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Faces of the Force: Lance Cpl. Tyler Farias

Standing confidently with the smell of expended mortar rounds still lingering around him, U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Tyler Farias, a mortar man with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, out of Fort Devens, Massachusetts, looks out over a mortar range at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Michigan, during exercise Northern Strike 17.

Service members give back to the community during IRT Louisiana Care 2017

Sailors with 4th Marine Logistics Group and Expeditionary Medical Facility Camp Pendleton came together in support of Innovative Readiness Training Louisiana Care 2017, alongside members of the Air National Guard, to provide medical support to local communities in the Saint John the Baptist Parish, Tangipahoa Parish and Assumption Parish in Louisiana, July 10-24, 2017.

Faces of the Force: Lance Cpl. Xander Gonzales

“If I hadn’t joined the Marine Corps I wouldn’t have my current job.”

U.S. Marine receives the highest non-combat award

Cpl. Nathan Bryson, a Marine veteran who most recently served as a motor transport operator for Headquarters and Support Battalion, School of Infantry East, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal at the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment headquarters in Brook Park, Ohio, April 13, 2017.

Marine Corps Reserve Centennial exhibit unveiled at Pentagon

Gen. Robert B. Neller, commandant of the Marine Corps, and Lt. Gen. Rex C. McMillian, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the official unveiling of the Marine Corps Reserve Centennial wall display at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., Nov. 9, 2016.

Lt. Gen. McMillian attends 49ers practice

Lt. Gen. Rex McMillian, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, was invited to observe a 49ers’ practice session, Nov. 4, 2016, in preparation for Sunday’s “Salute to Service” game against the New Orleans Saints at Levi’s Stadium.

4th Combat Engineer battalion wins Department of Defense Reserve Family Readiness Award for second year in a row

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Since June 2009, Bea Ramos has traveled across the country as the 4th Combat Engineer Battalion Family Readiness Officer to build a network of health, employment and financial resources for the Marines and Sailors of 4th CEB and their families. Her efforts, along with the efforts of the dozens of family readiness officers within the battalion, have resulted in 4th CEB winning the 2014 Department of Defense Reserve Family Readiness Award for the Marine Corps Reserve. The battalion, along with winners from the National Guard and Reserve components of each branch, was recognized at a ceremony at the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes Friday, Feb. 27, 2015.

President, First Lady Volunteer at Toys for Tots Event

Marines and civilians gathered at the U.S. Department of State building Dec. 9, and Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling Dec. 10, to show their support and donate toys to the Toys for Tots drive sponsored by Marine Forces Reserve to provide Christmas toys for needy or under privileged children.The U.S. Department of State was the first stop for Marine

6th Engineer Support Battalion celebrates 70th anniversary with battle color rededication

The Marines of 6th ESB, located in Portland, Oregon, celebrated the 70th anniversary of the unit’s formation with a battle color rededication ceremony Nov. 15, 2014. During the ceremony, the unit’s awards were cited while the battle streamers were secured to the battalion guidon.

Finding the connection: Inside the mind and motivations of shooting superstar Master Sgt. Julia Carlson

She describes it as a hunger.Master Sgt. Julia Carlson remembers when she first felt it: at age 16, after winning a junior shooting competition with a borrowed air rifle. She had entered the competition on a whim, but her whim became a win, and that win sparked a fire.“In a lot of ways, shooting is a great equalizer,” Carlson said. “It’s not about