Winter Break 18

This page archives news and photos from Winter Break operations in 2017-18. It highlights deployments and training, showcasing MARFORRES operational readiness and global engagement.

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The mission of WINTER BREAK 18 is to validate cold weather readiness standards and cold weather resource requirements.

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31st MEU conduct deck live-fire

U.S. Marines with 4th Air Naval Gun Liaison Company, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit fire M4 carbines during a deck live-fire aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 7, 2025. The Marines participated in training to sustain marksmanship fundamentals and increase technical and tactical acumen. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the USS America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations, the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Peter Rawlins)

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Tags: M4 carbine, Proficiency, live-fire, UNDERWAY, Lethality, readiness

Photo by: Lance Cpl. Victor Gurrola | VIRIN: 250724-M-BA875-1317.JPG

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Articles

Hometown Heroes of Winter Break 2018
Cpl. Michael Collins is a Grimesland, North Carolina, native and an M88A2 Recovery Vehicle rigger with Company F, 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division....

Hometown Heroes of Winter Break 2018
Sgt. Trenton Hammonds is a Red Springs, North Carolina native and Reserve Marine with Company F, 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division. A natural leader, Hammonds is mentoring junior Marines during...

Hometown Heroes of Winter Break 2018
HM2 Corey Parker is an Augusta, Georgia native and Navy corpsman stationed with a Marine Corps Reserve unit based in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. ...