On Duty: January 27 – February 2
Marines and sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit walk the flight deck of USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7), Jan. 27, 2012, during onload operations, as the 24th MEU prepares for its certification exercise with Amphibious Squadron 8, scheduled Jan. 27-Feb. 17, 2012.
LCpl Michael Petersheim
Third Marine Aircraft Wing leathernecks raise 50 national flags during the open house and dedication of the Avenue of Flags at Miramar National Cemetery, San Diego, Jan. 28, 2012. The Marines participated after volunteering almost 1,000 hours of community service to the Fort Rosecrans and Miramar National Cemetery Support Foundation.
Giancarlo Mollicone
A landing craft, air cushioned transports Marines and tactical vehicles of the 24th MEU to USS Iwo Jima, Jan. 28, 2012, during onload operations.
LCpl Michael Petersheim
Marine SSgt Geoffrey Zamjahn, 1/12, leads Marines on the field at the Aloha Stadium during the National Football League's 2012 Pro Bowl game in Honolulu, Jan. 29, 2012.
Cpl Jody Lee Smith
SSgt Apollo Flores, a section leader in BLT 3/1, 11th MEU radios commands during live-fire training in Djibouti, Jan. 30, 2012.
Sgt Elyssa Quesada
LCpl Nick Lacarra, an improvised explosive device detection dog handler with Combined Antiarmor Team 2, Weapons Co, 3/3, stands watch with his dog Coot while halted during a partnered security patrol with Afghan Border Police in Kartaka, Afghanistan, Jan. 30, 2012.
Cpl Reece Lodder
Marines with Co F, 2/4, move to a new position during the opening phase of Operation Double Check, a battalion-level offensive to rid insurgents from areas of southern Musa Qal’eh district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 31, 2012.
Cpl Tommy Bellegarde
Marines with the Security Element Platoon, H&S Co, BLT 1/2, 24th MEU, establish a security perimeter after fast-roping onto USNS Laramie for a simulated visit, board, search and seizure, Feb. 1, 2012.
LCpl Michael Petersheim
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"On The Land As On The Sea": The "Bon Homme Richard" encounters the "Serapis," September 23, 1779.
"We Fight Our Country's Battles": The fall of Fort Fisher, North Carolina, in 1865.
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“To The Shores Of Tripoli”: Storming the fortifications at Derne, Tripoli, 1805.
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