Marines

Explore Photos

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

Filter

U.S. Marines assigned to 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines and Jordanian Marines from the 77th Royal Jordanian Marine Battalion receive a safety brief before conducting a live fire range during exercise Intrepid Maven 22-1, aboard Camp Titin, Jordan, March 13. IM is a bilateral engagement series between U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Central Command and the Jordanian Armed Forces that provides an opportunity to exchange military tactics and expertise. IM 22-1 is the first of multiple engagements scheduled between the U.S. Marine Corps and the JAF to increase interoperability, strengthen our enduring partnership, deter malign actors in the region, and ensure optimal readiness to respond to a variety crisis and contingency operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

U.S. Marines assigned to 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines and Jordanian Marines from the 77th Royal Jordanian Marine Battalion receive a safety brief before conducting a live fire range during exercise Intrepid Maven 22-1, aboard Camp Titin, Jordan, March 13. IM is a bilateral engagement series between U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Central Command and the Jordanian Armed Forces that provides an opportunity to exchange military tactics and expertise. IM 22-1 is the first of multiple engagements scheduled between the U.S. Marine Corps and the JAF to increase interoperability, strengthen our enduring partnership, deter malign actors in the region, and ensure optimal readiness to respond to a variety crisis and contingency operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

Photo by Cpl. James Stanfield

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black, the 19th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, a native of Louisville, Kentucky, gives his opening remarks during the 2022 Warfighter Development Summit at Warner Hall on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., April 27. The purpose of the Warfighter Development Summit is to gather feedback through shared experiences, collect data, and to develop a deep understanding of the issues affecting Marines in relation to these topics. The Warfighter Development Summit focuses on the Marines and their families.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black, the 19th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, a native of Louisville, Kentucky, gives his opening remarks during the 2022 Warfighter Development Summit at Warner Hall on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., April 27. The purpose of the Warfighter Development Summit is to gather feedback through shared experiences, collect data, and to develop a deep understanding of the issues affecting Marines in relation to these topics. The Warfighter Development Summit focuses on the Marines and their families.

Photo by Cpl. Eric Huynh

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Marco Casillas, an instructor for Formal Marksmanship Training Center, Weapons and Field Training Battalion, demonstrates a drill during block three of the Combat Pistol Program, at Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 26. Table one of CPP consists of 5 training blocks and 200 rounds per Marine.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Marco Casillas, an instructor for Formal Marksmanship Training Center, Weapons and Field Training Battalion, demonstrates a drill during block three of the Combat Pistol Program, at Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 26. Table one of CPP consists of 5 training blocks and 200 rounds per Marine.

Photo by Cpl. Anthony Pio

Australian Army Brig. Gen. Nicholas J. Foxall, the commanding officer of 1st Brigade, and U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Roger B. Turner, the commanding general of 1st Marine Division, pose for a photo at Robertson Barracks, Darwin, NT, Australia, April 21. The 1st MARDIV commanding general visited Marines and Sailors with Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 22 and members of the Australian Defence Force in Darwin to gain insight into MRF-D 22’s current operations and interoperability.

Australian Army Brig. Gen. Nicholas J. Foxall, the commanding officer of 1st Brigade, and U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Roger B. Turner, the commanding general of 1st Marine Division, pose for a photo at Robertson Barracks, Darwin, NT, Australia, April 21. The 1st MARDIV commanding general visited Marines and Sailors with Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 22 and members of the Australian Defence Force in Darwin to gain insight into MRF-D 22’s current operations and interoperability.

Photo by Cpl. Cameron Hermanet

U.S. Marines participate in a squad pushups event as part of a Martial Arts Instructor course at Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, April 22. The Marines participated in the 15-day MAI course to become instructors and gain the ability to train and advance Marines in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program.

U.S. Marines participate in a squad pushups event as part of a Martial Arts Instructor course at Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, April 22. The Marines participated in the 15-day MAI course to become instructors and gain the ability to train and advance Marines in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Sydni Jessee

Reserve Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 473, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, attaches support chains to a simulated downed aircraft to conduct an aircraft salvage and recovery exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 9, 2022. The Marines of MWSS-473 are preparing for a month long integrated training exercise which takes place at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms.

Reserve Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 473, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, attaches support chains to a simulated downed aircraft to conduct an aircraft salvage and recovery exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 9, 2022. The Marines of MWSS-473 are preparing for a month long integrated training exercise which takes place at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms.

Photo by Sgt. Matthew Teutsch

U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 taxi in a CH-53K King Stallion after its first operational flight at Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., April 13, 2022. The flight signified the beginning of HMH-461's modernization from the CH-53E Super Stallion to the CH-53K King Stallion. HMH-461 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 taxi in a CH-53K King Stallion after its first operational flight at Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., April 13, 2022. The flight signified the beginning of HMH-461's modernization from the CH-53E Super Stallion to the CH-53K King Stallion. HMH-461 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Elias Pimentel

A MV-22 Osprey, attached to the Aviation Combat Element, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, flies over Norway during a bilateral training event, April 17, 2022. The 22nd MEU, embarked aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, is participating in a bilateral training event with the Kingdom of Norway’s Armed Forces to strengthen U.S. and Norway interoperability ensuring collective capabilities and steadfast partnerships among NATO allies and partners.

A MV-22 Osprey, attached to the Aviation Combat Element, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, flies over Norway during a bilateral training event, April 17, 2022. The 22nd MEU, embarked aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, is participating in a bilateral training event with the Kingdom of Norway’s Armed Forces to strengthen U.S. and Norway interoperability ensuring collective capabilities and steadfast partnerships among NATO allies and partners.

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Tyler Thompson

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, participate in a leadership reaction course during exercise Atlantic Dragon on Camp Blanding, Fla., United States, March 31, 2022. Atlantic Dragon is a force generation exercise pushing Combat Logistics Regiment 37 as an arrival assembly operations group to provide tactical logistics support to III Marine Expeditionary Force. The exercise consists of an experimental maritime prepositioned force's offload tactics of military equipment that will support the field exercise training to increase combat readiness and efficiency. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III MEF’s comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, participate in a leadership reaction course during exercise Atlantic Dragon on Camp Blanding, Fla., United States, March 31, 2022. Atlantic Dragon is a force generation exercise pushing Combat Logistics Regiment 37 as an arrival assembly operations group to provide tactical logistics support to III Marine Expeditionary Force. The exercise consists of an experimental maritime prepositioned force's offload tactics of military equipment that will support the field exercise training to increase combat readiness and efficiency. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III MEF’s comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

Photo by Cpl. Alpha Hernandez

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Song, right, a C-40A Clipper crew chief with Marine Transport Squadron 1, Marine Aircraft Group 41, Marine Forces Reserve, poses with other Marines with VMR-1 after the first C-40A Clipper mission conducted by solely by Marines at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Song, right, a C-40A Clipper crew chief with Marine Transport Squadron 1, Marine Aircraft Group 41, Marine Forces Reserve, poses with other Marines with VMR-1 after the first C-40A Clipper mission conducted by solely by Marines at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas.

Photo by Sgt. Justin Bell

U.S. Reserve Marine bulk fuel specialists with Marine Wing Support Squadron 473, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, prepare a fuel line to replenish a UH-1Y Venom at a forward arming and refueling point at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 8, 2022. A FARP extends the combat radius of aircraft and reduces their turn-around time to the objective.

U.S. Reserve Marine bulk fuel specialists with Marine Wing Support Squadron 473, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, prepare a fuel line to replenish a UH-1Y Venom at a forward arming and refueling point at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 8, 2022. A FARP extends the combat radius of aircraft and reduces their turn-around time to the objective.

Photo by Sgt. Matthew Teutsch

U.S. Reconnaissance Marines with Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, rappel down a tower during Helicopter Rope Suspension Technique training on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, April 11, 2022. Reconnaissance Marines practice a multitude of infiltration techniques to access any area of operation around the globe. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Reconnaissance Marines with Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, rappel down a tower during Helicopter Rope Suspension Technique training on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, April 11, 2022. Reconnaissance Marines practice a multitude of infiltration techniques to access any area of operation around the globe. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

Photo by Cpl. Grace Gerlach

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. David Berger, the Commandant of the Marine Corps and Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Troy Black, interact with Marines from Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 22, during a tour in Darwin, NT, Australia, April 14, 2022. Gen. Berger’s visit allowed Australian and American service members to showcase how they enhance interoperability.

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. David Berger, the Commandant of the Marine Corps and Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Troy Black, interact with Marines from Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 22, during a tour in Darwin, NT, Australia, April 14, 2022. Gen. Berger’s visit allowed Australian and American service members to showcase how they enhance interoperability.

Photo by Cpl. Cameron Hermanet

A U.S. Marine assigned to Combined Anti-Armor Team, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines, engages targets with an M240B machine gun at a Jordanian Armed Forces firing range during exercise Intrepid Maven 22-1, aboard Camp Titin, Jordan, March 15, 2022. IM is a bilateral engagement series between U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Central Command and the JAF that provides an opportunity to exchange military tactics and expertise. IM 22-1 is the first of multiple engagements scheduled between the U.S. Marine Corps and the JAF to increase interoperability, strengthen our enduring partnership, deter malign actors in the region, and ensure optimal readiness to respond to a variety crisis and contingency operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

A U.S. Marine assigned to Combined Anti-Armor Team, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines, engages targets with an M240B machine gun at a Jordanian Armed Forces firing range during exercise Intrepid Maven 22-1, aboard Camp Titin, Jordan, March 15, 2022. IM is a bilateral engagement series between U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Central Command and the JAF that provides an opportunity to exchange military tactics and expertise. IM 22-1 is the first of multiple engagements scheduled between the U.S. Marine Corps and the JAF to increase interoperability, strengthen our enduring partnership, deter malign actors in the region, and ensure optimal readiness to respond to a variety crisis and contingency operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

Photo by Cpl. James Stanfield

An endangered species sign is posted along the coastline on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 29, 2022. As a result of Pendleton’s Environmental Security Department taking charge in protecting the environment and wildlife habitats, both the California gnatcatcher and kangaroo rat have been reduced from endangered to threatened species. Safeguarding endangered and threatened habitats also allows Camp Pendleton to maintain the same training environment and quality training opportunities for Marine Corps operational forces.

An endangered species sign is posted along the coastline on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 29, 2022. As a result of Pendleton’s Environmental Security Department taking charge in protecting the environment and wildlife habitats, both the California gnatcatcher and kangaroo rat have been reduced from endangered to threatened species. Safeguarding endangered and threatened habitats also allows Camp Pendleton to maintain the same training environment and quality training opportunities for Marine Corps operational forces.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Nataly Espitia

Lake O'Neill, located on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., is a popular destination for fishing and camping and is a home to a wide variety of wildlife, April 7, 2022, . As a result of Pendleton’s Environmental Security Department taking charge in protecting the environment and wildlife habitats, both the California gnatcatcher and kangaroo rat have been reduced from endangered to threatened species. Safeguarding endangered and threatened habitats also allows Camp Pendleton to maintain the same training environment and quality training opportunities for Marine Corps operational forces.

Lake O'Neill, located on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., is a popular destination for fishing and camping and is a home to a wide variety of wildlife, April 7, 2022, . As a result of Pendleton’s Environmental Security Department taking charge in protecting the environment and wildlife habitats, both the California gnatcatcher and kangaroo rat have been reduced from endangered to threatened species. Safeguarding endangered and threatened habitats also allows Camp Pendleton to maintain the same training environment and quality training opportunities for Marine Corps operational forces.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Nataly Espitia

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division advance as a riot control unit during the I Marine Expeditionary Force Non-Lethal Weapons Course on Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 7, 2022. During the course, instructors with Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force taught the Marines to execute various riot control drills in order to support crisis response, embassy reinforcement, as well as noncombatant evacuation operations in the future.

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division advance as a riot control unit during the I Marine Expeditionary Force Non-Lethal Weapons Course on Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 7, 2022. During the course, instructors with Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force taught the Marines to execute various riot control drills in order to support crisis response, embassy reinforcement, as well as noncombatant evacuation operations in the future.

Photo by Sgt. Dana Beesley

A Marine Corps C-40A Clipper crew chief instructs a C-40A crew chief student on preflight procedures at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, March 31, 2022.

A Marine Corps C-40A Clipper crew chief instructs a C-40A crew chief student on preflight procedures at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, March 31, 2022.

Photo by Marine Corps Sgt. Justin Bell

Recruit Cesar N. Limones, a recruit with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, executes a pullup during the Physical Fitness Test (PFT) at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Aug. 23, 2021. Limones was recruited out of Burleson, Texas with Recruiting Substation Fort Worth in Fort Worth, Texas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Grace J. Kindred)

Recruit Cesar N. Limones, a recruit with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, executes a pullup during the Physical Fitness Test (PFT) at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Aug. 23, 2021. Limones was recruited out of Burleson, Texas with Recruiting Substation Fort Worth in Fort Worth, Texas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Grace J. Kindred)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Grace Kindred

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Brandon Mote, crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron-772, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, leads Dutch Marines with Marine Squadron Carib, Netherlands Marine Corps, to a CH-53E Super Stallion for aerial transport in support of exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 28, 2022. The exercise is a bilateral training evolution designed to increase interoperability between U.S. and partner forces.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Brandon Mote, crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron-772, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, leads Dutch Marines with Marine Squadron Carib, Netherlands Marine Corps, to a CH-53E Super Stallion for aerial transport in support of exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 28, 2022. The exercise is a bilateral training evolution designed to increase interoperability between U.S. and partner forces.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto