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Corporal Tim Stark, a squad leader with 81mm Mortar Platoon, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment scans for insurgents who opened fire on the Marines, Feb. 13, during Operation Moshtarak. Marines and Afghan forces launched the assault against the Taliban held city of Marjah, Afghanistan in an attempt to route insurgents from what is suspected to be one of their last remaining strongholds in Helmand province. - Corporal Tim Stark, a squad leader with 81mm Mortar Platoon, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment scans for insurgents who opened fire on the Marines, Feb. 13, during Operation Moshtarak. Marines and Afghan forces launched the assault against the Taliban held city of Marjah, Afghanistan in an attempt to route insurgents from what is suspected to be one of their last remaining strongholds in Helmand province.

World War II veterans arrive at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., for a ceremony honoring their service in the Pacific theater March 11. The event was sponsored by Home Box Office and Honor Flight Network and coincided with the release of “The Pacific,” a ten-part miniseries following three Marines as they make their way through the Pacific theater of World War II. Honor Flight Network is a non-profit organization that offers trips to the capital for military veterans. - World War II veterans arrive at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., for a ceremony honoring their service in the Pacific theater March 11. The event was sponsored by Home Box Office and Honor Flight Network and coincided with the release of “The Pacific,” a ten-part miniseries following three Marines as they make their way through the Pacific theater of World War II. Honor Flight Network is a non-profit organization that offers trips to the capital for military veterans.

Cpl. Justin Trinidad, a Marine security guard with Detachment Harare, Zimbabwe, Marine Corps Embassy Security Group, and his girlfriend, Kaylynn Hankey, enjoy the view from their canoe during a safari trip on the Zambezi River in Zimbabwe March 14. About 20 minutes later, Trinidad saved the life of another man on the trip when a hippopotamus attacked the group. - Cpl. Justin Trinidad, a Marine security guard with Detachment Harare, Zimbabwe, Marine Corps Embassy Security Group, and his girlfriend, Kaylynn Hankey, enjoy the view from their canoe during a safari trip on the Zambezi River in Zimbabwe March 14. About 20 minutes later, Trinidad saved the life of another man on the trip when a hippopotamus attacked the group.

Vendors at the first Experimental Forward Operating Base brief Gen. James T. Conway, commandant of the Marine Corps, on possible energy efficient solutions as he tours the technical demonstration March 12, 2010. Created by the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory, ExFOB is a four-phase experiment that tests methods to reduce the logistical needs of combat units in a deployed environment. The Corps is seeking energy efficient solutions that are user-friendly and rugged enough to sustain transportation and avoid an additional burden on a deploying unit. - Vendors at the first Experimental Forward Operating Base brief Gen. James T. Conway, commandant of the Marine Corps, on possible energy efficient solutions as he tours the technical demonstration March 12, 2010. Created by the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory, ExFOB is a four-phase experiment that tests methods to reduce the logistical needs of combat units in a deployed environment. The Corps is seeking energy efficient solutions that are user-friendly and rugged enough to sustain transportation and avoid an additional burden on a deploying unit.

Lance Cpl. Thomas Mooney, Petty Officer 2nd Class Steven Albright and retired Lt. Col. Robert F. Lindholm place a wreath at the foot of the Marine Corps War Memorial during the 65th anniversary wreath laying ceremony, Feb. 23, 2010, in remembrance of the historic Iwo Jima flag-raisings. The ceremony honored the sacrifices of the Marines and sailors who fought the epic battle and the fallen Marines of all wars, to whom the memorial is dedicated. - Lance Cpl. Thomas Mooney, Petty Officer 2nd Class Steven Albright and retired Lt. Col. Robert F. Lindholm place a wreath at the foot of the Marine Corps War Memorial during the 65th anniversary wreath laying ceremony, Feb. 23, 2010, in remembrance of the historic Iwo Jima flag-raisings. The ceremony honored the sacrifices of the Marines and sailors who fought the epic battle and the fallen Marines of all wars, to whom the memorial is dedicated.

Frank G. Willetto, an 84-year-old Navajo Code Talker, renders honors during the playing of the national anthem at a ceremony commemorating the 65th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Va., Feb. 19, 2010. In February 1945 the United States launched its first assault against the Japanese at Iwo Jima, resulting in some of the fiercest fighting of the war. - Frank G. Willetto, an 84-year-old Navajo Code Talker, renders honors during the playing of the national anthem at a ceremony commemorating the 65th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Va., Feb. 19, 2010. In February 1945 the United States launched its first assault against the Japanese at Iwo Jima, resulting in some of the fiercest fighting of the war.

Sgt. Lucien Lewis, a career retention specialist with Headquarters and Service Battalion, Headquarters Marine Corps, poses to show the tattoos on his arms. More than half of Lewis’s tattoos are inspired by his fascination with the Japanese culture, he said. As a career retention specialist, Lewis provides guidance to Marines about future job prospects and how tattoos may hamper those opportunities. - Sgt. Lucien Lewis, a career retention specialist with Headquarters and Service Battalion, Headquarters Marine Corps, poses to show the tattoos on his arms. More than half of Lewis’s tattoos are inspired by his fascination with the Japanese culture, he said. As a career retention specialist, Lewis provides guidance to Marines about future job prospects and how tattoos may hamper those opportunities.

Gen. James T. Conway, commandant of the Marine Corps, talks to his Marines Nov. 26 about the future of the Marine Corps and the mission at hand in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Conway expressed his confidence in Marines getting the job done. When referring to operations in Afghanistan, “the sky’s the limit,”Conway conveyed in his Defense Department press briefing Dec. 15, even within an 18-month timeframe. - Gen. James T. Conway, commandant of the Marine Corps, talks to his Marines Nov. 26 about the future of the Marine Corps and the mission at hand in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Conway expressed his confidence in Marines getting the job done. When referring to operations in Afghanistan, “the sky’s the limit,”Conway conveyed in his Defense Department press briefing Dec. 15, even within an 18-month timeframe.

Jacqueline Mackin-Hartman (center), the daughter of retired Col. Alvin Mackin, and her husband, Robert Hartman, watch as Marines place Mackin’s remains in the funeral caisson at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Jan. 15, 2010. Mackin-Hartman said she was proud to see the impact her father had on the Marines who came to pay their final respects to him. - Jacqueline Mackin-Hartman (center), the daughter of retired Col. Alvin Mackin, and her husband, Robert Hartman, watch as Marines place Mackin’s remains in the funeral caisson at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Jan. 15, 2010. Mackin-Hartman said she was proud to see the impact her father had on the Marines who came to pay their final respects to him.