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U.S. Marine Corps 1ST LT. Nick Ramseur, a platoon commander with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, gives candy to the local kids of a mountain village in the Khowst-Gardez Pass, on Dec. 30, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL James L. Yarboro) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps 1ST LT. Nick Ramseur, a platoon commander with Weapo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Khowst-Gardez Pass State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Y... More

U.S. Marine Corps 1ST LT. Nick Ramseur, a platoon commander with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, hands out posters and flyers to the local people in a mountain village at the Khowst-Gardez Pass, Afghanistan, on Dec. 31, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL James L. Yarboro) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps 1ST LT. Nick Ramseur, a platoon commander with Weapo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Khowst-Gardez Pass State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Y... More

BGEN Robert B. Johnston, center, CHIEF of STAFF, Marine Corps Bases, Japan, inspects the rifle of a Marine from Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron following the drill portion of the air station's Commanding General's inspection. Accompanying the general is 1LT R.G. Durko, left foreground, Drill Platoon Commander

BGEN Robert B. Johnston, center, CHIEF of STAFF, Marine Corps Bases, J...

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

BGEN Robert B. Johnston, center, CHIEF of STAFF, Marine Corps Bases, Japan, inspects the rifle of a Marine from Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron following the drill portion of the air station's Commanding General's inspection. Accompanying the general are 1LT R.G. Durko, left, Drill Platoon Commander, and COL Robert R. Renier, right, Commanding Officer of the Air Station

BGEN Robert B. Johnston, center, CHIEF of STAFF, Marine Corps Bases, J...

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

BGEN Robert B. Johnston, second from left, CHIEF of STAFF, Marine Corps Bases, Japan, looks at GUNNERY SGT Hood's inspection notes following the drill portion of the air station's Commanding General's inspection. Waiting for the results are, from right, 1LT R.G. Durko, Drill Platoon Commander, SGM Crouch, COL Robert R. Renier, Commanding Officer of the Air Station, and COL Cruse

BGEN Robert B. Johnston, second from left, CHIEF of STAFF, Marine Corp...

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

MAJ Peter Kopf, left, and CPT Joe Dowdy return the salute of a platoon commander as the Marines of Marine Corps Security Force Company pass in review at the close of a change of command ceremony during which Dowdy relieved Kopf as the company's commanding officer

MAJ Peter Kopf, left, and CPT Joe Dowdy return the salute of a platoon...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Keflavik Country: Iceland (ISL) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN S.D. Bailey Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

Marine Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) Platoon Commander 1ST Lieutenant Eric Hurley of the 1ST Tank Battalion, 1ST Marine Division establishes communications after reaching Camp Pendleton's Red Beach on D-day during exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations

Marine Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) Platoon Commander 1ST Lieute...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

A platoon commander with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's (MEU) mechanized-raid company communicates with his commanding officer while his Marines are searching and securing the raid site. The MEU performed the mech-raid while conducting routine exercises in the Kuwaiti desert

A platoon commander with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's (MEU) me...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Udairi Range Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Chris Tourge, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) First Lieutenant (1LT) Michael Diamond (center), Platoon Commander, C/Company, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion, 1ST Marine Division, briefs his platoon during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ 2001

US Marine Corps (USMC) First Lieutenant (1LT) Michael Diamond (center)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ 2001 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scen... More

First Lieutenant Mark Wallace, USMC, (right), Platoon Commander 1ST Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, Lima Company, gives US and Philippine Marines a class on Warfare during BALIKATAN 2001 at Camp Ternate, Philippines. Exercise BALIKATAN is a combined joint exercise of the Republic of Philippines and the United States. The exercise demonstrates the U.S. resolve to support the Philippines against external aggression consistent with the Mutual Defense Treaty between both nations

First Lieutenant Mark Wallace, USMC, (right), Platoon Commander 1ST Pl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN 2001 Base: Marine Corps Base, Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: CPL... More

First Lieutenant Kraig Rouen, USMC, Platoon Commander, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) poses in the location where his Marines were bivouaced at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. This picture was taken as the Marines were being displaced by Army Soldiers with the 101st Air Assault Battalion. In the background are the remains of two Soviet Mi-17s (HIP H) and one of the towers used by Marine snipers guarding against infiltration

First Lieutenant Kraig Rouen, USMC, Platoon Commander, 2nd Combat Engi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Posing in front of the remains of an Mi-17 Soviet helicopter are First Lieutenant Kraig Rouen, USMC, Platoon Commander (far right), with some of his combat engineers from 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Posing in front of the remains of an Mi-17 Soviet helicopter are First...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

With his Remington 870 shotgun at hand, First Lieutenant Kraig Rouen, USMC, Platoon Commander, 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) points out a mined area at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

With his Remington 870 shotgun at hand, First Lieutenant Kraig Rouen, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

WIth his Remington 870 shotgun at hand, First Lieutenant Kraig Rouen, USMC, Platoon Commander, 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) points out a mined area at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

WIth his Remington 870 shotgun at hand, First Lieutenant Kraig Rouen, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Republic of Korea (ROK) Platoon Commander, First Lieutenant Paul Mitchell leads Korean Marines to an assembly point during the Korean Incremental Training Program (KITP) at Camp Mu Juk, Korea. KITP is a joint training exercise with US Marines and the ROK Marines

Republic of Korea (ROK) Platoon Commander, First Lieutenant Paul Mitch...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Mu Juk Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: 2ND BN 7TH MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL Roberto Torres, Usmc Relea... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Platoon Commander, Platoon Sergeant, and Squad Leaders assigned to G/Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), pose for a photograph in front of a USMC CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters inside the hangar bay, aboard the US Navy (USN) WASP CLASS: Amphibious Assault Ship, USS NASSAU (LAH 4), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Platoon Commander, Platoon Sergeant, and Squad ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: USS Nassau (LHA 4) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Bryan Reed, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) 2nd Lieutenant (2LT) Darrel Commander, 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), 1ST Platoon Commander, 2nd Armored Assault Battalion, Bravo Company, Surveys the area in Az Zubayr from the turret of his Armored Assault Vehicle (AAV) during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The turret or UWS (Upgunned Weapons Station) is equipped with .50 cal M2HB Machine Gun (left) and a 40 mm MK 10 MOD 3 Machine Gun

US Marine Corps (USMC) 2nd Lieutenant (2LT) Darrel Commander, 1ST Batt...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Az Zubayr Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Kevin C... More

First Lieutenant (1LT) Matthew B. Mayo, a platoon commander with Echo Company 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines, cleans his Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle outside of landing strip Viper, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

First Lieutenant (1LT) Matthew B. Mayo, a platoon commander with Echo ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mauricio Campino, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

Captain (CAPT) Robert Dinero, USMC, Platoon Commander, Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU SOC), addresses a crowd while on patrol in Qalat Sukar during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Captain (CAPT) Robert Dinero, USMC, Platoon Commander, Golf Company, B...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Qalat Sukar State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jeff Sisto, USMC Release Stat... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Captain (CPT) Christopher Wills (second from left), Platoon Commander, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion (BN), 4th Marine Regiment (MAR RGT), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California (CA), briefs his Marines prior to a training mission. The Marines are conducting urban terrain combat training in a former US Air Force (USAF) housing area near Anderson Air Force Base (AFB), Guam, during joint Exercise TANDEM THRUST 2003

US Marine Corps (USMC) Captain (CPT) Christopher Wills (second from le...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 2nd BN, 4th Marine Regiment Scene Camera O... More

Captain Kintzley, USMC, Alpha Company, 3rd Platoon Commander, 1ST Reconnaissance Battalion (BN), 1ST Marine Division (1MARDIV), Margarita (33 Area), Camp Pendleton, California, checks out a sign that his son and wife made for his homecoming from Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

Captain Kintzley, USMC, Alpha Company, 3rd Platoon Commander, 1ST Reco...

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

Captain Kintzley, USMC, Alpha Company, 3rd Platoon Commander, 1ST Reconnaissance Battalion (BN), 1ST Marine Division (1MARDIV), Margarita (33 Area), Camp Pendleton, California, checks out a sign that his son and wife made for his homecoming from Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

Captain Kintzley, USMC, Alpha Company, 3rd Platoon Commander, 1ST Reco...

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

Under the watchful eyes of Range Safety, US Marine Corps (USMC) Platoon Commander of Second Platoon (Plt), Lima Company, Third Battalion, Fourth Marines leads his Marines from trench one in Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command (MAGTFTC), Twentynine Palms, California (CA). The Marines are armed with 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifles

Under the watchful eyes of Range Safety, US Marine Corps (USMC) Platoo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Magtftc Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 4-Mar Scene Camera Operator: ... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Platoon Commander from Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (2/3), contacts one of his squad leaders via radio during training Exercise CROCODILE 2003 at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Australia

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Platoon Commander from Golf Company, 2nd Batt...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE 2003 Base: Camp Samuel Hill State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Major Command Shown: GOLF 2ND BN 3RD ... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Platoon Commander from Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (2/3), briefs his squad leaders as they prepare an attack on the enemy position during training Exercise CROCODILE 2003 at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Australia

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Platoon Commander from Golf Company, 2nd Batt...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE 2003 Base: Camp Samuel Hill State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Major Command Shown: GOLF 2ND BN 3RD ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Jason Cordes, (background) assigned to F/Company, Second Battalion, Sixth Marine Regiment, Second Marine Division, readies his 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), as USMC Second Lieutenant (2LT) Brad Whited (Platoon Commander) calls out instructions as they observe the movement of their fellow Marines, during a Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) demonstration conducted during Exercise FOREST LIGHT 2004, in the snow covered Ojojibara Maneuver Area of Sendai, Japan. Forest Light is a bi-lateral training exercise conducted between the USMC and the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Jason Cordes, (background...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOREST LIGHT 2004 Base: Ojojibara State: Sendai Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James J. Vooris, USMC Rele... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) First Lieutenant (1LT) Barron, Platoon Commander, 3/8 Kilo Company, 1ST Platoon, 2nd Marine Division, gives candy to children living within an apartment being searched during a predawn raid in Port-Au Prince, Haiti. The complex was believed to be the location where Marines had been taking sporadic fire from since they arrived in Port-Au Price. USMC Marines with Haitian National Police, who translate and enforce Haitian laws, conduct raids to find weapons and other violations of the law

US Marine Corps (USMC) First Lieutenant (1LT) Barron, Platoon Commande...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Port-Au-Prince Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Eric C. Ely, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) First Lieutenant (1LT) Thomas Crossen (foreground left), Platoon Commander, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), gives instructions to Squad Leader, Sergeant (SGT) Ryan West, as their platoon prepares to assault a mountain where Taliban snipers are entrenched near the village of Siah Chub Kalay, Afghanistan, during Operation Asbury Park. During eight days of intense fighting more than 80 Taliban fighters were killed while eight Marines were wounded in the most intense clashes during the MEU's deployment in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) First Lieutenant (1LT) Thomas Crossen (foregrou...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Siah Chub Kalay State: Zabol Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A. Milks, ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) First Lieutenant (1LT) Steven M. Ray (left), Platoon Commander, 1ST Platoon (PLT), K Company (K CO), 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (3/6), stands by to hand out new school uniforms to school girls as a local school in Nagolan, Afghanistan (AFG). First Platoon Marines work closely with Army Civil Affairs maintaining a presence throughout the region. The Battalion is in Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) First Lieutenant (1LT) Steven M. Ray (left), Pl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nagolan State: Kunar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Justin M. Mason, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) First Lieutenant (1LT) Steven M. Ray (foreground), Platoon Commander, 1ST Platoon, K/Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, is armed with a 5.56mm M16A2 rifle as he crosses a foot bridge enroute to visit a local school located near Nagolan, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. An Afghanistan National Army (ANA) Soldier armed with a 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifle follows close behind

US Marine Corps (USMC) First Lieutenant (1LT) Steven M. Ray (foregroun...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Nagolan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Justin M. Mason, USMC Release Status: ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) First Lieutenant (1LT) Steven M. Ray (left), Platoon Commander, 1ST Platoon (PLT), K Company (K CO), 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (3/6), patrols through a local village with one of his squads on their way to visit a local school in Nagolan, Afghanistan (AFG). First Platoon Marines work closely with Army Civil Affairs maintaining a presence throughout the region. The Battalion is in Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) First Lieutenant (1LT) Steven M. Ray (left), Pl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nagolan State: Kunar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Justin M. Mason, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

Iraqi Army Brigadier General (BGEN) Khales Ali Hussein (left), Commander, Iraqi Special Security Forces (ISSF), talks with Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Ahmed Fadhel (center), Commander, 2nd Company (Co), 2nd Battalion (BTN), ISSF, and Lieutenant (LT) Noori Hamed Hussein (right), a Platoon Commander, 2nd BTN, ISSF, about way to boost morale inside a room in the government center building during a break in a Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) in Fallujah, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Iraqi Army Brigadier General (BGEN) Khales Ali Hussein (left), Command...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Benjamin J. Flores, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) First Lieutenant (1LT) Garland Gill, Platoon Commander, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, talks with a local elder in a village located in the Sperah province of Afghanistan, while conducting security and stabilization operations during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) First Lieutenant (1LT) Garland Gill, Platoon Co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Sperah Province Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Justin L. Schaeffer, USMC Relea... More

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd LT. Luke Lazzo, Platoon Commander, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marines talks with a local elder during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in the village of Sperah, Afghanistan on Dec. 8, 2004.(U.S. Marine Corps official photo by CPL. Justin L. Schaeffer) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd LT. Luke Lazzo, Platoon Commander, Weapons Compa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sperah Village State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Justin L. Schaeffer, USMC Release Status: Released to Public ... More

The guide and Platoon Commander of the Silent Drill Team stand center line as the color guard"Marches on the Colors"at the annual Battle Colors Ceremony on March 6, 2006. The Battle Colors Ceremony allows Marines and civilians from San Diego a chance to see the 8th&I Silent Drill Team and the Presidents Own Marine Corps Band perform aboard Marines Corps Air Station Miramar. (U.S. Marine Corps photo SGT. Jessica L. Grear) (Released)

The guide and Platoon Commander of the Silent Drill Team stand center ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Jessica L. Grear, USMC... More

1ST LT. Nathan E. Wright, platoon commander for the Light Armored Reconnaissance platoon, peers through the scope of his M-4 carbine assault rifle at a suspicious object during a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel course held aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 9, 2007. The Marines and sailors of LAR are attached to Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, which is scheduled to deploy as the Ground Combat Element for the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit later this year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SGT. Ezekiel R. Kitandwe) (Released)

1ST LT. Nathan E. Wright, platoon commander for the Light Armored Reco...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: BLT 3/8 Scene Came... More

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Platoon Commander, Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, MASTER SGT. Timothy Swanson, instructs Marines and Sailors attending the Lioness Program aboard Asad, Iraq on various Improvised Explosive Devices being used to attack Coalition and Iraqi forces. This program is being utilized to ensure proper care is taken while searching Female Iraqis. Regimental Combat Team 2 is deployed with II Marine Expeditionary Force in support Operation Iraq Freedom in the Anbar Province Iraq MNF-W to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development ficial rule law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development...

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Platoon Commander, Explosive Ordinance Disposal ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Platoon Commander, Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, MASTER SGT. Timothy Swan... More

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Platoon Commander, Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, MASTER SGT. Timothy Swanson, instructs Marines and Sailors attending the Lioness Program aboard Asad, Iraq on various Improvised Explosive Devices being used to attack Coalition and Iraqi forces. This program is being utilized to ensure proper care is taken while searching Female Iraqis. Regimental Combat Team 2 is deployed with II Marine Expeditionary Force in support Operation Iraq Freedom in the Anbar Province Iraq MNF-W to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development ficial rule law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development...

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Platoon Commander, Explosive Ordinance Disposal ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Platoon Commander, Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, MASTER SGT. Timothy Swan... More

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Platoon Commander, Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, MASTER SGT. Timothy Swanson, instructs Marines and Sailors attending the Lioness Program aboard Asad, Iraq on various Improvised Explosive Devices being used to attack Coalition and Iraqi forces. This program is being utilized to ensure proper care is taken while searching Female Iraqis. Regimental Combat Team 2 is deployed with II Marine Expeditionary Force in support Operation Iraq Freedom in the Anbar Province Iraq MNF-W to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development ficial rule law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development...

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Platoon Commander, Explosive Ordinance Disposal ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Platoon Commander, Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, MASTER SGT. Timothy Swan... More

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Platoon Commander, Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, MASTER SGT. Timothy Swanson, instructs Marines and Sailors attending the Lioness Program aboard Asad, Iraq on various Improvised Explosive Devices being used to attack Coalition and Iraqi forces. This program is being utilized to ensure proper care is taken while searching Female Iraqis. Regimental Combat Team 2 is deployed with II Marine Expeditionary Force in support Operation Iraq Freedom in the Anbar Province Iraq MNF-W to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development ficial rule law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development...

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Platoon Commander, Explosive Ordinance Disposal ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Platoon Commander, Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, MASTER SGT. Timothy Swan... More

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Platoon Commander, Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, MASTER SGT. Timothy Swanson, instructs Marines and Sailors attending the Lioness Program aboard Asad, Iraq on various Improvised Explosive Devices being used to attack Coalition and Iraqi forces. This program is being utilized to ensure proper care is taken while searching Female Iraqis. Regimental Combat Team 2 is deployed with II Marine Expeditionary Force in support Operation Iraq Freedom in the Anbar Province Iraq MNF-W to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development ficial rule law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development...

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Platoon Commander, Explosive Ordinance Disposal ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Platoon Commander, Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, MASTER SGT. Timothy Swan... More

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Platoon Commander, Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, MASTER SGT. Timothy Swanson, instructs Marines and Sailors attending the Lioness Program aboard Asad, Iraq on various Improvised Explosive Devices being used to attack Coalition and Iraqi forces. This program is being utilized to ensure proper care is taken while searching Female Iraqis. Regimental Combat Team 2 is deployed with II Marine Expeditionary Force in support Operation Iraq Freedom in the Anbar Province Iraq MNF-W to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development ficial rule law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development...

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Platoon Commander, Explosive Ordinance Disposal ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Platoon Commander, Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, MASTER SGT. Timothy Swan... More

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Platoon Commander, Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, MASTER SGT. Timothy Swanson (left), instructs Marines and Sailors attending the Lioness Program aboard Asad, Iraq on various Improvised Explosive Devices being used to attack Coalition and Iraqi forces. This program is being utilized to ensure proper care is taken while searching Female Iraqis. Regimental Combat Team 2 is deployed with II Marine Expeditionary Force in support of Operation Iraq Freedom in the Anbar Province of Iraq MNF-W to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the ent of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, and continue the...

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Platoon Commander, Explosive Ordinance Disposal ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Platoon Commander, Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, MASTER SGT. Timothy Swan... More

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Collins, platoon commander of 2nd Platoon, K Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, speaks with an Iraqi man about electricity.

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Collins, platoon commander of 2nd Platoon, K...

AL FALLUJAH, Iraq (Dec. 10, 2007) U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Collins, platoon commander of 2nd Platoon, K Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, speaks with an Iraqi man about electricity. U.S. Marine Corps photo ... More

Lance Cpl. Tristan Armstrong, left, demonstrates how

Lance Cpl. Tristan Armstrong, left, demonstrates how

Lance Cpl. Tristan Armstrong, left, demonstrates how to properly charge C4 Nov. 29 at Charlie runway during a demolition range in Exercise Forager Fury II. FF II is a joint exercise designed to employ and asses... More

Marines climb ashore Feb. 12 at the Jungle Warfare

Marines climb ashore Feb. 12 at the Jungle Warfare

Marines climb ashore Feb. 12 at the Jungle Warfare Training Center after passing through one of several obstacles during their endurance test. The test is part of the unit’s jungle training and designed to test... More

Captain Andrew Nicholson (left), company commander

Captain Andrew Nicholson (left), company commander

Captain Andrew Nicholson (left), company commander of Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, and 1st Lt. Grant Todd (right), a platoon commander with Fox Co., stand at attention f... More

Lance Cpl. Jay Hoylman, center, a field radio operator

Lance Cpl. Jay Hoylman, center, a field radio operator

Lance Cpl. Jay Hoylman, center, a field radio operator with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, smiles after successfully fast-roping out an airborne MV-22B Osprey for the first time during a fast... More

Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion and 1st

Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion and 1st

Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion and 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, measure detonation cord and create breaching charges during the urban breaching portion of a demolition package aboard Camp Lej... More

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Cooper Hampton, a platoon commander with Bravo Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry-East observes courses of fire with U.S. Air Force Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Cooper Hampton, a platoon commander with ...

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (May. 04, 2016) U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Cooper Hampton, a platoon commander with Bravo Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry-East observes courses of fire with U.S. Ai... More

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Chris K. Kohlmeir, left, platoon commander with Combat Logistics Regiment 25, instructs a U.S. Naval Academy Midshipman on how to properly use a night vision device.

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Chris K. Kohlmeir, left, platoon commander w...

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (Jun. 01, 2016) U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Chris K. Kohlmeir, left, platoon commander with Combat Logistics Regiment 25, instructs a U.S. Naval Academy Midshipman on how to properly use a nigh... More

Marines assemble C4 and TNT charges to demolish trees

Marines assemble C4 and TNT charges to demolish trees

Marines assemble C4 and TNT charges to demolish trees Nov. 29 at Charlie runway during a demolition range in exercise Forager Fury II. FF II is a joint exercise designed to employ and assess combat power genera... More

Marines move through the water during a trench maneuver

Marines move through the water during a trench maneuver

Marines move through the water during a trench maneuver exercise Feb. 12 at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalves, during an endurance test. In the trench portion, the Marines were required to keep... More

A group of Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion,

A group of Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion,

A group of Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, watch their fellow Marines fast-rope out of a MV-22B Osprey as they wait for their chance during a fast-rope exercise aboard Camp Lejeun... More

Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion and 1st

Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion and 1st

Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion and 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment run toward a wall to place entryway charges during the urban breaching portion of a demolition package aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C.... More

Cpl. Erikon C. Rosamond (center), a Kosciusko, Miss.,

Cpl. Erikon C. Rosamond (center), a Kosciusko, Miss.,

Cpl. Erikon C. Rosamond (center), a Kosciusko, Miss., native and combat engineer with Bridge Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, guides a M1A1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank from 2nd... More

Lance Cpl. Johnny Gomez, center, assembles C4 and TNT

Lance Cpl. Johnny Gomez, center, assembles C4 and TNT

Lance Cpl. Johnny Gomez, center, assembles C4 and TNT charges to demolish trees Nov. 29 at Charlie runway during a demolition range in exercise Forager Fury II. FF II is a joint exercise designed to employ and ... More

A Marine with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine

A Marine with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine

A Marine with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, grips and wraps his legs as he leaves the platform of an MV-22B Osprey during a fast-rope exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 8, 2015. Fast-... More

Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion and 1st

Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion and 1st

Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion and 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment crouch behind a protective blanket shielding them from the explosion during the urban breaching portion of a demolition package ... More

A Marine with Bridge Company, 8th Engineer Support

A Marine with Bridge Company, 8th Engineer Support

A Marine with Bridge Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group provides security as they cross the New River with M1A1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks and M88 Hercules recovery vehicles fro... More

Marines stack against one another behind a Tractor

Marines stack against one another behind a Tractor

Marines stack against one another behind a Tractor Rubber-tired Articulated Steering Multipurpose vehicle Nov. 29 at Charlie runway demolition range during an explosion in exercise Forager Fury II. FF II is a j... More

Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine

Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine

Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, fast-rope from a MV-22B Osprey during a fast-rope exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 8, 2015. The first two Marines out of the aircraft are ... More

Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion and 1st

Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion and 1st

Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion and 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment crouch behind a protective blanket after detonating a breaching charge during the urban breaching portion of a demolition packag... More

Captain Andrew Nicholson (right), company commander

Captain Andrew Nicholson (right), company commander

Captain Andrew Nicholson (right), company commander of Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, congratulates the new recipient of the Bronze Star Medal with combat distinguishing d... More

Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine

Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine

Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, run to board a MV-22B Osprey during a fast-rope exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 8, 2015. The Marines had prepared for about a month leadi... More

Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion and 1st

Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion and 1st

Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion and 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment crouch behind a protective blanket after detonating a breaching charge during the urban breaching portion of a demolition packag... More

Marine 1st Lt. Tim J. Lockhart spends time with children

Marine 1st Lt. Tim J. Lockhart spends time with children

Marine 1st Lt. Tim J. Lockhart spends time with children after assisting French nuns feed more than 60 babies and toddlers cared for at the facility. Lockhart, an Arlington, Va., native, is the Bravo Battery pl... More

Marine 1st Lt. Tim J. Lockhart spends time with a child

Marine 1st Lt. Tim J. Lockhart spends time with a child

Marine 1st Lt. Tim J. Lockhart spends time with a child after assisting French nuns feed more than 60 babies and toddlers cared for at the facility. Lockhart, an Arlington, Va., native, is the Bravo Battery pla... More