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The Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Glenn M. Walters poses for a photo with women attending the 2018 Joint Women's Leadership Symposium, San Diego, Calif., June 22, 2018. JWLS is the largest annual gathering of women in uniform in the nation hosted by the Sea Service Leadership Association, and is dedicated to providing preemient professional development events to women serving in the Department of Defense and Coast Guard.
Women Marines unite in San Diego June 24, 2018, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
The 31st Annual Joint Women’s Leadership Symposium kicked off Thursday, June 21, at the San Diego Convention Center where more than 1200 service members gathered to discuss...
U.S. Army Staff Sgt.Tyrone Hamilton, left, the forward support noncommissioned officer in charge with Joint Task Force - Bravo's 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, and U.S. Marine Cpl. Tyler Slaggert, a field radio operator with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, link their communications equipment together to secure reliable voice communication during a communications exercise aboard Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, to prepare for future joint-level operations, June 19, 2018. The Marines and sailors of SPMAGTF-SC are conducting security cooperation training and engineering projects alongside partner nation military forces in Central and South America. The unit is also on standby to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in the event of a hurricane or other emergency in the region.
Comm links up: SPMAGTF-SC, JTF-Bravo communicators learn to work together June 21, 2018, Marine Corps Forces South
Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command’s communications section met up with their counterparts in Joint Task Force Bravo's 1st Battalion,...
Marine Corps Systems Command awarded a contract to BAE Systems to produce and deliver the Amphibious Combat Vehicle. Following a successful Milestone C decision by the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition, the contract options worth $198 million will allow BAE Systems to build 30 low rate production vehicles, which will start delivering in the fall of next year.
Marine Corps Systems Command awards contract to produce ACV June 20, 2018, Marine Corps Systems Command
Marine Corps Systems Command awarded a contract to produce Amphibious Combat Vehicles—a much-needed modernization to the Marine Corps’ ground combat element.Following a...
A Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Force Reconnaissance Platoon waits on the flight deck before low-light fast rope training aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard, underway in the Pacific Ocean, June 25, 2017. The FRP Marines train regularly for quick, tactical raids of targets on both land and sea. Fast roping allows Marines to enter inaccessible locations via rope from a hovering aircraft. The 31st MEU partners with the Navy’s Amphibious Squadron 11 to form the amphibious component of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group. The 31st MEU and PHIBRON 11 combine to provide a cohesive blue-green team capable of accomplishing a variety of missions across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.
Next gen binoculars increase survivability for Recon, EOD Marines June 19, 2018, Marine Corps Systems Command
Marines will have better situational awareness on missions in dark areas thanks to new night vision goggles.The Binocular Night Vision Goggle II, or BNVG II, is a...
A CH-47 Chinook Helicopter from 3-82nd General Support Aviation Battalion, Fort Bragg extracts a group of Marines with Bravo Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry – East, during a joint exercise on Landing Zone Parrot on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, June 7, 2018. The Marines extracted from LZ Parrot to LZ-15 on Camp Geiger.
Army participates in a helo lift of ITB students June 15, 2018, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
Marines and Soldiers worked together to give approximately 180 new Bravo Company Marines from Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - East, firsthand helicopter...
Members of the Military Working Dog section of the Provost Marshal’s Office pose for a photo aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort June13. The MWD section aids the air station in detecting contraband and conducting security checks. The MWD section is attached to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron.
MWD: not your average devil dog June 15, 2018, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort
As man’s best friend, dogs have held different names and jobs throughout human history, from herding livestock to hunting animals. They have been a constant companion to the...
Landing support specialist Marines with Air Delivery Platoon, 3rd Transportation Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, participate in internal and external lift training June 6, 2018 at Landing Zone Dodo, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. Transporting cargo by aircraft provides a safe and efficient means for resupplying units in hostile environments or to deliver supplies during humanitarian crises.
Lift with your rotors: Landing Support Marines conduct external lift training June 12, 2018, 3rd Marine Logistics Group
Landing support specialist Marines with 3rd Transportation Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, conducted external and internal lifts at Landing Zone Dodo, Okinawa,...
Noncommissioned officers with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit toss medicine balls during a Force Fitness Instructor led High Intensity Tactical Training session at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 8, 2018. The 31st MEU is adopting an NCO-led FFI program to improve overall physical fitness while reducing injury and building unit morale. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible force ready to perform a wide-range of military operations.
31st MEU Marines, Sailors HITT the field with Force Fitness Instructors June 11, 2018, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit
Noncommissioned officers lead – they are the backbone of the Marine Corps. So it makes sense that they would be the first to experience the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s...
U.S. Marine Col. Maria McMillen places a flower on the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing Memorial Monument during a memorial ceremony at Pohang City Battle Monument and 1st MAW Memorial Monument in Pohang, South Korea, June 6, 2018. One at a time, each guest placed a flower on the memorial. McMillen, a Craig, Colorado native, is the G-5 assistance chief of staff with 1st MAW.
1st MAW, South Korea remember, honor those who have fallen June 8, 2018, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing
It’s 10 a.m. and sirens are blaring throughout the country of South Korea reminding its citizens to take a moment to pray for, mourn and honor the fallen service members who...
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Peter Lee, head of operations for Marine Forces Europe and Africa thanks Maj. Elmars Popakuls, Commander of Latvian National Guard 53rd Infantry Battalion, during the multinational civil engagement ceremony in Bauska, Latvia June 2, 2018 as part of Exercise Saber Strike 2018. The focus of the ceremony was the integration of multinational forces and the enhancement of the relationships between the U.S. Marines and their Latvian military counterparts. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Maj. Greg Wolf/Released)
4TH LAR Marines interact with Latvian locals during Saber Strike 18 June 7, 2018, Marine Corps Forces Europe
The 4th LAR Marines are conducting a road march from the port of Klaipeda, Lithuania to the training area in Adazai, Latvia and conducting static display events in a few local...