U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. James Merville, a Phoenix native, has been playing music since the first grade and always desired pursuing a career in music, which he found in the Marine Corps 12 years ago as a professional trombone player. Merville, a 2002 graduate from Camelback High School, joined the Marine Corps during his senior year because he had a strong desire to serve his country. Merville says he is excited for Marine Week Phoenix and the opportunity for his family and friends to learn more about what the Marine Corps really does. "It’s not just running around chasing bad guys,” he said. “That is a huge part of what we do, but there are so many other jobs that we do and there is so much we give back to the world and the community at large." - U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. James Merville, a Phoenix native, has been playing music since the first grade and always desired pursuing a career in music, which he found in the Marine Corps 12 years ago as a professional trombone player. Merville, a 2002 graduate from Camelback High School, joined the Marine Corps during his senior year because he had a strong desire to serve his country. Merville says he is excited for Marine Week Phoenix and the opportunity for his family and friends to learn more about what the Marine Corps really does. "It’s not just running around chasing bad guys,” he said. “That is a huge part of what we do, but there are so many other jobs that we do and there is so much we give back to the world and the community at large."

Engineers from Bridge Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group and 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division as well as members of British 54 Commando Squadron Royal Engineers stand atop a medium girder bridge they built aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 21, 2015. Marines from 7th ESB and 1st CEB are conducting various engineer training events alongside their British counterparts in coming weeks as part of annual large-scale exercise Black Alligator. - Engineers from Bridge Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group and 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division as well as members of British 54 Commando Squadron Royal Engineers stand atop a medium girder bridge they built aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 21, 2015. Marines from 7th ESB and 1st CEB are conducting various engineer training events alongside their British counterparts in coming weeks as part of annual large-scale exercise Black Alligator.

Lance Cpl. Matthew Ritter, a heavy equipment operator with Bulk Fuel Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, shows a couple a weapons system during San Diego Fleet Week 2015 aboard Naval Base Coronado, Calif., Sept. 20, 2015. Thirty-seven Marines from 7th ESB presented static displays during the event to demonstrate the quality of military assets to the citizens of San Diego. - Lance Cpl. Matthew Ritter, a heavy equipment operator with Bulk Fuel Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, shows a couple a weapons system during San Diego Fleet Week 2015 aboard Naval Base Coronado, Calif., Sept. 20, 2015. Thirty-seven Marines from 7th ESB presented static displays during the event to demonstrate the quality of military assets to the citizens of San Diego.