On Duty: August 12th – August 18th
Company B, Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., Marines align to their right during a Friday Evening Parade at the barracks, Aug. 12, 2011.
Cpl Dengrier Baez
The Marine Corps Body Bearers fire ceremonial 40 mm cannons during a Friday Evening Parade at Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., Aug. 12, 2011.
Cpl Dengrier Baez
The U.S. Marine Drum and Bugle Corps performs at the opening of the Drum Corps International World Championships at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Aug. 13, 2011. The event featured world-class drum and bugle corps organizations from all over the country and abroad, each of which traveled more than 10,000 miles over the course of the summer while performing at more than 35 sanctioned events.
Cpl Dengrier Baez
Marines and sailors with 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit swim near the ship during a "Steel Beach" aboard USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19), Aug. 14, 2011. After a long time at sea, the ship's captain and embarked Marine commander call for a Steel Beach party to raise morale and unit camaraderie.
Cpl John M. Raufmann
Marines with Special Operations Training Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF paddle their combat rubber raiding craft to shore at the White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 15, 2011.
LCpl Courtney G. White
SSgt Matthew Z. Doll provides security during a mass casualty evacuation exercise at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 16, 2011. Combat Logistics Battalion 11 is the logistics combat element for the 11th MEU, which began a sea-based exercise Aug. 10, 2011.
LCpl Claudia M. Palacios
Marines serving with Company I, Battalion Landing Team, 3d Bn, First Marine Regiment test fire their weapons aboard USS Makin Island(LHD-8) before a heliborne training raid at the Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz., Aug. 17, 2011.
Cpl Gene Allen Ainsworth III
Marines with Headquarters and Service Company, BLT 2/7, 31st MEU run to their firing positions during an unknown distance shooting competition at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 17, 2011. The Marines were competing against each other for a prize and bragging rights.
Cpl Garry J. Welch
A Marine with Headquarters and Service Company, BLT 2/7, 31st MEU fires an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon during an unknown-distance shooting competition at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, August 17, 2011.
Cpl Garry J. Welch
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"We've Fought In Every Clime And Place": Stamping out the Caco Insurrection in the Republic d' Haiti.
"From Dawn To Setting Sun": Marine Occupation in Defense of Shanghai, March, 1927.
"Our Flag's Unfurled To Every Breeze": Punitive Expedition against Qhallah Battoo, February, 1832.
"We Are Proud To Claim The Title Of United States Marines"
"And To Keep Our Honor Clean": The fight to the finish at Bladensburg, August, 1814.
"First To Fight For Right And Freedom": The Marine expedition in Cuba in June, 1898.
"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.
"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.
"First To Fight For Right And Freedom": The Marine expedition in Cuba in June, 1898.
“To The Shores Of Tripoli”: Storming the fortifications at Derne, Tripoli, 1805.
"From The Halls Of Montezuma": The assault on Chapultepec Castle--Mexico City, 1847
Marine patrol fired on while fording the Coco River.
“To The Shores Of Tripoli”: Storming the fortifications at Derne, Tripoli, 1805.
"From The Halls Of Montezuma": The assault on Chapultepec Castle--Mexico City, 1847
Marine patrol fired on while fording the Coco River.
January 2002: The Marines engraved another mark in the rich history of the Corps when they came from more than 400 miles offshore to establish a forward operating base south of Kandahar in the war on terrorism. The Marine CH-46 helicopter on the cover, photographed by PH1(AW/SW) Greg Messier, USN, fought in the desert sand to land and resupply Marines such as the ones (inset) photographed by Sgt Joseph R. Chenelly.
January 2001: This firefight during the Frozen Chosin Reservoir Campaign of 1950 was painted by “Chosin Few” veteran Jack Cannon, who served with Company B, 1st Battalion, Seventh Marine Regiment and resides in the warmer climes of New Mexico. The cover was part of Leatherneck’s 50th anniversary salute to the Korean War veterans.
January 1992: This cover photograph of runners during Marine Corps Marathon XVI in Washington, D.C., was photographed by Sgt Deirdre Hallett.
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