Photo by Sgt. Alfred V. Lopez | 1st Marine Division | 06.06.2013
The 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, celebrated their 96th birthday at a ball held here, June 6, 2013. The Fighting Fifth is recognized as the most decorated regiment in the Marine Corps. Marines and sailors of the regiment recently earned and added the Afghanistan Campaign streamer to their battle colors after a yearlong deployment to Afghanistan as Regimental Combat Team 5 from......
Photo by Sgt. Alfred V. Lopez | 1st Marine Division | 06.05.2013
Major Brian D. Greene, operations officer serving with 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, presents the regiment’s battle colors to Col. Roger B. Turner, the 5th Marines commanding officer, during a battle colors rededication ceremony at the Camp San Mateo helicopter landing pad here, June 5, 2013. Marines serving with 5th Marines added the Afghanistan Campaign streamer and rededicated......
Photo by Sgt. Alfred V. Lopez | 1st Marine Division | 06.05.2013
Colonel Roger B. Turner, the 5th Marine Regiment commanding officer, addresses his guest during a battle colors rededication ceremony at the Camp San Mateo helicopter landing pad here, June 5, 2013. Marines serving with 5th Marines added the Afghanistan Campaign streamer and rededicated streamers from previous campaigns to the regiment’s battle colors in honor of their history during the......
Photo by Sgt. Alfred V. Lopez | 1st Marine Division | 06.05.2013
Colonel Roger B. Turner, the 5th Marine Regiment commanding officer, and Sgt. Maj. Alberto Ruiz, the 5th Marines regimental sergeant major, attach the Afghanistan Campaign Streamer to the regiment’s battle colors during a rededication ceremony at the Camp San Mateo helicopter landing pad here, June 5, 2013. Marines serving with 5th Marines added the Afghanistan Campaign streamer and......
Photo by Sgt. Alfred V. Lopez | 1st Marine Division | 06.05.2013
Staff Sgt. Ryan Sotelo, a platoon sergeant serving with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, presents the Afghanistan Campaign Streamer to Col. Roger B. Turner, the 5th Marines commanding officer, during a battle colors rededication ceremony at the Camp San Mateo helicopter landing pad here, June 5, 2013. Marines serving with 5th Marines added the Afghanistan Campaign streamer......
Photo by Sgt. Alfred V. Lopez | 1st Marine Division | 06.05.2013
Staff Sgt. Ryan Sotelo, a platoon sergeant serving with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, holds the Afghanistan Campaign Streamer during a battle colors rededication ceremony at the Camp San Mateo helicopter landing pad here, June 5, 2013. Marines serving with 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, added the Afghanistan Campaign streamer and rededicated streamers from......
Photo by Sgt. Alfred V. Lopez | 1st Marine Division | 06.05.2013
Staff Sgt. Ryan Sotelo, a platoon sergeant serving with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, holds the Afghanistan Campaign Streamer during a battle colors rededication ceremony at the Camp San Mateo helicopter landing pad here, June 5, 2013. Marines serving with 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, added the Afghanistan Campaign streamer and rededicated streamers from......
Photo by Sgt. Alfred V. Lopez | 1st Marine Division | 05.03.2013
Lieutenant Col. Thomas Freel, the future operations officer for 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, points out notional enemy locations on a terrain model for a rehearsal of concept drill during Exercise Desert Scimitar here, May 2, 2013. Desert Scimitar is a combined arms exercise focused on the training and preparation of 1st Marine Division for deployment as the ground combat element......
