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U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph Castro executes an over-the-shoulder throw on Lance Cpl. Hector Mota during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program course aboard the USS Rushmore. Castro is a motor transportation operator and Mota is an optics technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. MCMAP trains Marines on hand-to-hand combat skills essential to mission readiness, as well as a good source of physical fitness while deployed. The 15th MEU is embarked on the Essex Amphibious Ready Group and deployed to maintain regional security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph Castro executes an over-the-shoulder throw on Lance Cpl. Hector Mota during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program course aboard the USS Rushmore. Castro is a motor transportation operator and Mota is an optics technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. MCMAP trains Marines on hand-to-hand combat skills essential to mission readiness, as well as a good source of physical fitness while deployed. The 15th MEU is embarked on the Essex Amphibious Ready Group and deployed to maintain regional security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.

Photo by Sgt. Emmanuel Ramos

Sailors and Marines man the rails as they pull into their first port call of their Summer deployment on board the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland. Ashland is assigned to the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group and is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.

Sailors and Marines man the rails as they pull into their first port call of their Summer deployment on board the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland. Ashland is assigned to the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group and is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class David Co

A platoon of U.S. Marines with Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, and Timor-Leste Defence Force members mark their targets after a live-fire shoot during Exercise Koa Moana 15.2 in Dili, Timor-Leste, June 25. The platoon of U.S. Marines conducted a bilateral exercise with one platoon of the Timor-Leste Defence Force’s land component of the naval force and one platoon of their Marines, focusing on the fundamentals of squad and platoon-level tasks. The exercise allowed Marines to train with another country provides the opportunity to learn about their history, their growth and development as a military force, and also to experience a different culture.

A platoon of U.S. Marines with Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, and Timor-Leste Defence Force members mark their targets after a live-fire shoot during Exercise Koa Moana 15.2 in Dili, Timor-Leste, June 25. The platoon of U.S. Marines conducted a bilateral exercise with one platoon of the Timor-Leste Defence Force’s land component of the naval force and one platoon of their Marines, focusing on the fundamentals of squad and platoon-level tasks. The exercise allowed Marines to train with another country provides the opportunity to learn about their history, their growth and development as a military force, and also to experience a different culture.

Photo by Cpl. Reba James

U.S. Marines with Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, demonstrate weapons presentation during Exercise Koa Moana 15.2 in Dili, Timor-Leste, June 24. The platoon of Marines conducted a bilateral exercise with one platoon of the Timor-Leste Defence Force’s land component of the naval force and one platoon of their Marines, focusing on the fundamentals of squad and platoon-level tasks. The bilateral training included building room-clearing, urban movement and patrolling. The MRF-D six-month deployment demonstrates how the Marine Air Ground Task Force is equipped and organized to carry out national objectives in cooperation with our national and international partners.

U.S. Marines with Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, demonstrate weapons presentation during Exercise Koa Moana 15.2 in Dili, Timor-Leste, June 24. The platoon of Marines conducted a bilateral exercise with one platoon of the Timor-Leste Defence Force’s land component of the naval force and one platoon of their Marines, focusing on the fundamentals of squad and platoon-level tasks. The bilateral training included building room-clearing, urban movement and patrolling. The MRF-D six-month deployment demonstrates how the Marine Air Ground Task Force is equipped and organized to carry out national objectives in cooperation with our national and international partners.

Photo by Cpl. Reba James

A platoon of U.S. Marines with Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, demonstrate weapons presentation during Exercise Koa Moana 15.2 in Dili, Timor-Leste, June 24. The platoon of Marines conducted a bilateral exercise with one platoon of the Timor-Leste Defence Force’s land component of the naval force and one platoon of their Marines, focusing on the fundamentals of squad and platoon-level tasks. The bilateral training included building room clearing, urban movement and patrolling. The MRF-D six-month deployment demonstrates how the Marine Air Ground Task Force is equipped and organized to carry out national objectives in cooperation with our national and international partners.

A platoon of U.S. Marines with Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, demonstrate weapons presentation during Exercise Koa Moana 15.2 in Dili, Timor-Leste, June 24. The platoon of Marines conducted a bilateral exercise with one platoon of the Timor-Leste Defence Force’s land component of the naval force and one platoon of their Marines, focusing on the fundamentals of squad and platoon-level tasks. The bilateral training included building room clearing, urban movement and patrolling. The MRF-D six-month deployment demonstrates how the Marine Air Ground Task Force is equipped and organized to carry out national objectives in cooperation with our national and international partners.

Photo by Cpl. Reba James

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Eric Moore, a rifleman, and Lance Cpl. Chase Robinson, an automatic rifleman, both with Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, and Timor-Leste Defence Force members participate in a room clearing exercise during Exercise Koa Moana 15.2 in Dili, Timor-Leste, June 24. The platoon of Marines conducted a bilateral exercise with one platoon of the Timor-Leste Defence Force’s land component of the naval force and one platoon of their Marines, focusing on the fundamentals of squad and platoon-level tasks. The bilateral training included building room-clearing, urban movement and patrolling. The MRF-D six-month deployment demonstrates how the Marine Air Ground Task Force is equipped and organized to carry out national objectives in cooperation with our national and international partners.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Eric Moore, a rifleman, and Lance Cpl. Chase Robinson, an automatic rifleman, both with Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, and Timor-Leste Defence Force members participate in a room clearing exercise during Exercise Koa Moana 15.2 in Dili, Timor-Leste, June 24. The platoon of Marines conducted a bilateral exercise with one platoon of the Timor-Leste Defence Force’s land component of the naval force and one platoon of their Marines, focusing on the fundamentals of squad and platoon-level tasks. The bilateral training included building room-clearing, urban movement and patrolling. The MRF-D six-month deployment demonstrates how the Marine Air Ground Task Force is equipped and organized to carry out national objectives in cooperation with our national and international partners.

Photo by Cpl. Reba James

A platoon of U.S. Marines with Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin demonstrate weapons presentation to Timor-Leste Defence Force members during Exercise Koa Moana 15.2 in Dili, Timor-Leste, June 24. The platoon of U.S. Marines conducted a bilateral exercise with one platoon of the Timor-Leste Defence Force’s land component of the naval force and one platoon of their Marines, focusing on the fundamentals of squad and platoon-level tasks. The MRF-D six-month deployment demonstrates how the Marine Air Ground Task Force is equipped and organized to carry out national objectives in cooperation with our national and international partners.

A platoon of U.S. Marines with Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin demonstrate weapons presentation to Timor-Leste Defence Force members during Exercise Koa Moana 15.2 in Dili, Timor-Leste, June 24. The platoon of U.S. Marines conducted a bilateral exercise with one platoon of the Timor-Leste Defence Force’s land component of the naval force and one platoon of their Marines, focusing on the fundamentals of squad and platoon-level tasks. The MRF-D six-month deployment demonstrates how the Marine Air Ground Task Force is equipped and organized to carry out national objectives in cooperation with our national and international partners.

Photo by Cpl. Reba James

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Cason Cunningham, a machine gun squad leader with Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, congratulates a Timor-Leste Defence Force member for excelling in room-clearing operations during Exercise Koa Moana 15.2 in Dili, Timor-Leste, June 24. The Marines conducted a bilateral exercise with one platoon of the Timor-Leste Defence Force’s land component of the naval force and one platoon of their Marines, focusing on the fundamentals of squad and platoon-level tasks. The bilateral training exercise allows the Marines to share their tactics, techniques and procedures with our international partner, strengthening our understanding of each other’s Defence forces standard operating procedures.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Cason Cunningham, a machine gun squad leader with Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, congratulates a Timor-Leste Defence Force member for excelling in room-clearing operations during Exercise Koa Moana 15.2 in Dili, Timor-Leste, June 24. The Marines conducted a bilateral exercise with one platoon of the Timor-Leste Defence Force’s land component of the naval force and one platoon of their Marines, focusing on the fundamentals of squad and platoon-level tasks. The bilateral training exercise allows the Marines to share their tactics, techniques and procedures with our international partner, strengthening our understanding of each other’s Defence forces standard operating procedures.

Photo by Cpl. Reba James

Members of the Timor-Leste Defence Force’s naval force and one platoon of their Marines participated in the opening ceremony of Exercise Koa Moana 15.2 in Dili, Timor-Leste, June 22. The U.S. Marines with Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin conducted a bilateral exercise with the Timor-Leste Defence Force, focusing on the fundamentals of squad and platoon-level tasks. The training evolution covered military operations in urban terrain from an individual level up to the squad level and included room clearing, urban patrolling and moving from building to building.

Members of the Timor-Leste Defence Force’s naval force and one platoon of their Marines participated in the opening ceremony of Exercise Koa Moana 15.2 in Dili, Timor-Leste, June 22. The U.S. Marines with Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin conducted a bilateral exercise with the Timor-Leste Defence Force, focusing on the fundamentals of squad and platoon-level tasks. The training evolution covered military operations in urban terrain from an individual level up to the squad level and included room clearing, urban patrolling and moving from building to building.

Photo by Cpl. Reba James

A platoon of U.S. Marines with Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin and Timor-Leste Defence Force members salute during the opening ceremony of Exercise Koa Moana 15.2 in Dili, Timor-Leste, June 22. The platoon of U.S. Marines conducted the bilateral exercise with one platoon of the Timor-Leste Defence Force’s naval force and one platoon of their Marines, focusing on the fundamentals of squad and platoon-level tasks. The exercise allows the Marines to train with one another’s country and provides the opportunity to learn about their history, growth and development as a military force and experience a different culture.

A platoon of U.S. Marines with Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin and Timor-Leste Defence Force members salute during the opening ceremony of Exercise Koa Moana 15.2 in Dili, Timor-Leste, June 22. The platoon of U.S. Marines conducted the bilateral exercise with one platoon of the Timor-Leste Defence Force’s naval force and one platoon of their Marines, focusing on the fundamentals of squad and platoon-level tasks. The exercise allows the Marines to train with one another’s country and provides the opportunity to learn about their history, growth and development as a military force and experience a different culture.

Photo by Cpl. Reba James

Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, watch the sunset as the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima sails through the Suez Canal, June 21, 2015. The 24th MEU and Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group transited through the canal, a 120-mile long waterway connecting the Red Sea to the Mediterranean, and entered the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations. The 24th MEU is deployed on the ships of the Iwo Jima ARG in support of U.S. national security interests in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations.

Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, watch the sunset as the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima sails through the Suez Canal, June 21, 2015. The 24th MEU and Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group transited through the canal, a 120-mile long waterway connecting the Red Sea to the Mediterranean, and entered the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations. The 24th MEU is deployed on the ships of the Iwo Jima ARG in support of U.S. national security interests in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Austin A. Lewis

Cpl. Chris R. Dalessandro, a low-altitude air defense gunner with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides security while the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima steams through the Suez Canal, June 21, 2015. The 24th MEU and Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group transited through the canal, a 120-mile-long waterway connecting the Red Sea to the Mediterranean, and entered the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations. The 24th MEU is deployed on the ships of the Iwo Jima ARG in support of U.S. national security interests in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations.

Cpl. Chris R. Dalessandro, a low-altitude air defense gunner with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides security while the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima steams through the Suez Canal, June 21, 2015. The 24th MEU and Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group transited through the canal, a 120-mile-long waterway connecting the Red Sea to the Mediterranean, and entered the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations. The 24th MEU is deployed on the ships of the Iwo Jima ARG in support of U.S. national security interests in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Austin A. Lewis

Marines with Amphibious Assault Platoon, Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, load their amphibious assault vehicles onto the USS Oak Hill to participate in a two-week certification exercise off the coast of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, June 17, 2015. Marines with the 26th MEU and sailors with the Kearsarge Amphibious Readiness Group are being evaluated by Expeditionary Operations Training Group during the scenario-based amphibious integration exercise in preparation for a deployment later this fall.

Marines with Amphibious Assault Platoon, Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, load their amphibious assault vehicles onto the USS Oak Hill to participate in a two-week certification exercise off the coast of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, June 17, 2015. Marines with the 26th MEU and sailors with the Kearsarge Amphibious Readiness Group are being evaluated by Expeditionary Operations Training Group during the scenario-based amphibious integration exercise in preparation for a deployment later this fall.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Bobby Yarbrough

Marines with Amphibious Assault Platoon, Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, load their amphibious assault vehicles onto the USS Oak Hill to participate in a two-week certification exercise off the coast of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, June 17, 2015. Marines with the 26th MEU and sailors with the Kearsarge Amphibious Readiness Group are being evaluated by Expeditionary Operations Training Group during the scenario-based amphibious integration exercise in preparation for a deployment later this fall.

Marines with Amphibious Assault Platoon, Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, load their amphibious assault vehicles onto the USS Oak Hill to participate in a two-week certification exercise off the coast of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, June 17, 2015. Marines with the 26th MEU and sailors with the Kearsarge Amphibious Readiness Group are being evaluated by Expeditionary Operations Training Group during the scenario-based amphibious integration exercise in preparation for a deployment later this fall.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Bobby Yarbrough

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Dylan Hudson, a squad leader with Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, embarks on the USNS Sacagawea June 17, 2015 to depart Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia for Exercise Koa Moana 15.2 in East Timor. A platoon of Marines will be conducting a bilateral exercise with the East Timor Defence Force, focusing on individual-level fundamentals to build proficiency in complex squad and platoon level tasks. The bilateral training will include room clearing of buildings, urban movement and patrolling. The MRF-D six-month deployment demonstrates how the Marine Air Ground Task Force is equipped and organized to carry out national objectives in cooperation with our national and international partners. Hudson is a native of Seaford, Delaware.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Dylan Hudson, a squad leader with Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, embarks on the USNS Sacagawea June 17, 2015 to depart Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia for Exercise Koa Moana 15.2 in East Timor. A platoon of Marines will be conducting a bilateral exercise with the East Timor Defence Force, focusing on individual-level fundamentals to build proficiency in complex squad and platoon level tasks. The bilateral training will include room clearing of buildings, urban movement and patrolling. The MRF-D six-month deployment demonstrates how the Marine Air Ground Task Force is equipped and organized to carry out national objectives in cooperation with our national and international partners. Hudson is a native of Seaford, Delaware.

Photo by Cpl. Reba James

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Dylan Hudson, a squad leader with Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, embarks on the USNS Sacagawea June 17, 2015 to depart Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia for Exercise Koa Moana 15.2 in East Timor. A platoon of Marines will be conducting a bilateral exercise with the East Timor Defence Force, focusing on individual-level fundamentals to build proficiency in complex squad and platoon level tasks. The bilateral training will include room clearing of buildings, urban movement and patrolling. The MRF-D six-month deployment demonstrates how the Marine Air Ground Task Force is equipped and organized to carry out national objectives in cooperation with our national and international partners. Hudson is a native of Seaford, Delaware.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Dylan Hudson, a squad leader with Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, embarks on the USNS Sacagawea June 17, 2015 to depart Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia for Exercise Koa Moana 15.2 in East Timor. A platoon of Marines will be conducting a bilateral exercise with the East Timor Defence Force, focusing on individual-level fundamentals to build proficiency in complex squad and platoon level tasks. The bilateral training will include room clearing of buildings, urban movement and patrolling. The MRF-D six-month deployment demonstrates how the Marine Air Ground Task Force is equipped and organized to carry out national objectives in cooperation with our national and international partners. Hudson is a native of Seaford, Delaware.

Photo by Cpl. Reba James

U.S. Marines with Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, rehearse weapon presentation and four-man room clearing tactics and procedures aboard the USNS Sacagawea June 20, 2015 in Dili, East Timor in preparation for Exercise Koa Moana 15.2. The platoon of Marines will be conducting a bilateral exercise with the East Timor Defence Force, focusing on individual-level fundamentals to build proficiency in complex squad and platoon level tasks. The bilateral training will include room clearing of buildings, urban movement and patrolling. The MRF-D six-month deployment demonstrates how the Marine Air Ground Task Force is equipped and organized to carry out national objectives in cooperation with our national and international partners.

U.S. Marines with Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, rehearse weapon presentation and four-man room clearing tactics and procedures aboard the USNS Sacagawea June 20, 2015 in Dili, East Timor in preparation for Exercise Koa Moana 15.2. The platoon of Marines will be conducting a bilateral exercise with the East Timor Defence Force, focusing on individual-level fundamentals to build proficiency in complex squad and platoon level tasks. The bilateral training will include room clearing of buildings, urban movement and patrolling. The MRF-D six-month deployment demonstrates how the Marine Air Ground Task Force is equipped and organized to carry out national objectives in cooperation with our national and international partners.

Photo by Cpl. Reba James

A U.S. Marine with Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, fires his M203 40mm grenade launcher during a brigade assault as part of Exercise Southern Jackaroo June 13 at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland, Australia. SJ15 was a combined training opportunity for the Marines with MRF-D and their Australian allies that helped to improve interoperability between the two forces. The U.S. Marine Corps and the Australian Defence Forces are committed to continuing their tradition of more than 100 years of global partnership and security cooperation between Australia and the United States of America.

A U.S. Marine with Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, fires his M203 40mm grenade launcher during a brigade assault as part of Exercise Southern Jackaroo June 13 at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland, Australia. SJ15 was a combined training opportunity for the Marines with MRF-D and their Australian allies that helped to improve interoperability between the two forces. The U.S. Marine Corps and the Australian Defence Forces are committed to continuing their tradition of more than 100 years of global partnership and security cooperation between Australia and the United States of America.

Photo by Cpl. Angel Serna

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Chris Ringstaff sprints with a M240B medium machine gun tripod mount during a brigade assault as part of Exercise Southern Jackaroo June 13 at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland, Australia. SJ15 was a combined training opportunity for the Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin and their Australian allies that helped to improve interoperability between the two forces. The U.S. Marine Corps and the Australian Defence Forces are committed to continuing their tradition of more than 100 years of global partnership and security cooperation between Australia and the United States of America. Ringstaff is a machine gunner with Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, MRF-D.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Chris Ringstaff sprints with a M240B medium machine gun tripod mount during a brigade assault as part of Exercise Southern Jackaroo June 13 at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland, Australia. SJ15 was a combined training opportunity for the Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin and their Australian allies that helped to improve interoperability between the two forces. The U.S. Marine Corps and the Australian Defence Forces are committed to continuing their tradition of more than 100 years of global partnership and security cooperation between Australia and the United States of America. Ringstaff is a machine gunner with Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, MRF-D.

Photo by Cpl. Angel Serna

U.S. Marines with Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, participate in a conditioning hike during Exercise Southern Jackaroo 2015 June 14 at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland, Australia. SJ15 was a combined training opportunity for the Marines with their Australian allies that helped to improve interoperability between the two forces. The U.S. Marine Corps and the Australian Defence Forces are committed to continuing their tradition of more than 100 years of global partnership and security cooperation between Australia and the United States of America.

U.S. Marines with Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, participate in a conditioning hike during Exercise Southern Jackaroo 2015 June 14 at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland, Australia. SJ15 was a combined training opportunity for the Marines with their Australian allies that helped to improve interoperability between the two forces. The U.S. Marine Corps and the Australian Defence Forces are committed to continuing their tradition of more than 100 years of global partnership and security cooperation between Australia and the United States of America.

Photo by Cpl. Angel Serna