Jack Lucas, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions against Japanese forces on Iwo Jima, speaks with Marines from B Company, Marine Barracks Washington. Lucas attended a ceremony at the Barracks where he was presented with a Medal of Honor flag, Aug. 3. Photo by: Cpl. Earnest J. Barnes
Petty Officer 3rd Class Robert John Paul Hinckley, hospital corpsman, Combined Anti-Armor Team II, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, pose for a photo with the recently awarded Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with "V" Device (authorized for acts or service involving direct participation in combat operations). Photo by: Lance Cpl. Ryan Trevino
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.—A first-person view of a Special Purpose Insertion/Extraction application shows a new perspectives of local training areas Aug. 4. The Special Operations Training Group Helicopter Rope Suspension Training course, sponsored by the II Marine Expeditionary Force Special Operations Training Group, is a two-week endeavor that teaches Marines to suspend safely from a helicopter using ropes, clips and harnesses. Photo by: Pfc. Christopher D. Lyttle