Video by Sgt. Lucas Hopkins | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 01.26.2017
Approximately 30 Marines with Task Force Southwest fire the M224 60mm mortar and M121 A1 120mm mortar at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 19, 24 and 25, 2017. The Marines practiced firing, cleaning and immediate action techniques in preparation for an upcoming deployment to Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Task Force Southwest is comprised of about 300 Marines, whose role will be to train, advise and......
Video by Sgt. Lucas Hopkins | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 01.26.2017
Marines with Task Force Southwest fired the AK-47 and PK general-purpose machine gun as part of pre-deployment training at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 18, 2017. Approximately 300 Marines with the unit are preparing for a deployment to Helmand Province, Afghanistan, where they will train, advise and assist the Afghan National Army 215th Corps and 505th Zone National Police to continue building......
Video by Senior Airman Timothy Kirchner | 455th Air Expeditionary Wing | 01.06.2016
B-roll of F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan supporting ground operations in the Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Jan.6, 2016. The 421st EFS, base out of Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, is the only dedicated fighter squadron in the country and continuously supports Operation Freedom's Sentinel and the NATO Resolute Support mission....
Video by Lance Cpl. Jenna Loofe | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 01.09.2015
Marines, Sailors and friends attended a deactivation ceremony for Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan aboard Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 9; symbolically closing another chapter in Marine Corps history following the 13-year-long conflict known as Operation Enduring Freedom. Marine Experditionary Brigade-Afghanistan officially took authority of Regional Command (Southwest) from II MEF......
Video by Sgt. Scott Achtemeier | Marine Forces, Special Operations Command | 11.21.2014
U.S. Marine Capt. Derek Herrera, 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, speaks during his awards and retirement ceremony aboard Camp Pendelton, CA on November 21, 2014. Capt. Derek Herrera was paralyzed on June 14, 2012 while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province Afghanistan, as part of his recovery Capt. Herrera was able to walk again with the help of an exoskeleton. (U.S.......
Video by Cpl. John Martinez | 2nd Marine Division | 11.20.2014
U.S. Marines and sailors with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, withdraw from the Bastion-Leatherneck Complex (BLC) in Helmand province, Afghanistan, October, 27 2014. V12 is the last Marine infantry unit to leave the BLC, marking the ending of combat operations in Helmand province. (Official U.S. Marine Corps motion imagery by Cpl. John A. Martinez Jr. / Released)...
Video by Lance Cpl. Caitlin Bevel | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 11.06.2014
Marines and Sailors with Marine Expeditionary Brigade - Afghanistan make their way to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, to reunite with their families after an historic deployment to Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The return of MEB -A marks the end of the Marine Corps' involvement in combat operations in Afghanistan....
Video by Cpl. Cody M. D. Haas | Regional Command Southwest | 09.25.2014
Marines with Charley Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, describe what it means to be an infantryman with Charley Co., and the legacy of "Suicide" Charley....
