Marines
Honoring a Hero | Silver Star
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- Honoring a Hero | Silver Star
- Runtime
- 1:47
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Badass Alert!
Last week, Maj. Edward F. Wright received the Silver Star for his heroism in Vietnam over 51 years ago.
(U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez)
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- Platoon Attack | Extreme Cold Weather
- Runtime
- 1:01
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.1 conduct training in Baumholder, Germany, Jan. 21-25, 2019. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is deployed to conduct crisis-response and theater-security operations in Europe and Africa.
(U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Bethanie Ryan)
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- Forging Friendships | Cobra Gold
- Runtime
- 1:42
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Meet Carter and “Tum.”
Royal Thai Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Bandit "Tum" Potisai, right, and U.S. Navy Builder Constructionman Carter Shaw share how they became friends while working together to build a new multifunctional building at the school during Exercise Cobra Gold 19. The exercise focuses on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, developing interoperability, and unity of action in a crisis.
(U.S. Marine Corps video by Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Bragg)
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- Arctic Warfare Training | Norway
- Runtime
- 0:30
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 19.1 conduct Exercise White Ulfberht with Norwegian Army soldiers in Setermoen, Norway, Jan. 7-25, 2019. White Ulfbert enabled the Marines to improve their combat and survival skills in the harsh arctic climate of northern Norway.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ashley McLaughlin and )
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- Marine Corps Martial Arts | Boot Camp
- Runtime
- 1:09
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Recruits with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, preform Marine Corps Martial Arts Program techniques during a MCMAP session at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego.
(U.S. Marine Corps Video by Cpl. Shekinah Lowe)
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- Pounding in the Basics
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Marines assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, provide security during a squad attack range at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. (U.S. Marine Corps video by LCpl. Kenny Gomez)
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- Built to Destroy
- Runtime
- 2:18
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, participate in a demo range involving breaching and building explosives during Theater Amphibious Combat Rehearsal.
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- 2019 CMC Message to the Force
- Runtime
- 3:41
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Robert B. Neller, speaks about his last Message to the Force, "Continue the Attack." This message talks about the strengths, challenges, and ways to move forward for the Marine Corps.
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- What I Wish I Knew | Advice to Junior Marines
- Runtime
- 1:01
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- “Find the line to cross and toe it.”
— 1st Sgt. Michael Eason
What advice would you give to yourself as a junior Marine?
(2nd Marine Logistics Group video by Cpl. Scarlet A. Sharp)
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- Valuing Our Marines | Mechanic Apprenticeship
- Runtime
- 1:27
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- “The best ideas, typically in the Marine Corps, come from junior Marines.”
— Capt. Alexander Read
(1st Marine Division video by Joseph Prado)
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- Standing Strong | Non-Lethal Weapons Training
- Runtime
- 1:06
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Marines from the III Marine Expeditionary Unit are ready to keep areas safe and secure using these non-lethal crowd control techniques.
(U.S. Marine Corps footage from Cpl. Alexis B. Betances)
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- Shoot like a LAAD, Sting like a Bee | Taking Down Drones
- Runtime
- 1:28
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Marines with the Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) School, fire Stinger missiles at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, January 14, 2019. Students of the LAAD School must fire a Stinger Missile as their final graduation requirement. (U.S Marine Corps video by LCpl. Corey Mathews)
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- Building Camaraderie | Relay Competition
- Runtime
- 1:03
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Marines with Marine Forces Reserve participate in the MARFORRES Relay Race Competition at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Jan. 17, 2019. The quarterly event tests the physical fitness of the Marines and builds camaraderie within the units.
(U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez and Cpl. Niles Lee)
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- Nothing Stops Us | Bridge Building
- Runtime
- 0:58
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Marines with Bridge Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, prepare equipment for an Improved Ribbon Bridge during a company level field exercise at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina., Jan. 14, 2019. Bridge Company conducted the exercise to sustain mission essential training and standards, and rehearse alternative methods of employing equipment to support infantry units. (U.S. Marine Corps b-roll package by Cpl. Scarlet A. Sharp)
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- Vietnam Veteran | Navy Cross Recipient
- Runtime
- 6:51
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Ret. 1st Sgt. John Lord was awarded the Navy Cross fifty years after leading his platoon through an ambush in Vietnam.
The medal was an upgrade from the Bronze Star he was awarded in 1975.
(U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Annika Moody)
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- Exercise Northern Steel
- Runtime
- 2:07
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Marines from units across II Marine Expeditionary Force participate in Exercise Northern Steel, the 6th Marine Regiment field exercise conducted on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, December 3-7, 2018. Northern Steel utilizes combat capabilities from across the Marine Air-Ground Task Force, testing those capabilities in a force-on-force exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Melanye Martinez)
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- Own It | Wise Words
- Runtime
- 0:59
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Retired U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Brian Chontosh talks about his readiness ethos and what it means to be prepared to execute a mission. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joseph Miller)
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- Hang in There | Helicopter Rope Suspension
- Runtime
- 0:33
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit complete the Helicopter Rope Suspension Techniques (HRST) Master Course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, in December 2018.
The HRST course, taught by the Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, educates Marines in tower operations, fast-roping from multiple aircraft platforms and Special Patrol Insert/Extract rigging.
(U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Noah Rudash and LCpl Dalton Swanbeck)
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- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Legacy
- Runtime
- 1:46
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a leader and an activist, he influenced American society in the 1950s and 1960s through his belief in nonviolent protests during the Civil Rights Movement with the goal of achieving constitutional and legal rights for all Americans.
II Marine Expeditionary Force Marines describe their thoughts on how Dr. King’s legacy influences their career to this day.
(U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Leynard Kyle Plazo)
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- Challenge Yourself | All-Marine Wrestling Team
- Runtime
- 1:04
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Sgt. John Stefonowicz describes what it's like to be a member of the All-Marine Wrestling Team.
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- Navajo Code Talker Alfred K. Newman
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Navajo Code Talker Alfred K. Newman passed away at 94 last week.
He was one of the nine surviving code talkers.
Semper Fidelis, Marine.
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- Paving the Way
- Runtime
- 1:58
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Sgt. Tara-Lyn Baker from Benton, Pennsylvania talks about reaching her limits as a Marine during the Winter Mountain Leader Course aboard Mountain Warfare Training Center (MWTC), Bridgeport, California, January 9th, 2019.
The WMLC trains Marine leaders to be able to survive and train Marines to survive in cold weather conditions.
(U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jennessa Davey)
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- Edson Range, Weapons and Field Training Battalion
- Runtime
- 1:01
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Marines with Weapons and Field Training Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, are responsible for training Marine recruits in rifle marksmanship and designated Marine Corps Common Skills. The personnel and instructors are an integral part of the transformation from recruit to basically trained Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Noah Rudash)
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- Non Commissioned Officer
- Runtime
- 0:36
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit talk about the importance of the noncommissioned officer, and their role aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Dec. 30, 2018.
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- Obstacle Course at MCRD San Diego
- Runtime
- 1:34
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Recruits of Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, tackle the Obstacle Course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Dec. 29, 2018. The Obstacle Course challenges recruits to overcome their fears of meeting new challenges as well as conditions their bodies to become a Marine.
(U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Shekinah Lowe)
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- CFT | Six Minutes of Pain
- Runtime
- 1:18
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Cpl. Johnathan W. Brown, an administrative clerk with Headquarters Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, describes the Combat Fitness Test and the requirements for an 18-year-old male Marine taking the CFT, at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Dec. 21, 2018. The CFT is a test taken annually by every Marine and is a tool used by the Marine Corps to measure an individual Marine’s combat readiness.
(U.S. Marine Corps Video by Cpl. Niles Lee)
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- Take Flight | II MEF Flight Operations
- Runtime
- 0:39
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Eight CH-53E Super Stallions with Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron 302 (HMHT-302) fly in a formation over Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, December 21, 2018. HMHT-302 successfully launched eight CH-53Es with twenty-six passengers for a single flight as a display of appreciation for the hard work of the squadron. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Paige C. Stade)
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- Take on the Challenge | Steel Knight
- Runtime
- 1:59
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Marines with 1st Marine Division, conduct Steel Knight-19 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 7, 2018. Steel Knight-19 is a 1st Marine Division led exercise which enables Marines and Sailors to operate in a realistic to develop necessary skills sets to maintain a fully capable Marine Air Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps video edited by Sgt Antonio Campbell; animation by Staff Sgt. Phillip Elgie)
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- Take Flight | Moving Marines
- Runtime
- 1:15
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- A troop movement doesn’t just happen overnight. Marines use extensive planning to ensure that they are mission ready.
(U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Noah Rudash)
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- Lift Off | Helicopter Support Team Training
- Runtime
- 1:25
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct Helicopter Support Team (HST) training at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California and Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Dec. 11, 2018. HSTs allow Marines to receive and transport cargo rapidly over rough terrain or vast distances.
(U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Adam Dublinske)
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- How to Rescue and Recover AAVs | Marine Amphibious Training
- Runtime
- 0:56
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Marines with Combat Assault Company, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division conduct a water towing, evacuation and recovery exercise at Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Dec. 11. 2018. The training prepares Marines to respond to unexpected problems with amphibious assault vehicles and maintains readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Eric Tso.)
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- The Commandant's CFT
- Runtime
- 0:13
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller runs his last CFT at Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C., Dec. 14, 2018.
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- Winter Mountain Leaders Course
- Runtime
- 1:17
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Sgt. Tara-Lyn Baker is the first female Marine to graduate from the Winter Mountain Leaders Course.
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- Marine Corps Instructor of Water Survival Course
- Runtime
- 1:42
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Marines on Parris Island undergo training to become Marine Corps Instructors of Water Survival.
(U.S. Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. Devon Burton and Cpl. Sarah Stegall)
- Title
- Thicker Than Blood
- Runtime
- 2:23
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Marine Corps Pfc. Hailey Knowlton and Pfc. Jacob Knowlton, twins and Eugene, Oregon, natives, speak about the uniqueness of their relationship as twins and how earning the title "Marine" has deepened their connection.
(U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Christian Cachola)
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- Becoming Marines Together | The Lear Sisters
- Runtime
- 2:11
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Three sisters; one common goal: become United States Marines.
Nina, Danielle, and Keilah Lear from Platoon 4000, Oscar Company go through Recruit Training together at Parris Island, S.C.
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- Force Fitness
- Runtime
- 1:16
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Title
- India Company
- Runtime
- 0:35
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Update 09:32
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- Stress Range
- Runtime
- 0:43
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct a live fire "stress range" in Sendai, Japan on Jan. 17, 2018.
(U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Kristiana Montanez)
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- Helicopter Rope Suspension Techniques Master Course
- Runtime
- 1:14
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Marines with the with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit complete the Helicopter Rope Suspension Techniques Master Course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.
(U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Dalton S. Swanbeck)
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- Winter Warrior USMC
- Runtime
- 1:26
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Marines with Marine Rotational Force Europe-Africa 19.1 conduct winter training exercise Winter Warrior in Haltdalen, Norway, Dec. 9, 2018.
(U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Elijah Abernathy)
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- U.S. Marines Train With German Soldiers
- Runtime
- 1:01
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa train with German soldiers in Seedorf, Germany, Dec. 1-9, 2018.
(U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Katelyn Hunter)
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- Golf Company Crucible Ceremony
- Runtime
- 0:53
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Golf company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion completed The Crucible and were awarded their Eagle, Globe and Anchor along with their new title of Marine Dec. 29, 2018, on Parris Island, S.C.
(U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Carlin Warren)
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- King of the Ring | Close Combat Battle
- Runtime
- 1:25
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Marines fight all out in a close combat battle to find out who the top fighters are.
(U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Faeth E. Webb)
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- There Every Step of the Way | Poolee to Cpl.
- Runtime
- 0:26
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Cpl. Carly Marie Cadwallader speaks about being promoted to corporal by Staff Sgt. Peter Vandyken, a Marine who contributed to her decision to join the Marine Corps two years ago. Cadwallader now serves as an administrative clerk for Headquarters and Service Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. Cadwallader is a native of Fort Madison, Iowa. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Jorge A. Rosales)
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- Honor the Fallen | LCpl. Nicholas R. Smarr Remembrance
- Runtime
- 4:02
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Lance Cpl. Nicholas R. Smarr, a MARFORRES Marine, was killed in the line of duty when responding to a domestic disturbance call in Americus, Ga. on Dec. 7, 2016, while serving as a police officer for the Americus Police Department. (Directed and edited by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez; Videography by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez and Cpl. Niles Lee)
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- Outsmart the Enemy | Staying Well Read as a Marine
- Runtime
- 1:07
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- General James Mattis explains the importance of training Marines to be smarter than their enemies.
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- Making it Work | Aviation Repair
- Runtime
- 1:19
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Marines work to improve their aviation repair skills.
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- C-17 Globemaster | III Aviation Training
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, and Airman with 729th Airlift Squadron, Air Force Reserve Command, conduct a Strategic Mobility Exercise with the C-17 Globemaster III at the Air Combat Element landing strip at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Nov. 28, 2018. The purpose of this exercise was to display 2/7's capabilities to deploy its command assets anywhere around the world in 96 hours within a 24 hour notice. (U.S. Marine Corps Video By MAGTFTC COMMSTRAT Directed, Edited, and Cinematography by Cpl. Ashlee Conover, Cinematography by Lance Cpl. Corey Mathews, and Lance Cpl. Robin Lewis)
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- Precision Shooting
- Runtime
- 2:03
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Members of Special Reaction Team, with the Marine Corps Installations Pacific Provost Marshal's Office, prepare to engage targets during marksman observer training at Range 171 on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 29, 2018. This exercise allows SRT Marines to practice precision shooting for hostage situations.
(U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Brennan Priest and Pfc. Brennan Beauton)

