I Marine Expeditionary Force

Marines and Sailors with I Marine Expeditionary Force attend a jiu jitsu seminar on Camp Pendleton, California Aug. 30, 2018. The seminar focused on teaching Marines and Sailors how to be resilient in order to be combat ready. The seminar also emphasized the importance of seeking help.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Colby Melendez, an infantry motormen with 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, shares his story while attending Los Angeles Fleet Week from Aug. 31 - Sept. 3, 2018. Melendez is a Los Angeles native and participates in the fleet week by sharing his experiences in the Marines Corps and what it feels like to give back to the community. Los Angeles Fleet Week provides an opportunity for the Marine Corps and Navy to demonstrate the quality of personnel to the citizens of Los Angeles and surrounding areas. Through fleet weeks, the military gains the opportunity to educate area leaders and the general public about the Marine Corps and Navy. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Andre Heath)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Cameron Soldano, a military working dog handler with 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Information Group, shares his story during Los Angeles Fleet Week, Sept. 3, 2018. Soldano, a native of Sacramento, Calif., and his military working dog, Ammo, are trained to perform searches, subdue suspects, and detect explosives and narcotics. Los Angeles Fleet Week provides an opportunity for the Marine Corps and Navy to demonstrate the quality of personnel to the citizens of Los Angeles and surrounding areas. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Joseph Prado)

The Marines and Sailors of I Marine Expeditionary Force participated in Los Angeles Fleet Week. Aug. 27 - Sept. 3. LAFW provided an opportunity for the Marine Corps and Navy to demonstrate the quality of personnel to the citizens of Los Angeles and surrounding areas. Static displays give the Marine Corps the opportunity to cultivate the Navy-Marine Corps relationship with the American people and to showcase the ability to serve as an expeditionary force in readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Andre L. Heath)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Crystal Quiroz, a motor vehicle operator with 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, shares her story while attending the Los Angeles Fleet Week from Sept. 2, 2018. This year marks a century of women serving in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Joseph Prado)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Scott Sasser, a media operations officer with I Marine Expeditionary Force, was promoted aboard the USS Iowa during Los Angeles Fleet Week, Sept. 1, 2018. The residents of San Pedro, Calif. were invited to view the promotion as Sasser was promoted from a company-grade officer to a field grade officer. Commissioned officer ranks are subdivided into generals, field-grade, and company-grade officers. Through fleet weeks, the military gains the opportunity to educate area leaders and the general public about the Marine Corps and Navy. ( U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Andre Heath)

U.S. Marines and Sailors belonging to the I Marine Expeditionary Force and local Los Angeles first responders provided a firsthand look into the resources and capabilities of local and military first responders in the event of a Defense Support to Civil Authorities (DSCA) level disaster during Los Angeles Fleet Week 2018 on Aug. 29, 2018. LAFW 18 Provides an opportunity for the Marine Corps and Navy to demonstrate the quality of personnel to the citizens of Los Angeles and surrounding areas. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Andre L. Heath)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Crystal Quiroz, a motor vehicle operator with 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, shares her story while attending the Los Angeles Fleet Week from Aug. 31 – Sept. 3, 2018. Quiroz is a Los Angeles native and participates in the fleet week by sharing her experiences in the Marine Corps and what it means to be part of the Logistics Combat Element. Through fleet weeks, the military gains the opportunity to educate area leaders and the general public about the Marine Corps and Navy. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Joseph Prado)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Raymond Guerra, a motor transport operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, shares why he enjoys participating in Los Angeles Fleet Week and what it means to serve, while participating in LA Fleet Week from Aug. 31 - Sept. 3, 2018. Guerra is a Los Angeles native and participates in the fleet week by sharing his experiences in the Marines Corps and what it means to be a part of the Logistics Combat Element. Los Angeles Fleet Week provides an opportunity for the Marine Corps and Navy to demonstrate the quality of personnel to the citizens of Los Angeles and surrounding areas. Through fleet weeks, the military gains the opportunity to educate area leaders and the general public about the Marine Corps and Navy.

U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Division (MARDIV), conduct combat patrols, causalty evacuation drills, and physical and combat fitness evaluations during the 1st MARDIV Super Squad Competition at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 28, 2018. The competition tests the Marines in a broad spectrum of infantry related skills to include offensive and defensive operations, patrolling techniques, and combat marksmanship, to determine the best squad within 1st MARDIV. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Preston Hightower and Cpl. Zachery Laning)

U.S. Marines belonging to the I Marine Expeditionary Force and local Los Angeles first responders will be providing a firsthand look into the resources and capabilities of local and military first responders in the event of a major Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) level disaster in the region at Los Angeles Fleet Week, Aug. 28-29, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Andre L. Heath)

U.S. Marines with the I Marine Expeditionary Force will be participating in Los Angeles Fleet Week 2018 from Aug. 31 to Sept. 3. LAFW 18 Provides an opportunity for the Marine Corps and Navy to visit the city and surrounding areas, participate in community service projects, and share Navy-Marine Corps capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Andre L. Heath)

Marines with Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 13 demonstrate the elements of an Air Combat Element during Exercise Northern Lightning at Volk Field Counterland Training Center, Camp Douglas, Wis., Aug. 20. Exercise Northern Lightning 2018 allows the Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy to strengthen interoperability between services and gives the different branches a greater understanding of aviation capabilities within a joint fighting force. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. David Bickel)

Marines with Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 13 demonstrate the whole Marine Corps concept during Exercise Northern Lightning at Volk Field Counterland Training Center, Camp Douglas, Wis., Aug. 13. Exercise Northern Lightning 2018 allows the Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy to strengthen interoperability between services and gives the different branches a greater understanding of aviation capabilities within a joint fighting force. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. David Bickel)

U.S. Marines with the I Marine Expeditionary Force will be participating in Los Angeles Fleet Week 2018 from Aug. 31 to Sept. 3. LAFW 18 Provides an opportunity for the Marine Corps and Navy to visit the city and surrounding areas, participate in community service projects, and share Navy-Marine Corps capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Andre L. Heath)

Marines throughout the Marine Corps adhere to certain standards to get their mission accomplished. One of the key elements to flight is ensuring the aircraft is maintained properly and safe for the pilots and our community. Marines at Northern Lightning 18-2 "fix" on a daily basis. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. David Bickel)

Service members with TF Seattle participate in the Seattle Seafair 2018.

Lt. Gen. Lewis A. Craparotta relinquishes command of I Marine Expeditionary Force to Lt. Gen. Joseph L. Osterman during a change of command ceremony at Camp Pendleton, July 30, 2018. Craparotta will go on to command U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific.

Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373 conduct forward aerial refueling point operations at Naval Air Facility El Centro, Calif., July 29 and landing zone bull, Calif., July 31. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. David Bickel/Released)

U.S. Marine Col. Jason G. Woodworth relinqishes command of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar to Col. Charls B. Dockery on the flightline at MCAS Miramar, Calif., July 20, 2018. Col. Woodworth was the commanding officer of MCAS Miramar for three years. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Victor Mincy)

Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron, MCAS Miramar, hosts a chili cook-off at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., July 27. The cook-off served as part of the monthly “Warrior Challenge” competition, bringing the unit together through various events throughout the year.

During the 2018 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show, Marines with the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force and 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing will demonstrate the capabilities of the Marine Corps' principal organizational structure: the Marine air-ground task force (MAGTF), which specializes in combined-arms tactics utilizing command, ground, aviation and logistics combat elements. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Cpl. Jake M.T. McClung)

U.S. Marine Sgt. Justin Daniel with the 1st Marine division band talks about his experience in the Marine Corps and his passion for his job. Sgt. Daniel is from the pacific northwest and is participating in the Seattle Seafair fleet week in Aug 2018.

Marines from I Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion had the opportunity to listen to and speak with inmates from the Camp Pendleton Brig about how their life decisions and actions led to their incarceration on June 29, 2018, Camp Pendleton, CA. This training was used as a way to help Marines and their leadership think about how to better help each other before making irrational decisions. (Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Robert Alejandre)

U.S. Marines with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Tanks, and 3rd Light Armored Vehicle, 1st Marine Division (MARDIV), conduct squad competitions on land navigation, orders writing, marksmanship and orders execution at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 27, 2018. The squads competed against each other to determine which squad will participate in the 1st MARDIV Infantry Competition in late August 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. F. Cordoba)

Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 369 insert infantry Marines via fast-rope training at Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 27. Fast-roping operations allow the quick ingress and egress of troops to assist in medical aid, perform raid missions and insert Marines where aircraft are not able to land. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. David Bickel/Released)

U.S. Marines with the 1st Marine Division participate in a change of command ceremony held at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 6, 2018. The ceremony represented the transfer of responsibility, authority and accountability from Maj. Gen. Eric M. Smith, the outgoing commanding general, to Maj. Gen. Robert F. Castellvi, the incoming commanding general.(U.S. Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. Preston Hightower)

U.S. Marines with the 1st Marine Division participate in a change of command ceremony held at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 6, 2018. The ceremony represented the transfer of responsibility, authority and accountability from Maj. Gen. Eric M. Smith, the outgoing commanding general, to Maj. Gen. Robert F. Castellvi, the incoming commanding general. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. Preston Hightower)

U.S. Marines with the 1st Marine Division participate in a change of command ceremony held at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 6, 2018. The ceremony represented the transfer of responsibility, authority and accountability from Maj. Gen. Eric M. Smith, the outgoing commanding general, to Maj. Gen. Robert F. Castellvi, the incoming commanding general. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. Preston Hightower)

U.S. Marines with the 1st Marine Division participate in a change of command ceremony held at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 6, 2018. The ceremony represented the transfer of responsibility, authority and accountability from Maj. Gen. Eric M. Smith, the outgoing commanding general, to Maj. Gen. Robert F. Castellvi, the incoming commanding general. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. Preston Hightower)

U.S. Marines with the 1st Marine Division participate in a change of command ceremony held at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 6, 2018. The ceremony represented the transfer of responsibility, authority and accountability from Maj. Gen. Eric M. Smith, the outgoing commanding general, to Maj. Gen. Robert F. Castellvi, the incoming commanding general. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. Preston Hightower)

U.S. Marines with Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Platoon, Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, participate in the Concept of Real World CBRN Operations course at the Guardian Centers in Perry, Georgia, June 22, 2018. This training was conducted to enhance and refine the conduct of sensitive site exploitation, which supports the commander’s decision making cycle and maintains momentum during combat operations. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Joseph Prado)

Well known leaders of the U.S. Marine Corps speak about the spirit of being a Marine and the legacy of the 1st Marine Division (MARDIV). The video depicts historical footage of 1st MARDIV, the most decorated division in the U.S. Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps video by LCpl. Ryan Kierkegaard)

The 24th Annual Oceanside Independence Parade featured the 1st Marine Division Band and the 1st Medical Battalion Color Guard and Sailors as a part of their Independence Day celebration. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Mike Hernandez)

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY From our family to yours, have a fun but safe day and remember why we celebrate today.

Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 352 conducted pre-deployment training at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico June 4th through the 14th. VMGR-352's training at Kirtland AFB gives Marines real time preperation for missions their squadron might perform in a forward deployed scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. David Bickel/Released)

Marines are technicians... illustrators... leaders... officers... but most of all, they are fathers. Happy Father's Day. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Brytani M. Wheeler)

As we continue to celebrate 100 years of women in the Marine Corps, we remember Maj. Megan McClung, whose dedication and sacrifice honor the long, illustrious line of service of women in the Marine Corps that began a century ago.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Belleau Wood, one of the Marine Corps’ most iconic battles. A ceremony took place over the Memorial Day weekend at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in Belleau, France in honor of the anniversary.

Comprised of Marines from I Marine Expeditionary Force, the Georgia Liaison Team recently returned home from deployment where they advised and assisted to enhance the readiness and institutional capacity of Georgia’s armed forces. – here is a look at what they accomplished.

Marine Corps Air Station Miramar recognizes and observes the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month. Each year, the U.S. Department of Defense recognizes LGBT pride during the month of June. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Daniel Auvert/Released)

Marine Corps Air Station Miramar invites guests to attend the 2018 MCAS Miramar Air Show and honoring 100 years of Women serving in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. Mark A. Lowe II/Released)

The 101 Days of Summer event hosted by I Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion promotes safety and awareness during the summer months on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 24, 2018. Thirty-two different organizations were present with subject matter experts to provide Marines and Sailors with the knowledge and skills needed to have a safe and fun summer. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Cpl. Brett Norman)

I Marine Expeditionary Force began their Memorial Day weekend with a Barracks Bash on Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 25, 2018. Marines and Sailors took this opportunity to bond with each other and remember all the Marines, Sailors, Soldiers, and Airman who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our country.

Remembering fallen service members is one of the most sacred responsibilities for all who have served in the Armed Forces. Marine Corps Air Station Miramar takes this time to honor the men and women who gave their lives during their service. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Staff Sgt. Lillian Stephens and Cpl. Becky Cleveland/Released)

Various units with Marine Corps Air Station Miramar and 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing held “101 Critical Days of Summer,” a safety campaign throughout the Department of Defense and annual event addressing summer safety, at MCAS Miramar, Calif., May 22. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Becky Cleveland/Released)

Sgt. Maj. Bradley Kasal, the outgoing I Marine Expeditionary Unit sergeant major, passes on the sword of office to Sgt. Maj. James Porterfield, the incoming I MEF sergeant major, during a relief and appointment ceremony on Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 18, 2018. Kasal is retiring from the Marine Corps following 34 years of service.

In conjunction with a recent Marine Corps motorcycle safety campaign, 1st Lt. David Morris, a Communication Strategy and Operations Officer with I Marine Expeditionary Force, shares his tips to a safer ride. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Devan K. Gowans)

Today is National #MilitarySpouseAppreciationDay! What do you do to show your spouse your appreciation for them?