Marine Corps as of Aug. 16
THE STATUS OF FORCES
Active duty: 194,656
Selected Marine Corps Reserve: 40,288
–Reservists on active duty: 2,330
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Featured exercise: Africa Endeavor 2013, featuring reservists from every military service and troops from 38 African countries completing communications exercises and training in Zambia. Check it out!
U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Rodney Del Ross, communications officer, 6th Communications Battalion, marches during the opening ceremony of Exercise Africa Endeavor 2013, Aug. 7, 2013 at the Zambia Army Headquarters in Lusaka, Zambia. Ross is one of several Reserve and National Guard augmentees on the continent for the exercise. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Zach Sheely/RELEASED)
