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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Michael Graf, squad leader, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, participates in a live fire event as part of the 4th MARDIV Rifle Squad Competition on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. , Jan. 30, 2023. The three-day event tested the Marines across a variety of infantry skills to determine the most combat effective rifle squad within the 4th MARDIV. MCB Camp Lejeune training facilities allow warfighters to be ready today and prepare for tomorrow’s fight. - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Michael Graf, squad leader, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, participates in a live fire event as part of the 4th MARDIV Rifle Squad Competition on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. , Jan. 30, 2023. The three-day event tested the Marines across a variety of infantry skills to determine the most combat effective rifle squad within the 4th MARDIV. MCB Camp Lejeune training facilities allow warfighters to be ready today and prepare for tomorrow’s fight.

Dual-use commercial small craft await inspection during the Marine Forces Reserve and Defense Innovation Unit Small Boat Evaluation and Demonstration event on Nov. 2, 2022, at the 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion headquarters in Tampa, Florida. This second phase of the DIU Commercial Solutions Opening process is used to determine which vessel(s) will be used by the Marine Corps Reserve in support of Service-level experimentation for Force Design 2030. MFR plans to use Congressionally-approved National Guard and Reserve Equipment Appropriation (NGREA) funds to purchase the initial order of expeditionary craft. Use of this funding will not impact MFR’s annual budget, nor will it hinder or delay any other areas of operations or innovation across the force. - Dual-use commercial small craft await inspection during the Marine Forces Reserve and Defense Innovation Unit Small Boat Evaluation and Demonstration event on Nov. 2, 2022, at the 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion headquarters in Tampa, Florida. This second phase of the DIU Commercial Solutions Opening process is used to determine which vessel(s) will be used by the Marine Corps Reserve in support of Service-level experimentation for Force Design 2030. MFR plans to use Congressionally-approved National Guard and Reserve Equipment Appropriation (NGREA) funds to purchase the initial order of expeditionary craft. Use of this funding will not impact MFR’s annual budget, nor will it hinder or delay any other areas of operations or innovation across the force.

U.S. Marines Lance Cpl. Caleb J. Malone (left), combat engineer with Bridge Company C, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, discards a piece of cut plywood as Lance Cpl. Matthew P. Winter (right), combat engineer with Engineer Company C, 6th ESB, 4th MLG, cuts plywood with a circular saw at a construction site during exercise Red Dagger at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., May 23, 2018. - U.S. Marines Lance Cpl. Caleb J. Malone (left), combat engineer with Bridge Company C, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, discards a piece of cut plywood as Lance Cpl. Matthew P. Winter (right), combat engineer with Engineer Company C, 6th ESB, 4th MLG, cuts plywood with a circular saw at a construction site during exercise Red Dagger at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., May 23, 2018. Exercise Red Dagger is a bilateral training exercise that gives Marines an opportunity to exchange tactics, techniques and procedures as well as build working relationships with their British counterparts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Melanie Wolf/Released)

Sgt. Michael Peers, a firepower control team chief with 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, pauses to check which direction his FCT plan on going during a land navigation exercise, in Durness, Scotland, April 30, 2018. 4th ANGLICO is in Scotland to take part in Joint Warrior 18-1, an exercise that furthers their readiness and effectiveness in combined arms integration, small unit tactics and land navigation. This training aims at improving their capabilities and combat effectiveness and ensures they're ready to fight tonight. - Sgt. Michael Peers, a firepower control team chief with 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, pauses to check which direction his FCT plan on going during a land navigation exercise, in Durness, Scotland, April 30, 2018. 4th ANGLICO is in Scotland to take part in Joint Warrior 18-1, an exercise that furthers their readiness and effectiveness in combined arms integration, small unit tactics and land navigation. This training aims at improving their capabilities and combat effectiveness and ensures they're ready to fight tonight.

Marine Corps Sgt. Jeffery Hale, a launcher chief with Kilo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, directs a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) into position before being loaded onto an Air Force MC-130, on Fort Campbell, Ky., March 30, 2018. Marines from Kilo Battery flew from Fort Campbell to Dugway Proving Grounds, Utah, where they offloaded and fired four HIMARS missiles, demonstrating a unique capability that will give commanders more options to deal with threats when other options are not appropriate. - Marine Corps Sgt. Jeffery Hale, a launcher chief with Kilo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, directs a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) into position before being loaded onto an Air Force MC-130, on Fort Campbell, Ky., March 30, 2018. Marines from Kilo Battery flew from Fort Campbell to Dugway Proving Grounds, Utah, where they offloaded and fired four HIMARS missiles, demonstrating a unique capability that will give commanders more options to deal with threats when other options are not appropriate.

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High Mobility Artillery Rocket System crewmen assigned to Battery D, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, prepare their launcher for live-fire operations after debarking a KC-130J aircraft, supporting their raid operations at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, Dec. 4, 2015. “We were essentially trying to test the capability of the HIMARS to launch an air raid from any position,” said Sgt. Garrett S. Zurich, HIMARS launcher section chief, 1st platoon, Battery D. - High Mobility Artillery Rocket System crewmen assigned to Battery D, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, prepare their launcher for live-fire operations after debarking a KC-130J aircraft, supporting their raid operations at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, Dec. 4, 2015. “We were essentially trying to test the capability of the HIMARS to launch an air raid from any position,” said Sgt. Garrett S. Zurich, HIMARS launcher section chief, 1st platoon, Battery D.

The U.S. Marine Drum & Bugle Corps leads the procession for 1st Lt. Alexander Bonnyman Jr. at Berry Highland Memorial Cemetery in Knoxville, Tenn., Sept. 27, 2015. Bonnyman joined Marine Forces Reserve in July 1942 and was killed during the battle of Tarawa in 1943. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during the battle. Bonnyman’s remains were discovered in Tarawa 72 years after he was buried there. - The U.S. Marine Drum & Bugle Corps leads the procession for 1st Lt. Alexander Bonnyman Jr. at Berry Highland Memorial Cemetery in Knoxville, Tenn., Sept. 27, 2015. Bonnyman joined Marine Forces Reserve in July 1942 and was killed during the battle of Tarawa in 1943. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during the battle. Bonnyman’s remains were discovered in Tarawa 72 years after he was buried there.

Lance Cpl. Alexander Adams, intelligence specialist with Company C., 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve uses his blouse to float during his intermediate swim qualification at the Galveston Marine Corps Reserve Home Training Center, Aug. 8, 2015. All Marines with Company C. are required to complete and maintain an annual intermediate swim qualification. - Lance Cpl. Alexander Adams, intelligence specialist with Company C., 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve uses his blouse to float during his intermediate swim qualification at the Galveston Marine Corps Reserve Home Training Center, Aug. 8, 2015. All Marines with Company C. are required to complete and maintain an annual intermediate swim qualification.

Marines of Battery M, 3rd Battalion 14th Marine Regiment, Marine Forces Reserve, march together at the Methodist Church in Hixson, Tennessee, July 24, 2015. The Marines attended the funeral of their fallen brother, Staff Sgt. David A. Wyatt, one of five service members killed by a gunman at the Naval Operational Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center on July 16, 2015. Wyatt was taken to the Chattanooga National Cemetery after the church service to be laid to rest with full military honors. - Marines of Battery M, 3rd Battalion 14th Marine Regiment, Marine Forces Reserve, march together at the Methodist Church in Hixson, Tennessee, July 24, 2015. The Marines attended the funeral of their fallen brother, Staff Sgt. David A. Wyatt, one of five service members killed by a gunman at the Naval Operational Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center on July 16, 2015. Wyatt was taken to the Chattanooga National Cemetery after the church service to be laid to rest with full military honors.

Marines with 4th Assault Amphibian battalion drive an amphibious assault vehicle during a simulated amphibious assault at Peninsula Express 15-8 on Dogu Beach, July 3, 2015. Peninsula Express is the eighth iteration this year of the Korean-Marine Exchange Program, and the first time Marine Forces Reserve has participated in the series of exercises between the U.S. and Republic of Korea Marine Corps designed to build interoperability and tactical familiarity between partner nations. - Marines with 4th Assault Amphibian battalion drive an amphibious assault vehicle during a simulated amphibious assault at Peninsula Express 15-8 on Dogu Beach, July 3, 2015. Peninsula Express is the eighth iteration this year of the Korean-Marine Exchange Program, and the first time Marine Forces Reserve has participated in the series of exercises between the U.S. and Republic of Korea Marine Corps designed to build interoperability and tactical familiarity between partner nations.

Pvt. Jesse J. Karker, an infantry assaultman with Charile Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, practices door breaching during Exercise Arctic Eagle at Camp Grayling, Michigan, April 24, 2014. The Marines practiced tactics such as room clearing, door breaching and urban patrolling as a work up to a urban warfare simulation at Camp Grayling's Combined Armed Collective Training Facility the following day. - Pvt. Jesse J. Karker, an infantry assaultman with Charile Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, practices door breaching during Exercise Arctic Eagle at Camp Grayling, Michigan, April 24, 2014. The Marines practiced tactics such as room clearing, door breaching and urban patrolling as a work up to a urban warfare simulation at Camp Grayling's Combined Armed Collective Training Facility the following day.

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