Photolibrary-haiti6-thumbnail-180x102LCpl Zhidong Mao, a rifleman with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, shakes hands with a Haitian child at a helicopter landing zone in Leogane, Haiti. The Marines flew into the area earlier in the day establishing a new humanitarian aid receiving area for Haitian earthquake victims at a missionary compound..
Photolibrary-haiti5-thumbnail-180x102A Marine from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit waves at children during a survey of the area in Leogane, Haiti. The Marines flew into the area earlier in the day establishing a new humanitarian aid receiving area for Haitian earthquake victims at a missionary compound.
Photolibrary-haiti4-thumbnail-180x102Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit arrived in Leogane, Haiti to find large gatherings of earthquake victims in makeshift housing. The 22nd MEU is a multi-mission capable force comprised of an Aviation Combat Element, Combat Logistics Element, Ground Combat Element and a Command Element.
Photolibrary-haiti3-thumbnail-180x102A distribution point hands out 2,000 blankets and tarps to Haitian residents. The United States and other international military and civilian aid agencies conducted humanitarian and disaster relief operations as part of Operation Unified Response in the aftermath of the earthquake that hit the area on Jan. 12, 2010.
Photolibrary-haiti2-thumbnail-180x102A Haitian man walks past a sign requesting help and supplies in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Marines and other U.S. military members were conducting humanitarian and disaster relief operations as part of Operation Unified Response after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake caused severe damage in Haiti, Jan. 12.
Photolibrary-haiti1-thumbnail-180x102SSgt Clausele Barthold, a linguist with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, speaks with local Haitians. The 22nd MEU is a multi-mission force composed of approximately 2,000 Marines and sailors.
Launchpad-LPS-SkyLight-180x102Flares are discharged from a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363 (HMH-363) during a routine flight operation, Helmand River Valley, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 5, 2012.
Launchpad-LPS-LongWayDown-180x102A Marine with Company I, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, descends 35 feet down a thick, plaited rope rigged to a helicopter parked on the amphibious assault ship Makin Island.
Launchpad-LPS-FeelTheBurn-180x102A Marine with Company B, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides security during an amphibious assault in Thailand, Feb. 10.
Smooth SailingMarines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct insertion exercises from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter into a combat rubber raiding craft. The 11th MEU is embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island, deployed supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Alan Gragg.
Launchpad-LPS-mansbestfriend-180x102LCpl Nick Lacarra, a 20-year-old improvised explosive device detection dog handler with Combined Anti-Armor Team 2, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and a native of Long Beach, Calif., holds security in a field with his dog Coot while halted during a partnered security patrol with Afghan Border Police here, Jan. 30. In southern Garmsir district, an area with a history of tribal conflict, the growing ABP force has deepened its roots and established governance through the mentorship of the 3/3 Weapons Co. Marines. Photo by Cpl Reece Lodder.
Photolibrary-m249-saw-9-thumbnail-180x102The M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) has a rate of fire of 85 rounds/minute sustained and 725-850 rounds/minute cyclic.
mrap8Seven Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles are checked prior to departing on a convoy from Camp Leatherneck, Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Photolibrary-mk19-6-thumbnail-180x102The MK19 rapidly fires explosive 40 mm grenades, making it an ideal weapon against armored, mechanized and enemy infantry forces.
hmmwv8A High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) from the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima arrives at the beach in Covenas, Colombia, in support of Operation Continuing Promise.
