Marines

Explore Photos

View photos about training, new technology, aviation and more from around the Marine Corps, and download high quality images.

Filter

CLEAR ALL 1527 results found

Lt. Gen. Jon Davis pays respect to the Marines who flew the CH-46 over the past 5 decades during the CH-46 Retirement Ceremony at the Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum in Chantilly, Virginia Aug. 1, 2015. The CH-46 began its service in the Marine Corps during 1964 and by 1968 it had flown roughly 180,000 missions.

Lt. Gen. Jon Davis pays respect to the Marines who flew the CH-46 over the past 5 decades during the CH-46 Retirement Ceremony at the Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum in Chantilly, Virginia Aug. 1, 2015. The CH-46 began its service in the Marine Corps during 1964 and by 1968 it had flown roughly 180,000 missions.

Photo by Courtesy Photo

(Ret.) Gen J.R. Dailey speaks on behalf of the Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum during the CH-46 Retirement Ceremony at the Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center I Chantilly, Virginia Aug. 1, 2015. The Ch-46’s main mission was to provide combat support for the Marines on the ground.

(Ret.) Gen J.R. Dailey speaks on behalf of the Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum during the CH-46 Retirement Ceremony at the Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center I Chantilly, Virginia Aug. 1, 2015. The Ch-46’s main mission was to provide combat support for the Marines on the ground.

Photo by Courtesy Photo

A Marine Corps color guard presents the colors during the playing of the Star Spangled Banner Aug. 1, 2015 during the CH-46 Last Flight Retirement Ceremony at the Smithsonian Institution Nation Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. The CH-46’s main mission has been to provide combat support, however, the aircraft also flew resupply missions, medical evacuations and tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel.

A Marine Corps color guard presents the colors during the playing of the Star Spangled Banner Aug. 1, 2015 during the CH-46 Last Flight Retirement Ceremony at the Smithsonian Institution Nation Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. The CH-46’s main mission has been to provide combat support, however, the aircraft also flew resupply missions, medical evacuations and tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel.

Photo by Cpl. Cuong Le

Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 774 and Marines from Marine Helicopter Squadron One stand ready for the playing of the Star Spangled Banner Aug. 1, 2015 during the CH-46 Last Flight Retirement Ceremony at the Smithsonian Institution Nation Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. The CH-46’s main mission has been to provide combat support, however, the aircraft also flew resupply missions, medical evacuations and tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel.

Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 774 and Marines from Marine Helicopter Squadron One stand ready for the playing of the Star Spangled Banner Aug. 1, 2015 during the CH-46 Last Flight Retirement Ceremony at the Smithsonian Institution Nation Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. The CH-46’s main mission has been to provide combat support, however, the aircraft also flew resupply missions, medical evacuations and tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel.

Photo by Cpl. Cuong Le

Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 774 stand ready for the playing of Anchors Aweigh and the Marines Hymn Aug. 1, 2015 during the CH-46 Last Flight Retirement Ceremony at the Smithsonian Institution Nation Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. The CH-46’s main mission has been to provide combat support, however, the aircraft also flew resupply missions, medical evacuations and tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel.

Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 774 stand ready for the playing of Anchors Aweigh and the Marines Hymn Aug. 1, 2015 during the CH-46 Last Flight Retirement Ceremony at the Smithsonian Institution Nation Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. The CH-46’s main mission has been to provide combat support, however, the aircraft also flew resupply missions, medical evacuations and tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel.

Photo by Cpl. Cuong Le

A Marine with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 774 locks the wheels of the Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight in place, Aug. 1, 2015 before the CH-46 Last Flight Retirement Ceremony at the Smithsonian Institution Nation Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. The CH-46’s main mission has been to provide combat support, however, the aircraft also flew resupply missions, medical evacuations and tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel.

A Marine with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 774 locks the wheels of the Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight in place, Aug. 1, 2015 before the CH-46 Last Flight Retirement Ceremony at the Smithsonian Institution Nation Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. The CH-46’s main mission has been to provide combat support, however, the aircraft also flew resupply missions, medical evacuations and tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel.

Photo by Cpl. Cuong Le

Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 774 salute during the playing of Anchors’ Aweigh and the Marines Hymn Aug. 1, 2015 during the CH-46 Last Flight Retirement Ceremony at the Smithsonian Institution Nation Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. The CH-46’s main mission has been to provide combat support, however, the aircraft also flew resupply missions, medical evacuations and tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel.

Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 774 salute during the playing of Anchors’ Aweigh and the Marines Hymn Aug. 1, 2015 during the CH-46 Last Flight Retirement Ceremony at the Smithsonian Institution Nation Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. The CH-46’s main mission has been to provide combat support, however, the aircraft also flew resupply missions, medical evacuations and tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel.

Photo by Cpl. Cuong Le

Cpl. Michael Lewis, left, an aviation mechanic with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron 303, and a Kannapolis, North Carolina native, and Sgt. Tyler Goodwin, an avionics technician with HMLAT-303, and a Cleveland native, perform maintenance on a UH-1Y Huey aboard the USS Boxer, at sea July 26. Marines with HMLAT-303 prepared the aircraft for the 2015 Seattle Seafair.

Cpl. Michael Lewis, left, an aviation mechanic with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron 303, and a Kannapolis, North Carolina native, and Sgt. Tyler Goodwin, an avionics technician with HMLAT-303, and a Cleveland native, perform maintenance on a UH-1Y Huey aboard the USS Boxer, at sea July 26. Marines with HMLAT-303 prepared the aircraft for the 2015 Seattle Seafair.

Photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 13 wait as a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 prepares to lift a decommissioned rocket pod aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 23. The training helped the Marines experience the effects of the aircraft while trying to attach the cargo.

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 13 wait as a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 prepares to lift a decommissioned rocket pod aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 23. The training helped the Marines experience the effects of the aircraft while trying to attach the cargo.

Photo by Cpl. Owen Kimbrel

An MV-22 with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron-165 (VMM-165), Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force—Crisis Response—Central Command, lands and refuels prior to another mission in Southwest Asia, July 15, 2015. The Marines of VMM – 165 celebrate the unit’s 50th anniversary while deployed with the SPMAGTF; providing long range assault support, troop transport and cargo delivery in the Central Command Area of Operations, as well as support to the Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel.

An MV-22 with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron-165 (VMM-165), Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force—Crisis Response—Central Command, lands and refuels prior to another mission in Southwest Asia, July 15, 2015. The Marines of VMM – 165 celebrate the unit’s 50th anniversary while deployed with the SPMAGTF; providing long range assault support, troop transport and cargo delivery in the Central Command Area of Operations, as well as support to the Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel.

Photo by Cpl. Leah Agler

An MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165 (VMM – 165), Special Purpose Marine Air – Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, lands during a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel (TRAP) Exercise, May 29, 2015. The Marines of VMM – 165 celebrate the unit’s 50th anniversary while deployed with the SPMAGTF; providing long range assault support, troop transport and cargo delivery in the Central Command Area of Operations, as well as support to TRAP.

An MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165 (VMM – 165), Special Purpose Marine Air – Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, lands during a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel (TRAP) Exercise, May 29, 2015. The Marines of VMM – 165 celebrate the unit’s 50th anniversary while deployed with the SPMAGTF; providing long range assault support, troop transport and cargo delivery in the Central Command Area of Operations, as well as support to TRAP.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Garrett White

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Zachary Claus and Lance Cpl. Luis Alvarez, avionics technicians with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron – 165 (VMM – 165), Special Purpose Marine Air – Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, take multimeter readings from the engine of an MV–22 Osprey, July 15, 2015, in Southwest Asia. The Marines of VMM – 165 celebrate the unit’s 50th anniversary while deployed with the SPMAGTF; providing long range assault support, troop transport and cargo delivery in the Central Command Area of Operations, as well as support to the Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel.

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Zachary Claus and Lance Cpl. Luis Alvarez, avionics technicians with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron – 165 (VMM – 165), Special Purpose Marine Air – Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, take multimeter readings from the engine of an MV–22 Osprey, July 15, 2015, in Southwest Asia. The Marines of VMM – 165 celebrate the unit’s 50th anniversary while deployed with the SPMAGTF; providing long range assault support, troop transport and cargo delivery in the Central Command Area of Operations, as well as support to the Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Garrett White

U.S. Marines of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, pose for a photo with a ceremonially decorated MV-22 Osprey, in Southwest Asia, July 17, 2015. The Marines of VMM – 165 celebrate the unit’s 50th anniversary while deployed with the SPMAGTF; providing long range assault support, troop transport and cargo delivery in the Central Command Area of Operations, as well as support to the Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel.

U.S. Marines of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, pose for a photo with a ceremonially decorated MV-22 Osprey, in Southwest Asia, July 17, 2015. The Marines of VMM – 165 celebrate the unit’s 50th anniversary while deployed with the SPMAGTF; providing long range assault support, troop transport and cargo delivery in the Central Command Area of Operations, as well as support to the Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Garrett White

Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 352 walk to a KC-130J Super Hercules in preparation for a parachute drop at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, July 8. Marines with VMGR-352 supported 1st Radio Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force.

Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 352 walk to a KC-130J Super Hercules in preparation for a parachute drop at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, July 8. Marines with VMGR-352 supported 1st Radio Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Kimberlyn Adams

Marines with 1st Radio Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, prepare to conduct a parachute drop out of a KC-130J Super Hercules at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 8. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352 assisted the battalion with the parachute drop.

Marines with 1st Radio Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, prepare to conduct a parachute drop out of a KC-130J Super Hercules at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 8. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352 assisted the battalion with the parachute drop.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Kimberlyn Adams

Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California - Pilots with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 352, Capt. Joseph McLaughlin, a Redondo Beach, California, native, and Capt. Brian Lewton, a Des Moines, Iowa, native, fly the KC-130J Super Hercules during a parachute drop at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 8. The parachute drop was conducted by the 1st Radio Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force.

Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California - Pilots with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 352, Capt. Joseph McLaughlin, a Redondo Beach, California, native, and Capt. Brian Lewton, a Des Moines, Iowa, native, fly the KC-130J Super Hercules during a parachute drop at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 8. The parachute drop was conducted by the 1st Radio Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Kimberlyn Adams

Capt. Joseph Tremaine, a CH-53E Super Stallion pilot with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 466, conducts preflight checks aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, July 2. The aircrew prepares the aircraft for night fast-rope training on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.

Capt. Joseph Tremaine, a CH-53E Super Stallion pilot with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 466, conducts preflight checks aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, July 2. The aircrew prepares the aircraft for night fast-rope training on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.

Photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens

Lance Cpl. Marshall Cheatham, an airframes mechanic with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 466, performs maintenance on a CH-53E Super Stallion aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, July 2. The aircrew prepares the aircraft for night fast-rope training on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.

Lance Cpl. Marshall Cheatham, an airframes mechanic with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 466, performs maintenance on a CH-53E Super Stallion aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, July 2. The aircrew prepares the aircraft for night fast-rope training on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.

Photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens

A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 466 lands to receive Marines with Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 2. The helicopter’s air crew and infantry Marines conducted night fast-rope training, a useful skill for both units.

A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 466 lands to receive Marines with Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 2. The helicopter’s air crew and infantry Marines conducted night fast-rope training, a useful skill for both units.

Photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens

Marines from Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment fast rope from a CH-53E Super Stallion on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 2. The helicopter pilots maintained a steady hover while Marines fast-roped to the ground below.

Marines from Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment fast rope from a CH-53E Super Stallion on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 2. The helicopter pilots maintained a steady hover while Marines fast-roped to the ground below.

Photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens