1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment
More than 170 Marines recently returned from a seven-month deployment to Afghanistan will visit 16 wounded warriors from their unit who had to be evacuated for injuries sustained in theatre. The Marines of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, nicknamed "BlackIron," served three consecutive combat deployments in support of Operation Enduring Freedom over the past three years.
Video
MAWTS-1 WTI Final Exercise 1The initial component to Final Exercise One for Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One Weapons and Tactics Instructors Course began on April 23, at the...
Video by Lance Cpl. Zachary Scanlon and Lance Cpl. Casey Scarpulla | MCASY | 04.23.13
Soldiers Evaluate EquipmentFort Bliss Soldiers provide feedback on equipment during N.I.E. Army Sergeant Aaron Palmer tells us how the equipment expands communication capabilities. Soldiers...
Video by Sgt. Aaron Palmer | 24PCH | 11.01.12
Soldiers Train During Network Integration...Forward Observers from 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division calling for indirect fire while 4th battalion, 27th Field...
Video by Sgt. Aaron Palmer | 24PCH | 10.24.12
Capt. Daniel F. O'BrienU.S. Marine Corps Capt. Daniel F. O’Brien , Alpha Company Commander with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 talks about Operation Spear...
Video by Sgt. Albert Carls | RC-SW | 04.04.12
Illinois native talks about post-Taliban Marjah...Glen Ellyn, Ill., native Lt. Col. Dan Schmitt, the commanding officer of 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, discusses ongoing progress in Marjah district, Helmand...
Video by Cpl. Tommy Bellegarde | 2MARDIV | 12.16.11
Illinois native talks about post-Taliban Marjah...Glen Ellyn, Ill., native Lt. Col. Dan Schmitt, the commanding officer of 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, discusses ongoing progress in Marjah district, Helmand...
Video by Cpl. Tommy Bellegarde | 2MARDIV | 12.16.11
Patrol Base Georgetown AttackProduction of U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, taking highly accurate IDF at Patrol Base Georgetown in Kajaki Sofla, Afghanistan on...
Video by Lance Cpl. Jacob Lagoze | 2MARDIV-COMCAM | 11.22.11
Energy Saving, Long VersionResupplying troops in a forward deployed location in Afghanistan could be easier with alternative methods. Petty Officer Erick Holmes tells us what the Rapid...
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Erick Holmes | AFNA | 11.14.11
Freedom Watch Update - Nov. 14Resupplying troops in a forward deployed location in Afghanistan could be easier with alternative methods. Petty Officer Erick Holmes tells us what the Rapid...
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Erick Holmes | AFNA | 11.14.11
Marines on Patrol in Kajaki DistrictB-Roll of Marines of Battery E, 2nd Battalion, 12th Marines performing a local security patrol to the area known as "Sharps Alley" during Operation Eastern Storm....
Video by Cpl. Clayton Vonderahe | RCT8 | 11.09.11
Security PatrolU.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 8, conduct security patrols out of Patrol Base Georgia in Sangin, Afghanistan...
Video by Cpl. Eric Wilterdink | RCT8 | 10.15.11
Interview with 1/6 battalion commander about...Cedar Point, N.C., native Lt. Col. George Benson is the battalion commander for 1/6. He talks about the purpose of Operation Eastern Storm and his unit's role in the...
Video by Cpl. Marco Mancha | 2MARDIV | 11.03.11
Photos
NEOStaff Sgt. Alex Padilla, platoon sergeant, Company A, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, performs crowd control during a noncombatant evacuation operation exercise...
Photo by Cpl. William Jackson | MCAGCCTP-C | 04.19.13
NEOMarines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Combat Logistics Regiment 16 and Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 conducted a mission rehearsal...
Photo by Cpl. Ali Azimi | MCAGCCTP-C | 04.19.13
NEOMarines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Combat Logistics Regiment 16 and Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 conducted a mission rehearsal...
Photo by Cpl. Ali Azimi | MCAGCCTP-C | 04.19.13
Combat Logistics Battalion 22 families rack up pinfallsA Marine spouse throws a bowling ball down the lane during an event at the Bonnyman Bowling Center aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 16, 2013. Marines and their...
Photo by Lance Cpl. Devin Nichols | II-MLG | 03.16.13
Combat Logistics Battalion 22 families rack up pinfallsMarines and families with Combat Logistics Battalion 22, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group socialize during an event at the Bonnyman Bowling...
Photo by Lance Cpl. Devin Nichols | II-MLG | 03.16.13
Combat Logistics Battalion 22 families rack up pinfallsGift bags lay on a table during an event at the Bonnyman Bowling Center aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 16, 2013. The family readiness officer with Combat Logistics...
Photo by Lance Cpl. Devin Nichols | II-MLG | 03.16.13
Combat Logistics Battalion 22 families rack up pinfallsA welcome sign hangs on the one of doors at the Bonnyman Bowling Center aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 16, 2013. The family readiness officer with Combat Logistics...
Photo by Lance Cpl. Devin Nichols | II-MLG | 03.16.13
Combat Logistics Battalion 22 families rack up pinfallsA little girl pushes a bowling ball down a ramp during an event at the Bonnyman Bowling Center aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 16, 2013. Families of Marines with...
Photo by Lance Cpl. Devin Nichols | II-MLG | 03.16.13
Combat Logistics Battalion 22 families rack up pinfallsPins set on the lanes at the Bonnyman Bowling Center aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 16, 2013. Marines and their families with Combat Logistics Battalion 22, Combat...
Photo by Lance Cpl. Devin Nichols | II-MLG | 03.16.13
Combat Logistics Battalion 22 families rack up pinfallsA Marine spouse grabs slices of pizza for her family during an event at Bonnyman Bowling Center aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 16, 2013. Marines and their families...
Photo by Lance Cpl. Devin Nichols | II-MLG | 03.16.13
Olympus stars make appearance on PendletonGerard Butler signs posters and movie cases for Marines and families during the sneak preview of "Olympus has Fallen" at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton's theater...
Photo by Lance Cpl. Sarah Wolff | CPPA | 03.16.13
1/6 trains to fightMarines with Company K, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment attack a 600-meter course during a platoon attack training exercise Feb 5, 2013. During this course...
Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Dye | 2MARDIV | 02.05.13
News Stories
Trained and readyWinston Churchill, who is widely recognized as one of the best wartime commanders of the 20th century, proclaimed, “Renown awaits the commander who first restores...
Story by Sgt. Thomas Duval | 3BCT-1ID | 04.30.13
Urban Evac; Marines conduct simulated NEOMarines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment and Combat Logistics Regiment 16 coordinated with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 to conduct a...
Story by Cpl. William Jackson | MCAGCCTP-C | 04.19.13
Combat Logistics Battalion 22 families rack up pinfallsAs the little girl walked up to the lane with her mom and dad, she gently pushed her pink ball down the ramp.
Story by Lance Cpl. Devin Nichols | II-MLG | 03.16.13
Audio
Energy Saving, Audio Version
Resupplying troops in a forward deployed location in Afghanistan could be easier with alternative methods. Petty Officer Erick Holmes tells us what the Rapid...
Audio by Petty Officer 2nd Class Erick Holmes | AFNA | 11.14.11
Resupplying troops in a forward deployed location in Afghanistan could be easier with alternative methods. Petty Officer Erick Holmes tells us what the Rapid...
Audio by Petty Officer 2nd Class Erick Holmes | AFNA | 11.14.11
