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Retired U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Ronald L. Green speaks with U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Luis F. Garcia, an inventory management specialist with 3rd Marine Division, at the Hiring Our Heroes Career Summit at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 25, 2020. The summit was held to help service members and their families transition out of the U.S. armed forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary Larsen)

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Ronald L. Green speaks with U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Luis F. Garcia, an inventory management specialist with 3rd Marine Division, at the Hiring Our Heroes Career Summit at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 25, 2020. The summit was held to help service members and their families transition out of the U.S. armed forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary Larsen)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary Larsen

Members of the U.S. military community on Okinawa participated in the Hiring Our Heroes Career Summit at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 25, 2020. The summit was held to help service members and their families transition out of the U.S. armed forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary Larsen)

Members of the U.S. military community on Okinawa participated in the Hiring Our Heroes Career Summit at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 25, 2020. The summit was held to help service members and their families transition out of the U.S. armed forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary Larsen)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary Larsen

Members of the U.S. military community on Okinawa participated in the Hiring Our Heroes Career Summit at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 25, 2020. The summit was held to help service members and their families transition out of the U.S. armed forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary Larsen)

Members of the U.S. military community on Okinawa participated in the Hiring Our Heroes Career Summit at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 25, 2020. The summit was held to help service members and their families transition out of the U.S. armed forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary Larsen)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary Larsen

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

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

Photo by Ashley Calingo

U.S. Marine Corps graphic illustration, depicts a century of solidarity: Celebrating 100 years of women serving in the Marine Corps since Opha May Johnson, the first of more than 300 women who enlisted into the Marine Corps on Aug. 13, 1918.
Over the course of the past century, women serving in the Marine Corps have surpassed the restrictions of administrative roles, to every corner of the Marine Corps.

U.S. Marine Corps graphic illustration, depicts a century of solidarity: Celebrating 100 years of women serving in the Marine Corps since Opha May Johnson, the first of more than 300 women who enlisted into the Marine Corps on Aug. 13, 1918. Over the course of the past century, women serving in the Marine Corps have surpassed the restrictions of administrative roles, to every corner of the Marine Corps.

Photo by Cpl. Alina F Thackray

Maj. Sean Hulsey, a Marine Wing Support Squadron 473 airfield operations company commander, hammers a spike into the ground during airfield damage repair operations in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-18 at Canon Air Defense Complex, Yuma, Ariz., March 28. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force and provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.

Maj. Sean Hulsey, a Marine Wing Support Squadron 473 airfield operations company commander, hammers a spike into the ground during airfield damage repair operations in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-18 at Canon Air Defense Complex, Yuma, Ariz., March 28. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force and provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cody Rowe

CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan – Sgt. Dustin Owens observes awardees during a Correctional Custody Unit demonstration Jan. 12 in the Brig aboard Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. Awardees, Marines assigned to the CCU, will spend seven or 30 days under constant surveillance completing hard labor, formal uniform inspections, combat fitness training and values-based relapse prevention training. Awardees will always be under the supervision of a senior watch stander and assigned watch standers. The Correctional Custody Unit is scheduled to open their doors Feb. 14 at the Brig aboard Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. Owens is a senior watch stander with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, Japan.

CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan – Sgt. Dustin Owens observes awardees during a Correctional Custody Unit demonstration Jan. 12 in the Brig aboard Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. Awardees, Marines assigned to the CCU, will spend seven or 30 days under constant surveillance completing hard labor, formal uniform inspections, combat fitness training and values-based relapse prevention training. Awardees will always be under the supervision of a senior watch stander and assigned watch standers. The Correctional Custody Unit is scheduled to open their doors Feb. 14 at the Brig aboard Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. Owens is a senior watch stander with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, Japan.

Photo by Sgt. Jessica Collins

Devin Nagitsy, future marine from Fort Hall, Id., poses with his recruiter Sgt. Shane Mason, recruiter at Recruiting Sub Station Idaho Falls. Nagitsy is enlisted in the Shoshone-Bannock tribes of southeastern Idaho and has bloodlines of four tribes; Northern Cheyenne, Eastern Shoshone, Shoshone-Bannock and Navajo. He will leave for Marine Corps Recruit Depot for recruit training on Jan. 16, 2018.

Devin Nagitsy, future marine from Fort Hall, Id., poses with his recruiter Sgt. Shane Mason, recruiter at Recruiting Sub Station Idaho Falls. Nagitsy is enlisted in the Shoshone-Bannock tribes of southeastern Idaho and has bloodlines of four tribes; Northern Cheyenne, Eastern Shoshone, Shoshone-Bannock and Navajo. He will leave for Marine Corps Recruit Depot for recruit training on Jan. 16, 2018.

Photo by Sgt. Nicole Zurbrugg

Devin Nagitsy, Future Marine from Fort Hall, ID, dresses in traditional Native American regalia for dancing during celebrations and social events. Nagitsy is enlisted in the Shoshone-Bannock tribes of southeastern Idaho and has bloodlines of four tribes; Northern Cheyenne, Eastern Shoshone, Shoshone-Bannock and Navajo. He will leave for Marine Corps Recruit Depot for recruit training on Jan. 16, 2018. (Courtesy Photo)

Devin Nagitsy, Future Marine from Fort Hall, ID, dresses in traditional Native American regalia for dancing during celebrations and social events. Nagitsy is enlisted in the Shoshone-Bannock tribes of southeastern Idaho and has bloodlines of four tribes; Northern Cheyenne, Eastern Shoshone, Shoshone-Bannock and Navajo. He will leave for Marine Corps Recruit Depot for recruit training on Jan. 16, 2018. (Courtesy Photo)

Photo by Sgt. Nicole Zurbrugg

U.S. Marine 1st Sgt. Gilbert G. Oshana, Baker Company, 1st Marine Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment recounted why he believes in this country and the Marine Corps. Oshana also explained why he decided to become an infantry first sergeant.

U.S. Marine 1st Sgt. Gilbert G. Oshana, Baker Company, 1st Marine Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment recounted why he believes in this country and the Marine Corps. Oshana also explained why he decided to become an infantry first sergeant.

Photo by Cpl. Jocelyn Ontiveros

Sgt. Ethan Mawhinney, a Marine Air Ground Task Force planner with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, successfully defended his championship title at the Marine Corps third annual HITT Tactical Athlete Competition at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 28th through 31st, 2017. The competition brings together the top male and female Marines from each Marine Corps installation in a demanding competition of military function fitness and to promote the advanced dynamics found in the High Intensity Tactical Training program.

Sgt. Ethan Mawhinney, a Marine Air Ground Task Force planner with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, successfully defended his championship title at the Marine Corps third annual HITT Tactical Athlete Competition at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 28th through 31st, 2017. The competition brings together the top male and female Marines from each Marine Corps installation in a demanding competition of military function fitness and to promote the advanced dynamics found in the High Intensity Tactical Training program.

Photo by Cpl. Bryann K. Whitley

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ethan Mawhinney, a Marine Air Ground Task Force planner with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, competes in an 880-meter Tactical Hill Climb during the Marine Corps third annual HITT Tactical Athlete Competition at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 28th through 31st, 2017. Mawhinney won this year’s competition, successfully defending his title two years in a row as Male Division Champion at the 2017 competition.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ethan Mawhinney, a Marine Air Ground Task Force planner with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, competes in an 880-meter Tactical Hill Climb during the Marine Corps third annual HITT Tactical Athlete Competition at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 28th through 31st, 2017. Mawhinney won this year’s competition, successfully defending his title two years in a row as Male Division Champion at the 2017 competition.

Photo by Cpl. Bryann K. Whitley

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jeni Ridgell, an aircraft recovery Marine with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, watches a gauge on an M-31 Marine Corps Expeditionary Aircraft arresting gear during an annual certification at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 8, 2017. The M-31 arresting gear is a deployable arrestment gear that can handle rapid-cycle arrestments of aircraft with tail hooks. The annual certification was to ensure proper function of the arresting gear.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jeni Ridgell, an aircraft recovery Marine with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, watches a gauge on an M-31 Marine Corps Expeditionary Aircraft arresting gear during an annual certification at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 8, 2017. The M-31 arresting gear is a deployable arrestment gear that can handle rapid-cycle arrestments of aircraft with tail hooks. The annual certification was to ensure proper function of the arresting gear.

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Abrego

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jmani Townsend, an aircraft recovery Marine with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, conducts maintenance on M-31 Marine Corps Expeditionary Aircraft arresting gear during an annual certification at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 8, 2017. The M-31 arresting gear is a deployable arrestment gear that can handle rapid-cycle arrestments of aircraft with tail hooks. The annual certification was to ensure proper function of the arresting gear.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jmani Townsend, an aircraft recovery Marine with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, conducts maintenance on M-31 Marine Corps Expeditionary Aircraft arresting gear during an annual certification at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 8, 2017. The M-31 arresting gear is a deployable arrestment gear that can handle rapid-cycle arrestments of aircraft with tail hooks. The annual certification was to ensure proper function of the arresting gear.

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Abrego

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jmani Townsend, an aircraft recovery Marine with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, conducts maintenance on M-31 Marine Corps Expeditionary Aircraft arresting gear during an annual certification at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 8, 2017. The M-31 arresting gear is a deployable arrestment gear that can handle rapid-cycle arrestments of aircraft with tail hooks. The annual certification was to ensure proper function of the arresting gear.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jmani Townsend, an aircraft recovery Marine with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, conducts maintenance on M-31 Marine Corps Expeditionary Aircraft arresting gear during an annual certification at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 8, 2017. The M-31 arresting gear is a deployable arrestment gear that can handle rapid-cycle arrestments of aircraft with tail hooks. The annual certification was to ensure proper function of the arresting gear.

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Abrego

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

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