Under a sea of stars 🌌
The Milky Way Galaxy appears in the sky over the flight deck of the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) while underway in the Mediterranean Sea.
Mount Whitney is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to support the warfighting effectiveness, lethality and readiness of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, and defend U.S., Allied and partner interests in the region.
📸 MCC Chad M. Butler
#Marines with the Provost Marshal Office, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (HHS) execute a K-9 training exercise at MCAS Iwakuni.
Obstacle course training is designed to instill confidence in military working dogs while also displaying operational readiness by enhancing the obedience and threat response of their K9s.
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#Marines with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing take part in a free sparring workshop at @MCRDPI, South Carolina.
Corporals School is a month-long professional military education program that develops Marines small unit leadership skills and continues to prepare them to lead Marines.
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#Marines with 1st Marine Division take part in Exercise Garnet Rattler at Saylor Creek Range, Idaho.
Garnet Rattler is a joint exercise between Marines and @usairforce Airmen to train joint terminal attack controllers to increase efficiency, lethality and interoperability in a realistic training environment.
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#MarineCorps recruits with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, arrive at @MCRD_SD, California.
During the receiving process, recruits are inspected for contraband, make scripted phone calls home, and receive haircuts to mark the beginning of the 13-week transformation into United States Marines.
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A medic's dream patient.
In this photo, a Soldier with Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), practices putting in IV's during a partnered medical training exercise.
📸 Pfc. Tamia Lee
#Marines with @31stMeu execute aerial sniper exercises while performing routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of 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 premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.
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