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Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, test fire an M2 .50-caliber Browning machine gun during training at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, June 1, 2017. The M2, sometimes called the "Ma Deuce," is the oldest machine gun currently in the Marine Corps' arsenal. BLT 3/5 is currently deployed as the Ground Combat Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. Weapons Company is the heavy-weapons element of BLT 3/5. Their arsenal includes heavy machine guns, mortars, and anti-tank weapons.

Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, test fire an M2 .50-caliber Browning machine gun during training at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, June 1, 2017. The M2, sometimes called the "Ma Deuce," is the oldest machine gun currently in the Marine Corps' arsenal. BLT 3/5 is currently deployed as the Ground Combat Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. Weapons Company is the heavy-weapons element of BLT 3/5. Their arsenal includes heavy machine guns, mortars, and anti-tank weapons.

Photo by Staff Sgt. T. T. Parish

U.S. Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit carry 155mm rounds to an M777 Howitzer gun line in preparation for fire missions in northern Syria as part of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, Mar. 21, 2017. The 11th MEU was deployed in the Asia-Pacific and Middle Eastern regions and acted as a rapid response force available to conduct operations in support of U.S. Forces and allied and partner nations. More than 60 regional and international nations have joined together to enable partnered forces to defeat ISIS and restore stability and security. CJTF-OIR is the global Coalition to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria.

U.S. Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit carry 155mm rounds to an M777 Howitzer gun line in preparation for fire missions in northern Syria as part of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, Mar. 21, 2017. The 11th MEU was deployed in the Asia-Pacific and Middle Eastern regions and acted as a rapid response force available to conduct operations in support of U.S. Forces and allied and partner nations. More than 60 regional and international nations have joined together to enable partnered forces to defeat ISIS and restore stability and security. CJTF-OIR is the global Coalition to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Zachery Laning

U.S. Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit fire an M777 Howitzer during a fire mission in northern Syria as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, Mar. 24, 2017. The unit provided 24/7 support in all weather conditions to allow for troop movements, to include terrain denial and the subduing of enemy forces. More than 60 regional and international nations have joined together to enable partnered forces to defeat ISIS and restore stability and security. CJTF-OIR is the global Coalition to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria.

U.S. Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit fire an M777 Howitzer during a fire mission in northern Syria as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, Mar. 24, 2017. The unit provided 24/7 support in all weather conditions to allow for troop movements, to include terrain denial and the subduing of enemy forces. More than 60 regional and international nations have joined together to enable partnered forces to defeat ISIS and restore stability and security. CJTF-OIR is the global Coalition to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Zachery Laning

U.S. Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit fire their M777 Howitzer during a fire mission in northern Syria as part of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, Mar. 24, 2017. The 11th MEU was deployed in the Asia-Pacific and Middle Eastern regions and acted as a rapid response force available to conduct operations in support of U.S. Forces and allied and partner nations. More than 60 regional and international nations have joined together to enable partnered forces to defeat ISIS and restore stability and security. CJTF-OIR is the global Coalition to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria.

U.S. Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit fire their M777 Howitzer during a fire mission in northern Syria as part of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, Mar. 24, 2017. The 11th MEU was deployed in the Asia-Pacific and Middle Eastern regions and acted as a rapid response force available to conduct operations in support of U.S. Forces and allied and partner nations. More than 60 regional and international nations have joined together to enable partnered forces to defeat ISIS and restore stability and security. CJTF-OIR is the global Coalition to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Zachery Laning

A U.S. Marine with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit fires an M777 Howitzer during a fire mission in northern Syria as part of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, Mar. 24, 2017. The unit provided 24/7 support in all weather conditions to allow for troop movements, to include terrain denial and the subduing of enemy forces. More than 60 regional and international nations have joined together to enable partnered forces to defeat ISIS and restore stability and security. CJTF-OIR is the global Coalition to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria.

A U.S. Marine with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit fires an M777 Howitzer during a fire mission in northern Syria as part of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, Mar. 24, 2017. The unit provided 24/7 support in all weather conditions to allow for troop movements, to include terrain denial and the subduing of enemy forces. More than 60 regional and international nations have joined together to enable partnered forces to defeat ISIS and restore stability and security. CJTF-OIR is the global Coalition to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Zachery Laning

Cpl. Robert Piedra, a rifleman with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Africa, coaches a member of Senegal’s Compagnie Fusilier de Marin Commando fire the M60 Machinegun during a known distance range at Thies, Senegal, May 2, 2017. Marines with SPMAGTF-CR-AF and the COFUMACO conducted a four-week training exercise that included advanced combat firing techniques, a machine gun range and a live-fire platoon attack range.

Cpl. Robert Piedra, a rifleman with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Africa, coaches a member of Senegal’s Compagnie Fusilier de Marin Commando fire the M60 Machinegun during a known distance range at Thies, Senegal, May 2, 2017. Marines with SPMAGTF-CR-AF and the COFUMACO conducted a four-week training exercise that included advanced combat firing techniques, a machine gun range and a live-fire platoon attack range.

Photo by Sgt. Samuel Guerra

Cpl. Robert Piedra, a rifleman with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Africa, coaches a member of Senegal’s Compagnie Fusilier de Marin Commando fire the M60 Machinegun during a known distance range at Thies, Senegal, May 2, 2017. Marines with SPMAGTF-CR-AF and the COFUMACO conducted a four-week training exercise that included advanced combat firing techniques, a machine gun range and a live-fire platoon attack range.

Cpl. Robert Piedra, a rifleman with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Africa, coaches a member of Senegal’s Compagnie Fusilier de Marin Commando fire the M60 Machinegun during a known distance range at Thies, Senegal, May 2, 2017. Marines with SPMAGTF-CR-AF and the COFUMACO conducted a four-week training exercise that included advanced combat firing techniques, a machine gun range and a live-fire platoon attack range.

Photo by Sgt. Samuel Guerra

A Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Africa, calls out commands during a buddy rushing demonstration for members of Senegal’s Compagnie Fusilier de Marin Commando prior to a fire and maneuver range at Thies, Senegal, May 3, 2017. Marines with SPMAGTF-CR-AF and the COFUMACO conducted a four-week training exercise that included advanced combat firing techniques, a machine gun range and a live-fire platoon attack range.

A Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Africa, calls out commands during a buddy rushing demonstration for members of Senegal’s Compagnie Fusilier de Marin Commando prior to a fire and maneuver range at Thies, Senegal, May 3, 2017. Marines with SPMAGTF-CR-AF and the COFUMACO conducted a four-week training exercise that included advanced combat firing techniques, a machine gun range and a live-fire platoon attack range.

Photo by Sgt. Samuel Guerra

Sgt. Timothy Kuklis, an assaultman with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Africa, demonstrates the standing firing position to a member of Senegal’s Compagnie Fusilier de Marin Commando during a four-week training exercise at Toubakouta, Senegal, April 12, 2017. Marines with SPMAGTF-CR-AF and the COFUMACO conducted a four-week training exercise that included advanced combat firing techniques, a machine gun range and a live-fire platoon attack range.

Sgt. Timothy Kuklis, an assaultman with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Africa, demonstrates the standing firing position to a member of Senegal’s Compagnie Fusilier de Marin Commando during a four-week training exercise at Toubakouta, Senegal, April 12, 2017. Marines with SPMAGTF-CR-AF and the COFUMACO conducted a four-week training exercise that included advanced combat firing techniques, a machine gun range and a live-fire platoon attack range.

Photo by Sgt. Samuel Guerra

Members of Senegal’s Compagnie Fusilier de Marin Commando fire down-range under the supervision of Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Africa, during a live-fire range at Toubakouta, Senegal, April 13, 2017. Marines with SPMAGTF-CR-AF and the COFUMACO conducted a four-week training exercise that included advanced combat firing techniques, a machine gun range and a live-fire platoon attack range.

Members of Senegal’s Compagnie Fusilier de Marin Commando fire down-range under the supervision of Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Africa, during a live-fire range at Toubakouta, Senegal, April 13, 2017. Marines with SPMAGTF-CR-AF and the COFUMACO conducted a four-week training exercise that included advanced combat firing techniques, a machine gun range and a live-fire platoon attack range.

Photo by Sgt. Samuel Guerra

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Africa coach members of Senegal’s Compagnie Fusilier de Marin Commando during a fire and maneuver range at Thies, Senegal, May 3, 2017. Marines with SPMAGTF-CR-AF and the COFUMACO conducted a four-week training exercise that included advanced combat firing techniques, a machine gun range and a live-fire platoon attack range.

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Africa coach members of Senegal’s Compagnie Fusilier de Marin Commando during a fire and maneuver range at Thies, Senegal, May 3, 2017. Marines with SPMAGTF-CR-AF and the COFUMACO conducted a four-week training exercise that included advanced combat firing techniques, a machine gun range and a live-fire platoon attack range.

Photo by Sgt. Samuel Guerra

U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force Darwin and Australian Defence Force service members render a salute during the playing of Last Post at memorial for the Battle of the Coral Sea, May 7, 2017. MRF-D Marines took time from training to pay their respects alongside their Australian counterparts at the ceremony.

U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force Darwin and Australian Defence Force service members render a salute during the playing of Last Post at memorial for the Battle of the Coral Sea, May 7, 2017. MRF-D Marines took time from training to pay their respects alongside their Australian counterparts at the ceremony.

Photo by Sgt. Emmanuel Ramos

U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Brian Middleton, commanding officer of 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Marine Rotational Force Darwin, and Nigel Scullion, senator for the Northern Territory, lay a wreath at a memorial for the Battle of the Coral Sea, May 7, 2017. The battle, which took place from May 4-8, 1942, was between the Imperial Japanese Navy and naval and air forces from the United States and Australia.

U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Brian Middleton, commanding officer of 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Marine Rotational Force Darwin, and Nigel Scullion, senator for the Northern Territory, lay a wreath at a memorial for the Battle of the Coral Sea, May 7, 2017. The battle, which took place from May 4-8, 1942, was between the Imperial Japanese Navy and naval and air forces from the United States and Australia.

Photo by Sgt. Emmanuel Ramos

Nigel Scullion, senator for the Northern Territory, speaks on the bravery of service members that fought valiantly at a memorial ceremony honoring the service of U.S. and Australian forces during the Battle of the Coral Sea, May 7, 2017. U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force Darwin attended the memorial to pay their respects. While training in Darwin the Marines will continue their long history of serving with their Australian counterparts.

Nigel Scullion, senator for the Northern Territory, speaks on the bravery of service members that fought valiantly at a memorial ceremony honoring the service of U.S. and Australian forces during the Battle of the Coral Sea, May 7, 2017. U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force Darwin attended the memorial to pay their respects. While training in Darwin the Marines will continue their long history of serving with their Australian counterparts.

Photo by Sgt. Emmanuel Ramos

U.S. Marines with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion conduct a convoy of LAV-25 Light Armored Vehicles at Strategic Mobility Exercise 17 near Stjordal, Norway, May 3, 2017. STRATMOBEX prepared and moved equipment from cave sites of the Marine Corps Prepositioning Program in Norway to test the ability to rapidly deploy forces anywhere in Europe to defend NATO allies. MCPP-N equipment is located in Norway to reduce reaction times for operations across the region.

U.S. Marines with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion conduct a convoy of LAV-25 Light Armored Vehicles at Strategic Mobility Exercise 17 near Stjordal, Norway, May 3, 2017. STRATMOBEX prepared and moved equipment from cave sites of the Marine Corps Prepositioning Program in Norway to test the ability to rapidly deploy forces anywhere in Europe to defend NATO allies. MCPP-N equipment is located in Norway to reduce reaction times for operations across the region.

Photo by Cpl. Emily Dorumsgaard

U.S. Air Force Maj. Robert Riggs, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command air mobility liaison officer, assists in loading cargo aboard a C-17 aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina. As MARSOC’s AMLO, Riggs provides a critical link of communication between the airlift and ground forces in the area of operations. He facilitated the mission from planning and coordination through hands-on facilitation by piloting the aircraft as it deployed and re-deployed two MARSOC units.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Robert Riggs, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command air mobility liaison officer, assists in loading cargo aboard a C-17 aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina. As MARSOC’s AMLO, Riggs provides a critical link of communication between the airlift and ground forces in the area of operations. He facilitated the mission from planning and coordination through hands-on facilitation by piloting the aircraft as it deployed and re-deployed two MARSOC units.

Photo by Sgt. Salvador Moreno

U.S. Air Force Maj. Robert Riggs, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command air mobility liaison officer, prepares for his C-17 mission on the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina. Riggs drove down to Charleston, S.C., to operate the C-17 scheduled to deploy a Marine Special Operations Company to Africa and bring back a separate MSOC. The total flight took four days and visited four different countries on three continents.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Robert Riggs, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command air mobility liaison officer, prepares for his C-17 mission on the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina. Riggs drove down to Charleston, S.C., to operate the C-17 scheduled to deploy a Marine Special Operations Company to Africa and bring back a separate MSOC. The total flight took four days and visited four different countries on three continents.

Photo by Sgt. Salvador R. Moreno

U.S. Air Force Maj. Robert Riggs, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command air mobility liaison officer, prepares for his mission on the flight deck of a C-17 aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina. As MARSOC’s AMLO, Riggs provides a critical link of communication between the airlift and ground forces in the area of operations. He facilitates the timely flow of critical information between the air mobility network and MARSOC units into sensitive, forward-deployed environments around the globe.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Robert Riggs, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command air mobility liaison officer, prepares for his mission on the flight deck of a C-17 aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina. As MARSOC’s AMLO, Riggs provides a critical link of communication between the airlift and ground forces in the area of operations. He facilitates the timely flow of critical information between the air mobility network and MARSOC units into sensitive, forward-deployed environments around the globe.

Photo by Sgt. Salvador R. Moreno

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jonathan Myrick, from Montgomery, Alabama, conducts electrical maintenance checks with Sgt. Levi Torres from Shepheard, Texas, avionics technicians deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, assigned to Marine Attack Squadron 231, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, March 2, 2017.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jonathan Myrick, from Montgomery, Alabama, conducts electrical maintenance checks with Sgt. Levi Torres from Shepheard, Texas, avionics technicians deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, assigned to Marine Attack Squadron 231, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, March 2, 2017.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Jennifer Poole

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Paul Daniels and Lance Cpl. Nathan Derouin, safety equipment mechanics deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, assigned to Marine Attack Squadron 231, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, replace an ejection seat in an AV-8B Harrier, Feb. 27, 2017. SPMAGTF-CR-CC continues its commitment to support OIR and USCENTCOM through employment of kinetic air strike missions, security cooperation and crisis response assets within the region. CJTF-OIR is the global Coalition to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Paul Daniels and Lance Cpl. Nathan Derouin, safety equipment mechanics deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, assigned to Marine Attack Squadron 231, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, replace an ejection seat in an AV-8B Harrier, Feb. 27, 2017. SPMAGTF-CR-CC continues its commitment to support OIR and USCENTCOM through employment of kinetic air strike missions, security cooperation and crisis response assets within the region. CJTF-OIR is the global Coalition to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Jennifer Poole