Photo by John Solomon | Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet | 07.14.2022
BELLOWS AIR FORCE FIELD, Hawaii (July 14, 2022) Marines from the Sri Lanka Marine Corps board two U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363 (VMM-363), at Bellows Air Force Station during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to......
Photo by Cpl. Robert Sweet | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific | 02.27.2017
Sri Lankan Marines present arms during the Sri Lankan Marine Corps Boot Camp graduation at Sri Lankan Naval Station Barana in Mullikulum, Sri Lanka, Feb. 27, 2017. The ceremony marked the creation of the first Sri Lankan Marines; the SLMC will be an expeditionary force with specific missions of humanitarian assistance, disaster relief and peacekeeping support. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance......
Photo by Cpl. Robert Sweet | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific | 02.26.2017
U.S. Marine Capt. Paul Harris congratulates Sri Lankan Marines after the amphibious capabilities demonstration during the Sri Lankan Marine Corps Boot Camp graduation at Sri Lankan Naval Station Barana in Mullikulum, Feb. 26, 2017. The ceremony marked the creation of the first Sri Lankan Marines; the SLMC will be an expeditionary force with specific missions of humanitarian assistance,......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jacob Allison | 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit | 11.24.2016
161124-N-BT947-091 TRINCOMALEE, SRI LANKA (Nov. 24, 2016) Sailors and Marines assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25), background, conduct a visit, board, search & seizure exercise on a training vessel with the Sri Lankan Navy. Somerset and embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are conducting the exchange with Sri Lankan forces in order to enhance tactical......
Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Robert Brown | 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit | 11.24.2016
OFF THE COAST, Sri Lanka (Nov. 24, 2016) Maritime Raid Force Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit demonstrate how to conduct visit, board, search, and seizure of a vessel for Sri Lankan Navy Special Boat Squadron Sailors during a Theater Security Cooperation training event at Sri Lanka Naval Base, Trincomalee, Nov. 24, 2016. This bilateral training allows the two militaries to share......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Zachery Laning | U.S. Navy | 11.23.2016
TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka (Nov. 23, 2016) 1st Lt. Brandon Hummer, left, teaches a class on optics to Sri Lankan Marines with the assistance of an English translator and Sri Lankan Marine during a Theater Security Cooperation engagement at Sri Lanka Naval Base, Trincomalee, Nov. 23, 2016. Both the United States and Sri Lanka have a continuing interest in strengthening their partnership based on......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Zachery Laning | 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit | 11.23.2016
TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka (Nov. 23, 2016) 1st Lt. Brandon Hummer, left, teaches a class on optics to Sri Lankan Marines with the assistance of an English translator and Sri Lankan Marine during a Theater Security Cooperation engagement at Sri Lanka Naval Base, Trincomalee, Nov. 23, 2016. Both the United States and Sri Lanka have a continuing interest in strengthening their partnership based on......
Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Robert Brown | U.S. Navy | 11.22.2016
TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka (Nov. 23, 2016) Cpl. Zachary Hummel, a Reconnaissance Marine with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, demonstrates how to slide down a fast rope to Sri Lankan Special Boat Squadron Sailors during a Theater Security Cooperation training exercise at Sri Lanka Naval Base, Trincomalee, Nov. 23, 2016. During this training event, the Maritime Raid Force Marines demonstrated......
