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 9024 results found

Marines with Golf Battery, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, fire an M777A2 155 mm howitzer as part of direct-fire training during Exercise Talisman Saber 17 on Townshend Island, Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, July 17, 2017. BLT 3/5 is the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and is exploring state-of-the-art concepts and technologies as the dedicated force for Sea Dragon 2025, a Marine Corps initiative to prepare for future battles. Talisman Saber is a biennial exercise designed to improve the interoperability between Australian and U.S. forces. The 31st MEU is taking part in Talisman Saber 17 while deployed on a regularly-scheduled patrol of the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

Marines with Golf Battery, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, fire an M777A2 155 mm howitzer as part of direct-fire training during Exercise Talisman Saber 17 on Townshend Island, Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, July 17, 2017. BLT 3/5 is the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and is exploring state-of-the-art concepts and technologies as the dedicated force for Sea Dragon 2025, a Marine Corps initiative to prepare for future battles. Talisman Saber is a biennial exercise designed to improve the interoperability between Australian and U.S. forces. The 31st MEU is taking part in Talisman Saber 17 while deployed on a regularly-scheduled patrol of the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Stormy Mendez

Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, spend a few minutes of pause as the sun sets at the end of day five of Exercise Talisman Saber 17 on Townshend Island, Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, July 17, 2017. BLT 3/5, the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is exploring state-of-the-art concepts and technologies as the dedicated force for Sea Dragon 2025, a Marine Corps initiative to prepare for future battles. The 31st MEU is taking part in Talisman Saber 17 while deployed on a regularly-scheduled patrol of the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Talisman Saber is a biennial exercise designed to improve the interoperability between Australian and U.S. forces.

Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, spend a few minutes of pause as the sun sets at the end of day five of Exercise Talisman Saber 17 on Townshend Island, Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, July 17, 2017. BLT 3/5, the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is exploring state-of-the-art concepts and technologies as the dedicated force for Sea Dragon 2025, a Marine Corps initiative to prepare for future battles. The 31st MEU is taking part in Talisman Saber 17 while deployed on a regularly-scheduled patrol of the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Talisman Saber is a biennial exercise designed to improve the interoperability between Australian and U.S. forces.

Photo by Staff Sgt. T. T. Parish

A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232 takes off at Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Hyakuri Air Base, Japan, July 12, 2017. VMFA-232 has been conducting exercises with the JASDF as part of the Aviation Training Relocation program, which is designed to increase operational readiness and interoperability between U.S. and Japanese forces, and reduce local noise impacts by dispersing unilateral jet-fighter training of U.S. forces in Japan.

A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232 takes off at Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Hyakuri Air Base, Japan, July 12, 2017. VMFA-232 has been conducting exercises with the JASDF as part of the Aviation Training Relocation program, which is designed to increase operational readiness and interoperability between U.S. and Japanese forces, and reduce local noise impacts by dispersing unilateral jet-fighter training of U.S. forces in Japan.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mason Roy

Marines with Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 38 work inside the smaller tactical air direction center , during exercise HYDRA 1-17, at East Miramar, California, June 6. HYDRA 1-17 simulated ship-to-shore movement by employing a TADC and integrated with a Navy tactical air control center. A TADC is a task-organized site which performs all or most of the Marine TACC functions but is employed in a subordinate role.

Marines with Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 38 work inside the smaller tactical air direction center , during exercise HYDRA 1-17, at East Miramar, California, June 6. HYDRA 1-17 simulated ship-to-shore movement by employing a TADC and integrated with a Navy tactical air control center. A TADC is a task-organized site which performs all or most of the Marine TACC functions but is employed in a subordinate role.

Photo by Cpl. Harley Robinson

Marines with Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 38 and Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38 work inside the larger version of the tactical air direction center, during exercise HYDRA 1-17, at East Miramar, California, June 8. HYDRA 1-17 simulated ship-to-shore movement by employing a TADC and integrated with a Navy tactical air control center. A TADC is a task-organized site that performs all or most of the Marine tactical air command center functions but is employed in a subordinate role.

Marines with Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 38 and Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38 work inside the larger version of the tactical air direction center, during exercise HYDRA 1-17, at East Miramar, California, June 8. HYDRA 1-17 simulated ship-to-shore movement by employing a TADC and integrated with a Navy tactical air control center. A TADC is a task-organized site that performs all or most of the Marine tactical air command center functions but is employed in a subordinate role.

Photo by Cpl. Harley Robinson

Marines with Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 38 work inside the smaller tactical air direction center, during exercise HYDRA 1-17, at East Miramar, California, June 6. HYDRA 1-17 simulated ship-to-shore movement by employing a TADC and integrated with a Navy tactical air control center. A TADC is a task-organized site which performs all or most of the Marine TACC functions but is employed in a subordinate role.

Marines with Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 38 work inside the smaller tactical air direction center, during exercise HYDRA 1-17, at East Miramar, California, June 6. HYDRA 1-17 simulated ship-to-shore movement by employing a TADC and integrated with a Navy tactical air control center. A TADC is a task-organized site which performs all or most of the Marine TACC functions but is employed in a subordinate role.

Photo by Cpl. Harley Robinson

Capt. Tywan Turner, left, MTACS-38 weapons and tactics training program officer, shows the tactical air direction center to (from left to right) Col. Chris Richie, former commanding officer of Marine Air Control Group 38, Sgt. Maj. Larry B. Buenefe, sergeant major of MACG-38, Maj. Kalani Creutzburg, supply officer for MACG-38, Maj. Michal Carlson, operations officer of MACG-38, and Lt. Col. James K. McBride, Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 38 commanding officer, at East Miramar, California, June 8. MTACS-38 conducted exercise HYDRA 1-17 to simulate ship-to-shore movement by employing a TADC and integrated with a Navy tactical air control center.

Capt. Tywan Turner, left, MTACS-38 weapons and tactics training program officer, shows the tactical air direction center to (from left to right) Col. Chris Richie, former commanding officer of Marine Air Control Group 38, Sgt. Maj. Larry B. Buenefe, sergeant major of MACG-38, Maj. Kalani Creutzburg, supply officer for MACG-38, Maj. Michal Carlson, operations officer of MACG-38, and Lt. Col. James K. McBride, Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 38 commanding officer, at East Miramar, California, June 8. MTACS-38 conducted exercise HYDRA 1-17 to simulate ship-to-shore movement by employing a TADC and integrated with a Navy tactical air control center.

Photo by Cpl. Harley Robinson

Lance Cpl. Michael Ruiz, a mechanic with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, sits inside a 7-ton truck before small-arms and machine gun marksmanship training on Townshend Island, Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, during Exercise Talisman Saber 17, July 16, 2017. Ruiz, 20, is a native of Riverside, California and graduate of Bueno High School. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 provide essential support to the Marines and Sailors of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit while supporting Talisman Saber 17. The 31st MEU is taking part in Talisman Saber 17 while deployed on a regularly-scheduled patrol of the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Talisman Saber is a biennial exercise designed to improve the interoperability between Australian and U.S. forces.

Lance Cpl. Michael Ruiz, a mechanic with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, sits inside a 7-ton truck before small-arms and machine gun marksmanship training on Townshend Island, Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, during Exercise Talisman Saber 17, July 16, 2017. Ruiz, 20, is a native of Riverside, California and graduate of Bueno High School. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 provide essential support to the Marines and Sailors of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit while supporting Talisman Saber 17. The 31st MEU is taking part in Talisman Saber 17 while deployed on a regularly-scheduled patrol of the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Talisman Saber is a biennial exercise designed to improve the interoperability between Australian and U.S. forces.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Amy Phan

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 fire M249 Squad Automatic Weapons as part of small-arms and machine gun marksmanship training during Exercise Talisman Saber 17 on Townshend Island, Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, July 16, 2017. Marines with CLB-31 provide essential support to the Marines and Sailors of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit while supporting Talisman Saber 17. The 31st MEU is taking part in Talisman Saber 17 while deployed on a regularly-scheduled patrol of the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Talisman Saber is a biennial exercise designed to improve the interoperability between Australian and U.S. forces.

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 fire M249 Squad Automatic Weapons as part of small-arms and machine gun marksmanship training during Exercise Talisman Saber 17 on Townshend Island, Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, July 16, 2017. Marines with CLB-31 provide essential support to the Marines and Sailors of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit while supporting Talisman Saber 17. The 31st MEU is taking part in Talisman Saber 17 while deployed on a regularly-scheduled patrol of the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Talisman Saber is a biennial exercise designed to improve the interoperability between Australian and U.S. forces.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Stormy Mendez

Sgt. Chris P. Tellef, a fire team leader with the Logistics Combat Element, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, measures a water jet nozzle during the 3-D Printing Training Course at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 20, 2017. Marines from various sections of SPMAGTF-SC attended the two-day training hosted by General Support Maintenance Company, 2nd Maintenance Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 25, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, in order to gain hands-on experience with 3-D printers and receive instruction in computer-aided design, file creation and manufacturing.

Sgt. Chris P. Tellef, a fire team leader with the Logistics Combat Element, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, measures a water jet nozzle during the 3-D Printing Training Course at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 20, 2017. Marines from various sections of SPMAGTF-SC attended the two-day training hosted by General Support Maintenance Company, 2nd Maintenance Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 25, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, in order to gain hands-on experience with 3-D printers and receive instruction in computer-aided design, file creation and manufacturing.

Photo by Sgt. Ian Leones

Sgt. Kenneth R. Storvick, a squad leader with the Logistics Combat Element, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, watches a three-dimensional printer create his design during the 3-D Printing Training Course at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 20, 2017. Marines from various sections of SPMAGTF-SC attended the two-day training hosted by General Support Maintenance Company, 2nd Maintenance Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 25, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, in order to gain hands-on experience with 3-D printers and receive instruction in computer-aided design, file creation and manufacturing.

Sgt. Kenneth R. Storvick, a squad leader with the Logistics Combat Element, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, watches a three-dimensional printer create his design during the 3-D Printing Training Course at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 20, 2017. Marines from various sections of SPMAGTF-SC attended the two-day training hosted by General Support Maintenance Company, 2nd Maintenance Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 25, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, in order to gain hands-on experience with 3-D printers and receive instruction in computer-aided design, file creation and manufacturing.

Photo by Sgt. Ian Leones

Lance Cpl. Vincent A. Smyth, Marine Air-Ground Task Force planning specialist with the Command Element, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, calibrates a three-dimensional printer during the 3-D Printing Training Course at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 20, 2017. Marines from various sections of SPMAGTF-SC attended the two-day training hosted by General Support Maintenance Company, 2nd Maintenance Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 25, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, in order to gain hands-on experience with 3-D printers and receive instruction in computer-aided design, file creation and manufacturing.

Lance Cpl. Vincent A. Smyth, Marine Air-Ground Task Force planning specialist with the Command Element, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, calibrates a three-dimensional printer during the 3-D Printing Training Course at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 20, 2017. Marines from various sections of SPMAGTF-SC attended the two-day training hosted by General Support Maintenance Company, 2nd Maintenance Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 25, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, in order to gain hands-on experience with 3-D printers and receive instruction in computer-aided design, file creation and manufacturing.

Photo by Sgt. Ian Leones

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Slade Wood, a cyber network operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, shoots an M2 machine gun during phase two of Eagle Wrath 2017 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, July 6, 2017. Phase two consisted of conducting live-fire training exercises to give MWSS-171 the knowledge and confidence to utilize weapons systems effectively in a deployed environment.

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Slade Wood, a cyber network operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, shoots an M2 machine gun during phase two of Eagle Wrath 2017 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, July 6, 2017. Phase two consisted of conducting live-fire training exercises to give MWSS-171 the knowledge and confidence to utilize weapons systems effectively in a deployed environment.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Stephen Campbell

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Slade Wood, a cyber network operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, shoots an M2 machine gun during phase two of Eagle Wrath 2017 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, July 6, 2017. Phase two consisted of conducting live-fire training exercises to give MWSS-171 the knowledge and confidence to utilize weapons systems effectively in a deployed environment.

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Slade Wood, a cyber network operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, shoots an M2 machine gun during phase two of Eagle Wrath 2017 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, July 6, 2017. Phase two consisted of conducting live-fire training exercises to give MWSS-171 the knowledge and confidence to utilize weapons systems effectively in a deployed environment.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Stephen Campbell

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Slade Wood, a cyber network operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, shoots an M2 machine gun during phase two of Eagle Wrath 2017 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, July 6, 2017. Phase two consisted of conducting live-fire training exercises to give MWSS-171 the knowledge and confidence to utilize weapons systems effectively in a deployed environment.

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Slade Wood, a cyber network operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, shoots an M2 machine gun during phase two of Eagle Wrath 2017 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, July 6, 2017. Phase two consisted of conducting live-fire training exercises to give MWSS-171 the knowledge and confidence to utilize weapons systems effectively in a deployed environment.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Stephen Campbell

A U.S. Marine with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, throws an M67 fragmentation grenade during phase two of Eagle Wrath 2017 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, July 3, 2017. Phase two consisted of conducting live-fire training exercises to give MWSS-171 the knowledge and confidence to utilize weapons systems effectively in a deployed environment.

A U.S. Marine with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, throws an M67 fragmentation grenade during phase two of Eagle Wrath 2017 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, July 3, 2017. Phase two consisted of conducting live-fire training exercises to give MWSS-171 the knowledge and confidence to utilize weapons systems effectively in a deployed environment.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Stephen Campbell

A U.S. Marine with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, shoots an M240B machine gun during phase two of Eagle Wrath 2017 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, July, 5, 2017. Phase two consisted of conducting live-fire training exercises to give MWSS-171 the knowledge and confidence to utilize weapons systems effectively in a deployed environment.

A U.S. Marine with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, shoots an M240B machine gun during phase two of Eagle Wrath 2017 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, July, 5, 2017. Phase two consisted of conducting live-fire training exercises to give MWSS-171 the knowledge and confidence to utilize weapons systems effectively in a deployed environment.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Stephen Campbell

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Sarah Kelly, a small arms repair technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, shoots an M136E1 AT4-CS confined spaces light anti-armor weapon during phase two of Eagle Wrath 2017 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, July 10, 2017. Phase two consisted of conducting live-fire training exercises to give MWSS-171 the knowledge and confidence to utilize weapons systems effectively in a deployed environment.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Sarah Kelly, a small arms repair technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, shoots an M136E1 AT4-CS confined spaces light anti-armor weapon during phase two of Eagle Wrath 2017 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, July 10, 2017. Phase two consisted of conducting live-fire training exercises to give MWSS-171 the knowledge and confidence to utilize weapons systems effectively in a deployed environment.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Stephen Campbell

Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 “Wake Island Avengers,” 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, wait for pilots to walk to three F-35B Lightning IIs on the first day of Red Flag 17-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., July 10. Red Flag 17-3 is a realistic combat training exercise involving the U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps and this iteration is the first to have both the Air Force’s F-35A Lightning II and the Marine Corps’ F-35B Lightning II, which is capable of short takeoff vertical landing.

Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 “Wake Island Avengers,” 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, wait for pilots to walk to three F-35B Lightning IIs on the first day of Red Flag 17-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., July 10. Red Flag 17-3 is a realistic combat training exercise involving the U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps and this iteration is the first to have both the Air Force’s F-35A Lightning II and the Marine Corps’ F-35B Lightning II, which is capable of short takeoff vertical landing.

Photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens

A pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 “Wake Island Avengers,” 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conducts the preflight inspection of an F-35B Lightning II on the first day of Red Flag 17-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., July 10. Red Flag 17-3 is a realistic combat training exercise involving the U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps and this iteration is the first to have both the Air Force’s F-35A Lightning II and the Marine Corps’ F-35B Lightning II, which is capable of short takeoff vertical landing.

A pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 “Wake Island Avengers,” 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conducts the preflight inspection of an F-35B Lightning II on the first day of Red Flag 17-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., July 10. Red Flag 17-3 is a realistic combat training exercise involving the U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps and this iteration is the first to have both the Air Force’s F-35A Lightning II and the Marine Corps’ F-35B Lightning II, which is capable of short takeoff vertical landing.

Photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens