Stories

Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. - Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa recieve a fairwell speech from Brig. Gen. Burke Whitman, deputy commanding general of mobilization for II Marine Expeditionary Force and an Atlanta, Ga., native, here, Jan. 8, 2013. Special-Purpose MAGTF Africa deployed to conduct theater security cooperation and limited crisis response missions in support of U.S. Africa Command. - Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. - Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa recieve a fairwell speech from Brig. Gen. Burke Whitman, deputy commanding general of mobilization for II Marine Expeditionary Force and an Atlanta, Ga., native, here, Jan. 8, 2013. Special-Purpose MAGTF Africa deployed to conduct theater security cooperation and limited crisis response missions in support of U.S. Africa Command.

Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 13.2 radio an inbound MV-22 Osprey during a field training exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 16, 2012. The Marines are learning advanced combat medical techniques, advanced driving techniques, methods for training foreign militaries on marksmanship and how to set up and conduct firing ranges to prepare for their upcoming deployment. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Caleb McDonald/Released) - Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 13.2 radio an inbound MV-22 Osprey during a field training exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 16, 2012. The Marines are learning advanced combat medical techniques, advanced driving techniques, methods for training foreign militaries on marksmanship and how to set up and conduct firing ranges to prepare for their upcoming deployment. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Caleb McDonald/Released)

To the Marines of 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Gunnery Sgt. Barry A. Worster, the battalion's motor transport maintenance chief, serves as inspiration and a Marine to emulate. Worster recently led a team of Marines from his unit to aid in the relief efforts on Staten Island, N.Y., following the devastation left by Hurricane Sandy. - To the Marines of 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Gunnery Sgt. Barry A. Worster, the battalion's motor transport maintenance chief, serves as inspiration and a Marine to emulate. Worster recently led a team of Marines from his unit to aid in the relief efforts on Staten Island, N.Y., following the devastation left by Hurricane Sandy.

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines, 4th Marine Division, fold the flag during the funeral for a Marine veteran. The battalion has been averaging 350 funerals per year. So far this year, the battalion has covered 254 funerals. Additionally, “Chicago’s Own” provided the second-highest number of funeral services in the nation last year, giving proper burial honors to 311 fallen Marines. - Marines with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines, 4th Marine Division, fold the flag during the funeral for a Marine veteran. The battalion has been averaging 350 funerals per year. So far this year, the battalion has covered 254 funerals. Additionally, “Chicago’s Own” provided the second-highest number of funeral services in the nation last year, giving proper burial honors to 311 fallen Marines.

Reserve Marines from Company F, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment conduct census operations at a Bedouin camp in the Al Anbar desert near Al Asad Air Base, Iraq on Dec. 11, 2008. The Marines, using rudimentary Arabic acquired from DVD tutorial programs, were able to gain critical information on the itinerant residents who travel throughout the Coalition’s area of operations. The Marines completed their 7-month tour in Iraq in April 2009. They are currently preparing for a winter deployment to Norway for cold weather training. - Reserve Marines from Company F, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment conduct census operations at a Bedouin camp in the Al Anbar desert near Al Asad Air Base, Iraq on Dec. 11, 2008. The Marines, using rudimentary Arabic acquired from DVD tutorial programs, were able to gain critical information on the itinerant residents who travel throughout the Coalition’s area of operations. The Marines completed their 7-month tour in Iraq in April 2009. They are currently preparing for a winter deployment to Norway for cold weather training.

Lance Cpl. Brandon Ehret, a Company E, 2/25 rifleman, uncovers a hidden trap door leading to a weapons cache under the floor of a bedroom during an occupied building search as part of the Search and Tactical Site Exploitation course here June 26, 2008. Training was facilitated by the U.S. Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization. - Lance Cpl. Brandon Ehret, a Company E, 2/25 rifleman, uncovers a hidden trap door leading to a weapons cache under the floor of a bedroom during an occupied building search as part of the Search and Tactical Site Exploitation course here June 26, 2008. Training was facilitated by the U.S. Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization.