US Marines

Sgt. Rianna Connor Carpenter from California joined the Marine Corps when she was 18 years old. The woman served two enlistments and went to Afghanistan in 2012.

The US Marines posed during training exercises in Romania, and while stationed at Camp Beuhring in Kuwait.

190614-N-WI365-1325 CORAL SEA (June 14, 2019) – Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) participate in a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) training exercise on the boat deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48). Ashland, part of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, with embarked 31st MEU, is operating in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by…

A U.S. Marine assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), provides security for his team as they search a small vessel while conducting Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) training in Souda Bay, Greece, Nov. 5, 2015. The 26th MEU is deployed to the 6th fleet area of responsibility in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andre Dakis, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)

Standard issue weapons given to US Marines

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A U.S. Marine with maritime raid force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit posts security during a visit, board, search, and seizure exercise aboard the USS Miguel Keith (ESB-5) off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 11, 2023. The VBSS exercise was conducted to evaluate and certify Marines in search and seizure techniques while at sea. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the USS America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and…

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A Marine with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment take cover behind a berm after recieving accurate small-arms fire, Feb. 13, in the city of Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Marines with Bravo and Alpha Co., 1/6 inserted into the city at night by helicopters as part of a large-scale offensive aimed at routing the Taliban from their last-known stronghold in Helmand province.

U.S. Marine Corps scout sniper candidate Lance Cpl. Garrett Dimattei with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, poses for a photograph during a live-fire exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 6, 2019. The exercise acted as the culminating event of a three week screening process every scout sniper candidate must complete before attending scout sniper school. (U.S. Marine Corps Photograph by Pfc. Cedar Barnes)