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Marines from the 6th Motor Transportation Battalion help distribute desperately-needed supplies throughout their community after a generous donation from actress Kirstie Alley. The Marines transported and stored more than five 7-ton truck loads of supplies to be distributed in the Jersey Shore region. Available in High Definition.

A year in review production recapping Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces Souths achievements throughout the past year. MARFORRES and MARFORSOUTH remain vital to increasing the warfighting capability of the Naval Service. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Kanoa Thomas) The video contains music from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from Hooksounds: "March of the Brave" performed on hooksounds.com.

Pvt Travis Stockstill, a Marine with Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, completes recruit training on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., November 21, 2023. Stockstill is a 32 year old native of Ohio, who enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserves. He was inspired to join because of the challenge and discipline the Marines present as well as his daughter in law who graduated from recruit training in June 2023. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. William Horsley and Cpl. Luis Ponce Alvez).

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Damion Lewis, the Savannah, Georgia Toys For Tots Coordinator, explains the impact of the annual Toys for Tots campaign at Hunter Army Air Base, Savannah, Georgia, Dec. 12, 2022. Lewis coordinates with donors and supervises the sorting and distribution of donated toys around the local area through the Marine Corps Reserves. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Jareka Curtis)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. James Waddell, combat engineer and squad leader with Echo Company, 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Corps Forces Reserve, discusses his experience as a reservist during the Mission Rehearsal Exercise on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 11, 2022. A native of Munford, Alabama, Waddell works on the civilian side as an automotive technician and has been in the Marine Corps Reserves for eight years. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Pfc. Sean LeClaire)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Chris Rodriguez, infantry rifleman with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Marine Corps Forces Reserve, discusses his experience as a reservist during the Mission Rehearsal Exercise on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 11, 2022. A native of Manhattan, New York, Rodriguez works on the civilian side as an explosive detection K-9 handler for a security company and has been in the Marine Corps for four years. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Pfc. Sean LeClaire)

U.S. Marines with Delta Company, 4th Law Enforcement Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, deliver toys across northwestern Alaska, Dec. 6-14, 2021. The Marine Corps Reserve hosts the Toys for Tots program which collects donations of toys and delivers them to school-aged children across the United States. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Trystan Taft) The music within the following video production is copyright material used under license with HookSounds contract dated 1 Dec 2021.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Yesenya Rubio, a recruiter with Recruiting Sub-Station San Jose North, Recruiting Station San Francisco, speaks about the benefits of joining the Marine Corps Reserve; including, but not limited to, continuing or pursuing a full-time civilian career or education, training at a Marine Corps Reserve unit that is located near home, and earning the title through the same training as active-duty Marines. Rubio is native to Union City, California, and joined the Marine Corps in 2014 as a supply administration and operations specialist. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Emely Gonzalez)

U.S. Marines with the Marine Corps Reserve Marksmanship Training Unit (MTU) instruct a marksmanship course on Quantico, Virginia on Sept. 19, 2020. The MTU conducts formal schools to train combat coaches and combat marksmanship trainers. These formal schools are the primary tool for creating organic marksmanship expertise in the ranks of Marine Forces Reserve, leading to a more lethal reserve force ready to go, fight and win our nation's battles. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Joshua Pinkney)

U.S. Marines from the National Capital Region host a Toys for Tots drive-by donation point at the United States Marine Corps War Memorial, Arlington, Va., Dec. 5, 2020. Since 1947, the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program has distributed more than 566 million toys to millions children in need. This charitable endeavor has made the Marine Corps the unchallenged leader in looking after less fortunate children at Christmas. (U.S. Marine Corps motion by Sgt. André T. Peterson and D’Angelo Yanez)

Reservists with 4th Marine Logistics Group and service members with the Air National Guard continue on with Innovative Readiness Training Louisiana Care 2017 in multiple locations around Louisiana. The Louisiana Care Innovative Readiness Training event is a joint-service medical mission that provides the military with hands-on readiness training opportunities, while at the same time providing direct and lasting benefits to the residents of Louisiana. Community members have the opportunity to receive medical, dental and optometry services at no cost. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Dallas Johnson)

Marine Corps Band New Orleans performed at a naturalization ceremony at FDR Four Freedoms Park in New York, June 16, 2017. The band participated in the ceremony as part of their final Marine Corps Reserve Centennial concert series.

Marine Corps Band New Orleans performed at a naturalization ceremony at FDR Four Freedoms Park in New York, June 16, 2017. The band participated in the ceremony as part of their final Marine Corps Reserve Centennial concert series.

Marine Corps Band New Orleans performed at a naturalization ceremony at FDR Four Freedoms Park in New York, June 16, 2017. The band participated in the ceremony as part of their final Marine Corps Reserve Centennial concert series.

Marines with Marine Corps Band New Orleans performed a concert at Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College, June 15, 2017. The band performed for the Marine Corps Reserve Centennial celebration. They will be performing multiple performances June 14-16 in locations across the city.

Marines with Marine Corps Band New Orleans performed a concert in Washington Square Park in New York, June 14, 2017. The band performed for the Marine Corps Reserve Centennial celebration. They will be performing multiple performances June 14-16 in locations across the city.

Marine Corps Reserve's celebrates their centennial anniversary at Union Square, San Francisco, Calif., Oct. 8, 2016. George Pratt Schultz, a prior reservist, was the officer of the day at the Marine Corps Reserve Centennial Ceremony and a former secretary of state. 1st Marine Division Band performed at the event.

The Reserve Report is a biweekly newscast featuring news from across Marine Forces Reserve. This episode features the Marine Corps Reserve Centennial celebration held at Times Square in New York, and Reserve Marines participating in Exercise Northern Strike 16.

The Reserve Report is a biweekly newscast featuring news from across Marine Forces Reserve. This episode features information on Reserve Component officers wanting to seek Active Reserve opportunities and Lieutenant General Rex C. McMillian speaking about the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society.

Marine Corps Band New Orleans performed a concert at the Saenger Theater in New Orleans, Dec. 11, 2015. During the concert, U.S. Marines collected toys for the Marine Corps Reserve Toys For Tots program.

First lady Michelle Obama joined Toys For Tots President and CEO, Pete Osman, along with Marines from 2nd Civil Affairs Group, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, and local families, to separate toys at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., Dec. 9, 2015. The Toys for Tots program was created in 1947 by the Marine Corps Reserve and provides new, unwrapped toys to millions of less fortunate children in communities across the country every year. The first lady is an avid supporter of the program and has been a spokesperson for its mission for the last seven years.

The CH-46 Sea Knight Helicopter was used during Partnerships of the Americas 2014 in what could be its last operational deployment. 00:00:00 [SOT, LCpl Ranieri Fotelli, HMM 364 crew chief] It’s what people think of when Marine Corps aviation is mentioned in any conversation.” 00:06:00 [VO, SGT Adwin Esters, Public Affairs, 4th Marine Logistics Group. ] The Marines of Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 are flying in what is very likely the final deployment for the CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter as they support Partnership of the Americas in Chile. The significance of this milestone is not lost on these Marines. 00:27:00 [SOT, Cpl Vidal Gonzalez HMM 364 flightline mechanic] The 46 going away is a sad, sad thing to think about. I’ve been working on these helicopters for four years now and they’ve been in the Marine Corps for quite some time. Over fifty years of service. The day that they have to go away is gonna be a sad one. 00:40:00 [VO] After five decades of venerable service to the Marine Corps, the Sea Knight is being phased out in favor of the MV22 Osprey. 00:50:00 [SOT, Sgt Carmen Zangari, HMM 364 crew chief] The tactics are changing, the future of warfare is evolving, the battlefield is evolving, and the new aircraft is designed to kind of fulfill the role we see in the future. 00:59:00 [VO] The end of an era brings with it memories that stretch back for generations. 01:05:00 [SOT, Capt William Norris, A Co. 1/23] My father was actually a 46 pilot back in the day for the Navy, so I made sure to get a couple of pictures of them so he doesn’t cry when I go home and tell him that it’s gone forever. 01:15:00 [VO] Few still serving in the Marine Corps have as long a history with the Sea Knight as Brigadier General David Coffman, Commander, United States Marine Corps Forces South. 01:24:00 [SOT, BGen David W. Coffman Commander, United States Marine Corps Forces, South] If I could have stayed a 1st Lieutenant, functional check pilot and flight leader and flight instructor in HMM-262 Flying Tigers at Kaneohe Bay for the entire 30 years I would still be there doing that. It’s such great fun, it’s such a great effect and such a great contribution to the Marine Corps team. 01:42:00[VO] Sgt Adwin Esters, Public Affairs, 4th Marine Logistics Group

Marines of Marine Forces Reserve honored Maj. Daniel Carmick Nov. 6, for his role in the Battle of New Orleans as well as his Marine Corps service. MARFORRES honor Maj. Carmick by laying a wreath at his gravesite each year. Includes sound bites from Lt. Gen. Steven Hummer, Commander, Marine Forces Reserve and Col. Paul Deckert, ACOS, 4th Marine Division G-8. Available in high definition.