An MV-22 Osprey waits for Marines who are coming from a second Osprey after recovering a downed aircraft during a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel mission aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Upshur, Va., November 26. The mission was a scenario during the battalions Alternate Mission Rehearsal exercise in preparation for an upcoming deployment. - An MV-22 Osprey waits for Marines who are coming from a second Osprey after recovering a downed aircraft during a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel mission aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Upshur, Va., November 26. The mission was a scenario during the battalions Alternate Mission Rehearsal exercise in preparation for an upcoming deployment.
An M1 Abrahms Main Battle Tank follows an Assault Breacher Vehicle as they conduct breaching and clearing techniques Nov. 13, 2013 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Marines with CEB and 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division took part in a joint field exercise in which they conducted breaching and clearing techniques. - An M1 Abrahms Main Battle Tank follows an Assault Breacher Vehicle as they conduct breaching and clearing techniques Nov. 13, 2013 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Marines with CEB and 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division took part in a joint field exercise in which they conducted breaching and clearing techniques.
Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment prepare to begin a range aboard Fort Pickett, Va., Nov. 14, 2013. The range was part of a training exercise 3rd Bn., 8th Marines conducted in preparation for an upcoming deployment to parts of Europe and Africa. - Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment prepare to begin a range aboard Fort Pickett, Va., Nov. 14, 2013. The range was part of a training exercise 3rd Bn., 8th Marines conducted in preparation for an upcoming deployment to parts of Europe and Africa.
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE -- Marines and Sailors with 2nd Marine Division Headquarters Battalion train in a command post exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., November 21, 2013. The goal of the training is to better ready officers and staff non-commissioned officers for anything that may arise in the future. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael C. Dye) - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE -- Marines and Sailors with 2nd Marine Division Headquarters Battalion train in a command post exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., November 21, 2013. The goal of the training is to better ready officers and staff non-commissioned officers for anything that may arise in the future. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael C. Dye)
Master Chief Petty Officer Shawn Isbell, the command master chief of the USS New York, leads Marines and sailors from the ship in the Veterans Day parade in New York City Nov. 8, 2013. The large parade went right through Manhattan, with thousands lining the sides of the streets yelling, chanting and cheering on the service members as they marched by. - Master Chief Petty Officer Shawn Isbell, the command master chief of the USS New York, leads Marines and sailors from the ship in the Veterans Day parade in New York City Nov. 8, 2013. The large parade went right through Manhattan, with thousands lining the sides of the streets yelling, chanting and cheering on the service members as they marched by.
Major David Hill, the officer in charge of the Marines onboard the USS New York, cuts the first piece of birthday cake for the Marine Corps’ 238th birthday aboard the USS New York Nov. 7, 2013. The Marines and sailors celebrated the birthday with cake and music while underway to New York City for Veteran’s Day weekend. - Major David Hill, the officer in charge of the Marines onboard the USS New York, cuts the first piece of birthday cake for the Marine Corps’ 238th birthday aboard the USS New York Nov. 7, 2013. The Marines and sailors celebrated the birthday with cake and music while underway to New York City for Veteran’s Day weekend.
Brigadier Gen. James W. Lukeman, the 2nd Marine Division Commanding General, speaks words of encouragement after pinning the Purple Heart Medal onto Gunnery Sgt. Gabriel de la Rosa, a platoon sergeant with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, from Holland, Mich., for wounds suffered in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Nov. 15, 2013. “It’s an honorto be recognized and know that what we did is not forgotten, because there are only a few people left in the battalion who were there with me and know what we have been through,” said de la Rosa. - Brigadier Gen. James W. Lukeman, the 2nd Marine Division Commanding General, speaks words of encouragement after pinning the Purple Heart Medal onto Gunnery Sgt. Gabriel de la Rosa, a platoon sergeant with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, from Holland, Mich., for wounds suffered in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Nov. 15, 2013. “It’s an honorto be recognized and know that what we did is not forgotten, because there are only a few people left in the battalion who were there with me and know what we have been through,” said de la Rosa.
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Brig. Gen. James W. Lukeman, the 2nd Marine Division commanding General, (left) and General John M. Paxton, the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, salute as the colors are presented during the National Anthem during the 2nd Marine Division’s celebration of the 238th Marine Corps birthday aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 07, 2013. - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Brig. Gen. James W. Lukeman, the 2nd Marine Division commanding General, (left) and General John M. Paxton, the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, salute as the colors are presented during the National Anthem during the 2nd Marine Division’s celebration of the 238th Marine Corps birthday aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 07, 2013.
Brigadier Gen. James W. Lukeman, the 2nd Marine Division commanding general, Sgt. Maj. Bryan K. Zickefoose, the 2nd Marine Division sergeant major, and Master Gunnery Sgt. Anthony Butler, the food technician for G-4 Food Services observe a cake during the 2013 Marine Corps birthday cake competition aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Nov. 6, 2013. Food service Marines were tasked with creating a cake for celebrating the Marine Corps’ 238th birthday. - Brigadier Gen. James W. Lukeman, the 2nd Marine Division commanding general, Sgt. Maj. Bryan K. Zickefoose, the 2nd Marine Division sergeant major, and Master Gunnery Sgt. Anthony Butler, the food technician for G-4 Food Services observe a cake during the 2013 Marine Corps birthday cake competition aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Nov. 6, 2013. Food service Marines were tasked with creating a cake for celebrating the Marine Corps’ 238th birthday.
Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James F. Amos shakes hands with Petty Officer 2nd Class Jamie C. Harris, a hospital corpsman with 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, from Knoxville, Tenn., Sept. 25, 2013, aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va. Harris was awarded the Chief Hospital Corpsman George William “Doc” Piercy award, at the Marine Corps League Enlisted Awards, for increasing combat readiness in a medical support element within the Fleet Marine Force. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl Sonia N. Rodriguez) - Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James F. Amos shakes hands with Petty Officer 2nd Class Jamie C. Harris, a hospital corpsman with 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, from Knoxville, Tenn., Sept. 25, 2013, aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va. Harris was awarded the Chief Hospital Corpsman George William “Doc” Piercy award, at the Marine Corps League Enlisted Awards, for increasing combat readiness in a medical support element within the Fleet Marine Force. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl Sonia N. Rodriguez)