platoon sergeant, dvids

97 media by topicpage 1 of 1
The 233rd Transportation Company begins their convoy

The 233rd Transportation Company begins their convoy

The 233rd Transportation Company begins their convoy live fire exercise during the company FTX on Fort Knox July 10. The Heavy Equipment Transport must carefully navigate its way through the narrow lanes of Ste... More

Sgt. 1st Class Bobby "Smoke" reviews a checklist with

Sgt. 1st Class Bobby "Smoke" reviews a checklist with

Sgt. 1st Class Bobby "Smoke" reviews a checklist with Iraqi army soldiers.

Multi-deployment veteran passes on knowledge

Multi-deployment veteran passes on knowledge

JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq – Sgt. 1st Class Peter Dees, an Elkhart, Ind., native and a motor sergeant with 3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, U.S. Divisio... More

Woodland, California native Gunnery Sgt. Marcuss A.

Woodland, California native Gunnery Sgt. Marcuss A.

Woodland, California native Gunnery Sgt. Marcuss A. Hernandez, was joined at the promotion ceremony by his wife Summer and his 1-month-old son, Chase. Hernandez is a veteran of Operation Enduring and Iraqi Free... More

Marines slide a four-bay medium girder bridge across

Marines slide a four-bay medium girder bridge across

Marines slide a four-bay medium girder bridge across a canal in Mirmandab, Afghanistan, March 23. The Marines are with Alpha Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, I Marine Logistics Group (Forward), and cond... More

Lance Cpl. Corey J. Washington places sandbags in position

Lance Cpl. Corey J. Washington places sandbags in position

Lance Cpl. Corey J. Washington places sandbags in position on a newly established patrol base in Mirmandab, Afghanistan, March 29. Washington is a combat engineer with Company A, 9th Engineer Support Battalion,... More

Participants of the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference

Participants of the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference

Participants of the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference watch as soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, conduct a live-fire maneuver on a ... More

A soldier with 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment,

A soldier with 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment,

A soldier with 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division performs the push-up portion of the Army Physical Fitness Test as part of the squadron’s Spur Ride July ... More

Pfc. Daniel Frye, a mortarman with 2nd Battalion, 23rd

Pfc. Daniel Frye, a mortarman with 2nd Battalion, 23rd

Pfc. Daniel Frye, a mortarman with 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, digs a trench during Operation Southern Fist II, Afghanistan, Dec. 11. The purpose of the four-day operation was to neutralize enemy saf... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Cecil Wiggins, retired, reminisces as

U.S. Army Sgt. Cecil Wiggins, retired, reminisces as

U.S. Army Sgt. Cecil Wiggins, retired, reminisces as he tours the 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, memorabilia collection after receiving the Order of St. Michael Bronze Award during a ceremony at Fort Camp... More

Sgt. 1st Class Stephen Cunningham, a platoon sergeant

Sgt. 1st Class Stephen Cunningham, a platoon sergeant

Sgt. 1st Class Stephen Cunningham, a platoon sergeant assigned to the 725th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, conducts a class over the pistol for the soldiers who had never shot the 9mm pistol before. Each ... More

Marines clear a house of simulated enemy targets Feb.

Marines clear a house of simulated enemy targets Feb.

Marines clear a house of simulated enemy targets Feb. 11 at the New Mexico Live-fire Complex aboard Warrior Base, Republic of Korea. The Marines are with Co. G, 2nd Bn., 3rd Marines, currently assigned to 4th M... More

Humvees drive through a tactical convoy training course

Humvees drive through a tactical convoy training course

Humvees drive through a tactical convoy training course March 6 at Convoy Live-Fire Exercise Range, Republic of Korea. The three-kilometer course was divided into four parts, which focused on identifying and re... More

Marines with 2nd Platoon, General Support Motor Transport

Marines with 2nd Platoon, General Support Motor Transport

Marines with 2nd Platoon, General Support Motor Transport Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 1,1st Marine Logistics Group, pose for a platoon photo aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 5, 2014. Nineteen Marines w... More

Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion stand ready

Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion stand ready

Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion stand ready with combat boots, rifles and Kevlar helmets to build the battlefield crosses in honor of three fallen Marines during a memorial ceremony aboard Camp Leath... More

Cpl. Blaise Johnson, a Kettle River, Minn., native

Cpl. Blaise Johnson, a Kettle River, Minn., native

Cpl. Blaise Johnson, a Kettle River, Minn., native and landing support specialist with SP-MAGTF Africa 14 is our Warrior of the Week this week. His dedication to mission accomplishment and his fellow Marines is... More

Army leader shows his mettle while acting as both platoon sergeant and platoon leader

Army leader shows his mettle while acting as both platoon sergeant and...

Staff Sgt. Phillip Flory, an Elk Grove, Calif., native with Bronco Troop, 1-14 Cav., is currently serving in the position of platoon sergeant, a position normally reserved for a sergeant first class. What makes... More

The first Soldiers assigned to 2nd Platoon, 563rd Military

The first Soldiers assigned to 2nd Platoon, 563rd Military

The first Soldiers assigned to 2nd Platoon, 563rd Military Police Company, 91st Military Police Battalion, move to an awaiting CH-47 Chinook helicopter at Division Hill, July 17. The aircraft would have to make... More

Blue Chromite 2017: Meat Eater. U.S. Marine expeditionary force

Blue Chromite 2017: Meat Eater. U.S. Marine expeditionary force

Staff Sgt. David Rogers poses for a photo during Blue Chromite 2017 at the Central Training Area in Okinawa Japan Nov. 2. Blue Chromite is a U.S.-only exercise which strengthens the Navy-Marine Corps expedition... More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Alisha Hardy-Taylor, platoon

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Alisha Hardy-Taylor, platoon

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Alisha Hardy-Taylor, platoon sergeant assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 224th Special Troops Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, California Army National Guard, provi... More

Fort Campbell Warrior Transition Battalion Platoon

Fort Campbell Warrior Transition Battalion Platoon

Fort Campbell Warrior Transition Battalion Platoon Sergeant, Sgt. 1st Class Elizabeth Mercedes, speaks with WTB Squad Leader, Staff Sgt. Robert Popa at the battalion. Mercedes was selected as the best platoon s... More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. John Carmona, the platoon sergeant

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. John Carmona, the platoon sergeant

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. John Carmona, the platoon sergeant for Communication Strategy and Operations and a supply administrations and operations specialist practices drill during the Headquarters and Support Bat... More

The 233rd Transportation Company’s 1st platoon attends

The 233rd Transportation Company’s 1st platoon attends

The 233rd Transportation Company’s 1st platoon attends first aid training during the company FTX which took place from July 6 to July 14 on Fort Knox. The classroom portion was followed by practical exercises t... More

Soldier practices field artillery skill.

Soldier practices field artillery skill.

Soldier practices field artillery skill.

Woodland, Calif., native Gunnery Sgt. Marcuss A. Hernandez,

Woodland, Calif., native Gunnery Sgt. Marcuss A. Hernandez,

Woodland, Calif., native Gunnery Sgt. Marcuss A. Hernandez, was pinned on to his present rank by his wife, Summer, and by Master Sgt. Robert McMillan, senior enlisted adviser of the Training and Instructor Grou... More

Marines slide a four-bay medium girder bridge across

Marines slide a four-bay medium girder bridge across

Marines slide a four-bay medium girder bridge across a canal in Mirmandab, Afghanistan, March 23. The Marines are with Company A, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), and conduc... More

Marines assemble a bridge during an 11-day operation

Marines assemble a bridge during an 11-day operation

Marines assemble a bridge during an 11-day operation in Mirmandab, Afghanistan, March 23. The Marines worked around the clock to complete the mission, which was to support Special Operations Task Force West.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Roman Trevino, platoon sergeant

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Roman Trevino, platoon sergeant

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Roman Trevino, platoon sergeant with Police Advisor Team 3, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 takes part in a patrol in Sangin, Helmand province,... More

Participants of the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference

Participants of the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference

Participants of the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference watch as soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, conduct a live-fire maneuver on a ... More

Soldiers with 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 4th

Soldiers with 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 4th

Soldiers with 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division participate in a 12-mile ruck march as part of the squadron’s Spur Ride Aug. 1, here. Soldiers spent two ... More

Staff Sgt. Benjamin Baird, a mortar section leader

Staff Sgt. Benjamin Baird, a mortar section leader

Staff Sgt. Benjamin Baird, a mortar section leader with Company Bravo, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, goes over his notes during Operation Southern Fist II, Afghanistan, Dec. 11. The purpose of the four... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Cecil Wiggins, retired, expresses emotional

U.S. Army Sgt. Cecil Wiggins, retired, expresses emotional

U.S. Army Sgt. Cecil Wiggins, retired, expresses emotional gratitude as his wife, Gwen, looks on after receiving the Order of St. Michael Bronze Award during a ceremony held in Fort Campbell, Ky., Feb. 22, 2013... More

Marines shoot multiple mechanized enemy targets to

Marines shoot multiple mechanized enemy targets to

Marines shoot multiple mechanized enemy targets to cover other Marines in their team or squad while they run to an advanced position Feb. 11 at the New Mexico Live-Fire Complex aboard Warrior Base, Republic of ... More

Marines move simulated casualties to a Humvee designated

Marines move simulated casualties to a Humvee designated

Marines move simulated casualties to a Humvee designated as a casualty evacuation vehicle during a tactical convoy training course March 6 at Convoy Live-Fire Exercise Range, Republic of Korea. The training imp... More

Sergeant Luis Manzo, platoon guide, 2nd Platoon, General

Sergeant Luis Manzo, platoon guide, 2nd Platoon, General

Sergeant Luis Manzo, platoon guide, 2nd Platoon, General Support Motor Transport Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, shaves the head of Lance Cpl. Salauddin Miah, motor transport o... More

Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion carry combat

Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion carry combat

Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion carry combat boots, a rifle and Kevlar helmet to build the battlefield cross in honor of three fallen Marines during a memorial ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afgha... More

Cpl. Blaise Johnson, a Kettle River, Minn., native

Cpl. Blaise Johnson, a Kettle River, Minn., native

Cpl. Blaise Johnson, a Kettle River, Minn., native and landing support specialist with SP-MAGTF Africa 14 seals boxes of Meals Ready to Eat after they were inspected to ensure they were safe for Marines to eat ... More

Sgt. 1st Class Darren Toedt, platoon sergeant for 3/A

Sgt. 1st Class Darren Toedt, platoon sergeant for 3/A

Sgt. 1st Class Darren Toedt, platoon sergeant for 3/A 1-160th Infantry and member of the Riverside Sheriff’s Department, observes his platoon’s movement technique during a deliberate platoon attack live-fire ex... More

Soldiers assigned to 2nd Platoon, 563rd Military Police

Soldiers assigned to 2nd Platoon, 563rd Military Police

Soldiers assigned to 2nd Platoon, 563rd Military Police Company, 91st Military Police Battalion, form into columns as two CH-47 Chinook helicopters approach Division Hill to transport the platoon to the start p... More

Staff Sgt. Shawnte Ford, Delta Company, 832nd Ordnance

Staff Sgt. Shawnte Ford, Delta Company, 832nd Ordnance

Staff Sgt. Shawnte Ford, Delta Company, 832nd Ordnance Battalion, barks off commands during the 59th Ord. Brigade Drill and Ceremony Competition Nov. 11 at Whittington Field. Delta was one of 10 units vying for... More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class David Weise, platoon sergeant

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class David Weise, platoon sergeant

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class David Weise, platoon sergeant assigned to the 224th Sustainment Brigade, California Army National Guard, holds an accountability formation before Soldiers board buses to Indianapolis In... More

Sgt. 1st Class Keith Bandarii, a native of the Republic

Sgt. 1st Class Keith Bandarii, a native of the Republic

Sgt. 1st Class Keith Bandarii, a native of the Republic of Palau, and platoon sergeant with Troop C, 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, endure the cold weather wh... More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. John Carmona, the platoon sergeant

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. John Carmona, the platoon sergeant

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. John Carmona, the platoon sergeant for Communication Strategy and Operations and a supply administrations and operations specialist practices drill during the Headquarters and Support Bat... More

Staff Sgt. James F. Natiello, Section Chief, 2nd Platoon,

Staff Sgt. James F. Natiello, Section Chief, 2nd Platoon,

Staff Sgt. James F. Natiello, Section Chief, 2nd Platoon, Alpha Battery, 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment is demonstrating to an Afghan National Army platoon sergeant the proper posture to... More

Staff Sgt. Mark Cecil (center) calls in a medical evacuation

Staff Sgt. Mark Cecil (center) calls in a medical evacuation

Staff Sgt. Mark Cecil (center) calls in a medical evacuation while Pvt. 1st Class Jonathan Entwhistle and Sgt. Bryant Harper pull security. Sgt. Jonathan Deeds lies on a stretcher with a simulated chest wound. ... More

Marines with Alpha Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion,

Marines with Alpha Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion,

Marines with Alpha Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, I Marine Logistics Group (Forward), assemble the nosepiece section of a medium girder bridge in Mirmandab, Afghanistan, March 24. The bridge will allo... More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Roman Trevino, platoon sergeant,

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Roman Trevino, platoon sergeant,

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Roman Trevino, platoon sergeant, Police Advisor Team 3, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, takes part in a patrol in Sangin, Helmand province, Af... More

Spc. John Diaz, a mechanic with 593rd Sustainment Brigade,

Spc. John Diaz, a mechanic with 593rd Sustainment Brigade,

Spc. John Diaz, a mechanic with 593rd Sustainment Brigade, shows Karl Dean, the mayor of Nashville, Tenn., how to use a Meal-Ready-to-Eat heater on a training range here, July 26. Soldiers of 4th Stryker Brigad... More

Pvt. Zachary Thomas, a cavalry scout with B Troop,

Pvt. Zachary Thomas, a cavalry scout with B Troop,

Pvt. Zachary Thomas, a cavalry scout with B Troop, 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, receives his silver spurs after completing the squadron’s Spur Ride... More

From left, Afghan Border Police (ABP) Col. Haji Janan,

From left, Afghan Border Police (ABP) Col. Haji Janan,

From left, Afghan Border Police (ABP) Col. Haji Janan, the commander of the Quick Reaction Force battalion, 3rd Zone ABP, and an Afghan National Army commando, speak with U.S. Army Lt. Col. Craig Normand during... More

Marines of Company G hike back to their living quarters

Marines of Company G hike back to their living quarters

Marines of Company G hike back to their living quarters Feb. 11 from the New Mexico Live-fire Complex aboard Warrior Base, Republic of Korea. The Marines hiked for approximately seven miles with a weight of mor... More

Marines hold a security position during a tactical

Marines hold a security position during a tactical

Marines hold a security position during a tactical convoy training course March 6 at Convoy Live-Fire Exercise Range, Republic of Korea. After a simulated improvised explosive device detonated and “damaged” the... More

Lance Cpl. Rocco Carrino, motor transport operator,

Lance Cpl. Rocco Carrino, motor transport operator,

Lance Cpl. Rocco Carrino, motor transport operator, 2nd Platoon, General Support Motor Transport Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, has his head shaved by Staff Sgt. Juan Garcia, ... More

Three battlefield crosses stand in honor of three fallen

Three battlefield crosses stand in honor of three fallen

Three battlefield crosses stand in honor of three fallen Marines during a memorial ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, July 8, 2014. The service was held to honor, from left to right, Staff Sgt. Davi... More

Cpl. Blaise Johnson, a Kettle River, Minn., native

Cpl. Blaise Johnson, a Kettle River, Minn., native

Cpl. Blaise Johnson, a Kettle River, Minn., native and landing support specialist with SP-MAGTF Africa 14 throws trash out with a fellow Marine at the end of the day aboard Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, J... More

Soldiers assigned to 2nd Platoon, 563rd Military Police

Soldiers assigned to 2nd Platoon, 563rd Military Police

Soldiers assigned to 2nd Platoon, 563rd Military Police Company, 91st Military Police Battalion, dismount a CH-47 Chinook helicopter July 17 to start their 12-mile ruck march through the Fort Drum training area... More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. John Carmona, the platoon sergeant

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. John Carmona, the platoon sergeant

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. John Carmona, the platoon sergeant for Communication Strategy and Operations and a supply administrations and operations specialist, applies weight to a barbell before executing a barbell... More

Cpt. Jonathan K. Neal, company commander of the 233rd

Cpt. Jonathan K. Neal, company commander of the 233rd

Cpt. Jonathan K. Neal, company commander of the 233rd Transportation Company, monitors the radio communications of the convoy live fire exercise which took place on Fort Knox July 9 and 10. He acted as the sher... More

Marines move the nosepiece of a bridge into place in

Marines move the nosepiece of a bridge into place in

Marines move the nosepiece of a bridge into place in Mirmandab, Afghanistan, March 25. The Marines are part of Alpha Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, I Marine Logistics Group (Forward), and worked in su... More

Participants of the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference

Participants of the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference

Participants of the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference ask soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, questions after a static display presenta... More

Sgt. 1st Class James Henderson, a platoon sergeant,

Sgt. 1st Class James Henderson, a platoon sergeant,

Sgt. 1st Class James Henderson, a platoon sergeant, talks about claymores to Spc. Johnathon Hails, a vehicle commander and Pfc. Jeremiah Carter, a rifleman, during Operation Southern Fist II, Afghanistan, Dec. ... More

Staff Sgt. Brent Wade, 3rd platoon sergeant, and 2ndLt.

Staff Sgt. Brent Wade, 3rd platoon sergeant, and 2ndLt.

Staff Sgt. Brent Wade, 3rd platoon sergeant, and 2ndLt. Ryan C. Spangler, 3rd platoon commander, with Charlie Company, 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, give their Marines suggestions on what they can do better ... More

Private First Class Bartholmewlee Vazquez, motor transport

Private First Class Bartholmewlee Vazquez, motor transport

Private First Class Bartholmewlee Vazquez, motor transport operator, 2nd Platoon, General Support Motor Transport Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, shaves the head of Cpl. Victor... More

U.S. Army and Dominican Army soldiers stand in formation

U.S. Army and Dominican Army soldiers stand in formation

U.S. Army and Dominican Army soldiers stand in formation during a closing ceremony in Barahona, Dominican Republic, on June 16, 2014 as a part of Beyond the Horizon. The Humanitarian Civic Assistance Beyond the... More

Three battlefield crosses stand in honor of three fallen

Three battlefield crosses stand in honor of three fallen

Three battlefield crosses stand in honor of three fallen Marines during a memorial ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, July 8, 2014. The service was held to honor, from left to right, Staff Sgt. Davi... More

Cpl. Blaise Johnson, a Kettle River, Minn., native

Cpl. Blaise Johnson, a Kettle River, Minn., native

Cpl. Blaise Johnson, a Kettle River, Minn., native and landing support specialist with SP-MAGTF Africa 14 hauls trash across the parking lot at the end of the day aboard Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, July... More

Two Soldiers assigned to 2nd Platoon, 563rd Military

Two Soldiers assigned to 2nd Platoon, 563rd Military

Two Soldiers assigned to 2nd Platoon, 563rd Military Police Company, 91st Military Police Battalion, load onto a CH-47 Chinook helicopter after completing a 12-mile ruck march through the Fort Drum training are... More

Sgt. 1st Class Coty Burns, a platoon sergeant assigned

Sgt. 1st Class Coty Burns, a platoon sergeant assigned

Sgt. 1st Class Coty Burns, a platoon sergeant assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas, gives instructions to a me... More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. John Carmona, the platoon sergeant

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. John Carmona, the platoon sergeant

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. John Carmona, the platoon sergeant for Communication Strategy and Operations and a supply administrations and operations specialist, executes a barbell back squat at Gunner’s Fitness Cent... More

Lance Cpl. Rodolfo Lopezsosa Jr., left, and Sgt. Kentrell

Lance Cpl. Rodolfo Lopezsosa Jr., left, and Sgt. Kentrell

Lance Cpl. Rodolfo Lopezsosa Jr., left, and Sgt. Kentrell McCoy place a stick of C4 on a mortar round in Mirmandab, Afghanistan, March 28. As part of their mission in support of Special Operations Task Force We... More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Roman Trevino, platoon sergeant,

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Roman Trevino, platoon sergeant,

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Roman Trevino, platoon sergeant, Police Advisor Team 3, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, takes part in a patrol in Sangin, Helmand province, Af... More

A soldier with 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment,

A soldier with 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment,

A soldier with 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, coaches a participant of the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference during an small-arms range here, ... More

Pfc. Jeremiah Carter, a rifleman with Company Bravo,

Pfc. Jeremiah Carter, a rifleman with Company Bravo,

Pfc. Jeremiah Carter, a rifleman with Company Bravo, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, detonates an M18A1 claymore during Operation Southern Fist II, Afghanistan, Dec. 12. The purpose of the four-day opera... More

Staff Sgt. Juan Garcia, platoon sergeant, 2nd Platoon,

Staff Sgt. Juan Garcia, platoon sergeant, 2nd Platoon,

Staff Sgt. Juan Garcia, platoon sergeant, 2nd Platoon, General Support Motor Transport Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, visits with his 16-year old cousin, Diego Romero, at Univ... More

U.S. Army Soldiers led by Staff Sgt. David Zeleny salute

U.S. Army Soldiers led by Staff Sgt. David Zeleny salute

U.S. Army Soldiers led by Staff Sgt. David Zeleny salute during the playing of the national anthem at a closing ceremony in Barahona, Dominican Republic, on June 16, 2014 as a part of Beyond the Horizon. The Hu... More

Lieutenant Col. John C. Osborne, commanding officer,

Lieutenant Col. John C. Osborne, commanding officer,

Lieutenant Col. John C. Osborne, commanding officer, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, addresses guests during a memorial ceremony to pay respect to three Marine heroes aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, July 8... More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. John Carmona, the platoon sergeant

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. John Carmona, the platoon sergeant

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. John Carmona, the platoon sergeant for Communication Strategy and Operations and a supply administrations and operations specialist, executes a barbell back squat at Gunner’s Fitness Cent... More

Lance Cpl. Corey Washington places sandbags in position

Lance Cpl. Corey Washington places sandbags in position

Lance Cpl. Corey Washington places sandbags in position on a newly established patrol base in Mirmandab, Afghanistan, March 29. Washington is a combat engineer with Alpha Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion... More

Staff Sgt. Bryan McMahon, with 2nd Battalion, 23rd

Staff Sgt. Bryan McMahon, with 2nd Battalion, 23rd

Staff Sgt. Bryan McMahon, with 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, explains parts of a live-fire demonstration to participants of the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference receive their welcome brief here, J... More

First Lt. Andrew Nicholas (left), a platoon leader

First Lt. Andrew Nicholas (left), a platoon leader

First Lt. Andrew Nicholas (left), a platoon leader speaks to Staff Sgt. John Han, a squad leader, during Operation Southern Fist II, Afghanistan, Dec. 12. The purpose of the four-day operation was to neutralize... More

Lieutenant Col. John C. Osborne, commanding officer,

Lieutenant Col. John C. Osborne, commanding officer,

Lieutenant Col. John C. Osborne, commanding officer, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, salutes the battlefield crosses during a memorial ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, July 8, 2014, to pay his resp... More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. John Carmona, the platoon sergeant

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. John Carmona, the platoon sergeant

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. John Carmona, the platoon sergeant for Communication Strategy and Operations and a supply administrations and operations specialist, sanitizes his weights after executing a barbell back s... More

Georgia Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Justice

Georgia Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Justice

Georgia Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Justice Bailey, a platoon sergeant in the 1st Battalion 121st Infantry Regiment briefs Soldiers in Covington, Ga. Jan. 15, 2021. The Georgia National Guard is preparin... More

Lieutenant Col. Scott A. Baldwin, left, and Brig. Gen.

Lieutenant Col. Scott A. Baldwin, left, and Brig. Gen.

Lieutenant Col. Scott A. Baldwin, left, and Brig. Gen. John J. Broadmeadow watch as a mine clearing line charge detonates in Mirmandab, Afghanistan, March 30. Baldwin is the commander of 9th Engineer Support Ba... More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Thomas Feltey, left, the commander

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Thomas Feltey, left, the commander

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Thomas Feltey, left, the commander of the 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, speaks with Afghan Border Police (ABP) Maj. Asmatullah Safi, an operations officer with the 3rd Zone ABP, duri... More

Lieutenant Col. John C. Osborne, commanding officer,

Lieutenant Col. John C. Osborne, commanding officer,

Lieutenant Col. John C. Osborne, commanding officer, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, kneels at one of the battlefield crosses to pay his respect to three Marine heroes during a memorial ceremony aboard Camp Leat... More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. John Carmona, the platoon sergeant

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. John Carmona, the platoon sergeant

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. John Carmona, the platoon sergeant for Communication Strategy and Operations and a supply administrations and operations specialist, executes a belt squat at Gunner’s Fitness Center on Ca... More

Lieutenant Col. John C. Osborne, right, commanding

Lieutenant Col. John C. Osborne, right, commanding

Lieutenant Col. John C. Osborne, right, commanding officer, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, and 1st Sgt. Paul T. Costa, battalion sergeant major, 2nd CEB, salute the battlefield crosses during a memorial ceremon... More

U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Daniel D. Yoo, commander, Regional

U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Daniel D. Yoo, commander, Regional

U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Daniel D. Yoo, commander, Regional Command (Southwest) (RC(SW)) (left), and Sgt. Maj. Douglas E. Berry, Jr., sergeant major, RC(SW), take a moment to pay their respects to fallen Marines ... More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. John Carmona, the platoon sergeant

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. John Carmona, the platoon sergeant

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. John Carmona, the platoon sergeant for Communication Strategy and Operations and a supply administrations and operations specialist, executes a barbell overhead press at Gunner’s Fitness ... More

Brigadier Gen. Daniel D. Yoo, commander, Regional Command

Brigadier Gen. Daniel D. Yoo, commander, Regional Command

Brigadier Gen. Daniel D. Yoo, commander, Regional Command (Southwest), kneels at one of the battlefield crosses to pay his respect to three Marine heroes during a memorial ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afgh... More

Sergeant Maj. Douglas E. Berry Jr., sergeant major,

Sergeant Maj. Douglas E. Berry Jr., sergeant major,

Sergeant Maj. Douglas E. Berry Jr., sergeant major, Regional Command (Southwest), kneels at one of the battlefield crosses to pay his respect to three Marine heroes during a memorial ceremony aboard Camp Leathe... More

A Marine rifle detail with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion

A Marine rifle detail with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion

A Marine rifle detail with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion shoots a volley of three rounds in honor of three fallen Marines during a memorial ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, July 8, 2014. The servi... More

Staff Sgt. Patrick D. Hobbs, platoon sergeant, 2nd

Staff Sgt. Patrick D. Hobbs, platoon sergeant, 2nd

Staff Sgt. Patrick D. Hobbs, platoon sergeant, 2nd Platoon, Route Clearance Company, 2nd Combat Logistics Battalion, addresses guests during a memorial ceremony to honor three Marine heroes aboard Camp Leathern... More

A  battlefield cross stands in honor of Cpl. Adam F.

A battlefield cross stands in honor of Cpl. Adam F.

A battlefield cross stands in honor of Cpl. Adam F. Wolff, combat engineer, 3rd Platoon, Route Clearance Company, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, and native of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, during a memorial ceremony abo... More

A  battlefield cross stands in honor of Cpl. Brandon

A battlefield cross stands in honor of Cpl. Brandon

A battlefield cross stands in honor of Cpl. Brandon J. Garabrant, combat engineer, 3rd Platoon, Route Clearance Company, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, and native of Peterborough, New Hampshire, during a memor... More

A  battlefield cross stands in honor of Staff Sgt.

A battlefield cross stands in honor of Staff Sgt.

A battlefield cross stands in honor of Staff Sgt. David H. Stewart, combat engineer, platoon sergeant, 3rd Platoon, Route Clearance Company, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, and native of Stafford, Virginia, dur... More