Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus will present the Navy Cross to the family of Lance Cpl. Donald J. Hogan here, Jan. 17.

Silver Star recipient remains calm, humble through Afghanistan tour

Locating and firing at moving targets is difficult for any sniper; doing it from the door of a Navy Sikorsky HH-60H Rescue Hawk in flight is a new challenge for these Marines.

Most wives and girlfriends wouldn't normally spend their Thursday navigating through a Marine Corps obstacle course, but Amanda Gerth, girlfriend of Sgt. Paul Sharon, did just that.

Marines and sailors with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, attended a memorial service Oct. 13 to honor Lance Cpl. Benjamin W. Schmidt, 24, of San Antonio.

More than 70 sailors, Marines and civilians turned out to show their support and appreciation as the sailors here honored 236 years of pride and tradition during the U.S. Navy Birthday celebration, Oct. 14.

Several hundred noncommissioned officers from 1st Marine Division units gathered to discuss how to encourage honor, courage and commitment throughout the Marine Corps during two days of seminars for the division's NCO summit, Oct. 17.

More than 70 sailors, Marines and civilians turned out to show their support and appreciation as the sailors here honored 236 years of pride and tradition during the U.S. Navy Birthday celebration, Oct. 14.

Afghan and Marine commanders from around southern Helmand province gathered for a commander's conference at Regimental Combat Team 5 headquarters here, Oct. 12-13.

A rifle company with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit raided simulated enemy installations here Sept. 12 during the unit’s second at-sea exercise since becoming a complete Marine air-ground task force in May.

Role models are typically sports stars, teachers or family members, but for Marines of Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, the qualities of a role model can be found in one of their own.

Afghan National Army soldiers and more than 40 Marines surged through Sareagar village during a two-day operation to increase the International Security Assistance Force presence throughout the village and interact with the people there, Aug. 25 and 26.

Some fathers teach their sons how to throw a ball and others show their sons how to fish. Sgt. Maj. Ernest Hoopii, Regimental Combat Team 5 sergeant major, taught his son how to be a Marine.

Mortars, machine guns and rocket blasts rang across Range 408 as Marines and sailors of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, conducted field training, Aug. 24.

Goodbyes are always a hard thing to do, which is why 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, decided to try and make it a little bit easier at Lake O’Neill, Aug. 19.

Exercise Tafakula 2011 launched with an opening ceremony at Taliai Military Camp, Kingdom of Tonga, Aug. 11.

Approximately 60 Marines and sailors from 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, arrived in the Kingdom of Tonga for Exercise Tafakula 2011, Aug. 9.

A Marine serving with Regimental Combat Team 5 embraces his wife before he departed Camp Pendleton for a yearlong deployment to Afghanistan, Aug. 13. RCT-5 will pick up where RCT-1 left off, preparing Afghan forces to take control of the country as coalition forces prepare to withdraw. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Michael S. Cifuentes)

Three Marines from 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, “the Super Breed,” received the Bronze Star with combat distinguishing device during a ceremony, Aug. 8.

Marines and Sailors of Company F., Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit conducted a bilateral live-fire training event here with their Australian counterparts during the exercise Raider Dawn.

It was supposed to be a normal day at the beach for 1st Lt. Scott A. Whipple, a platoon commander with Hotel Company, 3rd Assault Amphibious Battalion, but his military training would soon be needed. .

The Marines and sailors of 1st Combat Engineers Battalion held a memorial ceremony at San Mateo, July 1, to pay tribute to the Marines who made the ultimate sacrifice during the unit's recent deployment to Afghanistan.