M1A1 Abrams battle tanks scan for targets during a combined arms range for Iron Wolf 17 at Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 14, 2017. Iron Wolf 17 is a multi-unit exercise designed to simulate battlefield conditions Marines may face while deployed. The tanks are from 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division. (United States Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jon Sosner) - M1A1 Abrams battle tanks scan for targets during a combined arms range for Iron Wolf 17 at Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 14, 2017. Iron Wolf 17 is a multi-unit exercise designed to simulate battlefield conditions Marines may face while deployed. The tanks are from 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division. (United States Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jon Sosner)

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment lay in the prone while they set up a bangalore charge to destroy a wire trap during a demolitions exercise with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion at Engineer Training Area 7 on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 22, 2015. Marines with 2/2 increased their proficiency and knowledge with various charges and techniques with the help of 2nd CEB. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexander Mitchell/released) - Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment lay in the prone while they set up a bangalore charge to destroy a wire trap during a demolitions exercise with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion at Engineer Training Area 7 on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 22, 2015. Marines with 2/2 increased their proficiency and knowledge with various charges and techniques with the help of 2nd CEB. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexander Mitchell/released)

Brigadier Gen. James W. Lukeman, the commanding general of 2nd Marine Division, talks to members of the Second Marine Division Association about the Division during the celebration of its 73rd birthday aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Jan. 31, 2014. Past and present Marines of 2nd Marine Division joined to celebrate the Division’s 73rd birthday. The 2nd Marine Division was officially activated Feb. 1, 1941 at Camp Elliot, Calif., dropping its earlier designation as the 2nd Brigade. - Brigadier Gen. James W. Lukeman, the commanding general of 2nd Marine Division, talks to members of the Second Marine Division Association about the Division during the celebration of its 73rd birthday aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Jan. 31, 2014. Past and present Marines of 2nd Marine Division joined to celebrate the Division’s 73rd birthday. The 2nd Marine Division was officially activated Feb. 1, 1941 at Camp Elliot, Calif., dropping its earlier designation as the 2nd Brigade.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE -- Maj. Chritopher Murphy, the logistics officer for Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, and an Amherst, N.H. native, displays the first fiction novel he has written, 'Nashua,' Jan. 9, 2014. The book is a detective novel set in the town of Nashua, the town where Murphy grew up. Murphy was inspired to write a novel while he was a police officer prior to joining the Marine Corps. - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE -- Maj. Chritopher Murphy, the logistics officer for Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, and an Amherst, N.H. native, displays the first fiction novel he has written, 'Nashua,' Jan. 9, 2014. The book is a detective novel set in the town of Nashua, the town where Murphy grew up. Murphy was inspired to write a novel while he was a police officer prior to joining the Marine Corps.

Corporal David S. Corderman, a guitarist with the 2nd Marine Division Band, sings during the 2nd Marine Division Holiday Concert presented by the 2nd Marine Division Band at the base theatre aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Dec. 15, 2013. The concert also streamed live to Marines and sailors supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. “I hope it means a lot to the deployed Marines, just so they know that we are still thinking about them because I know they may feel as if sometimes the rest of the world forgets about them,” said Lance Cpl. Matthew Ramirez, a pianist from Burleson, Texas. “So I hope it brought them some holiday cheer and made them feel a little bit closer to home.” - Corporal David S. Corderman, a guitarist with the 2nd Marine Division Band, sings during the 2nd Marine Division Holiday Concert presented by the 2nd Marine Division Band at the base theatre aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Dec. 15, 2013. The concert also streamed live to Marines and sailors supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. “I hope it means a lot to the deployed Marines, just so they know that we are still thinking about them because I know they may feel as if sometimes the rest of the world forgets about them,” said Lance Cpl. Matthew Ramirez, a pianist from Burleson, Texas. “So I hope it brought them some holiday cheer and made them feel a little bit closer to home.”

Lieutenant Col. Joel F. Schmidt receives the unit’s colors from Lt. Col. Steven M. Wolf, as Schmidt assumes control of 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Dec. 10, 2013. Wolf is departing 2nd Bn., 2nd Marines and will attend the College of Naval Warfare in Newport, R.I., and Schmidt is coming from Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command. - Lieutenant Col. Joel F. Schmidt receives the unit’s colors from Lt. Col. Steven M. Wolf, as Schmidt assumes control of 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Dec. 10, 2013. Wolf is departing 2nd Bn., 2nd Marines and will attend the College of Naval Warfare in Newport, R.I., and Schmidt is coming from Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Russell Zink, a physical fitness and nutrition instructor with the 360 training team, instructs Marine sergeants and above within 2nd Marine Division about proper running technique to avoid injuries and maximize efficiency while exercising during a class at the USO in Jacksonville, N.C., Dec. 4, 2013. The week-long Marine 360 Leaders’ Course covered everything form proper physical fitness to dealing with stress after returning from a deployment to help develop leaders within the Marine Corps. - Army Sgt. 1st Class Russell Zink, a physical fitness and nutrition instructor with the 360 training team, instructs Marine sergeants and above within 2nd Marine Division about proper running technique to avoid injuries and maximize efficiency while exercising during a class at the USO in Jacksonville, N.C., Dec. 4, 2013. The week-long Marine 360 Leaders’ Course covered everything form proper physical fitness to dealing with stress after returning from a deployment to help develop leaders within the Marine Corps.

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.

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.