Story by Cpl. Anna Albrecht | 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit | 06.11.2015
Stepping onto the scale, the butterflies set in as Cpl. Roman Fernandez wonders who he will face later that day. Once the name of the opposing boxer is announced, his adrenaline starts pumping. His coach meets up with him in the locker room to wrap his hands and go over the game plan....
Story by Cpl. Anna Albrecht | 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit | 03.24.2015
Three MV-22B Ospreys land on San Clemente Island, Calif., simultaneously. A dust storm swarms around the Marines as they run out of the aircraft and set up 360 degrees of security, waiting for their next move. As the birds fly away, squads break away to their designated objectives to secure two towns on the island. Each Marine within Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st......
Story by Pfc. Cedric Haller | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 02.05.2015
Republic of Korea and U.S. Marines exchanged combat maneuvers and tactics during Korean Marine Exchange Program 15-4 at the Pyeongchang Winter Training Facility, Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea....
Story by Pfc. Cedric Haller | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 02.04.2015
Republic of Korea and U.S. Marines train for winter mountain warfare during Korean Marine Exchange Program 15-4 Feb. 4 at the Pyeongchang Winter Training Facility, Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea....
Story by Lance Cpl. Christopher J. Moore | 1st Marine Division | 10.21.2013
Marines with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, conducted integrated training on Range 600 here, Oct. 15, to prepare the Marines for future operations as the nation's crises response force....
Story by Cpl. Reece Lodder | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 05.15.2012
In the fall of 2004, the Marines and sailors of 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment began a challenging journey that took them to the Middle East and central Asia. They served on six combat deployments in the years since then — three each to Afghanistan and Iraq. They fought, sacrificed and honored their 16 fallen brothers....
Story by Lance Cpl. Timothy Lenzo | 1st Marine Division | 03.02.2012
First one Afghan appears, then another and another. Within minutes, Afghan children surround the patrolling Marine, Feb. 22. The sight is familiar to Lance Cpl. Edgar Lima, an assaultman, for 2nd Squad, 1st Platoon, Lima Company....
Story by Cpl. Reece Lodder | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 01.10.2012
The heart of Garmsir district is safe. Over the past five years, coalition forces have operated with Afghan National Security Forces to defeat the insurgency in the central Helmand River valley. Driven from the green zones, or populated areas, of districts in southern Helmand, enemy fighters have sought refuge in bed-down locations west of the Helmand River. This area on the outskirts of......