Photolibrary-SkidSupport_LPSCpl Lauren Von Tersch of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, looks out the side door of a UH-1Y Huey helicopter while in flight over Jacksonville, Fla., in support of UNITAS-Partnership of the Americas 2012, Sept. 12. UNITAS-Partnership of the Americas gives the participating troops from Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico,Paraguay, Peru, the United States and Uruguay an opportunity to exercise critical thinking based on realistic scenarios, reinforce essential tactics and techniques and build on a strong foundation of professional cooperation. Photo by Cpl John C. Lamb.
Photolibrary-SMMCSpeaksMembersFET_LPSSgtMaj of the Marine Corps Micheal Barrett speaks with a group of Marines who served on the same Female Engagement Team as Cpl. Ashley Fifer, Company A of Wounded Warrior Battalion-West on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.,after Fifer's Purple Heart Award ceremony at Company A of WWBn-W, here, Sept. 7. Photo by LCpl Sarah Wolff-Diaz.
Photolibrary-FirstFemaleParadeCommanderMajSarahArmstrong_LPSMaj Sarah Armstrong, the first female parade commander of a Friday Evening Parade, prepares for honors during a Friday Evening Parade at Marine Barracks Washington June 15. Armstrong is the first female to march as the parade commander since the Barracks began conducting parades in 1948. Photo by CplJeremy Ware.
PhotoLibrary-DontLookDown_LPSLCpl Hung Q. Nguyen crosses a two-strand rope bridge at the Jungle Warfare Training Center at Camp Gonsalves July 7. Nguyen, along with his unit, are participating in a seven-day training package to develop their skills in a jungle environment. Nguyen is a ground communications organizational repairer with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Aircraft Group 36. Photo by LCpl Erick Brooks.
PhotoLibrary-MarinesHike14.5_thumbnailApproximately 130 Marines and sailors with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit trek through the hills during a hike here April 13. The unit hiked 14 1/2 miles to build mental and physical readiness and to prepare for possible movements during their upcoming deployment. This photo is property of the United States Marine Corps.
Photolibrary-DustyPatrol_LPSMarines with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, begin a patrol out of Forward Operating Base Shamsher, Helmand province, Afghanistan Sept. 6, 2012. Marines conducted the patrol to disrupt the flow of lethal and illicit aid by the enemy in the area. Photo by LCpl Jason Morrison.
Photolibrary-SniperSchool_LPSMarines with Scout Sniper Platoon mingle with members of Special Shooting Team during Exercise Forest Light 12-01 at the Hijudai Maneuver Area, Oita, Japan, Aug. 21, 2012. The services members later practiced stealth, camouflage and proper shooting techniques. Forest Light is a series of bilateral training exercises with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force designed to enhance military partnership, strengthen regional security agreements, and improve individual and unit-level skills in a bilateral environment. Photo by LCpl Mike Granahan.
Photolibrary-FriendlyFive_LPSCpl Patrick McCall, a rifleman with the 2nd Squad, 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, receives a high-five from an Afghan boy during a security patrol in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2012. The Marines conducted the patrol to disrupt the flow of lethal and illicit aid by the enemy in the area. Photo by LCpl Jason Morrison.
Photolibrary-MarineoftheYear_LPS 1Sgt Sheena Adams (left) received the Marine of the Year award at the USO's annual Women of the Year Luncheon, May 1. The USO commended her for being a trailblazer whose actions have helped to positively influence views on females serving in combat roles. She served as a squad leader for a Female Engagement Team with I Marine Expeditionary Force while in Afghanistan and became an instructor for future teams when she returned home. Photo by Stuart Ramson,USO.
Photolibrary-FemalePoolessTakeHike_LPS 1Twenty-eight aspiring Marines with Recruiting Station Twin Cities surge up a hill during a five-mile hike at a female pool function on September 30.
Photolibrary-forceinreadiness-thumbnail-180x102The Marine Corps has been America’s expeditionary force in readiness since 1775. We are forward deployed to respond swiftly and aggressively in times of crisis.
Photolibrary-haiti9-thumbnail-180x102A Marine from Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, passes crackers from a ration pack to Haitian children, at a helicopter landing zone in Leogane, Haiti.
Photolibrary-haiti8-thumbnail-180x102Marine GySgt Felder Domond, a native of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, shakes hands with members of the community during a visit to Lycee Guillaud Haitian School. Marines and Sailors of the USS Iwo Jima visited the school as part of a mission site screening throughout Port-de-Paix in preparation for humanitarian efforts.
Photolibrary-haiti7-thumbnail-180x102Marine 1stSgt Christopher D. Thomas, from Franklin, LA, guides children to a humanitarian aid distribution point in Saint Marc, Haiti.
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.
