Gen. John M. Murray

Aim Small, Miss Small
with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct aerial sniper integration training over the Pacific Ocean.
Elements of the 15th MEU are currently embarked aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet.
📷 Marine Cpl. Amelia Kang

The sniper team assigned to the Reconnaissance Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment, 11th Airborne Division, provided security during Orient Shield at Aibano Training Area, Japan on July 21, 2024.
Training and readiness are essential to generating integrated deterrence in an increasingly complex regional security environment, and Orient Shield is an important sign of the collective strength of the U.S.-Japan alliance. (U.S. Army Reserve photos by Spc. Nicholas Bushey)

Locked and Loaded
Paratroopers from 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, showcased their skills during a live-fire exercise with an M777 at the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany last month.
Have you trained there?

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery has a sarcophagus, a monumental stone coffin.
What do the three figures on its front represent?

U.S. Army Soldiers conducted a training exercise using a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) during Orient Shield 24 at Yausubetsu Training Area, Japan, July 20, 2024. Known as the most significant bilateral field training exercise between the U.S. Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, Orient Shield 24 strengthens a long-standing partnership essential to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Mitchell Johnson)
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Call for Fire
📍 MAGTF Training Command/Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center at 29 Palms (July 18, 2024)
Corps Pfc. Aaron Rasey, a Hicksville, Ohio native and field artillery cannoneer with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, loads a round prior to firing an M777 towed 155mm howitzer during Service Level Training Exercise (SLTE) 5-24.
The purpose of SLTE 5-24 is to create a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated Marine Air Ground Task Force.
📷 Marine Lance Cpl. Grace Stover

Members of the 陸上自衛隊 Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and U.S. Army Soldiers conduct Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain (MOUT) training during Orient Shield 24 at Aibano Training Area, Japan on July 20, 2024. Over the next few weeks, U.S. Army Soldiers will be working alongside our JGSDF partners every day, honing their skills and building relationships. 📸: U.S. Army Reserve photos by Pfc. Arianna Zavala
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Soldiers find creative ways to do their reenlistment ceremonies. Did you have a unique ceremony? Tell us where!
Sgt. 1st Class Corey Tomasich recently reenlisted underwater in Okinawa, Japan, while his family watched above. A link to the article is in the comments.
📸 by Sgt. 1st Class Henry Gundacke

Experience The Basics
📍 Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. (July 15, 2024)
with 1st Recruit Training Battalion conduct the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear defense training class in preparation for the gas chamber.
Recruits are exposed to CS gas to familiarize themselves with the use of their gas masks.
📷 Marine Lance Cpl. Ayden Cassano

Meeting With The Marines
📍 Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, NC
The 39th Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Eric M. Smith, speaks to Marines with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division during a visit.
General Smith visited the battalion during a Command Post Exercise to observe their training, speak with Marines, and recognize their accomplishments.
📷 Marine Staff Sgt. Kelsey Dornfeld

Fix Bayonets
📍 Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego (July 3, 2024)
recruits with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, execute bayonet techniques.
Bayonet techniques tie into the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, which strengthens the mental and moral resiliency of individual recruits and Marines through realistic combative training, warrior ethos studies, and physical hardening.
📷 Marine Cpl. Sarah M. Grawcock

Vote for the best picture from the 21st Theater Sustainment Command Best Squad Competition!
The competition was held at Camp Aachen, Grafenwoehr, Germany. July 9, 2024, was day two of the Best Squad Competition and consisted of a stress-shoot and obstacle course.
📷 by Spc. Samuel Signor

KEKAHA, Hawaii — 💥U.S. Army 3rd Multi-Domain Task Force fires the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), which can fire traditional rocket artillery rounds or long-range missiles with various payloads, on Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, July 11.
Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. The world' s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world' s oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971.
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U.S. Army Pacific Commanding General Gen. Charles A. Flynn briefed the Transnational Security Cooperation course fellows at Fort Shafter, Hawaii, on July 15, 2024. The TSC course is a week-long intensive program to empower executive-grade U.S. and international military and civilian officials, including those holding or aspiring to 08-09, SES, and equivalent ranks. Specifically tailored for senior security practitioners from the Indo-Pacific region, the TSC course facilitates a deep dive into a broad spectrum of transnational security challenges. (Photos by Spc. Taylor Gray)

Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessel HMCS Max Bernays assisted the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade UH-60 Black Hawk land on the flight deck during flight operations on July 10, 2024.
Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, from June 27 to Aug. 1.
Royal Canadian Navy U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) U.S. Indo-Pacific Command 25th Infantry Division I Corps

in 1966, Operation Hastings commenced with over 8,000 Marines from the 3rd Marine Division and 3,000 Republic of Vietnam troops conducting offensive operations against the 324th division of the North Vietnamese Army.
Operation Hastings was the largest combat operation up to this point in the Vietnam War and forced back the 324th Division across the DMZ, effectively stifling the NVA’s freedom of maneuver and reinforcing allied strength in the northern Quang Tri Province.

A round of applause for our Idaho National Guard, demonstrating "Always ready, always there,"
On July 6, the Idaho National Guard State Aviation Group assisted the Custer County Search and Rescue with the rescue of an injured hiker on Thompson Peak of the Sawtooth Range, outside of Stanley, Idaho.

Recently, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Soldiers took to the jungles of Malaysia alongside our partners to conduct an artillery live fire range, demonstrating proficiency and precision during joint exercise Keris Strike.
is a multilateral training exercise involving Malaysia, the U.S., and Australia and aims to strengthen the partnerships between nations through challenging and realistic training events.
📸: Spc. Evangelos Wilson and Staff Sgt. Brady Ellis

: U.S. Army Soldiers from 2nd Platoon, 65th Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Company collaborate with EOD Soldiers from the Malaysian Armed Forces in Kota Belud, Malaysia July 2. The teams conducted three days of training focused on best safety practices, methods, and procedures prior to the event. As part of Exercise Keris Strike 24, the training aims to create a valuable partnership and enhance information sharing between the Malaysian Armed Forces, Australian Defence Forces, and U.S. Armed Forces through challenging and realistic training. (U.S. Army 📸 by Staff Sgt. Brady Ellis)

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🔥 Firefight 🔥
📍 Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan (July 10, 2024)
with the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing extinguish a controlled fire during burn training.
The Marines, Tennessee Air National Guard, and 18th Civil Engineer Squadron conducted joint training to promote inter-service camaraderie and morale, as well as boost mission readiness and cross-training capabilities.
📷 Marine Lance Cpl. Sav Ford

Mobile Defense
📍 Camp Fuji, Japan (June 27, 2024)
with the 3rd Marine Division fire machine guns during mobile defense training as part of Fuji Viper 24.3.
Fuji Viper is an annual exercise that provides Marines operating in Japan the opportunity to conduct combined arms live-fire training and maintain operational readiness, tactical proficiency, and lethality within the first island chain.
📷 Marine Lance Cpl. Adam Trump

Helicopter Raid 🚁
📍 Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan (June 27, 2024)
with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct a helicopter raid exercise.
The raid simulated employing Marines to rapidly capture and control objectives essential to operations.
The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force, ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.
📷 Marine Cpl. Juan K. Maldonado

U.S. Army Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, provide air support on a UH-60 Blackhawk with multiple Fast Rope Insertion and Extraction System (FRIES) iterations for U.S. Naval Special Warfare operators as well as military personnel from Indonesia, Peru, and Japan during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 at Bellows Air Force Station, Hawaii, July 09, 2024. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. U.S. Army 📸s by Sgt. Richard Mohr, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade)
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We bid farewell to Maj. Gen. Eugene 'Gene' J. LeBoeuf, Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Reserve Command, June 9, 2024, in a ceremony honoring his illustrious career of over 39 years.
As Deputy Commanding General, LeBoeuf oversaw 26 Army Reserve Operational, Functional, Training, and Support Commands in the Continental United States, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Germany. Before this assignment, he served as Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM).
LeBoeuf and his wife, Teresa, were surrounded by their family, friends, distinguished service members, and guests for the heartfelt ceremony.
Thank you for your faithful service to our Nation.

Earn the Title
📍 Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. (July 2, 2024)
Recruits with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, conduct the Crucible.
The Crucible is a 54-hour culminating event in which the previous 11 weeks of training are put to the test.
📷 Marine Lance Cpl. Ayden Cassano

Embeds to contribute to regional deterrence Five Australian Army personnel have headed to Hawaii to embed with the US Army’s 3rd Multi-Domain Task Force.

eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) is the National Guard capstone training event, organized by First Army to help Brigade Combat Teams achieve T-Level 3 (T3) training readiness.
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U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Neil Mclean

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 25th Infantry Division conduct a demonstration of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosive (CBRNE) procedures at Camp Paradise, Kota Belud, Malaysia, July 3, 2024. This demonstration explains to our partner armies how we operate in a CBRNE environment, during Exercise Keris Strike 24, a trilateral military training exercise involving the Malaysian Armed Forces, the U.S. Armed Forces, and the Australian Defence Forces. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Evangelos Wilson)
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with the 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Tentera Darat Malaysia and Australian Army participated in a live fire exercise utilizing various weapons systems during .
strengthens the bonds between our countries by forging relationships, building capacity and promoting interoperability among partners.
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📸: SSG Brady Ellis & SSG Christopher Scott