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U.S. Marine Sgt. Brian Lopez, a combat instructor for the Advanced Machine-Gun Course, School of Infantry - West, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, debriefs students during a live-fire exercise at Range 218 on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 16, 2022. AMGC is a six-week course where machine gunners advance their warfighting and weaponry skills, as well as their land navigation and small unit leadership. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shaina Jupiter)

U.S. Marine Sgt. Brian Lopez, a combat instructor for the Advanced Machine-Gun Course, School of Infantry - West, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, debriefs students during a live-fire exercise at Range 218 on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 16, 2022. AMGC is a six-week course where machine gunners advance their warfighting and weaponry skills, as well as their land navigation and small unit leadership. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shaina Jupiter)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Shaina Jupiter

A U.S. Marine MV-22B Osprey takes off carrying students with Infantry Small Unit Leaders Course 1-22, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, as part of a training exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov 16, 2021. The students conducted an aerial assault which took them from SOI-West on Camp Pendleton to Yuma, Arizona. ISULC is designed to teach noncommisioned officers advanced infantry skills and equip them to assume more leadership responsibility within an infantry battalion. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Drake Nickels)

A U.S. Marine MV-22B Osprey takes off carrying students with Infantry Small Unit Leaders Course 1-22, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, as part of a training exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov 16, 2021. The students conducted an aerial assault which took them from SOI-West on Camp Pendleton to Yuma, Arizona. ISULC is designed to teach noncommisioned officers advanced infantry skills and equip them to assume more leadership responsibility within an infantry battalion. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Drake Nickels)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels

U.S. Marines with the Infantry Small Unit Leaders Course 1-22, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, brief their patrol before a training exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov 16, 2021. The students conducted an aerial assault which took them from SOI-West on Camp Pendleton to Yuma, Arizona. ISULC is designed to teach noncommisioned officers advanced infantry skills and equip them to assume more leadership responsibility within an infantry battalion. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Drake Nickels)

U.S. Marines with the Infantry Small Unit Leaders Course 1-22, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, brief their patrol before a training exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov 16, 2021. The students conducted an aerial assault which took them from SOI-West on Camp Pendleton to Yuma, Arizona. ISULC is designed to teach noncommisioned officers advanced infantry skills and equip them to assume more leadership responsibility within an infantry battalion. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Drake Nickels)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels

U.S. Marines with the Infantry Small Unit Leaders Course 1-22, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, board an MV-22B Osprey as part of a training exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov 16, 2021. The students conducted an aerial assault which took them from SOI-West on Camp Pendleton to Yuma, Arizona. ISULC is designed to teach noncommisioned officers advanced infantry skills and equip them to assume more leadership responsibility within an infantry battalion. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Drake Nickels)

U.S. Marines with the Infantry Small Unit Leaders Course 1-22, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, board an MV-22B Osprey as part of a training exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov 16, 2021. The students conducted an aerial assault which took them from SOI-West on Camp Pendleton to Yuma, Arizona. ISULC is designed to teach noncommisioned officers advanced infantry skills and equip them to assume more leadership responsibility within an infantry battalion. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Drake Nickels)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels

U.S. Marines participating in the Infantry Unit Leadership Course, prepare to half load an M224 60 mm mortar during live-fire training on Mortar Position 6 on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 30, 2020. Marines with IULC utilized various weapons systems during the training to increase proficiency and readiness. The Marines participating in the course will leave as 0369 infantry unit leaders. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

U.S. Marines participating in the Infantry Unit Leadership Course, prepare to half load an M224 60 mm mortar during live-fire training on Mortar Position 6 on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 30, 2020. Marines with IULC utilized various weapons systems during the training to increase proficiency and readiness. The Marines participating in the course will leave as 0369 infantry unit leaders. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Steven Dawson, a 60mm mortar assistant gunner with the Infantry Unit Leader Course, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, sets up post at Mortar Position 6 on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 30, 2020. Marines with IULC utilized various weapons systems during the training to increase proficiency and readiness. The Marines participating in the course will leave as 0369 infantry unit leaders. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Steven Dawson, a 60mm mortar assistant gunner with the Infantry Unit Leader Course, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, sets up post at Mortar Position 6 on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 30, 2020. Marines with IULC utilized various weapons systems during the training to increase proficiency and readiness. The Marines participating in the course will leave as 0369 infantry unit leaders. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez

U.S. Marine 60mm M224 mortars wait by ammo crates during a live-fire range on Mortar Point 6 on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 30, 2020. Marines with the Infantry Unit Leader Course, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, utilized this weapon system and other weapon systems to increase proficiency and readiness. The Marines that are participating in the course will leave as 0369 Infantry unit leaders. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

U.S. Marine 60mm M224 mortars wait by ammo crates during a live-fire range on Mortar Point 6 on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 30, 2020. Marines with the Infantry Unit Leader Course, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, utilized this weapon system and other weapon systems to increase proficiency and readiness. The Marines that are participating in the course will leave as 0369 Infantry unit leaders. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez

U.S. Marines with Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry-West, Hawaii Detachment, await further instructions during urban operations training, Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, July 11, 2023. The training was conducted as part of the Advanced Infantry Marine Course. AIMC is designed to enhance and test Marines’ skills with a focus on reinforcing proper patrols and operational procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chandler Stacy)

U.S. Marines with Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry-West, Hawaii Detachment, await further instructions during urban operations training, Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, July 11, 2023. The training was conducted as part of the Advanced Infantry Marine Course. AIMC is designed to enhance and test Marines’ skills with a focus on reinforcing proper patrols and operational procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chandler Stacy)

Photo by Cpl. Chandler Stacy

A U.S. Marine with Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry-West, Hawaii Detachment, carries a simulated casualty during urban operations training, Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, July 11, 2023. The training was conducted as part of the Advanced Infantry Marine Course. AIMC is designed to enhance and test Marines’ skills with a focus on reinforcing proper patrols and operational procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chandler Stacy)

A U.S. Marine with Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry-West, Hawaii Detachment, carries a simulated casualty during urban operations training, Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, July 11, 2023. The training was conducted as part of the Advanced Infantry Marine Course. AIMC is designed to enhance and test Marines’ skills with a focus on reinforcing proper patrols and operational procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chandler Stacy)

Photo by Cpl. Chandler Stacy

U.S. Marines with Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry-West, Hawaii Detachment, enter a building during urban operations training, Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, July 11, 2023. The training was conducted as part of the Advanced Infantry Marine Course. AIMC is designed to enhance and test Marines’ skills with a focus on reinforcing proper patrols and operational procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chandler Stacy)

U.S. Marines with Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry-West, Hawaii Detachment, enter a building during urban operations training, Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, July 11, 2023. The training was conducted as part of the Advanced Infantry Marine Course. AIMC is designed to enhance and test Marines’ skills with a focus on reinforcing proper patrols and operational procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chandler Stacy)

Photo by Cpl. Chandler Stacy

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Daniel Huang, a student in the Advanced Infantry Marine Course, engages simulated enemy combatants during urban operations training, Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, July 11, 2023. The training was conducted as part of the Advanced Infantry Marine Course. AIMC is designed to enhance and test Marines’ skills with a focus on reinforcing proper patrols and operational procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chandler Stacy)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Daniel Huang, a student in the Advanced Infantry Marine Course, engages simulated enemy combatants during urban operations training, Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, July 11, 2023. The training was conducted as part of the Advanced Infantry Marine Course. AIMC is designed to enhance and test Marines’ skills with a focus on reinforcing proper patrols and operational procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chandler Stacy)

Photo by Cpl. Chandler Stacy

U.S. Marines with Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry-West, Hawaii Detachment, prepare to breach a building during urban operations training, Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, July 11, 2023. The training was conducted as part of the Advanced Infantry Marine Course. AIMC is designed to enhance and test Marines’ skills with a focus on reinforcing proper patrols and operational procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chandler Stacy)

U.S. Marines with Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry-West, Hawaii Detachment, prepare to breach a building during urban operations training, Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, July 11, 2023. The training was conducted as part of the Advanced Infantry Marine Course. AIMC is designed to enhance and test Marines’ skills with a focus on reinforcing proper patrols and operational procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chandler Stacy)

Photo by Cpl. Chandler Stacy

Lieutenant Colonel William T. Messmer Command Photo

Lieutenant Colonel William T. Messmer Command Photo

Photo by Nick Rajack

On 2 Aug 2023, Marine Corps Detachment Goodfellow Air Force Base was pleased to host Master Gunnery Sergeant Chris Sonnabend, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Director of Intelligence US INDO-PACIFIC Command. During his visit, Master Gunnery Sergeant Sonnabend met with leaders from each of the Joint Services conducting training aboard Goodfellow, Air Force Base.

On 2 Aug 2023, Marine Corps Detachment Goodfellow Air Force Base was pleased to host Master Gunnery Sergeant Chris Sonnabend, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Director of Intelligence US INDO-PACIFIC Command. During his visit, Master Gunnery Sergeant Sonnabend met with leaders from each of the Joint Services conducting training aboard Goodfellow, Air Force Base.

Photo by USMC

U.S. Marines with Basic Reconnaissance Course run into the ocean during clandestine landing and withdraw training at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, California, Oct. 30, 2019. BRC is one of the many courses taught by the staff at Reconnaissance Training Company, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West. The course provides students with the basic knowledge of reconnaissance doctrine, concepts, and techniques with emphasis on amphibious entry and extraction, beach reconnaissance and reconnaissance patrolling skills. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

U.S. Marines with Basic Reconnaissance Course run into the ocean during clandestine landing and withdraw training at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, California, Oct. 30, 2019. BRC is one of the many courses taught by the staff at Reconnaissance Training Company, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West. The course provides students with the basic knowledge of reconnaissance doctrine, concepts, and techniques with emphasis on amphibious entry and extraction, beach reconnaissance and reconnaissance patrolling skills. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez

U.S. Marines with Basic Reconnaissance Course cover each other with sand for camouflage during clandestine landing and withdraw training at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, California, Oct. 30, 2019. BRC is one of the many courses taught by the staff at Reconnaissance Training Company, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West. The course provides students with the basic knowledge of reconnaissance doctrine, concepts, and techniques with emphasis on amphibious entry and extraction, beach reconnaissance and reconnaissance patrolling skills. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

U.S. Marines with Basic Reconnaissance Course cover each other with sand for camouflage during clandestine landing and withdraw training at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, California, Oct. 30, 2019. BRC is one of the many courses taught by the staff at Reconnaissance Training Company, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West. The course provides students with the basic knowledge of reconnaissance doctrine, concepts, and techniques with emphasis on amphibious entry and extraction, beach reconnaissance and reconnaissance patrolling skills. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez

U.S. Marines with Basic Reconnaissance Course provide security on the beach during the clandestine landing and withdraw training at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, California, Oct. 30, 2019. BRC is one of the many courses taught by the staff at Reconnaissance Training Company, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West. The course provides students with the basic knowledge of reconnaissance doctrine, concepts, and techniques with emphasis on amphibious entry and extraction, beach reconnaissance and reconnaissance patrolling skills. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

U.S. Marines with Basic Reconnaissance Course provide security on the beach during the clandestine landing and withdraw training at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, California, Oct. 30, 2019. BRC is one of the many courses taught by the staff at Reconnaissance Training Company, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West. The course provides students with the basic knowledge of reconnaissance doctrine, concepts, and techniques with emphasis on amphibious entry and extraction, beach reconnaissance and reconnaissance patrolling skills. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez

U.S. Marines with the Basic Reconnaissance Course carry a combat rubber raiding craft to a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter to conduct helocasting training at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, California, Oct. 29, 2019. BRC is one of the many courses taught by the staff at Reconnaissance Training Company, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West. The course provides students with the basic knowledge of reconnaissance doctrine, concepts, and techniques with emphasis on amphibious entry and extraction, beach reconnaissance and reconnaissance patrolling skills. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

U.S. Marines with the Basic Reconnaissance Course carry a combat rubber raiding craft to a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter to conduct helocasting training at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, California, Oct. 29, 2019. BRC is one of the many courses taught by the staff at Reconnaissance Training Company, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West. The course provides students with the basic knowledge of reconnaissance doctrine, concepts, and techniques with emphasis on amphibious entry and extraction, beach reconnaissance and reconnaissance patrolling skills. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez

U.S. Marines with Basic Reconnaissance Course wait with a combat rubber raiding craft to be picked up by a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter to conduct a helocasting training at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, California, Oct. 29, 2019. BRC is one of the many courses taught by the staff at Reconnaissance Training Company, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West. The course provides students with the basic knowledge of reconnaissance doctrine, concepts, and techniques with emphasis on amphibious entry and extraction, beach reconnaissance and reconnaissance patrolling skills. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

U.S. Marines with Basic Reconnaissance Course wait with a combat rubber raiding craft to be picked up by a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter to conduct a helocasting training at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, California, Oct. 29, 2019. BRC is one of the many courses taught by the staff at Reconnaissance Training Company, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West. The course provides students with the basic knowledge of reconnaissance doctrine, concepts, and techniques with emphasis on amphibious entry and extraction, beach reconnaissance and reconnaissance patrolling skills. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez

U.S. Marines with Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry-West, Hawaii Detachment, engage simulated enemy during urban operations training, Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, July 11, 2023. The training was conducted as part of the Advanced Infantry Marine Course. AIMC is designed to enhance and test Marines’ skills with a focus on reinforcing proper patrols and operational procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chandler Stacy)

U.S. Marines with Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry-West, Hawaii Detachment, engage simulated enemy during urban operations training, Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, July 11, 2023. The training was conducted as part of the Advanced Infantry Marine Course. AIMC is designed to enhance and test Marines’ skills with a focus on reinforcing proper patrols and operational procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chandler Stacy)

Photo by Cpl. Chandler Stacy