School of Infantry-West trains Riflemen and Infantrymen in MOS skills across the infantry training continuum and produces Combat Instructors who train Marines here and throughout their careers to dominate and control any battlespace.
A U.S. Marine with Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry-West, Hawaii Detachment, establishes communications with the command operations 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)
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U.S. Marines with Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry-West, Hawaii Detachment, climb a hill to set up a patrol base during an Advanced Infantry Marine Course, Kahuku Training Area, Hawaii, June 26, 2023. AIMC is advanced infantry training designed to enhance and test Marines’ skills with a focus on reinforcing proper patrols and operational procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Terry Stennett III)
A U.S. Marine with Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry-West, Hawaii Detachment, head to an equipment staging area during an Advanced Infantry Marine Course, Kahuku Training Area, Hawaii, June 26, 2023. AIMC is advanced infantry training designed to enhance and test Marines’ skills with a focus on reinforcing proper patrols and operational procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Terry Stennett III)
U.S. Marine, Cpl. Anthony Nikac, a lateral move student with Infantry Marine Course 2-23, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry-West, suppresses an enemy position with a M240B medium machine gun during a fire and maneuver range at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 24, 2023. IMC is the Marine Corps’ 14-week entry-level training course for enlisted infantry Marines. Nikac is a native of New York City. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Willow Marshall)
U.S. Marines with Infantry Marine Course 1-23, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, step out for the culminating event of the course’s final training exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 27, 2023. IMC is the Marine Corps’ 14-week entry-level training course for enlisted infantry Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Earik Barton)
U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, hike up a hill during a night patrol as part of the tenth week of the Infantry Marine Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 1, 2021. IMC is a 14-week pilot course designed to create better trained and more lethal entry-level infantry Marines prepared for near-peer conflicts. The course uses a redesigned learning model for students intended to develop their capabilities for independent and adaptive thought and action. The program of instruction for IMC has been in development for a year and follows guidance from the 2019 Commandant's Planning Guidance and Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kerstin Roberts)
U.S. Marine Pfc. Luke Newcomb, a student with Infantry Marine Course 1-23, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, posts security during the final training exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 23, 2023. IMC is the Marine Corps’ 14-week infantry training course designed to make better trained and more lethal entry-level Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Earik Barton)
The 12th Marine Regiment’s redesignation to the 12th Marine Littoral Regiment will occur November 15, 2023. The redesignation will mark the Marine Corps commitment to a force that is prepared to effectively respond to the challenges in the indo pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Steven Wells)
III Marine Expeditionary Force and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force participate in the field training exercise portion of Resolute Dragon 23, across 19 different installations, ranging from Hokkaido to Kyushu, and the southwestern islands, from Oct. 14th- 31st. RD 23 is an annual bilateral exercise in Japan that strengthens the command, control, and multi-domain maneuver capabilities of Marines in III MEF and allied Japan Self-Defense Force personnel. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Joshua Munsen)
Marines evaluate equipment and refine combat strategies, on Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California. Apollo Shield was a year long crawl-walk-run environment where they show cased cutting edge technology in October of 2023. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. Steven Wells)
MARADMIN 471/23 authorizes female Marines to wear dress slacks while in the SNCO and Officer evening dress uniform. This parallels the uniform update to the female dress blues uniform to match the standard male uniform. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Alexis French)
The 2023 Invictus Games are being held in Dusseldorf, Germany, from September 9th through September 16th. The Invictus Games is a testament to the resilience and fighting spirit of servicemembers around the world. Our Marines demonstrate the core values of the Corps: honor, courage, and commitment, as they compete in various sporting events. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Oneg Plisner)
U.S. Marines partnered with Filipino allies to provide relief efforts in wake of Typhoon Egay. During the three days of relief efforts, approximately 64,000 pounds of supplies provided by the Government of the Philippines were distributed to affected communities. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Alexis French)
Vipers and Heavy Haulers Return Home from Indo-Pacific Deployment