Pacific Marines Stories

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Miguel Regalado, a rifleman with Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, demonstrates the proper way to catch a ball while participating in a softball clinic for local youth July 23 at Tracy Village Social and Sports Club, Wanguri, Northern Territory, Australia. The Marines supported the supported the U.S. State Department-sponsored community event with the Northern Territory’s school softball program to mentor the students and teach them how to play competitively. The Marines’ involvement in community engagements in the Northern Territory allows them to learn about the culture and customs in Australia. - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Miguel Regalado, a rifleman with Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, demonstrates the proper way to catch a ball while participating in a softball clinic for local youth July 23 at Tracy Village Social and Sports Club, Wanguri, Northern Territory, Australia. The Marines supported the supported the U.S. State Department-sponsored community event with the Northern Territory’s school softball program to mentor the students and teach them how to play competitively. The Marines’ involvement in community engagements in the Northern Territory allows them to learn about the culture and customs in Australia.

3rd Marine Regiment pallbearers prepare to escort a casket of remains onto a C-130J Hercules aircraft, July 25, 2015, during a repatriation ceremony in Tarawa, Kiribati. The ceremony honored the remains of approximately 36 Marines who fought and died during the Battle of Tarawa in World War II, and are being transported back to the United States for proper identification and final burial. - 3rd Marine Regiment pallbearers prepare to escort a casket of remains onto a C-130J Hercules aircraft, July 25, 2015, during a repatriation ceremony in Tarawa, Kiribati. The ceremony honored the remains of approximately 36 Marines who fought and died during the Battle of Tarawa in World War II, and are being transported back to the United States for proper identification and final burial.

Master Gunnery Sgt. Mark Gleason, bandmaster, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific Band, marches to his spot during a military tattoo in Nuku'alofa, Tonga July 8, 2015. The MARFORPAC Band travels throughout the Pacific region to promote community relations and interoperability between the U.S. and other countries. - Master Gunnery Sgt. Mark Gleason, bandmaster, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific Band, marches to his spot during a military tattoo in Nuku'alofa, Tonga July 8, 2015. The MARFORPAC Band travels throughout the Pacific region to promote community relations and interoperability between the U.S. and other countries.

U.S. Marines with Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, take cover during military operations in urban terrain during Exercise Koa Moana 15.2 in Dili, Timor-Leste June 25. The platoon of U.S. Marines with Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, MRF – D, conducted a bilateral exercise with one platoon of the Timor-Leste Defence Force’s land component of the naval force and one platoon of their Marines, focusing on the fundamentals of squad and platoon-level tasks. The platoon of Marines taking part in Koa Moana 15.2 demonstrated and established how the ground combat element is equipped and organized to carry out national objectives in cooperation with our national and international partners. - U.S. Marines with Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, take cover during military operations in urban terrain during Exercise Koa Moana 15.2 in Dili, Timor-Leste June 25. The platoon of U.S. Marines with Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, MRF – D, conducted a bilateral exercise with one platoon of the Timor-Leste Defence Force’s land component of the naval force and one platoon of their Marines, focusing on the fundamentals of squad and platoon-level tasks. The platoon of Marines taking part in Koa Moana 15.2 demonstrated and established how the ground combat element is equipped and organized to carry out national objectives in cooperation with our national and international partners.

The U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific Band participates in coronation events, honoring the King of Tonga and His Majesty’s Armed Forces in Nuku'alofa, Tonga, July 5, 2015. The U.S. cultivates a strong partnership with Tonga through participation in significant cultural and ceremonial events. - The U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific Band participates in coronation events, honoring the King of Tonga and His Majesty’s Armed Forces in Nuku'alofa, Tonga, July 5, 2015. The U.S. cultivates a strong partnership with Tonga through participation in significant cultural and ceremonial events.

Sergeant Tanner Grace, a native of Troy, Pennsylvania, and an armorer for the Marine Corps Shooting Team, and Australian Army Pvt. Gareth Mulraney, an armorer for the Australian Army Skill at Arms Meeting 2015, work on the next-generation M40 sniper rifle during sniper rifle snap-in match May 10 at the Puckapunyal Military Area, Victoria, Australia, during the AASAM 2015. Grace was only international armorer supporting AASAM, an annual, international combat-marksmanship competition hosted by the Australian Army, May 6 to 22. During the competition, Grace and Mulraney were the only armorers working on other nation’s service pistols, rifles, sniper rifles and machine guns. The AASAM competition afforded an unprecedented combined training opportunity and improved interoperability with Australian Defense Forces and other militaries present at AASAM 2015. - Sergeant Tanner Grace, a native of Troy, Pennsylvania, and an armorer for the Marine Corps Shooting Team, and Australian Army Pvt. Gareth Mulraney, an armorer for the Australian Army Skill at Arms Meeting 2015, work on the next-generation M40 sniper rifle during sniper rifle snap-in match May 10 at the Puckapunyal Military Area, Victoria, Australia, during the AASAM 2015. Grace was only international armorer supporting AASAM, an annual, international combat-marksmanship competition hosted by the Australian Army, May 6 to 22. During the competition, Grace and Mulraney were the only armorers working on other nation’s service pistols, rifles, sniper rifles and machine guns. The AASAM competition afforded an unprecedented combined training opportunity and improved interoperability with Australian Defense Forces and other militaries present at AASAM 2015.