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Marines


Fourth Marine Division

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U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve
2000 Opelousas Avenue, New Orleans, LA. 70114


2000 Opelousas Avenue
New Orleans, La. 70114

 

Major General John K. Jarrard

Commanding General

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Colonel David McElliott

ASSISTANT DIVISION COMMANDER

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Colonel Jeffrey S. Curtis

Chief of Staff

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Sergeant Major Garett G. Kirkby

Command Senior Enlisted Leader

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U.S. Marines with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR), 4th Marine Division, compete in the 2026 Bushmaster Competition, Camp Pendleton, California, March 25, 2026. This year, the annual competition was hosted by 4th LAR and it gathered Light Armored Vehicle crews from across the Marine Corps, Australia and New Zealand to test their tactical and technical skill proficiency. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Owen Long)
U.S. Marines with Charlie and Delta Companies, Littoral Craft Company, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, conduct maritime navigation, tactical towing, and reconnaissance drills in Tampa, Florida, Mar. 2, 2026,. The training included recovery drills and littoral craft operations, was part of a command team training evolution designed to enhance technical proficiency and maintain operational readiness in a maritime environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Luis Saldana)
U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, load a mortar during Intermediate location (ILOC) live fire training at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 5, 2026. The event took place as part of an ILOC pre-deployment training which enables unit mobilization to specific areas of operations before potential future deployments, increasing combat readiness and lethality. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Edgar Rafael)
U.S. Marine Corps Col. James Fleming briefs Marines during the Yellow Ribbon Event at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, Dec. 13, 2025. Flemming is the commanding officer of the 25th Marine Regiment. The event provided resources, workshops and community-building opportunities to strengthen the resilience and readiness of military members and families before, during and after deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Priscilla Flores)
U.S. Marines inspect the items in their main pack during a gear issue at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, Dec. 14, 2025. Marines with 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment took part in this event as an ongoing effort to prepare and maintain readiness for upcoming training and operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Priscilla Flores)
Michelle Nelson, deployment readiness coordinator, briefs Marines with 25th Marine Regiment and their families during the Yellow Ribbon Event at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, Dec. 13, 2025. The event provided resources, workshops and community-building opportunities to strengthen the resilience and readiness of military members and families before, during and after deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Priscilla Flores)
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Mitchell Turner Jr. discusses his life as a civilian mariner, father and as a Marine in the Selected Marine Corps Reserve in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Nov. 7, 2025. Turner is a rifleman squad leader with 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Staff Sgt. Scott Jenkins, Cpl. Isaiah Smith, Cpl. Kanoa Thomas and Lance Cpl. Owen Long) By License - This video contains audio from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from Adobe Stock: "Documentary Ocean Deep" by Elonix https://stock.adobe.com "Too Hype" by Cephas https://stock.adobe.com "Air" by Elonix https://stock.adobe.com
A U.S. Marine Corps combined anti-armor team conducts a live-fire exercise at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Dec. 6, 2025. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, executed live-fire missions to sustain and refine unit capabilities in tactical decision-making, leadership and technical proficiency. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Breysson Villacortacampos)
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel Franco Colon, left, a hospital corpsman with 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, forward deployed with 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program, stands at attention while Lt. Gen. Roger Turner, commanding general of III Marine Expeditionary Force, presents him with the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal during Korean Marine Exercise Program 25.2 in Camp Mujuk, South Korea, Aug. 7, 2025. KMEP is conducted regularly between the Republic of Korea and U.S. Marine Corps to increase their combined capabilities through realistic training geared towards deterrence and maintaining peace in the Indo-Pacific. Franco Colon is a native of Florida, and Turner is a native of Maryland. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Peter J. Eilen)
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Gilberto Arreguin, an Assault Amphibious Vehicle repairer with 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, feeds ammunition into an M240B machine gun as part of a live-fire range during BRIGHT STAR 25 at Mohamed Naguib Military Base (MNMB), Egypt, Sept. 8, 2025. Exercise BRIGHT STAR 25 is a multilateral U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) command-post exercise, field training exercise and senior leader seminar, held in the Arab Republic of Egypt along with other partner nations. Participation strengthens military-to-military relationships between U.S. forces and our Egyptian partners in the USCENTCOM area of responsibility, as well as other participating nations. The exercise enhances regional security and stability by responding to modern-day security scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Angela Wilcox)
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ahmed Alsawafy, a machine gunner with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, locks in his sight during an offensive raid training event for training exercise Northern Strike 25-2 at Camp Grayling, Michigan, Aug. 9, 2025. Northern Strike, held Aug. 2 to 16, 2025, is designed to validate readiness of Joint Reserve forces at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center. This year's iteration featured approximately 7,500 participants. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron TorresLemus)
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Zachary Savage, an anti-tank missile gunner with 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marines, forward deployed with 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program, fires a Javelin shoulder-fired anti-tank missile during the Korean Marine Exercise Program 25.2 in Pocheon, South Korea, July 29, 2025. KMEP is conducted regularly between the ROK and U.S. Marine Corps to increase their combined capabilities through realistic training geared towards deterrence and maintaining peace in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang)

 



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