050809-M-5900L-087 Mariam Range, Djibouti (Aug. 9, 2005) - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Mathew G. Schultz assists Lance Cpl. Hakeem L. Pinkston, with firing a M-240G medium machine gun at the Mariam Range in Djibouti. Marines of the 26th MEU (SOC) are assisting the Combined Joint Task Force, Horn of Africa, by providing humanitarian aid and training to the people susceptible to transnational terrorist influence. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Daniel R. Lowndes (RELEASED)
050719-N-3799S-005 Beaufort, S.C. (July 19, 2005) – An F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to the “Marauders” of Strike Fighter Squadron Eight Two (VFA-82), climbs in altitude after departing Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, S.C., on a routine training mission. VFA-82 recently unveiled a new commemorative paintjob which was featured on the squadron’s aircraft during their first deployment in 1968 to Southeast Asia flying the A-7 Corsair II. VFA-82 is stationed on board MCAS Beaufort, S.C., and will be decommissioned on Sept. 30, 2005. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Perry Solomon (RELEASED)
050305-N-2984R-001 Persian Gulf (Mar. 5, 2005) - The pilot of an F/A-18A+ Hornet, assigned to the "Silver Eagles" of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron One One Five (VMFA-115), conducts a check of his speed break prior to launch aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) is embarked aboard Truman and is providing close air support and conducting intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance over Iraq. The Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Ricardo J. Reyes (RELEASED)
050628-N-8772M-003 Kauai, Hawaii (June 28, 2005) - A U.S. Marine assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibious Battalion, 1st Marine Division, fires his M-16 rifle as he simulates a hostile combatant on the beaches of the Pacific Missile Range Facility, on the island of Kauai, Hawaii. The 3rd Assault Amphibious Battalion, 1st Marine Division, is currently embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5). U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class Johnny Michael (RELEASED)