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The Reserve Report is a biweekly newscast featuring news from across Marine Forces Reserve. This episode features information on Battery D, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment’s high mobility artillery rocket system air raid at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, first lady Michelle Obama’s participation in a Toys for Tots event at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, and a holiday concert Marine Corps Band New Orleans put on for the local community.

The Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory partnered with 10th Marine Regiment, 1st Battalion, 10th Marines, and 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment to conduct a limited objective experiment at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 3-11. The experiment was designed to test different tactics, including simulated indirect and direct fire missions, when integrating an artillery platoon within an infantry company landing team.

The Marine Corps Community Services Substance Abuse Counseling Center hosted a drunk driving awareness event on Marine Corps installations across Okinawa December 4-16.

Marines with 10th Marine Regiment held a demonstration for the M1122 artillery round, which the Marine Corps is evaluating to be used as a suitable mix with the M795 high explosive projectile by 2017. The M1122 artillery round is less expensive and maintains ballistic, appearance, and function similarities of the M795 round. Representatives from the 2nd Marine Division leadership, 2nd, 6th and 8th Marine Regiments attended the demonstration. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Zachary Montgomery, Cpl. Antonio Campbell, and Cpl. Krista James/Released)

Marine Corps Veteran Tillie Medvid attends her first Marine Corps ball nearly 70 years since her honorable discharge.

The Reserve Report is a biweekly newscast featuring news from across Marine Forces Reserve. This episode features information on a new instructional video by Marine Forces Reserve IPAC detailing travel claims procedures, relatives of Montford Point Marine James Neal receive Congressional Gold Medal in his honor, and 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion participates in exercise Trident Juncture in Spain.

The Marines from Marine Corps Activity Guam ran the 2015 Xterra Tarzan Falls Run in Yona, Guam.

Two Marines were presented Congressional Gold Medals today in an awards ceremony honoring their service and contribution to the Corps during a time of segregation.

Two Marines were posthumously the Congressional gold Medal for their service during an award ceremony Wednesday, August 12, 2015 in Mobile, Ala.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment trained in Military Operations in Urban Terrain at the Infantry Immersion Training Center aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 27-29, 2015. To provide a more realistic edge to the training role players acted as both civilians and enemy combatants which the Marines were required to assess and engage just as they would in an urban combat zone

The Reserve Report is a biweekly newscast featuring news from across Marine Forces Reserve. This episode features MARADMIN 174/15 which announces the convening of the Reserve Command Screening Board, Lt. Gen. Richard P. Mills posthumously presents the Congressional Gold Medal to Frederick D. Turner who was a Montford Point Marine, Marine Corps Band New Orleans travels to Canada and the northern U.S. for their spring tour.

The Transformation: Making United States Marines shows the transformation U.S. Marine Corps recruits undergo during recruit training on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina. Recruits must complete 13 weeks of basic training in order to earn the title of United States Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps Motion Imagery by Sgt. Nathan C. McKitrick/Released)

In this episode, follow U.S. Marines with Company F, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force as they conduct boat operations as part of the Japanese Observer Exchange Program. The JGSDF was integrated with the 31st MEU in order to better understand amphibious operations.

Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, California has implemented several initiatives that continue to make its railhead not only the largest in the Department of Defense, but also increase its value as a strategic asset. Based at the Yermo Annex of MCLB Barstow, rail operations are handled by Chad Hildebrandt, who won the Supervisor of the Quarter Award for fiscal year 2015 for the work he and his team did, not only to establish an innovative training program, but also to save money. Training rotations account for a hefty share of the rail traffic at Yermo, and equipment is often sent to Production Plant Barstow, Marine Depot Maintenance Command there for repair and overhaul. A major training cycle took place in March, with First Cavalry Division out of Fort Hood, Texas on-loading after an 18-day exercise at the National Training Center at nearby Fort Irwin, while First Infantry Division from Fort Riley, Kansas offloaded at the same time for their turn at the NTC. Hildebrandt's team introduced the 80-hour Rail Ops course in February 2014, to teach Army and Marine Corps personnel how to load and offload their equipment. The class averages 20 to 30 students each month, with a recent high of 38 students. Another one of Hildebrandt's initiatives is getting the military units to move more equipment by rail rather than by truck, and to get San Bernardino County to allow use of military heavy equipment transporters rather than commercial tractor trailers, which cost around $5,800 each, one way. A former Marine, Hildebrandt left a rewarding Navy civilian job to work at Yermo, with a reduction in pay that has been offset by the challenge and rewards he has received transforming the rail operations here into an ever-more valuable asset. Produced by Cynthia McIntyre. Videography by Cynthia McIntyre and Keith Hayes. Narration: Keith Hayes

Marines with various units from Marine Air-Ground Task Force, II Marine Expeditionary Force, participated in the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Air Show 2015, Beaufort, South Carolina, April 11-12 2015. The Marines demonstrated the recovery of a downed pilot using fixed and rotary wing aircraft along with ground troops to suppress the enemy and safely extract the pilot. (U.S. Marine Corps video by LCpl. Preston McDonald/Released)

Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion participated in a Counter Improvised Explosive Device Course at SR-12 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 4, 2015. The Marines participated in the course to become more efficient at the various aspects of being a combat engineer.

Former and current U.S. Marines gather at the Marine Corps Museum to remember the battle of Iwo Jima in Quantico, Va. Feb. 20, 2015. February 19th marked the 70th anniversary of the start of the battle, which resulted in 27 U.S service members being awarded the Medal of Honor. (U.S. Marine Corps motion imagery by Cpl Gregory D. Boyd, Cpl. Jasmine J. Richey and Cpl. Paul D. Gregory)