Service members with the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force load snowmobiles and gear onto a KC-130J Super Hercules at an airfield in Kotzebue, Alaska, Dec. 13, 2024. Marines with Detachment Delta Company, 4th Law Enforcement Battalion, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, and with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 153, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing joined by Airmen, loaded the aircraft for transport to Utqiagvik, Alaska to continue this year’s Alaskan Toys for Tots operation. The Toys for Tots mission exemplifies the Marine Corps spirit in the Last Frontier, strengthening community ties while sharpening the Marines' readiness for Arctic operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)
U.S. Marines participate in a tactical air-control party during a close-air support exercise at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Dec. 4, 2024. Marines with 3rd Force Reconnaissance, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, conduct TACP CASEX semi-annually to ensure unit readiness and combat capability. TACP exercises prepare prospective Joint Terminal Attack Controllers and Joint Fires Observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt Scott Jenkins)
New Orleans-based Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South will hold a formal, traditional Marine Corps change of command ceremony between outgoing Lt. Gen. David G. Bellon and incoming Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV.
