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A U.S. Marine shooter and spotters assess the target in the Team Pistol Match finals at Range 1 on Camp Hansen Dec. 13, 2018. Marine Corps Shooting Teams members verified the hits of the shooter.
Marines showcase marksmanship skills at the 2018 Far East Marksmanship Competition on Okinawa Dec. 18, 2018, Marine Corps Installations Pacific
The competition allowed Marines stationed in Japan to test and enhance their shooting abilities.“The concept of every Marine a rifleman goes back to our basics,” said Sgt....
Cpl. Tyler A. Frazier, a mortar Marine with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, is awarded the Purple Heart Medal by Lt. Col. Steven M. Ford, commanding officer, 3/7 at Victory Field aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Nov. 7, 2018. Frazier was awarded the Purple Heart for injuries sustained in Syria while 3/7 was deployed with the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command.
Three Marines with SPMAGTF-CR-CC earn Purple Hearts Dec. 10, 2018, 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade
Cpl. Tyler A. Frazier, a mortar Marine with 3d Battalion, 7th Marines, who recently returned to Twentynine Palms following a deployment with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground...
Remembering President George H. W. Bush
“The President’s Own” Remembers George H. W. Bush Dec. 4, 2018, United States Marine Band
As the nation mourns the passing of one its finest patriots, current and former members of the Marine Band remember President George H. W. Bush as a man whose love of music...
U.S. Marines storm Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands. Nov. 20, 2018 marks the 75th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Tarawa, which was part of Operation Galvanic. It marks one of the bloodiest battles of WWII. The 75th commemoration of the Battle of Tarawa is an opportunity to honor the courage, service and sacrifice of the U.S. military personnel present during the attacks. (U.S. Marine Corps Courtesy Photo by Warrant Officer Obie Newcomb, Jr.)
The fight for Tarawa: 75th anniversary of one of the bloodiest battles in the Pacific Theater of WWII Dec. 4, 2018, III Marine Expeditionary Force
It was photographs and video scenes of American casualties lining the beach that would stun the American people in the aftermath of the Battle of Tarawa. Imagery of...
43 Years Later, Retired Vietnam Vet Receives Navy Cross Dec. 3, 2018, Defense Media Activity
It’s the summer of 1968 in Vietnam, a sergeant with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines was forced into a position he never could have imagined. He had to lead his entire...
Special Reaction Team Marines enhance specialized precision marksmanship capabilities Dec. 3, 2018, Marine Corps Installations Pacific
Marines with Special Reaction Team conducted marksman-observer training Nov. 29 on Ranges 171 and 172 at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan.The training provided SRT, with Marine...
U.S. Navy corpsmen prepare the RadPRO X-ray machine during the capabilities display Nov. 27, 2018 at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. The RadPRO is a portable machine that allows medical staff to conduct X-rays on injured service members after suffering injuries in the field. Sailors with 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, established a Role II capabilities display to give service members the opportunity to view their deployable field facilities and employment. Role II facilities give Sailors the ability to offer ultrasound, X-ray, surgery and dental while providing a place for injured service members to be treated. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mark Fike)
Capabilities on display | 3rd Medical Battalion establishes Role II facilities Dec. 2, 2018, 3rd Marine Logistics Group
CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa, Japan—The medical field hospital, known as Role II, was on display Nov. 26-30, 2018 at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan so that 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd...
Former Marine LCpl. David Roach, author of the "Marauder" Viking fantasy series, hands his new book, "Runebinder" to Navy Lt. Rosert Pfeiffer, Office Naval Intelligence, Washington, D.C., at Vikings Con in LaPlata, Maryland, Oct. 20, 2018.
“Marauding” Marine Makes Mark with Manuscript Nov. 29, 2018, Defense Media Activity
Former jack-of-all trades Marine Reservist Lance Cpl. David Roach spent six years learning infantry tactics, machine gunnery, bulk fuels and heavy equipment while serving in...
Drill Instructors and Marines with November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion march towards the Peatross Parade Deck before their graduation ceremony Nov. 16, 2018 at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C.
November Company becomes first company to graduate in new female dress blues Nov. 19, 2018, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island
A company of female Marines made history Friday after becoming the first group of new Marines to debut the Corps’ latest dress uniform....
Ten Marine veterans received awards at Hadnot Point parade ground Saturday morning as a result of performances in engagements in the Pacific theater of war. Eight received Gold Stars in lieu of a second Purple Heart, one received a Bronze Medal heroic and meritorious performance of duty and one received a Purple Heart. The presentations were made by Lt. Col. T. M. Sheffield, Infantry Training Regiment, and Maj. L. G. Ditta, Infantry Schools Battalion, prior to a “pass in review” of men serving in the Officer Candidate Applicants’ Battalion. Shown in above photo, left to right, are Lt. Col. Sheffield, Maj. Ditta, Sgt. Lawrence Gerkin, Platoon Sgt. Robert Levy, Sgt. Robert Sadler, Sgt. Harry Smith, Sgt. Louis Cozzens, Sgt. Herbert Meza, and Cpl. Calvin Lawson, Cpl. Robert Heard, Cpl. William Hinkle and Cpl. Robert Radish.
Eight Gold Stars, One Bronze and One Purple Heart awarded Nov. 18, 2018, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
In one of the largest presentation ceremonies ever held at Camp Lejeune, eight Gold Stars in lieu of second Purple Hearts, one Bronze Star and one Purple Heart were awarded to...