Pacific Marines Stories

Lt. Gen. John Toolan, Marine Corps Forces, Pacific commander, speaks to more than 100 guests during an honorary Marine ceremony in Jonesville, Virginia on Oct. 15, 2014. Jacob Sprinkle received the title posthumously after a complication with a heart transplant took his life in January. - Lt. Gen. John Toolan, Marine Corps Forces, Pacific commander, speaks to more than 100 guests during an honorary Marine ceremony in Jonesville, Virginia on Oct. 15, 2014. Jacob Sprinkle received the title posthumously after a complication with a heart transplant took his life in January.

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii – Cpl. Robert Modar, a cannoneer with Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, pulls the lanyard on an M327 Expeditionary Fire Support System Oct. 7 during a training and readiness evaluation. The Marines from 1st Bn., 12th Marines, were getting evaluated on timeliness of getting the 120 mm rounds fired off as preparation for an upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Erik Estrada) - SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii – Cpl. Robert Modar, a cannoneer with Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, pulls the lanyard on an M327 Expeditionary Fire Support System Oct. 7 during a training and readiness evaluation. The Marines from 1st Bn., 12th Marines, were getting evaluated on timeliness of getting the 120 mm rounds fired off as preparation for an upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Erik Estrada)