Story by Sgt. Paris Capers | 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit | 08.12.2015
U.S. Marines with the Force Reconnaissance Detachment and Battalion Landing Team 2/1, honed their skills with fast rope training at Landing Zone 53 aboard Camp Pendleton Aug. 12, 2015. These Marines, along with the aircrew from Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 166 (Reinforced) (VMM-166 (REIN)), are slated to deploy with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit to the Western Pacific....
Story by Lance Cpl. Danielle Rodrigues | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 07.17.2015
Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, conducted unknown distance shooting during the Pre-Scout Sniper Course aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 17, 2015. The six-week long course is designed to prepare and screen students for follow-on training at Scout Sniper Basic School....
Story by Cpl. William Perkins | 1st Marine Division | 07.14.2015
Marines assigned to Company A, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, performed parachute jumps into the ocean aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 14-15, 2015....
Story by Lance Cpl. Danielle Rodrigues | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 06.09.2015
The hum of the bird was deafening as it hovered just above the ship; its wings chopping through the air in a steady rhythm. One by one, a group of Marines and Coast Guardsmen began to lower themselves out of its side and onto the deck below. Once they were safely boarded, the helicopter left in a flurry of wind and ocean mist while the men quickly began to search the vessel....
Story by Lance Cpl. Seth Starr | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 06.11.2014
Marines from 1st Reconnaissance Battalion conducted a Methods of Entry proficiency training exercise aboard Camp Pendleton Calif., June 10....
Story by Lance Cpl. Seth Starr | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 04.11.2014
Marines from Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, conducted a combat readiness exercise earlier this month aboard Fort Lewis-McChord, Wash....
Courtesy Story | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 03.20.2014
Marines from Company B, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, conducted a complete combined-arms raid aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 6th....
Story by Cpl. James Gulliver | 1st Marine Division | 01.29.2014
The temperature rises to more than 100 degrees in Ramadi, Iraq, as a Marine puts on his gear and prepares for another day of patrolling. Just a few hours ago he had been taking an exam for a college level history class, now he must switch his mindset from academics to combat....
