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Nearly 3,000 Marines and sailors with 10th Marine Regiment kick off a motivational run down River Road aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 16, one last time with 5th Battalion, 10th Marines in its ranks. Fifith Bn., 10th Marines will officially deactivate on or near June 1. - Nearly 3,000 Marines and sailors with 10th Marine Regiment kick off a motivational run down River Road aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 16, one last time with 5th Battalion, 10th Marines in its ranks. Fifith Bn., 10th Marines will officially deactivate on or near June 1.

Corporal Rylan S. Miller, a reconnaissance Marine with Company C, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, conducts the first round of parachute checks on Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, March 12, at Tactical Landing Zone Pheasant in the Greater Sandy Run Area aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune prior to their low-level static line jumps. - Corporal Rylan S. Miller, a reconnaissance Marine with Company C, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, conducts the first round of parachute checks on Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, March 12, at Tactical Landing Zone Pheasant in the Greater Sandy Run Area aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune prior to their low-level static line jumps.

Dubbed Operation Hero Trek, Mike Mobley, father of Sgt. James R. Mobley, an infantry team leader with 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, is slated to hit the road March 24, and walk from Denver, Colo., to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., in time to welcome his son home from Afghanistan. The purpose of the trek is to raise military awareness and help raise money for foundations that support the military. The above graphic represents the route he will take. ::r::::n:: - Dubbed Operation Hero Trek, Mike Mobley, father of Sgt. James R. Mobley, an infantry team leader with 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, is slated to hit the road March 24, and walk from Denver, Colo., to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., in time to welcome his son home from Afghanistan. The purpose of the trek is to raise military awareness and help raise money for foundations that support the military. The above graphic represents the route he will take. ::r::::n::

eMarine, a web-based, one-stop shop of tools, information and Marine Corps family connection, is available to all Marines, sailors and their families through their unit family readiness officer. The website also includes features for feedback that is seen directly by Marine Corps unit commanders and FROs so that they can ensure the service members and their families are always receiving the best support needed. - eMarine, a web-based, one-stop shop of tools, information and Marine Corps family connection, is available to all Marines, sailors and their families through their unit family readiness officer. The website also includes features for feedback that is seen directly by Marine Corps unit commanders and FROs so that they can ensure the service members and their families are always receiving the best support needed.

A Marine with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division places a set of identification tags on the grip of the memorial stand of Lance Cpl. Franklin N. Watson, during the 1st Bn., 6th Marines, memorial service held in honor of eight of the battalion's fallen heroes in the base theater aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 24. - A Marine with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division places a set of identification tags on the grip of the memorial stand of Lance Cpl. Franklin N. Watson, during the 1st Bn., 6th Marines, memorial service held in honor of eight of the battalion's fallen heroes in the base theater aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 24.

Family members and friends of 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, have been participating in the Miles to Afghanistan program since December 2011. Participants earn miles through physical activities and use this chart to convert their exercises into miles. The competition is between the battalion’s company’s family members and friends. The first company to reach 14,400 miles, the round trip distance from Camp Lejeune, N.C., to Afghanistan, wins a welcome home pizza party for the troops when then they come back. - Family members and friends of 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, have been participating in the Miles to Afghanistan program since December 2011. Participants earn miles through physical activities and use this chart to convert their exercises into miles. The competition is between the battalion’s company’s family members and friends. The first company to reach 14,400 miles, the round trip distance from Camp Lejeune, N.C., to Afghanistan, wins a welcome home pizza party for the troops when then they come back.

Second Lieutenant Chad Grasmuck, 33, from Angels Camp, Calif., has been writing for most of his life, but while attending college through the Marine Enlisted Commissioning Education Program he says it helped him find relief and satisfaction. Grasmuck, supply officer with Regimental Combat Team 6, found that writing poetry and stories greatly helped him deal with the stresses he has faced during his deployments. - Second Lieutenant Chad Grasmuck, 33, from Angels Camp, Calif., has been writing for most of his life, but while attending college through the Marine Enlisted Commissioning Education Program he says it helped him find relief and satisfaction. Grasmuck, supply officer with Regimental Combat Team 6, found that writing poetry and stories greatly helped him deal with the stresses he has faced during his deployments.

Marines working out in the newly constructed gym aboard Camp Delaram II. Even when deployed physical training is a huge part of being a Marine, they pride themselves on endurance, strength and toughness. Whether carrying 70 pounds of gear on the march or completing a 10-mile conditioning run, Marines give everything they have into staying in shape. - Marines working out in the newly constructed gym aboard Camp Delaram II. Even when deployed physical training is a huge part of being a Marine, they pride themselves on endurance, strength and toughness. Whether carrying 70 pounds of gear on the march or completing a 10-mile conditioning run, Marines give everything they have into staying in shape.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Marines from 5th Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, recently graduated from an in-house Corporal's Course held on base. Graduates must consistently achieve a mastery level of 80 percent or higher on all graded events. - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Marines from 5th Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, recently graduated from an in-house Corporal's Course held on base. Graduates must consistently achieve a mastery level of 80 percent or higher on all graded events.

1st Tanks supported 2/4 during Operation Alekhine’s Gun, a heliborne and motorized raid into an area known for corruption and enemy occupation. Marines made use of their mobilized speed and night vision capability to disrupt and confuse enemy operations in the city of Shah Karez. - 1st Tanks supported 2/4 during Operation Alekhine’s Gun, a heliborne and motorized raid into an area known for corruption and enemy occupation. Marines made use of their mobilized speed and night vision capability to disrupt and confuse enemy operations in the city of Shah Karez.