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Hong Kong Maritime Small Boat Division police officers and United States Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team Pacific Marines practice Visit Board Search and Seizure techniques in Hong Kong's Vicotria Harbor during a scheduled port visit, March 1. The event included static displays on weapons and specialized equipment, training presentations and fast patrol craft demonstrations. - Hong Kong Maritime Small Boat Division police officers and United States Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team Pacific Marines practice Visit Board Search and Seizure techniques in Hong Kong's Vicotria Harbor during a scheduled port visit, March 1. The event included static displays on weapons and specialized equipment, training presentations and fast patrol craft demonstrations.

USMC Recon team, perform SKEDCO PULL during the Disciplus Validus(extreme physical training test) competition at Fort Benning, Georgia.TheArmy¹s top Calvary Scouts competed in the inaugural Gainey Cupcompetition at Fort Benning, Ga., March 1-5. The five-day event tested 20five-man teams on Calvary Scout skills such as day and night fires,weapons familiarization, area reconnaissance, and observation postestablishment. It also tested their physical endurance with multi-phasedroad marches, obstacle courses and a multi-event physical fitness testthat included not only the standard push-ups and sit-ups but also pullups, dips, bench press, rope climb, tire flip, and pushing a HUMVEE up anincline. - USMC Recon team, perform SKEDCO PULL during the Disciplus Validus (extreme physical training test) competition at Fort Benning, Georgia.The Army¹s top Calvary Scouts competed in the inaugural Gainey Cup competition at Fort Benning, Ga., March 1-5. The five-day event tested 20 five-man teams on Calvary Scout skills such as day and night fires, weapons familiarization, area reconnaissance, and observation post establishment. It also tested their physical endurance with multi-phased road marches, obstacle courses and a multi-event physical fitness test that included not only the standard push-ups and sit-ups but also pull ups, dips, bench press, rope climb, tire flip, and pushing a HUMVEE up an incline.

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Edward Knudsen, a 25-year-old mortarman with Headquarters Platoon, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and a native of Rapid City, S.D., studies a mathematics textbook in his sleeping area after a long day of work as an armory custodian during his second deployment here, Jan. 31. Knudsen worked through two years of college before joining the Marine Corps in 2008, admitting he couldn’t muster the discipline to stay committed to school. Though his days are long and his down time precious, he often fades into study mode after his work is done, refreshing his algebra, trigonometry and calculus and studying for the SAT exam. Knudsen plans to resume his studies and complete a bachelor degree in mechanical engineering when his active duty service expires in 2014. - U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Edward Knudsen, a 25-year-old mortarman with Headquarters Platoon, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and a native of Rapid City, S.D., studies a mathematics textbook in his sleeping area after a long day of work as an armory custodian during his second deployment here, Jan. 31. Knudsen worked through two years of college before joining the Marine Corps in 2008, admitting he couldn’t muster the discipline to stay committed to school. Though his days are long and his down time precious, he often fades into study mode after his work is done, refreshing his algebra, trigonometry and calculus and studying for the SAT exam. Knudsen plans to resume his studies and complete a bachelor degree in mechanical engineering when his active duty service expires in 2014.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Landon Beaty, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations, removes loose threads from a uniform April 2, 2013, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Beaty assembled the uniform for a fallen Marine who was being sent home. - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Landon Beaty, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations, removes loose threads from a uniform April 2, 2013, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Beaty assembled the uniform for a fallen Marine who was being sent home.