19K views · 492 reactions | : U.S. Marines with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company tour a static F-35B Lightning II display, and conduct simulated urban close air support at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. | F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office | Facebook

#WeaponsWednesday | The Story of “Lucky” This week, history rolls back into view. Meet “Lucky,” an M4A3 Sherman World War II tank that stormed the black sands of Iwo Jima in 1945. It was there at Red Beach 2 with the 5th Tank Battalion, supporting Marines during some of the fiercest fighting of the Pacific War, including the brutal battles near Hill 362A. After Iwo Jima, Lucky was shipped back to Hawaii and converted into a dual flame and gun tank for the planned invasion of Japan. Then the war

99 years ago today, Marines began the battle that inspired U.S. Army Gen. John J. Pershing to remark, "The deadliest weapon in the world is a United States Marine and his rifle." | U.S. Marine Corps

127K views · 5K reactions | Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, conduct underwater egress training at the Water Survival Training Center on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Anthony Alvarez) | U.S. Marine Corps | Facebook