CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan- Participants help each
CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan- Participants help each other wrap different gift items during a Furoshiki gift wrapping class Nov. 21 at the Family Readiness Center aboard Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. Furoshiki, t... More
Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task
Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command and fellow U.S. service members stationed aboard Soto Cano Air Base prepare meals to distribute to citizens in need at local hospital... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Tammy Cook, a dental technician
Petty Officer 1st Class Tammy Cook, a dental technician with 4th Dental Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group prepares equipment at a dental work station June 15, 2014, the day prior to the beginning of Innovat... More
Thai Marines worked alongside U.S. Marines from Marine
Thai Marines worked alongside U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 and civilian volunteers from the region to help construct an addition to a school in Trat province, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 13 ... More
Chief Engineer of the Marine Corps Jeannette Evans-Morgis
Chief Engineer of the Marine Corps Jeannette Evans-Morgis (center) and Mark Jackson, assistant portfolio manager–Engineering for Network and Infrastructure, demonstrate the FitLight Trainer April 6, at Marine C... More
Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Griffin, 440th Air Expeditionary
Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Griffin, 440th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, and Airman 1st Class Melissa Bradley, 439 AEAS, mix shredded paper, sawdust and water together to make fuel pucks and bricks at Kabul Inte... More
Navy Lt. Frank G. Percy, the assistant battalion surgeon
Navy Lt. Frank G. Percy, the assistant battalion surgeon for 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, cleans the burnt foot of a child at Patrol Base Gorgak, Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 25, 2010. Providing m... More
Mr. Lee Hyunbae, an earthenware potter, explains the
Mr. Lee Hyunbae, an earthenware potter, explains the production process and describes the difference in forms of potteries among different nations, Nov 21. (U.S. Army Photo by Cpl. Moon Hyungju)
Cpl. Andre Thomas, right, tries food prepared by students
Cpl. Andre Thomas, right, tries food prepared by students and volunteers in the Camp Courtney English language class at the Urumin Welfare Center Dec. 10. Okinawan students and Marine volunteers got together at... More
Close up of Sgt. Maj. Bradley Kasal statue at Wounded
Close up of Sgt. Maj. Bradley Kasal statue at Wounded Warrior Battalion- West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, August 1, 2018. Kasal received a Navy Cross for heroic actions as a first sergeant du... More
U.S. Marines with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit
U.S. Marines with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and Navy Sailors with the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) from the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) volunteer to h... More
CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – Cpl. Stephany Trujillo,
CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – Cpl. Stephany Trujillo, left, and Sgt. Jevon Hudson prepare a batch of chocolate chip pancakes Aug. 11 for Friday pancake night at the base chapel aboard Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japa... More
A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 3rd
A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), touches the Kraken skull before a night boat raid launch aboard dock landing ship USS Ashland (... More
Afghan Local Police candidates serve food to elders
Afghan Local Police candidates serve food to elders during a shura being held in Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 19, 2013. The shura was held to decide who would command the ALP in the area. Afghan Local P... More
Corporal Keegan Snell, an assaultman section leader
Corporal Keegan Snell, an assaultman section leader with Animal Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Sierra Vista, Ariz., buries a training mine before a raid training exercise here, Oct... More
Gabriella Posey, 7, daughter of Rachael Posey, spouse,
Gabriella Posey, 7, daughter of Rachael Posey, spouse, paints paper plates using stamps made from potatoes during the Healthy Kids Day hosted by the Armed Services YMCA at Felix Field aboard the Combat Center A... More
Marines with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd
Marines with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, wipe down benches during a community service event at the Betsukai Town fair-grounds during Artillery Relocation Training Program 18-2 Augu... More
Chicago-area team members build strength through community outreach
Chicago-area Defense Contract Management Agency team members recently partnered with a local charity to package meals for hungry children around the world. Fourteen employees volunteered two hours of personal t... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Richard Miller, a network data
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Richard Miller, a network data technician with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, serves iced tea at the Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen in New York, May 27, 2016 during Fleet Week. U.S. Mari... More
Jake McDonald, 8, son of Marisa Mcdonald, Combat Center
Jake McDonald, 8, son of Marisa Mcdonald, Combat Center resident, tests his strength on a carnival game at the Jack-O-Lantern Jubilee hosted by Marine Corps Community Services at Del Valle Field aboard the Mari... More
M107 rounds are staged before firing M198 155 mm howitzers
M107 rounds are staged before firing M198 155 mm howitzers with Kilo Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, in support of the 2nd Marine Division's Command Post Exercise (CPX) at Gun Post 26, Camp Lejeun... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Paul Allen, left, an avionics
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Paul Allen, left, an avionics technician with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, and Cpl. Nicholas Milsap, an electrician with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, remov... More
Philippine Navy Seabee Petty Officer Third Class Manuel
Philippine Navy Seabee Petty Officer Third Class Manuel Lopez and Philippine Airman First Class Roderick Coloma mix up stucco to spread along the concrete at the Looc Elementary School, Looc, Zambales, Philippi... More
160529-N-WI365-033 ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (May 29, 2016)
160529-N-WI365-033 ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (May 29, 2016) – U.S. Army Spc. Israa Kako-Gehring, assigned to 297th Military Police Company of the Alaska Army National Guard, reads about an ancient artifact in the M... More
Support Marines attached to 2nd Explosive Ordnance
Support Marines attached to 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) helped to construct a museum on the EOD compound at Camp Leatherneck, Af... More
From left to right: Cpl. Chuck Marion, 23, a dog handler
From left to right: Cpl. Chuck Marion, 23, a dog handler from Syracuse, N.Y., and Lance Cpl. Francisco Garcia, 21, a heavy equipment mechanic from Los Angeles, both with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marin... More
Students from Bolden Elementary/Middle School aboard
Students from Bolden Elementary/Middle School aboard Laurel Bay browse through items during Career Day at the school’s gymnasium Jan. 22. The day was part of a familiarization for the students in careers that t... More
A Japanese local offers tomatoes to service members
A Japanese local offers tomatoes to service members from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni during a volunteer event at Shimo-nakazone, Shuto in Iwkauni City, Japan, July 14, 2018. The volunteer event, organized ... More
U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment,
U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin pour dirt in a display while refurbishing and repairing animal habitat displays at the Territory Wildlife Park, Northern Te... More
U.S. Navy Construction Electrician 2nd Class Philip
U.S. Navy Construction Electrician 2nd Class Philip Wall, assigned to Underwater Construction Team 2, demonstrates how to place an explosive shape charge to Sri Lankan Navy personnel during Cooperation Afloat R... More
A Marine, right, with 7th Communication Battalion,
A Marine, right, with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF pounds rice to make mochi Jan. 16 at Hikarigaoka Nursing Home in Okinawa, Japan. Marines, sailors an... More
MCB Hawaii hosts 2014 Joint Spouses' Conference: Operation Aloha
(From left to right:) Navy spouse Johanna Drake, Army spouse Kim Gonzales and Marine spouse Kaci Godwin learn cake decorating techniques at Waikulu Community Center during the Joint Spouses’ Conference 2014: Op... More
Buckets wait to be screened by local Vietnamese workers
Buckets wait to be screened by local Vietnamese workers and members of a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team during a recovery mission in Nghe An province, Vietnam, Nov. 13, 2018. The mission... More
Karen Range helps her son paint during the Paint the
Karen Range helps her son paint during the Paint the Day Away event hosted by the Armed Services YMCA aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune’s Tarawa Terrace base housing area, Dec. 9. There were ceramic items a... More
Capt. Erin Demchko makes rice cakes, known as mochi,
Capt. Erin Demchko makes rice cakes, known as mochi, with Okinawa residents Jan. 8 at Shioya Sub-village Hall in Uruma City, Okinawa, Japan. Okinawa residents invited Marines to partake and experience this trad... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin
U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin inspect and clean M16-A4 rifles and M4 carbines on Robertson Barracks, Darwin, NT, Australia, June 30, 2020. As a force postured and ready, the cleanliness and... More
COMBAT OUTPOST RANKEL, Helmand province, Afghanistan
COMBAT OUTPOST RANKEL, Helmand province, Afghanistan — Lance Cpl. Robert Lemont speaks to local shop owners during a security patrol here, July 26. Lemont, a native of a Mansfield Ind., is a squad leader with C... More
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Dan Wheeler, civil affairs
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Dan Wheeler, civil affairs specialist assigned to the 4th Civil Affairs Group, pours paint in preparation for a community outreach event during New Horizons exercise 2019 in Linden, Guya... More
Sgt. William McGregor (left), an aviation ordnanceman
Sgt. William McGregor (left), an aviation ordnanceman with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 24, helps his wife, Julie (right), hold their paintings steady as she works to make them match. Painting instructor ... More
Ready to launch: Marine aids Kalaheo High School robotics team
Capt. Gregory Calloway, an assistant transition task force officer with Marine Aircraft Group 24, and a native of Canton, N.C., helps Raine Ikagawa, team captain of the Kalaheo High School robotics team, prepar... More
Dr. Gregory Fox, a native of Tuscon, Ariz., and a member
Dr. Gregory Fox, a native of Tuscon, Ariz., and a member of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command bags a set of remains on Aug 12, while working on the island of Tarawa, Reublic of Kiribati. The remains were dis... More
Cpl. Mary Warren and Waheed Mohammed teach Afghan boys
Cpl. Mary Warren and Waheed Mohammed teach Afghan boys during class at the Forward Operating Base Geronimo schoolhouse, July 18. Most of the kids who attend school are younger than the current war. The children... More
Emma Fitch, 5, daughter of Tyler Fitch, military spouse,
Emma Fitch, 5, daughter of Tyler Fitch, military spouse, places food coloring into milk at the exploding milk station during Condor Elementary School’s annual Science Night, Feb. 9, 2016. The night is held annu... More
Lance Cpl. Branden Pilardi, rifleman, Special-Purpose
Lance Cpl. Branden Pilardi, rifleman, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response cleans the brick and tiles of the entryway for the Spanish convent Santa Clara in Moron de la Frontera, Spain, ... More
U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 26,
U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, Headquarters Regiment, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, warm their hands over a small fire during a training exercise aboard U.S. Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Traini... More
A U.S. Marine maintains a tactical vehicle during Mountain
A U.S. Marine maintains a tactical vehicle during Mountain Training Exercise 1-21 at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, California, Oct. 27, 2020. Motor transportation maintainers wit... More
Navy covers are lined up as selected chief petty officers
Navy covers are lined up as selected chief petty officers prepare for a pinning ceremony in which they will be promoted. After promotion the new chiefs will wear a different cover. The anchors pinning ceremony ... More
The Las Flores Adobe ranch complex, built in 1868,
The Las Flores Adobe ranch complex, built in 1868, is a registered national historical landmark and one of only a few authentic 19th century ranch houses of its kind. Located in 41 Area Camp Las Flores, the com... More
Great grandfather earns the French Fourragere, great grandson wears it
Private First Class Linton Carl Fendley, stands at the position of attention after graduating boot camp aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island in 1917. Fendley served with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Reg... More
U.S. Marines outside a dugout in WOrld War I. The Marines
U.S. Marines outside a dugout in WOrld War I. The Marines fought as part of the 2nd Division in the American Expeditionary Force. Their first battle was fought in Belleau Wood in June 1918. Courtesy photo.
An archway at Awase Bijuru in Okinawa City, Okinawa,
An archway at Awase Bijuru in Okinawa City, Okinawa, Japan, as photographed by U.S. Navy photographer Keith Zimmerman in 1945 and his great-great niece, U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Carla Elizabeth O, 75 years later ... More
Photo depicts Retired 1st. Lt. John J. O’Leary, a Marine
Photo depicts Retired 1st. Lt. John J. O’Leary, a Marine veteran of World War II, date and location unknown. O’Leary fought on Guam and witnessed the bombardment of Iwo Jima as a member of 3rd Joint Assault Sig... More
Pfc. Harold Dickman served in the Marine Corps in 1945
Pfc. Harold Dickman served in the Marine Corps in 1945 during World War II at Camp Pendleton, Calif. After his stint with the Marine Corps, Dickman used his GI Bill of Rights, and now holds a doctorate in clini... More
The fight for Tarawa: 75th anniversary of one of the bloodiest battles...
U.S. Marines storm Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands. Nov. 20, 2018 marks the 75th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Tarawa, which was part of Operation Galvanic. It marks one of the bloodiest battles of WW... More
A World War II Era Warbird flys over Marine Corps Base
A World War II Era Warbird flys over Marine Corps Base Hawaii during an aerial parade for the 75th Anniversary of the End of WW II Commemoration at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, August 29, 2020. World ... More
Two Montford Point Marines share memories during the
Two Montford Point Marines share memories during the Montford Point Marine Memorial Dedication at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune July 29. Hundreds of attendees, including Montford Point Marines, family members,... More
Martin Engler, a U.S. Army Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Martin Engler, a U.S. Army Republic P-47 Thunderbolt pilot from World War II, receives a tour of Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 352 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., July 30. Brian ... More
A small world, smaller Corps: Texas Marines stay together for more tha...
Rudy Villareal, Henry Torres, and Oscar Valenzuela, residents of Barstow, Calif., and former Marines, discuss what life was like when they served in the Marine Corps in the 1940s and '50s. The three Texas nativ... More
FORT BENNING, Ga. – Fort Benning, birthplace of America’s
FORT BENNING, Ga. – Fort Benning, birthplace of America’s Airborne, hosts an annual gathering of former paratroopers April 4 through 6, with events that included a parachute jump from a World War II transport p... More
Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 Marines,
Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 Marines, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, standby to honor the remains of 36 Marines, July 26, 2015, being offloaded from C-130J Hercules aircr... More
Midway Screening, US Navy Photogrpah
WASHINGTON (Oct. 28, 2019) Marines and actors Patrick Wilson, Ed Skrein, and Luke Kleintank attend a special advance screening of the upcoming film “Midway” held at U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington. “Midway” is... More
U.S. Marines pilot a KC-130J Hercules Aerial Refueling
U.S. Marines pilot a KC-130J Hercules Aerial Refueling Tanker during Exercise Valiant Shield at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Sep 18, 2018. Valiant Shield is a biennial, U.S. only, field training exercise (FTX... More
Lucious Bryant, an 87-year-old native of Carlsbad,
Lucious Bryant, an 87-year-old native of Carlsbad, Calif., sits in his chair before being awarded the Congressional Gold Medal by Maj. Gen. Ronald Bailey, the commanding general of 1st Marine Division, here, Se... More
A Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter refuels Dec. 9 at
A Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter refuels Dec. 9 at Charlie runway on Tinian’s North Field during Exercise Forager Fury II to execute a forward arming and refueling point training. The series of exercises, which... More
Cpl. Hayley Myroup, left, an avionic technician with
Cpl. Hayley Myroup, left, an avionic technician with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 214, joins other tourists visiting the USS Arizona Memorial and Museum and pauses to remember the service members that lost thei... More
A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules prepares to
A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules prepares to drop U.S. Army Soldiers over the historic La Fiere drop zone near Sainte Mere Eglise, Normandy, France, June 7, 2015, to commemorate the 71st Anniversary of D-... More
Len Maffioli and Damaso Sutis, two retired Marines
Len Maffioli and Damaso Sutis, two retired Marines and Iwo Jima veterans, share stories and laughs with active-duty Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 363 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, C... More
USO boosts morale with Victory Belles
The Victory Belles, from left to right, Dody D. Nolan, Mandi Ridgedell and Rebecca Nugent, perform for service members July 3 during a USO-sponsored event at the Courtney Theater on Camp Courtney. The performer... More
DPAA Recovery Operations, Normandy, France
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recently recovered and returned an American Airman missing from Would War II to the DPAA Laboratory at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, 24 May 2017. Two DPAA recove... More
A U.S. Marine Corps C-130J carrying the remains of
A U.S. Marine Corps C-130J carrying the remains of Marines who had fallen during World War II at the Battle of Tarawa taxis down the runway at Joint Base Pearl Harbor/Hickam before the Dignified Transfer Ceremo... More
Corporal Lynn L. Williams (far right) walks with other
Corporal Lynn L. Williams (far right) walks with other Marines during liberty in the 1940s. He is now 87 and resides in Berkeley, Calif.
WASHINGTON (Oct. 28, 2019) The Honorable Under Secretary
WASHINGTON (Oct. 28, 2019) The Honorable Under Secretary of the Navy, Thomas B. Modly, actor Patrick Wilson, actor Ed Skrein, actor Luke Kleintank, and Rear Admiral Frank Thorp attend a special advance screenin... More
Molly Marine: embodying Corps values
The original Molly Marine statue was created to inspire women to join the Corps during the 1940s and still stands as an icon of inspiration to female recruits during recruit training.
Courtesy Photo - High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled
Courtesy Photo - High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles are loaded on to an aircraft aboard Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, to be shipped back to the states. Logistics Command Forward was resp... More
Historic vintage military aircraft, a group known as
Historic vintage military aircraft, a group known as the "Warbirds", arrive at Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii, Aug. 27, 2020 for the 75th Commemoration of the End of WWII. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Sarah D. Sangster)
Marine Corps Heroes: Pfc. Harold Gonsalves
In recognition of Hispanic-American heritage month, we highlight World War II Medal of Honor recipient Pfc. Harold Gonsalves during World War II. Although there is no way to completely know how events unfolded ... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl., Hershel "Woody" Williams, received
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl., Hershel "Woody" Williams, received the Medal of Honor for his gallantry in action during the Battle of Iwo Jima, Feb. 23, 1945. Williams fought for four hours through small-arms fire whi... More
Marine Corps Women's Reserve Graphic
On February 13, 1943 the Marine Corps Women’s Reserve was officially established. Terms like “Femarines” and “Glamarines” were original suggestions to identify these women but Marine Corps Commandant, General T... More
Executive Order No. 9981: Ending military segregation
Executive Order 9981, July 26, 1948; General Records of the United States Government; Record Group 11; National Archives Building, Washington. (Online version, www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=84, Fe... More
Lt. Col. Ernest Henderson, left, and Marlana Robles,
Lt. Col. Ernest Henderson, left, and Marlana Robles, right, promote Cpl. Robert Robles during a ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Aug. 5, 2014. Henderson, Robles uncle, acted as the promo... More
Recruits of India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion,
Recruits of India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, took turns donning modified dress blue uniforms and posing for their boot camp photo Sept. 5, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. This photo is normally ident... More
Rct. Gary A. Davidson Jr., Platoon 1064, Alpha Company,
Rct. Gary A. Davidson Jr., Platoon 1064, Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, ensures his fellow recruit’s uniform is on correctly before his boot camp photo is taken July 8, 2015, on Parris Island, S... More
The Korean War, US Marine Corps Photo
This week we will honor those who served in the Korean War. The war was between North Korea, with the support of China and the Soviet Union and South Korea with the support of the United States. We honor the sa... More
Guests vote on their favorite vehicles at the Marine
Guests vote on their favorite vehicles at the Marine Corps Community Service Car and Motorcycle Show aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego July 30. Awards were given out for the top three vehicles in each... More
Rct. Jeremiah Johnson, Platoon 2006, Hotel Company,
Rct. Jeremiah Johnson, Platoon 2006, Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, poses for his first official Marine Corps photo Nov. 20, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruit boot camp photos have been taken... More
Father Ignatius Madumere delivers the invocation during
Father Ignatius Madumere delivers the invocation during a Dr. Martin Luther King (MLK) Jr. remembrance ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina, on Jan. 14 2021. The ceremony was... More
Sean D. Tucker, pilot of the Oracle Challenger, glides
Sean D. Tucker, pilot of the Oracle Challenger, glides above the flight line during the 2016 MCAS Miramar Air Show aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Sept. 23. Tucker has flown more than 1,200 per... More
Richard G. Ewers, NASA history collection
Richard G. (Dick) Ewers became a pilot in the Flight Crew Branch of NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, in May 1998. His flying duties focus on operation of the Airborne Science DC-8 and ... More
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA, OKINAWA, Japan —
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA, OKINAWA, Japan — A C-12 Huron lands on the revitalized air field after the ribbon cutting ceremony in honor of the completion of phase two of the Marine Corps Air Station Futen... More
U.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) Band
U.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) Band perform during a retirement ceremony in honor of Col. Wayne R. Steele at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, Calif., June 12, 2013. After 42 years,... More
1970 - 1989 Humanitarian Missions
This graphic was created to illustrate a timeline of humanitarian missions the United States Marine Corps has participated in from 1970-1989. Created on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan 7, 2021. (U.S. Marine Corps graph... More
Richard G. Ewers, NASA history collection
Richard G. (Dick) Ewers became a pilot in the Flight Crew Branch of NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, in May 1998. His flying duties focus on operation of the Airborne Science DC-8 and ... More
Marines stand at the position of attention during an
Marines stand at the position of attention during an Oct. 23 ceremony honoring Lt. Gen. Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller at Christ Church Parish (Episcopal) in Saluda, Va. Puller died in 1971 as the most decorated Marine ever.
2nd Marine Division Band leads parade during Sneads Ferry Shrimp Festi...
The 2nd Marine Division Band marches in the 42nd annual Shrimp Festival parade in Sneads Ferry, N.C., Aug 10. The festival draws more than 10,000 people annually including many service members and families from... More
Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169's
Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169's outgoing commanding officer, Lt.Col. Joseph Lagoski, relinquishes command to Lt. Col. Everett M. Good during a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Air... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Larry Black, a service member attached
U.S. Army Sgt. Larry Black, a service member attached to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), carries the urn of Edward Weissenback, a recently recovered Air America crewman, followed by his family dur... More
Navy Capt. Rick Freedman, right, Naval Hospital Camp
Navy Capt. Rick Freedman, right, Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune commanding officer, congratulates Raymond Applewhite, left, NHCL public affairs director, on his retirement at the hospital quarterdeck on Marine Cor... More
Marines from the Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C.
Marines from the Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C. (8th and I), the United States Marine Band, "The President's Own", and the 3d US Infantry Regiment (Old Guard) Caisson Platoon participate in the full honors f... More
The 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James
The 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James F. Amos, left, speaks to Beverly Young, prior to announcing her husband, Congressman C.W. "Bill" Young, as an Honorary Marine, posthumously awarded, during th... More
An F-4C Phantom sits on display Jan. 7, 2019, at Kadena
An F-4C Phantom sits on display Jan. 7, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The F-4C Phantom was assigned to the 67th Tactical Fighter Squadron from 1971 to 1980. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthe... More