United States Marine Corps Major Brian T. Thompson is promoted to Lieutenant Colonel by Maj. Norman Hatch, (retired Combat Camera Marine), in front of the Tarawa exhibit at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, Triangle, Va., on March 1, 2012. LtCol Thompson is the Occupational Field Sponsor for Combat Camera. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph [...]

U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 2nd Radio Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) pay respects to Cpl. Lucas Pyeatt at a memorial ceremony at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Feb. 15, 2011. Pyeatt, a team leader and linguist with Charlie Company, was killed in action Feb. 5, 2011. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jeremy Ross/Released)
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U.S. Marines carry equipment boarding a CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 362 at Forward Operating Base Geronimo, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 24, 2010. The squadron conducted daily flight missions in support of the International Security Assistance Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samuel J. [...]

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Marcus J. Kuiper, with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron (MWHS) 3, videotapes a CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 362, prior to takeoff from Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 22, 2010. The squadron conducted daily flight missions in support of the International Security Assistance Force. (U.S. Marine [...]

And the winners are:
Corporal William T. Perkins Combat Cameraman of the Year
SSgt. Michael K. Kropiewnicki, MCAS Iwakuni.
Captain Charles G. Grow Combat Camera Section of the Year 
1 Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward)/ Regional Command (Southwest) Combat Camera Helmand Province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
Combat Art
1st, 2nd and Honorable Mention
Sgt. Kristopher J. Battles, Historical Division Quantico, Virginia.
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U.S. Marines fire a M-777 155 mm howitzer during sustainment training near Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Sept. 1, 2009. The Marines are assigned to Sierra Battery, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Matt [...]

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade Forward, III Marine Expeditionary Force run across the beach during exercise Cobra Gold 2011 Feb. 9, 2011, in Hat Yao, Thailand. Cobra Gold is a regularly-scheduled joint/combined exercise designed to ensure regional peace and strengthen the [...]

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Johanna Ciezczak, with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, fits a student with donated shoes during exercise Cobra Gold 2011 at Ban Muang Rae School in Rayong province, Thailand, on Feb. 7, 2011. The clothing and school supplies were donated by U.S. service members and their families stationed [...]

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Emma Wood, an intelligence officer assigned to Regional Command Southwest, holds weights in the overhead position during the final event of the CrossFit Leatherneck: 2011 Fitness Throwdown at Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 6, 2011. Wood placed first overall in the women's competition. Fifty-nine coalition personnel took part in the [...]

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Miguel Toledano, right, a counter improvised explosive device officer assigned to Regional Command Southwest, flips a tire during CrossFit Leatherneck: 2011 Fitness Throwdown at Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 6, 2011. Fifty-nine coalition personnel took part in the event, which featured four sets of events over two days. (U.S. Marine [...]

A U.S. Marine waves to local farmers during a security patrol near Turah Shah Ghundey, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on Feb. 4, 2011. The Marine is assigned to Company I, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Regimental Combat Team 2. Elements of 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit deployed to Afghanistan to provide regional [...]

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Francisa Guzman, with with Delta Company, 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, holds up a tanker helmet at Forward Operating Base Edinburgh in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 2, 2011. Delta Company supported the International Security Assistance Force throughout the area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Brian A. [...]

An AV-8B Harrier jet from Marine Medium Helicopter 165 (Rein), the Aviation Combat Element of the 13th MEU (SOC), taxis on the flight deck of the USS Bonhomme Richard after recovering from a combat sortie in the skies above Afghanistan. Avengers flew 20 sorties and 120 hours in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. [...]