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Lieutenant Col. Anthony J. Bango, the commanding officer of 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, thanks Marines, sailors, family and friends for their support and helping him achieve his goals during a change of command ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan.9, 2014. “It is my goal to reset the battalion and have us refocus and train on the mission essential tasks of an LAR Bn. because now we are drawing down from Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom,” said Bango a native of Harrisville, N.Y. - Lieutenant Col. Anthony J. Bango, the commanding officer of 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, thanks Marines, sailors, family and friends for their support and helping him achieve his goals during a change of command ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan.9, 2014. “It is my goal to reset the battalion and have us refocus and train on the mission essential tasks of an LAR Bn. because now we are drawing down from Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom,” said Bango a native of Harrisville, N.Y.

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.