Danny Gonzalez
Bio
In April 2015, Private First Class Danny Gonzalez attended basic training at MCRD San Diego, Calif. and graduated July 2015. After graduating Marine Combat Training, Aug. 2015, Pfc. Gonzalez attended Basic Still Photography at DINFOS, Fort George G. Meade, Md., and graduated Feb. 2016 as an honor graduate. Pfc. Gonzalez was promoted to Lance Corporal on Jan. 1, 2016.
Lance Cpl. Gonzalez then received orders to 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif. as a combat photographer. His primary duties consisted of documenting training and attending military education.
In April 2017, Lance Cpl. Gonzalez received orders to the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit as the organic combat photographer. In Sept. 2017, Lance Cpl. Gonzalez attended the Intermediate Photojournalism Course at DINFOS and graduated Nov. 2017. Lance Cpl. Gonzalez was promoted to his current rank Corporal on Nov. 1, 2017.
In April 2018, Cpl. Gonzalez received orders to I Marine Information Group before deploying with the 13th MEU. On July 10, 2018, he deployed for West Pac 18-1 on the USS Rushmore (LSD-47), participating in four bilateral exercises in the 5th and 7th fleet area of operations until returning in Feb. 27, 2019.
His education includes two Associate’s degrees in Music/Humanities and Journalism as well as attending the 2017 and 2018 DoD Storyteller’s Workshop under the advanced photography team and video team, respectively. He was awarded DVIDS Storyteller of the Month for Sept. and Oct. 2018 and has placed in the 2017 and 2018 VIEC Awards and 2019 Military Visual Awards.