Stories

Staff Sgt. Mark Bruce, engineer chief with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, explains how a portable cooler uses large coils soaked in water and a fan to create cool air at the local chow hall aboard Naval Support Facility Indian Head, Md., July 22, 2016. The event provided the Marines with the CBIRF engineer platoon hands-on training further sharpening their skills for expeditionary operations. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jonathan S. Herrera/Released) - Staff Sgt. Mark Bruce, engineer chief with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, explains how a portable cooler uses large coils soaked in water and a fan to create cool air at the local chow hall aboard Naval Support Facility Indian Head, Md., July 22, 2016. The event provided the Marines with the CBIRF engineer platoon hands-on training further sharpening their skills for expeditionary operations. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jonathan S. Herrera/Released)

Cpl. Calvin Shamoon, a combat correspondent with U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, is faced with the choice of reenlisting or accepiting an honorable discharge to go home, attend college and eventually open his own gym. Shamoon has served three years as of Ju;y 2016, and the clock is ticking. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Staff Sgt. Bryan Peterson/Released) - Cpl. Calvin Shamoon, a combat correspondent with U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, is faced with the choice of reenlisting or accepiting an honorable discharge to go home, attend college and eventually open his own gym. Shamoon has served three years as of Ju;y 2016, and the clock is ticking. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Staff Sgt. Bryan Peterson/Released)

Cpl. Ethan Mawhinney, a Marine Air-Ground Task Force Planner with U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command Headquarters, executes a Turkish get-up with a kettlebell during his daily workout in preparation for the Tactical Athlete Challenge, July 7, 2016. Mawhinney and Sgt. Aja'Nel Williams, a supply noncommissioned officer with Security Forces Regiment, were the top two Marines competing in the Camp Allen HITT preliminaries, which afforded them the opportunity to compete at the national Tactical Athlete Competition, where they will compete against other regional qualifiers throughout the Marine Corps. (Official Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dorian Gardner/Released) - Cpl. Ethan Mawhinney, a Marine Air-Ground Task Force Planner with U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command Headquarters, executes a Turkish get-up with a kettlebell during his daily workout in preparation for the Tactical Athlete Challenge, July 7, 2016. Mawhinney and Sgt. Aja'Nel Williams, a supply noncommissioned officer with Security Forces Regiment, were the top two Marines competing in the Camp Allen HITT preliminaries, which afforded them the opportunity to compete at the national Tactical Athlete Competition, where they will compete against other regional qualifiers throughout the Marine Corps. (Official Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dorian Gardner/Released)

Marines with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force rescue a victim from a severely damaged vehicle at Fire Department of New York Fire Academy, June 21, 2016. Marines and sailors with CBIRF trained alongside F.D.N.Y for a field training exercise at the F.D.N.Y training academy in Randall’s Island, N.Y. June 20, 2016. CBIRF is an active duty Marine Corps unit that, when directed, forward-deploys and/or responds with minimal warning to a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or high-yield explosive (CBRNE) threat or event in order to assist local, state, or federal agencies and the geographic combatant commanders in the conduct of CBRNE response or consequence management operations, providing capabilities for command and control; agent detection and identification; search, rescue, and decontamination; and emergency medical care for contaminated personnel. (Official USMC Photo by Lance Cpl. Maverick S. Mejia/RELEASED) - Marines with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force rescue a victim from a severely damaged vehicle at Fire Department of New York Fire Academy, June 21, 2016. Marines and sailors with CBIRF trained alongside F.D.N.Y for a field training exercise at the F.D.N.Y training academy in Randall’s Island, N.Y. June 20, 2016. CBIRF is an active duty Marine Corps unit that, when directed, forward-deploys and/or responds with minimal warning to a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or high-yield explosive (CBRNE) threat or event in order to assist local, state, or federal agencies and the geographic combatant commanders in the conduct of CBRNE response or consequence management operations, providing capabilities for command and control; agent detection and identification; search, rescue, and decontamination; and emergency medical care for contaminated personnel. (Official USMC Photo by Lance Cpl. Maverick S. Mejia/RELEASED)

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - The Wall That Heals, a half replica of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington D.C., stops in Virginia Beach, June 3-5. Marines and sailors volunteered to help people locate names of their loved ones on the wall. The traveling exhibit provides thousands of veterans who have been unable to cope with the prospect of facing The Wall to find the strength and courage tk do so within their own communities, thus allowing the healing process to begin. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Logan Snyder) - VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - The Wall That Heals, a half replica of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington D.C., stops in Virginia Beach, June 3-5. Marines and sailors volunteered to help people locate names of their loved ones on the wall. The traveling exhibit provides thousands of veterans who have been unable to cope with the prospect of facing The Wall to find the strength and courage tk do so within their own communities, thus allowing the healing process to begin. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Logan Snyder)

Senior leaders from around Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island lead the new Marines of Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, and November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, under the “We Make Marines” sign during a traditional motivational run Oct. 3, 2013, on MCRD Parris Island, S.C. The Marines sang cadence as they ran 2.3 miles past family and friends. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 20,000 recruits come to MCRD Parris Island annually for the chance to become United States Marines by enduring 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. (Photo by Cpl. Caitlin Brink/Released) - Senior leaders from around Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island lead the new Marines of Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, and November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, under the “We Make Marines” sign during a traditional motivational run Oct. 3, 2013, on MCRD Parris Island, S.C. The Marines sang cadence as they ran 2.3 miles past family and friends. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 20,000 recruits come to MCRD Parris Island annually for the chance to become United States Marines by enduring 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. (Photo by Cpl. Caitlin Brink/Released)

Sgt. Shawn Edens tests a door to see whether it is locked during active shooter training for Security Battalion April 19. - Sgt. Shawn Edens tests a door to see whether it is locked during active shooter training for Security Battalion April 19.

Students at the Marine Military Police Basic Course and the new Marine Military Police Officer Basic Course patrol during a field exercise at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, April 14, 2016. The exercise tests the Marines readiness for tasks they may be required to do in the fleet. - Students at the Marine Military Police Basic Course and the new Marine Military Police Officer Basic Course patrol during a field exercise at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, April 14, 2016. The exercise tests the Marines readiness for tasks they may be required to do in the fleet.

Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, assists the Government of Japan in supporting those affected by recent earthquakes in Kumamoto, Japan, April 18, 2016. VMM-265 picked up supplies from Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Takayubaru and delivered them to Hakusui Sports Park in the Kumamoto Prefecture. The long-standing relationship between Japan and the U.S. allows U.S. military forces in Japan to provide rapid, integrated support to the Japan Self-Defense Forces and civil relief efforts. - Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, assists the Government of Japan in supporting those affected by recent earthquakes in Kumamoto, Japan, April 18, 2016. VMM-265 picked up supplies from Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Takayubaru and delivered them to Hakusui Sports Park in the Kumamoto Prefecture. The long-standing relationship between Japan and the U.S. allows U.S. military forces in Japan to provide rapid, integrated support to the Japan Self-Defense Forces and civil relief efforts.