U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Gavin Huegel, a parachute rigger with 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, spots Marines rappelling from a UH-1Y Venom during a Helicopter Rope Suspension Techniques course hosted by Expeditionary Operations Training Branch, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 11, 2024. The HRST course certifies Marines as HRST Masters enabling them to perform helicopter insertions and extractions, rappels, and other rope techniques when landing an aircraft is not feasible. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jordan Searls)
U.S. Marines with Combat Service Support Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion, I MEF Information Group, conduct a crew-served weapons range at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 16, 2024. CSSC provides combat service support, security, and administrative services to the MEF Headquarters, Marine Expeditionary Brigade Headquarters, I MIG Headquarters and its subordinate units when forward deployed. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Corporal Brandon Marrero)
The Marines of 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, activated the Marine Corpsâ first Fire Support Battalion during a ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 19, marking an evolutionary step in fire support capabilities.
