U.S. Marines 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, alongside Republic of Korea Marines conducted exercise Warrior Shield 24. This field training exercise provides the ROK Marines and U.S. Marines the opportunity to rehearse combined operations, exchange knowledge, and demonstrate the strength and capabilities of the ROK-U.S. Alliance. The photo of the week was taken by Lance Cpl. Matthew Morales featuring a ROK Marine firing a U.S. M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle during Warrior Shield 24. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Madison Santamaria and Cpl. Alexis French)
Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Troy E. Black was in the Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer's Training Corps (JROTC) in high school. Black shared with me a little bit of his prequel, one that predates his time in the Marine Corps, but would come to define it and his life as a whole.
The Navy and Marine Corps welcome their newest naval Aviator, U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Brenda McCarthy at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., May 27, 2021.