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2d Marine Division Enhances Joint Capabilities During JTFEX-25

2d Marine Division and 6 Light Armored Brigade command staffs trained together in Joint Task Force Exercise 25 (JTFEX-25), to practice command and control of a Marine Expeditionary Force sized Marine Air Ground Task Force in a dynamic operational scenario.  This training scenario enables 2d Marine Division and 6 Light Armored Brigade to grow closer as warfighting organizations and learn how to complement the strengths that each organization can leverage.  

Providing Faith, Resiliently Religious Program Specialists, Chaplains Train to Increase Readiness.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Navy-Religious Program Specialists and Chaplains form a religious ministry team, which provides a vital component of Marine Corps unit readiness and individual service member care. RPS and Chaplains provide spiritual support and counseling to service members ensuring they have the tools needed to remain resilient and combat-ready.

2d LAR Scout School

How do you perform reconnaissance with a nearly 9 foot tall, 28,100-pound armored, amphibious vehicle with a 25mm chain gun? The turbocharged diesel engine in the light armored vehicle-25 is not ideal for sneaking around a battlefield. 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, answers this question with a few Marines called scouts.

Legacy Comes to Close: Marine Master Sergeant’s Retirement Completes Three Generations of Service

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C - A rather unassuming Marine arrives at his office and is exchanging greeting with his leadership and subordinates as he has every morning for nearly two decades. This Marine will soon end his part of a legacy of service spanning three generations.

Tres Kolos 24: Forging Allies, Testing Limits

Camp Savaneta, Aruba - U.S. Marines with Golf Company, 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division traveled to take part in Tres Kolos 24 at Camp Savaneta, a Royal Netherlands Marine Corps base on the small Caribbean island of Aruba on Oct. 11, 2024. Greeted by the intense humidity and heat of Aruba, Dutch and U.S. forces, along with French Soldiers from the 33rd Régiment D'Infanterie de Marine, joined forces for a two-week competition on Dutch Marine's home turf.

The Path Unveiled: HMC McKenna Finds Her Calling

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — On September 27, 2024, Hospital Corpsman First Class Jennifer A. McKenna, a corpsman with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, became a Chief Petty Officer during a ceremony held at the Base Theater on Camp Lejeune. The distinguished anchors were pinned on her collar by her two children, and she received the Combination Cover by her sponsor, Senior Chief Petty Officer Ace Tran.

A Time-Honored Tradition

On September 27, 2024, U.S. Marines, Sailors, families, and friends gathered at the Base Theater on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune to honor the pinning of 20 Sailors and two Marines to Chief Petty Officer (CPO), a distinction that a select few accomplish in their military careers.

Marine and Sailors Awarded for Saving Marine's Life

MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA. – One Marine and three Sailors were awarded Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals for their meritorious achievements during a ceremony aboard Camp Wilson, California, on August 11, 2024.The Marine and Sailors acted swiftly when an incident occurred on a live-fire range during Service

USS Georgia operates with Force Reconnaissance Marines and Special Operations Forces

NAPLES, Italy – The Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Georgia (SSGN 729), assigned to Commander, Task Force 69, concluded a series of interoperability training events with Force Reconnaissance Marines from the 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion and special operations forces (SOF) in the Mediterranean Sea, August 5, 2024.The series of events

0311 Handbook: Enhancing the Professional Competence of the Marine Corps Rifleman

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - The Marine Corps infantry rifleman, commonly known as 0311, is the primary assault and close combat force available to the Marine Air Ground Task Force. These young Marines are trained to take any objective, no matter the difficulty and expected to learn and implement complex concepts and tactics early on in their careers. One Marine’s dedication to his junior riflemen would spark innovation that impacted the efficiency of his platoon and would cause a positive learning curve for 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV).

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