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RMHF2M21–Marines and sailors with II Marine Expeditionary Force conduct a conditioning hike aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 29, 2014. The hike was approximately nine miles and was coordinated to build cohesion and camaraderie within the unit. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Scott W. Whiting/ Released) II MEF executes nine-mile hike 141029-M-FD819-184
RMMN2EP7–U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. David Mancilla, left, Communication Strategy and Operations Officer, III Marine Expeditionary Force and Philippine Navy Lt. Liezl M. Vidallon, left-center, Exercise Balikatan combined joint information bureau co-director, answer questions from the media prior to the start of the amphibious exercise (AMPHIBEX) at the Naval Education and Training Command, Naval Station Leovigildo Gantioqui, San Antonio, Zambales, Philippines May 9, 2018, May 9, 2018. Exercise Balikatan, in its 34th iteration, is an annual U.S.-Philippine military training focused on a variety of mission
RM2HJE2WG–Camp Lejeune, United States. 28th Jan, 2022. U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro fires a M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle during a visit to the live fire range with the II Marine Expeditionary Force, January 28, 2022 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Credit: LCpl. Ryan Ramsammy/US Marines/Alamy Live News
RMEG3Y8E–US MARINE CORPS parachutists free fall from an MV-22 Osprey at 10,000 feet above the drop zone at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia on Jan. 17, 2000. The Marines from the 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C., became the first to deploy from the Osprey. Twenty-four successful jumps were recorded under the supervision of the U.S. Army Operational Test Command and the Marine Corps Systems Command to qualify the V-22 for parachute service. Photo: Vernon Pugh, U.S. Navy.
RMG691X8–Lt. Gen. James. T. Conway, Commander General of the the 1st Marine expeditionary force in the Gulf, sporting a Shamrock during a parade on St Patrick's Day in Kuwait.
RM2H627AN–II Marine Expeditionary Force Forward Commanding General Marine Corps Maj. General Walter Lee Miller Jr. and II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) Deputy Commanding General British Brigadier Paul A.E. Nanson brief the media on operations in Afghanistan March 6, 2014
RMPCGD2R–Comptroller for II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), Col. Michael Cordero, helped Afghans create a better future through financial instruction. He and his team traveled to areas throughout Helmand province teaching Afghan National Security Forces financial management techniques.
RMFTEJPD–ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 24, 2014) The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New York's (LPD 21) visit, board, search and seizure team participates in a live-fire exercise with the Marine Reconnaissance Force with the II Marine Expeditionary Force attached to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) on the flight deck, Dec. 24, 2014. New York, part of 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
RF2ARKP5T–U.S. Marine Pfc. Christian Cosper conducts rappelling during a Helicopter Rope Suspension Technique (HRST) course on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 8, 2019. Marines and Sailors conducted HRST training in order to maintain their combat readiness and lethality. Cosper, a data systems administrator with 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force Information Groups' Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, is a native of Tulsa, Oklahoma. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christian Ayers)
RMKRB8BW–Official Portrait Major General Charles F. Bolden Jr., Deputy Commanding General, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force. Major General Charles F. Bolden Jr. in 1997
RM2D4HGF6–U.S. Marines from Camp Pendleton board the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer as a flotilla of seven U.S. warships set sail from San Diego Naval Station, January 17, 2003 with some 10,000 Navy personnel and soldiers from the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force. The deployment coincides with a massive military buildup by the United States as they prepare for a possible war with Iraq.
RM2AN577T–U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion participate in an M240B machine gun range on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 14, 2020. The Marines conducted basic skills training to refresh their knowledge in order to sustain skills common for all Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brienna Tuck)
RM2BBH3RM–Camp Lejeune, United States. 31st Mar, 2020. Medical kids are packed by Sailors with 2d Medical Logistics Company, 2d Supply Battalion, 2d Marine Logistics Group, on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, on March 18, 2020. The Sailors are preparing kits to provide for national coronavirus (COVID-19) aid alongside II Marine Expeditionary Force and will include hand sanitizer gel, surgical masks, disinfectant wipes, latex gloves, sphygmomanometers, stethoscopes, thermometers, and isolation gowns. Photo by Cpl. Rachel K. Young-Porter/U.S. Marine Corps/UPI Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News
RF2JCTT66–U.S. Marines with 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Forward, inspect their M1 Abrams Battle Tank outside Camp Delaram II in the Nimro
RM2B14N53–U.S. Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group (MIG) participate in the Scenario Provisional Infantry Training during the II MIG Field Exercise at Camp Davis, North Carolina, March 2, 2018. Marines with II MIG used Special Effects Small Arms Marking Systems to execute room clearing drills to prepare for future readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Larisa Chavez)
RM2M8MP9N–960514-M-7232C-008 The Honorable Mr. Richard Danzig and MGEN. Ryan, Commander, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), pose for a picture during Mr. Danzigßs visit to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and CJTFEX ß96. Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl C. D. Clark., II MEF Combat Camera. 960514-M-7232C-008 The Honorable Mr. Richard Danzig and MGen. Ryan, Commander, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), pose for a picture during Mr. DanzigÕs visit to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and CJTFEX Ô96. Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl C. D. Clark., II MEF Combat Camera.
RM2B2BD8N–Training of German soldiers of the Marine Expeditionary Corps on the automatic cannon aboard the 'Darmstadt'. They are preparing for their departure to German South West Africa, where they will fight against the insurgent Herero.
RM2GH1R8K–U.S. Marines of 1st Radio Battalion, 2D Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), load onto a CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363 during a routine flight operation, Forward Operating Base Edinburgh, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 5, 2012. HMH-363 conducted flight operations in support of troops throughout the Helmand province.
RMM3P24C–Lt. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson, the commanding general of III Marine Expeditionary Force, hands out Christmas stockings to Marines at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 22, 2017. Nicholson, alongside Santa Claus, wished the Marines happy holidays and provided gifts from volunteer organizations to the III MEF command element to spread Christmas cheer. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nelson Duenas/released) III MEF General Spreads Christmas Cheer to his Marines in Okinawa, Japan by #PACOM
RMMKRX14–U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Mark Hanford, civil affairs officer, attached to III Marine Expeditionary Force, builds a garden with members of the Armed Forces Philippine Navy during Exercise Balikatan at Luga Elementary School Santa Teresita, Cagayan, Philippines, May 6, 2018, May 6, 2018. Exercise Balikatan, in its 34th iteration, is an annual U.S.-Philippine military training exercise focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counterterrorism, and other combined military operations held from May 7 to May 18. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication S
RM2HJE2X9–Camp Lejeune, United States. 28th Jan, 2022. U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro is show how to fire a M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle during a visit to the live fire range with the II Marine Expeditionary Force, January 28, 2022 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Credit: LCpl. Ryan Ramsammy/US Marines/Alamy Live News
RMG69B5J–Tanks and soldiers of the 7th Armoured brigade, in the desert to hear an address from Lieutenant General Jeff Conway Commanding General 1st Marine Expeditionary Force. * They formed up in the desert with some of the vehicles which will be used, including Challenger 2 tanks, Warrior armoured fighting vehicles, AS90 self-propelled guns and engineering equipment.
RM2MNH6D8–A U.S. Marine Corps radio maintenance Marine with Task Force Koa Moana (TF KM) 20, I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF), is tested for COVID-19 at the port of Malakal, Republic of Palau, July 22, 2020.
RM2BKX25H–II Marine Expeditionary Force commanding general visits 22nd MEU during Operation Unified Response 100310
RMDJ0JE8–U.S. Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, III Marine Expeditionary Force, load gear and equipment onto the USS Germantown at U.S. Navy White Beach Port Facility, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 16, 2013. The Marines and Sailors loaded gear and equipment
RF2D4R5ER–U.S. Marine Pfc. Christian Cosper conducts rappelling during a Helicopter Rope Suspension Technique (HRST) course on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 8, 2019. Marines and Sailors conducted HRST training in order to maintain their combat readiness and lethality. Cosper, a data systems administrator with 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force Information Groups' Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, is a native of Tulsa, Oklahoma. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christian Ayers)
RM2D47DWW–US Marines 1st Lt. Chris Martin (R) kisses his wife Kimberly goodbye as Captain Tom Citrano (L) has a final moment with his girl friend Beth Bunda prior to the departure of the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer from San Diego Naval Station January 17, 2003. A flotilla of US war ships with some 10,000 Navy personnel and marines from the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force set sail for the Middle East today as the United States prepares for a possible war with Iraq.
RM2A2Y1YF–U.S. Marines with 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, conduct fire and maneuver training at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 1, 2019. 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion participated in the training to enhance individual combat skills and maintain readiness for future deployments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Austin Livingston)
RM2BBH3RG–Camp Lejeune, United States. 31st Mar, 2020. A medical kit is fully packed by Sailors with 2d Medical Logistics Company, 2d Supply Battalion, 2d Marine Logistics Group, on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, on March 18, 2020. The Sailors are preparing kits to provide for national coronavirus (COVID-19) aid alongside II Marine Expeditionary Force and will include hand sanitizer gel, surgical masks, disinfectant wipes, latex gloves, sphygmomanometers, stethoscopes, thermometers, and isolation gowns. Photo by Cpl. Rachel K. Young-Porter/U.S. Marine Corps/UPI Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News
RF2JCW448–U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. James M. Mercure Jr., Combat Correspondent with 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Forward, scans a ridgeline for insurgent movemen
RM2B14RAC–A U.S. Marine with Force Reconnaissance Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force climbs an insertion ladder during a simulated raid aboard the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) March 21, 2017, in Guam. The 3rd Marine Division Marines are in Guam conducting special insertion and raids training with J Company, 42 Commando and U.S. Sailors with Explosive Ordinance Disposal Mobile Unit 5. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Carl King)
RM2M5AJKP–From left to right: retired U.S. Navy Adm. James G. Foggo III, Dean of the Center for Maritime Strategy, U.S. Coast Guard Vice Adm. Michael F. McAllister, Commander, Pacific Area and Commander, Coast Guard Defense Force West, U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Stephen T. Koehler, Commander, Third Fleet, U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Daniel W. Dwyer, Commander, Second Fleet and Commander, Joint Forces Command Norfolk, and U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. George W. Smith, Jr. Commander General, I Marine Expeditionary Force, conduct a discussion panel on future Naval and Marine Corps capabilities during the WEST 2022 Conferenc
RMM424JT–Lt. Col. Joshua Whamond receives the unit colors during an activation ceremony for the first ever II Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 9, 2018. The new battalion, part of the II MEF Information Group, is designed to provide and coordinate combat-service support as well as security and administrative services to the MEF Command Element or Marine Expeditionary Brigade Command Element and MEF Information Group in order to sustain command and control of Marine Air-Ground Task Force operations. The activation of the MSB is in line with the Commandant's priorit
RMMKRG25–CATC CAMP FUJI, SHIZUOKA, JAPAN- Lance Cpl. Cassandra Petrich poses for a photo with a child during the Fuji Flightline Festival May 4 on Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, May 5, 2018. The Flightline Festival is an annual event designed to bring members of the local community on base to build relationships, friendships and showcase the Marines' day-to-day operations. As soon as the gates opened, photographers and families raced up the hill towards the static displays. Petrich is a Mariposa, California, native, and a motor transport operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, Comb
RM2HJE2XD–Camp Lejeune, United States. 28th Jan, 2022. U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro is show how to fire a M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle during a visit to the live fire range with the II Marine Expeditionary Force, January 28, 2022 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Credit: LCpl. Ryan Ramsammy/US Marines/Alamy Live News
RMG69B60–Tanks and soldiers of the 7th Armoured brigade, in the desert to hear an address from Lieutenant General Jeff Conway Commanding General 1st Marine Expeditionary Force. * They formed up in the desert with some of the vehicles which will be used, including Challenger 2 tanks, Warrior armoured fighting vehicles, AS90 self-propelled guns and engineering equipment. Photo by Dan Chung, The Guardian, MOD Pool
RM2H61M62–Reportage: U.S. Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper holds a town hall with II Marine Expeditionary Force Marines, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 24, 2019.
RMPCH356–SAN DIEGO (June 11, 2013) A Sailor fits a cover over a helicopter tail rotor on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). Boxer is conducting predeployment training during the amphibious exercise Dawn Blitz. Dawn Blitz is a scenario-driven exercise led by U.S. 3rd Fleet and 1st Marine Expeditionary Force that will test participants in the planning and execution of amphibious operations through a series of live training events.
RMDJ0JDF–U.S. Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, III Marine Expeditionary Force, load gear and equipment onto the USS Germantown at U.S. Navy White Beach Port Facility, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 16, 2013. The Marines and Sailors loaded gear and equipment
RF2GDCE48–U.S. Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force volunteer at a food drive at the Historic Grainger Stadium parking lot in Kinston, North Carolina, Dec. 29, 2020. The event hosted by the Clinical Resourceful Laboratory, ADLA and the City of Kinston, provided residents of Kinston a free box of food and COVID- 19 testing.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jonathan Hodges)
RM2CYJ0JB–U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta (R) is greeted by Lt. General Thomas Waldhauser of 1st Marine Expeditionary Force upon his arrival at Camp Pendleton March 30, 2012. REUTERS/ Mike Blake (UNITED STATES - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS)
RM2A33JYJ–U.S. Marines with 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, conduct fire and maneuver training at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 1, 2019. 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion participated in the training to enhance individual combat skills and maintain readiness for future deployments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Austin Livingston)
RM2BBH3K1–Camp Lejeune, United States. 31st Mar, 2020. U.S. Navy Sailors with 2d Medical Logistics Company, 2d Supply Battalion, 2d Marine Logistics Group, load medical kits on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, on March 18, 2020. The Sailors are preparing kits to provide for national coronavirus (COVID-19) aid alongside II Marine Expeditionary Force and will include hand sanitizer gel, surgical masks, disinfectant wipes, latex gloves, sphygmomanometers, stethoscopes, thermometers, and isolation gowns. Photo by Cpl. Rachel K. Young-Porter/U.S. Marine Corps/UPI Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News
RF2JCW447–U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. James M. Mercure Jr., Combat Correspondent with 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Forward, scans a ridgeline for insurgent movemen
RM2B14FYY–U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Kevin Ware prepares to launch a Small Unmanned Aircraft System, as part of exercise Joint Assault Signals Company Black, Waiouru Military Camp, New Zealand, Sept. 13, 2018. The Small Unmanned Aircraft System provides surveillance, target location and reconnaissance for ground units. Ware, a native of Colorado Springs, Co., is the brigade communications chief for 1st Brigade, 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jordan E. Gilbert)
RM2M9P0DB–Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Alford McMichael, (left), and General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee, (right), Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) visit range 10 to get a briefing at Fuel Pits LZ located on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan. GEN Hagee visited III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) for the first time as the CMC. During his visit he will tour Marine bases located on Okinawa, Japan. Base: Camp Schwab Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: HQMC
RMM424JR–Lt. Col. Joshua Whamond receives the unit colors during an activation ceremony for the first ever II Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 9, 2018. The new battalion, part of the II MEF Information Group, is designed to provide and coordinate combat-service support as well as security and administrative services to the MEF Command Element or Marine Expeditionary Brigade Command Element and MEF Information Group in order to sustain command and control of Marine Air-Ground Task Force operations. The activation of the MSB is in line with the Commandant's priorit
RM2HJE2WD–Camp Lejeune, United States. 28th Jan, 2022. U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro greets the Marines of 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, during a visit to the live fire range with the II Marine Expeditionary Force, January 28, 2022 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Credit: LCpl. Ryan Ramsammy/US Marines/Alamy Live News
RMG69B5R–Tanks and soldiers of the 7th Armoured brigade, in the desert to hear an address from Lieutenant General Jeff Conway Commanding General 1st Marine Expeditionary Force. * They formed up in the desert with some of the vehicles which will be used, including Challenger 2 tanks, Warrior armoured fighting vehicles, AS90 self-propelled guns and engineering equipment. Photo by Dan Chung, The Guardian, MOD Pool
RM2H6233A–Reportage: U.S. Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper holds a town hall with II Marine Expeditionary Force Marines, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 24, 2019.
RMPCH4PP–000100-M-0000P-001 U.S. Marine Corps parachutists free fall from an MV-22 Osprey at 10,000 feet above the drop zone at Fort A.P. Hill, Va. on Jan. 17, 2000. The Marines from the 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C., became the first to deploy from the Osprey. Twenty-four successful jumps were recorded under the supervision of the U.S. Army Operational Test Command and the Marine Corps Systems Command to qualify the V-22 for parachute service.
RMDJ0JD1–U.S. Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, III Marine Expeditionary Force, use a Landing Craft Air Cushion to load gear and equipment onto the USS Germantown at U.S. Navy White Beach Port Facility, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 16, 2013. The Marines and
RF2GD90XM–After a mortar attack and gun fire on Outpost 293, US Army (USA) Soldiers from the 1st Armored Division (1AD), search for Anti-Iraqi Forces in houses located across the street from the outpost in Ramadi, Iraq (IRQ). The mission is part of the continuing support of the 1AD. The 1AD is deployed with I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) (MEF (F)) in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM in the Al Anbar province of Iraq (Multi National Forces-West) to develop the Iraqi security forces. They are also there to facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, a
RM2CX5DY3–U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta (C) stands next to Lt. General Thomas Waldhauser of 1st Marine Expeditionary Force as he is greeted upon his arrival at Camp Pendleton March 30, 2012. REUTERS/ Mike Blake (UNITED STATES - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS)
RM2CYDKT1–U.S. Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group ride in a Humvee after a live-fire range at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 23, 2020. I MIG conducted the training to familiarize Marines with firing a recoilless, light anti-tank weapon. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isaac Velasco)
RM2BBH3TF–Camp Lejeune, United States. 31st Mar, 2020. U.S. Navy Sailors with 2d Medical Logistics Company, 2d Supply Battalion, 2d Marine Logistics Group, load medical kits on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, on March 18, 2020. The Sailors are preparing kits to provide for national coronavirus (COVID-19) aid alongside II Marine Expeditionary Force and will include hand sanitizer gel, surgical masks, disinfectant wipes, latex gloves, phygmomanometers, stethoscopes, thermometers, and isolation gowns. Photo by Cpl. Rachel K. Young-Porter/U.S. Marine Corps/UPI Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News
RF2JCW44G–U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. James M. Mercure Jr. (right) with 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Forward, holds a folded American flag that is going to be rais
RM2B14FF0–U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Scott N. Schaller, assigned to EOD Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, walks back from x-raying a suitcase Sept. 5, 2018, at Camp Fuji, Japan. Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians use an X-ray to determine if they can safely inspect items. EOD Company Marines validated proficiency and prepared for worldwide mission deployment in support of III Marine Expeditionary Force by testing their ability to disable and dispose of explosives. Schaller is a native of Easton, Pennsylvania. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Armando Elizalde)
RM2M9P0CG–A gathering of III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Marines at the Beachhead, an enlisted club located on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, to listen to a briefing from General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee, Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC), and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (SMMC) Alford McMichael. GEN Hagee visited III MEF for the first time as the CMC, during his visit he will tour Marine bases located on Okinawa, Japan. Base: Camp Schwab Country: Japan (JPN)
RMM42469–Sgt. Maj. Rene Salinas and Lt. Col. Whamond uncase the colors during an activation ceremony for the first ever II Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 9, 2018. The new battalion, part of the II MEF Information Group, is designed to provide and coordinate combat-service support as well as security and administrative services to the MEF Command Element or Marine Expeditionary Brigade Command Element and MEF Information Group in order to sustain command and control of Marine Air-Ground Task Force operations. The activation of the MSB is in line with the Command
RM2HJE2XC–Camp Lejeune, United States. 28th Jan, 2022. U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, center, poses for a group photo with the Marines of 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, during a visit to the live fire range with the II Marine Expeditionary Force, January 28, 2022 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Credit: LCpl. Ryan Ramsammy/US Marines/Alamy Live News
RMG69BFJ–Tanks and soldiers of the British 90 Armoured Engineer Bridges form a letter 'M, in the desert to hear an address from Lieutenant General Jeff Conway Commanding General 1st Marine Expeditionary Force. * They formed up in the desert with some of the vehicles which will be used, including Challenger 2 tanks, Warrior armoured fighting vehicles, AS90 self-propelled guns and engineering equipment. Photo by Dan Chung, The Guardian, MOD Pool
RM2H61M82–Reportage: Marine Lt. Gen. Brian Beaudreault, commanding general, II Marine Expeditionary Force, introduces U.S. Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper, at a town hall at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 24, 2019.
RMPCGD34–OKINAWA Japan -- Lt. Cmdr. Chris Alfonzo and Lt. Danyell Brenner in the studio at AFN Okinawa during the 'Shrink Rap' radio show. The half hour radio talk show features mental health professionals informally discussing mental health topics. The show is part of U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa's ongoing effort to destigmatize mental health treatment in the military community. Brenner is a licensed clinical social worker attached to the USNHO Outpatient Mental Health Clinic and Alfonzo is a psychiatrist attached to III Marine Expeditionary Force.
RMDJ0JEX–U.S. Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, III Marine Expeditionary Force, chain down vehicles and equipment onto a Landing Craft Air Cushion at U.S. Navy White Beach Port Facility, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 16, 2013. The Marines and Sailors loaded
RF2K549BN–Swedish Marine OR7 Dag Soderberg, a drone operator with 2d Swedish Marine Battalion (left) and U.S. Marine LCpl. Cameron Herrick, a rifleman with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, conduct pre-flight checks on an RQ-20 during joint unmanned aerial system training during exercise Archipelago Endeavor 22 (AE22) at Berga Naval Base, Sweden, September 7, 2022. AE22 is an integrated field training exercise that increases operational capability and enhances strategic cooperation between the U.S. Marines and Swedish forces. (U.S. Marine Corps
RM2CJ2742–Marines from the 1st Marine Division secure the perimeter of a landing zone as they participate in 'Exercise Steel Knight' comprising of approximately 13,000 personnel include critical combat and combat service support elements from across I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) at Camp Pendleton, California, U.S., December 6, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake
RM2BEWMHY–Marines with 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, II Marine Expeditionary Force, board an MV-22B Osprey as they prepare for takeoff from the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., April 10, 2020. The Marines are deploying to assist the Federal Emergency Management Agency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Heather Atherton)
RM2BBH3KP–Camp Lejeune, United States. 31st Mar, 2020. U.S. Navy Sailors with 2d Medical Logistics Company, 2d Supply Battalion, 2d Marine Logistics Group, load medical kits on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, on March 18, 2020. The Sailors are preparing kits to provide for national coronavirus (COVID-19) aid alongside II Marine Expeditionary Force and will include hand sanitizer gel, surgical masks, disinfectant wipes, latex gloves, sphygmomanometers, stethoscopes, thermometers, and isolation gowns. Photo by Cpl. Rachel K. Young-Porter/U.S. Marine Corps/UPI Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News
RF2JCW44D–U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. James M. Mercure Jr. (center) with 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Forward, holds a folded American flag that is going to be rai
RM2B14P93–Marines carry a notional casualty during counter improvised explosive device training at Camp Blanding, Fla., Aug. 18, 2017. Marines from II Marine Expeditionary Force units are operating at Blount Island Command for Maritime Prepositioning Force Exercise 17, leading into an upcoming amphibious exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Chris Garcia Jr.)
RM2M9P0B8–A gathering near the road at Camp Hansen with Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Alford McMichael, (left), General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee, (right), Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC). GEN Hagee visited III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) for the first time as the CMC. During his visit he will tour Marine bases located on Okinawa, Japan. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Hansen State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: HQMC
RMM4246A–Lt. Col. Joshua Whamond addresses service members during an activation ceremony for the first ever II Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 9, 2018. The new battalion, part of the II MEF Information Group, is designed to provide and coordinate combat-service support as well as security and administrative services to the MEF Command Element or Marine Expeditionary Brigade Command Element and MEF Information Group in order to sustain command and control of Marine Air-Ground Task Force operations. The activation of the MSB is in line with the Commandant's priori
RMH8P4B5–U.S. Marine Corps Commandant Robert Neller speaks to guests at the Marine Expeditionary Force Marine Corps Birthday Ball at the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune November 5, 2016 in Jacksonville, North Carolina.
RMG69BFY–Tanks and soldiers of the British 90 Armoured Engineer Bridges form a letter 'M, in the desert to hear an address from Lieutenant General Jeff Conway Commanding General 1st Marine Expeditionary Force. * They formed up in the desert with some of the vehicles which will be used, including Challenger 2 tanks, Warrior armoured fighting vehicles, AS90 self-propelled guns and engineering equipment. Photo by Dan Chung, The Guardian, MOD Pool
RMPCH3YA–A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 463 conducts helicopter rope suspension training and amphibious insert capabilities with Marines assigned to the 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force and Japanese and Canadian soldiers June 30, 2014, in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2014. RIMPAC is a U.S. Pacific Fleet-hosted biennial multinational maritime exercise designed to foster and sustain international cooperation on the security of the world?s oceans.
RMCT4APE–A Marine with 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, aims an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon down a machine-gun range during a training exercise for Large Scale Exercise-1, Javelin Thrust 2012, July 7. Javelin Thrust is an annual large-scale exercise with 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., which allows active and reserve Marines and sailors from 38 different states to train together as a seamless Marine Air Ground Task Force.
RF2GK9ANX–President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama talk with Corporal William 'Kyle' Carpenter, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.) in the Blue Room following a Medal of Honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House, June 19, 2014. Cpl. Carpenter received the Medal of Honor for his courageous actions while serving as an Automatic Rifleman with Company F, 2d Battalion, 9th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 1, 1st Marine Division (Forward), I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) This official White House photograph is being
RM2CKCMCD–Marines and sailors from the 1st Marine Division conduct an amphibious landing as they participate in 'Exercise Steel Knight' comprising of approximately 13,000 personnel include critical combat and combat service support elements from across I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) at Camp Pendleton, California, U.S., December 6, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake
RMM75TR5–A U.S. Marine with II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, fires a Mark 19 40 mm grenade machine gun during the II MIG Field Exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 7, 2018. The Marines fired the weapon to become more proficient with different weapon systems. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Larisa Chavez)
RM2GG7TXR–A U.S. Marine Corps carry team transfers the remains of Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dylan R. Merola of Rancho Cucamonga, California, on August 29, 2021, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. Merola, who was killed in a suicide bombing outside the Kabul airport on Thursday, August 26, was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. Photo by Jason Minto/U.S. Air Force/UPI Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News
RF2JCW449–U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. James M. Mercure Jr. (left) with 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Forward, holds a folded American flag that is going to be raise
RM2B14F9J–U.S. Marines with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, conducted underwater egress survival training on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb 9, 2018. The Modular Amphibious Egress Trainer resembles a helicopter and is used to train Marines in escape procedures in the event of a crash in water. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dylan Chagnon)
RM2M9P0CW–General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee, (standing left), Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC), Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Alford McMichael, (standing right), visit with the 12th Marines at gun park. GEN Hagee visited III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) for the first time as the CMC. During his visit he will tour Marine bases located on Okinawa, Japan. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Hansen State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: HQMC
RMM426A7–Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force conduct a Rehearsal of Concept walk at the Tactical Training Exercise Control Group building aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Jan. 31, 2018. ROC walks are a form of practice for intensive strategy and quick thinking. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Rachel K. Porter)
RMD9JTHB–US Marines with the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force during an amphibious raid exercises with the Royal Malaysian Army June 20, 2013 in Batu Beach, Malaysia.
RM2CHK29H–Lieutenant Pete Quentin, 27, serving with the London Regiment, a liaison officer working between the United States Marine Corps, the British Army and the Afghan National Army (ANA) during their training process stands in front of ANA soldiers prior to their graduation ceremony at Camp Leatherneck, next to the British base, Camp Bastion in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Thursday June 17, 2010. Camp Leatherneck is the base for 1 Marine Expeditionary Force, United States Marine Corps who lead the training of ANA soldiers. Photo credit should read: Sergeant
RMPCH3TP–A South Korean navy helicopter lands on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) in the East China Sea during deck landing qualifications as part of Ssang Yong 14 during Marine Expeditionary Force Exercise (MEFEX) 2014 March 27, 2014. The Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group participated in MEFEX 2014, a U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific-sponsored series of exercises between the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps and South Korean forces. Among the exercises were the Korea Marine Exercise Program, Freedom Banner 14, Ssang Yong 14, Key Resolve 14 and the Combined Mar
RME0JD10–A Japanese construction worker begins the rebuilding of a building here March 21. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force (
RFJF3853–061221-M-9019H-019 A U.S. Marine is silhouetted in a window as he searches a building during a patrol in Haqlaniyah, Iraq, on Dec. 21, 2006. The Marine is attached to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward). DoD photo by Cpl. Brian M. Henner, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released)
RM2CKCMCR–Marines and sailors from the 1st Marine Division conduct an amphibious landing as they participate in 'Exercise Steel Knight' comprising of approximately 13,000 personnel include critical combat and combat service support elements from across I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) at Camp Pendleton, California, U.S., December 6, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake
RMM35GBW–SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force drive light armored vehicles by cheering crowds during the San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl Parade, in San Diego, Dec. 28, 2017. In 2017, I MEF Marines and Sailors supported more than 140 community events. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cutler Brice)
RM2GG7TX5–A U.S. Marine Corps carry team transfers the remains of Marine Corps Cpl. Humberto A. Sanchez of Logansport, Indiana, on August 29, 2021, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. Sanchez, who was killed in a suicide bombing outside the Kabul airport on Thursday, August 26, was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. Photo by Jason Minto/U.S. Air Force/UPI Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News
