Marines with third platoon, Bravo Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, participate in snug-and-tow exfiltration technique training for submarine operations Jan. 31, 2015 in the Kaneohe Bay area. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harley Thomas/released) - Marines with third platoon, Bravo Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, participate in snug-and-tow exfiltration technique training for submarine operations Jan. 31, 2015 in the Kaneohe Bay area. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harley Thomas/released)
Reconnaissance Marines and sailors board a CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 as they prepare to conduct a low-level static line jump package on the fl ight line on Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, March 18, 2014. At an altitude between 1,500 feet to 2,000 feet, three to four service members jumped each time as the aircraft flew over the area. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew J. Bragg) - Reconnaissance Marines and sailors board a CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 as they prepare to conduct a low-level static line jump package on the fl ight line on Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, March 18, 2014. At an altitude between 1,500 feet to 2,000 feet, three to four service members jumped each time as the aircraft flew over the area. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew J. Bragg)
Gunnery Sgt. Timothy C. Tardif, staff noncommissioned officer of Scout Sniper School, School of Infantry West-Detachment Hawaii, and a 32-year-old native of Denver, speaks to Marines of Corporals Course at Dewey Square on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Feb. 25, 2013. The Marines had just completed a four hour-long case study, or training exercise, based off of true experiences Tardif faced as a corporal in combat during Operation Iraqi Freedom, April 12, 2003. Tardif received shrapnel wounds while assaulting the enemy compound and refused medical attention in order to keep fighting alongside his platoon. Thirteen months later he was awarded the Silver Star for the actions he displayed on that day. Tardif explained to the Marines the Marine Corps is what they make of it, and the effectiveness of their leadership will depend of the bond they build with their Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Bragg) - Gunnery Sgt. Timothy C. Tardif, staff noncommissioned officer of Scout Sniper School, School of Infantry West-Detachment Hawaii, and a 32-year-old native of Denver, speaks to Marines of Corporals Course at Dewey Square on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Feb. 25, 2013. The Marines had just completed a four hour-long case study, or training exercise, based off of true experiences Tardif faced as a corporal in combat during Operation Iraqi Freedom, April 12, 2003. Tardif received shrapnel wounds while assaulting the enemy compound and refused medical attention in order to keep fighting alongside his platoon. Thirteen months later he was awarded the Silver Star for the actions he displayed on that day. Tardif explained to the Marines the Marine Corps is what they make of it, and the effectiveness of their leadership will depend of the bond they build with their Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Bragg)
Marines with Combat Assault Company, 3rd Marine Regiment, use amphibious assault vehicles to tear up the mud in the salvage yard wetland aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii during the annual Mud Ops environmental training exercise, Feb. 19, 2014. The CAC Marines team up with the Environmental Compliance and Protection Department each year to conduct the two to three-day exercise and tear up the mud within the Nuupia Pond Wildlife Management Area and salvage yard wetland to help preserve the comfortable living conditions of the wildlife within the areas. The result of this exercise allows the endangered Hawaiian black-necked stilt to feed and lay nests as well as making water more absorbable in the mud. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Bragg) - Marines with Combat Assault Company, 3rd Marine Regiment, use amphibious assault vehicles to tear up the mud in the salvage yard wetland aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii during the annual Mud Ops environmental training exercise, Feb. 19, 2014. The CAC Marines team up with the Environmental Compliance and Protection Department each year to conduct the two to three-day exercise and tear up the mud within the Nuupia Pond Wildlife Management Area and salvage yard wetland to help preserve the comfortable living conditions of the wildlife within the areas. The result of this exercise allows the endangered Hawaiian black-necked stilt to feed and lay nests as well as making water more absorbable in the mud. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Bragg)
Gunnery Sgt. Jeremiah Dare (left), the Bravo Company operations chief for 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, coaches Sgt. David Tanney, the jump team leader with Bravo Co., 3rd Recon Bn., during marksmanship training at Kaneohe Bay Range Training Facility, Feb. 4, 2014. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Suzanna Knotts) - Gunnery Sgt. Jeremiah Dare (left), the Bravo Company operations chief for 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, coaches Sgt. David Tanney, the jump team leader with Bravo Co., 3rd Recon Bn., during marksmanship training at Kaneohe Bay Range Training Facility, Feb. 4, 2014. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Suzanna Knotts)
Meredith Kimener shares a moment with her husband and baby at building 1087, Dec. 16, 2013. More than 900 Marines and sailors with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment returned from a recent Unit Deployment Program, Dec. 13, 14 and 16. They landed at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, and they arrived in three busses to Marine Corps Base Hawaii, escorted by motorcyclists. Each company spent anywhere between six to eight months on deployment. They trained in countries including Malaysia, Philippines, Australia, New Zealand and South Korea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Kristen Wong) - Meredith Kimener shares a moment with her husband and baby at building 1087, Dec. 16, 2013. More than 900 Marines and sailors with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment returned from a recent Unit Deployment Program, Dec. 13, 14 and 16. They landed at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, and they arrived in three busses to Marine Corps Base Hawaii, escorted by motorcyclists. Each company spent anywhere between six to eight months on deployment. They trained in countries including Malaysia, Philippines, Australia, New Zealand and South Korea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Kristen Wong)
Private First Class Ivan Arredondo, a rifleman with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, shoots an M203 40 mm grenade launcher with a recently developed sight as part of new equipment training at Kaneohe Bay Range Training Facility, Nov. 19, 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Suzanna Knotts) - Private First Class Ivan Arredondo, a rifleman with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, shoots an M203 40 mm grenade launcher with a recently developed sight as part of new equipment training at Kaneohe Bay Range Training Facility, Nov. 19, 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Suzanna Knotts)
A Reconnaissance Marine with 4th Force Reconnaissance Company aims during their two weeks of annual training at the Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, July 18, 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nathan Knapke) - A Reconnaissance Marine with 4th Force Reconnaissance Company aims during their two weeks of annual training at the Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, July 18, 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nathan Knapke)
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII - An amphibious assault vehicle makes its way back to shore during a water-training exercise on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, June 4. The purpose of the exercise was to familiarize Marines with the AAV, how it’s operated, and their role within the vehicle. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Bragg) - MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII - An amphibious assault vehicle makes its way back to shore during a water-training exercise on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, June 4. The purpose of the exercise was to familiarize Marines with the AAV, how it’s operated, and their role within the vehicle. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Bragg)
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII - A Marine from force reconnaissance platoon loads rounds into a magazine during close quarter tactics shooting at the Kaneohe Bay range training facility, May 13. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Suzanna Lapi) - MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII - A Marine from force reconnaissance platoon loads rounds into a magazine during close quarter tactics shooting at the Kaneohe Bay range training facility, May 13. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Suzanna Lapi)