MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Marines shield themselves from a detonated explosive charge during an urban leaders course, Jan. 29, 2016. During the course, Marines learned four different types of charges used to make a safe entrance into an objective. This type of training allows Marines to practice for possible scenarios when they are deployed to combat zones anywhere on the globe. An instructor with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, taught this portion of the course to infantrymen of 1st MarDiv. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Emmanuel Ramos) - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Marines shield themselves from a detonated explosive charge during an urban leaders course, Jan. 29, 2016. During the course, Marines learned four different types of charges used to make a safe entrance into an objective. This type of training allows Marines to practice for possible scenarios when they are deployed to combat zones anywhere on the globe. An instructor with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, taught this portion of the course to infantrymen of 1st MarDiv. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Emmanuel Ramos)
Sgt. Tyler Felts, an LAV crewman, sights in on a target during a live-fire gunnery qualification test with an M240B machine gun at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Jan. 22, 2016. Live-fire tests like these allow the Marines of 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force to train for how they will execute their mission when they are deployed in a combat zone. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pvt. Robert Bliss) - Sgt. Tyler Felts, an LAV crewman, sights in on a target during a live-fire gunnery qualification test with an M240B machine gun at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Jan. 22, 2016. Live-fire tests like these allow the Marines of 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force to train for how they will execute their mission when they are deployed in a combat zone. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pvt. Robert Bliss)
Staff Sgt. James Case, the chief instructor of the Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division Lance Corporal Seminar Leadership and Ethics Seminar, briefs students on the plan of the day after a combat conditioning session aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 27, 2016. The weeklong seminar focuses on preparing lance corporals physically and mentally to become successful noncommissioned officers, while building the foundation for the more difficult residential courses like Corporals Course and Sergeants Course. - Staff Sgt. James Case, the chief instructor of the Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division Lance Corporal Seminar Leadership and Ethics Seminar, briefs students on the plan of the day after a combat conditioning session aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 27, 2016. The weeklong seminar focuses on preparing lance corporals physically and mentally to become successful noncommissioned officers, while building the foundation for the more difficult residential courses like Corporals Course and Sergeants Course.
Master Gunnery Sgt. Bruce Knapp, the operations chief with 1st Marine Division, speaks to Marines with 5th Marine Regiment about the Squad Leader Development Program, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 20, 2016. The SLDP is one of the various tools the Marine Corps uses to build stronger small unit leadership, while presenting Marines the opportunity to further their career. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Demetrius Morgan/Released) - Master Gunnery Sgt. Bruce Knapp, the operations chief with 1st Marine Division, speaks to Marines with 5th Marine Regiment about the Squad Leader Development Program, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 20, 2016. The SLDP is one of the various tools the Marine Corps uses to build stronger small unit leadership, while presenting Marines the opportunity to further their career. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Demetrius Morgan/Released)
Master Chief Petty Officer Robert Lemons (center), the command master chief of the 1st Marine Division, salutes alongside Maj. Gen. Daniel O’Donohue (left), commanding general of the 1st Mar. Div., during Lemons’ retirement ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 8, 2016. Lemons enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1986 and served a majority of his time in the service as a corpsman. - Master Chief Petty Officer Robert Lemons (center), the command master chief of the 1st Marine Division, salutes alongside Maj. Gen. Daniel O’Donohue (left), commanding general of the 1st Mar. Div., during Lemons’ retirement ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 8, 2016. Lemons enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1986 and served a majority of his time in the service as a corpsman.
Maj. Gen. Daniel J. O’Donohue and Sgt. Maj. William T. Sowers stand for a quick photo opportunity following a ceremony with the San Diego Nice Guys charity group, Dec. 16, 2015. During the ceremony, the San Diego Nice Guys presented their annual contribution from the Marine Family Christmas Fund to assist local military families in their holiday grocery shopping. Since 1997, the MFCF has supported thousands of families, primarily those who have forward deployed Marines and sailors of the Blue Diamond division, with generous donations for the holiday season. - Maj. Gen. Daniel J. O’Donohue and Sgt. Maj. William T. Sowers stand for a quick photo opportunity following a ceremony with the San Diego Nice Guys charity group, Dec. 16, 2015. During the ceremony, the San Diego Nice Guys presented their annual contribution from the Marine Family Christmas Fund to assist local military families in their holiday grocery shopping. Since 1997, the MFCF has supported thousands of families, primarily those who have forward deployed Marines and sailors of the Blue Diamond division, with generous donations for the holiday season.
Marines rush a simulated combat town during the mechanized assault portion of a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 9, 2015. The purpose of a MCCRE is to evaluate Marines’ collective performance in specific mission requirements that will prepare them for their upcoming deployment rotation. The Marines are with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Devan K. Gowans) - Marines rush a simulated combat town during the mechanized assault portion of a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 9, 2015. The purpose of a MCCRE is to evaluate Marines’ collective performance in specific mission requirements that will prepare them for their upcoming deployment rotation. The Marines are with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Devan K. Gowans)
Marines run through the obstruction of smoke during the company supported, live-fire assault portion of a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 6, 2015. The purpose of a MCCRE is to evaluate Marines’ collective performance in specific mission requirements that will prepare them for their upcoming deployment rotation. The Marines are with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Devan K. Gowans) - Marines run through the obstruction of smoke during the company supported, live-fire assault portion of a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 6, 2015. The purpose of a MCCRE is to evaluate Marines’ collective performance in specific mission requirements that will prepare them for their upcoming deployment rotation. The Marines are with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Devan K. Gowans)
Lance Cpl. Roderick Jacquote, a combat photographer with Headquarters Company, Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, edits photos during a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear drill aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Dec. 13, 2015. The Marines and Sailors with 5th Marine Regiment conducted the gas drill as part of Steel Knight 2016, a division-led exercise which prepares Marines and Sailors with the 1st Marine Division and adjacent I Marine Expeditionary Force units with the skill sets necessary to operate as a fully capable Marine Air Ground Task Force. - Lance Cpl. Roderick Jacquote, a combat photographer with Headquarters Company, Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, edits photos during a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear drill aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Dec. 13, 2015. The Marines and Sailors with 5th Marine Regiment conducted the gas drill as part of Steel Knight 2016, a division-led exercise which prepares Marines and Sailors with the 1st Marine Division and adjacent I Marine Expeditionary Force units with the skill sets necessary to operate as a fully capable Marine Air Ground Task Force.
Lance Cpl. David Wadleigh, a military working dog handler and Nicky, a military working dog with 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, provide security during a simulated mass casualty drill during Steel Knight aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 12, 2015. Steel Knight prepares Marines and sailors with the 1st Marine Division and adjacent I Marine Expeditionary Force units with the skill sets necessary to operate as a fully capable Marine Air Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Will Perkins/RELEASED) - Lance Cpl. David Wadleigh, a military working dog handler and Nicky, a military working dog with 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, provide security during a simulated mass casualty drill during Steel Knight aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 12, 2015. Steel Knight prepares Marines and sailors with the 1st Marine Division and adjacent I Marine Expeditionary Force units with the skill sets necessary to operate as a fully capable Marine Air Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Will Perkins/RELEASED)