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A video created in Adobe Premiere Pro 2021 to tell the story of the 20th anniversary of the second battle of Fallujah from the viewpoint of two retired Marines who served with 1st Marine Division at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 6, 2024. The second battle of Fallujah, also known as Operation Phantom Fury, was a joint military effort carried out Nov. 7-Dec. 23, 2004, by American, British and Iraqi forces meant to eliminate Islamic insurgents in the city. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Atticus Martinez, Cpl. Jaye Townsend, Cpl. Anita Ramos, Lance Cpl. Andrew Whistler, and Lance Cpl. Diego Berumen) (This video contains music from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from Adobe Stock: Dry Ice composed by Victory Flags/FineTune Music/stock.adobe.com, Aurora Borealis composed by Grégoire Lourme/Jamendo/stock.adobe.com, and The Epical composed by Brain Alien/Music Revolution/stock.adobe.com)

U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia, I Marine Expeditionary Force lead a period of instruction on tactical combat causality care to Indonesian marines with 4th Marine Infantry Brigade, Pasmar 1, during Keris Marine Exercise 2023 at Piabung Training Area, in Sukabumi, West Java, Indonesia, Nov. 29, 2023. Keris MAREX is a bilateral exercise led by the U.S. Marine Corps and Indonesian Marine Corps to promote military interoperability and maritime domain awareness capabilities, strengthen relationships and expand military capabilities among participating forces. MRF-SEA is a Marine Corps Forces Pacific operational model which involves planned exchanges with subject matter experts, promotes security goals with Allies and partners, and positions I MEF forces west of the International Date Line. (U.S. Marine Corps video Cpl. By Dean Gurule) 

U.S. Marines and veterans of the 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, celebrate their 72nd anniversary by rededicating their battle colors on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 3, 2023. The celebration of a unit’s lineage is a time-honored tradition where the battle colors are rededicated, reaffirming to those past and present, the significant sacrifices 1st ANGLICO has made for the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Joseph Helms)

Los Angeles Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) hosted Close Quarters Battle (CQB) training for U.S. Marines with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO), I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, at the Jerry Crowe Tactical Training Facility in Irvine, California, Sept. 28, 2020. 1st ANGLICO Marines conducted the FBI CQB training to gain an understanding of the use and application of fundamental tactics in close range environments. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jennessa Davey)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Christian A. Vlades, an aviation logistics information management and support marine with 3rd Marine Air Wing, attends Battle of the Badges in Las Vegas, Nev., Oct. 24, 2018. Battle of the Badges is an amateur boxing event for service members to improve public relations with local youth and fundraise for local community events. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Rhita Daniel)

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Company F, participate in Exercise Hamel on Shoal Water Bay Training Area July 15, 2018. The Battle of Hamel (or The Battle of Le Hamel, 4 July 1918) was a successful attack launched by the Australian Imperial Force and several American units against German positions in and around the town of Hamel in Northern France. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Antonio Campbell/Released)

The Battle Color Detachment performed during a ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 16. The detachment is a ceremonial unit featuring the Silent Drill Platoon, United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps and Marine Corps Official Color Guard. The Battle Color Detachment is based out of Marine Barracks, Washington D.C., also known as "8th and I." (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Mark A. Lowe II/Released)

A highlight of the importance of Exercise Koolendong 17 that partook on July 2017. Koolendong 17 is an annual, battalion-level bilateral live fire event designed to improve combat readiness and provide training opportunities that strengthen the interoperability of U.S. Marines and sailors, Australian Defence Force, and French Army New Caledonia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Emmanuel Necoechea)

Maj. Gen. Eric M. Smith, the 1st Marine Division commanding general, and Sgt. Maj. William T. Sowers, the 1st Marine Division sergeant major, discuss how Marines displayed honor during the Battle for Guadalcanal from August7, 1942 to February 9, 1943. The Allied forces lost more than 7,100 lives fighting bravely for their countries in this Pacific campaign. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Justin Huffty)

U.S. Marines travel to Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands August 6-11, 2017. Ceremonies were held at battle memorial sites to commemorate the 75th Anniversary for the Battle of Guadalcanal. The Allied forces lost more than 7,100 lives fighting bravely for their countries in this Pacific campaign. In attendance with the Marines was Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Ronald L. Green, Maj. Gen. Eric M. Smith, the 1st Marine Division commanding general, and Sgt. Maj. William T. Sowers, the 1st Marine Division sergeant major. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Justin Huffty)

U.S. Marine Lt. Gen. Lawrence Nicholson, commanding general of III Marine Expeditionary Force, traveled to Australia to observe how to further improve the proficiency and quality of life for the Marines deployed in support of Marine Rotational Force Darwin, on July, 28. Nicholson toured facilities and warehouses provided by the Australia Defence Force in order to improve future iterations of MRF-D. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Emmanuel Necoechea)

On this day in 1918, Marines with the 5th Marine Regiment, fought alongside U.S. Army, British and French forces against the German Spring Offensive at the Battle of Belleau Wood. Allied forces continued through enemy lines despite the sizeable forces they faced. The results of this battle helped shaped the Marine Corps into the fighting force we have today. Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment continue the legacy of the Marine Corps with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corp Video by Cpl. Justin Huffty)

On this day in 1918, Marines with the 5th Marine Regiment, fought alongside U.S. Army, British and French forces against the German Spring Offensive at the Battle of Belleau Wood. Allied forces continued through enemy lines despite the sizeable forces they faced. The results of this battle helped shaped the Marine Corps into the fighting force we have today. Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment continue the legacy of the Marine Corps with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corp Video by Cpl. Justin Huffty)

U.S. Marines stood shoulder to shoulder with Australian Defence Force service members during a commemoration ceremony for the Battle of the Coral Sea, on May 7, 2017. (U.S Marine Corps video by Cpl. Emmanuel Necoechea)

Check out what’s been happening in this week’s edition of Around the MEF. Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, compete in the unit’s Warrior Games. Veterans from 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, commemorate those who served during the Battle of Fallujah in Iraq. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus speaks to service members at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. For more information: https://www.dvidshub.net/video/488184/marines-compete-mag-39-warrior-games https://www.dvidshub.net/video/487700/commemoration-marines-thundering-third https://www.dvidshub.net/video/488389/secretary-navys-address-marines-sailors-and-civilians-camp-pendleton

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif., (Aug. 26, 2016) -- Lance Cpl. Caitlin Bevel tell us what has happened around the I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, Aug. 26, 2016. MCAS warrior run comp. U.S. Marines of headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (HHS), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miaramar participate in a warrior run competetion to detrermine wich section has the fastest team aboard MCAS Miramar 23 Aug., 2016. The participants ran 3.5 miles with 25lbs of weight in their packs adittionally carrying one water jug and two ammo cans. Lt. Col. Micheal A. Spears Commanding officer, HHS, MCAS Miramar and the HHS Sgt. Maj., Sgt. Maj. Kenneth F. Wiss were in attendance. https://www.dvidshub.net/video/480596/mcas-miramar-warrior-run ITX An overview video of what Marines conducting during Integrated Training Exercise 5-16 aboard Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. https://www.dvidshub.net/video/480183/integrated-training-exercise-5-16 Frozen Chosin Reunion 1950 MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — More than 150 Marine combat veterans and their families gathered for the reunion of the “Chosin Few,” August 17, 2016, aboard Camp Pendleton. The survivors of the battle of Chosin Reservoir come together biannually to reconnect and remember their fallen brothers in the intense battle. The veterans greatly appreciate the recognition for their trials, but it’s the emotions invoked from seeing their brothers who struggled alongside them that makes the reunion truly meaningful. https://www.dvidshub.net/video/479691/frozen-chosin-reunion __ Image: ARFF Mass cass Marines with Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting extinguish a fire during an aircraft mass casualty exercise aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Aug. 24. Marines with ARFF and firefighters with the MCAS Miramar Fire Department worked alongside San Diego first responders to improve response times, solidify existing standard operating procedures for emergencies and fulfill annual training requirements. https://www.dvidshub.net/image/2816722/san-diego-first-responders-conduct-mass-casualty-exercise-aboard-mcas-miramar crew chief loads osprey casualty A crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing leads Marines with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, onto an MV-22 Osprey during an integrated training exercise on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., August 14, 2016. ITX is designed to bring together the ground combat, air combat, and logistics combat elements of the Marine Corps into one fully capable and lethal unit ready to respond to global uncertainty. https://www.dvidshub.net/image/2792238/3rd-battalion-7th-marines-off-flying-start night shoot Lance Cpl. Login Loftis, a machine gunner with Company F, 2nd Battalion 5th Marine Regiment fires a M240 medium machine gun as Lance Cpl. Krikland Harrington, a machine gunner with Company F, 2/5, looks through his night vision optic to guide Loftis onto his target during Integrated Training Exercise 5-16 aboard Marine Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms Calif., Aug. 18, 2016. ITX is designed to bring together the ground combat, air combat and logistics combat elements of the Marine Corps into one fully capable and lethal unit ready to respond to global uncertainty. https://www.dvidshub.net/image/2807209/2nd-battalion-5th-marines-take-night secure perimeter, bring casualties back Private First Class Tyler Ren, left, and Lance Cpl. Adam Lovell, right, with Security Forces Platoon, I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group (I MHG), assess simulated casualties during a mass-casualty drill during I Marine Expeditionary Force Large Scale Exercise 2016 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Aug. 16, 2016. The security forces platoon ensured security of the perimeter as they waited for stretchers to transport simulated casualties to the aid station. LSE-16 is designed to enhance the command and control, and the interoperability between the I MEF command element staff, and its higher, adjacent and subordinate command headquarters. https://www.dvidshub.net/image/2799489/secure-perimeter-bring-casualties-back Bureaucracy A U.S. Marine Corps M1A1 Abrams Tank, with Delta Company, 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division conducts offensive and defensive tactics during Large Scale Exercise (LSE) on August 16, 2016, on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center. LSE-16 is designed to enhance the command and control, and interoperability between I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) and its higher, adjacent and subordinate command headquarters. https://www.dvidshub.net/image/2807219/bureaucracy __ assess 1st Tank Bn., 1st MARDIV Live fire at LSE U.S. Marines with Delta Company, 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division conduct a Large Scale Exercise (LSE) on Marine Air Ground Command Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. Aug 18, 2016. LSE 2016 is designed to enhance the command and control and interoperability between I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) and its higher, adjacent and subordinate command headquarters https://www.dvidshub.net/video/479994/lse-16-1st-tank-battalion-live-fire-b-roll

Marines with Company K, 3rd battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, provide indirect fire support during an integrated training exercise aboard Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 14, 2016. The Marines of Company K can set up and fire the M777 Howitzer within minutes of arriving at a location, providing quick and accurate fire support to Marines on the ground.

U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Logistics Group demonstrate the prideful mentality that come with being a Marine non-commissioned officer through the depiction of an NCO lounge area constructed under the direction of 1st MLG leadership, aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 15, 2016. The lounge, built by Marine of 7th Engineer Support Battalion in one of their bachelor enlisted quarters buildings, serves as a place for NCOs to share leadership skills, build camaraderie, and develop ideas together in a setting removed from their work environment. (Official U.S. Marine Corps Combat Camera video by Sgt Rodion Zabolotniy /RELEASED)

Marines, sailors, veterans and their families celebrate the 75th anniversary of 1st Combat Engineer Battalion on Camp Pendleton May 26 and 27, 2016. Over the unit’s history, 1st CEB has deployed with units of the 1st Marine Division from the early battles of World War II to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Garrett White/Released)

The U.S. and Australia commemorate the 74th Anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea May 13, 2016, at the USS Peary Gun Memorial in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, engage in table 3 and 4 on Ground Zero Range and Marksmanship Training Range on Robertson Barracks Close Training Area, Darwin, Australia on 3 May 2016. Firing on these ranges helps Marines determine how to fire at targets at unknown distances during Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D).

The Marines and Sailors of the 1st Marine Division commemorated the 10-year anniversary of the Second Battle of Fallujah, Operation AL FAJR, by hosting a ceremony at Camp Pendleton. The ceremony honored all service members that participated in the historic battle, and reunited veterans from private to general officer in a day of commemoration. Retired Lt. Gen. Richard Natonski, commander of the 1st Marine Division during the battle, was the guest of honor.

Marines of 1st MLG conduct a battle color ceremony in celebration of 67 years of dedicated service aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 16, 2014. Also available in high definition.

DARWIN, Northern Territory, Australia – Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, honor the 72nd anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea, here, May 9, 2014. Marines and Australians united to pay respect to those lost in 1942 and honor the alliance between the two nations.

U.S. Marine Sgt. Christopher Garcia, embarkation specialist, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts small arms training exercise at Range 111 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif. Nov. 25. The training focused on enhancing the unit’s confidence and proficiency with personal weapons and M67 Fragmentation Hand Grenades. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Emmanuel Ramos/Released) Available in high definition.

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Julio Rodriguez, field wireman, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts small arms training exercise at Range 111 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 25. The training focused on enhancing the unit’s confidence and proficiency with personal weapons and M67 Fragmentation Hand Grenades. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Emmanuel Ramos/Released) Available in high definition.

Col. Peter Baumgarten, commanding officer, 1st Marine Regiment talks to a military reporter about the battle streamers re-dedication ceremony. Produced by Sgt. Michael Cifuentes.

Package about the culmination of the 1st Marine Division's 72nd Anniversary. Produced by Lance Cpl. James Gulliver. Also available in high definition.

Larock W. Benford talks to a military reporter about the Battle Streamers Re-dedication Ceremony at Camp Pendleton. Also available in high definition.

Robert Bobst, Kansas City, Kan., talks to a military reporter about the Battle Streamers Re-dedication Ceremony at Camp Pendleton. Also available in high definition.

Brig. Gen. Joseph Osterman, Assistant Deputy Commander of 1st Marine Division, talks to various journalists after the division's Battle Streamer and Memorial Morning Colors Ceremony. Also available in high definition.

India Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment work with Iraqi Security Forces in the aftermath of Operation Al Fajr and Opeation Phantom Fury. Marines express their views about the Iraqis. Interviews with: Lance Cpl. Jeff Bartlett, Sacramento, Calif.; Lance Cpl. Christopher Haukom, San Diego, Calif. Shot, edited and written by Marine Cpl. Jan Bender.