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Navy Corpsman from 1ST Force Recon sits and waits for recon teams to deploy from the USS Juneau (LDP-10) during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97, held at Camp Pendleton, California. KERNEL BLITZ is a bi-annual Commander-in-CHIEF Pacific (CINCPAC) fleet training exercise (FLEETEX) focused on operational/tactical training of Commander, Third Fleet (C3F)/ I Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) and Commander, Amphibious Group 3 (CPG-3)/ 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV). KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations

Navy Corpsman from 1ST Force Recon sits and waits for recon teams to d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Maj... More

Right side profile of two US Marines from the 5th Force Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, Okinawa, Japan, as they swim in the cold waters at Iwakuni, Japan. A Mark V Zodiac raft is in the background next to the swimmers in case of emergency. These Marines are in the water for their 5th Force Recon cold water training exercises

Right side profile of two US Marines from the 5th Force Reconnaissance...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: 5TH FORCE RECON COLD WATER TRAINING Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL R... More

Straight on medium shot of a US Marine from the 5th Force Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, Okinawa, Japan, he swims in the cold water at Iwakuni, Japan. A Mark V Zodiac raft is in the background next to the swimmer in case of emergency. The Marine is in the water for their 5th Force Recon cold water training exercises

Straight on medium shot of a US Marine from the 5th Force Reconnaissan...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: 5TH FORCE RECON COLD WATER TRAINING Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL R... More

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

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

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Force Recon (Reconnaissance) Marines, 3rd Battalion (BN), 8th Marine Regiment (3/8), Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (NC), conduct helo-casting drills from a USMC Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion heavy lift helicopter while on a Unit Deployment Program (UDP) to Ternate Marine Base, Cavite Province, Philippines (PHL), participating in a Marine Interoperability Exercise (MIX), which is a joint training exercise between USMC and Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) Marines

US Marine Corps (USMC) Force Recon (Reconnaissance) Marines, 3rd Batta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Matthew J. Anderson, USMC Release Statu... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) GUNNERY Sergeant (GYSGT) Verchoor, Combat Visual Information Center (CVIC, 3rd Battalion (BN), 8th Marine Regiment (3/8), Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (NC), waits for the arrival of Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) Force Recon (Reconnaissance) Marines conducting a helo-casting exercise while on a Unit Deployment Program (UDP) to Ternate Marine Base, Cavite Province, Philippines (PHL), participating in a Marine Interoperability Exercise (MIX), which is a joint training exercise between USMC and PMC Marines

US Marine Corps (USMC) GUNNERY Sergeant (GYSGT) Verchoor, Combat Visua...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Matthew J. Anderson, USMC Release Statu... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Force Recon (Reconnaissance) Marine (right), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), provide security for a New Zealand official (second from right) as she negotiates with Afghani merchants in the Tirin Kot District, Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan (AFG), while conducting an overt vehicular reconnaissance patrol throughout the Kandahar and Oruzgan Provinces of Afghanistan during Operation ULYSSES II, which is the first combat operation undertaken by the 22nd MEU (SOC) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Force Recon (Reconnaissance) Marine (right), ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tirin Kot District State: Oruzgan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A Milks, USMC Release Status: Released to Public... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Force Recon (Reconnaissance) Marines, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), provide security for their unit commander as he begins a tour of the area starting at the Governors Compound in the Tirin Kot District, Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan (AFG), while conducting an overt vehicular reconnaissance patrol throughout the Kandahar and Oruzgan Provinces of Afghanistan during Operation ULYSSES II, which is the first combat operation undertaken by the 22nd MEU (SOC) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Force Recon (Reconnaissance) Marines, 22nd Mari...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tirin Kot District State: Oruzgan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A Milks, USMC Release Status: Released to Public... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Force Recon (Reconnaissance) Marines, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), provide security for civilian contracting officials as they tour the Tirin Kot District, Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan (AFG), while conducting an overt vehicular reconnaissance patrol throughout the Kandahar and Oruzgan Provinces of Afghanistan during Operation ULYSSES II, which is the first combat operation undertaken by the 22nd MEU (SOC) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. (SUBSTANDARD)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Force Recon (Reconnaissance) Marines, 22nd Mari...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tirin Kot District State: Oruzgan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A Milks, USMC Release Status: Released to Public... More

Force reconnaissance Marines with 4th Force Reconnaissance

Force reconnaissance Marines with 4th Force Reconnaissance

Force reconnaissance Marines with 4th Force Reconnaissance Company carry their F470 Combat Rubber Raiding Crafts to the beachfront in preparation for hydrographic reconnaissance training at Marine Corps Trainin... More

Marines with Force Reconnaissance Company, II Marine

Marines with Force Reconnaissance Company, II Marine

Marines with Force Reconnaissance Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force, prepare to board an MV-22 Osprey aboard one of the training fields around Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 17, to conduct a f... More

A Marine with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit fires

A Marine with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit fires

A Marine with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit fires on a target during a combat marksmanship training exercise aboard USS Bataan, April 22. Marines and sailors with the 22nd MEU’s Force Reconnaissance, Radio... More

Sgts. Nicholas Guard and Barry Lemons, reconnaissance

Sgts. Nicholas Guard and Barry Lemons, reconnaissance

Sgts. Nicholas Guard and Barry Lemons, reconnaissance men with 4th Force Reconnaissance Company, 4th Marine Division, use an electronic wind meter to determine wind speed before parachuting from an Air Force C-... More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Joseph Bergeron, a task force combat

U.S. Marine Sgt. Joseph Bergeron, a task force combat

U.S. Marine Sgt. Joseph Bergeron, a task force combat engineer, explains combat marksmanship tactics to a group of Ugandan soldiers, Feb. 27. Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force 12 sent a small team of... More

Marines from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime

Marines from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime

Marines from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force prepare to board the USS Dewey from rigid-hulled inflatable boats during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise, April 9 at Naval Base ... More

Marines from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime

Marines from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime

Marines from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force climb a caving ladder to the bottom of an oil platform off the coast of Carpinteria, Calif., April 16. The MRF practiced gas and oil platfor... More

Marines with 4th Force Reconnaissance Company parachute

Marines with 4th Force Reconnaissance Company parachute

Marines with 4th Force Reconnaissance Company parachute from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter at Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland June 13, 2012. The event was a part of Marine Week Cleveland, which ends J... More

A Reconnaissance Marine assigned to Force Reconnaissance

A Reconnaissance Marine assigned to Force Reconnaissance

A Reconnaissance Marine assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, adjusts his gear before conducting a diving operation in Mile Hammock Bay on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 23, 2012. ... More

Marines serving with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion bow

Marines serving with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion bow

Marines serving with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion bow their heads in honor of Staff Sgt. Caleb Medley during a memorial ceremony here, March 25, 2013. Medley, a reconnaissance man who served as a field radio op... More

26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Maritime Raid

26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Maritime Raid

26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Maritime Raid Force Marines exit the back of an MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadon (VMM) 266, (Reinforced), while conducting parachute operations over... More

A 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Maritime Raid Force

A 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Maritime Raid Force

A 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Maritime Raid Force Marine finds target locations on a map prior to conducting a joint terminal attack control training exercise at an observation post in Djibouti, Africa, May ... More

A C-130J Hercules assigned to 26th Marine Expeditionary

A C-130J Hercules assigned to 26th Marine Expeditionary

A C-130J Hercules assigned to 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) command element, transports Maritime Raid Force Marines to conduct parachute operations over King Faisal Air Base in Jordan, June 18, 2013. Exe... More

26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Maritime Raid

26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Maritime Raid

26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Maritime Raid Force Marines fire M4 Carbines at a range in Jordan, June 19, 2013. Exercise Eager Lion 2013 is an annual, multinational exercise designed to strengthen milita... More

Sgt. Matt Pike, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit force

Sgt. Matt Pike, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit force

Sgt. Matt Pike, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit force reconnaissance platoon radio operator and native of Plano, Texas, walks ahead of his platoon as it escorts captured role players out of a mock town during ad... More

26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Maritime Raid

26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Maritime Raid

26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Maritime Raid Force Marines receive a class on a diver propulsion device on Arta Beach during sustainment training in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility, Aug. 3, 2013... More

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon,

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon,

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), receive a brief on their course of fire during an advanced marksmanship range in the 5th Fleet a... More

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon,

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon,

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), observe as a foreign soldier climbs a ladder during simulated Maritime Interdiction Operations (... More

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon,

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon,

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), provide security as they approach a vessel during simulated Maritime Interdiction Operations (MI... More

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon,

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon,

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct an amphibious insertion onto a beach while training foreign Marines in the U.S. 5th Flee... More

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon,

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon,

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare to conduct parachute operations in UH-60 Black Hawks assigned to Alpha Company, 1-189th ... More

Marines from Force Detachment Delta, II Marine Expeditionary

Marines from Force Detachment Delta, II Marine Expeditionary

Marines from Force Detachment Delta, II Marine Expeditionary Force gear-up to conduct an over the horizon amphibious insertion before conducting reconnaissance and surveillance patrols aboard Marine Corps Base ... More

Staff Sgt. Khalif A. Turner, a team leader with 2nd

Staff Sgt. Khalif A. Turner, a team leader with 2nd

Staff Sgt. Khalif A. Turner, a team leader with 2nd Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division climbs a ladder onto the bridge support beam before moving on to the next obst... More

A Marine with the security platoon, Maritime Raid Force,

A Marine with the security platoon, Maritime Raid Force,

A Marine with the security platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides security during close quarters tactics training at Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 18, 2014. The training took place du... More

A Marine with the Force Reconnaissance Detachment,

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

The 24th MEU barbershop

The 24th MEU barbershop

For more than 239 years Marines have epitomized and upheld the values to being the world’s most elite and respected warriors. No matter the clime or place, Marines are renowned for their impeccable appearance a... More

Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit watch

Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit watch

Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit watch a pair of CH-53E Super Stallions from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th MEU, aboard the USS Iwo Jima, Nov. 3, 2014. The 24th MEU is pr... More

Marines with Force Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion,

Marines with Force Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion,

Marines with Force Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division post security and prepare a door for an explosive breach, during a breach and clear exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 15, 201... More

Republic of Korea Marines hike a 35- km path up a mountain

Republic of Korea Marines hike a 35- km path up a mountain

Republic of Korea Marines hike a 35- km path up a mountain Jan. 15 during Korean Marine Exchange Program 15-3 in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea. They carried packs weighing close to 85 pounds, and marched along... More

Republic of Korea Marines walk to the ski slopes during

Republic of Korea Marines walk to the ski slopes during

Republic of Korea Marines walk to the ski slopes during Korean Marine Exchange Program 15-3 Jan. 23 in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea. They learned both basic and advanced skiing techniques, like skiing with a ... More

Republic of Korea Marines fire rounds from a Daewoo

Republic of Korea Marines fire rounds from a Daewoo

Republic of Korea Marines fire rounds from a Daewoo K201 40mm grenade launcher Feb. 5 at a mountainside during Korean Marine Exchange Program 15-3 at Gimpo, Republic of Korea. After this demonstration, the ROK ... More

U.S. Marines practice and demonstrate reloading in

U.S. Marines practice and demonstrate reloading in

U.S. Marines practice and demonstrate reloading in preparation for the “table three” unknown distance rifle range while being observed by Republic of Korea Marines Feb. 5 during Korean Marine Exchange Program 1... More

Republic of Korea Marines carry  combat rubber raiding

Republic of Korea Marines carry combat rubber raiding

Republic of Korea Marines carry combat rubber raiding crafts into the ocean Feb. 5 during Korean Marine Exchange Program 15-3 in Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province, Republic of Korea. The training was to prepare for ste... More

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. William S. Pendleton,

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. William S. Pendleton,

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. William S. Pendleton, a communications chief assigned to Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, monitors rappelling troops during a fast rope exercise at Marine... More

A U.S. Marine with Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine

A U.S. Marine with Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine

A U.S. Marine with Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to clear the roof of a building during an urban assault course at Fort Pickett, Va., April 14, 2015. The 26th MEU and its support... More

U.S. Marines with Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine

U.S. Marines with Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine

U.S. Marines with Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct military operations in urban terrain (MOUT) training at Fort Pickett, Va., April 15, 2015. The training involved role-players and i... More

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon,

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon,

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fast-rope from a SH-60 Seahawk assigned to Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 4, onto a ship while co... More

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon,

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon,

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct a high altitude low opening (HALO) jump during category 3 sustainment training in Louisb... More

A U.S. Marine assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon,

A U.S. Marine assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon,

A U.S. Marine assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares to land after conducting a high altitude high opening (HAHO) jump during category 3 su... More

U.S. Marines and sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary

U.S. Marines and sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary

U.S. Marines and sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), depart the USS Arlington (LPD 24) via rigid-hulled inflatable boats to conduct a mock visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) aboard a ve... More

An SH-60 Seahawk and Rigid-Hull Inflatable Boats carrying

An SH-60 Seahawk and Rigid-Hull Inflatable Boats carrying

An SH-60 Seahawk and Rigid-Hull Inflatable Boats carrying U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and Navy SEALs prepare to board a ship... More

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon,

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon,

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare to enter a mock enemy compound while conducting a raid, during composite training unit e... More

INDIAN OCEAN (July 24, 2015) U.S. Marines with the

INDIAN OCEAN (July 24, 2015) U.S. Marines with the

INDIAN OCEAN (July 24, 2015) U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force fast-rope out of an MH-60S Sea Hawk, from the “Blackjacks” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 21, onto the ... More

A reconnaissance Marine posts security while his teammates

A reconnaissance Marine posts security while his teammates

A reconnaissance Marine posts security while his teammates fast-rope to the deck during a close quarters tactics training evolution aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), Aug. 10, 2015. The Marines with Force... More

Sergeant Trevor Pace, an assistant team leader with

Sergeant Trevor Pace, an assistant team leader with

Sergeant Trevor Pace, an assistant team leader with Force Reconnaissance Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, receives a final inspection of his gear prior to parachute familiarization tr... More

ARTA RANGE FACILITY, Djibouti (Oct. 6, 2015) U.S. Marines

ARTA RANGE FACILITY, Djibouti (Oct. 6, 2015) U.S. Marines

ARTA RANGE FACILITY, Djibouti (Oct. 6, 2015) U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Force Reconnaissance Detachment, provide security during a desert survival and tactics course alongside the Fr... More

ARTA RANGE FACILITY, Djibouti (Oct. 7, 2015) A U.S.

ARTA RANGE FACILITY, Djibouti (Oct. 7, 2015) A U.S.

ARTA RANGE FACILITY, Djibouti (Oct. 7, 2015) A U.S. Marine, with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Force Reconnaissance Detachment, provides security during a desert survival and tactics course alongside the... More

An instructor with NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational

An instructor with NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational

An instructor with NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Centre observes a U.S. Marine assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), practice shi... More

A U.S. Marine with the Force Reconnaissance Detachment,

A U.S. Marine with the Force Reconnaissance Detachment,

A U.S. Marine with the Force Reconnaissance Detachment, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, embarked aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD-24) fires at stationary targets... More

Mustang: Flat black to shiny gold

Mustang: Flat black to shiny gold

Col. Randall S. Hoffman, the III Marine Expeditionary Force G-35 future operations officer, progressed from private to colonel over 32 years of service in the Marine Corps. Hoffman, from Danville, Indiana, enli... More

Staff Sgt. Hunter Stafford, dive chief with 3rd Force

Staff Sgt. Hunter Stafford, dive chief with 3rd Force

Staff Sgt. Hunter Stafford, dive chief with 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company, 4th Marine Division, conducts a dive brief as part of the day and night dive and ship-to-shore advancement operation at Pensacola, F... More

U.S. Sailors with the Maritime Raid Force (MRF), 26th

U.S. Sailors with the Maritime Raid Force (MRF), 26th

U.S. Sailors with the Maritime Raid Force (MRF), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), drive a Rigid-Hulled Inflatable Boat (RHIB) during visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) training at Fort Eustis, Va., Au... More

A CH-53 Super Stallion lands during a helocast exercise

A CH-53 Super Stallion lands during a helocast exercise

A CH-53 Super Stallion lands during a helocast exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 19, 2017. Bold Alligator 17 is a large-scale, multinational amphibious exercise designed to execute complex ... More

Students with the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader

Students with the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader

Students with the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader Course plan a nautical navigation training mission, Oct. 21, 2017, at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Three Special Tactics Airmen graduated from RTLC in November... More

Force Reconnaissance Marines with Maritime Raid Force,

Force Reconnaissance Marines with Maritime Raid Force,

Force Reconnaissance Marines with Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit post security while doing practice drills in Guam, January 13, 2018, during Realistic Urban Training Exercise. RUTEX provide... More

Force Reconnaissance Marines with Maritime Raid Force,

Force Reconnaissance Marines with Maritime Raid Force,

Force Reconnaissance Marines with Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare for an amphibious assault in Guam, January 15, 2018, during Realistic Urban Training Exercise. RUTEX provides an ins... More

Sally, a military working dog with Maritime Raid Force,

Sally, a military working dog with Maritime Raid Force,

Sally, a military working dog with Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit participates in a ground assault in Guam, January 20, 2018, during Realistic Urban Training Exercise. RUTEX provides an ins... More

A Force Reconnaissance Marine with Maritime Raid Force,

A Force Reconnaissance Marine with Maritime Raid Force,

A Force Reconnaissance Marine with Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to fast rope out of a MH-60S Seahawk in Guam, January 23, 2018, during Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training... More

A Force Reconnaissance Marine with Maritime Raid Force,

A Force Reconnaissance Marine with Maritime Raid Force,

A Force Reconnaissance Marine with Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, uses a Broco torch to practice breaching in Guam, January 24, 2018, during Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training. VBSS... More

A Force Reconnaissance Marine with Maritime Raid Force,

A Force Reconnaissance Marine with Maritime Raid Force,

A Force Reconnaissance Marine with Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, climbs a caving ladder in Guam, January 25, 2018, during Visit Board Search and Seizure training. VBSS teaches Marines how... More

Marines with Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary

Marines with Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary

Marines with Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, hook a caving ladder in Guam, February 1, 2018, during Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training. VBSS teaches Marines how to take over ships fo... More

Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Force

Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Force

Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Force Reconnaissance Platoon saw through a steel door during a mock raid at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 4, 2018. FRP conducts recon and surveillance, dire... More

Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 22nd Marine

Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 22nd Marine

Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct low level static line and freefall jumps over Albert J. Ellis Airport, N.C., Aug 16, 2018. This training increases parachuting and ju... More

Recon Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 22nd Marine

Recon Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 22nd Marine

Recon Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit approach a vessel on a Rigid-Hull Inflatable Boat during a Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training mission near Camp Lejeune, N.C., A... More

A reconnaissance Marine with the Maritime Raid Force

A reconnaissance Marine with the Maritime Raid Force

A reconnaissance Marine with the Maritime Raid Force (MRF), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU), waits to board an MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), 11th MEU, for a raid... More

A Reconnaissance Marine with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion,

A Reconnaissance Marine with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion,

A Reconnaissance Marine with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, fires an M240B machine gun during a live-fire range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 27, 2018. The Reconnaissance Marines were... More

190629-N-WI365-1266 CORAL SEA (June 29, 2019) – Force

190629-N-WI365-1266 CORAL SEA (June 29, 2019) – Force

190629-N-WI365-1266 CORAL SEA (June 29, 2019) – Force Reconnaissance Marines apart of the Maritime Raid Force, with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) fast rope on the flight deck of the amphibious dock l... More

U.S. Marine Maj. Jeremy Johnson, a company commander

U.S. Marine Maj. Jeremy Johnson, a company commander

U.S. Marine Maj. Jeremy Johnson, a company commander with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, talks about the battle of Iwo Jima during a professional development trip on Iwo Jima, Japan, Nov. 26... More

PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 4, 2020) An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter

PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 4, 2020) An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter

PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 4, 2020) An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter with the “Island Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 carrying Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s (MEU) Maritime Raid For... More

PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 4, 2020) Sgt. DeAngel Miguel,

PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 4, 2020) Sgt. DeAngel Miguel,

PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 4, 2020) Sgt. DeAngel Miguel, a scout sniper with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides airborne overwatch for a simulated Visit, Boar... More

A U.S. Marine with 3rd platoon, Force Reconnaissance

A U.S. Marine with 3rd platoon, Force Reconnaissance

A U.S. Marine with 3rd platoon, Force Reconnaissance Company (FORECON), 2nd Marine Division, conducts a skiing-competency training event during Mountain Exercise 2-20 aboard Mountain Warfare Training Center in ... More

U.S. Marines with 3rd platoon, Force Reconnaissance

U.S. Marines with 3rd platoon, Force Reconnaissance

U.S. Marines with 3rd platoon, Force Reconnaissance Company (FORECON), 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, load equipment prior to inserting into a force-on-force exercise during Mountain Exercis... More

U.S. Marines with 1st platoon, Force Reconnaissance

U.S. Marines with 1st platoon, Force Reconnaissance

U.S. Marines with 1st platoon, Force Reconnaissance Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force, clear a hallway during Close Quarters Tactics training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 29, 2020. The reconnaissa... More

A Marine with Echo Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion,

A Marine with Echo Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion,

A Marine with Echo Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, prepares a rope to practice knot tying during a guided training course aboard Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridge... More

Marines with Echo Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion,

Marines with Echo Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion,

Marines with Echo Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marines Division prepare for a hike during a guided training course aboard Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif., July 23... More

Marines with Echo Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion,

Marines with Echo Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion,

Marines with Echo Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division hike through the training grounds of Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center during a guided training course, Bridgeport, Calif... More

PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 26, 2020) A Force Reconnaissance

PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 26, 2020) A Force Reconnaissance

PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 26, 2020) A Force Reconnaissance Marine with Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), walks forward during Visit, Board, Search and Seizure drills aboard LSD 42. Germantown, p... More

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sep. 5, 2020) Force Reconnaissance

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sep. 5, 2020) Force Reconnaissance

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sep. 5, 2020) Force Reconnaissance Marines with Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), set security during a simulated Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) mission aboard doc... More

U.S. Airmen with Special Operations Forces Medical

U.S. Airmen with Special Operations Forces Medical

U.S. Airmen with Special Operations Forces Medical Element, 18th Wing disembark from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361 (HMH-361) prior to conducting a simulated casual... More

(PHILIPINE SEA, Oct. 13, 2020) Marines assigned to

(PHILIPINE SEA, Oct. 13, 2020) Marines assigned to

(PHILIPINE SEA, Oct. 13, 2020) Marines assigned to Task Force Ellis, I Marine Expeditionary Force conduct a launch and recovery exercise of a combat rubber raiding craft during a maritime exercise. Maritime Exp... More

Mk VI Patrol Boat | CRRC Launch and Recovery Exercise

Mk VI Patrol Boat | CRRC Launch and Recovery Exercise

(PHILIPINE SEA, Oct. 13, 2020) Marines assigned to Task Force Ellis, I Marine Expeditionary Force conduct a launch and recovery exercise of a combat rubber raiding craft during a maritime exercise aboard a Patr... More

INDIAN OCEAN (Aug. 4, 2015) A U.S. Marine with the

INDIAN OCEAN (Aug. 4, 2015) A U.S. Marine with the

INDIAN OCEAN (Aug. 4, 2015) A U.S. Marine with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force fires at a target while moving toward cover during a deck shoot aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Ess... More

Lance Cpl. Chris Christensen, a force reconnaissance

Lance Cpl. Chris Christensen, a force reconnaissance

Lance Cpl. Chris Christensen, a force reconnaissance Marine with 4th Force Reconnaissance Company, works to find the beach's gradient during a hydrographic reconnaissance training at Marine Corps Training Area ... More

Marines and sailors with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary

Marines and sailors with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary

Marines and sailors with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit load magazines into their weapons before firing on targets during a combat marksmanship training exercise aboard USS Bataan, April 22. Marines and sai... More

Lance Cpl. Calford Pader, a parachute rigger with 4th

Lance Cpl. Calford Pader, a parachute rigger with 4th

Lance Cpl. Calford Pader, a parachute rigger with 4th Force Reconnaissance Company, 4th Marine Division, dons his final piece of gear before boarding an Air Force C-17 transport aircraft to parachute over Marin... More

A force reconnaissance Marine goes over threat detection

A force reconnaissance Marine goes over threat detection

A force reconnaissance Marine goes over threat detection methods with a group of Ugandan soldiers, Feb. 28. Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force 12 sent a small team of Marines into Uganda, Feb. 3, to t... More

Marines from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime

Marines from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime

Marines from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force conduct a visit, board, search and seizure exercise aboard the USS Dewey at Naval Base San Diego, April 9. The MRF’s primary role is to carr... More

A CH-46E from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364,

A CH-46E from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364,

A CH-46E from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364, hovers above an oil platform off the coast of Carpinteria, Calif., April 16, supporting the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force. The MRF pra... More

Master Sgt. David Burrows, Master Sgt. David Hutten

Master Sgt. David Burrows, Master Sgt. David Hutten

Master Sgt. David Burrows, Master Sgt. David Hutten and Staff Sgt. Matt Moore, all with 4th Force Reconnaissance Company, walk to a predesignated staging area after parachuting from a CH-53E Super Stallion hel... More

A Reconnaissance Marine assigned to Force Reconnaissance

A Reconnaissance Marine assigned to Force Reconnaissance

A Reconnaissance Marine assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, adjusts his gear before conducting a diving operation in Mile Hammock Bay on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 23, 2012. ... More

Sergeant Nathanial Contreras, jump master, Force

Sergeant Nathanial Contreras, jump master, Force

Sergeant Nathanial Contreras, jump master, Force Reconnaissance Platoon, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts a check of another Marine's parachute before conducting an 8,000-foot freefall jump from a CH-15... More

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