U.S. Marines

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U.S. Marines

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Washington, D.C.

Born November 10

Joined November 2007

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#Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit take part in marksmanship training on the flight deck of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) in the U.S. @CENTCOM area of responsibility. This training was completed to ensure Marines stay
$U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct marksmanship training on the flight deck of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, July 23, 2026. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Luke Rodriguez)\n\n$
$U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct marksmanship training on the flight deck of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, July 23, 2026. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Luke Rodriguez)\n\n$
$U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct marksmanship training on the flight deck of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, July 23, 2026. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Luke Rodriguez)\n\n$
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#Marines and @USNavy #Sailors with 2nd Marine Division take part in the Mobile Assault Course in Training Area Prospect during Service Level Training Exercise 4-26 on @MCAGCC29Palms, California. SLTE 4-26 is designed to be a challenging, realistic training environment that
$U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Drew Van Dayn, a native of South Dakota and a machine gun team leader with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, shoots an M240B machine gun at simulated enemies during a defensive attack as part of the Mobile Assault Course in Training Area Prospect during Service Level Training Exercise 4-26 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Aug. 6, 2026. SLTE 4-26 is designed to be a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated Marine Air Ground Task Force across all domains of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alexis French)\n\n$
$U.S. Marines and Sailors with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, treat a simulated casualty during a defensive attack as part of the Mobile Assault Course in Training Area Prospect during Service Level Training Exercise 4-26 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Aug. 6, 2026. SLTE 4-26 is designed to be a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated Marine Air Ground Task Force across all domains of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alexis French)\n\n$
$U.S. Marines and Sailors with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, treat a simulated casualty during a defensive attack as part of the Mobile Assault Course in Training Area Prospect during Service Level Training Exercise 4-26 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Aug. 6, 2026. SLTE 4-26 is designed to be a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated Marine Air Ground Task Force across all domains of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alexis French)\n\n$
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#Marines with the 1st Marine Division take part in Quarterly Underway Amphibious Readiness Training 26.4 off the coast of California. QUART is a joint training exercise that strengthens amphibious readiness through realistic maritime training, sharpening the warfighting skills
$U.S. Marines with 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division refuel Amphibious Combat Vehicles on the welldeck of Whidbey Island class amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) during Quarterly Underway Amphibious Readiness Training 26.4 off the coast of California, July 26, 2026. QUART is a joint training exercise that strengthens amphibious readiness through realistic maritime training, sharpening the warfighting skills of Marines and Sailors to prepare them for crises and to fight west of the International Date Line. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ronnie Mejia)\n\n$
$U.S. Marines with 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division refuel Amphibious Combat Vehicles on the welldeck of Whidbey Island class amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) during Quarterly Underway Amphibious Readiness Training 26.4 off the coast of California, July 26, 2026. QUART is a joint training exercise that strengthens amphibious readiness through realistic maritime training, sharpening the warfighting skills of Marines and Sailors to prepare them for crises and to fight west of the International Date Line. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ronnie Mejia)\n\n$
$U.S. Marines with 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division refuel Amphibious Combat Vehicles on the welldeck of Whidbey Island class amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) during Quarterly Underway Amphibious Readiness Training 26.4 off the coast of California, July 26, 2026. QUART is a joint training exercise that strengthens amphibious readiness through realistic maritime training, sharpening the warfighting skills of Marines and Sailors to prepare them for crises and to fight west of the International Date Line. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ronnie Mejia)\n\n$
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#Marines with 3rd Marine Division fire at balloons attached to a Skydio X2D unmanned aircraft system while employing the SMASH 2000L Smart Shooter optic during a live-fire range at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. The smart shooter optic provides infantry units with enhanced
$U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Damari Dameronguyton, a rifleman with 12th Littoral Combat Team, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, aims at balloons attached to a Skydio X2D unmanned aircraft system while employing the SMASH 2000L Smart Shooter optic during a live-fire range at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 29, 2026. The smart shooter optic provides infantry units with enhanced anti-drone capabilities while providing greater accuracy and lethality against targets. Dameronguyton is a native of Nebraska. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Camila Garibay)\n\n$
$U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jiovonie Tootsie with 12th Littoral Combat Team, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, sights in with the SMASH 2000L Smart Optic on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 29, 2026. The smart shooter optic provides infantry units with enhanced anti-drone capabilities while providing greater accuracy and lethality against targets. Tootsie is a native of Arizona. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Camila Garibay)\n\n$
$U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Francisco Garcia, a rifleman with 12th Littoral Combat Team, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, sights in with the SMASH 2000L Smart Optic on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 29, 2026. The smart shooter optic provides infantry units with enhanced anti-drone capabilities while providing greater accuracy and lethality against targets. Garcia is a native of Arizona. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Camila Garibay)\n\n$
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#Marines with 3rd Marine Division execute live-fire first-person view attack drone flights at Rodriguez Live Fire Complex, South Korea. Marines with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion and 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment employed Neros Archer #FPVdrones to execute
$U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Christophe Verduzconegrete, a small unmanned aerial systems operator with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, which is currently assigned to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, under the unit deployment program, conducts a live-fire first-person view attack drone flight at Rodriguez Live Fire Complex, South Korea, Aug. 5, 2026. The Aug. 5 training concluded the Marine Corps\u2019 first-ever two-event series of live-fire FPV attack drone flights in South Korea. Across the series, Marines with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion and 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment employed Neros Archer FPV drones to conduct precision anti-armor and anti-personnel strikes, enhancing reconnaissance and extending the reach of small-unit precision fires. Verduzconegrete is a native of California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniel Granados)\n\n$
$U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, which is currently assigned to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, under the unit deployment program, conduct live-fire first-person view attack drone training at Rodriguez Live Fire Complex, South Korea, Aug. 5, 2026. The Aug. 5 event concluded the Marine Corps\u2019 first-ever two-event series of live-fire FPV attack drone flights in South Korea. Across the series, Marines with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion and 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment employed Neros Archer FPV drones to conduct precision anti-armor and anti-personnel strikes, enhancing reconnaissance and extending the reach of small-unit precision fires. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniel Granados)\n\n$
$U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Gabriel Demopoulos, an intelligence specialist with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, which is currently assigned to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, under the unit deployment program, prepares demolition payloads for live-fire first-person view attack drone training at Rodriguez Live Fire Complex, South Korea, Aug. 5, 2026. The Aug. 5 event concluded the Marine Corps\u2019 first-ever two-event series of live-fire FPV attack drone flights in South Korea. Across the series, Marines with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion and 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment employed Neros Archer FPV drones to conduct precision anti-armor and anti-personnel strikes, enhancing reconnaissance and extending the reach of small-unit precision fires. Demopoulos is a native of California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniel Granados)\n\n$