Photo by Cpl. John Simpson | 3d Marine Division | 01.26.2026
A U.S. Marine with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, forward deployed to 3rd Marine Division, 4th Marine Regiment as part of the unit deployment program, communicates with an MV-22 Osprey touching down during the start of a helicopter raid as part of a combined Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 27, 2026. The MCCRE is a formal evaluation of 4th Marine......
Photo by Cpl. John Simpson | 3d Marine Division | 01.26.2026
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Micah Witt, an intelligence specialist with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, forward deployed to 3rd Marine Division, 4th Marine Regiment as part of the unit deployment program, prepares to conduct a helicopter raid as part of a combined Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 27, 2026. The MCCRE is a formal evaluation of 4th Marine......
Photo by Cpl. John Simpson | 3d Marine Division | 01.26.2026
A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey prepares to land and pick up the first wave of Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, forward deployed to 3rd Marine Division, 4th Marine Regiment as part of the unit deployment program, for a helicopter raid as part of a combined Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 27, 2026. The MCCRE is a formal evaluation of 4th......
Photo by Cpl. John Simpson | 3d Marine Division | 01.26.2026
U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, forward deployed to 3rd Marine Division, 4th Marine Regiment as part of the unit deployment program, give a company brief in preparation of a helicopter raid as part of a combined Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 27, 2026. The MCCRE is a formal evaluation of 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Reconnaissance......
Photo by Cpl. John Simpson | 3d Marine Division | 01.26.2026
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Benjamin Langley, a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense Marine with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, forward deployed to 3rd Marine Division, 4th Marine Regiment as part of the unit deployment program, loads his magazine with 5.56 blank ammunition in preparation of a helicopter raid as part of a combined Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on......
Photo by Cpl. Vincent Needham | 1st Marine Division | 11.19.2025
A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey and CH-53E Super Stallion land during a helicopter raid course with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 19, 2025. The helicopter raid course is a week-long course designed to sharpen the infantry company’s rapid-insertion capabilities, develop advanced tactical skills and maintain......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Diego Berumen | 1st Marine Division | 09.11.2025
U.S. Marines assigned to Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, prepare to fire an M777A2 lightweight 155 mm howitzer during a helo raid as part of Exercise Cobra Fury 25.5 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 11, 2025. Cobra Fury 25.2 is an annual exercise designed to improve the battalion’s ability to deploy artillery and M142 High......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Diego Berumen | 1st Marine Division | 09.11.2025
An M777A2 lightweight 155 mm howitzer fired during a helo raid with U.S. Marines assigned to Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, as part of Exercise Cobra Fury 25.5 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 11, 2025. Cobra Fury 25.2 is an annual exercise designed to improve the battalion’s ability to deploy artillery and M142 High Mobility......
