The mission of the 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV) is to generate, train, and certify forces in order to conduct expeditionary operations in support of II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF) campaign objectives and crisis response tasking. On order, 2d MARDIV will plan and execute Division-level ground combat element operations as part of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force or Naval Expeditionary Force.
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jordan Mollenkopf, an Enon Valley, Pennsylvania native and machine gunner with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine...
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Ross Gilchriest, a Silsbee, Texas native and an infantry officer with 2d Marine Division, conducts a 20-kilometer hike during...
U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, conduct casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) training at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving...
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Matthew Earle, an infantry unit leader with 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, earned his combination cover after completing the six-week chief training process, while his father, U.S. Navy retired Senior Chief Petty Officer Stanley Earle, watched as his son became a third generation chief petty officer on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, September 29, 2023.
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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — A U.S. Navy corpsman is being hailed as a hero after saving someone’s life while on liberty. On September 15, 2023, U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Clay Campbell, a corpsman with 2d battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, and a Clearwater, Florida native, was recognized and awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for his outstanding bravery while on liberty.
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - The 2d Marine Division command staff conducted command, control and staff training during II Marine Expeditionary Force’s Joint Task Force Exercise, on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina Sept. 9-15. The exercise allowed the Division to perform staff functions and provide leadership to a notional reinforced ground combat element, performing humanitarian assistance actions in a scenario-based training.
On July 24, the 36th Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Eric M. Smith expedites the promotion of Sgt. Peyton Nott, a Jefferson City, Tennessee native and motor transportation chief with Romeo Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, after the presentation of the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal.
Improvise, adapt, and overcome. Those three words are paramount to fighting and winning battles, but what happens when you finally overcome?
The U.S. Marine Corps and the Netherlands Marine Corps have a long-standing relationship dating back to 1943 and have exchanged officers to share knowledge and strengthen relationships between nations. Most recently, the commanding general of 2d Marine Division recognized it’s 22nd Netherlands exchange officer, Capt. Fabian Schra.