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2D Marine Division

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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.

 

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From Tenaru To Today: V36 Platoon Attack Range

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division fire an M224 60mm mortar during a platoon attack range on Camp Lejeune,...

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2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment Marines Interviewed by Local Media

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Nicholas Campbell, an Allentown, New Jersey native and the weapons platoon commander of Fox Company, 2d Battalion, 2d...

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3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment Conducts Battalion Field Exercise

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division walk towards an MV-22B Osprey during a battalion Field Exercise on Marine...

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From Tenaru To Today: V36 Platoon Attack Range

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division fire an M224 60mm mortar during a platoon attack range on Camp Lejeune,...

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3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment Conducts Battalion Field Exercise

U.S. Marines with 2d Marine Division conduct a tactical insertion during a battalion Field Exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North...

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3rd Battalion 6th Marine Regiment Conducts Battalion Field Exercise

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Omar Rodriguez, a Hempstead, New York native and an Infantry Rifleman with 3rd Battalion 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine...

 

 

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V1/2 Conducts a Movement to Contact

V1/2 Conducts a Movement to Contact

Fortifying Efforts: 2/2 Conducts Air Assault during UAE UET 24-2

Fortifying Efforts: 2/2 Conducts Air Assault during UAE UET 24-2

V1/2 Conducts Range 400

V1/2 Conducts Range 400

Fortifying Efforts: 2/2 Conducts Air Assault during UAE UET 24-2

Fortifying Efforts: 2/2 Conducts Air Assault during UAE UET 24-2

Fortifying Efforts: 2/2 Conducts Air Assault during UAE UET 24-2

Fortifying Efforts: 2/2 Conducts Air Assault during UAE UET 24-2

V1/2 Conducts a Movement to Contact

V1/2 Conducts a Movement to Contact

V1/2 Conducts Range 400

V1/2 Conducts Range 400

V1/2 Conducts a Movement to Contact

V1/2 Conducts a Movement to Contact

Broadening Horizons: 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment Conducts Arm Wrestling Event

Broadening Horizons: 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment Conducts Arm Wrestling Event

Broadening Horizons: 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment Conducts Arm Wrestling Event

Broadening Horizons: 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment Conducts Arm Wrestling Event

2d Marine Division Band Participates in Summer Latin Fiesta 2024

2d Marine Division Band Participates in Summer Latin Fiesta 2024

2d Marine Division Band Participates in Summer Latin Fiesta 2024

2d Marine Division Band Participates in Summer Latin Fiesta 2024

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Lane Chirstman, a native of Indiana and a reconnaissance Marine with 2d Reconnaissance (Recon) Battalion, 2d Marine Division, conducts a tactical peek during Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior in Savaneta, Aruba, May 22, 2024.

Carribean Coastal Warrior 2024

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ryan Leblanc, a squad leader with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, holds a wreath during a ceremony at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, Belleau, France, May 26, 2024.

The 106th Anniversary of the Battle of Belleau Wood Ceremony

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. James Losacco, a West Chicago, Illinois native and a radio operator with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, conducts a patrol during the Division Signals and Emissions Course (DSEC) on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 21, 2024.

Division Signals Management and Emissions Course

The 106th Anniversary of the battle of Belleau Wood Ceremony

The 106th Anniversary of the battle of Belleau Wood Ceremony

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Sonia Richman, a Shaker Heights, Ohio native, a flute instrumentalist and augment with the 2d Marine Division (MARDIV) band, plays the piccolo during a concert in Château-Thierry, France, May 23, 2024.

The 2d Marine Division Band Performs in Château-Thierry, France

The 106th Anniversary of the battle of Belleau Wood Ceremony

The 106th Anniversary of the battle of Belleau Wood Ceremony

The 106th Anniversary of the battle of Belleau Wood Ceremony

The 106th Anniversary of the battle of Belleau Wood Ceremony

The 106th Anniversary of the battle of Belleau Wood Ceremony

The 106th Anniversary of the battle of Belleau Wood Ceremony

U.S. Marines participate in 2/10 FIREX 2024.

2/10 FIREX 24

The 106th Anniversary of the battle of Belleau Wood Ceremony

The 106th Anniversary of the battle of Belleau Wood Ceremony

U.S. Marines and Sailors participate in 2d Marine Division's Poker Run.

2d Marine Division Poker Run

U.S. Marines and Sailors participate in 2d Marine Division's Poker Run.

2d Marine Division Poker Run

U.S. Marines participate in 2/10 FIREX 2024.

2/10 FIREX 24

U.S. Marines and Sailors participate in 2d Marine Division's Poker Run.

2d Marine Division Poker Run

U.S. Marines participate in 2/10 FIREX 2024.

2/10 FIREX 24

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3/2 CAAT Range

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2d LAR Scout School

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Aleck Szallar, left, a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania native, and Capt. Benjamin Demandante, right, a York, Pennsylvania native, both infantry officers with 2d Marine Division, take notes before beginning the infantry skills test during the Division Leaders Assessment Program at Fort Walker, Virginia, Sept. 17, 2023. The program helps Marines improve their warfighting abilities through mentorship and learning opportunities, resulting in greater lethality and endurance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexis Sanchez)

Division Leaders Assessment Program

U.S. Marine Corps GySgt. Hector Munoz Jr., the enlisted conductor with the 2d Marine Division Band, leads the band during a marching band competition at Jacksonville High School in Jacksonville, North Carolina, September 16, 2023. Community relation events like these enable the Marines of 2d MARDIV to give back to the local community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alexa M. Hernandez)

2d Marine Division Band Performs for Jacksonville High School

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Rheave Danford, a Wasilla, Alaska native and a reconnaissance Marine with 2d Reconnaissance (Recon) Battalion, 2d Marine Division, posts security during Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior in Savaneta, Aruba, May 30, 2023. This bilateral training exercise allows 2d Recon to expand its knowledge and proficiency when operating in littoral and coastal regions. Caribbean Coastal Warrior continues to increase global interoperability between the U.S. Marines and the Dutch Marines as well as Caribbean Urban Warrior, an annual training evolution conducted on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Cassidy Shepherd)

Caribbean Coastal Warrior: Weapons Cache

U.S. Marines conduct a demonstration during a Marine Corps Martial Arts instructor (MAI) Course graduation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 28, 2023. MAI Courses are designed to develop the individual Marine’s understanding of combative techniques while enduring both mental and physical stressors. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Megan Ozaki)

U.S. Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor Course 74-23

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division conduct a tactical movement to contact during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 5, 2023. The MCCRE is designed to evaluate and certify a unit's comprehensive warfighting ability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Kumakaw)

2/2 MCCRE

U.S. Marines with Hotel Battery, 2nd Battalion, 10th Marines, 2d Marine Division, execute a HIMARS Rapid Insertion (HIRAIN), in San Javier, Spain on June 9, 2023. HIRAIN operations provide lethal and accurate fire to targets all across the globe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Eric Dmochowski)

2/10 Marines Conduct a HIRAIN in Spain

U.S. Marines with 2d Marine Division receive mentorship during a live-fire range on Camp Lejeune, June 6, 2023. The Basic Machine Gunner Course is a five-day course covering the nomenclature and application of the MK 19 grenade launcher, M2 .50 caliber machine gun and M240B machine gun. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Jessi Stegall)

Basic Machine Gunner Course Live-Fire Range

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division fire a rocket from a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems vehicle during a live fire in support of Rolling Thunder 23-2 on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, June 10, 2023. Rolling Thunder was a live-fire artillery event that tested the 10th Marine Regiment’s ability to operate in an isolated environment against a peer threat in a dynamic and multi-domain scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ethan Robert Jones)

Rolling Thunder 23-2

A U.S. Marine with 2d Battalion, 8th Marines, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division zero’s his rifle during a live fire range as a part of a Service Level Training Exercise (SLTE) on Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, July 21, 2023. The SLTE is a series of exercises designed to prepare Marines for future operations around the globe and to enhance the combat readiness for all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance. Joshua Kumakaw)

2/8 Conducts Optic Zeroing

U.S. Marines with Task Force 61/2.5 (Force Reconnaissance Company), clear buildings during Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain training in Rota, Spain on June 13, 2023. Task Force 61/2.5 provides naval and joint force commanders with dedicated multi-domain reconnaissance and counter reconnaissance (RXR) capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma Gray)

2d Recon and EODMU8 Conduct a Day Raid

The 36th Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Eric M. Smith, speaks with Marines with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment , 2d Marine Division, during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 24, 2023. General Smith visited Marines with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division as part of a command tour. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

36th Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps visits Marines with 1/10

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division conduct a live fire offense during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 13, 2023. The primary purpose of the MCCRE is to evaluate and validate a unit’s comprehensive war fighting ability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Osmar Gutierrez)

Golf Company 2/2 MCCRE

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division adjust their initial aim point for the M252 81 mm mortar during a battalion Field Exercise (FEX) on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 9, 2023. The FEX provides battalions the opportunity to identify strengths and weaknesses in warfighting capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kaylee Compton)

2/8 FEX

U.S. Navy Corpsman and Marines with 2d Marine Division, transport a patient during a Doc Kent competition on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 15, 2023. The competition showcases the capabilities of executing tactical combat casualty care in austere environments by utilizing various evacuation platforms to move from point of injury to higher echelons of care. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Megan Ozaki)

Doc Kent 2023

U.S. Marines with 2d Marine Division participate in a Leadership Reaction Course (LRC) during the Division Leadership Assessment Program at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, June 29, 2023. This program allows division leadership to assess Marines recently assigned to 2d MARDIV on their mental, moral and physical readiness for future command opportunities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Max Arellano)

Division Leader Assessment Program

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Cherish A. Ragland, a heavy equipment mechanic with 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2d Marine Division, fires a M240B machine gun during a live-fire machine gun range on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 27, 2023. The live-fire machine gun range allows Marines to practice operating an M240B machine gun. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Daysia McCree)

AA BN Live-Fire Range

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, board a landing craft vehicle/personnel from the assault ship HMS Albion during exercise Baltic Operations 2023 (BALTOPS 23) in Ventspils, Latvia, June 5, 2023. BALTOPS 23 is the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic region. The exercise led by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and executed by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO provides a unique training opportunity to strengthen the combined response capability critical to preserving the freedom of navigation and security in the Baltic Sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

2/6 Conducts Amphibious Beach Landings

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Stephan Bristow, a Company Commander with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, awards Marines the French Fourragere on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 27, 2023. The French Fourragere is exclusively awarded to Marines who served in the 5th and 6th Marine Regiment to commemorate past service member’s heroic actions that served in the two regiments during the Battle of Belleau Wood in World War I. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Kumakaw)

1/8 Charlie Company French Fourragere

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joshua Diaz, a Miami native and rifleman with 2d Battalion, 8th Marines, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, receives an award during an award ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 30, 2023. Diaz was awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for saving a family after a motor vehicle collision in Atkinson, North Carolina. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

2/8 Marine Awarded NAM for Saving Lives After Vehicle Collision

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Fox Jurgiel, a Field Artillery Sensor Support Marine with Hotel Battery, 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division surveys a firing point during a HIRAIN, as part of BALTOPS 23, in Gdansk Poland, June 14th 2023. HIRAIN operations provide lethal and accurate fire to targets all across the globe. BALTOPS is an annual joint, multinational maritime-focused exercised. It is designed to improve training for participants, enhance flexibility and interoperability and demonstrate resolve among allied and partner forces in defending the Baltic Sea region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Eric Dmochowski)

2/10 Marines Conduct a HIRAIN in Poland

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joshua Morgan, from Vienna, Virginia, with Task Force 61/2.5 (Force Reconnaissance Company), participates in a range in Estonia, on May 18, 2023. Task Force 61/2.5 provides naval and joint force commanders with dedicated multi-domain reconnaissance and counter reconnaissance (RXR) capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma Gray)

2d Recon Live-fire Range in Estonia

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Charles Shiflet, native of Manchester, Pennsylvania, and Hospital Corpsman with 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division participates in a simulated tactical combat casualty care scenario during the Doc Kent Competition on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 26, 2023. The competition showcases the capabilities of executing tactical combat casualty care in austere environments by utilizing various evacuation platforms to move from point of injury to higher echelons of care. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ethan Robert Jones)

Doc Kent 2023

U.S. Marines and Sailors with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (LAR), 2d Marine Division place dog tags of fallen service members on a memorial display during a memorial service on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 25, 2023. The service commemorates past service members from 2d LAR by placing the dog tags of the Marines and Sailors that gave their lives from 1989 to 2011 on a Soldiers Cross. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Jessi Stegall)

2d LAR Memorial Service

U.S. Marines with 2d Reconnaissance (Recon) Battalion, 2d Marine Division navigate through the water during Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior in Savaneta, Aruba, May 18, 2023. This bilateral training exercise allows 2d Recon to expand its knowledge and proficiency when operating in littoral and coastal regions. Caribbean Coastal Warrior continues to increase global interoperability between the U.S. Marines and the Dutch Marines as well as Caribbean Urban Warrior, an annual training evolution conducted on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Cassidy Shepherd)

Caribbean Coastal Warrior: Buddy Dives

U.S. Marines with 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division fire the M2A2 Howitzer during the Salute of 21-Minute Guns on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 29, 2023. The Salute of 21-Minute Guns, held in honor of Memorial Day in accordance with Naval Regulations, is a brief ceremony during which guns are discharged 21 times at one-minute intervals. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Kumakaw)

2023 21 minute gun salute

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division conduct a tactical movement during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 21, 2023.

1st Battalion, 8th Marines MCCRE

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brandt Redmon, an Easley, SC native and section leader with 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division prepares to conduct an ice breaker drill as a part of Marine Rotational Forces Europe 23.1 in Setermoen, Norway.

Ice Breaker Drills

U.S. Marines with 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division compete in a tire flip competition on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb 9, 2023.

10th Marine Regiment's Kings Game

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division conduct contact drills during Mountain Warfare Training Exercise 2-23 on Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, Jan. 28, 2023. MTX prepares units to survive and conduct extended operations in mountainous terrain during the winter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

MTX 2-23 Company Offensive Operations Lane and Range 1000

U.S. Marines with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division pose for a photo with Norwegian Army Soldiers with Norwegian Army Logistics Element-Allied Training Center as part of Marine Rotational Forces Europe 23.1 in Setermoen, Norway Jan. 27, 2023. MRF-E focuses on regional engagements throughout Europe by conducting various exercises, mountain-warfare training, and military-to- military engagements which enhance overall interoperability of the U.S. Marine Corps with allies and partners. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Megan Ozaki)

2d Combat Engineer Battalion Plaque Giving

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Calvert L. Worth Jr., commanding general of 2d Marine Division, gives a speech to the Marines of 2d Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, during a retention fair on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 24, 2023. This retention fair was conducted to educate the Marines of 2/10 on re-enlistment opportunities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Deja Thomas)

2/10 Retention Fair

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, conduct a conditioning hike during Mountain Warfare Training Exercise 2-23 on Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, Jan. 18, 2023.

Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center

A U.S. Marine with Division Training Company 2d Marine Division, gets ambushed while conducting the Monitoring and Decontamination Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Pilot Course on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 19, 2023.

Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Pilot Course

A U.S. Marine with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, posts security during a scout course on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 19, 2023.

2d LAR Scout Course

U.S. Marine Corps Pvt. Spencer Soodan, a Oak Park, Illinois, native and a rifleman with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, poses for a photo during a scout course on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 10, 2023.

Follow Me Marine - Pvt. Spencer Soodan

U.S. Marines with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, participate in a range during a scout course

Scout Course - 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, conduct a dry fire with the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Jan 5, 2023. This exercise is to increase the unit’s ability to transport and employ HIMARS in a multi-service offensive operation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael Virtue)

Multi Service HIMARS Rapid Infiltration Exercise

1st Lt. William Reckley

Haiti - Continuing Promise 2022

Lance Cpl. Averi Rowton

Norway - Arctic Plunge

Sgt. Dylan Chagnon

Alaska Cold Weather Training

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. William Reckley, a communication strategy and operations officer with 2d Marine Division (2d MarDiv), embraces his wife during a homecoming at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 21, 2022. Marines and Sailors with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d MarDiv returned from the Continuing Promise mission, where they were deployed to Task Force Beirut aboard the USNS Comfort to provide direct medical care and humanitarian civic assistance to the people of Haiti. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alexa M. Hernandez)

Home for the Holidays, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment Returns from Deployment

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Calvert Worth Jr., 2d Marine Division commanding general, is pinned by his wife and son during his promotion ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 21, 2022. Since he took command of the division in August, Worth has taken an active approach to his principles of mindset, mission, and Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Megan Ozaki)

"Follow me" Commander Pins on Second Star

Gunny Claus, commanding officer of the 1st Reindeer Division, Tactical Sled Group, poses for a photo during a Christmas party for Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division, on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 15, 2022. “I do it to spend time with my younger brothers and sisters,” said Gunny Claus. “I love my job and I wouldn’t have it any other way.” For the last seven years, the mission of the 1st Reindeer Division has been to coordinate with volunteers to bring the magic of the holidays to Marines and their families. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isabella R. Mancini)

Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division Christmas Party

Deprey

LCpl Lydia Deprey Takes Challenges Head On as a Mortarman with V32

Deprey

LCpl Lydia Deprey, a mortarman with V32, graduates Marine Corps Instructor of Water Survival Course

Haiti

Task Force Beirut

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2d Marine Regiment Field Exercise

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2d Marine Regiment Sniper Range

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Snipers

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2d Marine Division Commanding General Re-enlists Cpl Hernandez

Headquarters Company celebrated the 247th Marine Corps birthday by conducting an obstacle course physical training event that built unit cohesion and camaraderie. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Averi Rowton)

247th Marine Corps Birthday Physical Training

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. William T. Kerrigan, commanding officer of 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, appoints Sgt. Maj. Daniel R. Lassett as the sergeant major of 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 8, 2022. This appointment symbolizes the transfer of authority, responsibility, and accountability of the Marines and Sailors under his charge. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Rodion Zabolotniy)

Sergeant Major Appointment

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Calvert Worth Jr., the 2d Marine Division commanding general, and retired Maj. James Capers Jr., the guest of honor, stand at attention for honors during the 2d MARDIV 247th Marine Corps Birthday Ball on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 4, 2022. The birthday ball is a celebration of Marine Corps tradition and the legacy across generations from the past to the future of the warfighting organization. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Kimberlyn Patterson)

2d Marine Division 247th Marine Corps Birthday Ball

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Steven Montes, a Pleasantville, New York, native, and motor transport operator with 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, poses for a photo on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 3, 2022. “Everyday I learn something new about myself and from the Marines around me,” said Montes. “I humble myself to everybody because everyone doesn’t know everything, so everyday is a day to learn something new.” Montes was identified as a “Follow Me" Marine in efforts to share the stories of 2d MARDIV Marines who have recently re-enlisted. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Deja Thomas)

Cpl. Montes, Motor Transport Operator

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Christopher Mante, a Chicago, Illinois native and an infantry section leader with Headquarters Company, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, poses for a photo on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 26, 2022. Mante was identified as a “Follow Me" Marine in efforts to share the stories of 2d MARDIV Marines who have recently re-enlisted. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sarah E. Taggett)

"Follow Me" -SSgt Mante

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, participates in a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, October 25, 2022. The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the unit’s combat readiness in preparation for deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ethan Robert Jones)

3/6 MCCRE

Michael Greenham, a retired Marine, plays the Marines Hymn on bagpipes during the opening ceremony of the 39th Beirut Memorial Run at the Beirut Memorial in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Oct. 21, 2022. This event is held in honor of the 241 service members killed in the Beirut bombing in 1983. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma Gray)

Beirut Memorial Run

U.S. Marines with 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, fire an M777 howitzer during Exercise Rolling Thunder at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 16, 2022. This exercise is a 10th Marines-led live fire artillery event that tested the unit’s abilities to operate in a simulated littoral environment against a peer threat in a dynamic and multi-domain scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael Virtue)

Exercise Rolling Thunder: Night Raid

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, call in coordinates for the notional fire of a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System as part of a HIMARS rapid infiltration drill during exercise Rolling Thunder on North Auxiliary Airfield, South Carolina Oct. 20, 2022. Rolling Thunder is a two-week training exercise that is conducted with the integration of French Artillerymen from 3d RAMa to increase 2d MarDivs combat readiness against a peer competitor through employing fires via simulated EABs. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Timothy Fowler)

U.S. Marines conduct a HIRAIN drill

U.S. Marines with 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, and French Marines with the 3rd Regiment D'artillerie de Marine fire an M777 howitzer during Exercise Rolling Thunder at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 16, 2022. This exercise is a 10th Marines-led live fire artillery event that tested the unit’s abilities to operate in a simulated littoral environment against a peer threat in a dynamic and multi-domain scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael Virtue)

Rolling Thunder 23.1: Battery Live Fire

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Bobby Brodeur, a Gilford, New Hampshire, native and machine gunner with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, poses for a photo on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 13, 2022. “I want to reenlist because I really want to be there for the future Marines that come through. I wanna make sure they get everything they need and that they feel like they are trained with everything they need, especially the females that come through.” Brodeur says. “There aren't a lot of female mentors here that I have a blueprint to go off of. That would be the reason I stay in.” Brodeur is currently serving as a machine gunner with 3/6 and one of three female infantry Marines in Kilo Co. She has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to 3/6 through her high physical fitness scores and leading by example within the platoon. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Megan Ozaki)

Runnin and Gunnin

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Collin Strubel, a Lancaster, Pennsylvania, native and a mortarman with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, aims at targets during an unknown distance range at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 13, 2022. Marine Corps Scout Snipers are experts in enemy surveillance, marksmanship, as well as stealth and concealment and can engage individual targets without collateral damage while using precise weapons to deny the enemy freedom of movement or disrupt operations by targeting high-valued individuals. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma Gray)

Scout Sniper Range

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jake Hemphil, a fire support Marine with 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, pulls targeting data using a Marine Air-Ground Task Force common handheld tablet during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 12, 2022. The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the unit’s combat readiness in preparation for deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Karlhendrix Aliten)

3/6 MCCRE FSCEX

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. A Mullins, a Lynchburg, Ohio native and infantry squad leader with 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, reunites with his family at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 9, 2022.“I feel excited to be reunited with my family after not seeing them for a long time. I am excited and nervous to meet my daughter for the first time,” Mullins says, “I’m ready to be home and help my wife take care of our daughter."2/6 returned to Camp Lejeune after completing a seven-month deployment with the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. Naval Sixth Fleet area of operations. (U.S.Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Deja Thomas)

2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment Homecoming

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jacob Shepard, a Brentwood, Tennessee, native and a rifleman with 2d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, participates in his reenlistment ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 7, 2022. “Home is not home, this is home.” said Shepard when reflecting on his transition outside of the military. Shepard’s reenlistment demonstrates his fidelity and commitment to the United States Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael Virtue)

LCpl. Shepard Reenlistment

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Andrew Kelley, the regimental commander of 10th Marine Regiment, present the guidon to Maj. Christopher Tyson, the battery commander of Fire Support Battery, 10th Marines, during the battery activation ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 7, 2022. This activation will give fire support Marines the opportunity to gain additional capabilities that will increase their ability to produce lethal and non-lethal effects across the battlefield. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Kimberlyn Patterson)

Fire Support Battery Activation

U.S. Navy Command Master Chief Scottie Cox, command master chief of 2d Marine Division (2dMARDIV), receives the Fleet Marine Force device from Maj. Gen. Francis Donovan, former commanding general of 2d MARDIV, on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 7, 2022. The FMF pin signifies U.S. Naval officers and sailors who are trained and qualified to perform duties in support of the U.S. Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Rodion Zabolotniy)

FMF Pinning

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. James Justen, a Mooresville, North Carolina native and a scout sniper assigned to Weapons Company, 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, uses a Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS) to look for possible mechanized threats in the area during a reconnaissance and surveillance field exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 5, 2022. The reconnaissance and surveillance exercise was conducted to prepare teams for the Battle Field Exercise Team Leader Evaluation and increase platform interoperability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rafael Brambila-Pelayo)

Surveillance and Reconnaissance

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, provide suppressive fire during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 4, 2022. The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the unit’s combat readiness in preparation for deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma Gray)

1/6 MCCRE: Range G-36

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jake Brandimarte, a Seaford, New York, native and squad leader with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, poses for a photo during Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 28, 2022. “I was actually going to join the Navy because that’s all I was ever exposed to and then one of my high school football coaches was a Marine Corps infantryman and he was actually with 1st Battalion, 6th Marines.” said Brandimarte. “He persuaded me and told me if I was going to join the military then you might as well go hard and join the Marine Corps infantry. So now here I am and I’m happy with my decision.” The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the unit’s combat readiness in preparation for deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma Gray)

Sgt. Jake Brandimarte Feature

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing transports U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, to an insertion location during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 27, 2022. The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the unit’s combat readiness in preparation for deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nayelly Nieves-Nieves)

1/6 MCCRE: Helo Insert

A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, aims his weapon during a tactical movement during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 26, 2022. A MCCRE is designed to evaluate and certify a unit's comprehensive warfighting ability as the most ready and lethal unit within the division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Megan Ozaki)

1/6 MCCRE

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brendyn Franklin, a Brandon, Florida, native and a light armored vehicle technician with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, performs maintenance on the engine of an LAV-25 on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 22, 2022. An LAV repairer/technician performs basic automotive duties and tasks incident to inspection, maintenance, and repair of the LAV family of vehicles. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

Cpl. Brendyn Franklin Feature

A U.S. Marine with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, participates in a study conducted by the Defense Science Study Group on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 19, 2022. Members of the DSSG include Science and engineering academia from across the United States, being a program funded by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and directed by the non-profit Institute for Defense Analyses. During their visit, the members received a tour of various subordinate II Marine Expeditionary Force units to gain a better understanding of Marine Corps organization, capabilities, and operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ethan Robert Jones)

Defense Science Study Group

U.S. Marines with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, fire a TOW missile system over water on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 19, 2022. In order to enhance the Marine Corps’ capability to control littoral areas with a reduced footprint, 2d LAR facilitated the employment of a TOW missile fired from a LAV-AT utilizing a radio frequency signal between the launch tube and missile. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma Gray)

2d LAR Fires TOW Missile

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. David Soha, a Jacksonville, Florida, native and an infantry officer with 2d Marine Division, poses for a photo during the Division Leader Assessment Program 4-22 on Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, Sept. 15, 2022. The assessment program provides Marines with learning and mentorship opportunities, which helps train and develop Marines that demonstrate an apex level of lethality, endurance and comprehensive warfighting ability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

Capt. Soha at Division Leader Assessment Program 4-22

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, fire a M252 81mm mortar system during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 14, 2022. The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the unit’s combat readiness in preparation for deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma Gray)

1st Battalion 6th Marine Regiment Conducts Combat Readiness Exercise

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, fire an M252 81mm mortar system on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 14, 2022. The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the unit’s combat readiness in preparation for deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Davis Harris)

1/6 Mortars

U.S. Marines with 2d Marine Division transport a simulated casualty during a leader's reaction course as part of the Division Leader Assessment Program 4-22 on Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, Sept. 13, 2022. The assessment program provides Marines with learning and mentorship opportunities, which helps train and develop Marines that demonstrate an apex level of lethality, endurance and comprehensive warfighting ability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

Division Leader Assessment Program 4-22

U.S. Marines and Sailors from 2d Marine Division participate in a wreath-laying ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 9, 2022. This ceremony is a tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice and in remembrance of the events on Sept. 11, 2001. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Deja Thomas)

9/11 Wreath Laying Ceremony

The assessment program provides Marines with learning and mentorship opportunities, which helps train and develop Marines that demonstrate an apex level of lethality, endurance and comprehensive warfighting ability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy

Division Leader Assessment Program 4-22: Infantry Skills Test Preparation

A U.S. Marine with 2d Marine Division conducts a 500-meter swim during the Division Leader Assessment Program 4-22 on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 8, 2022. The assessment program provides Marines with learning and mentorship opportunities, which helps train and develop Marines that demonstrate an apex level of lethality, endurance and comprehensive warfighting ability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

DLAP 500-meter Swim

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Kevin Zimmerman, a Sellersville, Pennsylvania, native and an infantry officer with 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, conducts a run with ammo cans during the Division Leader Assessment Program 4-22 on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 7, 2022. The assessment program provides Marines with learning and mentorship opportunities, which helps train and develop Marines that demonstrate an apex level of lethality, endurance and comprehensive warfighting ability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

DLAP 4-22 CFT

A U.S Marine with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, throws a smoke grenade during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 1, 2022. The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the unit’s combat readiness in preparation for deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Deja Thomas)

2d CEB MCCRE

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joshua McCurry, an intelligence specialist with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, participates in a ground fighting event during the Warlord Games on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 1, 2022. The Warlord Games is a quarterly event where Marines from 2/2 compete in various competitions to strengthen the unit's esprit de corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Karlhendrix Aliten)

Warlord Games III

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, fire an M3E1 multipurpose anti-armor anti-personnel weapon system, during a range in preparation for a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, August 24, 2022. The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the unit’s combat readiness in preparation for deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ethan Robert Jones)

3/6 Company Attacks

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Francis Donovan, right, the outgoing commanding general (CG) of 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), passes the division colors to Brig. Gen. Calvert Worth, the incoming CG of 2d MARDIV, at a change of command ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 18, 2022. The passing of the colors represents the transfer of the roles and responsibilities between the division commanders. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Kimberlyn Patterson)

The Follow Me Division Welcomes a New Commander

U.S. Marines from across 2d Marine Division participate in a work out with Maj. Gen. Frank Donovan on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 16, 2022. This event brought together lieutenants from the subordinate commands of the division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Akeel Austin)

Maj. Gen. Frank Donovan leads PT

A U.S Marine with 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, reunites with his family after returning home on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 15, 2022. Marines with 3/2 return home from a unit deployment program in Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

Welcome Home 3/2 - 2022

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, conduct a patrol during Exercise Bold Quest on Fort Stewart, Georgia, Aug. 15, 2022. Bold Quest is an annual collaborative joint and multinational enterprise in which nations, services, and programs pool their resources in a recurring cycle of capability development to demonstrate a joint capability to link sensors to shooters across air, land, sea, space, and cyberspace. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma Gray)

1/8 at Bold Quest

U.S. Marines with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion (CEB), 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), run through cleared paths during the SAPPER Squad Competition on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 10, 2022. During this exercise, Marines from 1st CEB, 1st MARDIV, and 2d CEB conducted urban demolition training during the annual SAPPER Squad Competition. The competition consisted of a wide array of mission essential tasks under a stressful environment and recognized top talent within the Marine Corps’ combat engineer community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Megan Ozaki)

2d CEB SAPPER Squad Competition

Bold Quest is an annual collaborative joint and multinational enterprise in which Nations, Services, and Programs pool their resources in a recurring cycle of capability development to demonstrate a joint capability to link sensors to shooters across air, land, sea, space, and cyberspace. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma Gray)

1/8 at Bold Quest

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Michael Trull, a SAPPER School instructor with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion (CEB), 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), instructs the squad leaders during the SAPPER Squad Competition on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 8, 2022. During this exercise, Marines from 1st CEB, 1st MARDIV, and 2d CEB conducted urban demolition training during the annual SAPPER Squad Competition. The competition consisted of a wide array of mission essential tasks under a stressful environment and recognized top talent within the Marine Corps’ combat engineer community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Megan Ozaki)

2d CEB SAPPER Squad Competition

U.S. Marines with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (LAR), 2d Marine Division, operate a light armored vehicle during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) on Fort Pickett, Virginia, Aug. 6, 2022. The MCCRE evaluates the combat readiness of 2d LAR in preparation for their future deployment with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Deja Thomas)

2d LAR MCCRE

U.S. Navy Sailors from 2d Marine Division compete in the Doc Kent Competition on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 2, 2022. The competition showcases the capabilities of executing tactical combat casualty care in austere environments by utilizing various evacuation platforms to move from point of injury to higher echelons of care. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Megan Ozaki)

Doc Kent Comp

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Chuck Anklam III, the incoming commanding officer of 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, receives the unit colors from Lt. Col. Ryan R. Gordinier, the outgoing commanding officer, at a change of command ceremony at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 29, 2022. The passing of the colors represents the transfer of responsibility, authority and accountability of the unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Deja Thomas)

3/6 Change of Command Ceremony

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, post security during Technology Operational Experimentation Exercise (TOEE) 22 on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 28, 2022. TOEE 22 is specifically focused on emerging Naval concepts, such as expeditionary advanced base operations to provide selective science and technology initiatives with service-level experimentation through expeditionary logistics/naval sustainment, littoral maneuver-mobility using unmanned systems and sensors, and logistics operations as part of a maritime command and control network. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

2/2 Repels Counter-Attack During TOEE

Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Troy E. Black speaks with Marines from 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), at Camp Lejeune, July 27, 2022. Sgt. Maj. Black visited Camp Lejeune to meet with Marines within 2d MARDIV.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Deja Thomas)

The 19th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps visits 2d Marine Division

The Follow Me Division is comprised of more than 16,000 Marines and Sailors nested within subordinate commands. Marines and Sailors work side by side daily, fortifying naval traditions and integration at all levels. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Akeel Austin)

Welcome Sailors to 2d Marine Division

A U.S. Marine with 2d Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, reloads a high mobility artillery rocket system during a hide and seek field exercise on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 26, 2022. This event is a true force-on-force exercise in which participating forces thoroughly test and document tactics, techniques, and procedures for operations in the information environment in support of expeditionary advanced based operations and stand-in forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

10th Marines Hide and Seek FEX

U.S. Marines with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, disembark an MV-22B Osprey during Exercise Summer Pioneer on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 21, 2022. Summer Pioneer is designed to evaluate the company's ability to conduct a regimental-sized assault breach with combined arms attacks. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma L. Gray)

Summer Pioneer

U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 5 Joshua S. Smith, left, and Maj. Gen. Francis Donovan, both with 2d Marine Division, pose for a photo during a retirement ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 15, 2022. Smith retires after 30 years of honorable service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma L. Gray)

2d Marine Division Gunner Retirement

U.S. Marines with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, post security during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 12, 2022. The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the unit’s combat readiness in preparation for deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Deja Thomas)

2d CEB MCCRE

U.S. Marines with 2d Marine Division salute during a pass and review at a change of command ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 8, 2022. During the ceremony, Col. Kemper A. Jones, the outgoing commanding officer of Headquarters Battalion, 2d MARDIV, relinquished command to Col. Damon K. Burrows. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

HQBn Welcomes New Commander

U.S. Marines with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, and Dutch Marines with Marine Squadron Carib, Netherlands Marine Corps, conduct a night raid during Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior in Savaneta, Aruba, June 28, 2022. This bilateral training exercise allows 2d Recon to expand its knowledge and proficiency when operating in littoral and coastal regions. Caribbean Coastal Warrior continues to increase global interoperability between the U.S. Marines and the Dutch Marines as well as Caribbean Urban Warrior, an annual training evolution conducted on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

Caribbean Coastal Warrior Night Raids

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Jeffery R. Kenney, left, the outgoing commanding officer of 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, receives the regimental colors from Sgt. Maj. Giovanni A. Lobo, the regimental sergeant major, during a change of command ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 29, 2022. During the ceremony, Kenney relinquished command of 6th Marines to Col. Gregory P. Gordon. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma L. Gray)

6th Marine Regiment Change of Command

U.S. Marines with 2d Marine Division conduct a 20-km hike during the Division Leader Assessment Program at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, June 23, 2022. This assessment program also provides Marines with learning and mentorship opportunities, which helps train and develop Marines that demonstrate an apex level of lethality, endurance and comprehensive warfighting ability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael Virtue)

DLAP 20k Hike

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. William T. Kerrigan, the incoming commanding officer of 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, receives the unit colors from Lt. Col. Christopher R. Richadella, the outgoing commanding officer, at a change of command ceremony at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 24, 2022. The passing of the colors represents the transfer of responsibility, authority and accountability of the unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Deja Thomas)

1/8 Change of Command

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Division, 2d Marine Division, disembark during Spanish FLOTEX-22 near Rota, Spain, June 20, 2022. This exercise features tactical level actions ashore, combined with joint training and planning, aimed at increasing overall bilateral interoperability between nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Megan Ozaki)

1/8 Spanish FLOTEX-22 Comes Ashore

U.S. Marines with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, operate a diver propulsion device during Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior in Savaneta, Aruba, June 19, 2022. This bilateral training exercise allows 2d Recon to expand its knowledge and proficiency when operating in littoral and coastal regions. Caribbean Coastal Warrior continues to increase global interoperability between the U.S. Marines and Marine Squadron Carib, Netherlands Marine Corps, as well as Caribbean Urban Warrior, an annual training evolution conducted on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

Caribbean Coastal Warrior Amphibious Infiltration/Exfiltration

U.S. Marines with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, operate a diver propulsion device during Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior in Savaneta, Aruba, June 17, 2022. This bilateral training exercise allows 2d Recon to expand its knowledge and proficiency when operating in littoral and coastal regions. Caribbean Coastal Warrior continues to increase global interoperability between the U.S. Marines and Marine Squadron Carib, Netherlands Marine Corps, as well as Caribbean Urban Warrior, an annual training evolution conducted on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

Caribbean Coastal Warrior Team Dives

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. George Russo, a Manchester Township, New Jersey, native and a rifleman with 2d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, stands at attention during the reading of his award citation as part of an awards ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 16, 2022. Russo was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for his heroic actions on June 11, 2022. While on liberty in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Russo witnessed a car accident involving five cars. With the tactical first aid kit in his glove box, Russo provided first aid to multiple injured people until first responders arrived. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Kimberlyn Patterson)

2/8 Marine Awarded for Heroic Actions

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Tyler Brewington, a reconnaissance Marine with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, navigates an obstacle course during Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior in Savaneta, Aruba, June 16, 2022. This bilateral training exercise allows 2d Recon to expand its knowledge and proficiency when operating in littoral and coastal regions. Caribbean Coastal Warrior continues to increase global interoperability between the U.S. Marines and Marine Squadron Carib, Netherlands Marine Corps, as well as Caribbean Urban Warrior, an annual training evolution conducted on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

Caribbean Coastal Warrior Water Obstacle Course

A U.S. Marine with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion attached to Task Force 61/2 rappels from a CV-22 Osprey during helicopter rope suspension techniques training with U.S. airmen from 7th Special Operations Squadron near Mildenhall, England, United Kingdom, June 16, 2022. Task Force 61/2 is executing the Commandant of the Marine Corps’ Concept for Stand-in Forces (SIF) to generate small, highly versatile units that integrate Marine Corps and Navy forces. Task Force 61/2 is deployed in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., Allied and Partner interests. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dylan Chagnon)

2d Recon HRST training

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Scott Cuomo, right, the outgoing battalion commander of 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (LAR), 2d Marine Division, receives the colors from Sgt. Maj. Rusty Stowers, the battalion sergeant major of 2d LAR, at a change of command ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 15, 2022. During the ceremony, Cuomo relinquished command of 2d LAR to Lt. Col. Charles Miller. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Kimberlyn Patterson)

Destroyers Welcome New Commander

A U.S. Marine with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, conducts a dive during Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior in Savaneta, Aruba, June 15, 2022. This bilateral training exercise allows 2d Recon to expand its knowledge and proficiency when operating in littoral and coastal regions. Caribbean Coastal Warrior continues to increase global interoperability between the U.S. Marines and Marine Squadron Carib, Netherlands Marine Corps, as well as Caribbean Urban Warrior, an annual training evolution conducted on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

Caribbean Coastal Warrior Pace Dive

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Brian LaPointe, the outgoing commanding officer of 2d Combat Engineer Battalion (CEB), passes off the battalion colors to Lt. Col. Nathan Knowles at a change of command ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 14, 2022. The colors represent the transfer of the roles and responsibilities between the battalion commanders. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Averi Rowton)

2d CEB Welcomes New Commander

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, gather during a G-36 live-fire attack as a part of their Marine Corps Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 14, 2022. This type of training evolution is the culminating event aimed at validating the unit’s readiness to conduct combat operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Deja Thomas)

MCCRE: Night Live-Fire

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, conduct a patrol during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 14, 2022. This type of training evolution is a culminating event designed to formally evaluate a unit's combat readiness and operation abilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sarah Pysher)

1/2 MCCRE Patrol

This exercise features tactical level actions ashore, combined with joint training and planning, aimed at increasing overall bilateral interoperability between nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Megan Ozaki)

1/8 Spanish FLOTEX-22

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Victtor Dixon, a native of Chesterfield, South Carolina, and a field artillery cannoneer with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, launches a Puma small unmanned aircraft system during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 9, 2022. This type of training evolution is a culminating event designed to formally evaluate a unit's combat readiness and operation abilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sarah Pysher)

1/2 MCCRE - Puma

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Mastin M. Robeson, right, the outgoing battalion commander of 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, transfers the guidon to Lt. Col. Scott H. Helminski during a change of command ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 9, 2022. The transfer of the color signifies the transfer of authority and responsibility of the unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Justin Brown)

1/6 Change of Command

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, post security during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 9, 2022. This type of training evolution is a culminating event designed to formally evaluate a unit’s combat readiness operation abilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Timothy Fowler)

1/2 MCCRE: MOUT, Mass Casualty Drill

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, conduct a patrol during their Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Ft. Bragg, North Carolina., June 7, 2022. This type of training evolution is the culminating event aimed at validating the unit’s readiness to conduct combat operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael Virtue)

1/2 MCCRE

U.S. Marines with the 2d Marine Division Band perform during the Belgian Defence International Tattoo in Brussels, Belgium, June 4, 2022. This five-day festival is the first Belgian International Tattoo, which was originally planned to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Belgium in 2020, but was postponed due to COVID-19. Participating military bands include the Belgian, French, Polish and American bands. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

2d Marine Division Band- Belgian Defence International Tattoo 2022 - Day Five

U.S. Marines with the 2d Marine Division Band, the Central Band of the Polish Armed Forces, Le Bagad de Lann-Bihoue, and La Musique Royale de la Marine belge perform together during the Belgian Defence International Tattoo in Brugge, Belgium, June 3, 2022. This five-day festival is the first Belgian International Tattoo, which was originally planned to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Belgium in 2020, but was postponed due to COVID-19. Participating military bands include the Belgian, French, Polish and American bands. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

2d Marine Division Band - Belgian Defence International Tattoo 2022 - Day Four

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Steven Sutey, right, commanding officer of 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, passes the sword of office to Sgt. Maj. David Watts, the incoming sergeant major of 2d Marines, at a relief and appointment ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 2, 2022. During the ceremony, Sgt. Maj. David Elliott, the outgoing sergeant major, relinquished his role as the regimental sergeant major to Watts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Timothy Fowler)

2d Marine Regiment Relief and Appointment

U.S. Marines with the 2d Marine Division Band perform during the Belgian Defence International Tattoo in Sint-Truiden, Belgium, June 2, 2022. This five-day festival is the first Belgian International Tattoo, which was originally planned to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Belgium in 2020, but was postponed due to COVID-19. Participating military bands include the Belgian, French, Polish and American bands. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

2d Marine Division Band - Belgian Defence International Tattoo 2022 - Day Three

U.S. Marines with the 2d Marine Division Band perform during the Belgian Defence International Tattoo in Namur, Belgium, June 1, 2022. This five-day festival is the first Belgian International Tattoo, which was originally planned to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Belgium in 2020, but was postponed due to COVID-19. Participating military bands include the Belgian, French, Polish and American bands. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

2d Marine Division Band - Belgian Defence International Tattoo 2022 - Day Two

U.S. Marines with 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2d Marine Division, assess a simulated casualty as a part of a combat lifesaver class during a deployment for training (DFT) at Joint Forces Training Center Camp Shelby, Mississippi, June 6, 2022. The purpose of this DFT is to validate the battalion's ability to conduct force deployments in support of contingency operations and tactically improve warfighting proficiency in preparation for major combat operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Deja Thomas)

DFT: CLS

U.S. Marines with the 2d Marine Division Band perform during the Belgian Defence International Tattoo in Mons, Belgium, May 31, 2022. This five-day festival is the first Belgian International Tattoo, which was originally planned to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Belgium in 2020, but was postponed due to COVID-19. Participating military bands include the Belgian, French, Polish and American bands. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

2d Marine Division Band - Belgian Defence International Tattoo 2022 - Day One

U.S. Marines and special guest salute during a ceremony at Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, Belleau, France, May 29, 2022. This Memorial Day ceremony was held to commemorate the 104th anniversary of the Battle of Belleau Wood. The visit is to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their respective countries during World War I. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

Battle of Belleau Wood - 104th Anniversary 2022

VIP guests march on duriung a ceremony at Aisne-Marne American Cemetery marking the 104th anniversary of the Battle of Belleau Wood, May 29, 2022. The Battle of Belleau Wood is remembered for the intensity of the fighting and sustained, as well as for the participation of the 5th and 6th Marine Regiments. To this day, Marines assigned to these two regiments wear the French fourragere on the left shoulder of their uniforms as a reminder of their unit's distinguished service during the First World War. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Akeel Austin)

The 104th anniversary of the Battle of Belleau Wood

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Liam Mares, left, a Pittsburgh native and light armored reconnaissance Marine and Lance Cpl. Bryan Neil, right, a Summersville, West Virginia, native and light armored vehicle repairer, both with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, pose in a light armored vehicle 25 during the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, May 28, 2022. The Marines’ participation at the Coca-Cola 600 provided an opportunity to demonstrate the unique capabilities of the Marines Corps to the public amid joint service support to the event. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

2d Marine Division at the Coca-Cola 600

U.S. Marines with the 2d Marine Division Band perform at Cité de la Musique et de la Danse de Soissons, France, May 27, 2022. This is an annual formal concert that serves to commemorate American participation in World War I. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

2d Marine Division Band - Cité de la Musique et de la Danse de Soissons 2022

U.S Marines with the 2d Marine Division Band perform in front of the Town Hall in Chateau-Thierry, France, May 26, 2022. The Marines performed at Chateau-Thierry to commemorate the battles that Marines and American service members fought in the surrounding area during World War I. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

2d Marine Division - Chateau Thierry 2022

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jonathan Cabrera, a rifleman with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, shows a French Foreign Legionnaire how to operate a M320 grenade launcher at Nimes, France, May, 24, 2022. This was part of a bilateral training event with the French Foreign Legion that challenged the forces with physical and tactical training, as well as provided the opportunity to exchange knowledge and strengthen bonds.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael Virtue)

France DFT

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Justin Sour, a Parker, Colorado, native and amphibious assault crew chief with 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2d Marine Division, fires an M4 carbine during a deployment for training (DFT) at Joint Forces Training Center Camp Shelby, Mississippi, May 24, 2022. The purpose of this DFT is to validate the battalion's ability to conduct force deployments in support of contingency operations and tactically improve warfighting proficiency in preparation for major combat operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Deja Thomas)

2d AABn DFT: Range-47 CMP & Unknown Distance Shoot

U.S. Marines with 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, visit various museums and monuments in Normandy, France, May 25, 2022. This visit is to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their respective countries during World War I. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Akeel Austin)

Belleau Wood 22: Normandy, France

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Steven M. Sutey, the 2d Marine Regiment commanding officer, pins an Annual Rifle Squad Competition badge on a Marine with 2d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, during an award ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 23, 2022. The Marines were awarded for finishing first in the Annual Rifle Squad Competition while deployed to Okinawa, Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

2/8 Annual Rifle Squad Competition Award Ceremony

U.S. Marines with 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2d Marine Division, maneuver an amphibious assault vehicle during a deployment for training (DFT) at Joint Forces Training Center Camp Shelby, Mississippi, May 24, 2022. The purpose of this DFT is to validate the battalion's ability to conduct force deployments in support of contingency operations and tactically improve warfighting proficiency in preparation for major combat operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Deja Thomas)

2d AABn DFT MPRC GT-IX Range

U.S. Marines with 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2d Marine Division, discuss a plan of action for land navigation during a deployment for training (DFT) at Joint Forces Training Center Camp Shelby, Mississippi, May 21, 2022. The purpose of this DFT is to validate the battalion's ability to conduct force deployments in support of contingency operations and tactically improve warfighting proficiency in preparation for major combat operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Deja Thomas)

2d AAbn DFT: Land Navigation

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Mark Grill, Communication Strategy and Operations Officer, 2d Marine Division, completes a 400m run during a workout of the day on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 20, 2022. This workout is in remembrance of Lance Cpl. Jacob A. Hug and Cpl. Sara A. Medina deployed to Kathmandu, Nepal with Joint Task Force 505 shortly after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the country on April 25, 2015. The task force was called upon by the Nepalese Government to provide humanitarian relief shortly after the earthquake. On May 12, another 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the country and JTF 505 continued to provide relief. That afternoon, while providing humanitarian aid, a UH-1Y Huey, with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469, crashed eight miles north of Charikot, Nepal. Two Nepalese soldiers and six U.S. Marines died in the crash. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Averi Rowton)

Lance Cpl. Jacob Hug and Cpl. Sara Medina Memorial WOD

U.S. Marines with the 2d Marine Division perform for guests at Goettge Memorial Field on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 19, 2022. The performance acted as a rehearsal for the band’s upcoming trip abroad. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Averi Rowton)

2d Marine Division Band Rehearsal

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Francis Donovan, left, the commanding general, Sgt. Maj. Todd Colwell, middle, the incoming sergeant major, and Sgt. Maj. Daniel Krause, right, the outgoing sergeant major, all with 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), stand at attention while the 2d MARDIV Band plays the Marines’ Hymn at a relief and appointment ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 18, 2022. After 2 years serving the division, Sgt. Maj. Krause moves on to be the sergeant major for Defense Information Systems Agency. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Kimberlyn Patterson)

The New “Follow Me” Sergeant Major

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Brandan Sutherland, an infantry unit leader with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, crosses a breach on Range 400 during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) on Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, May 16, 2022. ITX creates a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated MAGTF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Megan Ozaki)

1/6 Adversary Force Exercise: Range 400

U.S. Marines with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion and 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, both with 2d Marine Division, conduct a gap crossing during the Sapper Leaders Course on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 15, 2022. The Sapper Leaders Course provides combat engineer squad leaders with the technical and tactical proficiency required to provide mobility, counter mobility and survivability to infantry company commanders. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

Sapper Leaders Course Gap Crossing and Assault Breach

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, conduct a security hold during a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear training on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May, 13, 2022. This training exposed the Marines to gas agents, in order to familiarize themselves with the use of a gas mask under arduous conditions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael Virtue)

3/6 CBRN Training

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, gather in a formation during Adversary Force Exercise (AFX) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, May 8, 2022. The purpose of AFX is to create a credible, realistic threat for the exercise forces participating in the Integrated Training Exercise to engage against during the upcoming MAGTF Warfighting Exercise in a force-on-force, unscripted wargame. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Megan Ozaki)

1/6 Adversary Force Exercise

U.S. Marines with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, breach a house during the Sapper Leaders Course on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 7, 2022. The Sapper Leaders Course provides combat engineer squad leaders with the technical and tactical proficiency required to provide mobility, counter mobility and survivability to infantry company commanders. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

Sapper Leaders Course Urban Breaching and Demo Range

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Clifford P. Fincham (left), the incoming battalion sergeant major of Headquarters Battalion (HQBN), 2d Marine Division, salutes Col. Kemper A. Jones, the commanding officer of HQBN, 2d MARDIV, at a relief and appointment ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 4, 2022. During the ceremony, Sgt. Maj. Keith D. Hoge, the outgoing sergeant major, relinquished his role of battalion sergeant major to Fincham. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Deja Thomas)

HQBN: Relief and Appointment

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Dyden Phelps, a combined anti-armor team platoon commander with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, fires an M240 machine gun during Marine Warfighting Exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, May 3, 2022. This exercise is the culminating event of the Service Level Training Exercise, challenging the MAGTF to fight against a free thinking adversary with similar capabilities in a force-on-force environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Megan Ozaki)

2/2 Marine Warfighting Exercise

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Rille Elrod, a Las Vegas native, and combat engineer with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, fires an M240B during the Sapper Leaders Course on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 3, 2022. This course provides combat engineer squad leaders with the technical and tactical proficiency required to provide mobility, counter mobility and survivability to infantry company commanders. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

Sapper Leaders Course M240B Range

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Steven Sutey, 2d Marine Regiment commanding officer, presents Lance Cpl. Ryan Liston with the Navy and Marine Corps Medal at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 26, 2022. Lance Cpl. Liston was awarded for heroic actions during a training accident in Oman while deployed with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit in 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Megan Ozaki)

Lance Cpl. Ryan Liston awarded the Navy Marine Corps Medal

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Courtland Mabe, a Douglasville, Georgia, native and anti-tank missile gunner with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, recites the Oath of Enlistment on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 6, 2022. Mabe was selected for reenlistment through the Commandant’s Retention Program which allows Marines that embody the whole Marine concept and represent the top echelon of Marines to bypass the twenty-step reenlistment process. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

Cpl. Mabe Commandant Retention Program Reenlistment

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Giovannii Lobo, 6th Marine Regiment sergeant major, reads a re-enlistment citation after a ceremony at Aisne-Marne American Cemetery marking the 104th anniversary of the Battle of Belleau Wood, May 29, 2022. The Battle of Belleau Wood is remembered for the intensity of the fighting and sustained, as well as for the participation of the 5th and 6th Marine Regiments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

Cpl Sutton Rosencrantz Re-enlists at the Devil Dog Fountain

Camerone Ceremony

2d MARDIV participates in French Tradition

Camerone Ceremony

2d MARDIV participates in French Tradition

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, and French Foreign Legionnaires stand in a ceremony at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, April 30, 2022. The ceremony is in honor of the sixty-five French Foreign Legionnaires that fought bravely during the Battle of Camarone in 1863. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Megan Ozaki)

French Foreign Legionnaires and U.S. Marines commemorates the Battle of Camarone

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, and French Foreign Legionnaires stand in a ceremony at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, April 30, 2022. The ceremony is in honor of the sixty-five French Foreign Legionnaires that fought bravely during the Battle of Camarone in 1863. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Megan Ozaki)

French Foreign Legionnaires and U.S. Marines commemorates the Battle of Camarone

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, and French Foreign Legionnaires stand in a ceremony at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, April 30, 2022. The ceremony is in honor of the sixty-five French Foreign Legionnaires that fought bravely during the Battle of Camarone in 1863. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Megan Ozaki)

French Foreign Legionnaires and U.S. Marines commemorates the Battle of Camarone

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, aims a M320 Grenade Launcher on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 5, 2022. The exercise allowed the Marines to engage and destroy a variety of targets found on the battlefield in order to increase the lethality of the unit and provide a heightened level of marksmanship with the M320 Grenade Launcher. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

3/6 - M320 Grenade Launcher

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Delroy Smith, a rifleman with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, reloads a M320 Grenade Launcher on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 5, 2022. The exercise allowed the Marines to engage and destroy a variety of targets found on the battlefield in order to increase the lethality of the unit and provide a heightened level of marksmanship with the M320 Grenade Launcher. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

3/6 - M320 Grenade Launcher

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, view targets on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 5, 2022. The exercise allowed the Marines to engage and destroy a variety of targets found on the battlefield in order to increase the lethality of the unit and provide a heightened level of marksmanship with the M320 Grenade Launcher. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

3/6 - M320 Grenade Launcher

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (2/2), 2d Marine Division, participate in tug-of-war during the Warlord Games II on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 31, 2022. The Warlord Games is a quarterly event where Marines from 2/2 compete in various competitions to strengthen the unit's esprit de corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Deja Thomas)

Warlord Games II

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (2/2), 2d Marine Division, grapple during the Warlord Games II on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 31, 2022. The Warlord Games is a quarterly event where Marines from 2/2 compete in various competitions to strengthen the unit's esprit de corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Deja Thomas)

Warlord Games II

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (2/2), 2d Marine Division, participate in a weightlifting competition during the Warlord Games II on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 31, 2022. The Warlord Games is a quarterly event where Marines from 2/2 compete in various competitions to strengthen the unit's esprit de corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Deja Thomas)

Warlord Games II

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), conduct fast-rope training during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22 at Laguna Army Airfield, Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, April 2, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event, hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, which emphasizes the development of small task-organized unit experimentation across all warfighting functions, as well as enhance the battalion's ability to conduct command and control, fire-support planning, intelligence functions, and logistical support to distributed company level operations. This exercise continues support of 2d MARDIV's experimental battalion's assessment and mission essential task list-based pre-deployment training progression. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

WTI: 1/2 Fast-ropes

U.S. Marines launch a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22 at Dugway Proving Ground, Dugway, Utah, April 6, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event, hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, which emphasizes the development of small task-organized unit experimentation across all warfighting functions, as well as enhance the battalion's ability to conduct command and control, fire-support planning, intelligence functions, and logistical support to distributed company level operations. This exercise continues support of 2d Marine Division experimental battalion's assessment and mission essential task list-based pre-deployment training progression. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

WTI: HIMARS Launch

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Amadteus Fitzgerald, a native of New Castle, Delaware, and a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), prepares a Skydio small unmanned aircraft system for flight during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22 at Laguna Army Airfield, Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, April 4, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event, hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, which emphasizes the development of small task-organized unit experimentation across all warfighting functions, as well as enhance the battalion's ability to conduct command and control, fire-support planning, intelligence functions, and logistical support to distributed company level operations. This exercise continues support of 2d MARDIV's experimental battalion's assessment and mission essential task list-based pre-deployment training progression. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

WTI: 1/2 UAS

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Eduardo Garrido, a native of Miami and Lance Cpl. Stacee Fehrenbacher, a native of New Orleans, both mortarman with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), fires a 60mm mortar during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course on Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, March 30, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event, hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), which emphasizes the development of small task-organized unit experimentation across all warfighting functions, as well as enhance the battalion's ability to conduct command and control, fire-support planning, intelligence functions, and logistical support to distributed company level operations. This exercise continues support of 2d MARDIV's experimental battalion's assessment and mission essential task list-based pre-deployment training progression. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

WTI: 1/2 Mortar Range

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jeremiah Kinnison, a native of Cheyenne, Wyoming, and a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), provides suppressive fire during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course on Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, March 30, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event, hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), which emphasizes the development of small task-organized unit experimentation across all warfighting functions, as well as enhance the battalion's ability to conduct command and control, fire-support planning, intelligence functions, and logistical support to distributed company level operations. This exercise continues support of 2d MARDIV's experimental battalion's assessment and mission essential task list-based pre-deployment training progression. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

WTI: 1/2 Afghan Alley

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), wait to advance during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course on Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, March 30, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event, hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), which emphasizes the development of small task-organized unit experimentation across all warfighting functions, as well as enhance the battalion's ability to conduct command and control, fire-support planning, intelligence functions, and logistical support to distributed company level operations. This exercise continues support of 2d MARDIV's experimental battalion's assessment and mission essential task list-based pre-deployment training progression. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

WTI: 1/2 Afghan Alley

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Mark Azucar, field artillery cannoneer with Sierra Battery, 2d Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, guides a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) during Exercise Rolling Thunder 22-2 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 29, 2022. The Marines utilized the newly-fielded equipment gaining proficiency in constructing combat expedient roads and providing obstacle clearance for moving troops and logistics throughout a contested environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Corey Mathews)

Rolling Thunder 22-2: 2d CEB Trails Project

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Matthew Snow, field artillery cannoneer with Sierra Battery, 2d Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, loads a reduced range practice rocket during Exercise Rolling Thunder 22-2 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 29, 2022. The Marines utilized the newly-fielded equipment gaining proficiency in constructing combat expedient roads and providing obstacle clearance for moving troops and logistics throughout a contested environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Corey Mathews)

Rolling Thunder 22-2: 2d CEB Trails Project

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, load onto a CH-53E Super Stallion during Exercise Rolling Thunder 22-2 on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, March 28, 2022. This exercise is a 10th Marines-led live fire artillery event that tested the unit’s abilities to operate in a simulated littoral environment against a peer threat in a dynamic and multi-domain scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

2/10 Exercise Rolling Thunder

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, haul an M777 howitzer during Exercise Rolling Thunder 22-2 on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, March 28, 2022. This exercise is a 10th Marines-led live fire artillery event that tested the unit’s abilities to operate in a simulated littoral environment against a peer threat in a dynamic and multi-domain scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

2/10 Exercise Rolling Thunder

U.S. Marines with Echo Battery, 2d Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, operate an M777 howitzer during Exercise Rolling Thunder 22-2 on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, March 29, 2022. This exercise is a 10th Marines-led live fire artillery event that tested the unit’s abilities to operate in a simulated littoral environment against a peer threat in a dynamic and multi-domain scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

2/10 Exercise Rolling Thunder

U.S. Marines with Echo Battery, 2d Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, fire an M777 howitzer during Exercise Rolling Thunder 22-2 on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, March 29, 2022. This exercise is a 10th Marines-led live fire artillery event that tested the unit’s abilities to operate in a simulated littoral environment against a peer threat in a dynamic and multi-domain scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

2/10 Exercise Rolling Thunder

U.S. Marines with Echo Battery, 2d Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, load a charge propellant into an M777 howitzer during Exercise Rolling Thunder 22-2 on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, March 29, 2022. This exercise is a 10th Marines-led live fire artillery event that tested the unit’s abilities to operate in a simulated littoral environment against a peer threat in a dynamic and multi-domain scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

2/10 Exercise Rolling Thunder

A U.S. Marine with Echo Battery, 2d Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, carries 155mm artillery shells during Exercise Rolling Thunder 22-2 on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, March 30, 2022. This exercise is a 10th Marines-led live fire artillery event that tested the unit’s abilities to operate in a simulated littoral environment against a peer threat in a dynamic and multi-domain scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

2/10 Exercise Rolling Thunder

U.S. Marines with Fox Battery, 2d Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, fire an M777 howitzer during Exercise Rolling Thunder 22-2 on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, March 30, 2022. This exercise is a 10th Marines-led live fire artillery event that tested the unit’s abilities to operate in a simulated littoral environment against a peer threat in a dynamic and multi-domain scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

2/10 Exercise Rolling Thunder

U.S. Marines with 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, fire a reduced range practice rocket from a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during Exercise Rolling Thunder 22-2 on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April. 4, 2022. This exercise is a 10th Marines-led live-fire artillery event that tests the unit's abilities to operate in a simulated littoral environment against a peer threat in a dynamic and multi-dominated scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Megan Ozaki)

Exercise Rolling Thunder: HIMARS

U.S. Marines with 10th Marine Regiment load a reduced range practice rocket in a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during Exercise Rolling Thunder 22-2 on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April. 4, 2022. This exercise is a 10th Marines-led live-fire artillery event that tests the unit's abilities to operate in a simulated littoral environment against a peer threat in a dynamic and multi-dominated scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Megan Ozaki)

Exercise Rolling Thunder: HIMARS

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger, the 38th commandant of the Marine Corps, visits the School of Infantry-East Human Performance Center on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 28, 2022. Berger visited Camp Lejeune to ensure the welfare of the Marines and receive updates on equipment, plans, and procedures for Marines training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

General Berger visits the School of Infantry-East Human Performance Center

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Christian Guevara, an assault amphibious vehicle officer with 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2d Marine Division, participates in a 52-yard sled push and pull during a High Intensity Tactical Training (HITT) Competition on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 25, 2022. The competition was created to raise awareness in anticipation of April’s Alcohol Awareness Month while building camaraderie between different units within the division.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Deja Thomas)

HITT Competition 2022

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (1/2), 2d Marine Division, posts security during a simulated platoon attack at Range G-29 on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 15, 2022. 1/2 is tasked as 2d MARDIV'S experimental infantry battalion to test new gear, operating concepts and force structures. The unit's findings will help refine infantry battalions across the Marine Corps as we continue to push toward the end state of Force Design. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Deja Thomas)

1/2 G-29 Platoon Supported Attacks

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (1/2), 2d Marine Division, patrols during a simulated platoon attack at Range G-29 on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 15, 2022. 1/2 is tasked as 2d MARDIV'S experimental infantry battalion to test new gear, operating concepts and force structures. The unit's findings will help refine infantry battalions across the Marine Corps as we continue to push toward the end state of Force Design. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Deja Thomas)

1/2 G-29 Platoon Supported Attacks

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (1/2), 2d Marine Division, conduct an after action report during a simulated platoon attack at Range G-29 on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 15, 2022. 1/2 is tasked as 2d MARDIV'S experimental infantry battalion to test new gear, operating concepts and force structures. The unit's findings will help refine infantry battalions across the Marine Corps as we continue to push toward the end state of Force Design. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Deja Thomas)

1/2 G-29 Platoon Supported Attacks

A Dutch Marine with Marine Squadron Carib, Netherlands Marine Corps, fires at a target during a known distance sniper range as part of Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Mar. 13, 2022. This exercise is a bilateral training evolution designed to increase global interoperability between 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, and Marine Squadron Carib. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael Virtue)

Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior: Sniper Range

U.S. Marines with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, and Dutch Marines with Marine Squadron Carib, Netherlands Marine Corps, conduct an unknown distance sniper range during Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Mar. 13, 2022. This exercise is a bilateral training evolution designed to increase global interoperability between 2d Recon and Marine Squadron Carib. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael Virtue)

Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior: Sniper Range

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Julian Alvarado, a San Diego native and anti-tank missile gunner with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, reviews Switchblade Unmanned Aircraft System footage during Littoral Exercise II (LEX II) on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 3, 2022. During LEX II, Marines and Sailors aim to practice their ability to discourage a notional adversary’s coercive behavior and contribute directly through deterrence with advanced technology systems. The division tested new tactics and training with multi-domain reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance teams in accordance with Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

LEX II

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joel Vallejo, a Queens, New York, native and a tactical air operations/air defense systems technician with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, operates a utility task vehicle equipped with the Marine All-Domain Command and Control Center during Littoral Exercise II (LEX II) at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, March 2, 2022. During LEX II, Marines and Sailors aim to practice their ability to discourage a notional adversary’s coercive behavior and contribute directly through deterrence with advanced technology systems. The division tested new tactics and training with multi-domain reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance teams in accordance with Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

LEX II

Leaders from the French Army 6th Light Armored Brigade and 2d Marine Division pose for a photo at The National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia, March 3, 2022. The visit includes events on Camp Lejeune and other military installations along the East Coast. The purpose of the engagement is to increase senior leader relationships and to provide the 6th LAB with a better understanding of the Marine Corps' future combat capabilities and training opportunities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Akeel Austin)

French Army Brig. Gen. Eric Ozanne visits the East Coast

French Army Brig. Gen. Eric Ozanne, 6th Light Armored Brigade (LAB) commanding general, tours Assault Craft Unit 4 at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, Virginia, March 2, 2022. The visit includes events on Camp Lejeune and other military installations along the East Coast. The purpose of the engagement is to increase senior leader relationships and to provide the 6th LAB with a better understanding of the Marine Corps' future combat capabilities and training opportunities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Akeel Austin)

French Army Brig. Gen. Eric Ozanne visits the East Coast

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Frank Donovan, 2d Marine Division commanding general, and French Army Brig. Gen. Eric Ozanne, 6th Light Armored Brigade (LAB) commanding general, pose for a photo at Naval Air Station Norfolk, Virginia, March 2, 2022. The visit includes events on Camp Lejeune and other military installations along the East Coast. The purpose of the engagement is to increase senior leader relationships and to provide the 6th LAB with a better understanding of the Marine Corps' future combat capabilities and training opportunities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Akeel Austin)

French Army Brig. Gen. Eric Ozanne visits the East Coast

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Francis Donovan, left, the commanding general (CG) of 2d Marine Division (MARDIV) French Army Brig. Gen. Eric Ozanne, center, the CG of 6th Light Armored Battalion (LAB), and Sgt. Maj. Daniel Krause, right, the sergeant major of 2d MARDIV, pose for a photo on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Mar. 1, 2022. The visit included events on Camp Lejeune and other military installations along the East Coast. The purpose of the engagement was to increase senior leader relationships and to provide the CG of 6th LAB with a better understanding of the Marine Corps’ future combat capabilities and training opportunities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl Jennifer E. Reyes)

French Army Leaders visit Camp Lejeune

French Army Brig. Gen. Eric Ozanne, the commanding general (CG) of 6th Light Armored Battalion (LAB), speaks to Marines with 2d Marine Division on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Mar. 1, 2022. The visit included events on Camp Lejeune and other military installations along the East Coast. The purpose of the engagement was to increase senior leader relationships and to provide the CG of 6th LAB with a better understanding of the Marine Corps’ future combat capabilities and training opportunities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl Jennifer E. Reyes)

French Army Leaders visit Camp Lejeune

French Army Brig. Gen. Eric Ozanne, the commanding general (CG) of 6th Light Armored Battalion (LAB), speaks to U.S. Marines with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 28, 2022. The visit included events on Camp Lejeune and other military installations along the East Coast. The purpose of the engagement was to increase senior leader relationships and to provide the CG of 6th LAB with a better understanding of the Marine Corps’ future combat capabilities and training opportunities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl Jennifer E. Reyes)

French Army Leaders visit Camp Lejeune

A U.S. Marine with 2d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, greets family and friends during a homecoming on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 14, 2021. The unit returned after completing the Unit Deployment Program in Japan with 3rd Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Valentine's Day Homecoming

A U.S. Marine with 2d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, hugs his family during a homecoming on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 14, 2021. The unit returned after completing the Unit Deployment Program in Japan with 3rd Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Valentine's Day Homecoming

U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, conduct a relay race with snowshoes to build confidence in their gear near Camp Dawson, West Virginia, Feb. 2, 2022. This exercise is the third phase of a specialized training evolution to determine the efficacy of 2d MARDIV’s experimental battalion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

1/2 Bravo Company Mountain Training

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Garrett Boykin, a Goose Creek, South Carolina, native and rifleman with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, adjusts the sights on a M3E1 Multi-purpose Anti-armor Anti-personnel Weapon System near Camp Dawson, West Virginia, Feb. 2, 2022. This exercise is the third phase of a specialized training evolution to determine the efficacy of 2d MARDIV’s experimental battalion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

1/2 Bravo Company Mountain Training

U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, patrol alongside a Hunter Wolf Vehicle System during mountain training on Camp Dawson, West Virginia, Feb. 5, 2022. The exercise is the third phase of a specialized training evolution to determine the efficacy of 2d MARDIV’s experimental battalion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

1/2 Bravo Company Mountain Training

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Victor Quevedo, a Eustace, Texas, native and rifleman with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, relays a hand and arm signal to his squad during mountain training on Camp Dawson, West Virginia, Feb. 5, 2022. The exercise is the third phase of a specialized training evolution to determine the efficacy of 2d MARDIV’s experimental battalion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

1/2 Bravo Company Mountain Training

U.S. Marines with Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), present the colors during the 81st birthday ceremony for 2d MARDIV on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 1, 2022. The 2d MARDIV was officially activated on Feb. 1, 1941. Since then, the division has been a part of many battles and peace keeping missions from the Battle of Tarawa to Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma L. Gray)

2d Marine Division's 81st Birthday

U.S. Marines with Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), present the colors during the 81st birthday ceremony for 2d MARDIV on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 1, 2022. The 2d MARDIV was officially activated on Feb. 1, 1941. Since then, the division has been a part of many battles and peace keeping missions from the Battle of Tarawa to Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma L. Gray)

2d Marine Division's 81st Birthday

Jack Boger, a former Marine and confidant of the Lakota Tribe, left, and Gunnery Sgt. Beau Hancock, an infantry unit leader of 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (3/6), hoist an American Flag at the opening ceremony for the Teufelhunden Games on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 25, 2022. The Teufelhunden Games challenged Marines with Olympic-style events to build esprit de Corps and pay tribute to Native American representation encompassed in the 3/6 insignia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Deja Thomas)

Blessing of Modern Day Warriors

Sandor Iron Rope, a Native American spiritual leader with the Lakota Tribe, blesses Capt. John Clauss, Lima Company commander with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (3/6), during the opening ceremony for the Teufelhunden Games on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 25, 2022. The Teufelhunden Games challenged Marines with Olympic-style events to build esprit de Corps and pay tribute to Native American representation encompassed in the 3/6 insignia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Deja Thomas)

Blessing of Modern Day Warriors

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro is briefed on the R80D SkyRaider Unmanned Aerial System by U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kyle Barton, an intelligence specialist with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, during a live-fire demonstration of range G-36 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 28, 2022. Del Toro is visiting Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune to meet with II Marine Expeditionary Force and its tenant commands to learn more about Marine Corps capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Deja Thomas)

Secretary of the Navy visits 2d Marine Division

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro and U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division pose for a photo during a live-fire demonstration of range G-36 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 28, 2022. Del Toro's visit to Camp Lejeune provided an opportunity for Marines and Sailors to demonstrate how the U.S. naval force remains the most powerful in the world by continuing to build, train and equip itself to meet the warfighting needs of today. During his visit, Del Toro was briefed on Littoral Exercise I, which had service members experimenting with new tactics and force structures in littoral environments along the East Coast to prepare for future scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

Secretary of the Navy visits 2d Marine Division

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro is briefed on the R80D SkyRaider Unmanned Aerial System by U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kyle Barton, an intelligence specialist with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, during a live-fire demonstration of range G-36 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 28, 2022. Del Toro is visiting Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune to meet with II Marine Expeditionary Force and its tenant commands to learn more about Marine Corps capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Deja Thomas)

Secretary of the Navy visits 2d Marine Division

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Wilfredo Hernandez, an assault amphibious vehicle crewman, and Voorhees, New Jersey native, with 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion (2d AABn), 2d Marine Division, launches a Puma Unmanned Aircraft System during a field exercise on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 25, 2022. 2d AABn tested the capability of an assault amphibious vehicle and a light armored vehicle with Remote Weapon Systems as a suitable land-based platform for mobile reconnaissance and scouting. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

2d AABn Recon

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kirn Junsay, an assault amphibious vehicle crewman, and Thousand Oaks, California native with 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion (2d AABn), 2d Marine Division, holds a Puma Unmanned Aircraft System during a field exercise on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 25, 2022. 2d AABn tested the capability of an assault amphibious vehicle and a light armored vehicle with Remote Weapon Systems as a suitable land-based platform for mobile reconnaissance and scouting. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

2d AABn Recon

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Matthew Ramirez, an assault amphibious amphibious vehicle crewman, and Houston, Texas native, with 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion (2d AABn), 2d Marine Division, performs maintenance during a field exercise on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 25, 2022. 2d AABn tested the capability of an assault amphibious vehicle and a light armored vehicle with Remote Weapon Systems as a suitable land-based platform for mobile reconnaissance and scouting. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

2d AABn Recon

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Cameron Scott, a native of Rogers, Ark. and a light armored reconnaissance Marine with 2D Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2D Marine Division, participates in a caomoflage class during Littoral Exercise I (LEX I) in Parris Island, S.C., Jan. 26, 2022. During LEX I, Marines and Sailors aboard the Wichita and on various bases throughout the East Coast will be conducting new types of training to prepare for future scenarios in littoral environments. They will be experimenting with new tactics and training with multi-domain reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance teams in accordance with Force Design 2030.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Back To Basic: Littoral Exercise I with 2d LAR

U.S. Marine Corps Maj Gen. Frank L. Donovan, commanding General of 2d Marine Division, observes operations during Littoral Exercise I (LEX I) in Parris Island, S.C., Jan. 26, 2022. During LEX I, Marines and Sailors aboard the Wichita and on various bases throughout the East Coast will be conducting new types of training to prepare for future scenarios in littoral environments. They will be experimenting with new tactics and training with multi-domain reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance teams in accordance with Force Design 2030.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Back To Basic: Littoral Exercise I with 2d LAR

Marines from Camp Lejeune-based units conduct a littoral exercise aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island Jan. 25, 2022. During the training, Marines and Sailors are experimenting with new concepts and forces to prepare for future scenarios in littoral environments along the East Coast. They will be testing new tactics and training with multi-domain reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance teams in accordance with Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ezekieljay Correa)

Littoral Exercise I

U.S. Marines and Sailors launch a rigid-hull inflatable boat during Littoral Exercise I (LEX) aboard the USS Wichita (LCS-13) on Jan. 25, 2022. During LEX I, Marines and Sailors are experimenting with new concepts and forces to prepare for future scenarios in littoral environments along the East Coast. LEX I is the first time a Blue-Green team conducted amphibious, ship-to-shore operations while embarked on a littoral combat ship. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elijah J. Abernathy)

Littoral Exercise 1

U.S. Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, participate in Littoral Exercise 1 (LEX) aboard the USS Wichita (LCS 13), Jan. 25, 2022. During LEX 1, Marines and Sailors aboard the Wichita and on various bases throughout the East Coast will be conducting new types of training to prepare for future scenarios in littoral environments. They will be experimenting with new tactics and training with multi-domain reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance teams in accordance with Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elijah J. Abernathy)

Littoral Exercise I

Marines from Camp Lejeune-based units conduct a littoral exercise aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island Jan. 25. During the training, Marines and Sailors are experimenting with new concepts and forces to prepare for future scenarios in littoral environments along the East Coast. They will be testing new tactics and training with multi-domain reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance teams in accordance with Force Design 2030.

Littoral Exercise I

U.S. Marines with Force Company, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, recover from helocasting in preparation for Littoral Exercise I (LEX I) in Key West, Fla., Jan. 24, 2022. During LEX I, Marines and Sailors aboard the Wichita and on various bases throughout the East Coast will be conducting new types of training to prepare for future scenarios in littoral environments. They will be experimenting with new tactics and training with multi-domain reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance teams in accordance with Force Design 2030.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Littoral Exercise I

U.S. Marines with Force Company, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, recover from helocasting in preparation for Littoral Exercise I (LEX I) in Key West, Fla., Jan. 24, 2022. During LEX I, Marines and Sailors aboard the Wichita and on various bases throughout the East Coast will be conducting new types of training to prepare for future scenarios in littoral environments. They will be experimenting with new tactics and training with multi-domain reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance teams in accordance with Force Design 2030.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Littoral Exercise I

U.S. Marines with Force Company, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, helocast as part of Littoral Exercise I (LEX I) in Key West, Fla., Jan. 24, 2022. During LEX I, Marines and Sailors aboard the Wichita and on various bases throughout the East Coast will be conducting new types of training to prepare for future scenarios in littoral environments. They will be experimenting with new tactics and training with multi-domain reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance teams in accordance with Force Design 2030.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Littoral Exercise I

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. James Williams, a transmission system operator with Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division, sets up an AN/PRC-117G radio system during Littoral Exercise I (LEX) aboard the USS Wichita. During LEX I, Marines and Sailors are experimenting with new concepts and forces to prepare for future scenarios in littoral environments along the East Coast. LEX I is the first time a Blue-Green team conducted amphibious, ship-to-shore operations while embarked on a littoral combat ship. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elijah J. Abernathy)

Littoral Exercise I

A Landing Craft Air Cushion departs the shore during a Type Commander’s Amphibious Training (TCAT) on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 20, 2022. TCAT is a mobility exercise ashore that allowed Marines with 2d Marine Logistics Group and 2d Marine Division to gain the requisite skills and experience to integrate with the U.S. Navy in follow-on exercises and real-world operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Megan Ozaki)

Teamwork Makes the Dream Work

U.S. Marines with 2d Marine Logistics Group and 2d Marine Division provide security while transporting vehicles onto a Landing Craft Air Cushion during a Type Commander’s Amphibious Training (TCAT) on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 20, 2022. TCAT is a mobility exercise ashore that allows Marines to gain the requisite skills and experience to integrate with the U.S. Navy in follow-on exercises and real-world operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Megan Ozaki)

Teamwork Makes the Dream Work

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (2/2), 2d Marine Division, compete in a game of tug-of-war during the Warlord Games at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 13, 2022. The Warlord Games is a quarterly event where Marines from 2/2 compete in various competitions to strengthen the unit's esprit de corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Reine Whitaker)

Warlord Games

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (2/2), 2d Marine Division, complete a resupply run during the Warlord Games at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 13, 2022. The Warlord Games is a quarterly event where Marines from 2/2 compete in various competitions to strengthen the unit's esprit de corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Reine Whitaker)

Warlord Games

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Joshua Waddell, a Dallas native and the battalion commander of 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (2/2), 2d Marine Division, pulls a joint light tactical vehicle during the Warlord Games at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 13, 2022. The Warlord Games is a quarterly event where Marines from 2/2 compete in various competitions to strengthen the unit's esprit de corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Reine Whitaker)

Warlord Games

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment (2/10), 2d Marine Division, off load a high mobility artillery rocket system from a C-17 Globemaster III at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Dec. 16, 2021. Marines with 2/10 integrated with the squadron to gain proficiency in transporting tactical vehicles. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Reine Whitaker)

Joint Airlift

A U.S. Airman with 16th Airlift Squadron, left, and U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment (2/10), 2d Marine Division, secure a high mobility artillery rocket system to a C-17 Globemaster III at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Dec. 16, 2021. Marines with 2/10 integrated with the squadron to gain proficiency in transporting tactical vehicles. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Reine Whitaker)

Joint Airlift

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment (2/10), 2d Marine Division, and U.S. Airmen with 16th Airlift Squadron load a medium tactical vehicle replacement onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Dec. 16, 2021. Marines with 2/10 integrated with the squadron to gain proficiency in transporting tactical vehicles. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Reine Whitaker)

Joint Airlift

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Marklee Saccage, a West Palm Beach, Fla., native and rifleman with 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, provides security on range G-36 as part of a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 11, 2021. A MCCRE is an exercise designed to formally evaluate a unit’s combat readiness and if successful, the unit will achieve apex status and is deemed ready for global deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

3/2 Lima Co Golf 36

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, provide security on range G-36 as part of a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 11, 2021. A MCCRE is an exercise designed to formally evaluate a unit’s combat readiness and if successful, the unit will achieve apex status and is deemed ready for global deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

3/2 Lima Co Golf 36

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Zev Silverman, an Oakland, Calif., native and rifleman with 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, patrols on range G-36 as part of a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 11, 2021. A MCCRE is an exercise designed to formally evaluate a unit’s combat readiness and if successful, the unit will achieve apex status and is deemed ready for global deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

3/2 Lima Co Golf 36

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, eliminate targets in support of a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation for 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d MARDIV, on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 7, 2021. A MCCRE is an exercise designed to formally evaluate a unit’s combat readiness and if successful, the unit will achieve apex status and is deemed ready for global employment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

10th Marines Supports 3/2 MCCRE

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), conduct firing missions in support of a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation for 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d MARDIV, on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 7, 2021. A MCCRE is an exercise designed to formally evaluate a unit’s combat readiness and if successful, the unit will achieve apex status and is deemed ready for global employment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

10th Marines Supports 3/2 MCCRE

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), post security in support of a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation for 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d MARDIV, on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 6, 2021. A MCCRE is an exercise designed to formally evaluate a unit’s combat readiness and if successful, the unit will achieve apex status and is deemed ready for global employment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

10th Marines Supports 3/2 MCCRE

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jarquis Lane, left, a native of Orlando, Fla., and an engineering equipment operator, and Cpl. Ryan Oettel, a native of Cadiz, Ky., and a combat engineer, both with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, engage in free sparring during Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor (MAI) Course 123-22 on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 7, 2021. The course’s multistation culminating event challenged the students’ strength, determination, and skills needed to become an MAI. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline C. Arre)

More Than a Good Fighter

U.S. Marines with 2d Marine Division grapple during Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor (MAI) Course 123-22 on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 7, 2021. The course’s multistation culminating event challenged the students’ strength, determination, and skills needed to become an MAI. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline C. Arre)

More Than a Good Fighter

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Hunter Cross, a native of Midlands, Mich., and a combat engineer with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, fires an M3E1 multipurpose anti-armor anti-personnel weapon system (MAAWS) on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 9, 2021. The MAAWS, also known as the Carl Gustaf, is a man-portable, reusable, breech-loading, 84 mm recoilless rifle capable of destroying armored targets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

2d CEB MAAWS Range

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Matthew Zedalis, a native of San Clemente, Calif., and a combat engineer with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, poses for a photo during an M3E1 multipurpose anti-armor anti-personnel weapon system (MAAWS) range on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 9, 2021. The MAAWS, also known as the Carl Gustaf, is a man-portable, reusable, breech-loading, 84 mm recoilless rifle capable of destroying armored targets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

2d CEB MAAWS Range

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jude Wheeler, a native of Scranton, Pa., and a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, prepares to fire an M3E1 multipurpose anti-armor anti-personnel weapon system (MAAWS) on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 9, 2021. The MAAWS, also known as the Carl Gustaf, is a man-portable, reusable, breech-loading, 84 mm recoilless rifle capable of destroying armored targets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

2d CEB MAAWS Range

U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Canon Richard, a native of Kinder, La., and an operations chief with 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), scores a Marine during the 2d MARDIV High-Frequency (HF) Competition at Fort Sill, Okla., Dec. 6, 2021. The competition enhanced HF transmission proficiency and capabilities to prepare Marines for future expeditionary conflicts where areas may be either contested or degraded. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elijah J. Abernathy)

Lima Charlie, How Me

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Aidan Groeller, a native of Apple Valley, Minn., and a radio operator with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), sets up a Barker Williamson antenna during the 2d MARDIV High-Frequency (HF) Competition at Fort Sill, Okla., Dec. 6, 2021. The competition enhanced HF transmission proficiency and capabilities to prepare Marines for future expeditionary conflicts where areas may be either contested or degraded. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elijah J. Abernathy)

Lima Charlie, How Me

U.S. Marines with 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), set up an antenna during the 2d MARDIV High-Frequency (HF) Competition at Fort Sill, Okla., Dec. 6, 2021. The competition enhanced HF transmission proficiency and capabilities to prepare Marines for future expeditionary conflicts where areas may be either contested or degraded. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elijah J. Abernathy)

Lima Charlie, How Me

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Francis L. Donovan, commanding general of 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), enters the USS Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall for a Navy boot camp graduation at Navy Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill., Dec. 10, 2021. Marines and Sailors with 2d MARDIV attended graduation after sponsoring Navy recruit division 012 during its 8-week basic training. During that time, representatives from 2d MARDIV visited multiple times to provide motivation, guidance and support to better acclimate recruits during their transition into the fleet. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chase W. Drayer)

2d MARDIV Sponsors Navy Boot Camp Division

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Francis L. Donovan, center, commanding general of 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), poses for a photo with Sailors who were top-of-class during a Navy boot camp graduation at Navy Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill., Dec. 10, 2021. Marines and Sailors with 2d MARDIV attended graduation after sponsoring Navy recruit division 012 during its 8-week basic training. During that time, representatives from 2d MARDIV visited multiple times to provide motivation, guidance and support to better acclimate recruits during their transition into the fleet. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chase W. Drayer)

2d MARDIV Sponsors Navy Boot Camp Division

U.S. Navy Cmdr. John Rudd, a chaplain with 2d Marine Division, cuts the cake during a birthday ceremony for the Chaplain Corps on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 2, 2021. The ceremony brought Religious Ministry Teams around the division together to highlight key points of the Chaplain Corps’ history at Tarawa and recognize the 246th birthday of the United States Navy Chaplain Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

Chaplain Corps Birthday Ceremony - 2021

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Christopher Castle, a Florence, Ala., native, and rifleman with 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, sets security during a mass casualty drill as part of a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 4, 2021. A MCCRE is an exercise designed to formally evaluate a unit’s combat readiness and if successful, the unit will achieve apex status and is deemed ready for global deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

3/2 MCCRE Mass Casualty Drill

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kevin Lewallen, a rifleman with 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, stabilizes a simulated casualty during a mass casualty drill as part of a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 4, 2021. A MCCRE is an exercise designed to formally evaluate a unit’s combat readiness and if successful, the unit will achieve apex status and is deemed ready for global deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

3/2 MCCRE Mass Casualty Drill

U.S Marine Corps Cpl. William Abelt, a rifleman with 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, carries a casualty during a mass casualty drill as part of a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 4, 2021. A MCCRE is an exercise designed to formally evaluate a unit’s combat readiness and if successful, the unit will achieve apex status and is deemed ready for global deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

3/2 MCCRE Mass Casualty Drill

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. George Roach, a native of St. Louis, and a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) operations specialist with Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), administers a 2-chlorobenzylidene malononitrile (CS gas) canister during a training event on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 1, 2021. This training was apart of a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation for 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d MARDIV, to formally evaluate the unit’s combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline C. Arre)

Masks Are Mandatory

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Irving Millan Estrada, a native of Chino Valley, Ariz., and a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) operations specialist with Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), participates in 2-chlorobenzylidene malononitrile (CS gas) training on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 1, 2021. This training was apart of a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation for 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d MARDIV, to formally evaluate the unit’s combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline C. Arre)

Masks Are Mandatory

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Daniel L. Krause, left, a native of Jacksonville, N.C., and the division sergeant major of 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), Maj. Gen. Frank L. Donovan, the commanding general of 2d MARDIV, U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Steven Tabisz, a native of Severna Park, Md., with the Division Surgeon's Office, Sgt. Dayveon Burns, a native of McDonough, Ga., and an intelligence specialist with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d MARDIV, and Lance Cpl. Mitchell Kautzer, a native of Whitelaw, Wis., and a motor vehicle operator with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d MARDIV, stand at attention at the quarterly morning colors ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 19, 2021. During the ceremony, Donovan presented awards for Marine of the Quarter, Non-Commissioned Officer of the Quarter, and Sailor of the Quarter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

An Exceptional Few, An Exceptionally Proud

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Frank L. Donovan, left, the Commanding General of 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), congratulates the Marine of the Quarter, Lance Cpl. Mitchell Kautzer, a native of Whitelaw, Wis., and a motor vehicle operator with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d MARDIV, at the quarterly morning colors ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 19, 2021. During the ceremony, Donovan presented awards for Marine of the Quarter, Non-Commissioned Officer of the Quarter, and Sailor of the Quarter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

An Exceptional Few, An Exceptionally Proud

The Non-Commissioned Officer of the Quarter, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Dayveon Burns, a native of McDonough, Ga., and an intelligence specialist with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), receives congratulations at the quarterly morning colors ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 19, 2021. During the ceremony, Maj. Gen. Francis L. Donovan, commanding general of 2d MARDIV, presented awards for Marine of the Quarter, Non-Commissioned Officer of the Quarter, and Sailor of the Quarter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

An Exceptional Few, An Exceptionally Proud

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Raul Yazzie, a native of Chinle, Ariz. and a radio operator with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, climbs a rope in commemoration of Tarawa Day on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 23, 2021. 2d Marines remembered and honored the sacrifices of the regiment during its defining battle during World War II, learned about the adaptation of amphibious doctrine, and strengthened unit identity. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Tarawa Day

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, participate in a hike in commemoration of Tarawa Day on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 23, 2021. 2d Marines remembered and honored the sacrifices of the regiment during its defining battle during World War II, learned about the adaptation of amphibious doctrine, and strengthened unit identity. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Tarawa Day

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Souleymane Diarra, left, and Lance Cpl. Chase Jones, both riflemen with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, fight with pugil sticks in commemoration of Tarawa Day on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 23, 2021. 2d Marines remembered and honored the sacrifices of the regiment during its defining battle during World War II, learned about the adaptation of amphibious doctrine, and strengthened unit identity. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Tarawa Day

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Shevan Salmon, a native of St. Mary, Jamaica, and a heavy equipment operator with Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), receives an American flag from Maj. Gen. Francis Donovan, commanding general of 2d MARDIV, during a ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 16, 2021. Salmon received the flag to commemorate earning American citizenship. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

Cpl Shevan Salmon earns American Citizenship

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Shevan Salmon, a native of St. Mary, Jamaica, and a heavy equipment operator with Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), is led by Maj. Gen. Francis Donovan, commanding general of 2d MARDIV, in the oath of enlistment at a ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 16, 2021. During the ceremony, Salmon received an American flag from Donovan to commemorate earning American citizenship. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

Cpl Shevan Salmon earns American Citizenship

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Braden Ezell, a Brookhaven, Miss., native and an assault amphibious vehicle crewman with 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion (AABn), 2d Marine Division, coordinates maneuvers during a live-fire range on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 17, 2021. 2d AABn trained with unmanned aircraft systems, remote weapon stations, and marathon targets in a live-fire environment to increase its capability to effectively and reliably support ship-to-shore movements and mechanized operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma Gray)

2d AABn On The Move!

A U.S. Marine Corps AAV-P7/A1 assault amphibious vehicle with 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion (AABn), 2d Marine Division, idles before a live-fire range on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 17, 2021. 2d AABn trained with unmanned aircraft systems, remote weapon stations, and marathon targets in a live-fire environment to increase its capability to effectively and reliably support ship-to-shore movements and mechanized operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma Gray)

2d AABn On The Move!

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Aidan Groeller, an Apple Valley, Minn., native and transmissions systems operator with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, calls for fire during the Isaak Competition on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 17, 2021. This competition is an evaluation of the unit's mastery of basic scout skills. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Deja Thomas)

Isaak Competition

U.S. Marines with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, conduct a fire mission during the Isaak Competition on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 17, 2021. This competition is an evaluation of the unit's mastery of basic scout skills. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Deja Thomas)

Isaak Competition

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. William Poore III, a Bristol, Tenn., native and light armored reconnaissance Marine with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, fires at a target during an unknown distance shooting event for the Isaak Competition on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 18, 2021. This competition is an evaluation of the unit's mastery of basic scout skills. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Deja Thomas)

Isaak Competition

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Eric Pingilley, left, and Lance Cpl. Teresa Amaya, both field artillery cannoneers with 2d Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, fire a M101A1 howitzer during a Veterans Day Ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 10, 2021. Veterans Day is a celebration to honor all past and present members of the armed forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma Gray)

6th Marine Regiment Veterans Day Celebration

U.S. Marines with 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, stand at parade rest during a Veterans Day Ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 10, 2021. Veterans Day is a celebration to honor all past and present members of the armed forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma Gray)

6th Marine Regiment Veterans Day Celebration

U.S. Marines with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, cut a birthday cake during a cake cutting ceremony in celebration of the 246th Marine Corps birthday on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 8, 2021. The annual ceremony is a long-standing tradition where the oldest Marine in attendance hands the first piece of cake to the youngest Marine, a custom that represents passing on the legacy of the Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Deja Thomas)

2d Recon Cake Cutting

2d Marine Division leadership salutes the colors during a cake cutting ceremony in celebration of the 246th Marine Corps birthday on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 8, 2021. The annual ceremony is a long-standing tradition where the oldest Marine in attendance hands the first piece of cake to the youngest Marine, a custom that represents passing on the legacy of the Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Deja Thomas)

2d Recon Cake Cutting

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Carlos Askew, an Alexander City, Ala., native and a company first sergeant with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, jumps over logs on an obstacle course during a recon physical assessment test (RPAT) at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 10, 2021. The RPAT is a performance based physical assessment designed to push reconnaissance Marines to train to their highest abilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Reine Whitaker)

Recon at it's Finest

U.S. Marines with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, take part in a 12-mile ruck run as part of a recon physical assessment test (RPAT) at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 10, 2021. The RPAT is a performance based physical assessment designed to push reconnaissance Marines to train to their highest abilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Reine Whitaker)

Recon at it's Finest

U.S. Marines with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, complete a 500 meter swim as part of a recon physical assessment test (RPAT) at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 10, 2021. The RPAT is a performance based physical assessment designed to push reconnaissance Marines to train to their highest abilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Reine Whitaker)

Recon at it's Finest

U.S. Marines with Mobility Assault Company, 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, assault an objective as part of urban operations training during Exercise Bold Quest 21.2 at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Ind., Nov. 8, 2021. The exercise is a joint and multinational operational assessment and demonstration to improve technical and procedural tactical-level sensor-to-shooter interoperability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline C. Arre)

Triple Threat: 2d CEB, 2 CER, and 10th Group

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ethan Shea, a native of Omaha, Neb., and a combat engineer with Mobility Assault Company, 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, holds security as part of urban operations training during Exercise Bold Quest 21.2 at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Ind., Nov. 8, 2021. The exercise is a joint and multinational operational assessment and demonstration to improve technical and procedural tactical-level sensor-to-shooter interoperability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline C. Arre)

Triple Threat: 2d CEB, 2 CER, and 10th Group

U.S. Marines with Mobility Assault Company, 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, and Canadian Soldiers with 2 Combat Engineer Regiment, 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group, 4th Canadian Division, prepare for urban operations training during Exercise Bold Quest 21.2 at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Ind., Nov. 8, 2021. The exercise is a joint and multinational operational assessment and demonstration to improve technical and procedural tactical-level sensor-to-shooter interoperability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline C. Arre)

Triple Threat: 2d CEB, 2 CER, and 10th Group

U.S. Marines with Mobility Assault Company, 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, members from the Canadian Armed Forces, and members of the local community participate in a ceremony for Canadian Remembrance Day and Veteran’s Day at an American Legion Post in Edinburgh, Ind., Nov. 11, 2021. The Marines and Canadian Soldiers are currently at Exercise Bold Quest 21.2, a joint and multinational operational assessment and demonstration to improve technical and procedural tactical-level sensor-to-shooter interoperability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline C. Arre)

2d CEB and 2 CER Remember the Fallen

U.S. Marines with Mobility Assault Company, 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, members from the Canadian Armed Forces, and members of the local community participate in a ceremony for Canadian Remembrance Day and Veteran’s Day at an American Legion Post in Edinburgh, Ind., Nov. 11, 2021. The Marines and Canadian Soldiers are currently at Exercise Bold Quest 21.2, a joint and multinational operational assessment and demonstration to improve technical and procedural tactical-level sensor-to-shooter interoperability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline C. Arre)

2d CEB and 2 CER Remember the Fallen

U.S. Marines with Mobility Assault Company, 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, rehearse clearing and securing a building during Exercise Bold Quest 21.2 at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Ind., Nov. 6, 2021. The exercise is a joint and multinational operational assessment and demonstration to improve technical and procedural tactical-level sensor-to-shooter interoperability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline C. Arre)

So U.S. Marines and Canadian Soldiers walk into a building...

Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers Spr. Michael Lucyshyn, a combat engineer with 2 Combat Engineer Regiment, 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group, 4th Canadian Division, and U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Owen McGee, a combat engineer with Mobility Assault Company, 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, rehearse clearing and securing a building during Exercise Bold Quest 21.2 at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Ind., Nov. 6, 2021. The exercise is a joint and multinational operational assessment and demonstration to improve technical and procedural tactical-level sensor-to-shooter interoperability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline C. Arre)

So U.S. Marines and Canadian Soldiers walk into a building...

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Billy Dee Murphy, a native of Crownpoint, N.M., and a combat engineer with Mobility Assault Company, 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, rehearses clearing and securing a building during Exercise Bold Quest 21.2 at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Ind., Nov. 6, 2021. The exercise is a joint and multinational operational assessment and demonstration to improve technical and procedural tactical-level sensor-to-shooter interoperability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline C. Arre)

So U.S. Marines and Canadian Soldiers walk into a building...

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Breydon Santos, a native of Stockton, Calif., and a combat engineer with Mobility Assault Company, 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, participates in Fast Rope Insertion Extraction System (FRIES) training during Exercise Bold Quest 21.2 at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Ind., Nov. 4, 2021. The exercise is a joint and multinational operational assessment and demonstration to improve technical and procedural tactical-level sensor-to-shooter interoperability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline C. Arre)

Want FRIES with that?

U.S. Marines with Mobility Assault Company, 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, get accountability of gear after Fast Rope Insertion Extraction System (FRIES) training during Exercise Bold Quest 21.2 at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Ind., Nov. 4, 2021. The exercise is a joint and multinational operational assessment and demonstration to improve technical and procedural tactical-level sensor-to-shooter interoperability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline C. Arre)

Want FRIES with that?

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Inori Hayashi, cannoneer, from 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, fires a CAESAR Howitzer during a live-fire exercise as part of a bilateral visit with the 3rd Regiment D'Artillerie De Marine at Camp Militaire de Canjuers, France, Nov. 8,, 2021. During the 3-week bilateral visit, U.S. and French Marines bolstered relationships and increased interoperability between the forces through field artillery and amphibious training events. Hayashi was the first female Marine to conduct a fire mission as the gun chief for the CAESAR Howitzer. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Akeel Austin)

10th Marine Regiment French Bilateral Visit: Fire Ex

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Henridavid Boyd, cannoneer, from 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division participates in a live-fire exercise during a bilateral visit with the 3rd Regiment D'Artillerie De Marine at Camp Militaire de Canjuers, France, Nov. 5, 2021. During the 3-week bilateral visit, U.S. and French Marines bolstered relationships and increased interoperability between the forces through field artillery and amphibious training events. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Akeel Austin)

10th Marine Regiment French Bilateral Visit: Fire Ex

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Diana Posadasquiroz, radio operator, from 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, throws a training grenade during a familiarization range as part of a bilateral visit with the 3rd Regiment D'Artillerie De Marine at Camp Militaire de Canjuers, France, Oct. 27, 2021. During the 3-week bilateral visit, U.S. and French Marines bolstered relationships and increased interoperability between the forces through field artillery and amphibious training events. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Akeel Austin)

10th Marine Regiment French Bilateral Visit: FAMAS Familiarization Range

U.S. Marines from 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, pose for a photo during a 15 kilometer hike as part of a bilateral visit with the 3rd Regiment D'Artillerie De Marine, near Montferrat, France, Oct. 28, 2021. During the 3-week bilateral visit, U.S. and French Marines bolstered relationships and increased interoperability between the forces through field artillery and amphibious training events. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Akeel Austin)

10th Marine Regiment French Bilateral Visit: 15km Hike

U.S. Marines from 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, complete the French Marine obstacle course during a bilateral visit with the 3rd Regiment D'Artillerie De Marine, near Montferrat, France, Nov. 2, 2021. During the 3-week bilateral visit, U.S. and French Marines bolstered relationships and increased interoperability between the forces through field artillery and amphibious training events. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Akeel Austin)

10th Marine Regiment French Bilateral Visit: French Marine Obstacle Course

U.S. Marines from 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, receive a class on the French CAESAR 155x52mm Gun Howitzer during a bilateral visit with the 3rd Regiment D'Artillerie De Marine at Camp Militaire de Canjuers, France, Oct. 29, 2021. During the 3-week bilateral visit, U.S. and French Marines bolstered relationships and increased interoperability between the forces through field artillery and amphibious training events. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Akeel Austin)

10th Marine Regiment French Bilateral Visit: CAESAR

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, shoot a mortar during a battalion field exercise (FEX) at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 3, 2021. A battalion FEX is designed to increase Marines strength, endurance, and mission readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Virtue)

1/6 Bn FEX

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, prepare to shoot an 81mm mortar during a battalion field exercise (FEX) at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 3, 2021. A battalion FEX is designed to increase Marines strength, endurance, and mission readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Virtue)

1/6 Bn FEX

U.S. Marine Corps LCpl. Thomas A. Napoli, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, posts security during a patrol for a battalion field exercise (FEX) at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 4, 2021. A battalion FEX is designed to increase Marines strength, endurance, and mission readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Virtue)

1/6 Bn FEX

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, operate an M777 Howitzer during Exercise Rolling Thunder 1-22 on Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct. 19, 2021. This exercise is a 10th Marines-led live-fire artillery event that tested the unit's abilities to operate in a simulated littoral environment against a peer threat in a dynamic and multi-domain scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

U.S. Marines with 2/10 Participate in Exercise Rolling Thunder

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, fire an M777 Howitzer during Exercise Rolling Thunder 1-22 on Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct. 19, 2021. This exercise is a 10th Marines-led live-fire artillery event that tested the unit's abilities to operate in a simulated littoral environment against a peer threat in a dynamic and multi-domain scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

U.S. Marines with 2/10 Participate in Exercise Rolling Thunder

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Carlos Hicano, a native of Worcester, Mass., and a field artillery cannoneer with 2d Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, poses for a photo during Exercise Rolling Thunder 1-22 on Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct. 19, 2021. This exercise is a 10th Marines-led live-fire artillery event that tested the unit's abilities to operate in a simulated littoral environment against a peer threat in a dynamic and multi-domain scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

U.S. Marines with 2/10 Participate in Exercise Rolling Thunder

U.S. Marines with Engineer Platoon, 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, carry a log during the Expeditionary Military Trails Project at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 27, 2021. The Marines utilized the newly-fielded equipment gaining proficiency in constructing combat expedient roads and providing obstacle clearance for moving troops and logistics throughout a contested environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Reine Whitaker)

Trail Of Expeditions

U.S. Marines with Engineer Platoon, 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, create a trench during the Expeditionary Military Trails Project at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 26, 2021. The Marines utilized the newly-fielded equipment gaining proficiency in constructing combat expedient roads and providing obstacle clearance for moving troops and logistics throughout a contested environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Reine Whitaker)

Trail Of Expeditions

U.S. Marines with Engineer Platoon, 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, adjust panels on an AirBeam Light-Weight Expeditionary Bridge during Expeditionary Military Trails Project at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 28, 2021. The Marines utilized the newly-fielded equipment gaining proficiency in constructing combat expedient roads and providing obstacle clearance for moving troops and logistics throughout a contested environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Reine Whitaker)

Trail Of Expeditions

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, prepare to conduct an amphibious insertion on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 18, 2021. The Marines participated in amphibious and company-level infiltration across multiple locations as part of Strip Map, a specialized evaluation used to determine the efficacy of experimental ground formations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elijah J. Abernathy)

Strip Map

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Hunter G. Roberts, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, posts security on Bogue Airfield, N.C., Oct. 18, 2021. The Marines participated in amphibious and company-level infiltration across multiple locations as part of Strip Map, a specialized evaluation used to determine the efficacy of experimental ground formations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Virtue)

Strip Map

U.S. Marines with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, ride in combat rubber raiding crafts during the Sapper Leaders Course’s culminating event on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 24, 2021. The Sapper Leaders Course provides combat engineer squad leaders with the technical and tactical proficiency required to provide mobility, counter mobility and survivability to infantry company commanders. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma Gray)

2d CEB Sapper Leaders Course

U.S. Marines with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, patrol during the Sapper Leaders Course’s culminating event on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 24, 2021. The Sapper Leaders Course provides combat engineer squad leaders with the technical and tactical proficiency required to provide mobility, counter mobility and survivability to infantry company commanders. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma Gray)

2d CEB Sapper Leaders Course

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Justice Rees, an operations chief with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, operates an Expeditionary Modular Autonomous Vehicle (EMAV) at Bogue Airfield, N.C., Oct. 23, 2021.The purpose of this training is to provide electronic warfare services utilizing the EMAV to support a unit commander as part of Strip Map, a specialized evaluation used to determine the efficacy of experimental ground formations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Virtue)

1/2 EMAV

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. William P. Hughes, an executive officer with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, conducts a radio check at Bogue Airfield, N.C., Oct. 23, 2021. The purpose of this training is to provide electronic warfare services utilizing the EMAV to support a unit commander as part of Strip Map, a specialized evaluation used to determine the efficacy of experimental ground formations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Virtue)

1/2 EMAV

U.S. Marines with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, breach barbed wire during the Sapper Leaders Course on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 20, 2021. The Sapper Leaders Course provides combat engineer squad leaders with the technical and tactical proficiency required to provide mobility, counter mobility and survivability to infantry company commanders. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma Gray)

2d CEB Sapper Leaders Course

U.S. Marines with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, review a terrain model during the Sapper Leaders Course on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 20, 2021. The Sapper Leaders Course provides combat engineer squad leaders with the technical and tactical proficiency required to provide mobility, counter mobility and survivability to infantry company commanders. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma Gray)

2d CEB Sapper Leaders Course

U.S. Marines with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, rehearse urban breaching techniques during the Sapper Leader’s Course 1-22 on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 16, 2021. The Sapper Leader’s Course gives students hands-on experience preparing explosives, breaching, clearing buildings, and working as a team through obstacles. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline C. Arre)

Can I Get a Demo?

U.S. Marines with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, breach through a door during urban breaching training as part of the Sapper Leader’s Course 1-22 on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 16, 2021. The Sapper Leader’s Course gives students hands-on experience preparing explosives, breaching, clearing buildings, and working as a team through obstacles. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline C. Arre)

Can I Get a Demo?

U.S. Marines with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, use Bangalores for breaching training during the Sapper Leader’s Course 1-22 on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 15, 2021. The Sapper Leader’s Course gives students hands-on experience preparing explosives, breaching, clearing buildings, and working as a team through obstacles. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline C. Arre)

Can I Get a Demo?

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Sean Willey, a native of Utica, N.Y., and a rifleman with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, engages targets on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 13, 2021. The Marines conducted training that included squad-supported day and night live-fire attacks to prepare for future training opportunities with partner nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma L. Gray)

3/6 Always Ready

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, patrol on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 13, 2021. The Marines conducted training that included squad-supported day and night live-fire attacks to prepare for future training opportunities with partner nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma L. Gray)

3/6 Always Ready

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, load on to a CH-53E Super Stallion on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 13, 2021. The Marines conducted training that included squad-supported day and night live-fire attacks to prepare for future training opportunities with partner nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma L. Gray)

3/6 Always Ready

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Adam Glass, an infantry officer with 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), calls for an evacuation during an Infantry Skills Test as part of the Division Leadership Assessment Program (DLAP) at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Oct. 4, 2021. This program allows division leadership to mentor and assess captains recently assigned to 2d MARDIV on their mental, moral and physical readiness for future command opportunities. This contributes to the division’s mission to train and develop Marines that demonstrate an apex level of lethality, endurance, and comprehensive warfighting ability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan Magadan)

Infantry captains conduct IST

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Caleb Hoffman-Johnson (center), an infantry officer with 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), presents a battle plan to instructors during the Division Leader Assessment Program (DLAP) at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Oct. 5, 2021. This program allows division leadership to mentor and assess captains recently assigned to 2d MARDIV on their mental, moral and physical readiness for future command opportunities. This contributes to the division’s mission to train and develop Marines that demonstrate an apex level of lethality, endurance, and comprehensive warfighting ability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan Magadan)

Infantry captains draft battle plans during DLAP

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Eugenio Martin, left, and Cpl. Gabriel Chesser, both reconnaissance Marines with Bravo Company, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, finds their position using terrain during a training exercise in northern Maine on Sept. 20, 2021. The training was designed to improve survival skills in a diverse environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elijah J. Abernathy)

High-Class Camping

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Franceso Prestia, an assistant team leader with Bravo Company, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, starts a fire during a training exercise in northern Maine on Sept. 20, 2021. The training was designed to improve survival skills in a diverse environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elijah J. Abernathy)

High-Class Camping

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Philip Sinelli Jr., the assistant operations chief with Bravo Company, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, constructs a shelter during a training exercise in northern Maine on Sept. 19, 2021. The training was designed to improve survival skills in a diverse environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elijah J. Abernathy)

High-Class Camping

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Kenneth Slizewski, left, a Staten Island, N.Y., native, and Pfc. Jason Ditzel, a Wood-Ridge, N.J., native with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (1/2), 2d Marine Division, fire an 81mm mortar round during Exercise Burmese Chase on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 28, 2021. Burmese Chase is an annual U.S.-led multi-lateral exercise that includes training on integration of ground and air fires, infantry tactics, and naval gunfire alongside NATO allies and partners. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Deja Thomas)

Tuesdays are for the Tubes

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (1/2), 2d Marine Division, standby in between fire missions during Exercise Burmese Chase on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 28, 2021. Burmese Chase is an annual U.S.-led multi-lateral exercise that includes training on integration of ground and air fires, infantry tactics, and naval gunfire alongside NATO allies and partners. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Deja Thomas)

Tuesdays are for the Tubes

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Jason Ditzel, a Wood-Ridge, N.J., native with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (1/2), 2d Marine Division, adjusts the position of an M252 81mm mortar system during Exercise Burmese Chase on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 28, 2021. Burmese Chase is an annual U.S.-led multi-lateral exercise that includes training on integration of ground and air fires, infantry tactics, and naval gunfire alongside NATO allies and partners. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Deja Thomas)

Tuesdays are for the Tubes

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV) and Defense contractors work on a new High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 22, 2021. The new, organic HIMARS capability will expand 2d MARDIV’s ability to employ long-range, precision fires and improve its readiness to fight at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Virtue)

2dMARDIV HIMARS

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael Ayodele, a ground radio maintenance Marine with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), poses for a picture during a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) display at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 22, 2021.The new, organic HIMARS capability will expand 2d MARDIV’s ability to employ long-range, precision fires and improve its readiness to fight at a moment’s notice.. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Virtue)

2dMARDIV HIMARS

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 453, 4th Marine Logistics Group, transport a casket during the funeral of Pfc. Glenn White in Emporia, Kan., Sept. 18, 2021. In November 1943, White was a member of 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, when he was killed in action in the Tarawa Atoll of the Gilbert Islands during War World II. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline C. Arre)

Home at Last: WWII veteran returns home after nearly 80 years

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Evan Luisi, a native Palmerton, Pa., and a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (1/6), 2d Marine Division, lays his French Fourragere on the casket of Pfc. Glenn White, in Emporia, Kan., Sept. 18, 2021. White was in 1/6 when he was killed in action in Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Islands, during World War II. “Being able to participate in the ceremony was an amazing opportunity; laying down my French Fourragere was a huge honor,” Luisi said. “My French Fourragere will be buried with him, to symbolize our brotherhood through 1/6. Something that I once wore will always be a part of his memory—that’s incredible, I’ll always remember that moment.”

Home at Last: WWII veteran returns home after nearly 80 years

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Francisco Pietri, operations officer with Headquarters Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 4, 4th Marine Logistics Group, gives a folded American flag to Don Stair, a family member of Pfc. Glenn White, in Emporia, Kan., Sept. 18, 2021. In November 1943, White was a member of 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, when he was killed in action in the Tarawa Atoll of the Gilbert Islands during War World II. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline C. Arre)

Home at Last: WWII veteran returns home after nearly 80 years

U.S. Marines and Sailors with 1st Battalion, 2d Marines, 2d Marine Division, ride a Zodiac combat rubber raiding craft during training on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 15, 2021. Marines with 1/2 and 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, worked together to conduct small boat familiarization and training to facilitate littoral maneuvers and distributed operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

2d Recon, 1/2 Small Boats Training

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Matthew Franchebois, a reconnaissance Marine with 3rd Platoon, Force Reconnaissance (Recon) Company, 2d Recon Battalion, 2d Marine Division, posts flank security during a live-fire ambush drill on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 14, 2021. Force Recon Company conducted several different live-fire ranges designed to increase effectiveness and lethality within the teams in various scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline C. Arre)

Our Neck of the Woods

U.S. Marines with Force Reconnaissance (Recon) Company, 2d Recon Battalion, 2d Marine Division, provide security during a live-fire ambush drill on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 14, 2021. Force Recon Company conducted several different live-fire ranges designed to increase effectiveness and lethality within the teams in various scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline C. Arre)

Our Neck of the Woods

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Tristan Beale, a reconnaissance Marine with 3rd Platoon, Force Reconnaissance (Recon) Company, 2d Recon Battalion, 2d Marine Division, conducts a sweep of an engagement area during live-fire ambush drills on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 14, 2021. Force Recon Company conducted several different live-fire ranges designed to increase effectiveness and lethality within the teams in various scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline C. Arre)

Our Neck of the Woods

U.S. Marines and Sailors with 2d Marine Division pose for a photo on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 13, 2021. The Marines and Sailors received awards for performance of their duties in an exemplary and professional manner. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

3rd Quarter Awards Ceremony - 2021

U.S. Marines with Force Reconnaissance Company, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, provide security during military operations on urban terrain training on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 12, 2021. The Marines conducted this training event to develop and refine skills for long-range combat. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

Room Clear: RECON Marines conduct MOUT

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Francis L. Donovan, the 2d Marine Division commanding general, renders a salute during a wreath laying ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 10, 2021. This ceremony is a tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice and in remembrance of the events on Sept. 11, 2001.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elijah J. Abernathy)

Never Forgotten

U.S. Marines with Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division, raise the colors during a wreath laying ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 10, 2021. This ceremony is a tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice and in remembrance of the events on Sept. 11, 2001.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elijah J. Abernathy)

Never Forgotten

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Kolby Wickman, an assault amphibious vehicle officer with 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), prepares to reload an XM914 System during a demonstration at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 10, 2021. Marines from 2d MARDIV partnered with the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to demonstrate a remote live-fire using a 30mm system attached to a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle. ONR works with the Marine Corps and industry partners to research and evaluate capabilities that may ultimately support the needs of the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Reine Whitaker)

Testing, 1, 2

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Zachary Huge, a reconnaissance Marine with Force Reconnaissance Company, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, fires at his target during a training event on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 10, 2021. The Marines conducted this training event to develop and refine skills for long-range combat. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Karl Hendrix Aliten)

Recon Conducts Long Range Training

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Eric Christopherson, 3rd platoon commander, Force Reconnaissance Company, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, fires at a target during a live-fire range on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 9, 2021. Members of the Marine Corps Shooting Team supervised a range to provide specialized knowledge and feedback for Force Reconnaissance Company to further mastery of weapons techniques. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline C. Arre)

Keeping Friends Close, Enemies Closer

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brian Eakle, a reconnaissance Marine with Force Reconnaissance Company, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, fires at a target during a live-fire range on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 9, 2021. Members of the Marine Corps Shooting Team supervised a range to provide specialized knowledge and feedback for Force Reconnaissance Company to further mastery of weapons techniques. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline C. Arre)

Keeping Friends Close, Enemies Closer

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (1/6), 2d Marine Division, disembark a U.S. Navy landing craft utility with Assault Craft Unit Two in Morehead City, N.C., Sept. 6, 2021. Marines with 1/6 deployed in support of Joint Task Force-Haiti for a humanitarian assistance disaster relief mission. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

1/6 Returns from Haiti

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Steven Fleming, a native of Egg Harbor Township, N.J., and a forward air controller with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, helps offload boxes for redistribution with local volunteers in Port of Jeremie, Haiti, Aug. 31, 2021. “It is very rewarding to be here and offer support to those in need,” Fleming said. The Marines and sailors aboard the USS Arlington (LPD 24) have been serving in support of Joint Task Force-Haiti for a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief mission. “I am so proud of the commitment our Marines demonstrated today. Nearly two weeks ago, these Marines deployed with less than 12 hours notice to answer the nation’s call and serve as a force in readiness for the Joint Task Force. Today, we were able to put boots on the ground and work side-by-side with sailors and local volunteers to distribute aid to areas most impacted by the earthquake. There is truly no better friend than a United States Marine.” (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline C. Arre)

Helping Hands Deliver Humanitarian Aid to Haiti

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Joint Task Force-Haiti (JTF-Haiti) wave to locals after helping offload boxes for redistribution in Port of Jeremie, Haiti, Aug. 31, 2021. The Marines and sailors aboard the USS Arlington (LPD 24) have been working in support of JTF-Haiti for a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief mission. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline C. Arre)

Helping Hands Deliver Humanitarian Aid to Haiti

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Joint Task Force-Haiti (JTF-Haiti) and volunteers help offload boxes for redistribution in Port of Jeremie, Haiti, Aug. 31, 2021. The Marines and sailors aboard the USS Arlington (LPD 24) have been working in support of JTF-Haiti for a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief mission. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alize Sotelo)

Helping Hands Deliver Humanitarian Aid to Haiti

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Francis Donovan, left, commanding general, Lance Cpl. Anthonas Thermidor, center, a legal services specialist with Headquarters Battalion, and Sgt. Maj. Daniel Krause, right, sergeant major, all with 2d Marine Division, pose for a photo after a flag presentation ceremony at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 27, 2021. Thermidor, a Haitian native, received an American flag to commemorate earning American citizenship. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Eric Rodriguez)

Marine from Haiti Earns Citizenship

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Francis Donovan, commanding general of 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), presents an American flag to Lance Cpl. Anthonas Thermidor, a legal services specialist with Headquarters Battalion, 2d MARDIV, at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 27, 2021. Thermidor, a Haitian native, received an American flag to commemorate earning American citizenship. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Eric Rodriguez)

Marine from Haiti Earns Citizenship

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Anthonas Thermidor, a legal services specialist with Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division, recites the oath of enlistment during a flag presentation ceremony at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 27, 2021. Thermidor, a Haitian native, received an American flag to commemorate earning American citizenship. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Reine Whitaker)

Marine from Haiti Earns Citizenship

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Antonio Perez, a transmissions system operator with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (2/2), 2d Marine Division, embraces his family at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 20, 2021. 2/2 returned to Camp Lejeune after spending six months in Okinawa participating in a Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

2/2 Homecoming

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Cody Snyder, left, an infantry officer from Raleigh, N.C., and 2nd Lt. Michael Andre, an infantry officer from Naperville, Fla., both with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, go over gear counts during a deployment preparation drill at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 20, 2021. The drill prepared the Marines to deploy at a moment’s notice to support Joint Task Force-Haiti during the Humanitarian Assistance Disaster Relief mission. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Ryan Ramsammy)

3/6 Deployment Prep

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jack Hollings, a Loveland, Colo., native and a combat engineer from 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, loads onto the USS Arlington (LPD-24) on Naval Station Norfolk, Va. Aug. 17, 2021. The Marines from 1/6 are loading in preparation to deploy in support of Joint Task Force Haiti during their humanitarian assistance disaster relief mission. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Arre)

1/6 Humanitarian Assistance in Haiti

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Mastin Robeson, the battalion commander with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, gives a speech in preparation to depart Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 18, 2021. The Marines from 1/6 are preparing to deploy in support of Joint Task Force-Haiti for a humanitarian assistance disaster relief mission. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Akeel Austin)

1/6 Humanitarian Assistance

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (1/6), 2d Marine Division, embark a U.S. Navy landing craft utility with Assault Craft Unit Two in Morehead City, N.C., Aug. 18, 2021. Marines with 1/6 deployed in support of Joint Task Force-Haiti for a humanitarian assistance disaster relief mission. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

1/6 Deploys to Haiti for Humanitarian Relief

U.S. Marines with 3d Platoon, Force Company, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, disembark a CH-53E Super Stallion during an amphibious training event on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 11, 2021. The training event involved joint participation and cooperation with 2d Marine Aircraft Wing and U.S. Army Ranger Reconnaissance Team 4, 75th Ranger Regiment, to refine amphibious capabilities, confidence, and proficiency. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

Who's Gonna Carry the Boats?

U.S. Marines with 3d Platoon, Force Company, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, prepare to board a CH-53E Super Stallion during an amphibious training event on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 11, 2021. The training event involved joint participation and cooperation with 2d Marine Aircraft Wing and U.S. Army Ranger Reconnaissance Team 4, 75th Ranger Regiment, to refine amphibious capabilities, confidence, and proficiency. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

Who's Gonna Carry the Boats?

U.S. Marines with 3d Platoon, Force Company, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, float on a raft during an amphibious training event on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 11, 2021. The training event involved joint participation and cooperation with 2d Marine Aircraft Wing and U.S. Army Ranger Reconnaissance Team 4, 75th Ranger Regiment, to refine amphibious capabilities, confidence, and proficiency. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

Who's Gonna Carry the Boats?

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Samal Khosravi, left, and Lance Cpl. Mathew Jude, both machine gunners with 3d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, suppress notional enemies during a support-by-fire range as part of a field exercise on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 12, 2021. The focus of this exercise was to prepare for their next evolution of training as the unit works toward future deployments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Reine Whitaker)

Anything's Possible

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Samal Khosravi, left, and Lance Cpl. Matthew Jude, both machine gunners with 3d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, suppress notional enemies during a support-by-fire range as part of a field exercise on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 12, 2021. The focus of this exercise was to prepare for their next evolution of training as the unit works toward future deployments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Reine Whitaker)

Anything's Possible

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. William Collins, a squad leader with 3d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, waits to provide support on a support-by-fire range during a field exercise on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 12, 2021. The focus of this exercise was to prepare for their next evolution of training as the unit works toward future deployments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Reine Whitaker)

Anything's Possible

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Maelynn Ruff, a native of Elberton, Ga. and an assault amphibious vehicle operator with Alpha Company, 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2d Marine Division, checks communication connectivity before a wet-gap amphibious crossing as part of a company-sized infiltration on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 10, 2021. The infiltration focused on maneuvering across complex terrain and picket lines with near-peer capabilities in an unscripted force-on-force scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline C. Arre)

Just What We Do

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2d Marine Division, congregate before a wet-gap amphibious crossing as part of a company-sized infiltration on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 10, 2021. The infiltration focused on maneuvering across complex terrain and picket lines with near-peer capabilities in an unscripted force-on-force scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline C. Arre)

Just What We Do

An AAV7A1 assault amphibious vehicle conducts a wet-gap amphibious crossing as part of a company-sized infiltration on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 10, 2021. The infiltration focused on maneuvering across complex terrain and picket lines with near-peer capabilities in an unscripted force-on-force scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline C. Arre)

Just What We Do

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Tyler Gunn, a native of Elk Grove, Calif., and a platoon commander with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), swims 500 meters during a physical assessment on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 3. 2021. The Marines of 2d MARDIV's experimental battalion underwent a physical assessment consisting of a 500 meter swim, a five-mile run and the Marine Corps’ obstacle course to establish a baseline for measuring success throughout the predeployment training program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer Reyes)

1/2 Completes Physical Assessment

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Connor Florence, a native of Littleton, Colo., and an antitank missile gunner with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), jumps over an obstacle during a physical assessment on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 3, 2021. The Marines of 2d MARDIV's experimental battalion underwent a physical assessment consisting of a 500 meter swim, a five-mile run and the Marine Corps’ obstacle course to establish a baseline for measuring success throughout the predeployment training program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer Reyes)

1/2 Completes Physical Assessment

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), climb ropes during a physical assessment on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 3, 2021. The Marines of 2d MARDIV's experimental battalion underwent a physical assessment consisting of a 500 meter swim, a five-mile run and the Marine Corps’ obstacle course to establish a baseline for measuring success throughout the predeployment training program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer Reyes)

1/2 Completes Physical Assessment

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, suppress simulated enemy fire during a range as part of a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) at Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 27, 2021. A MCCRE is an exercise designed to formally evaluate a unit’s combat readiness and if successful, the unit will achieve apex status and is deemed ready for global employment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

2/6 MCCRE

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, provide security during a range as part of a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) at Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 28, 2021. A MCCRE is an exercise designed to formally evaluate a unit’s combat readiness and if successful, the unit will achieve apex status and is deemed ready for global employment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

2/6 MCCRE

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nathan Wood, a native of Savannah, Ga., and a rifleman with 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, directs Marines during a range as part of a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) at Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 27, 2021. A MCCRE is an exercise designed to formally evaluate a unit’s combat readiness and if successful, the unit will achieve apex status and is deemed ready for global employment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

2/6 MCCRE

U.S. Marines with 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion (AABn.), 2d Marine Division, splash during a mechanized amphibious egress exercise on Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 22, 2021. This training strengthened the unit’s capacity to conduct amphibious training in the Atlantic while ensuring safety of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

Surf's Up

U.S. Marines with 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion (AABn.), 2d Marine Division, prepare to splash during a mechanized amphibious egress exercise on Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 22, 2021. This training strengthened the unit’s capacity to conduct amphibious training in the Atlantic while ensuring safety of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

Surf's Up

U.S. Marines with 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion (AABn.), 2d Marine Division, conduct a mechanized amphibious egress exercise on Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 22, 2021. This training strengthened the unit’s capacity to conduct amphibious training in the Atlantic while ensuring safety of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

Surf's Up

U.S. Marines with 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion (AABn.), 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), instruct Marines and Sailors with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, (1/2) 2d MARDIV on the proper use of safety equipment during a mechanized amphibious egress exercise on Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 22, 2021. The exercise improves how 1/2 integrates with 2d AABn. and prepares the unit for future conflict by strengthening its naval expeditionary capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

The Water’s Fine

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, (1/2) 2d Marine Division disembark from an assault amphibious vehicle during a mechanized amphibious egress exercise on Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 22, 2021. The exercise improves how 1/2 integrates with 2d Assault Amphibious Battalion and prepares the unit for future conflict by strengthening its naval expeditionary capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

The Water’s Fine

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, (1/2) 2d Marine Division board an assault amphibious vehicle during a mechanized amphibious egress exercise on Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 22, 2021. The exercise improves how 1/2 integrates with 2d Assault Amphibious Battalion and prepares the unit for future conflict by strengthening its naval expeditionary capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

The Water’s Fine

U.S. Marines with Headquarters Battalion (HQBN) and 2d Combat Engineer Battalion (CEB) pose for a photo with the 2d Marine Division commanding staff at Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 21, 2021. Marines with HQBN and 2d CEB were awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for their superior performance for their efforts during the five-day High Frequency Radio competition. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

HF Comp Winners Awarded

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, fire an M252 81 mm mortar system during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) on Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 20, 2021. A MCCRE is an exercise designed to formally evaluate a unit’s combat readiness and if successful, the unit will be deemed ready for global employment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Reine Whitaker)

Target on Sight, Fire

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Sayediman Sadrhajsayedjavadi, a fire support Marine with 2d Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), locates grid coordinates for fire missions as part of a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) for 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d MARDIV, on Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 20, 2021. A MCCRE is an exercise designed to formally evaluate a unit’s combat readiness and if successful, the unit will be deemed ready for global employment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Reine Whitaker)

Target on Sight, Fire

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Joshua Rogers, a field artillery officer with 2d Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), supervises ground fires as part of a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) for 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d MARDIV, on Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 20, 2021. A MCCRE is an exercise designed to formally evaluate a unit’s combat readiness and if successful, the unit will be deemed ready for global employment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Reine Whitaker)

Target on Sight, Fire

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Adam Plambeck, right, a native of Stafford, Va., and a maintenance chief with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), receives the Motor Transport Maintenance Chief of the Year from Maj. Gen. Francis Donovan, commanding general of 2d MARDIV, at Camp Johnson, N.C., July 19, 2021. Plambeck was awarded Motor Transport Maintenance Chief of the Year for his initiative, perseverance, dedication, and superior performance as a leader and Marine. The Marine Corps Motor Transport Awards Program annually selects one Marine who best exemplifies and honors the motor transportation community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

Motor Transport Maintenance Chief of the Year

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kenny Law, an Oakland, Calif., native and electronic warfare operator with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (1/2), 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), integrates a Communication Emitter Sensing and Attack System II into a tactical patrol on Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 14, 2021. 1/2 is tasked as the 2d MARDIV’s experimental infantry battalion to test new gear, operating concepts and force structures. The unit’s findings will help refine infantry battalions across the Marine Corps as it continues to push toward the end state of Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

New Gear, Who's This? Marines with 1/2 Experiment New Electronic Warfare Equipment

U.S. Marines with 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), set up AN/PRC-160(V) radios as part of the 2d MARDIV High-Frequency (HF) Competition on Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga., July 12, 2021. The competition enhanced HF transmission proficiency and capabilities to prepare Marines for future expeditionary conflicts where the area is either contested or degraded. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Freq Out!

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Leo Yoon, a Rockville, Md., native and a transmissions systems operator with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), operates an AN/PRC-160(V) radio as part of the 2d MARDIV High-Frequency (HF) Competition on Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga., July 12, 2021. The competition enhanced HF transmission proficiency and capabilities to prepare Marines for future expeditionary conflicts where the area is either contested or degraded. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Freq Out!

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Edwin Quitoguachichullca, left, a Chicago, Ill., native and a satellite transmissions systems operator, and Cpl. Dustin Nguyen, a Richmond, Va., native and transmissions systems operator with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), set up a field radio antenna as part of the 2d MARDIV High-Frequency (HF) Competition near Camp Blanding, Fla., July 13, 2021. The competition enhanced HF transmission proficiency and capabilities to prepare Marines for future expeditionary conflicts where the area is either contested or degraded. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Freq Out!

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (3/2), 2d Marine Division, explain how to use a Mark 19 grenade launcher to retired U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Lee Reed at Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 9, 2021. Reed, who served in World War II while assigned to 3/2, visited the Marines to see how weapons and equipment have evolved, as well as to pass off wisdom and share his experiences. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Reine Whitaker)

Connecting Generations: Once a Marine, Always a Marine

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Lee Reed speaks with U.S. Marines from 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (3/2), 2d Marine Division, about his experiences during World War II at Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 9, 2021. Reed, who served in World War II while assigned to 3/2, visited the Marines to see how weapons and equipment have evolved, as well as to pass off wisdom and share his experiences.. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Reine Whitaker)

Connecting Generations: Once a Marine, Always a Marine

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Lee Reed speaks with Marines from 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (3/2), 2d Marine Division, about his experiences during World War II during a Warrior’s Breakfast at Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 9, 2021. Reed, who served in World War II while assigned to 3/2, visited the Marines to see how weapons and equipment have evolved, as well as to pass off wisdom and share his experiences. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Reine Whitaker)

Connecting Generations: Once a Marine, Always a Marine

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Gary L. Thomas, left, the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, talks with Maj. Gen. Francis L. Donovan, the commanding general of 2d Marine Division (MARDIV) , at Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 7, 2021. Thomas visited 2d MARDIV to observe how the division plans to adapt in accordance with Force Design 2030, which looks to increase the lethality and littoral combat ability of the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Planning For The Future

A garrison flag flies in the sky before being lowered during an evening colors ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 4, 2021. The garrison flag is flown on Sundays and national holidays, and it’s one of the largest American flags. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Land of the Free, Home of the Brave

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Stephan Simmons, left, a data systems administrator, and Lance Cpl. Jordan Kiefer, a transmissions systems operator, both with 8th Communications Battalion, 2d Marine Information Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, lower the national ensign during an evening colors ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 4, 2021. The garrison flag is flown on Sundays and national holidays, and it’s one of the largest American flags. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Land of the Free, Home of the Brave

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Abigail Clark, a Clarksville, Md., native and a hospital corpsman with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (1/2), 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), administers continuous care over a five hour period to a simulated casualty as part of 2d MARDIV’s prolonged casualty care course on Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 2, 2021. The course prepared the sailors to provide efficient care over an extended period of time while under adverse conditions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma L. Gray)

2d MARDIV's Prolong Casualty Care Course

U.S. Navy hospital corpsmen with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (1/2), 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), apply a tourniquet to a simulated casualty as part of 2d MARDIV’s prolonged casualty care course on Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 2, 2021.The course prepared the sailors to provide efficient care over an extended period of time while under adverse conditions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma L. Gray)

2d MARDIV's Prolong Casualty Care Course

A U.S. Marines with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion (2d Recon), 2d Marine Division, participates in a night mission during Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior on Savaneta Kamp, Aruba, June 27, 2021. The exercise allows 2d Recon to expand its knowledge and proficiency when operating in littoral and coastal regions while increasing global interoperability with 32nd Raiding Squadron, Netherlands Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

2d Recon Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior - 2021

U.S. Marines with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion (2d Recon), 2d Marine Division, participate in a night mission during Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior on Savaneta Kamp, Aruba, June 23, 2021. The exercise allows 2d Recon to expand its knowledge and proficiency when operating in littoral and coastal regions while increasing global interoperability with 32nd Raiding Squadron, Netherlands Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

2d Recon Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior - 2021

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. David Ballek, a native of Bemidji, Mass., and a reconnaissance Marine with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion (2d Recon), 2d Marine Division, participates in a night mission during Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior on Savaneta Kamp, Aruba, June 27, 2021. The exercise allows 2d Recon to expand its knowledge and proficiency when operating in littoral and coastal regions while increasing global interoperability with 32nd Raiding Squadron, Netherlands Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sydney Smith)

2d Recon Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior - 2021

Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Col. Alon Madanes, an IDF Attaché to the U.S., discusses the capabilities of the Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV) P7 with U.S. Marines from 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion (AABn.), 2d Marine Division, on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 28, 2021. IDF commanders visited 2d AABn. to learn about Marine Corps amphibious combat operations and the capabilities of the AAV. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Aharai!

U.S. Marines with 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion (AABn.), 2d Marine Division, and Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers discuss littoral combat tactics on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 28, 2021. IDF commanders visited 2d AABn. to learn about Marine Corps amphibious combat operations and the capabilities of the assault amphibious vehicle. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Aharai!

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 453, 4th Marine Logistics Group, transfer a casket containing the remains of U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Donald D. Stoddard to the burial site at Mountain View Memorial Park in Boulder, Colo., June 26, 2021. Stoddard died during the siege of Betio Island in November 1943 during World War II while assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division. His remains were recovered in March 2019 by the non-profit organization, History Flight. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chase W. Drayer)

77 Years Later: Sending Off Sgt. Stoddard

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Draxxon Lell (left) and U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Marcus Reeves (right), both with Combat Logistics Battalion 453, 4th Marine Logistics Group, customarily fold the American flag during U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Donald D. Stoddard’s funeral at Mountain View Memorial Park in Boulder, Colo., June 26, 2021. Stoddard died during the siege of Betio Island in November 1943 during World War II while assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division. His remains were recovered in March 2019 by the non-profit organization, History Flight. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chase W. Drayer)

77 Years Later: Sending Off Sgt. Stoddard

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Hunter Haffly, a squad leader with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (1/6), 2d Marine Division, places a French Fourragere on the casket of U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Donald D. Stoddard at Mountain View Memorial Park in Boulder, Colo., June 26, 2021. Stoddard died during the siege of Betio Island in November 1943 during World War II while assigned to 1/6. His remains were recovered in March 2019 by the non-profit organization, History Flight. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chase W. Drayer)

77 Years Later: Sending Off Sgt. Stoddard

U.S. Marine Corps Lt Col. Richard J. Stinnett jr., right, relinquishes command of 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment (1/10), 2d Marine Division, to Lt Col. William R. Soucie, left, during a change of command ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 25, 2021. The ceremony represents the transfer of authority, responsibility, and accountability of 1/10 from the out-going commander with the incoming commander. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Virtue)

10th Marines Change of Command

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Thomas White, left, and Capt. Devon Sanderfield, both infantry officers with 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), cross a creek during a 20 km hike as part of the Division Leader Assessment Program (DLAP) at Fort Pickett, Va., June 24, 2021. DLAP assesses the preparedness of 2d MARDIV's newly-assigned infantry Captains by evaluating their mental, moral, and physical readiness for infantry company command, ensuring the Division places the right leaders in front of the right companies at the right time. DLAP is a key component in the Division's mission to train and certify units that demonstrate apex levels of lethality, endurance and comprehensive warfighting ability to be employed by their gaining higher headquarters immediately upon deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Using Your Chevro-legs

U.S. Marines with 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), push forward during a 20 km hike as part of the Division Leader Assessment Program (DLAP) at Fort Pickett, Va., June 24, 2021. DLAP assesses the preparedness of 2d MARDIV's newly-assigned infantry Captains by evaluating their mental, moral, and physical readiness for infantry company command, ensuring the Division places the right leaders in front of the right companies at the right time. DLAP is a key component in the Division's mission to train and certify units that demonstrate apex levels of lethality, endurance and comprehensive warfighting ability to be employed by their gaining higher headquarters immediately upon deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Using Your Chevro-legs

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Mason Weber, an infantry officer with 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), participates in a land navigation course as part of the Division Leader Assessment Program (DLAP) at Fort Pickett, Va., June 21, 2021. DLAP assesses the preparedness of 2d MARDIV's newly-assigned infantry Captains by evaluating their mental, moral, and physical readiness for infantry company command, ensuring the Division places the right leaders in front of the right companies at the right time. DLAP is a key component in the Division's mission to train and certify units that demonstrate apex levels of lethality, endurance and comprehensive warfighting ability to be employed by their gaining higher headquarters immediately upon deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Finding Their Way

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Kyle Daly, an infantry officer with 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), marks coordinates during a land navigation course as part of the Division Leader Assessment Program (DLAP) at Fort Pickett, Va., June 21, 2021. DLAP assesses the preparedness of 2d MARDIV's newly-assigned infantry Captains by evaluating their mental, moral, and physical readiness for infantry company command, ensuring the Division places the right leaders in front of the right companies at the right time. DLAP is a key component in the Division's mission to train and certify units that demonstrate apex levels of lethality, endurance and comprehensive warfighting ability to be employed by their gaining higher headquarters immediately upon deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Finding Their Way

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Frank Donovan, left, commanding general of 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), awards 1st Lt. Robert Shake, a motor transport officer with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d MARDIV with the Motor Transport Officer of the Year Award on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 22, 2021. Shake, a native of Lodi, Calif., won the award for his outstanding achievements in growing his non-commissioned officers, maintaining a high-level of operational vehicles, and supporting the unit with exceptional motor transport capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

Driving Force: Motor Transport Officer of the Year

U.S. Marines with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion (2d Recon), 2d Marine Division, participate in a team dive during Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior on Savaneta Kamp, Aruba, June 12, 2021. The exercise allows 2d Recon to expand its knowledge and proficiency when operating in littoral and coastal regions while increasing global interoperability with 32nd Raiding Squadron, Netherlands Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

2d Recon Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior - 2021

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. David Ballek, a native of Bemidji, Mass., left, and Cpl. Jonathan Derisio, a native of Portland, Ore., both reconnaissance Marines with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion (2d Recon), 2d Marine Division, emerge from the water after a team dive during Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior on Savaneta Kamp, Aruba, June 12, 2021. The exercise allows 2d Recon to expand its knowledge and proficiency when operating in littoral and coastal regions while increasing global interoperability with 32nd Raiding Squadron, Netherlands Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

2d Recon Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior - 2021

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Mitchell Moore, a native of Carmel, Ind., platoon commander with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion (2d Recon), 2d Marine Division, participates in a water obstacle during Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior on Savaneta Kamp, Aruba, June 18, 2021. The exercise allows 2d Recon to expand its knowledge and proficiency when operating in littoral and coastal regions while increasing global interoperability with 32nd Raiding Squadron, Netherlands Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

2d Recon Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior - 2021

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Geoffrey Hoey, right, relinquishes command of 2d Reconnaissance Battalion (Recon), 2d Marine Division, to Lt. Col. Eric Tee during a change of command ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 18, 2021. The ceremony is a tradition symbolizing the transfer of authority, responsibility and accountability of the Marines and Sailors. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

2d Recon Change of Command

U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, bring ashore a Combat Rubberized Raiding Craft during an air to sea insertion training event on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 16, 2021. The training established and refined the Marines’ standard operating procedures in amphibious insertions, extractions, and reconnaissance in preparation for Naval Large-Scale Exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elijah J. Abernathy)

Air, Sea and Land

A U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, launches from a Combat Rubberized Raiding Craft during an training event on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 16, 2021. The training established and refined the Marines’ standard operating procedures in amphibious insertions, extractions, and reconnaissance in preparation for Naval Large-Scale Exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elijah J. Abernathy)

Air, Sea and Land

U.S. Marine Corps leaders with 2d Marine Division, U.S. Marine Corps veteran Ryan Ortega, and Ortega’s family pose for a group photo at Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 21, 2021. The Ortegas biked over 3,000 miles from Camp Pendleton, Calif., to Camp Lejeune in support of Veterans Honor Flight. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

2d MARDIV CG, Marine Veteran, Coin Exchange

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Lynn W. Berendsen, right, the outgoing commanding officer of 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2d Marine Division, relinquishes command to Lt. Col. John Kennedy, the incoming commanding officer, during a change of command ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 17, 2021. The ceremony between commanding officers represents the transfer of authority, responsibility, and accountability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

AABn Change of Command

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Lynn W. Berendsen, right, the outgoing commanding officer of 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2d Marine Division, is awarded the Meritorious Service Medal by Maj. Gen. Francis Donovan, left, the commanding general of 2d Marine Division, during a change of command ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 17, 2021. The ceremony represents the transfer of authority, responsibility and accountability from Berendsen to Lt. Col. John Kennedy, the incoming commanding officer. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

AABn Change of Command

U.S. Marines with 2d Marine Division (MARDIV) run during a physical fitness test as part of the Division Leadership Assessment Program (DLAP) on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 15, 2021. DLAP assesses the preparedness of 2d MARDIV's newly-assigned infantry captains by evaluating their mental, moral, and physical readiness for infantry company command, ensuring the division places the right leaders in front of the right companies at the right time. DLAP is a key component in the division’s mission to train and certify units that demonstrate apex levels of lethality, endurance, and comprehensive warfighting ability to be employed by their gaining higher headquarters immediately upon deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Testing the Metal

U.S. Marines with 2d Marine Division (MARDIV) conduct a physical fitness test as part of the Division Leader Assessment Program (DLAP) on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 15, 2021. DLAP assesses the preparedness of 2d MARDIV's newly-assigned infantry captains by evaluating their mental, moral, and physical readiness for infantry company command, ensuring the division places the right leaders in front of the right companies at the right time. DLAP is a key component in the division’s mission to train and certify units that demonstrate apex levels of lethality, endurance, and comprehensive warfighting ability to be employed by their gaining higher headquarters immediately upon deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Testing the Metal

A U.S. Marine with 2d Marine Division (MARDIV) executes a plank during a physical fitness test as part of the Division Leadership Assessment Program (DLAP) on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 15, 2021. DLAP assesses the preparedness of 2d MARDIV's newly-assigned infantry captains by evaluating their mental, moral, and physical readiness for infantry company command, ensuring the division places the right leaders in front of the right companies at the right time. DLAP is a key component in the division’s mission to train and certify units that demonstrate apex levels of lethality, endurance, and comprehensive warfighting ability to be employed by their gaining higher headquarters immediately upon deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Testing the Metal

A U.S. Marine with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion (2d Recon), 2d Marine Division, participates in a dive during a water navigation course during Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior on Savaneta Kamp, Aruba, June 10, 2021. The exercise allows 2d Recon to expand its knowledge and proficiency when operating in littoral and coastal regions while increasing global interoperability with 32nd Raiding Squadron, Netherlands Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

2d Recon Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior - 2021

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Zachary Poster, a native from Charlston, S.C., right, and Lance Cpl. Jacob Derr, a native of Worcester, Mass. both reconnaissance Marines with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion (2d Recon), 2d Marine Division, emerge from the water after a buddy pair dive during Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior on Savaneta Kamp, Aruba, June 10, 2021. The exercise allows 2d Recon to expand its knowledge and proficiency when operating in littoral and coastal regions while increasing global interoperability with 32nd Raiding Squadron, Netherlands Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

2d Recon Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior - 2021

U.S. Marines with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion (2d Recon), 2d Marine Division, prepare to dive during Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior on Savaneta Kamp, Aruba, June 9, 2021. The exercise allows 2d Recon to expand its knowledge and proficiency when operating in littoral and coastal regions while increasing global interoperability with 32nd Raiding Squadron, Netherlands Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

2d Recon Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior - 2021

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (1/2), 2d Marine Division (MARDIV) sprint to a CH-53K King Stallion in Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 10, 2021. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, executed an air assault operation in support of VMX-1 to test the capabilities of the CH-53K King Stallion, the U.S. Marine Corps’ newest heavylift helicopter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

New Helicopter, Who's This? Marines with 1/2 and VMX-1 Test Capabilities of New Helicopter

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Samson Bevins, a machine gunner with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (1/2), 2d Marine Division, patrols through a treeline at Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 10, 2021. In support of Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 1, Marines with 1/2 executed an air assault operation to test the capabilities of the CH-53K King Stallion, the U.S. Marine Corps’ newest heavy-lift helicopter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Reine Whitaker)

New Helicopter, Who's This? Marines with 1/2 and VMX-1 Test Capabilities of New Helicopter

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (1/2), 2d Marine Division, load a Utility Task Vehicle on a CH-53K King Stallion at Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 10, 2021. In support of Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 1, Marines with 1/2 executed an air assault operation to test the capabilities of the CH-53K King Stallion, the U.S. Marine Corps’ newest heavy-lift helicopter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Reine Whitaker)

New Helicopter, Who's This? Marines with 1/2 and VMX-1 Test Capabilities of New Helicopter

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Christian Guinn, an infantry rifleman with 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, fires an M320 grenade launcher during a live-fire range on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 10, 2021. Marines from 6th Marine Regiment utilized the M320, which is gradually being adopted throughout the Marine Corps, for the first time to strengthen readiness and improve lethality for the next fight. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alize Sotelo)

Boom! 2/6 employs the M320 grenade launcher

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Christian Wright and Lance Cpl. Brian Cifuentesperez, both infantry rifleman with 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, adjust the optic of the M320 grenade launcher during a live-fire range on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 10, 2021. Marines from 6th Marine Regiment utilized the M320, which is gradually being adopted throughout the Marine Corps, for the first time to strengthen readiness and improve lethality for the next fight. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alize Sotelo)

Boom! 2/6 employs the M320 grenade launcher

U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen provide security at the Infantry Immersion Trainer during Professional Training of Midshipmen (PROTRAMID) on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 10, 2021. The purpose of PROTRAMID is to expose students to opportunities in the Fleet Marine Forces and generate an interest in a Marine Corps commissioning program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma L. Gray)

PROTRAMID 2021

U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen provide security at the Infantry Immersion Trainer during Professional Training of Midshipmen (PROTRAMID) on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 10, 2021. The purpose of PROTRAMID is to expose students to opportunities in the Fleet Marine Forces and generate an interest in a Marine Corps commissioning program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma L. Gray)

PROTRAMID 2021

U.S. Marines with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, breach an obstacle with bangalore torpedoes during a demolition range as part of a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 7, 2021. The purpose of the range was to build core proficiency, improve combat readiness and to better prepare for combat scenarios before deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

2d CEB Demolition Range

U.S. Marines with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, exit an amphibious assault vehicle during a demolition range as part of a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 7, 2021. The purpose of the range was to build core proficiency, improve combat readiness and to better prepare for combat scenarios before deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

2d CEB Demolition Range

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Austin Pierce, a combat engineer with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, mechanically breaches a concertina wire obstacle during a demolition range as part of a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 7, 2021. The purpose of the range was to build core proficiency, improve combat readiness and to better prepare for combat scenarios before deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

2d CEB Demolition Range

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Francis Donovan, commanding general of 2d Marine Division, participates in a dynamic display with 3rd Marine Artillery Regiment, 6th Light Armoured Brigade, on Military Camp of Canjuers, France, June 1, 2021. Donovan’s visit to France included engagements with key leaders to strengthen relationships with the French Armed Forces in order to refine interoperability for future cooperation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Margaret Gale)

2d MARDIV CG visits French Forces

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Francis Donovan, commanding general, 2d Marine Division, signs the guest book for the 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment, 6th Light Armoured Brigade, in Compiegne, France, June 2, 2021. Donovan’s visit to France included engagements with key leaders to strengthen relationships with the French Armed Forces in order to refine interoperability for future cooperation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Margaret Gale)

2d MARDIV CG visits French Forces

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Francis Donovan, commanding general of 2d Marine Division, observes a dynamic display with 3rd Marine Artillery Regiment, 6th Light Armoured Brigade, on Military Camp of Canjuers, France, June 1, 2021. Donovan’s visit to France included engagements with key leaders to strengthen relationships with the French Armed Forces in order to refine interoperability for future cooperation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Margaret Gale)

2d MARDIV CG visits French Forces

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Francis Donovan, commanding general of 2d Marine Division, observes a dynamic display with 3rd Marine Artillery Regiment, 6th Light Armoured Brigade, on Military Camp of Canjuers, France, June 1, 2021. Donovan’s visit to France included engagements with key leaders to strengthen relationships with the French Armed Forces in order to refine interoperability for future cooperation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Margaret Gale)

2d MARDIV CG visits French Forces

Several dog tags hang from a memorial monument after a ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 4, 2021. Each dog tag symbolizes a fallen Marine from 2/6 in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom. Several members across the community and across the Marine Corps attended the event, honoring Marines like Cpl. Albert Gettings, a 2/6 Marine who was killed by enemy fire during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2006. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

2/6 Remembers the Fallen

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (2/6), 2d Marine Division, celebrate after a memorial workout on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 4, 2021. Several members across the community and across the Marine Corps attended the event, honoring Cpl. Albert Gettings, a 2/6 Marine who was killed by enemy fire during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2006. The event exemplified Gettings’ characteristics of unwavering dedication, esprit de corps, and steadfast discipline. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

2/6 Remembers the Fallen

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Jonathan Wyble, sergeant major of Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, speaks after a memorial workout on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 4, 2021. Several members across the community and across the Marine Corps attended the event, honoring Cpl. Albert Gettings, a Marine who was killed by enemy fire during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2006. The event exemplified Gettings’ characteristics of unwavering dedication, esprit de corps, and steadfast discipline. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

2/6 Remembers the Fallen

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (2/6), 2d Marine Division, participate in a memorial workout on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 4, 2021. Several members across the community and across the Marine Corps attended the event, honoring Cpl. Albert Gettings, a 2/6 Marine who was killed by enemy fire during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2006. The event exemplified Gettings’ characteristics of unwavering dedication, esprit de corps, and steadfast discipline. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

2/6 Remembers the Fallen

U.S. Naval Academy cadets practice various Marine Corps Martial Arts Program techniques during Professional Training of Midshipmen (PROTRAMID) on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 4, 2021. The purpose of PROTRAMID is to expose students to opportunities in the Fleet Marine Forces and generate an interest in a Marine Corps commissioning program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma L. Gray)

PROTRAMID 2021

U.S. Naval Academy cadets practice various Marine Corps Martial Arts Program techniques during Professional Training of Midshipmen (PROTRAMID) on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 4, 2021. The purpose of PROTRAMID is to expose students to opportunities in the Fleet Marine Forces and generate an interest in a Marine Corps commissioning program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma L. Gray)

PROTRAMID 2021

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Robert J. Hallett, left, outgoing commanding officer of 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, relinquishes command to Col. Andrew M. Kelley, incoming commanding officer of 10th Marine Regiment, during a change of command ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 3, 2021. The ceremony represents the transfer of authority, responsibility, and accountability from the out-going officer to the incoming commanding officer. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Changing Tides: 10th Marine Regiment Change Of Command

U.S. Marines with 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, perform a 21-gun salute during a change of command ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 3, 2021. The ceremony represents the transfer of authority, responsibility, and accountability from the out-going officer to the incoming commanding officer. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Changing Tides: 10th Marine Regiment Change Of Command

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Francis Donovan, the commanding general of 2d Marine Division, engages with soldiers from the French Army aboard amphibious helicopter carrier Dixmude, May 31, 2021. Donovan’s visit to France included engagements with key leaders to strengthen relationships with the French Armed Forces in order to refine interoperability for future cooperation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Margaret Gale)

2d MARDIV CG visits French Forces

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Francis Donovan, the commanding general of 2d Marine Division, engages with Marines with 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (2/6), aboard amphibious helicopter carrier Dixmude, May 31, 2021. Donovan visited 2/6 in France during Exercise Skrenvil, a bilateral amphibious event designed to bolster collaboration with allied nations and to maintain global security in key maritime terrain. While abroad, Donovan also engaged with key leaders in the French Armed Forces to strengthen relationships in order to refine interoperability for future cooperation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Margaret Gale)

2d MARDIV CG visits French Forces

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Francis Donovan, the commanding general with 2d Marine Division, engages with soldiers from the French Army aboard amphibious helicopter carrier Dixmude, May 31, 2021. Donovan’s visit to France included engagements with key leaders to strengthen relationships with the French Armed Forces in order to refine interoperability for future cooperation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Margaret Gale)

2d MARDIV CG visits French Forces

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (3/2), 2d Marine Division, conduct a day raid during Exercise Raven in Nashville, Tenn., May 29, 2021. Exercise Raven is an integrated training exercise with Marines from 3/2 and Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command simulating real-life tactical scenarios to enhance overall unit interoperability, effectiveness and lethality against an adversarial force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

Forest Fighters: Marines with 3/2 Conduct Raids as Part of Exercise Raven

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ethan Sheffey, a Withe County, Va. native and mortarman with 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (3/2), 2d Marine Division, scans the area during a raid as part of Exercise Raven in Nashville, Tenn., May 29, 2021. Exercise Raven is an integrated training exercise with Marines from 3/2 and Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command simulating real-life tactical scenarios to enhance overall unit interoperability, effectiveness and lethality against an adversarial force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

Forest Fighters: Marines with 3/2 Conduct Raids as Part of Exercise Raven

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (3/2), 2d Marine Division, evacuate a simulated casualty during a raid while participating in Exercise Raven in Nashville, Tenn., May 29, 2021. Exercise Raven is an integrated training exercise with Marines from 3/2 and Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command simulating real-life tactical scenarios to enhance overall unit interoperability, effectiveness and lethality against an adversarial force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

Forest Fighters: Marines with 3/2 Conduct Raids as Part of Exercise Raven

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, fire an M2A2 Howitzer during a salute of 21-Minute Guns on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 31, 2021. The salute of 21-Minute Guns, held in honor of Memorial Day, is a brief ceremony during which guns are discharged 21 times at one minute intervals. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Memorial Day: Salute of 21-Minute Guns

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, fire an M2A2 Howitzer during a salute of 21-Minute Guns on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 31, 2021. The salute of 21-Minute Guns, held in honor of Memorial Day, is a brief ceremony during which guns are discharged 21 times at one minute intervals. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Memorial Day: Salute of 21-Minute Guns

U.S. Marines with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, take notional fire during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) at Fort Pickett, Va., May 19, 2021. A MCCRE is an exercise designed to formally evaluate a unit's combat readiness and if successful, the unit will achieve apex status and is deemed ready for global employment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

Practice Makes Perfect: 2nd LAR conducts MCCRE

U.S. Marines with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, fire at targets with light armored vehicles during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) at Fort Pickett, Va., May 23, 2021. A MCCRE is an exercise designed to formally evaluate a unit's combat readiness and if successful, the unit will achieve apex status and is deemed ready for global employment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

Practice Makes Perfect: 2nd LAR conducts MCCRE

U.S. Marines with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, take notional fire during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) at Fort Pickett, Va., May 19, 2021. A MCCRE is an exercise designed to formally evaluate a unit's combat readiness and if successful, the unit will achieve apex status and is deemed ready for global employment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

Practice Makes Perfect: 2nd LAR conducts MCCRE

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nathan Lynch, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (1/2), 2d Marine Division, participates in a live-fire range on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 25, 2021. 1/2 rehearsed marksmanship fundamentals, fire-team movement and camouflage techniques to improve lethality and unit cohesion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Adapt And Overcome

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (1/2), 2d Marine Division, rehearse fire-team formations on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 25, 2021. 1/2 rehearsed marksmanship fundamentals, fire-team movement, and camouflage techniques to improve lethality and unit cohesion.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Adapt And Overcome

A Marine with 10th Marine Regiment (10th Marines), 2d Marine Division, competes in tug-of-war during the Kings Game at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 27, 2021. The Kings Game is an annual event where Marines from 10th Marines compete in various competitions to strengthen the unit's esprit de corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Virtue)

The Kings Game

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Alim Abraham, an assistant gunner with 2d Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment (10th Marines), 2d Marine Division, participates in a howitzer relay race during the Kings Game at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 27, 2021. The Kings Game is an annual event where Marines from 10th Marines compete in various competitions to strengthen the unit's esprit de corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Virtue)

The Kings Game

U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) provide security during a night raid as a part of Exercise Raven in Nashville, Tenn., May 24, 2021. Exercise Raven is an integrated training event with Marines from 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (3/2), 2d Marine Division, and MARSOC which simulates real-life tactical scenarios to enhance overall unit interoperability, effectiveness and lethality against an adversarial force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

Dusk Devils: Marines with 3/2 and MARSOC Conduct Integrated Night-Raid Training

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (3/2), 2d Marine Division, and Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) search a building during a night raid as a part of Exercise Raven in Nashville, Tenn., May 24, 2021. Exercise Raven is an integrated training event with Marines from 3/2 and MARSOC which simulates real-life tactical scenarios to enhance overall unit interoperability, effectiveness and lethality against an adversarial force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

Dusk Devils: Marines with 3/2 and MARSOC Conduct Integrated Night-Raid Training

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (3/2), 2d Marine Division, and Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) provide security during a night raid as a part of Exercise Raven in Nashville, Tenn., May 24, 2021. Exercise Raven is an integrated training event with Marines from 3/2 and MARSOC which simulates real-life tactical scenarios to enhance overall unit interoperability, effectiveness and lethality against an adversarial force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

Dusk Devils: Marines with 3/2 and MARSOC Conduct Integrated Night-Raid Training

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Hayden Kingsburry, a Mars Hill, Maine native and a rifleman with 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (3/2), 2d Marine Division, conducts a combat patrol during Exercise Raven 2-21 in Nashville, Tenn., May 22, 2021. Exercise Raven is an integrated training event with Marines from 3/2 and Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command which simulates real-life tactical scenarios to enhance overall unit interoperability, effectiveness and lethality against an adversarial force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

3/2 and MARSOC Integrated Training

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Luis Reyes Quiterio, a Winston-Salem, N.C. native and a rifleman with 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (3/2), 2d Marine Division, provides security during Exercise Raven 2-21 in Nashville, Tenn., May 22, 2021. Exercise Raven is an integrated training event with Marines from 3/2 and Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command which simulates real-life tactical scenarios to enhance overall unit interoperability, effectiveness and lethality against an adversarial force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

3/2 and MARSOC Integrated Training

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (3/2), 2d Marine Division, and Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) conduct a combat patrol during Exercise Raven 2-21 in Nashville, Tenn., May 22, 2021. Exercise Raven is an integrated training event with Marines from 3/2 and MARSOC which simulates real-life tactical scenarios to enhance overall unit interoperability, effectiveness and lethality against an adversarial force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

3/2 and MARSOC Integrated Training

U.S. Marines with Echo Company, 2d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, prepare for night attacks on a company battle course on range G-36, Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 23, 2021. Echo Company was the first company to execute the battle course as a night live-fire event. The event is the culmination of their Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation, certifying the unit as an apex battalion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

Excellence Seen in the Light is Forged in the Dark

U.S. Marines with Echo Company, 2d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, suppress targets on a company battle course on range G-36, Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 23, 2021. Echo Company was the first company to execute the battle course as a night live-fire event. The event is the culmination of their Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation, certifying the unit as an apex battalion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

Excellence Seen in the Light is Forged in the Dark

U.S. Marines with Echo Company, 2d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, and 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, advance to an objective on a company battle course on range G-36, Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 23, 2021. Echo Company executed the battle course in the daytime and nighttime, with Marines from 2d Marine Regiment evaluating their performance. The event is the culmination of their Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation, certifying the unit as an apex battalion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

Excellence Seen in the Light is Forged in the Dark

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Alexander Carson, a native of Daytona Beach, Fla. and a grenadier with Echo Company, 2d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, advances to assault a target on a company battle course on range G-36, Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 22, 2021. Echo Company executed the battle course in the daytime and nighttime, with Marines from 2d Marine Regiment evaluating their performance. The event is the culmination of their Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation, certifying the unit as an apex battalion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

Excellence Seen in the Light Is Forged in the Dark

U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 2 Stephen Howell, a native of Hernando, Miss. and the band officer of the 2d Marine Division Band, shows a member of the community how to conduct on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 20, 2021. The band performed several neighborhood concerts throughout the month of April and May in various locations across base to enhance the morale and sense of community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

Division’s Own Home Entertainment

U.S. Marines with the 2d Marine Division Band perform on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 20, 2021. The band performed several neighborhood concerts in the month of April and May to enhance the sense of community within Camp Lejeune. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

Division’s Own Home Entertainment

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, prepare to case the colors during the battalion's deactivation ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 18, 2021. The battalion served a total of 70 years and is being deactivated in accordance with the 38th Commandant's Planning Guidance and Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

3/8 Deactivation

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Neil Berry, commanding officer, left, and Sgt. Maj. Francisco Ortega, battalion sergeant major, both with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, case the colors during their battalion's deactivation ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 18, 2021. The battalion served a total of 70 years and is being deactivated in accordance with the 38th Commandant's Planning Guidance and Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

3/8 Deactivation

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Neil Berry, commanding officer, left, and Sgt. Maj. Francisco Ortega, battalion sergeant major, both with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, case the colors during their battalion's deactivation ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 18, 2021. The battalion served a total of 70 years and is being deactivated in accordance with the 38th Commandant's Planning Guidance and Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

3/8 Deactivation

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion extracts Marines with Bravo Company, 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, during the company's Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 17, 2021. A MCCRE is an exercise designed to formally evaluate a unit's combat readiness and fulfill all required tasks needed to support the Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

LAR Water Crossing

U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (2d LAR), 2d Marine Division, participate in a water crossing training event with LAV-25s on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 17, 2021. This event was a part of the company’s Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE). A MCCRE is an exercise designed to formally evaluate a unit's combat readiness and fulfill all required tasks needed to support the Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

LAR Water Crossing

U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (2d LAR), 2d Marine Division, participate in a water crossing training event with LAV-25s on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 17, 2021. This event was a part of the company’s Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE). A MCCRE is an exercise designed to formally evaluate a unit's combat readiness and fulfill all required tasks needed to support the Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

LAR Water Crossing

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Frank Donovan, center, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV) commanding general, leads a change of charge ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 17, 2021. During the ceremony, Master Chief Petty Officer Christopher Rebana relinquished charge to Master Chief Petty Officer Scottie Cox as the Command Master Chief of 2d MARDIV. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

2d MARDIV Has a New Command Master Chief Taking Charge

U.S. Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Scottie Cox gives remarks during a change of charge ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 17, 2021. Cox, a native of Salem, Ore., took charge as the 2d Marine Division (MARDIV) Command Master Chief from Master Chief Petty Officer Christopher Rebana. Cox will be the first Command Master Chief to not have a medical background in the history of 2d MARDIV. “I look forward to learning what the Marines do on the day-to-day and how I can help them stay in the fight,” said Cox. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

2d MARDIV Has a New Command Master Chief Taking Charge

U.S. Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Christopher Rebana, right, is relieved of his charge as 2d Marine Division Command Master Chief by Maj. Gen. Frank Donovan, the Commanding General, on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 17, 2021. Rebana, a native of San Diego, Calif., served under the “Follow Me” Division since April 2019, providing input and guidance to the commanding officer and contributing to the command’s overall mission readiness and effectiveness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

2d MARDIV Has a New Command Master Chief Taking Charge

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Gabriel Diana, a native of Columbus, Ohio and the outgoing commander of 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (V12), 2d Marine Division, passes the colors to Lt. Col. Aaron Awtry, a native of Midland, Texas and the incoming commander, during a change of command ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 13, 2021. The passing of colors is a tradition symbolizing the transfer of authority, responsibility and accountability of the Marine and Sailors under the commander's charge. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

V12 - Change Of Command

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (V12), 2d Marine Division, serve as color guard detail during a change of command ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 13, 2021. During the ceremony, Lt. Col. Gabriel Diana relinquished command of V12 to Lt. Col. Aaron Awtry. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

V12 - Change Of Command

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Steven M. Sutey, left, the incoming commanding officer, receives colors from Col. Brian P. Coyne, the outgoing commanding officer of 2d Marine Regiment (2d Marines), 2d Marine Division, during a change of command ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 12, 2021. The passing of the colors is a tradition symbolizing the transfer of authority, responsibility and accountability of the Marines and Sailors under the commander's charge. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma L. Gray)

2d Marine Regiment Change of Command

U.S. Marines with a 2d Marine Division color guard stand at attention during a change of command ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 12, 2021. During the ceremony, Col. Brian P. Coyne relinquished command of 2d Marine Regiment to Col. Steven M. Sutey. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma L. Gray)

2d Marine Regiment Change of Command

U.S. Navy Lt. Rebecca Gerena, from 2d Marine Division base out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, explains procedures to Navy Corpsman at the Memphis Community Vaccination Center in Memphis, Tennessee, May 12, 2021. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, remains committed to providing continued flexible Department of Defense support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency as part of the whole-of-government response to COVID-19. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Justin T Brown/2dMARDIV)

Memphis Community Vaccination Center Operations

U.S. Navy Lt. J.G. Joseph Kolaszewski, from 2d Marine Division based out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, explains procedures to a nurse with University of Tennessee Health Science Center at the Memphis Community Vaccination Center in Memphis, Tennessee, May 12, 2021. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, remains committed to providing continued flexible Department of Defense support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency as part of the whole-of-government response to COVID-19. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Justin T Brown/2dMARDIV)

Memphis Community Vaccination Center Operations

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Andrew Ritchie, a Macomb, Mich. native, an armorer with School of Infantry-East, utilizes the M3E1 Multi-purpose Anti-armor Anti-personnel Weapon System to engage targets during a live-fire training with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (1/2), 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 6, 2021. 1/2 is tasked as 2d MARDIV’s experimental infantry battalion to test new gear, operating concepts and force structures. The unit’s findings will help refine infantry battalions across the Marine Corps as we continue to push toward the end state of Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma L. Gray)

MAAW Power

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. David Beggel, a Warwick, N.Y. native, and a squad leader with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment (1/2), 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), familiarizes himself with the functions of the M3E1 Multi-purpose Anti-armor Anti-personnel Weapon System on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 6 , 2021. 1/2 is tasked as 2d MARDIV’s experimental infantry battalion to test new gear, operating concepts and force structures. The unit’s findings will help refine infantry battalions across the Marine Corps as we continue to push toward the end state of Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma L. Gray)

MAAW Power

U.S. Marines with 2d Tank Battalion, 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), participate in a deactivation ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 5, 2021. This is the next step towards 2d MARDIV’s optimization for future conflicts against peer threats in accordance with the 38th Commandant's Planning Guidance and Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

Moving Forward

U.S. Marines with 2d Tank Battalion, 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), participate in a deactivation ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 5, 2021. This is the next step towards 2d MARDIV’s optimization for future conflicts against peer threats in accordance with the 38th Commandant's Planning Guidance and Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

Moving Forward

U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Formella, an operations chief and Lt. Col. Matthew Dowden, a commanding officer, both with 2d Tank Battalion, 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), case the colors during a deactivation ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 5, 2021. This is the next step towards 2d MARDIV’s optimization for future conflicts against peer threats in accordance with the 38th Commandant's Planning Guidance and Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

Moving Forward

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, fire a M777 Howitzer in support of an artillery raid as part of Exercise Rolling Thunder 21.2 at Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 28, 2021. This exercise is a 10th Marine Regiment-led live-fire artillery event that tests 10th Marines' abilities to operate in a simulated littoral environment against a peer threat in a dynamic and multi-domain scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Shake Down The Thunder

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, fire a M777 Howitzer during an artillery raid as part of Exercise Rolling Thunder 21.2 at Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 28, 2021. This exercise is a 10th Marine Regiment-led live-fire artillery event that tests 10th Marines' abilities to operate in a simulated littoral environment against a peer threat in a dynamic and multi-domain scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Shake Down The Thunder

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, transports Marines during an artillery raid as part of Exercise Rolling Thunder 21.2 at Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 28, 2021. This exercise is a 10th Marine Regiment-led live-fire artillery event that tests 10th Marines' abilities to operate in a simulated littoral environment against a peer threat in a dynamic and multi-domain scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Akeel Austin)

Shake Down The Thunder

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, sling loads a M777 Howitzer in support of an artillery raid as part of Exercise Rolling Thunder 21.2 at Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 28, 2021. This exercise is a 10th Marine Regiment-led live-fire artillery event that tests 10th Marines' abilities to operate in a simulated littoral environment against a peer threat in a dynamic and multi-domain scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Shake Down The Thunder

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), fire a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during Exercise Rolling Thunder 21.2 on Fort Bragg, N.C., April 26, 2021. This is a live-fire artillery exercise where 10th Marines employed distributed fires via simulated Expeditionary Advanced Bases (EAB’s). The training increased 2d MARDIV’s combat readiness against a peer competitor. HIMARS are an advanced long-range and mobile rocket system that allows 2d MARDIV to employ precision fires onto a target. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

Rockets, don't have rear view mirrors

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), load a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) with 227mm rockets during Exercise Rolling Thunder 21.2 on Fort Bragg, N.C., April 26, 2021. This is a live-fire artillery exercise where 10th Marines employed distributed fires via simulated Expeditionary Advanced Bases (EAB’s). The training increased 2d MARDIV’s combat readiness against a peer competitor. HIMARS are an advanced long-range and mobile rocket system that allows 2d MARDIV to employ precision fires onto a target. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

Rockets, don't have rear view mirrors

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Donovan Goddard, a native of Wheeling, W.V., and a field artillery cannoneer with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), rehearses firing procedures on a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during Exercise Rolling Thunder 21.2 on Fort Bragg, N.C., April 26, 2021. This is a live-fire artillery exercise where 10th Marines employed distributed fires via simulated Expeditionary Advanced Bases (EAB’s). The training increased 2d MARDIV’s combat readiness against a peer competitor. HIMARS are an advanced long-range and mobile rocket system that allows 2d MARDIV to employ precision fires onto a target. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

Rockets, don't have rear view mirrors

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), prepare to fire a M777 Howitzer during Exercise Rolling Thunder 21.2 on Fort Bragg, N.C, April 25, 2021. This exercise is a 10th Marine Regiment-led live-fire artillery event that tests 10th Marines' abilities to operate in a simulated littoral environment against a peer threat in a dynamic and multi-domain scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

Nightmare Training

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), fire a M777 Howitzer during Exercise Rolling Thunder 21.2 on Fort Bragg, N.C, April 25, 2021. This exercise is a 10th Marine Regiment-led live-fire artillery event that tests 10th Marines' abilities to operate in a simulated littoral environment against a peer threat in a dynamic and multi-domain scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

Nightmare Training

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), fire a M777 Howitzer during Exercise Rolling Thunder 21.2 on Fort Bragg, N.C, April 25, 2021. This exercise is a 10th Marine Regiment-led live-fire artillery event that tests 10th Marines' abilities to operate in a simulated littoral environment against a peer threat in a dynamic and multi-domain scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

Nightmare Training

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jacob O’Toole, a native of Morrisonville, Ill., and an intelligence specialist with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), flies an R-80D SkyRaider drone during Exercise Rolling Thunder 21.2 on Fort Bragg, N.C, April 20, 2021. This is a live-fire artillery exercise where 10th Marines employed distributed fires via simulated Expeditionary Advanced Bases (EAB’s). The training increased 2d MARDIV’s combat readiness against a peer competitor. Small unmanned aerial systems provide increased situational awareness and act as a sensor for expediting decision making. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc.Sarah Pysher)

Rolling in the Thunder

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jacob O’Toole, a native of Morrisonville Ill., an intelligence specialist with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), flies a R-80D Sky Raider drone during Exercise Rolling Thunder 21.2 on Fort Bragg, N.C, April 20, 2021. This is a live-fire artillery exercise where 10th Marines employed distributed fires via simulated Expeditionary Advanced Bases (EAB’s). The training increased 2d MARDIV’s combat readiness against a peer competitor. Small unmanned aerial systems provide increased situational awareness and act as a sensor for expediting decision making. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc.Sarah Pysher)

Rolling in the Thunder

A R-80D SkyRaider drone prepares to take flight during Exercise Rolling Thunder 21.2 on Fort Bragg, N.C, April 21, 2021. This is a live-fire artillery exercise where 10th Marines employed distributed fires via simulated Expeditionary Advanced Bases (EAB’s). The training increased 2d Marine Division’s combat readiness against a peer competitor. Small unmanned aerial systems provide increased situational awareness and act as a sensor for expediting decision making. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc.Sarah Pysher)

Rolling in the Thunder

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), position a M777 Howitzer during Exercise Rolling Thunder 21.2 on Fort Bragg, N.C, April 19, 2021. This is a live-fire artillery exercise where 10th Marines employed distributed fires via simulated Expeditionary Advanced Bases (EAB’s). The training increased 2d MARDIV’s combat readiness against a peer competitor. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

Rolling in the Thunder

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), fire an M777 Howitzer during Exercise Rolling Thunder 21.2 on Fort Bragg, N.C, April 20, 2021. This is a live-fire artillery exercise where 10th Marines employed distributed fires via simulated Expeditionary Advanced Bases (EAB’s). The training increased 2d MARDIV’s combat readiness against a peer competitor. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

Rolling in the Thunder

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), load an 155mm round into an M777 Howitzer during Exercise Rolling Thunder 21.2 on Fort Bragg, N.C, April 20, 2021. This is a live-fire artillery exercise where 10th Marines employed distributed fires via simulated Expeditionary Advanced Bases (EAB’s). The training increased 2d MARDIV’s combat readiness against a peer competitor. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

Rolling in the Thunder

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), fire a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during Exercise Rolling Thunder 21.2 on Fort Bragg, N.C, April 18, 2021. This is a live-fire artillery exercise where 10th Marines employed distributed fires via simulated Expeditionary Advanced Bases (EAB’s). The training increased 2d MARDIV’s combat readiness against a peer competitor. HIMARS are an advanced long-range and mobile rocket system that allow 2d MARDIV to employ precision fires onto a target. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

Shoot for the HIMARS

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (2 MARDIV), pose for a photo during Exercise Rolling Thunder 21.2 on Fort Bragg, N.C, April 18, 2021. This is a live-fire artillery exercise where 10th Marines employed distributed fires via simulated Expeditionary Advanced Bases (EAB’s). The training increased 2d MARDIV’s combat readiness against a peer competitor. HIMARS are an advanced long-range and mobile rocket system that allow 2d MARDIV to employ precision fires onto a target. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

Shoot for the HIMARS

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Autumn Becker, a native of Douglass, Pa., and a field artillery cannoneer, with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), awaits dictions during Exercise Rolling Thunder 21.2 on Fort Bragg, N.C, April 18, 2021. This is a live-fire artillery exercise where 10th Marines employed distributed fires via simulated Expeditionary Advanced Bases (EAB’s). The training increased 2d MARDIV’s combat readiness against a peer competitor. HIMARS are an advanced long-range and mobile rocket system that allow 2d MARDIV to employ precision fires onto a target. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc.Sarah Pysher)

Shoot for the HIMARS

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Dora Perez assigned to 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, prepares vaccination cards at the Memphis Community Vaccination Center in Memphis, Tennessee, April 16, 2021. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, remains committed to providing continued flexible Department of Defense support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency as part of the whole-of-government response to COVID-19. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Justin T. Brown/2d Marine Division)

U.S. Marines and Sailors in Memphis CVC

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. William McKenzie, a native of Florence, S.C., and a rifleman with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (1/6), 2d Marine Division, awaits commands during a squad fire and maneuver training event on Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 13, 2021. Marines with 1/6 conducted the exercise to maintain proficiency in squad combat maneuvers and the ability to operate in adverse environments. This training is the next step on the road to becoming an apex battalion task force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

Alpha Company FEX III - 2021

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (1/6), 2d Marine Division, aim down range during a squad fire and maneuver training event on Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 13, 2021. Marines with 1/6 conducted the exercise to maintain proficiency in squad combat maneuvers and the ability to operate in adverse environments. This training is the next step on the road to becoming an apex battalion task force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

Alpha Company FEX III - 2021

Autonomous robot targets are utilized during a squad fire and maneuver training event on Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 13, 2021. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, conducted the exercise to maintain proficiency in squad combat maneuvers and the ability to operate in adverse environments. This training is the next step on the road to becoming an apex battalion task force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

Alpha Company FEX III - 2021

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (1/6), 2d Marine Division, advance to the next objective in a squad fire and maneuver training event on Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 7, 2021. Marines with 1/6 conducted the exercise to maintain proficiency in squad combat maneuvers and the ability to operate in adverse environments. The training showcased their abilities as an apex battalion task force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

Alpha Company FEX III - 2021

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (1/6), 2d Marine Division, buddy rush during a squad fire and maneuver training event on Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 7, 2021. Marines with 1/6 conducted the exercise to maintain proficiency in squad combat maneuvers and the ability to operate in adverse environments. The training showcased their abilities as an apex battalion task force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

Alpha Company FEX III - 2021

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Raymond Osterhage, a rifleman with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (1/6), 2d Marine Division, posts security during a squad fire and maneuver training event on Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 7, 2021. Marines with 1/6 conducted the exercise to maintain proficiency in squad combat maneuvers and the ability to operate in adverse environments. The training showcased their abilities as an apex battalion task force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

Alpha Company FEX III - 2021

U.S. Navy Hospitalman 3rd Class Rachele WebbMcCoy from 2d Marine Division based out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, reviews a COVID-19 request form in the Memphis Community Vaccination Center in Memphis, Tennessee, April 12, 2021. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, remains committed to providing continued flexible Department of Defense support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency as part of the whole-of-government response to COVID-19. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Justin T. Brown/2d Marine Division)

Day 6 at the Memphis Community Vaccination Center

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Mitchell Firgens, a radio supervisor with Communication Company, Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division, right, and Capt. Travis Bird, an infantry officer with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, conducts a notional call for fire on an enemy position during a Division Leaders Assessment Program (DLAP) at Fort Pickett, V.A., March 28, 2021. The program prepares Marine Corps captains with the ability, proficiency and skills of becoming infantry company commanders. This is a pilot iteration to refine the schedule of events, processes and procedures that will be used to evaluate inbound infantry captains for company command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

DLAP Pilot

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Matthew McGowan, an infantry officer with Headquarters Company, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, buddy drags a mannequin during a Division Leaders Assessment Program (DLAP) at Fort Pickett, V.A., March 28, 2021. The program prepares Marine Corps captains with the ability, proficiency and skills of becoming infantry company commanders. This is a pilot iteration to refine the schedule of events, processes and procedures that will be used to evaluate inbound infantry captains for company command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

DLAP Pilot

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Travis Bird, an infantry officer with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, lays in a fighting position during a Division Leaders Assessment Program (DLAP) at Fort Pickett, V.A., March 28, 2021. The program prepares Marine Corps captains with the ability, proficiency and skills of becoming infantry company commanders. This is a pilot iteration to refine the schedule of events, processes and procedures that will be used to evaluate inbound infantry captains for company command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

DLAP Pilot

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jose Sanchez, a Reedley, Calif., native and rifleman with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, prepares to retrieve a Sky Raider Drone during a joint-service training exercise on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., March 26, 2021. The purpose of the week-long training was to increase interoperability with the U.S. Coast Guard and provide 2d Marine Division reconnaissance battalions with the opportunity to become familiarized with quick reaction and counter electronic warfare concepts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elijah Abernathy)

Advantage at Sea

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jeramiah Meade, Left, a section chief with 2nd Radio Battalion, 2d Marine Division, teaches U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Zachery Ribbons, Right, a North Benton, O.H., native and machinery crewman with Maritime Security Response Team East, how to use a electronic warfare system during a joint-service training exercise on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., March 26, 2021. The purpose of the week-long training was to increase interoperability with the U.S. Coast Guard and provide 2d Marine Division reconnaissance battalions with the opportunity to become familiarized with quick reaction and counter electronic warfare concepts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elijah Abernathy)

Advantage at Sea

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jeramiah Meade, a section chief with 2nd Radio Battalion, 2d Marine Division, uses a electronic warfare system during a joint-service training exercise on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., March 26, 2021. The purpose of the week-long training was to increase interoperability with the U.S. Coast Guard and provide 2d Marine Division reconnaissance battalions with the opportunity to become familiarized with quick reaction and counter electronic warfare concepts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elijah Abernathy)

Advantage at Sea

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Ryan Helm, a machine gunner with 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, suppresses targets during range G-36 on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 23, 2021.The Marines conducted the range to increase proficiency in fire and maneuver tactics. The range is a live-fire, company-sized attack range which includes automated targets for mortarmen, snipers, machine gunners, and riflemen to engage for a more realistic combat situation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Bad Company

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, assault a trench during range G-36 on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 24, 2021. The Marines conducted the range to increase proficiency in fire and maneuver tactics. The range is a live-fire, company-sized attack range which includes automated targets for mortarmen, snipers, machine gunners, and riflemen to engage for a more realistic combat situation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo illustration by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Bad Company

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Frank L. Donovan, Commanding General of 2d Marine Division, addresses Marines after range G-36 on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 24, 2021. The Marines conducted the range to increase proficiency in fire and maneuver tactics. The range is a live-fire, company-sized attack range which includes automated targets for mortarmen, snipers, machine gunners, and riflemen to engage for a more realistic combat situation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Bad Company

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Hunter Miller, a motor vehicle operator with Alpha Company, 2d Tank Battalion, 2d Marine Division, salutes during a deactivation ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 25, 2021. Alpha Co. served 2d MARDIV for nearly 80 years and participated in numerous conflicts and operations throughout that period. The deactivation is in accordance with the force-wide modernization efforts that will make the USMC more competitive to fight a peer or near-peer threat. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

Alpha Company - Tanks Deactivation

U.S. Marines with 2d Transportation Support Battalion, 2d Marine Logistics Group, participate in a deactivation ceremony for Alpha Company, 2d Tank Battalion, 2d Marine Division on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 25, 2021. Alpha Co. served 2d MARDIV for nearly 80 years and participated in numerous conflicts and operations throughout that period. The deactivation is in accordance with the force-wide modernization efforts that will make the USMC more competitive to fight a peer or near-peer threat (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

Alpha Company - Tanks Deactivation

A Dutch Marine with 32nd Raiding Squadron posts security during Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 22, 2021. The exercise is a bilateral training evolution designed to increase global interoperability between 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division and 32nd Raiding Squadron, Netherlands Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

Into the Nether

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Reed Bunyard, a native of Columbia, Md., and a reconnaissance Marine with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion (Recon Bn.), 2d Marine Division, posts security during Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 22, 2021. The exercise is a bilateral training evolution designed to increase global interoperability between 2d Recon Bn. and 32nd Raiding Squadron, Netherlands Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

Into the Nether

A Dutch Marine with 32nd Raiding Squadron, left, and U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Brady Parks, a native of Logan, Ohio, and a maintenance chief with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion (Recon Bn.), 2d Marine Division, discuss a scheme of maneuver during Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 23, 2021. The exercise is a bilateral training evolution designed to increase global interoperability between 2d Recon Bn. and 32nd Raiding Squadron, Netherlands Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

Qua Patet Orbis

Dutch Marines with 32nd Raiding Squadron conduct a vehicle assault on an objective during Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 23, 2021. The exercise is a bilateral training evolution designed to increase global interoperability between 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division and 32nd Raiding Squadron, Netherlands Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

Qua Patet Orbis

Netherlands Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Frank Boots, director of the Dutch Caribbean Coastguard and Commander of Component Task Group 4.4, right, poses for a photo with U.S. Marine Corps. Maj. Gen. Francis Donovan, Commanding General of 2d Marine Division, on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 18, 2021. Dutch Marine leadership visited the Marines of 32nd Raiding Squadron during Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior. The exercise is designed to increase global interoperability between 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division and 32nd Raiding Squadron, Netherlands Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

Korps Mariniers Visit Camp Lejeune

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Danny McDonald, scout sniper with 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, is awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 17, 2021. McDonald was awarded for his selfless actions in Surf City, N.C., May 4, 2019, where he risked his own life to save a 10-year-old child from drowning. The child was caught in a rip current that carried him approximately 300 feet from shore.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elijah Abernathy)

Marine Sgt Awarded for Heroic Actions

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Frank Donovan, the Commanding General of 2d Marine Division, awards Sgt. Danny McDonald, scout sniper with 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, the Navy and Marine Corps Medal at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 17, 2021. McDonald was awarded for his selfless actions in Surf City, N.C., May 4, 2019, where he risked his own life to save a 10-year-old child from drowning. The child was caught in a rip current that carried him approximately 300 feet from shore.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elijah Abernathy)

Marine Sgt Awarded for Heroic Actions

Netherlands Marine Corps Marine Class 1 Joey with 32nd Raiding Squadron fires an M240B machine gun during Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 15, 2021. The exercise is a bilateral training evolution designed to increase global interoperability between 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division and 32nd Raiding Squadron, Netherlands Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

With A Little Help From My Friends

Dutch Marines with 32nd Raiding Squadron advance to the next objective during Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 15, 2021. The exercise is a bilateral training evolution designed to increase global interoperability between 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division and 32nd Raiding Squadron, Netherlands Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

With A Little Help From My Friends

Dutch Marines with 32nd Raiding Squadron patrol during Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 15, 2021. The exercise is a bilateral training evolution designed to increase global interoperability between 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division and 32nd Raiding Squadron, Netherlands Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

With A Little Help From My Friends

Dutch Marine Cpl. Axel Kuijer and Marine Class 1 Tom Duivenvoorde with 32nd Raiding Squadron search for tracks during Combat Tracking training on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 13, 2021. Marines train to follow paths and signs left behind from persons of interest. Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior is a bilateral training evolution designed to increase global interoperability between 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division and 32nd Raiding Squadron, Netherlands Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Armando Elizalde)

Dutch Marines participate Combat Tracking training on Camp Lejeune

Dutch Marine Cpl. Axel Kuijer with 32nd Raiding Squadron provides security during Combat Tracking training on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 13, 2021. Marines train to follow paths and signs left behind from persons of interest. Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior is a bilateral training evolution designed to increase global interoperability between 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division and 32nd Raiding Squadron, Netherlands Marine Corps.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Armando Elizalde)

Dutch Marines participate Combat Tracking training on Camp Lejeune

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2d Marine Division, rehearse egress techniques from a sinking assault amphibious vehicle during an underwater egress training on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 11, 2021. Underwater egress training is a life-saving course that provided service members with the skills and confidence to successfully and safely remove themselves from an assault amphibious vehicle, light armored vehicles and helicopters that may be submerged in water. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Magadan)

Egress, Egress, Egress!

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Isaiah Magana, an assault amphibious vehicle operator with Alpha Company, 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2d Marine Division, rehearses using an oxygen tank during an underwater egress training on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 11, 2021. Underwater egress training is a life-saving course that provided service members with the skills and confidence to successfully and safely remove themselves from an assault amphibious vehicle, light armored vehicles and helicopters that may be submerged in water. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Magadan)

Egress, Egress, Egress!

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2d Marine Division, conduct underwater egress training on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 11, 2021. Underwater egress training is a life-saving course that provided service members with the skills and confidence to successfully and safely remove themselves from an assault amphibious vehicle, light armored vehicles and helicopters that may be submerged in water. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Magadan)

Egress, Egress, Egress!

Dutch Marines with 32nd Raiding Squadron patrol a street during force-on-force Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain training on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 10, 2021. The Marines used special-effect small arms marking system to develop tactics and maintain proficiency in urban environments during Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior, a bilateral training evolution conducted between 2d Reconnaissance Battalion and Netherlands Marine Corps in order to increase interoperability between the two countries in various environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Armando Elizalde)

Dutch Marines conduct MOUT at Camp Lejeune

Dutch Marine Sgt. Gerard Viguurs with 32nd Raiding Squadron briefs a plan-of-attack before a force-on-force Military Operations on Urban Terrain training on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 10, 2021. The Marines used special-effect small arms marking system to develop tactics and maintain proficiency in urban environments during Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior, a bilateral training evolution conducted between 2d Reconnaissance Battalion and Netherlands Marine Corps in order to increase interoperability between the two countries in various environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Armando Elizalde)

Dutch Marines conduct MOUT at Camp Lejeune

Dutch Marines with 32nd Raiding Squadron escort notional enemy prisoners during a force-on-force Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain training on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 10, 2021. The Marines used special-effect small arms marking system to develop tactics and maintain proficiency in urban environments during Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior, a bilateral training evolution conducted between 2d Reconnaissance Battalion and Netherlands Marine Corps in order to increase interoperability between the two countries in various environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Armando Elizalde)

Dutch Marines conduct MOUT at Camp Lejeune

Dutch Marines with 32nd Raiding Squadron peek through a window during a force-on-force Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain training on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 10, 2021. The Marines used special-effect small arms marking system to develop tactics and maintain proficiency in urban environments during Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior, a bilateral training evolution conducted between 2d Reconnaissance Battalion and Netherlands Marine Corps in order to increase interoperability between the two countries in various environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Armando Elizalde)

Dutch Marines conduct MOUT at Camp Lejeune

Dutch Marines with 32nd Raiding Squadron react to taking notional enemy fire in an Infantry Immersion Trainer on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 10, 2021. The squadron utilized the trainer during Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior, a bilateral training evolution which increases interoperability between 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division and the Netherlands Marine Corps in various environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

Strike Team Inbound

A Dutch Marine with 32nd Raiding Squadron posts security in an Infantry Immersion Trainer on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 10, 2021. The squadron utilized the trainer during exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior, a bilateral training evolution which increases interoperability between 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division and the Netherlands Marine Corps in various environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

Strike Team Inbound

Dutch Marines with 32nd Raiding Squadron advance toward an objective in an Infantry Immersion Trainer on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 10, 2021. The squadron utilized the trainer during Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior, a bilateral training evolution which increases interoperability between 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division and the Netherlands Marine Corps in various environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

Strike Team Inbound

U.S. Marines with 2d Marine Division observe an Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) during a static display on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 8, 2021. During the display, Marines gained knowledge and familiarity with the new vehicle. The ACV is replacing the Assault Amphibious Vehicle currently used around the Marine Corps and it will provide a more modern and advanced amphibious assault platform that will increase the Marine Corps' maritime capabilities as a naval expeditionary force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

Newer, Bigger, Better

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Francis Donovan, the Commanding General of 2d Marine Division, speaks with Marines about an Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) during a static display on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 9, 2021. During the display, Marines gained knowledge and familiarity with the new vehicle. The ACV is replacing the Assault Amphibious Vehicle currently used around the Marine Corps and it will provide a more modern and advanced amphibious assault platform that will increase the Marine Corps' maritime capabilities as a naval expeditionary force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

Newer, Bigger, Better

U.S. Marines with 2d Marine Division engage in a static display of an Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 8, 2021. During the display, Marines gained knowledge and familiarity with the new vehicle. The ACV is replacing the Assault Amphibious Vehicle currently used around the Marine Corps and it will provide a more modern and advanced amphibious assault platform that will increase the Marine Corps' maritime capabilities as a naval expeditionary force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

Newer, Bigger, Better

A U.S. Marine with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion (2d Recon Bn.), 2d Marine Division, uses a spotter’s scope to observe impacts from a Dutch Marine with 32nd Raiding Squadron on range G-12, Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 8, 2021. 2d Recon Bn. and Royal Dutch Marines with 32nd Raiding Squadron utilized the range for sniper training during Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior, a bilateral training evolution which increases interoperability between the two countries in various environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Corey A. Mathews)

2d Reconnaissance Marines execute live-fire range

A U.S. Marine with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion (2d Recon Bn.), 2d Marine Division chambers a new round on range G-12, Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 8, 2021. 2d Recon Bn. and Royal Dutch Marines with 32nd Raiding Squadron utilized the range for sniper training during Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior, a bilateral training evolution which increases interoperability between the two countries in different environments.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Corey A. Mathews)

2d Reconnaissance Marines execute live-fire range

A U.S. Marine with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion (2d Recon Bn.), 2nd Marine Division checks his equipment before firing on range G-12, Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 8, 2021. 2d Recon Bn. and Royal Dutch Marines with 32nd Raiding Squadron utilized the range for sniper training during exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior, a bilateral training evolution which increases interoperability between the two countries in various environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Corey A. Mathews)

2d Reconnaissance Marines execute live-fire range

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Stephen R. Abernathy, a Kernersville, N.C., native and fire-team leader with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), fires an M240-B machine gun during live-fire attack on Range G-29, Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 5, 2021. This evolution included platoon level day and night live-fire training to increase proficiencies in dynamic and complex infantry skills. 2d MARDIV generates lethal forces that are able to support the full spectrum of operations around the world. Small unit leaders are entrusted by their commanders to maintain the highest levels of preparedness for global operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elijah J. Abernathy)

Day 'N' Nite

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), fire a 60mm mortar during a live-fire attack on Range G-29, Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 5, 2021. This evolution included platoon level day and night live-fire training to increase proficiencies in dynamic and complex infantry skills. 2d MARDIV generates lethal forces that are able to support the full spectrum of operations around the world. Small unit leaders are entrusted by their commanders to maintain the highest levels of preparedness for global operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elijah J. Abernathy)

Day 'N' Nite

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Matthew Earle, an infantry unit leader with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), supervises Marines during a night live-fire attack on Range G-29, Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 5, 2021. This evolution included platoon level day and night live-fire training to increase proficiencies in dynamic and complex infantry skills. 2d MARDIV generates lethal forces that are able to support the full spectrum of operations around the world. Small unit leaders are entrusted by their commanders to maintain the highest levels of preparedness for global operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

Day 'N' Nite

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), relocate during a live-fire attack on Range G-29, Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 5, 2021. This evolution included platoon level day and night live-fire training to increase proficiencies in dynamic and complex infantry skills. 2d MARDIV generates lethal forces that are able to support the full spectrum of operations around the world. Small unit leaders are entrusted by their commanders to maintain the highest levels of preparedness for global operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

Day 'N' Nite

U.S. Marines with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, prepare to fire an M242 Bushmaster weapon system during a semiannual gunnery qualification range on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 24, 2021. The qualification range tests the Marines decision making process by evaluating a wide variety of scenarios to eliminate enemy targets, as well as maintain combat lethality and readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Hediger)

2d LAR Gunnery Range

U.S. Marines with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, fire an M242 Bushmaster weapon system during a semiannual gunnery qualification range on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 24, 2021. The qualification range tests the Marines decision making process by evaluating a wide variety of scenarios to eliminate enemy targets, as well as maintain combat lethality and readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Hediger)

2d LAR Gunnery Range

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Keith Robert, an electra-optical ordnance repairer with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, prepares 25mm ammunition to distribute to a Light Armored Vehicle 25 (LAV-25) during a semiannual gunnery qualification range on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 24, 2021. The qualification range tests the Marines decision making process by evaluating a wide variety of scenarios to eliminate enemy targets, as well as maintain combat lethality and readiness. Robert is a native of Laguna Niguel, Calif. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Hediger)

2d LAR Gunnery Range

U.S. Marines with 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, execute test fire missions on an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (M142 HIMARS) on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 23, 2021. The M142 HIMARS enables time-critical responsive fires by enhancing coalition operations, training, logistics and coordination.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

HIMARS Launcher Course 21-1

U.S. Marines with 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, lead a rehearsal of concept walk before Marine Air-Ground Task Force Warfighting Exercise on Marine Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Feb. 12, 2021. The training is part of Integrated Service Level Training Exercise 2-21, a combined arms training exercise intended to produce combat ready forces capable of operating as an integrated Marine Air-Ground Task Force. SLTE 2-21 affords 6th Marine Regiment an opportunity to exercise command and control of warfighting functions from across the Marine Corps and against a live, free thinking, adversary. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

You Belong To The City

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. McKevin Lusung, back, and Holland Moser, both chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) defense specialists with Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division, test hazardous substances during a biological lab scenario on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 18, 2021. The scenario tested the ability of the Marine to respond to a hazardous environment and properly identify, handle, and dispose of hazardous material and waste. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Hediger)

CBRN, HAZMAT Training Exercise

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. McKevin Lusung, a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) defense specialist with Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division, tests hazardous substances during a biological lab scenario on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 18, 2021. The scenario tested the ability of the Marine to respond to a hazardous scenario and properly identify, handle, and dispose of hazardous material and waste. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Hediger)

CBRN, HAZMAT Training Exercise

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Connor Russell, front, and Cpl. Brandon Lloyd, both chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) defense specialists with Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division, enter a room during a hazardous biological lab scenario on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 18, 2021. The scenario tested the ability of the Marine to respond to a hazardous environment and properly identify, handle, and dispose of hazardous material and waste. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Hediger)

CBRN, HAZMAT Training Exercise

U.S. Marines with Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, fire 155mm blank rounds for a 21-gun salute during a Presidents Day ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 15, 2021. Presidents Day originally celebrated U.S. Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln’s birthdays, it now honors past president’s lives and birthdays. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Hediger)

Ready Gun 1

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Conner Russel, a Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear specialist with Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense Unit (CBRN), 2d Marine Division, administers a O-Chlorobenzylidene malononitrile (CS Gas) canister to Marines during an Individual Protective Equipment Confidence Exercise on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 28, 2021. The Marines rehearse donning and clearing their M50 Joint Service General Purpose Masks in a contaminated environment, and received instructions on how to react after a notional CBRN attack in the field. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elijah J. Abernathy)

It's Ok To Cry

U.S. Marines and Sailors with 2d Marine Division (MARDIV) participate in the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccination on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 8, 2021. The vaccine was distributed to maintain medical readiness to 2d MARDIV’s leadership in preparation for a deployment to Twentynine Palms, Calif. Marines will continue to practice safety protocols to diminish the risk of COVID-19 throughout the Marine Corps. A recipient of the vaccine had this to say, “My uncle had COVID-19 and he being a civilian, I want to support him and help the civilian sector, this would be the way.” Another said, “In our job, we are in contact with civilians and I want to keep them and Marines around me safe, especially if we get to deploy, this is the best way to do that.” (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Hediger)

2d MARDIV Covid-19 Vaccination

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Patricia Mcnamara, a logistics officer with 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, is awarded the French Fourragere during a ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 5, 2021. The 5th and 6th Marine Regiments are the only units in the Marine Corps authorized to wear the French Fourragere. Every service member with the regiments wears the award on their left shoulder of select uniforms for as long as they remain a member of the unit. The two regiments were awarded the combat decoration after their participation in three significant battles during World War I: the Battle of Belleau Wood, Battle of Soissons, and the Battle of Champagne. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

French Fourragere- Welcoming New Marines

U.S. Marines with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, attempt to break through a defensive line during a non-lethal weapons training course on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 28, 2021. Non-lethal training combines the use of riot shields and Oleoresin Capsaicin (OC) spray to acclimate Marines to hazardous crowd situations and gain confidence in de-escalating potential threats. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Magadan)

Non-lethal weapons training

A U.S. Marine with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, provides security during regimental field exercise (FEX) Northern Steel II on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 2-7, 2020. Marines conducted the FEX to enhance combat capabilities while maintaining operational readiness throughout the regiment, they utilized the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Defense Unit to give the Marines a dynamic training environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elijah J. Abernathy)

Northern Steel II

A U.S. Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 6th Marine Regiment, directs a vehicle on where to position itself on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 5, 2020. This ship-to-shore exercise simulated tactical offloading in a beach setting while utilizing LCAC support to rapidly evacuate the area or establish a command operations center. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Chase W. Drayer)

We’ve got that bigger boat

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Joseph Deblaay, left, and Sgt. Joseph Singletary, both reconnaissance Marines with C Company, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion (Recon Bn.), 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), participate in a dive training alongside Netherlands Marines with the 32nd Raiding Squadron near Netherlands Marine Barracks Savaneta, Aruba, Nov. 20, 2020. These dive skills are critical when fighting in littoral and coastal regions. 2d Recon Bn's mastery of these skills is paramount so they can integrate effectively with their naval counterparts to win the next major conflict. Being able to learn from the Dutch Marines in their primary area of operation helps 2d Recon Bn. build a faster, more mobile, and more lethal force when operating in diverse locations.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Remember, No Floaties

U.S. Marines with C Company, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion (Recon Bn.), 2d Marine Division (MARDIV) participate in visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) training with Netherlands Marines with the 32nd Raiding Squadron near Netherlands Marine Barracks Savaneta, Aruba, Nov. 13, 2020. VBSS skills are critical when fighting in littoral and coastal regions. 2d Recon Bn's mastery of these skills is paramount so they can integrate effectively with their naval counterparts to win the next major conflict. Being able to learn from the Dutch Marines in their primary area of operation helps 2d Recon Bn. build a faster, more mobile, and more lethal force when operating in diverse locations. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

The Motion of The Ocean

U.S. Marines with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, finish Warrior Athlete week with an extensive physical training event at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 23, 2020. The week consisted of classes intended to increase the Marines’ knowledge on health, wellness, and strength and conditioning.

Warrior Athlete Week

U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, and a Marine with Alpha Company, 1st Raider Battalion, Marine Special Operations Command, Marine Special Operations Command participate in Raven Exercise 21-03 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Nov. 5-18, 2020. Raven Ex. is a pre-deployment unit readiness exercise for Alpha Company, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, Special Operations Command and Bravo Company acted as a partner nation force the Raiders integrated with. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Mark Fike)

Raven Exercise 21-03

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, are presented the French Fourragere during a dedication ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 25, 2020. V1/8 is one the few units in 2d Marine Division that is not organic to 6th Marine Regiment to ever receive the French Fourragere. The French Fourragere was originally awarded to 5th and 6th Marine Regiments for their historic accomplishments in France during the First World War.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elijah J. Abernathy)

V1/8 French Forragere Ceremony

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nicolas Barajas, an embark specialist, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, secures chains on a flat railcar on Camp Lejeune, Dec. 2, 2020. Marines rehearsed loading military vehicles onto flat railcars to hone skills and proficiency of railroad operations. Applying railroad knowledge in the Marine Corps allows for a dependable, expedited and cost effective transportation compared to water or air way movement of supplies. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sarah Hediger)

Railroad Load

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Colton Hunter, a rifleman with Easy Company, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, crosses a river during Mountain Training Exercise 1-21 (MTX) at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, Oct. 9, 2020. MTX is a service level training exercise teaching Marines to effectively work in extreme conditions such as weather and terrain. Marines learned how to build a rope bridge to get troops and equipment across rivers in an efficient and successful manner. (Photo by U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Sarah Hediger)

Crossing the River

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Zachary Bergman, gunner, and Lance Cpl. Josh Lloyd, assistant gunner, both with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, drop an 81mm mortar during a live-fire and movement exercise on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 7, 2020. This training allowed Marines to increase combat readiness in basic individual action and fire team tasks by executing call for fire missions and patrols. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Bombs Away

U.S. Marines with Headquarters Company, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, hike 3 mile during Mountain Training Exercise 1-21 (MTX) at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center (MCMWTC), Bridgeport, California, Oct. 8, 2020. MTX is a service level training exercise teaching Marines to effectively work in extreme conditions such as weather and terrain. This was the Marines’ first hike during MTX to condition themselves for higher altitudes. (Photo by U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Sarah Hediger)

Three miles, No sweat

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Mitch Nordskog, a radio operator with Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, performs a Military Freefall (MFF) jump over Camp Davis, North Carolina, Sept. 25 2020. The training event included rehearsing day and night Low Level Static Line and MFF jumps to maintain individual jumper qualification and advance proficiency in airborne capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

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