Stories

Singer/song writer Scotty Emerick (Left), Lt. Col. Mike Corrado (Middle) Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff G-3, 4th Marine Division and singer/song writer Toby Keith (Right) stand on stage during ACM Presents: An All-Star Salute To The Troops at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 7, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. - Singer/song writer Scotty Emerick (Left), Lt. Col. Mike Corrado (Middle) Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff G-3, 4th Marine Division and singer/song writer Toby Keith (Right) stand on stage during ACM Presents: An All-Star Salute To The Troops at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 7, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Marines from the 4th Combat Engineer Battalion receive the 2014 Department of Defense Reserve Family Readiness Award on Feb. 27, 2015, at the Pentagon Hall of Heroes. The DoD RFRA program was established in 2000 to recognize the top unit in each Reserve component that demonstrated outstanding family readiness in support of superior mission readiness. - Marines from the 4th Combat Engineer Battalion receive the 2014 Department of Defense Reserve Family Readiness Award on Feb. 27, 2015, at the Pentagon Hall of Heroes. The DoD RFRA program was established in 2000 to recognize the top unit in each Reserve component that demonstrated outstanding family readiness in support of superior mission readiness.

MARADMIN 016/15 announces guidance on the qualifications and application process of FY15 Active Reserve program aviation officer new applicant accession board, convening Feb. 5, 2015. - MARADMIN 016/15 announces guidance on the qualifications and application process of FY15 Active Reserve program aviation officer new applicant accession board, convening Feb. 5, 2015.

Navy Counselor 1st Class Marta Martin picks navel oranges at Second Harvest Food Bank in Belle Chasse, La., Jan. 17, 2015. Marines and Sailors from Marine Forces Reserve and Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans gathered with local community members to harvest a citrus orchard, where the fruit was then packaged for distribution to food banks, pantries and shelters across south Louisiana. Since the beginning of 2015, MARFORRES volunteers have completed 211 service hours in eight different community service projects. - Navy Counselor 1st Class Marta Martin picks navel oranges at Second Harvest Food Bank in Belle Chasse, La., Jan. 17, 2015. Marines and Sailors from Marine Forces Reserve and Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans gathered with local community members to harvest a citrus orchard, where the fruit was then packaged for distribution to food banks, pantries and shelters across south Louisiana. Since the beginning of 2015, MARFORRES volunteers have completed 211 service hours in eight different community service projects.

Maj. Gen. Paul W. Brier, commanding general of 4th Marine Division, addresses the audience during a Marine Corps birthday ball celebration with 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division at Adventure Aquarium in Camden, New Jersey, Nov. 15, 2014. Brier spoke on the lineage of the Marine Corps, and 3rd Bn., 14th Marines and the role the battalion has played in the conflicts and wars of its nation. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick/Released) - Maj. Gen. Paul W. Brier, commanding general of 4th Marine Division, addresses the audience during a Marine Corps birthday ball celebration with 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division at Adventure Aquarium in Camden, New Jersey, Nov. 15, 2014. Brier spoke on the lineage of the Marine Corps, and 3rd Bn., 14th Marines and the role the battalion has played in the conflicts and wars of its nation. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick/Released)

FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. - Lance Cpl. Wayne Rohall (Middle) and Lance Cpl. Steven Foster, field artillerymen with India Battery, 3rd Battalion 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, ram a round into a M777A2 Lightweight Howitzer, Oct. 25, 2014 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., during exercise Twisted Sister. Exercise Twisted Sister was a live-fire artillery training exercise designed to hone tactics, techniques and procedures at the battalion level. (Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick/Released) - FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. - Lance Cpl. Wayne Rohall (Middle) and Lance Cpl. Steven Foster, field artillerymen with India Battery, 3rd Battalion 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, ram a round into a M777A2 Lightweight Howitzer, Oct. 25, 2014 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., during exercise Twisted Sister. Exercise Twisted Sister was a live-fire artillery training exercise designed to hone tactics, techniques and procedures at the battalion level. (Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick/Released)

Cpl. Michael Coogan, a field artilleryman and a chief A-gunner with 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, rotates the angle of fire on an M777A2 Lightweight Howitzer before firing rounds down range at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., during exercise Twisted Sister, a battalion fire exercise, Oct. 25, 2014. Before the batteries can fire, the guns receive coordinates from forward observers down range who are the eyes and ears of the gun batteries. (Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick/Released) - Cpl. Michael Coogan, a field artilleryman and a chief A-gunner with 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, rotates the angle of fire on an M777A2 Lightweight Howitzer before firing rounds down range at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., during exercise Twisted Sister, a battalion fire exercise, Oct. 25, 2014. Before the batteries can fire, the guns receive coordinates from forward observers down range who are the eyes and ears of the gun batteries. (Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick/Released)

Marines with reserve 4th Force Reconnaissance Company conduct live-fire training during their full-mission profile as part of their annual training on and around Kaneohe Bay Range Training Facility, Aug. 23, 2014. Force Recon’s mission is conducting deep reconnaissance to provide intelligence to follow-on forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew Callahan) - Marines with reserve 4th Force Reconnaissance Company conduct live-fire training during their full-mission profile as part of their annual training on and around Kaneohe Bay Range Training Facility, Aug. 23, 2014. Force Recon’s mission is conducting deep reconnaissance to provide intelligence to follow-on forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew Callahan)

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus promotes Lance Cpl. Zachary Yerian and Lance Cpl. Marshall Hardin, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marines, on his visit to the LSDH Sargento Aldea in support of Partnership of the Americas 2014. POA 14 is designed to enhance joint and combined interoperability, increase the combined capability to execute Amphibious Operations, Peace Support Operations, and Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief missions, and further develop strong and lasting relationships the U.S. Marine Corps has established with partner nations' naval infantries/marine corps. - Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus promotes Lance Cpl. Zachary Yerian and Lance Cpl. Marshall Hardin, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marines, on his visit to the LSDH Sargento Aldea in support of Partnership of the Americas 2014. POA 14 is designed to enhance joint and combined interoperability, increase the combined capability to execute Amphibious Operations, Peace Support Operations, and Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief missions, and further develop strong and lasting relationships the U.S. Marine Corps has established with partner nations' naval infantries/marine corps.

Marines from Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 take off from the deck of the Chilean ship, LSDH Sargento Aldea during a training scenario designed to simulate a major natural disaster August 17, 2014, as part of Partnership of the Americas 2014. Representatives from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Paraguay, and the United States are participating in POA 2014 from August 11-22, 2014. This exercise is designed to enhance joint and combined interoperability, increase the combined capability to execute Amphibious Operations, Peace Support Operations, and Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief missions, and further develop strong and lasting relationships the U.S. Marine Corps has established with partner nation’s naval infantries/marine corps. - Marines from Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 take off from the deck of the Chilean ship, LSDH Sargento Aldea during a training scenario designed to simulate a major natural disaster August 17, 2014, as part of Partnership of the Americas 2014. Representatives from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Paraguay, and the United States are participating in POA 2014 from August 11-22, 2014. This exercise is designed to enhance joint and combined interoperability, increase the combined capability to execute Amphibious Operations, Peace Support Operations, and Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief missions, and further develop strong and lasting relationships the U.S. Marine Corps has established with partner nation’s naval infantries/marine corps.