A band member with the 2nd Marine Division Band waits for his cue during the Fourth of July concert aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, July 2, 2013. "I loved the performance. It wasn't just the typical music that you are used to hearing for a Fourth of July concert," said Adrienne Hunt from Adamstown, Pa., the wife of a band member as well as a former band member. - A band member with the 2nd Marine Division Band waits for his cue during the Fourth of July concert aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, July 2, 2013. "I loved the performance. It wasn't just the typical music that you are used to hearing for a Fourth of July concert," said Adrienne Hunt from Adamstown, Pa., the wife of a band member as well as a former band member.
A Marine from Golf Battery, 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, screws on fuses to high explosive 155mm rounds during a training exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 26, 2013. A single 155 mm round weighs 90 pounds and can be launched out of a canon more than 30,000 meters. - A Marine from Golf Battery, 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, screws on fuses to high explosive 155mm rounds during a training exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 26, 2013. A single 155 mm round weighs 90 pounds and can be launched out of a canon more than 30,000 meters.
From left to right, Staff Sgt. John Kramer, platoon Sgt. with 2nd Tanks Battalion, Jeff Clark, chairman of the Military Affairs Committee, Ashley Seniw, wife of Sgt. William Seniw, Sgt. William Seniw, a tank gunner with 2nd Tank Battalion, Laurette Leagon, president of the Jacksonville-Onslow Chamber of Commerce, and 2nd Lt. Christopher Swift, platoon commander with 2nd Tank Battalion, stand together after Seniw's award ceremony at the officer's club, June 17, 2013. Seniw was awarded the service member of the month for outstanding service. - From left to right, Staff Sgt. John Kramer, platoon Sgt. with 2nd Tanks Battalion, Jeff Clark, chairman of the Military Affairs Committee, Ashley Seniw, wife of Sgt. William Seniw, Sgt. William Seniw, a tank gunner with 2nd Tank Battalion, Laurette Leagon, president of the Jacksonville-Onslow Chamber of Commerce, and 2nd Lt. Christopher Swift, platoon commander with 2nd Tank Battalion, stand together after Seniw's award ceremony at the officer's club, June 17, 2013. Seniw was awarded the service member of the month for outstanding service.
Brigadier Gen. James W. Lukeman, the 2nd Marine Division commanding general, congratulates Lt. Col. John L. Medeiros Jr., the 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion commanding officer, after a change of command ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 14, 2013. Medeiros began his career as a platoon commander with 2nd AA Bn. - Brigadier Gen. James W. Lukeman, the 2nd Marine Division commanding general, congratulates Lt. Col. John L. Medeiros Jr., the 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion commanding officer, after a change of command ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 14, 2013. Medeiros began his career as a platoon commander with 2nd AA Bn.
Sergeant Maj. Bryan Zickefoose, the 2nd Marine Division sergeant major, watches as Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division fire a Mossberg 500 shotgun during a training exercise June 06, 2013. During the exercise, the Marines refreshed their patrolling, obstacle breaching and dynamic entry with shotgun skills. - Sergeant Maj. Bryan Zickefoose, the 2nd Marine Division sergeant major, watches as Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division fire a Mossberg 500 shotgun during a training exercise June 06, 2013. During the exercise, the Marines refreshed their patrolling, obstacle breaching and dynamic entry with shotgun skills.
Staff Sgt. Brent Wade, 3rd platoon sergeant, and 2ndLt. Ryan C. Spangler, 3rd platoon commander, with Charlie Company, 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, give their Marines suggestions on what they can do better in their next terrain model at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., June 2, 2013. A terrain model is a physical model of an area on a map and is used for strategic purposes. - Staff Sgt. Brent Wade, 3rd platoon sergeant, and 2ndLt. Ryan C. Spangler, 3rd platoon commander, with Charlie Company, 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, give their Marines suggestions on what they can do better in their next terrain model at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., June 2, 2013. A terrain model is a physical model of an area on a map and is used for strategic purposes.
Marines with 3rd Platoon, Charlie Company, 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, wait patiently to receive orders and move down range to begin gunnery training aboard Fort A.P. Hill, Va., May 31, 2013. Charlie Co. was in the field a total of four days to complete training. - Marines with 3rd Platoon, Charlie Company, 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, wait patiently to receive orders and move down range to begin gunnery training aboard Fort A.P. Hill, Va., May 31, 2013. Charlie Co. was in the field a total of four days to complete training.
Pfc. Jeffrey Murch, an infantryman with Company A, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, provides security for a landing zone aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, May 18, 2013. The Marines executed a ship-to-shore operation from the USS Bataan to the LZ using Amphibious Assault Vehicles to travel on the water. - Pfc. Jeffrey Murch, an infantryman with Company A, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, provides security for a landing zone aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, May 18, 2013. The Marines executed a ship-to-shore operation from the USS Bataan to the LZ using Amphibious Assault Vehicles to travel on the water.
Humvees are backed into a landing craft air cushion-class hovercraft aboard Onslow Beach, May, 18, 2013. Along with Marines from different units across the 2nd Marine Division, the LCAC took part in the division's largest amphibious training exercise since the beginning of the war in Afghanistan. Different vehicles were loaded, unloaded and transported to the USS Bataan in order for the Marines to keep up with their amphibious training. - Humvees are backed into a landing craft air cushion-class hovercraft aboard Onslow Beach, May, 18, 2013. Along with Marines from different units across the 2nd Marine Division, the LCAC took part in the division's largest amphibious training exercise since the beginning of the war in Afghanistan. Different vehicles were loaded, unloaded and transported to the USS Bataan in order for the Marines to keep up with their amphibious training.