Marines TV

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Timothy P. Thornton, an embarkation and electronic countermeasures officer assigned to Marine Tactical Electronic Squadron 3 (VMAQ-3), and CWO2 Dawn M. Rooth, a mobility officer assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 14, explain a cargo loading and positioning operation aboard a McDonnell Douglas (MD-11)/STD-AL at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Aug. 6, 2015. Various units assisted VMAQ-3 loading and arranging cargo onto an MD-11/STD-AL Fed Ex cargo plane in support of the unit’s deployment program or UDP. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Juanenrique Owings/RELEASED)

The Marine Corps Trials is a chance for wounded, ill, and injured Marines, both past and present, to train as athletes, while increasing their strength so they can continue their military service or develop healthy habits for life outside the service. Retired Marine Sgt. Timothy Childers, a Fort Worth, Texas native, tells us his story.

Retired Sgt. Timothy Childers, United States Marine and Fort Worth, Texas native, partici[pates in the 2015 Marine Corps Trials aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March, 3-11.

Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa fought through the downwash of the MV-22 Osprey to complete their fast rope insertion training at Morón Air Base, Spain, Jan. 27, 2015. The insertion technique allows the Marines to slide down a rope into a variety of difficult landing zones and expands their operational capabilities throughout the region. Two Marines established an anchor point just beneath the Osprey, allowing the Marines above them to slide down in rapid succession and secure their landing zone. Interviews include English and Spanish languages. Interviews: Sgt. Floyd Rude, Fast Rope Instructor, Bowling Green, Ohio, native Cpl. Drew Blais, Team Leader, Northeastern Connecticut native Sgt. Kevin Perez, Miami, Florida, native