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U.S. Marines with SPMAGTF Crisis Response - Africa load bags of concrete, that will be used by local and international health organizations to build Ebola Treatment Units, into an MV-22B Osprey during Operation United Assistance in Monrovia, Liberia, Nov. 21, 2014. United Assistance is a Department of Defense operation to provide command and control, logistics, training, and engineering support to U.S. Agency for International Development- led efforts to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in West African nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis/ SPMAGTF-CR-AF Combat Camera/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis

U.S. Marines and Sailors with SPMAGTF Crisis Response - Africa prepare to load bags of concrete onto an MV-22B Osprey to help local and international health organizations build Ebola Treatment Units while in support of Operation United Assistance in Monrovia, Liberia, Nov. 21, 2014. United Assistance is a Department of Defense operation to provide command and control, logistics, training, and engineering support to U.S. Agency for International Development- led efforts to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in West African nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis/SPMAGTF-CR-AF Combat Camera/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey with SPMAGTF Crisis Response - Africa returns to base after dropping off supplies that will be used by local and international health organizations to build Ebola Treatment Units while in support of Operation United Assistance in Liberia, Nov. 21, 2014. United Assistance is a Department of Defense operation to provide command and control, logistics, training, and engineering support to U.S. Agency for International Development- led efforts to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in West African nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis/SPMAGTF-CR-AF Combat Camera/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis

Members of Samaritan's Purse, an international relief group, finish offloading bags of concrete from an MV-22B Osprey, assigned to SPMAGTF Crisis Response – Africa, that will be used to build Ebola Treatment Units while in support of Operation United Assistance in Monrovia, Liberia, Nov. 21, 2014. United Assistance is a Department of Defense operation to provide command and control, logistics, training, and engineering support to U.S. Agency for International Development- led efforts to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in West African nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis/SPMAGTF-CR-AF Combat Camera/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis

U.S. Navy Lt. Jeffery Fornadley, a flight surgeon with SPMAGTF Crisis Response – Africa, helps members of Samaritan's Purse, an international relief group, offload, from an MV-22B Osprey, bags of concrete that will be used to by health organizations to build Ebola Treatment Units, while in support of Operation United Assistance in Fish Town, Liberia, Nov. 21, 2014. United Assistance is a Department of Defense operation to provide command and control, logistics, training, and engineering support to U.S. Agency for International Development- led efforts to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in West African nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis/SPMAGTF-CR-AF Combat Camera/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis

U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys with SPMAGTF - Crisis Response - Africa prepare to fly at night as part of required training standards in order for pilots to continue to be qualified to carry passengers at night. while in support of Operation United Assistance in Monrovia, Liberia, Nov. 16, 2014. United Assistance is a Department of Defense operation to provide command and control, logistics, training and engineering support to U.S. Agency for International Development- led efforts to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in West African nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis/SP-MAGTF Crisis Response Africa Combat Camera/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis

Marines with Charley Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, render honors to Brig. Gen. Daniel D. Yoo, commander, Regional Command and Marine Expeditionary Brigade–Afghanistan, during the battalion’s transfer of authority ceremony aboard Tactical Base Dwyer, Afghanistan, Oct. 1, 2014. The ceremony signified the battalion’s transfer of authority of the base and their area of responsibility to 3rd Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, a U.S. Army command based out of Fort Hood, Texas. The ceremony also meant the end of combat operations for 7th Marines – a regiment which has been actively supporting Operation Enduring Freedom for several years.

Photo by Staff Sgt. John Jackson

An FA-18C hornet with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115, currently assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, makes an arrested landing using the M31 Marine Corps expeditionary arresting gear system during Valiant Shield 2014. Valiant Shield is a U.S.-only exercise integrating U.S. Navy, Air Force, Army and Marine Corps assets, offering real-world joint operational experience to develop capabilities that provide a full range of options to defend U.S. interests and those of its allies and partners.

Photo by Cpl. David A. Walters

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Georgian Minister of Defense Irakli Alasania hold a joint press conference at the Georgian Ministry of Defense in Tbilisi, Georgia, Sept. 7, 2014. Hagel and Irakli gave remarks emphasizing the importance of the relationship of their two nations and answered questions from an international pool of reporters. DoD Photo by Glenn Fawcett

Photo by Glenn Fawcett

A medical team with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, listens to a member of the Malaysian Armed Forces during Malaysia-United States Amphibious Exercise 2014 at Kg Tanduo, Malaysia. The exercise is designed to allow the 11th MEU to work with the Malaysian Armed Forces to hone their amphibious capabilities by conducting rehearsals with ship-to-shore connectors and utilizing the rapid response planning processes.

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Rome Lazarus

The patch worn by the Norwegian military members who are assigned to the Marine Corps Prepositioning Program-Norway clearly shows the partnership between the two countries. U.S. Marines from 2nd Marine Logistics Group out of Camp Lejeune, NC, in coordination with their Norwegian counterparts, are modernizing some of the equipment currently stored within six caves as a part of the Marine Corps Prepositioning Program-Norway by placing approximately 350 containers of gear and nearly 400 pieces of heavy rolling stock into the storage caves.

Photo by Master Sgt. Chad McMeen

Military bulldozers and other equipment are staged for transportation at the designated offload pier during a pre-planned Single Ship Movement and offload of military equipment from a Maritime Prepositioning Force ship in the Trøndelag region of Norway. U.S. Marines from 2nd Marine Logistics Group out of Camp Lejeune, NC, in coordination with their Norwegian counterparts, are modernizing some of the equipment currently stored within six caves as a part of the Marine Corps Prepositioning Program-Norway by placing approximately 350 containers of gear and nearly 400 pieces of heavy rolling stock into the storage caves.   Specific equipment which will greatly increase the program’s readiness includes M1A1 Main Battle Tanks, Tank Retrievers, Armored Breeching Vehicles, Amphibious Assault Vehicles, Expanded Capacity Vehicle (ECV) Gun Trucks and several variants of the MTVR 7 ½ ton trucks. Planning for this equipment refresh began in the spring of 2010.

Photo by Master Sgt. Chad McMeen

A Marine form 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, conducts training with his improvised explosive device detection dog.

Photo by Marine Corps Photo

Larry Hubbard (right) discusses a Optics and Non-Lethal Systems project with colleague Germa Batton. Both are attached to Marine Corps Systems Command’s (MCSC) Infantry Weapons Systems (IWS) program management office.

Photo by Bill Johnson-Miles

Master Sgt. Tommy “TJ” Pittman repairs an Assault Amphibious Vehicle in 1991.

Photo by Ashley Calingo

Sgt. Duncan Edgington, left, and Lance Cpl. Justin Ranum observe the fuel gauge of an MV-22B Osprey during aviation delivered ground refueling operations training Feb. 5 at Ie Shima training facility. The crew chiefs of two Ospreys spent the evening familiarizing themselves with a new capability to their aircraft platform. The Marines are with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Stephen D. Himes

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael Burchfield, a rifleman with India Co., 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment provides security from the turret of a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle in Now Zad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 17, 2014. The Marines supported Afghan forces who were conducting an operation in the area. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sean Searfus/ Released)

Photo by Cpl. Sean Searfus