Temecula, Calif., native, Lance Cpl. Alexander Vincent, takes advantage of a break to check his Facebook profile using his laptop to connect to the wireless internet offered at the camp. The combat engineer with 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) is usually serving outside of the camp at a forward operating base or patrol base and cherishes every opportunity he gets to contact his family back in the U.S.::r::::n::::r::::n::::r::::n:: - Temecula, Calif., native, Lance Cpl. Alexander Vincent, takes advantage of a break to check his Facebook profile using his laptop to connect to the wireless internet offered at the camp. The combat engineer with 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) is usually serving outside of the camp at a forward operating base or patrol base and cherishes every opportunity he gets to contact his family back in the U.S.::r::::n::::r::::n::::r::::n::
Lt. Col. Daniel T. Canfield Jr. relinquishes his duties as commanding officer of 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, to Lt. Col. Kevin C. Trimble, during a change during a change of command ceremony, June 17, 2011, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. The Marines and sailors of 1/8 recently returned from Afghanistan where they fought numerous battles in their area of operations. - Lt. Col. Daniel T. Canfield Jr. relinquishes his duties as commanding officer of 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, to Lt. Col. Kevin C. Trimble, during a change during a change of command ceremony, June 17, 2011, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. The Marines and sailors of 1/8 recently returned from Afghanistan where they fought numerous battles in their area of operations.
Marines with the 2nd Marine Division Band get up close and personal with their concert audience in Winston-Salem, June 18, 2011. The band played a free concert for the town’s people who were celebrating ‘1st Presidents Day.’ While it was not the bands first time to Winston-Salem, it was their first time performing for this particular event. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Walter D. Marino II) - Marines with the 2nd Marine Division Band get up close and personal with their concert audience in Winston-Salem, June 18, 2011. The band played a free concert for the town’s people who were celebrating ‘1st Presidents Day.’ While it was not the bands first time to Winston-Salem, it was their first time performing for this particular event. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Walter D. Marino II)
Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division; and Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, pull their fellow Marine into a combat rubber raiding craft after jumping out of a CH-53 helicopter aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 14, 2011. The purpose of the exercise was to train the Marines for amphibious operations. - Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division; and Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, pull their fellow Marine into a combat rubber raiding craft after jumping out of a CH-53 helicopter aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 14, 2011. The purpose of the exercise was to train the Marines for amphibious operations.
Marines with 2nd platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, provide suppressing fire during the platoon attack course aboard Marine Corps Base 29 Palms, Calif., June 3, 2011. The exercise, part of the Enhanced Mojave Viper training evolution, serves to familiarize the Marines with operations from the platoon level, down to the four-man fireteam, increasing the unit’s ability to operate independently on several fronts. - Marines with 2nd platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, provide suppressing fire during the platoon attack course aboard Marine Corps Base 29 Palms, Calif., June 3, 2011. The exercise, part of the Enhanced Mojave Viper training evolution, serves to familiarize the Marines with operations from the platoon level, down to the four-man fireteam, increasing the unit’s ability to operate independently on several fronts.
Capt. Stacey Crite, the operations officer for G-1 Manpower, Policy and Plans Division, 2nd Marine Division, presents Maj. Marta D. Sullivan a unit appreciation plaque after Sullivan received the Meritorious Service Medal for exceptional meritorious achievements while serving as the deputy assistant chief of staff for G-1, 2nd MarDiv from Oct. 2010 to March 2011, during an awards ceremony June 9, 2011, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune N.C. - Capt. Stacey Crite, the operations officer for G-1 Manpower, Policy and Plans Division, 2nd Marine Division, presents Maj. Marta D. Sullivan a unit appreciation plaque after Sullivan received the Meritorious Service Medal for exceptional meritorious achievements while serving as the deputy assistant chief of staff for G-1, 2nd MarDiv from Oct. 2010 to March 2011, during an awards ceremony June 9, 2011, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune N.C.
Ralph Morten, an expert on irregular warfare, talks to Marines with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, about using police skills to help fight Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 8, 2011. Morten worked as a Los Angeles detective for 30 years before switching careers. - Ralph Morten, an expert on irregular warfare, talks to Marines with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, about using police skills to help fight Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 8, 2011. Morten worked as a Los Angeles detective for 30 years before switching careers.
Gunnery Sergeant Daniel C. Morning, the company gunnery sergeant for Headquarters Company, Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, talks with Marines within his company aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune N.C., April 1, 2011. Morning is responsible for 27 different work sections and the welfare of more than 900 Marines and sailors. - Gunnery Sergeant Daniel C. Morning, the company gunnery sergeant for Headquarters Company, Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, talks with Marines within his company aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune N.C., April 1, 2011. Morning is responsible for 27 different work sections and the welfare of more than 900 Marines and sailors.