Lance Cpl. Dustin Luse, left, demonstrates how to operate the M240B with the help of Sgt. Joseph Lopez, right, both with Motor Transportation Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 5, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, aboard Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 11, 2013. Luse, of Vidor, Texas, recently supported Exercise Steel Knight 2014. SK14 is an annual exercise designed to prepare the 1st Marine Division for deployment. - Lance Cpl. Dustin Luse, left, demonstrates how to operate the M240B with the help of Sgt. Joseph Lopez, right, both with Motor Transportation Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 5, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, aboard Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 11, 2013. Luse, of Vidor, Texas, recently supported Exercise Steel Knight 2014. SK14 is an annual exercise designed to prepare the 1st Marine Division for deployment.
Marines with 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, blow air into their blouses to use them as flotation devices during their annual swim qualification aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 14, 2013. During training, Marines wore camouflage utilities while executing multiple tasks, including a 25-meter swim, jumping off a 25-foot tower, treading water for five minutes, and stripping off a combat load while sub-surfaced. - Marines with 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, blow air into their blouses to use them as flotation devices during their annual swim qualification aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 14, 2013. During training, Marines wore camouflage utilities while executing multiple tasks, including a 25-meter swim, jumping off a 25-foot tower, treading water for five minutes, and stripping off a combat load while sub-surfaced.
Corporal Antoine Diop, a native of Toulouse, France, and a supply administration specialist with Supply Co., 1st Supply Bn., CLR-15, aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., is looking forward to his second deployment and carrying on his family’s legacy of service. “It’s tough to be away from your family,” said Diop. “But, the brotherhood we share with our fellow Marines is kind of a family away from family. The difficulties that we endure only bring us closer together.” - Corporal Antoine Diop, a native of Toulouse, France, and a supply administration specialist with Supply Co., 1st Supply Bn., CLR-15, aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., is looking forward to his second deployment and carrying on his family’s legacy of service. “It’s tough to be away from your family,” said Diop. “But, the brotherhood we share with our fellow Marines is kind of a family away from family. The difficulties that we endure only bring us closer together.”
Colonel John M. Schultz, 1st Marine Logistics Group chief of staff, presents Mary A. Foreman with a certificate of appreciation during her 35 Year’ Federal Length of Service award ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 20, 2013. Foreman, a native of Muskegon, Mich., is a 63-year old military paid technician who has devoted her personal and professional life to the Marine Corps for almost half a century. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Laura Gauna/Released) - Colonel John M. Schultz, 1st Marine Logistics Group chief of staff, presents Mary A. Foreman with a certificate of appreciation during her 35 Year’ Federal Length of Service award ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 20, 2013. Foreman, a native of Muskegon, Mich., is a 63-year old military paid technician who has devoted her personal and professional life to the Marine Corps for almost half a century. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Laura Gauna/Released)
A Helicopter Support Team with Landing Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, prepare to attach a M777 howitzer to the inbound CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopter at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec 6, 2013. The M777 howitzers were to be used for live-fire training events during Exercise Steel Knight 2014, an annual exercise designed to prepare 1st Marine Division for deployment with the Marine Air-Ground Task Force as the Ground Combat Element with the support of 1st MLG and 3rd Marine Air Wing. Combined, the MAGTF is able to deploy and respond in a timely manner to any situation across the globe. - A Helicopter Support Team with Landing Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, prepare to attach a M777 howitzer to the inbound CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopter at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec 6, 2013. The M777 howitzers were to be used for live-fire training events during Exercise Steel Knight 2014, an annual exercise designed to prepare 1st Marine Division for deployment with the Marine Air-Ground Task Force as the Ground Combat Element with the support of 1st MLG and 3rd Marine Air Wing. Combined, the MAGTF is able to deploy and respond in a timely manner to any situation across the globe.
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 5, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, train to react to Chemical, Biological, Radioactive and Nuclear scenarios during Exercise Steel Knight 2014 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 14, 2013. Approximately 240 Marines from CLB-5 supported multiple units throughout Twentynine Palms by providing them with supplies and logistical support. SK14, which took place Dec. 09-16, is an annual exercise designed to prepare the 1st Marine Division for deployment with the Marine Air Ground Task Force as the Ground Combat Element with the support of 1st MLG and 3rd Marine Air Wing. Combined, the MAGTF is able to deploy and respond in a timely manner to any situation across the globe. - Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 5, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, train to react to Chemical, Biological, Radioactive and Nuclear scenarios during Exercise Steel Knight 2014 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 14, 2013. Approximately 240 Marines from CLB-5 supported multiple units throughout Twentynine Palms by providing them with supplies and logistical support. SK14, which took place Dec. 09-16, is an annual exercise designed to prepare the 1st Marine Division for deployment with the Marine Air Ground Task Force as the Ground Combat Element with the support of 1st MLG and 3rd Marine Air Wing. Combined, the MAGTF is able to deploy and respond in a timely manner to any situation across the globe.
Lance Cpl. Justin Walton, motor transportation operator and refueler, 2nd Platoon, General Support Motor Transportation Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, walks along the convoy after conducting immediate action drills during a routine convoy aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., during Exercise Steel Knight 2014, Dec. 13. Marines received different scenarios before leaving on the convoy, keeping them on their toes by leaving little time to plan. SK14, which took place Dec. 9-16, is an annual exercise designed to prepare the 1st Marine Division for deployment with the Marine Air Ground Task Force as the Ground Combat Element with the support of 1st MLG and 3rd Marine Air Wing. Combined, the MAGTF is able to deploy and respond in a timely manner to any situation across the globe. - Lance Cpl. Justin Walton, motor transportation operator and refueler, 2nd Platoon, General Support Motor Transportation Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, walks along the convoy after conducting immediate action drills during a routine convoy aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., during Exercise Steel Knight 2014, Dec. 13. Marines received different scenarios before leaving on the convoy, keeping them on their toes by leaving little time to plan. SK14, which took place Dec. 9-16, is an annual exercise designed to prepare the 1st Marine Division for deployment with the Marine Air Ground Task Force as the Ground Combat Element with the support of 1st MLG and 3rd Marine Air Wing. Combined, the MAGTF is able to deploy and respond in a timely manner to any situation across the globe.
Lance Cpl. David Still, a radio operator with Communications Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, of New London, Conn., greets families during a Toys for Tots drive at Murrieta, Calif., Dec. 14, 2013. The battalion dedicated three weekends to the Toys for Tots program, which collects new, unwrapped toys each year and distributes those toys as Christmas gifts to less fortunate children in the community. The Marines collected more than 4,000 toys and $4,700 in donations. - Lance Cpl. David Still, a radio operator with Communications Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, of New London, Conn., greets families during a Toys for Tots drive at Murrieta, Calif., Dec. 14, 2013. The battalion dedicated three weekends to the Toys for Tots program, which collects new, unwrapped toys each year and distributes those toys as Christmas gifts to less fortunate children in the community. The Marines collected more than 4,000 toys and $4,700 in donations.
Sgt. Ebony Tatum, telecommunications supervisor, Headquarters Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, ensures a telephone works correctly aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., during Exercise Steel Knight 14. The telecommunication, data and radio Marines worked together to get communication up in only one day. Exercise Steel Knight 2014, which took place Dec. 9-16, is an annual exercise designed to prepare the 1st Marine Division for deployment with the Marine Air-Ground Task Force as the Ground Combat Element with the support of 1st MLG and 3rd Marine Air Wing. - Sgt. Ebony Tatum, telecommunications supervisor, Headquarters Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, ensures a telephone works correctly aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., during Exercise Steel Knight 14. The telecommunication, data and radio Marines worked together to get communication up in only one day. Exercise Steel Knight 2014, which took place Dec. 9-16, is an annual exercise designed to prepare the 1st Marine Division for deployment with the Marine Air-Ground Task Force as the Ground Combat Element with the support of 1st MLG and 3rd Marine Air Wing.
Sergeant Mark Ellis, operations chief, 1st Air Delivery Platoon, Landing Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, checks a parachute on Lance Cpl. Steven R. Brooks, a parachute rigger with 1st Air Delivery Platoon, before conducting parachute operations aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 12, 2013. The Marines conducted day and night jumps with 3rd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company and 1st Marine Special Operations Brigade to maintain proficiency and transition to a new parachute system. - Sergeant Mark Ellis, operations chief, 1st Air Delivery Platoon, Landing Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, checks a parachute on Lance Cpl. Steven R. Brooks, a parachute rigger with 1st Air Delivery Platoon, before conducting parachute operations aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 12, 2013. The Marines conducted day and night jumps with 3rd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company and 1st Marine Special Operations Brigade to maintain proficiency and transition to a new parachute system.