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PhotoLibrary-MechanizedRaid_image1_180x102 A Marine with Company A, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, maintains security during a mechanized raid in Okinawa, Japan, Jan 24. The raid began from the USS Germantown (LSD-42), located off the coast of Okinawa, as part of their pre-deployment training for Spring Patrol 2013. The 31st MEU is the only continuously forward-deployed MEU and is the Marine Corps' force in readiness in the Asia-Pacific region. Photo by Sgt Jonathan Wright.
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PhotoLibrary-MovinOut_image1_180x102 Cpl. Tahachee Appodaca, a Wasco, Calif., native and platoon sergeant with 1st Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, orders his Marines to push forward during company-sized assault training, as part of Exercise Iron Fist 2013, aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Jan. 31, 2013. During Iron Fist 2013, 13th MEU, and Japan Ground Self Defense Force will spend three weeks participating in bilateral training to improve their interoperability, enhance military-to-military relations and sharpen skills essential to crisis response. Photo by Sgt Christopher O'Quin.
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PhotoLibrary-RedDevils_image1_180x102 Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, fly F/A-18C Hornets over Key West, Fla., Jan. 24, 2013. The "Red Devils" of VMFA-232 conducted air-to-air training including offensive sweeps and air defense missions to retain skills used during deployment. Photo by 1stLt Scott Murdock.
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PhotoLibrary-DuneBuggy_image1_180x102 Marines and sailors with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, stage amphibious assault vehicles before a mechanized raid in Camp Schwab, Okinawa Japan, Jan 24. The raid began from the USS Germantown (LSD-42), located off the coast of Okinawa, as part of their pre-deployment training for Spring Patrol 2013. The 31st MEU is the only continuously forward-deployed MEU and is the Marine Corps' force in readiness in the Asia-Pacific region. Photo by LCpl Katelyn Hunter.
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PhotoLibrary-SplashingAway_image1_180x102 Marines with Maritime Raid Force, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, ride in a rigid hull inflatable boat after completing gas and oil platform seizure training during Exercise Leading Edge 13, Feb. 7. The exercise is a multinational and interagency supported exercise designed to develop and refine weapons integration capabilities among partnering nations including suspect maritime material inspections, seizure and disposition. The 15th MEU is deployed as part of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group as a U.S. Central Command theatre reserve force, providing support for maritime security operations and theatre security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. Photo by Cpl Bobby J. Gonzalez.
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PhotoLibrary-ITXFullForce_180x102 U.S. Marine Corps M1A1 Abrams tank provides suppressive fire against simulated insurgents during day 18 of the Integrated Training Exercise 13-1 at Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Base, Calif., Jan 22, 2013. The ITX is the training exercise that Marines come to prior to deploying. Photo by SSgt Stephany Richards.
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PhotoLibrary-PushIt_180x102 Marines with Headquarters Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, conduct push-ups during a company physical-training session aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 31. The Marines ran approximately three miles, and stopped at checkpoints to perform squats, push-ups, and abdominal exercises. Photo by Cpl Kenneth Jasik.
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PhotoLibrary-FollowtheLight_180x102 An F/A-18C Hornet aircraft assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 101 flies over the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Atlantic Ocean Jan. 24, 2013. The George H.W. Bush conducted training and carrier qualifications in the Atlantic Ocean. Photo by Mass Communications Spec 3rd Class Kevin J. Steinberg.
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PhotoLibrary-landsea_180x102 Assault amphibious vehicle crew members instruct PFC Nathan E. Craig, center, on how to operate an AAV Jan. 24 in the North Fuji Maneuver Area at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji on mainland Japan. Marines with Combat Assault Battalion provided artillerymen the opportunity to experience the capabilities of AAVs firsthand. Craig is a motor transport operator with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. The AAV crew members are with CAB, 3rd Marine Division.
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PhotoLibrary-ReloadatSea_180x102 An MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares to takeoff during flight operations aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), while sailing off the coast of Onslow Beach, N.C., Jan. 29, 2013. The 26th MEU is conducting Composite Training Unit Exercise, the final phase of a six-month pre-deployment training program. The 26th MEU operates continuously across the globe, providing the president and unified combatant commanders with a forward-deployed, sea-based quick reaction force. The MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force capable of conducting amphibious operations, crisis response and limited contingency operations. Photo by Cpl Christopher Stone.
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PhotoLibrary-Raft_image1_180x102 Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit use paddles to push off of the stern gate in the well deck of the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) during a combat rubber raiding craft evolution. Tortuga is part of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operation. Photo by Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Gregory Harden II.
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PhotoLibrary-MoreAmmo_image1_180x102 U.S. Marines with Romeo Battery, 5th Battalion, 11th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 7, receive their ammunition at a live fire range on Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 22, 2013. The Marines of Romeo Battery deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Photo by Cpl Kowshon Ye.
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PhotoLibrary-Push_image1_180x012 Drill Instructors from Marine Corps Recruit Depots San Diego and Parris Island, S.C., physically train Marine Corps Recruiting Substation Chandler enlistees at the Arrowhead Meadows Park in Chandler, Ariz., Jan. 23, 2013. The enlistees are currently part of the Delayed Entry Program (DEP) and are awaiting their dates to ship to boot camp. The drill instructors are visiting the Phoenix region through Jan. 26 to provide enlistees and potential applicants a first-hand preview of what they may be able to expect once they step onto the yellow footprints. Photo by Cpl Tyler J. Bolken.
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PhotoLibrary-ClimeandPlace_image1_180x102 Marines From Recruiting Station Lansing, Recruiting Sub-Stations Grand Rapids North and South, participate in the opening ceremony for the Grand Rapids Pond Hockey Classic, Jan 25. The Marines braved sub-zero wind chill temperatures to present the colors on the frozen surface of Reeds Lake in Grand Rapids, Mich. Photo by Sgt Kevin Maynard.
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PhotoLibrary-HoseDown_image1_180x102 Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Marines aboard Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., battle a fire during a live-fire training exercise, Jan. 17. The Marines took turns rotating through each role of the fire fighter, gaining valuable experience and confidence. Photo by LCpl Cameron Payne.
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News-WindowSeat_image1_180x102 LCpl Bradley L. Coy, a machine gunner assigned to combined anti-armor team, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (Fox 2/7), conducts live fire training near Combat Outpost Now Zad, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 29, 2012. Coy, originally from Bakersfield, Calif., deployed to Afghanistan with 2/7 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Photo by Alejandro Pena.
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News-SmokeRing_image1_180x102 Cpl Michael Oberley, 1/12 section chief and native of Greeley, Colo., and Cpl Kyle Beagle, 1st Battalion,12th Marines mortar gunner and native of Deland, Fla., fire a round from 120-mm mortar system during a training session for Operation Spartan Fury, Dec. 2. Marines updated their proficiency in mortar and howitzer shooting drills and applying those skills and techniques to a mock battle scenario. Photo by Cpl James Sauter.
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News-WalkthePlank_image1_180x102 Newly commissioned second lieutenants assigned to Bravo Company, The Basic School, perform an "abandon ship" technique during Marine Corps Water Survival Training Program qualification at Ramer Hall Swim Tank, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Jan. 17, 2013. About 300 second lieutenants trained to drown-proof in open water, survive in freezing water and move with a combat load in both shallow and deep water along with other water-survival techniques. If the individual Marine completed all of the required techniques, they earned their basic swim qualification.
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News-BreakingBarriers_image1_180x102 Marines and their instructor brace against the blast of a door charge, January 10, at Engineer Training Area 3. For many of the junior Marines it was their first time doing a live fire urban breaching exercise, said Sgt Richard Hill. And it was important for them to get the training since Charlie Company wouldn't have time to go through Mojave Viper training in Twentynine Palms, Calif., before their scheduled deployment. Photo by LCpl Austin Long.
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News-PresidentalMarch_image1_180x102 The U.S. Marine Corps Ceremonial Guard Company, part of the president's escort, marches in the inauguration parade for the 57th Presidential Inauguration, Jan. 21. More than 2,100 service members from each of the five branches are marching in the parade, with approximately 5,000 supporting inaugural festivities. Photo by EJ Hersom.

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