Military Police Company D

U.S. Marines and Airmen conducted the first ever joint Toys for Tots operation, Dec 4 – 18, 2024 in isolated Alaskan communities. The Marines from a detachment of Company D, 4th Law Enforcement Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, were assisted by Airmen from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. Toys for Tots, a Marine Corps Reserve program established in 1947, aims to provide new toys to less fortunate children during the holiday season, delivering hope and joy to families in need. This year marked a milestone for the initiative with its inaugural joint collaboration between Marines and Air Force personnel.

Service members with the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force load snowmobiles and gear onto a KC-130J Super Hercules at an airfield in Kotzebue, Alaska, Dec. 13, 2024. Marines with Detachment Delta Company, 4th Law Enforcement Battalion, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, and with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 153, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing joined by Airmen, loaded the aircraft for transport to Utqiagvik, Alaska to continue this year’s Alaskan Toys for Tots operation. The Toys for Tots mission exemplifies the Marine Corps spirit in the Last Frontier, strengthening community ties while sharpening the Marines' readiness for Arctic operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

Service members with the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force unload snowmobiles from a KC-130J Super Hercules at an airfield in Utqiagvik, Alaska, Dec. 13, 2024. Marines with Company D, 4th Law Enforcement Battalion, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, and Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 153, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, joined by Airmen flew from Kotzebue to Utqiagvik, Alaska to continue this year’s Toys for Tots operation. The Toys for Tots mission exemplifies the Marine Corps spirit in the Last Frontier, strengthening community ties while sharpening the Marines' readiness for Arctic operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

U.S. Marines with Detachment D Company, 4th Law Enforcement Battalion, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, unload equipment from a sled, Jim Creek, Alaska, Nov. 19, 2024. The Marines unloaded the sled while conducting cold-weather safety training to prepare for upcoming Toys for Tots events in December. The Marines’ participation in this training prepares them to operate in harsh-weather conditions above the arctic circle, familiarizing themselves with survival techniques, snowmobile operation and the daily tasks they will conduct during the Toys for Tots mission. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

U.S. Marines load snowmobiles and gear onto a C-130 Super Hercules at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 4, 2024. Marines with Company D, 4th Law Enforcement Battalion, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, and Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 153, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, loaded snowmobiles and gear onto the aircraft for upcoming Toys for Tots missions in Kotzebue and Barrow, Alaska. The Toys for Tots mission exemplifies the Marine Corps spirit in the Last Frontier, strengthening community ties while sharpening the Marines' readiness for Arctic operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

U.S. Marines with Detachment D Company, 4th Law Enforcement Battalion, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, and Airmen with 673rd Medical Group, Joint Base Elemendorf-Richardson, participate in a simulated snowmobile retrieval mission, Jim Creek, Alaska, Nov. 20, 2024. The servicemembers conducted the simulated retrieval mission during cold-weather safety training to prepare for upcoming Toys for Tots events. The Marines’ participation in this training prepares them to operate in harsh-weather conditions above the arctic circle, familiarizing themselves with survival techniques, snowmobile operation and the daily tasks they will conduct during the Toys for Tots mission. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Kasen Lee, center, offloads a snowmobile from a KC-130 Super Hercules provided by Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 153, at Kotzebue, Alaska, Dec. 4, 2024. Lee, an administrative specialist with Company D, 4th Law Enforcement Battalion, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, offloaded the snowmobile with assistance from Marines with Company D, and Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 153, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, in order to execute upcoming Toys for Tots missions in Kotzebue and Barrow, Alaska. The Toys for Tots mission exemplifies the Marine Corps spirit in the Last Frontier, strengthening community ties while sharpening the Marines' readiness for Arctic operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

U.S. Marines with Delta Company, 4th Law Enforcement Battalion (4th LEB), Force Headquarters Group, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve, first deployed to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in April 2024 to provide security to Marines, Sailors, Soldiers, and their assets participating in support of Exercise Native Fury 24. Delta Company’s mission is to provide inner perimeter security for initial staging and logistics areas in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in support of 2nd Distribution Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (MLG) and to provide security alongside Saudi and Emirati forces throughout the exercise as it progresses from Kingdom Saudi Arabia to the United Arab Emirates.

Robert Kirk, a trail guide from Noatak, Alaska, leads the Marines with Delta Company, 4th Law Enforcement Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, down a trail from Noatak to Kotzebue, Alaska, Dec. 14, 2021. The Marine Corps Reserves hosts the Toys for Tots program, collects donations of toys, and delivers them to school-aged children across the United States. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brendan Mullin)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Devin Chissus, left, and Pfc. Micah Bedwell, both military police Marines with Delta Company, 4th Law Enforcement Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, change the oil of a snowmobile at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 3, 2021. The Marine Corps Reserve hosts the Toys for Tots program, collects donations of toys, and delivers them to school-aged children across the United States. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brendan Mullin)

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Jake Paolucci, Company Gunnery Sgt. of Delta Company, 4th Law Enforcement Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, poses for a photo while dressed as Santa Claus in Kotzebue, Alaska, Dec. 11, 2021. The Marine Corps Reserve hosts the Toys for Tots program, collects donations of toys, and delivers them to school-aged children across the United States. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brendan Mullin)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Federico Gomez, the motor transportation chief with Delta Company, 4th Law Enforcement Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, poses for a photo with two students after handing out gifts in Shungnak, Alaska, Dec. 8, 2021. The “Alaska Marines” went to Alaska’s Northwest Arctic Borough and traveled by snowmobile and aircraft to dress as Santa Claus and deliver toys to children in remote villages belonging to Alaskan Natives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brendan Mullin)