Marines TV

ARABIAN GULF (Nov. 23, 2017) Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer visited Sailors and Marines of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and the America Amphibious Ready Group aboard amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) Thanksgiving Day. America is the flagship for the America Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations designed to reassure allies and partners and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. (U.S. Marine Corps video Sgt. Hannah Perkins)

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Papa Company, 4th Battalion, and Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, learn Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) tan belt techniques at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., June 6, 2017. The recruits were taught upper and lower body strikes, and counter to strikes, to apply in hand to hand combat situations. (U.S. Marine Corps motion imagery by Lance Cpl. Debra S. Rookus/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Samuel "Dawg" Deputy, commanding officer of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron (HMLAT) 303, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (3dMAW), leads a sortie of 24 Light Attack Helicopters around Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Calif., as a show of force, maintenance and aviation readiness April 14, 2017. Deputy explains what it takes to lead, train and equip one of the largest, high-scoring maintenance aviation training squadrons in the Marine Corps. HMLAT-303 has more than 400 service members and civilian contractors who maintain aircraft and train aviation personnel to include, pilots and crew members to support the Marine Air-Ground Task Force mission. (U.S. Marine Corps motion media by Staff Sgt. Jon Spencer)

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment conduct the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) tan belt qualification at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C., April 14, 2017. With MCMAP, recruits learned techniques to apply in hand to hand combat situations. (U.S. Marine Corps Motion Imagery by Lance Cpl. Jordan P. Canney/Released)

2017 Marine Corps Trials athletes compete in the cycling competition at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 12, 2017. The Marine Corps Trials promotes recovery and rehabilitation through adaptive sport participation and develops camaraderie among recovering Service members (RSMs) and veterans. It is an opportunity for RSMs to demonstrate their achievements and serves as the primary venue to select Marine Corps participants for the DoD Warrior Games. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Harrison)

Master Sgt. Berle “Jack” Sigman discusses his injury and experience competing in the 2017 Marine Corps Trials at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. Sigman, a Stafford, Va., native, is a member of the 2017 Marine Corps Trials Wounded Warrior Battalion-East Team. The Marine Corps Trials promotes recovery and rehabilitation through adaptive sport participation and develops camaraderie among recovering Service members (RSM) and veterans. It is an opportunity for RSMs to demonstrate their achievements and serves as the primary venue to select Marine Corps participants for the DoD Warrior Games. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Victoria A. Taylor)