of Mandra, approximately

In the small farming town of Mandra, approximately 108 kilometers north of Constanta, kindergartners watch Gunnery Sgt. Giannina Pinedo, civil affairs chief, Black Sea Rotational Force 11, while Roxanna Taranu,... More

During a combined forces capabilities exercise, a Romanian

During a combined forces capabilities exercise, a Romanian

During a combined forces capabilities exercise, a Romanian marine provides perimeter security for a fire team of U.S. Marines, Black Sea Rotational Force 11, entering a house in the urban training facility at B... More

The silhouette of a KC-130 Hercules, flown by Marine

The silhouette of a KC-130 Hercules, flown by Marine

The silhouette of a KC-130 Hercules, flown by Marine Aerial Refueler Transportation Squadron 686 with Black Sea Rotational Force 11, flies over the Romanian landscape in a low-level training flight. Marine Aeri... More

14th Marines arrive in Morocco to lead American participation during Phase II of Exercise African Lion 2011

14th Marines arrive in Morocco to lead American participation during P...

Col. John M. Caldwell (center), commanding officer of Task Force African Lion, provides guidance during the turn-over brief from Phase I to Phase II of Exercise African Lion 2011, May 15. African Lion is an ann... More

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos, Commandant of

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos, Commandant of

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos, Commandant of the Marine Corps, listens to a question from Chief Warrant Officer 3 Randall Rogers, personnel officer for U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe. Amos fielded quest... More

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Brett A. English, a pharmacist

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Brett A. English, a pharmacist

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Brett A. English, a pharmacist with the 4th Marine Division Health Service Support, Marine Forces Reserve, teaches a class to U.S. military and Royal Moroccan Army doctors about toxicology a... More

One of the missions of the U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps

One of the missions of the U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps

One of the missions of the U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps working with the Marine Corps is to take care of the spiritual needs of troops in the field. Exercise African Lion 2011, an annually scheduled, bilateral U.S... More

Lance Cpl. Juan Vanegas, a KC-130T Hercules aircraft

Lance Cpl. Juan Vanegas, a KC-130T Hercules aircraft

Lance Cpl. Juan Vanegas, a KC-130T Hercules aircraft loadmaster from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 234 and a Dallas native, watches through the aircraft window as the C-130 refuels a Moroccan F-5 je... More

Marines conduct aerial refueling with Moroccan Air Force as part of exercise African Lion 2011

Marines conduct aerial refueling with Moroccan Air Force as part of ex...

Lance Cpl. Juan Vanegas, a KC-130T Hercules aircraft loadmaster from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 234 and a Dallas native, watches through the aircraft window as the C-130 refuels a Moroccan F-5 je... More

Aircrew from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron

Aircrew from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron

Aircrew from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 234, a Marine Corps Reserve aviation unit headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, stand by the jump door window watching for Moroccan jets participating in a r... More

Lance Cpl. Jody Freeman, a military policeman with

Lance Cpl. Jody Freeman, a military policeman with

Lance Cpl. Jody Freeman, a military policeman with Military Police Company, Headquarters Battalion, 4th Marine Division, disassembles an AK-47 during the host-nation weapons training portion of exercise African... More

Technical Sgt.’s Curtis Steel and Alan Reynolds from

Technical Sgt.’s Curtis Steel and Alan Reynolds from

Technical Sgt.’s Curtis Steel and Alan Reynolds from 151st Medical Group, Utah Air National Guard prepare for a mass casualty decontamination exercise as part of African Lion 2011. African Lion is an annual bil... More

While training Romanian soldiers in non-lethal weapons

While training Romanian soldiers in non-lethal weapons

While training Romanian soldiers in non-lethal weapons and riot control procedures, Lance Cpl. Nathan E. Gibson, rifleman, Black Sea Rotational Force 11, Chicamuga, Ga., native, launches himself into the shield... More

Marines from Company E, 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine

Marines from Company E, 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine

Marines from Company E, 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division, maneuver their M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks during a training mission here May 22 as part of African Lion 2011. African Lion is an annually sche... More

Romanian marines celebrate the birthday of Lance Cpl.

Romanian marines celebrate the birthday of Lance Cpl.

Romanian marines celebrate the birthday of Lance Cpl. John R. West II, rifleman, Black Sea Rotational Force 11, by throwing him up in the air, a tradition within their ranks. As the U.S. Marines and Romanian ma... More

Masses of people from Tassguedelt, Morocco wait for

Masses of people from Tassguedelt, Morocco wait for

Masses of people from Tassguedelt, Morocco wait for the U.S. service members and the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces to arrive and set up their medical equipment in order to receive medical care as part of the Huma... More

Lance Cpl. Bradley Thrasher, a basic water support

Lance Cpl. Bradley Thrasher, a basic water support

Lance Cpl. Bradley Thrasher, a basic water support technician from Engineer Support Company, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, purifies saltwater from the Atlantic Ocean at a remote beach here May 24 during exerc... More

U.S. airmen, sailors and soldiers conducted humanitarian

U.S. airmen, sailors and soldiers conducted humanitarian

U.S. airmen, sailors and soldiers conducted humanitarian and civic assistance activities with their Moroccan counterparts here May 24 as part of exercise African Lion 2011. The joint medical teams provided medi... More

A Marine with Company F, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance

A Marine with Company F, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance

A Marine with Company F, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, covers up to protect himself from the dust May 24 as he rides in the top hatch of a Light Armored Vehicle during the uni... More

Lance Corporals James Sanders, Paul Poe, and Nicholas

Lance Corporals James Sanders, Paul Poe, and Nicholas

Lance Corporals James Sanders, Paul Poe, and Nicholas Klimek, tank mechanics from Company E, 4th Tank Battalion, stand atop their M88A2 Hercules recovery vehicle May 24 here during Exercise African Lion 2011. A... More

Lance Cpl. Christopher Schuler, a military policeman

Lance Cpl. Christopher Schuler, a military policeman

Lance Cpl. Christopher Schuler, a military policeman with Military Police Company, Headquarters Battalion, 4th Marine Division, wrestles with a soldier from the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces during the non-lethal... More

Cpl. Jesse Sangco, a crewman with Battery I, 3rd Battalion,

Cpl. Jesse Sangco, a crewman with Battery I, 3rd Battalion,

Cpl. Jesse Sangco, a crewman with Battery I, 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, muscles an artillery shell onto the loading tray of an M777 Howitzer during a fire mission here May 25. Battery I, a Marine rese... More

Lance Cpl. Andrew Ryan, a scout observer from Battery

Lance Cpl. Andrew Ryan, a scout observer from Battery

Lance Cpl. Andrew Ryan, a scout observer from Battery I, 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, sends an artillery fire mission digitally through his StrikeLink computer here May 25 during exercise African Lion 2... More

Maj. Rafael Maryahin, the battalion commander of a

Maj. Rafael Maryahin, the battalion commander of a

Maj. Rafael Maryahin, the battalion commander of a simulated Marine Corps infantry battalion, uses the antenna of his radio to point out a specific location to Marine Air Ground Task Force Tactical Warfare Simu... More

U.S. and Royal Moroccan Armed Forces service members

U.S. and Royal Moroccan Armed Forces service members

U.S. and Royal Moroccan Armed Forces service members grab livestock in order to provide medical care for the various livestock surrounding and living in the towns of Tamsia, Tassguedelt, Had Belffaa, Tifnit, an... More

The 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps General James

The 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps General James

The 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps General James F. Amos lays a wreath in front of the Iron Mike monument atop a hill in the heart of the Belleau Wood forest during a private Memorial Day ceremony in front... More

Rocks hold up a sign displaying the nickname of 4th

Rocks hold up a sign displaying the nickname of 4th

Rocks hold up a sign displaying the nickname of 4th Landing Support Battalion Marines, “Red Patchers” here May 29. First Beach Terminal Operations Platoon (reinforced), Company A, 4th LSB Marines supervised the... More

Lt. Gen. John M. Paxton, commanding general of Marine

Lt. Gen. John M. Paxton, commanding general of Marine

Lt. Gen. John M. Paxton, commanding general of Marine Corps Forces Africa and II Marine Expeditionary Force, speaks with Marines on a visit here May 30 during the equipment wash-down portion of exercise African... More

Sergeant Major Steven Peck, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion,

Sergeant Major Steven Peck, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion,

Sergeant Major Steven Peck, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment sergeant major, leads a period of instruction during a non-commissioned officer development course held for partner nation non-commi... More

At a joint and combined services air show, Cpl. Blake

At a joint and combined services air show, Cpl. Blake

At a joint and combined services air show, Cpl. Blake Childree, data network specialist from Skipperville, Ala., Black Sea Rotational Force 11, surrounded by Romanian locals around a humvee for a U.S. Marines s... More

In front of a three-nation formation, at an opening

In front of a three-nation formation, at an opening

In front of a three-nation formation, at an opening ceremony for a combined-forces exercise with Serbia and Bulgaria, Cpl. Michael J. Harding, Placerville, Calif., native and a rifleman with Black Sea Rotationa... More

A Serbian infantryman shoots Table 3 of the Marine

A Serbian infantryman shoots Table 3 of the Marine

A Serbian infantryman shoots Table 3 of the Marine Corps Combat Marksmanship Course for his first time alongside a Bulgarian soldier while participating in Black Sea Rotational Force 11 to improve close-quarter... More

U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 11 got

U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 11 got

U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 11 got the opportunity to shoot Bulgarian Rocket Propelled Grenade-7 launchers, the most widely-used anti-tank weapon in the world, under the supervision of Bulgari... More

Lt. Col. Nelson S. Cardella, commanding officer, Black

Lt. Col. Nelson S. Cardella, commanding officer, Black

Lt. Col. Nelson S. Cardella, commanding officer, Black Sea Rotational Force 11, addresses the class of Bulgarian non-commissioned officer instructors and U.S. Marine non-commissioned officers on the completion ... More

Pamela G. Hutchings, field program director of U.S.

Pamela G. Hutchings, field program director of U.S.

Pamela G. Hutchings, field program director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in Vienna, Austria, leads Petty Officer 2nd Class Anastatia M. Dobbs, a hospital corpsman, as she pledges the Oath... More

Form the Troops! - coin, public domain photograph

Form the Troops! - coin, public domain photograph

In front of a color detail with the national colors of America and the Republic of Georgia and the unit colors of the U.S. Marine Corps and Georgian military, Maj. Eric J. Andersen, executive officer Black Sea ... More

On the operating table, Navy Lt. Dana L. Vanartsdalen,

On the operating table, Navy Lt. Dana L. Vanartsdalen,

On the operating table, Navy Lt. Dana L. Vanartsdalen, surgeon and San Diego, Calif., native, Petty Officers 3rd Class Godfrey O. Aneke, Brooklyn, N.Y., native, and Jon W. Hill, Avery, Texas, native, both corps... More

When an Azerbaijani soldier’s weapon jams during a

When an Azerbaijani soldier’s weapon jams during a

When an Azerbaijani soldier’s weapon jams during a familiarization course with a U.S.-issued service rifle, Lance Cpl. Nathan E. Gibson, infantryman and native of Chickamauga, Ga., Black Sea Rotational Force 11... More

In front of 3rd Squad with the Black Sea Rotational

In front of 3rd Squad with the Black Sea Rotational

In front of 3rd Squad with the Black Sea Rotational Force 11 Corporal’s Course guidon, Cpl. Kristopher Acker, an Amarillo, Texas, native and rifleman with BSRF-11, leads the rest of the detail to the classroom.... More

A Ukrainian soldier rushes toward the urban combat

A Ukrainian soldier rushes toward the urban combat

A Ukrainian soldier rushes toward the urban combat area to neutralize a simulated sniper threat while on a training patrol. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 11 returned to Babadag Training Area with Ukra... More

U.S. Marines and Romanian military prepare for the

U.S. Marines and Romanian military prepare for the

U.S. Marines and Romanian military prepare for the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new helipad at the Constanta County Hospital Sept. 9. Combat engineers with Black Sea Rotational Force 11 contracted with Roman... More

Marines of Black Sea Rotational Force 11 officially

Marines of Black Sea Rotational Force 11 officially

Marines of Black Sea Rotational Force 11 officially end of their deployment with a closing ceremony to commemorate their five-month deployment to the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions. The Special Purpose ... More

Marines, airmen and Norwegian soldiers work around

Marines, airmen and Norwegian soldiers work around

Marines, airmen and Norwegian soldiers work around the clock to load emergency equipment on to C-17 U.S. Air Force Globemaster III aircraft to ship to Eastern Turkey, in response to the 7.2 magnitude quake in t... More

Sgt. Paul Evans, Marine Forces Europe Embarkation chief,

Sgt. Paul Evans, Marine Forces Europe Embarkation chief,

Sgt. Paul Evans, Marine Forces Europe Embarkation chief, releases the straps on U.S. Air Force pallets and netting at the Vaernes International Airport in Norway, Nov. 14. With assistance from Norwegian soldier... More

Brig. Gen. Charles Chiarotti, Marine Forces Europe,

Brig. Gen. Charles Chiarotti, Marine Forces Europe,

Brig. Gen. Charles Chiarotti, Marine Forces Europe, deputy commanding general, greets Bulgarian Col. Lavor Mateev, chief of Joint Facilities & Training Department, Ministry of Defense, in his office at U.S. Arm... More

Rows of front loaders and 7-ton trucks sit, gassed

Rows of front loaders and 7-ton trucks sit, gassed

Rows of front loaders and 7-ton trucks sit, gassed up and ready to roll in one of the many corridors in the Frigard supply cave located on the Vaernes Garrison near Trondheim, Norway. This is one of seven caves... More

Lt. Gen. John M. Paxton and Dennis J. Hejlik spoke

Lt. Gen. John M. Paxton and Dennis J. Hejlik spoke

Lt. Gen. John M. Paxton and Dennis J. Hejlik spoke to more than 50 Marine spouses from the general Stuttgart area during a Family Readiness town hall meeting at United States Army Garrison Stuttgart’s Panzer Ka... More

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