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FY25 SRB Program

Program Flyer for the FY25 Selective Retention Bonus Program

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VMM-365 Cyprus Flight Ops

Two U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)...

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II MEF Suicide Prevention Ruck

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt Maj David Wilson, left, and U.S. Navy Master Chief Chris Back, hike together during a suicide prevention ruck on Marine Corps...

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Tres Kolos 24 Culmination Day

U.S. Marines with Golf Company, 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division fire M27 Infantry Automatic Rifles during a shooting competition...

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CLR-27 REGFEX

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Devin Jeziorkowski, a warehouse clerk with Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, provides security during...

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22nd MEU UAS Demonstration

Col. Thomas Trimble, commanding officer, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, discusses the features of a group 3 unmanned aerial system with II Marine...

 

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  • 8th ESB HST Ops

    Oct 24 2024
    YUMA, Ariz.
    U.S. Marines with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, prepare to externally load a M777 Howitzer to a CH-53K King Stallion while conducting helicopter support team operations during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-25 in Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 5, 2024. WTI 1-25 is an advanced seven-week course, which provides standardized tactical training and incorporates Marine Corps planning and implementation of air and ground tactics through a series of escalating evolutions to support Marine aviation training and readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christian Salazar)
  • 10th Marine Regiment Rolling Thunder

    Oct 24 2024
    FORT LIBERTY, Nc.
    U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division practice setting up an M777 Howitzer during exercise Rolling Thunder on Fort Liberty, North Carolina, Oct. 9, 2024. This live-fire artillery exercise tested 10th Marine Regiment’s command-and-control, indirect fire support, counter-fire operations, and sensor operations in a simulated littoral environment against a future threat. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Frank Sepulveda Torres)
  • 22d MEU Combatant Diving Package

    Oct 24 2024
    MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, Nc.
    U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jac Gunderson, a reconnaissance Marine with Maritime Special Purpose Force, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, tests his equipment during a combatant diving package at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Oct. 3 - 4, 2024. The combatant dive package is a training exercise designed to progress and evaluate the Maritime Special Purpose Force in preparation for the 22d MEU’s upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christian Alston)
  • BLT 1/8 Beirut Memorial Run

    Oct 24 2024
    MEDITERRANEAN SEA.
    U.S. Marines and Sailors with Battalion Landing Team 1/8 conduct a memorial run in remembrance of the 1983 Marine barracks bombing in Beirut, Lebanon, aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) while underway in the Mediterranean Sea, Oct. 20, 2024. The Wasp (WSP) Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and embarked 24th MEU (SOC) is conducting operations in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa area of operations on a scheduled deployment. The WSP ARG-24th MEU (SOC) is supporting U.S., Allied and partner interests in the region, including in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, to continue promoting regional stability and deterring aggression. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. John Allen)
  • Task Force 61/2 visits USS Oak Hill

    Oct 24 2024
    LARANCA. Cy
    U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Samuel L. Meyer, left, the commanding general of Task Force 61/2, is welcomed aboard the Harpers Ferry-class amphibious landing dock ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) in Larnaca, Cyprus, Oct. 18, 2024. Task Force 61/2's synchronized command and control of assigned forces and seamless integration with U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, U.S. Sixth Fleet and U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa directly supports regional readiness, crisis response, and deterrence in the U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Josue Marquez)
  • VMFA-533 receives their first F-35B lightning II jet

    Oct 17 2024
    MARINE CORPS AIR STATION BEAUFORT, Sc.
    U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Zachary Hartnett, from Illinois and the commanding officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 533, taxis an F-35B Lightning II jet at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, Oct. 11, 2024. VMFA-533 received their first F-35B Lightning II jet, marking their transition from the F/A-18 Hornet to the F-35B. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bryan Giraldo)
  • Maritime Special Purpose Force Helocast

    Oct 17 2024
    MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, Nc.
    Reconnaissance Marines with Maritime Special Purpose Force, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct helocast operations with an enhanced combat rubber reconnaissance craft at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina on Oct. 8, 2024. This event was the first opportunity for II MEF to conduct helocast operations with the recently fielded ECRRC. Helocasting is a specialized insertion and extraction technique that enables Marines to conduct amphibious operations.  (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Emily Hazelbaker)
  • 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, APEX Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation

    Oct 17 2024
    MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, Nc.
    A U.S. Marine with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, fires an M240B medium machine gun during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina on Oct. 7, 2024. MCCRE involves a range of scenarios and challenges that test the unit's ability to plan, coordinate, and execute complex missions, including offensive and defensive operations, logistics, and communications. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Nathan Mitchell)
  • BLT 1/8, 24th MEU (SOC) Marines Conduct Fast Rope Operations with Italian Marines

    Oct 17 2024
    MASSAFRA, Italy.
    U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Vance Stiles, a platoon commander with Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), communicates with a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th MEU (SOC) during bilateral training with Italian armed forces in Massafra, Italy, Sept. 26, 2024. The Wasp (WSP) Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 24th MEU (SOC) are conducting operations in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa area of operations on a scheduled deployment. The WSP ARG-24th MEU (SOC) is supporting U.S., Allied and partner interests in the region, including in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, to continue promoting regional stability and deterring aggression. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)
  • 2d Recon Demolition Range

    Oct 17 2024
    BERGA, Swed.
    U.S. Marines with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, detonate an explosive charge during a demolition range as part of exercise Archipelago Endeavor 24 in Berga, Sweden, Sept. 2, 2024. Exercise Archipelago Endeavor 24 increases compatible interoperability between Marine Corps and Swedish Amphibious Forces by executing combined amphibious operations in and around the Baltic Sea littorals. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Eric Dmochowski.)
Voices of World War II - Arthur Rinetti
Nov. 9, 2020 | 1:50
World War II veteran Arthur Rinetti talks about his experiences on a battleship during the Battle of Surigao Strait.

Video by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Neal Uranga

World War II veteran Arthur Rinetti talks about his experiences on a battleship during the Battle of Surigao Strait.

Video by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Neal Uranga

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