Training Command Photos

U.S. Marines march on colors during the Training Command change of command at Warner Hall, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., May 18, 2018. Brig. Gen. Jason Q. Bohm, outgoing commanding general (CG), Training Command, relinquished command to Col. Calvert Worth Jr., Brig. Gen. select, incoming CG, Training Command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Paige M. Verry)

U.S. Marines render honors at the Training Command change of command at Warner Hall, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., May 18, 2018. Brig. Gen. Jason Q. Bohm, outgoing commanding general (CG), Training Command, relinquished command to Col. Calvert Worth Jr., Brig. Gen. select, incoming CG, Training Command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Paige M. Verry)

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SOI-E AITB SgtMaj

Master Gunnery Sergeant William L. Call, Jr.

1stSgt Antonio E. Marquez

On March 19, 2018 Second Lieutenant Juan Gonzales, a Marine attending Combat Engineer Officer course 2-18 (CEO 2-18) at Marine Corps Engineer School aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C.; operates a compactor over an expedient crater repair. Pictured from left to right: Second Lieutenants Jon Roberts, Trevor Kenahan, Bethany Koshak, Thomas Raymond, and Juan Gonzales.

ITB-E SgtMaj

On March 15, 2018 Marine Corps Engineer School (MCES) hosted the annual St. Patrick’s Day Engineer Field Meet to pay homage to St. Patrick, the patron saint for engineers; build camaraderie amongst the engineer and utility communities, and compete for the Engineer Field Meet Trophy. This year there were five units that competed in Marine, engineer, and utility themed events: MCES, Marine Wing Support Squadron-274 (MWSS-274), Combat Logistics Battalion-2 (CLB-2), 8th Engineer Support Battalion (8th ESB), and 2d Combat Engineer Battalion (2d CEB). Here a team of Marines pull a Backhoe Loader (BHL) approximately 100 meters. The BHL weighs roughly 21,000 pounds.

On March 15, 2018 Marine Corps Engineer School (MCES) hosted the annual St. Patrick’s Day Engineer Field Meet to pay homage to St. Patrick, the patron saint for engineers; build camaraderie amongst the engineer and utility communities, and compete for the Engineer Field Meet Trophy. This year there were five units that competed in Marine, engineer, and utility themed events: MCES, Marine Wing Support Squadron-274 (MWSS-274), Combat Logistics Battalion-2 (CLB-2), 8th Engineer Support Battalion (8th ESB), and 2d Combat Engineer Battalion (2d CEB). Pictured is the MCES Chariot Race team.

On March 15, 2018 Marine Corps Engineer School (MCES) hosted the annual St. Patrick’s Day Engineer Field Meet to pay homage to St. Patrick, the patron saint for engineers; build camaraderie amongst the engineer and utility communities, and compete for the Engineer Field Meet Trophy. Marines competing in the Water Bucket Relay sprinted across Ellis Field with empty buckets to water bladders, filled the buckets, and then sprinted back across Ellis Field in order to be the first team to fill a 55-gallon trash can.

On March 15, 2018 Marine Corps Engineer School (MCES) hosted the annual St. Patrick’s Day Engineer Field Meet to pay homage to St. Patrick, the patron saint for engineers; build camaraderie amongst the engineer and utility communities, and compete for the Engineer Field Meet Trophy. One of the events was a Tug of War.

Colonel James H. Bain, MCES Commanding Officer, delivers closing remarks to the Marines before handing out the Engineer Field Meet Trophy and individual event trophies. This year's overall Engineer Field Meet winner was 8th Engineer Support Battalion (8th ESB).

On March 15, 2018 Marine Corps Engineer School (MCES) hosted the annual St. Patrick’s Day Engineer Field Meet to pay homage to St. Patrick, the patron saint for engineers; build camaraderie amongst the engineer and utility communities, and compete for the Engineer Field Meet Trophy.

On March 15, 2018 Marine Corps Engineer School (MCES) hosted the annual St. Patrick’s Day Engineer Field Meet to pay homage to St. Patrick, the patron saint for engineers; build camaraderie amongst the engineer and utility communities, and compete for the Engineer Field Meet Trophy. Teams of Marines compete in the Obstacle Course Relay to see who can run all their Marines through the Obstacle Course the fastest.

On March 15, 2018 Marine Corps Engineer School (MCES) hosted the annual St. Patrick’s Day Engineer Field Meet to pay homage to St. Patrick, the patron saint for engineers; build camaraderie amongst the engineer and utility communities, and compete for the Engineer Field Meet Trophy. To complete a turn in the Cross Cut Relay, Marines sprint down Ellis Field to saw horses where they must use a crosscut saw to cut the end off of a piece of wood.

On March 15, 2018 Marine Corps Engineer School (MCES) hosted the annual St. Patrick’s Day Engineer Field Meet to pay homage to St. Patrick, the patron saint for engineers; build camaraderie amongst the engineer and utility communities, and compete for the Engineer Field Meet Trophy. Marines competing in the Find the Rebar Challenge use sledge hammers to break apart a cement block in order to find a piece of rebar.

On March 15, 2018 Marine Corps Engineer School (MCES) hosted the annual St. Patrick’s Day Engineer Field Meet to pay homage to St. Patrick, the patron saint for engineers; build camaraderie amongst the engineer and utility communities, and compete for the Engineer Field Meet Trophy. The Blarney Stone Toss is a test of strength and Marines hurl a 40 pound stone to see who can throw it the farthest.

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Sergeant Major Groth enlisted in the Marine Corps in Oct 1992 and attended recruit training at MCRD San Diego, CA with following training at MCT and then continued to his MOS school (0331). Upon completion of MCT and MOS school, Sergeant Major Groth was assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marines in 29 Palms, Ca.