Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeanette Mullinax | USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) | 03.08.2018
MANILA BAY, Philippines – The amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), with embarked 3d Marine Division (MARDIV) Marines, departed Manila to continue a patrol in the Indo-Pacific region following a scheduled port visit, March 8....
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeanette Mullinax | USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) | 03.05.2018
The amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), with embarked 3d Marine Division (MARDIV) Marines, hosted Ambassadors to the Republic of the Philippines, and several key Indo-Pacific region distinguished visitors and military leaders aboard the ship in Manila Bay, Philippines, during a scheduled port visit, March 5....
Story by Cpl. Alexander Mitchell | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa | 12.28.2016
Cameroonian armed forces partnered with U.S. Marines during a training evolution at the Isongo Training Area, Limbé, Cameroon, 8-25 November, 2016....
Story by Lance Cpl. Damarko Bones | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 11.29.2016
Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment conducted squad-sized fire and maneuver drills to enhance combat readiness and basic fundamentals as Marine infantrymen at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 29, 2016....
Story by Cpl. Alexander Mitchell | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa | 09.27.2016
DAKAR, Senegal (Sept. 8, 2016) – Senegalese forces and U.S. Marines teamed up to share techniques furthering efforts to combat illicit trafficking in the region near Dakar, Senegal, Aug. 15 – Sept. 6, 2016....
Story by Cpl. Sullivan Laramie | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 02.17.2016
Shouts of orders and confirmations sound in the clearing and a Marine carries his payload to the rear of the howitzer, where he lowers it to a loading tray. A pair of artillerymen ram the round into the gun’s firing chamber. More fire commands follow from the section chief and a charge is inserted before the breach closes. Everyone stands ready....
Story by Sgt. Tony Simmons | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 11.17.2015
Marines and Sailors with Company A, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, toured the USS Mississippi, a Virginia Class Block 5 submarine, and received classes in underwater insertion tactics, Nov. 17, 2015, aboard Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii....
Story by Cpl. Sullivan Laramie | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 09.22.2015
Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment conducted defensive operation drills to prepare for possible enemy assaults with a variety of weapons, equipment and fortifications during a deployment for training exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 15 and 16, 2015....