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Marines

Master Sergeant Jeremiah Benjamin

U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Jeremiah Benjamin, a native of Nacogdoches, Texas and the signals intelligence and electronic warfare chief with Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division, conducted his retirement ceremony on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 8, 2024

v36 Fire Support Exercise

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Marines with 3d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division will conduct a live-fire, fire support coordination exercise on Camp Lejeune Sept 24, 2024.

2d LAR Anniversary

U.S. Marines from 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division celebrated the 40th Anniversary of the Battalion with a battle colors rededication ceremony, a reception, and a vehicle display on April 5, 2024.

83rd Birthday of 2d Marine Division

U.S. Marines from 2d Marine Division will be celebrating the 83rd Anniversary of the Division with a battle colors rededication ceremony on Feb. 1, 2024.

2D MARINE DIVISION MARINES PARTICIPATE IN CONTINUING PROMISE 2022

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, NC – U.S. Marines from 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF) deployed in support of Continuing Promise 2022 to provide humanitarian civic assistance to our partner nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America.

2d Marine Division Naturalization Ceremony

WILMINGTON, N.C. – 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division conducted a naturalization ceremony on December 2, 2022 at 10 a.m. aboard the Battleship USS North Carolina.

Marines Conduct Second Littoral Exercise

Marines and Sailors from the 2d Marine Division (2d MarDiv), Strike Fighter Squadron 105 (VFA-105), and the United States Coast Guard (USCG), have begun the second iteration in a series of Littoral Exercises to continue ongoing experimentation and testing of reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance concepts in support of Force Design 2030.

Marines Conduct First Littoral Exercise in Support of Force Design 2030

U.S. Marines and Sailors from the 2nd Marine Division (2nd MARDIV), with significant support from across II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF), began the first iteration of a series of Littoral Exercises along the East Coast of the United States today.

2d Marine Division Marines and Sailors deploy in support of Haiti disaster relief operations

Marines from 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF) have deployed in support of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Joint Task Force-Haiti to assist in the ongoing U.S. disaster relief mission in Haiti.

Marines from 2d Marine Division return safely after being swept out to sea

Proper planning prevents poor performance. This mantra is known across the Marine Corps. It helps Marines prepare for anything, particularly drowning.