Videos

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment conduct Military Operations in Urban Terrain training with Japan Ground Self Defense Force soldiers during Exercise Iron Fist, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 26, 2017. Iron Fist is an annual, bilateral training exercise where U.S. and Japanese service members train together and share techniques, tactics and procedures to improve their combined operational capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Francisco J. Diaz Jr./Released)

Larry Hinkle, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, with 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, completes a cross country walk at Marine Coprs Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 3, 2016. Hinkle, walked from Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, to Camp Pendleton in efforts to raise awareness that non-profit organizations exist to help veterans after having served in the military. Hinkle served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 2000 to 2004 and continues volunteering to help veterans today. (U.S. Marine Corps video by PFC. Mike Hernandez and Lance Cpl. Joseph Prado)

ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. – Maxine Russell has dedicated nearly 30 years to sending care packages to service members deployed around the world. What started as a gesture of support for troops turned into building a legacy for her deceased son. Since then, Maxine has sent more than 7,200 care packages, adopted military families for the holidays, and volunteers her time as a grief counselor to veterans struggling with post-traumatic stress, all in the name of her son Darren “White Rabbit” Russell. (U.S. Marine Corps image by Sgt. William Perkins)

LCpl. Tracy Strickland from Indianapolis, Ind., talks to a military reporter at San Clemente Island, Calif., about his participation in exercise Dawn Blitz, his job as a field artillery canoneer and his inspiration for joining the Marines. Produced by Staff Sgt. Philip Grondin. Part 1 of 2.

LCpl. Tracy Strickland from Indianapolis, Ind., talks to a military reporter at San Clemente Island, Calif., about his participation in exercise Dawn Blitz, his job as a field artillery canoneer and his inspiration for joining the Marines. Produced by Staff Sgt. Philip Grondin. Part 2 of 2.