RMJ22EN2–Marines with Logistics Combat Element, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, transport materials to form concrete during General Exercise 1 training aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 11, 2017. The Marines with SPMAGTF-SC simulated building a foundation for a school in preparation for their upcoming deployment to Central America. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Melanie Kilcline)
RM2NM1J79–A hospital corpsman with Role II, Logistics Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin prepares to transport simulated casualties in Mount Bundey Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, Aug. 4, 2020.
RMW3DJ61–A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, conducts an external lift during helicopter support team training on Moron Air Base, Spain, July 9, 2019. The exercise was conducted to increase interoperability between the aviation combat element and logistics combat element. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is deployed to conduct crisis-response and theater-security operations in Africa and promote regional stability by conducting military-to-military training exercises throughout Europe and Africa. (U.S. Marine Cor
RMCEHX86–Maj. Gen. John A. Toolan, the commanding general of Regional Command Southwest, praises the Marines and Sailors of 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) during a transfer of authority ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Feb. 15. For the next year, 1st MLG (FWD) will serve as the Logistics Combat Element in southern Afghanistan.
RF2ARKTBC–U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Matthew Martinez with Combat Logistics Battalion 8, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, prepares ammunition before a live-fire range during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 1-20 at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 29, 2019. CLB-8 integrated with 2nd Marine Regiment during ITX as the logistics combat element to provided tactical logistics in the areas of medium and heavy-lift motor transportation beyond the regiment’s organic capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Scott Jenkins)
RMP56R75–Staff Sgt. Lucas White, an engineer equipment electrical systems technician with Maintenance Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 451, Combat Logistics Regiment 45, 4th Marine Logistics Group, and Lance Cpl. Eli Sommers, a refrigeration and air conditioning technician with Utilities, CLR-45, 4th MLG, raise a floodlight during Integrated Training Exercise 4-18 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, June 12, 2018, June 12, 2018. Marines with the Exercise Support Element of ITX 4-18 provided food service, arrival and departure processing, bulk fuel, camp engineering
RM2B14FNE–U.S. Marines with the Logistics Combat Element (LCE), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D), conduct log lunges during a field meet at Robertson Barracks, Darwin, Australia, July 22, 2019. The LCE Marines held the field meet to conduct physical training while providing the opportunity to build comradery through competition. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Jordan E. Gilbert)
RMW0MR3D–Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 await take off en route to the USS Mesa Verde at Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., September 14, 2016. Aside from the ground and logistics combat element, the aviation combat element is provided by VVM-365 and will be a vital asset to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit on their upcoming deployment. Photo by Brianna Gaudi/U.S. Marine Corps/UPI
RM2M5M9W9–U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Tristan Meyers, assigned to the Logistics Combat Element, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, adjusts his sights for a live-fire exercise during a bilateral training event in Setermoen, Norway, April 21, 2022. The 22nd MEU, embarked aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, is participating in a bilateral training event with the Kingdom of Norway’s Armed Forces to strengthen U.S. and Norway interoperability ensuring collective capabilities and steadfast partnerships among NATO allies and partners.
RF2KCCNBM–U.S. Marines participate in the riot control.
RMM5HKJB–A U.S. Marine with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, logistics combat element, detains a role player at Morón Air Base, Spain, Feb. 7, 2018. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is deployed to conduct limited crisis-response and theater-security operations in Europe and North Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps
RM2NH4JXN–U.S. Marines with the Logistics Combat Element, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, serve food to Marines at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue during Marine Expeditionary Exercise (MEUEX) I, Dec. 12, 2022. Food service specialists’ mission is to ensure Marines in garrison or on field ops are fed so they have the energy to complete their mission.
RMW3DJ65–A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, conducts an external lift during helicopter support team training on Moron Air Base, Spain, July 9, 2019. The exercise was conducted to increase interoperability between the aviation combat element and logistics combat element. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is deployed to conduct crisis-response and theater-security operations in Africa and promote regional stability by conducting military-to-military training exercises throughout Europe and Africa. (U.S. Marine Cor
RMCEHX7P–Brig. Gen. John J. Broadmeadow (right), commanding general of 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), and Sgt. Maj. Antonio Vizcarrondo (left), the group sergeant major, uncase the unit's colors during a transfer of authority ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Feb. 15. For the next year, 1st MLG (FWD) will serve as the Logistics Combat Element in southern Afghanistan.
RF2D4RDPN–U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Matthew Martinez with Combat Logistics Battalion 8, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, prepares ammunition before a live-fire range during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 1-20 at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 29, 2019. CLB-8 integrated with 2nd Marine Regiment during ITX as the logistics combat element to provided tactical logistics in the areas of medium and heavy-lift motor transportation beyond the regiment’s organic capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Scott Jenkins)
RM2B14CEB–A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey prepares to lift cargo during an external lift exercise at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, May 9, 2018. The external lift training was conducted for the landing support specialists as well as the MV-22 Osprey pilots in order to maintain proficiency within their operational fields. This particular HST exercise is the first one of many for Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response Africa, Logistics Combat Element 18.2 (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Taylor W. Cooper)
RM2M5M9TM–U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Devin Pizano, assigned to the Logistics Combat Element, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, performs safety checks on a M240B machine gun during a bilateral training event in Setermoen, Norway, April 21, 2022. The 22nd MEU, embarked aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, is participating in a bilateral training event with the Kingdom of Norway’s Armed Forces to strengthen U.S. and Norway interoperability ensuring collective capabilities and steadfast partnerships among NATO allies and partners.
RMM5HKJG–A U.S. Marine with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, logistics combat element, detains a role player at Morón Air Base, Spain, Feb. 7, 2018. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is deployed to conduct limited crisis-response and theater-security operations in Europe and North Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps
RM2MEH0CP–U.S. Marines with 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (MLG) inspect equipment information at Morehead City, North Carolina, Aug. 17, 2022. The Marines of 2nd MLG facilitated the transportation of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) vehicles and equipment via train to Yuma, Arizona, in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course. 2nd MLG and 2nd MAW are the logistics combat element and aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.
RMW3DJ5N–A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, prepares to conduct an external lift during helicopter support team training on Moron Air Base, Spain, July 9, 2019. The exercise was conducted to increase interoperability between the aviation combat element and logistics combat element. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is deployed to conduct crisis-response and theater-security operations in Africa and promote regional stability by conducting military-to-military training exercises throughout Europe and Africa. (U.S.
RMCEHX6H–Brig. Gen. John J. Broadmeadow (right), commanding general of 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), and Sgt. Maj. Antonio Vizcarrondo (left), the group sergeant major, uncase the unit's colors during a transfer of authority ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Feb. 15. For the next year, 1st MLG (FWD) will serve as the Logistics Combat Element in southern Afghanistan
RF2K548TM–U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Andrew Abbott with Logistics Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, launches the RQ-20B Puma small unmanned aircraft system at Mount Bundey Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, Aug. 18, 2020. Abbott is a native of Greenwood, Del. Marines integrated with Australian Army forward observers to support fire missions with real time video feeds from the Puma. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Harrison Rakhshani)
RM2B14F35–U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Trai Pelletier, a welder with the Logistics Combat Element, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, welds a hand rail for the Ana Palmer School in Trujillo, Honduras, Sept. 5, 2017. Partnered with the Honduran armed forces, the Marines are completing several infrastructure improvement projects to local schools in the Trujillo area. The Marines and sailors of SPMAGTF-SC are deployed to Central America to conduct security cooperation training and engineering projects with their counterparts in several Central American and Caribbean nations. (U.S. M
RM2M8K1FA–Soldiers from the US Army Material Command, Logistics Support Element, direct an M9 Armored Combat Earthmover on to a trailer to be transported from the 15th Brigade Camp to the Port of Kuwait where they will be loaded onto a ship. Subject Operation/Series: VIGILANT WARRIOR Base: Kuwait City Country: Kuwait (KWT)
RMM5HKJ9–U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, logistics combat element, maintain expeditionary readiness during a field exercise at Morón Air Base, Spain, Feb. 7, 2018. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is deployed to conduct limited crisis-response and theater-security operations in Europe and North Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps
RM2MEH0BE–U.S. Marines with 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (MLG), verify equipment information at Morehead City, North Carolina, Aug. 17, 2022. The Marines of 2nd MLG facilitated the transportation of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) vehicles and equipment via train to Yuma, Arizona, in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course. 2nd MLG and 2nd MAW are the logistics combat element and aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.
RMW3DJ5J–A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, conducts an external lift during helicopter support team training on Moron Air Base, Spain, July 9, 2019. The exercise was conducted to increase interoperability between the aviation combat element and logistics combat element. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is deployed to conduct crisis-response and theater-security operations in Africa and promote regional stability by conducting military-to-military training exercises throughout Europe and Africa. (U.S. Marine Cor
RMFTEB9P–141225-M-YH418-002 Lieutenant Cmdr. John Carter, right, a troop chaplain with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, talks with Petty Officer 3rd Class David Trebil, a hospital corpsman with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th MEU, aboard the USS New York, at sea, Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 2014. The Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group/24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Todd
RM2B14PRJ–A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion hovers over a landing zone with a cement block during an external lift drill with Marines from Combat Logistics Battalion 31 at Kin Blue Training Area, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 19, 2017. CLB-31, the Logistics Combat Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides logistic support to all elements of the MEU. As the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed unit, the 31st MEU air-ground-logistics team provides a flexible force, ready to perform a wide range of military operations, from limited combat to humanitarian assistance op
RMM5HKJ7–A U.S. Marine with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, logistics combat element, holds security during a field exercise at Morón Air Base, Spain, Feb. 7, 2018. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is deployed to conduct limited crisis-response and theater-security operations in Europe and North Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps
RM2MEH0CF–U.S. Marines with 2nd Supply Battalion inspect heavy-expanded mobility tactical trucks at Morehead City, North Carolina, Aug. 17, 2022. The Marines of 2nd Marine Logistics Group (MLG) facilitated the transportation of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) vehicles and equipment via train to Yuma, Arizona, in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course. 2nd MLG and 2nd MAW are the logistics combat element and aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.
RMW3DJ5E–A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, conducts an external lift during helicopter support team training on Moron Air Base, Spain, July 9, 2019. The exercise was conducted to increase interoperability between the aviation combat element and logistics combat element. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is deployed to conduct crisis-response and theater-security operations in Africa and promote regional stability by conducting military-to-military training exercises throughout Europe and Africa. (U.S. Marine Cor
RMFTEK6D–150109-M-YH418-003 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Jan. 9, 2015) Lance Cpl. Garald John, a postal clerk with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), moves a bag of mail during a replenishment-at-sea aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) Jan. 9, 2015. The 24th MEU and Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group are conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Corporal. Todd F. Michalek/Released)
RM2B14MRF–Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 ride aboard a landing craft after completing a simulated Humanitarian Assistance-Disaster Relief mission, Philippine Sea, Feb. 3, 2019. CLB-31 provides security, logistics, transportation, and HADR support as the Logistics Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Off
RMM5HKK4–U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, logistics combat element, conduct training on how to properly handle the M240 machine gun at Morón Air Base, Spain, Feb. 7, 2018. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is deployed to conduct limited crisis-response and theater-security operations in Europe and North Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps
RM2MEH0CT–U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kylah J. Snow, a distribution-management specialist with 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (MLG), reviews equipment information at Morehead City, North Carolina, Aug. 17, 2022. The Marines of 2nd MLG facilitated the transportation of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) vehicles and equipment via train to Yuma, Arizona, in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course. 2nd MLG and 2nd MAW are the logistics combat element and aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.
RMW3DJ5H–A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, conducts an external lift during helicopter support team training on Moron Air Base, Spain, July 9, 2019. The exercise was conducted to increase interoperability between the aviation combat element and logistics combat element. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is deployed to conduct crisis-response and theater-security operations in Africa and promote regional stability by conducting military-to-military training exercises throughout Europe and Africa. (U.S. Marine Cor
RME0JD82–U.S. Marine Cpl. Daniel O. Clanton, a combat engineer from Pearl, Miss., with 8th Engineering Support Battalion, Logistics Comb
RM2B14M05–A Marine motor transportation operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 rinses corrosive salt water from vehicles aboard the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), Philippine Sea, Jan. 31, 2019. CLB-31 provides security, logistics, transportation, and HADR support as the Logistics Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-P
RMM5HKKK–U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, logistics combat element simulate, a gas attack during a field exercise at Morón Air Base, Spain, Feb. 7, 2018. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is deployed to conduct limited crisis-response and theater-security operations in Europe and North Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps
RM2H0A6F3–U.S. Navy Capt. Jason B. Darby, Naval Support Branch Head/Logistics Combat Element, Capabilities Development Directorate, Combat Development and Integration, addresses the audience at Warner Hall, Quantico, VA, Jan. 5, 2021. Capt. Jason B. Darby served honorably in the U.S Navy for 33 years.
RMT0D4TY–Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, prepare to utilize the load handling system of a logistics vehicle during training at Naval Base Guam, Guam, March 7, 2019. The Marines and Sailors of CLB-31 offloaded in Guam, March 6, to conduct roughly two weeks of planned unit-level training. CLB-31 provides security, logistics, and transportation as the Logistics Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide
RME0JE3W–Marines and sailors from Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit debark a landing craft air cushioned wit gistics Combat Element, Combat Logistics Battalion 22; a Ground Combat Element, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment; and its Command Element.
RM2B14WMB–U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Logistics Combat Element conduct physical training as part of their combat conditioning portion during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program brown belt course held aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) in the 5th Fleet area of operations Sept. 29, 2017. The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit was embarked on the America Amphibious Ready Group and is deployed to maintain regional security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. F. Cordoba)
RMM5HKKE–U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, logistics combat element, simulate a gas attack during a field exercise at Morón Air Base, Spain, Feb. 7, 2018. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is deployed to conduct limited crisis-response and theater-security operations in Europe and North Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps
RM2H0A6FT–U.S. Navy Capt. Jason B. Darby, Naval Support Branch Head/Logistics Combat Element, Capabilities Development Directorate, Combat Development and Integration had his family in attendance for his retirement ceremony at Warner Hall, Quantico, VA, Jan. 5, 2021. Capt. Jason B. Darby served honorably in the U.S Navy for 33 years.
RMRHCT51–Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 stand atop an aircraft elevator during a small-arms deck shoot aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), underway in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 1, 2019. Marines with CLB-31, the Logistics Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, honed their marksmanship and targeting capabilities during the exercise. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis
RMFTEK6E–150109-M-YH418-006 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Jan. 9, 2015) Lance Cpl. Garald John, a postal clerk with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), left, and Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Phillip Mears, assigned to the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, sort mail during a replenishment-at-sea aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) Jan. 9, 2015. The 24th MEU and Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group are conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Marine C
RM2B14HDC–U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, the 'China Marines,' launch a Combat Rubber Raiding Craft during a simulated boat raid aboard the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) in the Philippine Sea Jan. 25, 2019. Alpha Company Marines are the small boat raid specialists for BLT 1/4, the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of milit
RMM5HKK6–U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, logistics combat element, simulate a gas attack during a field exercise at Morón Air Base, Spain, Feb. 7, 2018. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is deployed to conduct limited crisis-response and theater-security operations in Europe and North Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps
RM2MJ5XJH–A Timor-Leste Defense Force soldier applies a tourniquet during a class as part of exercise Hari’i Hamutuk 22 at Metinaro Military Base, Dili, Timor-Leste, Aug. 25, 2022. Logistics Combat Element corpsmen conducted a series of fundamentals under fire classes and provided the Timor-Leste Defense Force members an opportunity to practice tourniquet application.
RMRGY04C–Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 drive in convoy during a simulated Humanitarian Assistance-Disaster Relief mission, Kin, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 28, 2019. CLB-31 provides security, logistics transportation, and HADR support as the Logistics Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official Marine Corps
RME1GYPW–U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Chelsea L. McLean tends to a patient during a humanitarian assistance exercise with Combat Logistics Battali
RM2B14FGM–U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Gregory Ybarra, a UH-1Y crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469, provides cover fire for Marines from 3rd Marine Regiment during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel (TRAP) training mission as part of Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 3-17 at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 17, 2017. ITX is a combined-arms training exercise enabling Marines across 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing to operate as an aviation combat element integrated with ground and logistics combat elements as a Marine air-ground task force.
RMM5HKK7–A U.S. Marine with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, logistics combat element, simulates a gas attack during a field exercise at Morón Air Base, Spain, Feb. 7, 2018. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is deployed to conduct limited crisis-response and theater-security operations in Europe and North Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps
RM2MAYKRG–U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. George W. Smith, commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force, holds a quick disconnect plug during a tour at Robertson Barracks, NT, Australia, June 8, 2022. The quick disconnect plug was 3-D printed by the Logistics Combat Element maintenance team, and it is an essential part for the water bull to function.
RMRFBKHT–A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter prepares to land during simulated Noncombatant Evacuation Operations, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 23, 2019. CLB-31, the Logistics Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides security, logistics and transportation during NEO completion. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official Marine Corps photo
RME0JE3K–MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Lance Cpl. Celia Davis, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit logistics clerk, and native of Le
RM2B14GTW–U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 4 offload an Assault Amphibious Vehicle from the USNS Gunnery Sgt. Fred W. Stockham, during exercise Cobra Gold, at Laem Chabang International Terminal, Thailand, Feb. 11, 2017. Cobra Gold, in its 36th iteration, is an important element of the United States' and all other participating nations' regional military to military engagement efforts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Wesley Timm)
RMM5HKJK–A U.S. Marine with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, ground combat element, instructs a, logistics combat element, Marine on proper M240 machine gun handling at Morón Air Base, Spain, Feb. 7, 2018. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is deployed to conduct limited crisis-response and theater-security operations in Europe and North Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps
RM2H0E9RW–Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) logistics combat element secure an M777 Howitzer to a CH-53E Super Stallion during a helicopter support team exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., February 9, 2021. HSTs, in concert with the MEU's aviation combat element, facilitate airborne logistical movements in the forward-deployed operational environment.
RMT74HFH–7.62 mm shell casings and links lay inside a crate during machine gun training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 3, 2019. During the training, Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 fired several thousand rounds to refine their abilities with medium and heavy machine guns. CLB-31 is the Logistics Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the U.S. Navy's Amphibious Squadron 11, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis re
RMFTEJXM–MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Jan. 4, 2015) Lance Cpl. Dani A. Zunun, a combat videographer assigned to 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, captures video imagery during a live-fire exercise on the flight deck aboard USS Iwo Jima Jan. 4, 2015. The 24th MEU and Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group are conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe.
RM2B14GF2–U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jonathan Perez, a rifleman with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment (BLT 1/4), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts security during platoon attack training at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 28, 2019. Perez, a native of Tampa, Florida, graduated from Riverview High School in May 2015 before enlisting in January 2016. During the training, Marines with Charlie Company refined their ability to locate, close with and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver, or repel the enemy’s assault by fire and close combat, the mission o
RMMC8K00–Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 create checkpoints during humanitarian aid-disaster relief training during Amphibious Integration Training at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, March 28, 2018. CLB-31, the Logistics Combat Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides combat support such as supplies, maintenance, and transportation. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit regularly exercises its HADR capabilities to retain the MEU’s readiness to respond to a humanitarian disaster. The 31st MEU and Amphibious Squadron 11 conduct AIT in preparation for Certification Exerc
RM2H0A6FE–U.S. Navy Capt. Jason B. Darby, Naval Support Branch Head/Logistics Combat Element, Capabilities Development Directorate, Combat Development and Integration is pictured with his family holding awards they received during the retirement ceremony at Warner Hall, Quantico, VA, Jan. 5, 2021. Capt. Jason B. Darby served honorably in the U.S Navy for 33 years.
RMT74HFE–7.62 mm shell casings and links lay in a pile during machine gun training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 3, 2019. During the training, Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 fired several thousand rounds to refine their abilities with medium and heavy machine guns. CLB-31 is the Logistics Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the U.S. Navy's Amphibious Squadron 11, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis respons
RMFTEK4P–150108-M-QZ288-130 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Jan. 8, 2015) Cpl. Evan A. Lafoose, a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense specialist with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Command Element, adjusts a student’s M50 joint-service general-purpose gas mask during a mission-oriented protective posture gear refresher course aboard USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) Jan. 8, 2015. The 24th MEU and Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group are conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Austin
RM2B14P22–A U.S. Navy sailor with the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) guides an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, to land during flight operations aboard the Wasp in the Coral Sea, July 15, 2019. Wasp, flagship of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, with embarked 31st MEU, is currently participating in Talisman Sabre 2019 off the coast of Northern Australia. A bilateral, biennial event, Talisman Sabre is designed to improve U.S. and Australian combat training, readiness and interoperability through realistic, re
RMMC8JPJ–Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 carry gear for the Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team during Amphibious Integration Training at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, March 27, 2018. CLB-31 is the Logistics Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and provides combat support such as supplies, maintenance, and transportation. The HAST surveys areas that have been struck by natural disasters to determine how the 31st MEU can best lend its support. The 31st MEU and Amphibious Squadron 11 conduct AIT in preparation for Certification Exercise and to ensure readiness fo
RM2M9CAXG–U.S. Marines with Logistics Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 22, set up cammie-netting during exercise Crocodile Response 22 in Nhulunbuy, NT, Australia, May 16, 2022. Exercise Crocodile Response is a trilateral exercise involving U.S., Australian, and Indonesian forces executed to train for rapid response to natural disasters and crises throughout the region.
RMT74HFF–A machine gun team with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 reloads during training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 3, 2019. During the training, Marines with CLB-31 fired several thousand rounds to refine their abilities with medium and heavy machine guns. CLB-31 is the Logistics Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the U.S. Navy's Amphibious Squadron 11, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo
RME1E6W5–U.S. Marines play cards with a Costa Rican family near an engineering site in Limon, Costa Rica, Aug. 23, 2010. The Marines are
RM2B14NCX–U.S. Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, and local children paint benches at the Pio IX Orphanage in Catania, Sicily, Italy, June 20, 2019. Marines and Sailors with SPMAGTF-CR-AF 19.2 volunteered to assist an orphanage in the city of Catania with renovations by painting, moving, and cleaning their building. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Mark E. Morrow Jr.)
RMMC8JPK–Maj. Joseph Montedoro, the executive officer of Combat Logistics Battalion 31, talks to a USAID representative role player during Amphibious Integration Training at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, March 27, 2018. CLB-31, the Logistics Combat Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides combat support such as supplies, maintenance, and transportation. The HAST surveys areas that have been struck by natural disasters to determine how the 31st MEU can best lend its support. The 31st MEU and Amphibious Squadron 11 conduct AIT in preparation for Certification Exercise and to
RM2NW98XF–U.S. Marines with 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Logistics Combat Element and Aviation Combat Element participate in Helicopter Support Team (HST) training on Marine Corps Air Station, New River, North Carolina, Jan. 10, 2023. HST training is conducted to increase proficiency in logistics tasks and enhance the ability to execute potential contingency missions carried out by the 26th MEU.
RMRXCA66–A Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 clears an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon during machine gun and heavy-weapons training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 7, 2019. During the training, the CLB-31 Marines learned the fundamentals to act as safety officers for upcoming unit-wide training. CLB-31 is the Logistics Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific Reg
RME1E9HK–U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Kyle W. Cucci helps a Costa Rican child put on a backpack full of school supplies at the Hone Creek Scho
RM2B14FCA–A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced) prepares for launch during a Tactical Air Control Party exercise aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), underway in the Coral Sea, June 24, 2019. Wasp, flagship of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as ready-response force for any type of contingency, while simultaneously providing a flexible and lethal crisis response force ready to per
RMMC8K0B–A Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 searches a role player during humanitarian aid-disaster relief training during Amphibious Integration Training at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, March 28, 2018. CLB-31, the Logistics Combat Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides combat support such as supplies, maintenance, and transportation. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit regularly exercises its HADR capabilities to retain the MEU’s readiness to respond to a humanitarian disaster. The 31st MEU and Amphibious Squadron 11 conduct AIT in preparation for Certification