Accompanied by nothing but sand, rocks and the desert sun, Marines with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division continue to prepare for the unrelenting forces ahead by training at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 15-July 19, 2019.U.S. Marines of Invictus participated in a five-day field operation where they were evaluated as squads, based on how well they shoot, move and communicate towards their objective.When asked what the purpose of the evaluation was, Cpl. Zorenehf L. Yabao, a squad leader said, “To see where their performance is at and what they need to improve on for the duration of the pre-deployment training. From here on out, it is not going to be easy.”The wolf is not in the

From reinforcing an embassy besieged by hostile rioters to subduing an aggressive detainee, it is critical to have non-lethal means of dealing with the contingencies that the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit could face while embarked on the USS Wasp as part of Amphibious Squadron 11. While the 31st MEU prides itself on being ready, partnered and lethal, lethal force is not necessarily the best course of action in every situation the MEU could face. Given this, the 31st MEU’s Law Enforcement Detachment is a key tool in the MEU Commander’s toolkit. Some of the many unique capabilities and assets the Law Enforcement Detachment provides are non-lethal weapons employment and tactics, detainee handling, tactical site exploitation, and K-9 support.

Members from the local and U.S. communities got down and dirty in the mud during the inaugural Samurai Run July 21, 2019 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan. The Marine Corps Community Services event was held as a chance for locals and service members to strengthen relationships through friendly competition.The Samurai Run was a four-mile course complimented by a series of obstacles that winded through the muddy trails of CATC.“For the past three years, we have done mud runs,” said Bud Wood, the athletic director and Single Marine Program coordinator on Camp Fuji. “We took the mud run concept and we converted it into more of Spartan Race with obstacles, including the U.S. Marine Corps obstacle course.”According to Wood,

US Marines attended the US Marine Corps Cadet and Junior National Championships in Fargo, North Dakota, July 14-19, 2019.Marine Corps Recruiting Command partnered with USA Wrestling to support student-athletes, coaches and their communities, to inform young people about opportunities within the Marine Corps, and to continue to foster the fighting spirit that Marines and athletes share.“One of the reasons that we value the partnership is the shared ethos that the Marines and the wrestling community has together,” said Ryan Johnson, the director of corporate partnerships for USA Wrestling. “We talk also about the fighting spirit, being something that every wrestler has to dig deep at times to win those tough matches or to find a way to score