Marines with 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, get ready to fire the M777 A2 Howitzer with the excalibur round June 17, 2011, in the Combat Center’s Emerson range training area. The majority of the battalion has never fired the excalibur round before.::r::::n:: - Marines with 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, get ready to fire the M777 A2 Howitzer with the excalibur round June 17, 2011, in the Combat Center’s Emerson range training area. The majority of the battalion has never fired the excalibur round before.::r::::n::
The mounted color guard, based at Marine Corps Logistics Base, Barstow, Calif., provided a unique aspect to the Wolfpack’s change of command ceremony June 17, 2011. This color guard is the only remaining such unit within the Marine Corps.::r::::n:: - The mounted color guard, based at Marine Corps Logistics Base, Barstow, Calif., provided a unique aspect to the Wolfpack’s change of command ceremony June 17, 2011. This color guard is the only remaining such unit within the Marine Corps.::r::::n::
Major Gen. Michael R. Regner shakes the hand of Lt. Col. Mark Dietz, the executive officer for Marine Corps Tactics and Operations Group, just before receiving the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious actions in combat June 17, 2011 at the MCTOG compound aboard the Combat Center.::r::::n:: - Major Gen. Michael R. Regner shakes the hand of Lt. Col. Mark Dietz, the executive officer for Marine Corps Tactics and Operations Group, just before receiving the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious actions in combat June 17, 2011 at the MCTOG compound aboard the Combat Center.::r::::n::
Corporal James Pais, a section leader for Company G, steals one last kiss from his wife, Rosa, before departing for a seven-month deployment with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit May 5, 2011. Aa pair of Marines inside the bus held Pais' feet so he could reach his wife without falling out. - Corporal James Pais, a section leader for Company G, steals one last kiss from his wife, Rosa, before departing for a seven-month deployment with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit May 5, 2011. Aa pair of Marines inside the bus held Pais' feet so he could reach his wife without falling out.
Solar panels soak up the desert sun outside of the generators and tents they are helping provide power for outside the Marine Corps Training Operations Group headquarters at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. The Corps is testing several “green initiative” systems designed to boost generator power, cutting fuel costs and prolonging the generators’ life spans. (Official USMC photo by Sgt. Heather Golden) - Solar panels soak up the desert sun outside of the generators and tents they are helping provide power for outside the Marine Corps Training Operations Group headquarters at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. The Corps is testing several “green initiative” systems designed to boost generator power, cutting fuel costs and prolonging the generators’ life spans. (Official USMC photo by Sgt. Heather Golden)
A crewman with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361 conducts a pre-flight inspection on a CH-53E Super Stallion May 20, 2011, on the flight line at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, Calif. - A crewman with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361 conducts a pre-flight inspection on a CH-53E Super Stallion May 20, 2011, on the flight line at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, Calif.