Marines

Photos

Filter

Colonel Jason Q. Bohm salutes after relinquishing his role as the commanding officer of the 5th Marine Regiment to Col. Kenneth R. Kassner aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 24, 2015. Kassner most recently served as the assistant chief of staff, programming and requirements, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command.

Colonel Jason Q. Bohm salutes after relinquishing his role as the commanding officer of the 5th Marine Regiment to Col. Kenneth R. Kassner aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 24, 2015. Kassner most recently served as the assistant chief of staff, programming and requirements, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command.

Photo by Cpl. William Perkins

Marines of 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, prepare to welcome Sgt. Maj. William T. Sowers as the new 1st Marine Division sergeant major during a relief and appointment ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 12, 2015. Sowers is returning to the division after serving as the battalion sergeant major for 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, from June 2008 to November 2010. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Caitlin Bevel)

Marines of 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, prepare to welcome Sgt. Maj. William T. Sowers as the new 1st Marine Division sergeant major during a relief and appointment ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 12, 2015. Sowers is returning to the division after serving as the battalion sergeant major for 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, from June 2008 to November 2010. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Caitlin Bevel)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Caitlin Bevel

Major Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson, commanding general of 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, presents the sword of office to Sgt. Maj. William T. Sowers, 1st Marine Division sergeant major, during a relief and appointment ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 12, 2015. Sowers is returning to the division after serving as the battalion sergeant major for 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, from June 2008 to November 2010. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Caitlin Bevel)

Major Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson, commanding general of 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, presents the sword of office to Sgt. Maj. William T. Sowers, 1st Marine Division sergeant major, during a relief and appointment ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 12, 2015. Sowers is returning to the division after serving as the battalion sergeant major for 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, from June 2008 to November 2010. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Caitlin Bevel)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Caitlin Bevel

Sergeant Maj. William T. Sowers, the sergeant major of 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, and Sgt. Maj. David L. Jobe, the division's previous sergeant major, are joined in the viewing area by previous sergeants major of 1st Marine Division during a relief and appointment ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 12, 2015. Sowers is returning to the division after serving as the battalion sergeant major for 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, from June 2008 to November 2010. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Caitlin Bevel)

Sergeant Maj. William T. Sowers, the sergeant major of 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, and Sgt. Maj. David L. Jobe, the division's previous sergeant major, are joined in the viewing area by previous sergeants major of 1st Marine Division during a relief and appointment ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 12, 2015. Sowers is returning to the division after serving as the battalion sergeant major for 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, from June 2008 to November 2010. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Caitlin Bevel)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Caitlin Bevel

Sergeant Maj. William T. Sowers, the sergeant major of 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, and Sgt. Maj. David L. Jobe, the division's previous sergeant major, are joined in the viewing area by previous sergeants major of 1st Marine Division during the pass in review at a relief and appointment ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 12, 2015. Sowers is returning to the division after serving as the battalion sergeant major for 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, from June 2008 to November 2010. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Caitlin Bevel)

Sergeant Maj. William T. Sowers, the sergeant major of 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, and Sgt. Maj. David L. Jobe, the division's previous sergeant major, are joined in the viewing area by previous sergeants major of 1st Marine Division during the pass in review at a relief and appointment ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 12, 2015. Sowers is returning to the division after serving as the battalion sergeant major for 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, from June 2008 to November 2010. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Caitlin Bevel)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Caitlin Bevel

A sniper with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, engages targets 880 meters away with a Barrett M82A1 Special Application Scoped Rifle during 1/7’s Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms Calif., June 9, 2015. Marines from 1/7 and 2nd battalion, 7th Marine Regiment are currently in preparation for deployment with the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) scheduled to depart in support of Operation Inherent Resolve later this year.

A sniper with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, engages targets 880 meters away with a Barrett M82A1 Special Application Scoped Rifle during 1/7’s Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms Calif., June 9, 2015. Marines from 1/7 and 2nd battalion, 7th Marine Regiment are currently in preparation for deployment with the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) scheduled to depart in support of Operation Inherent Resolve later this year.

Photo by Cpl. Seth Starr

A sniper team with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force engages targets 880 meters away with a Barrett M82A1 Special Application Scoped Rifle during 1/7’s Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 9, 2015. Marines from 1/7 and 2nd battalion, 7th Marine Regiment are currently in preparation for deployment with the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) scheduled to depart in support of Operation Inherent Resolve later this year.

A sniper team with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force engages targets 880 meters away with a Barrett M82A1 Special Application Scoped Rifle during 1/7’s Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 9, 2015. Marines from 1/7 and 2nd battalion, 7th Marine Regiment are currently in preparation for deployment with the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) scheduled to depart in support of Operation Inherent Resolve later this year.

Photo by Cpl. Seth Starr

A forward observer with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, photographs target positions for intelligence during 1/7’s Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 9, 2015. Marines from 1/7 and 2nd battalion, 7th Marine Regiment are currently in preparation for deployment with the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) scheduled to depart in support of Operation Inherent Resolve later this year.

A forward observer with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, photographs target positions for intelligence during 1/7’s Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 9, 2015. Marines from 1/7 and 2nd battalion, 7th Marine Regiment are currently in preparation for deployment with the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) scheduled to depart in support of Operation Inherent Resolve later this year.

Photo by Cpl. Seth Starr

Lance Cpl. Rory Fuller, a machine gunner with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, calls for his runner to bring additional ammunition during 1/7’s Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 9, 2015. Marines from 1/7 and 2nd battalion, 7th Marine Regiment are currently in preparation for deployment with the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) scheduled to depart in support of Operation Inherent Resolve later this year.

Lance Cpl. Rory Fuller, a machine gunner with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, calls for his runner to bring additional ammunition during 1/7’s Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 9, 2015. Marines from 1/7 and 2nd battalion, 7th Marine Regiment are currently in preparation for deployment with the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) scheduled to depart in support of Operation Inherent Resolve later this year.

Photo by Cpl. Seth Starr

A sergeant with Company A, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, directs his Marines into position atop a berm during 1/7’s Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation aboard Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 9, 2015. Marines from 1/7 and 2nd battalion, 7th Marine Regiment are currently in preparation for deployment with the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) scheduled to depart in support of Operation Inherent Resolve later this year.

A sergeant with Company A, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, directs his Marines into position atop a berm during 1/7’s Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation aboard Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 9, 2015. Marines from 1/7 and 2nd battalion, 7th Marine Regiment are currently in preparation for deployment with the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) scheduled to depart in support of Operation Inherent Resolve later this year.

Photo by Cpl. Seth Starr

Combat engineers attached to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, prepare to breach obstacles during 1/7’s Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 9, 2015. Marines from 1/7 and 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment are currently in preparation for deployment with the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) scheduled to depart in support of Operation Inherent Resolve later this year.

Combat engineers attached to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, prepare to breach obstacles during 1/7’s Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 9, 2015. Marines from 1/7 and 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment are currently in preparation for deployment with the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) scheduled to depart in support of Operation Inherent Resolve later this year.

Photo by Cpl. Seth Starr

A mortarman with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, establishes the direction of fires for his 60 millimeter mortar team during 1/7’s Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 9, 2015. Marines from 1/7 and 2nd battalion, 7th Marine Regiment are currently in preparation for deployment with the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) scheduled to depart in support of Operation Inherent Resolve later this year.

A mortarman with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, establishes the direction of fires for his 60 millimeter mortar team during 1/7’s Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 9, 2015. Marines from 1/7 and 2nd battalion, 7th Marine Regiment are currently in preparation for deployment with the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) scheduled to depart in support of Operation Inherent Resolve later this year.

Photo by Cpl. Seth Starr

An assaultman with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, moves into position to fire his FGM-148 Javelin during 1/7’s Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 9, 2015. Marines from 1/7 and 2nd battalion, 7th Marine Regiment are currently in preparation for deployment with the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) scheduled to depart in support of Operation Inherent Resolve later this year.

An assaultman with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, moves into position to fire his FGM-148 Javelin during 1/7’s Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 9, 2015. Marines from 1/7 and 2nd battalion, 7th Marine Regiment are currently in preparation for deployment with the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) scheduled to depart in support of Operation Inherent Resolve later this year.

Photo by Cpl. Seth Starr

A CH-53E Super Stallion lands next to an M777 howitzer after delivering ammunition aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, June 17, 2015. The CH-53Es transported M777 howitzers and ammunition as part of 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment’s quarterly exercise to test the artillery Marines’ proficiency and readiness.

A CH-53E Super Stallion lands next to an M777 howitzer after delivering ammunition aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, June 17, 2015. The CH-53Es transported M777 howitzers and ammunition as part of 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment’s quarterly exercise to test the artillery Marines’ proficiency and readiness.

Photo by Cpl. William Perkins

Local community leaders are given an authentic look at a notional insurgent attack at the Infantry Immersion Training Facility aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 13, 2015. The guests were given an opportunity to see the training and atmosphere the Marines may experience when deployed.

Local community leaders are given an authentic look at a notional insurgent attack at the Infantry Immersion Training Facility aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 13, 2015. The guests were given an opportunity to see the training and atmosphere the Marines may experience when deployed.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alvin Pujols

Service members and local community leaders attend an Appreciation Dinner to honor the mutual support civilians and military members exchange, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 13, 2015. The guests were given the opportunity to see the training and atmosphere the Marines experience when deployed.

Service members and local community leaders attend an Appreciation Dinner to honor the mutual support civilians and military members exchange, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 13, 2015. The guests were given the opportunity to see the training and atmosphere the Marines experience when deployed.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alvin Pujols

Marines with the 1st Marine Division explain the capabilities of different weapon systems and gear they use to community leaders from across Southern California aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 13, 2015. The guests were given an opportunity to experience the training and atmosphere the Marines and Sailors endure on deployment through a demonstration at the Infantry Immersion Training Facility.

Marines with the 1st Marine Division explain the capabilities of different weapon systems and gear they use to community leaders from across Southern California aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 13, 2015. The guests were given an opportunity to experience the training and atmosphere the Marines and Sailors endure on deployment through a demonstration at the Infantry Immersion Training Facility.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alvin Pujols

Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, demonstrate their combat readiness in the Infantry Immersion Training Facility during a visit by local community leaders aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 13, 2015. The guests were given an opportunity to see the training and atmosphere the Marines may experience when deployed.

Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, demonstrate their combat readiness in the Infantry Immersion Training Facility during a visit by local community leaders aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 13, 2015. The guests were given an opportunity to see the training and atmosphere the Marines may experience when deployed.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alvin Pujols

A Marine assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, prepares an M777 howitzer to fire at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, June 17, 2015. CH-53E Super Stallions transported howitzers and ammunition as part of 1/11’s quarterly exercise to test the artillery Marines’ proficiency and readiness.

A Marine assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, prepares an M777 howitzer to fire at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, June 17, 2015. CH-53E Super Stallions transported howitzers and ammunition as part of 1/11’s quarterly exercise to test the artillery Marines’ proficiency and readiness.

Photo by Cpl. William Perkins

Lance Corporal Jarrett Ready, an artillery mechanic assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, fires an M777 howitzer at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, June 17, 2015. CH-53E Super Stallions transported howitzers and ammunition as part of 1/11’s quarterly exercise to test the artillery Marines’ proficiency and readiness for any scenario.

Lance Corporal Jarrett Ready, an artillery mechanic assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, fires an M777 howitzer at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, June 17, 2015. CH-53E Super Stallions transported howitzers and ammunition as part of 1/11’s quarterly exercise to test the artillery Marines’ proficiency and readiness for any scenario.

Photo by Cpl. William Perkins

1st Marine Division