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Colonel Armando J. Alaniz, from the Army of Nicaragua, looks through binoculars in order to a platoon fire and maneuver attack conducted by 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, at Range G-6 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. A total of 18 countries were a part of the 2013 fall tour for naval attachés from Sept. 23 through 24. A colonel in the Army of Nicaragua is the equivalent of a Colonel in the Marine Corps.

Colonel Armando J. Alaniz, from the Army of Nicaragua, looks through binoculars in order to a platoon fire and maneuver attack conducted by 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, at Range G-6 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. A total of 18 countries were a part of the 2013 fall tour for naval attachés from Sept. 23 through 24. A colonel in the Army of Nicaragua is the equivalent of a Colonel in the Marine Corps.

Photo by Pfc. Jose A. Mendez Jr.

Foreign naval attachés observe a platoon fire and maneuver attack conducted by 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, at Range G-6 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. A total of 18 countries were a part of the 2013 fall tour for naval attachés from Sept. 23 through 24.

Foreign naval attachés observe a platoon fire and maneuver attack conducted by 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, at Range G-6 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. A total of 18 countries were a part of the 2013 fall tour for naval attachés from Sept. 23 through 24.

Photo by Pfc. Jose A, Mendez Jr.

Cpl. Chris Kent, a native of Chipley, Fla., and a team leader with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, holds his 2-day-old daughter at the unit’s homecoming from Afghanistan, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Sept. 23, 2013. Kent was a team leader for the six-month deployment to Afghanistan. This was the first time Kent had the opportunity to meet his daughter. The 75 Marines and sailors who returned home were the advanced party for 2nd Bn., 8th Marines.

Cpl. Chris Kent, a native of Chipley, Fla., and a team leader with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, holds his 2-day-old daughter at the unit’s homecoming from Afghanistan, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Sept. 23, 2013. Kent was a team leader for the six-month deployment to Afghanistan. This was the first time Kent had the opportunity to meet his daughter. The 75 Marines and sailors who returned home were the advanced party for 2nd Bn., 8th Marines.

Photo by Pfc. Dalton A. Precht

Staff Sgt. John Forero, a native of Queens, N.Y., and the S-2 chief for 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, greets his wife and daughter after returning from a six-month deployment to Afghanistan, Sept. 23, 2013 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. With this being Forero’s fourth deployment, he said deploying gets harder once you have a family. The 75 Marines and sailors who returned home were the advanced party for 2nd Bn., 8th Marines.

Staff Sgt. John Forero, a native of Queens, N.Y., and the S-2 chief for 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, greets his wife and daughter after returning from a six-month deployment to Afghanistan, Sept. 23, 2013 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. With this being Forero’s fourth deployment, he said deploying gets harder once you have a family. The 75 Marines and sailors who returned home were the advanced party for 2nd Bn., 8th Marines.

Photo by Pfc. Dalton A. Precht

Staff Sgt. John Forero, the S-2 chief for 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, and Queens, N.Y., native, hugs his daughter after returning home from Afghanistan Sept. 23, 2013, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. In reference to Forero’s fourth deployment he said, deploying gets harder when you have a family. The 75 Marines and sailors who returned home were the advanced party for 2nd Bn., 8th Marines.

Staff Sgt. John Forero, the S-2 chief for 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, and Queens, N.Y., native, hugs his daughter after returning home from Afghanistan Sept. 23, 2013, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. In reference to Forero’s fourth deployment he said, deploying gets harder when you have a family. The 75 Marines and sailors who returned home were the advanced party for 2nd Bn., 8th Marines.

Photo by Pfc. Dalton A. Precht

Staff Sgt. Charles E. Dishman receives the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, with combat distinguishing device, from Lt. Col. John C. Osborne, commanding officer of 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Sept. 20, 2013. Dishman was deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom from September 2012 to April 2013. During the deployment, he conducted more than 40 small-scale breaching missions and personally cleared 1,800 meters of improvised explosive device laden roads, while under enemy fire.

Staff Sgt. Charles E. Dishman receives the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, with combat distinguishing device, from Lt. Col. John C. Osborne, commanding officer of 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Sept. 20, 2013. Dishman was deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom from September 2012 to April 2013. During the deployment, he conducted more than 40 small-scale breaching missions and personally cleared 1,800 meters of improvised explosive device laden roads, while under enemy fire.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting

Marines with 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, analyze intelligence on their computer screens during a training command post exercise Sept. 18, 2013, inside the II Marine Expeditionary Force Simulation Center aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. “We are doing this to refine our skills as a regimental command and control element,” said Maj. Kemper Jones, the operations officer with 6th Marines, from Richmond, Va.

Marines with 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, analyze intelligence on their computer screens during a training command post exercise Sept. 18, 2013, inside the II Marine Expeditionary Force Simulation Center aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. “We are doing this to refine our skills as a regimental command and control element,” said Maj. Kemper Jones, the operations officer with 6th Marines, from Richmond, Va.

Photo by Pfc. Jose A. Mendez Jr.

Corporal Nicholas B. Werner, an intelligence analyst with 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, and native of Troy, Pa, updates data on a board during a training command post exercise Sept. 18, 2013, inside the II Marine Expeditionary Force Simulation Center aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. “Part of being a Marine is that you have to be ready, so as the headquarters element we have to be ready to react to anything that comes up,” said Maj. Kemper Jones, the operations officer with 6th Marines, from Richmond, Va. “It is part of our progressive training plan to make sure we are crawling, walking and then running in terms of our COC (command operation center) training.”

Corporal Nicholas B. Werner, an intelligence analyst with 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, and native of Troy, Pa, updates data on a board during a training command post exercise Sept. 18, 2013, inside the II Marine Expeditionary Force Simulation Center aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. “Part of being a Marine is that you have to be ready, so as the headquarters element we have to be ready to react to anything that comes up,” said Maj. Kemper Jones, the operations officer with 6th Marines, from Richmond, Va. “It is part of our progressive training plan to make sure we are crawling, walking and then running in terms of our COC (command operation center) training.”

Photo by Pfc. Jose A. Mendez Jr.

Corporal Nicholas B. Werner, an intelligence analyst with 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, and native of Troy, Pa, updates data on a map during a training command post exercise Sept. 18, 2013, inside the II Marine Expeditionary Force Simulation Center aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. “Part of being a Marine is that you have to be ready, so as the headquarters element we have to be ready to react to anything that comes up,” said Maj. Kemper Jones, the operations officer with 6th Marines, from Richmond, Va. “It is part of our progressive training plan to make sure we are crawling, walking and then running in terms of our COC (command operation center) training.”

Corporal Nicholas B. Werner, an intelligence analyst with 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, and native of Troy, Pa, updates data on a map during a training command post exercise Sept. 18, 2013, inside the II Marine Expeditionary Force Simulation Center aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. “Part of being a Marine is that you have to be ready, so as the headquarters element we have to be ready to react to anything that comes up,” said Maj. Kemper Jones, the operations officer with 6th Marines, from Richmond, Va. “It is part of our progressive training plan to make sure we are crawling, walking and then running in terms of our COC (command operation center) training.”

Photo by Pfc. Jose A. Mendez Jr.

Marines with 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, watch a simulated assault during a training command post exercise Sept. 18, 2013, inside the II Marine Expeditionary Force Simulation Center aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. “Having been in COCs (command operation centers) before in Afghanistan, it is amazing how many similarities are right [in our simulated exercise],” said Maj. Kemper Jones, the operations officer with 6th Marines, from Richmond, Va.

Marines with 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, watch a simulated assault during a training command post exercise Sept. 18, 2013, inside the II Marine Expeditionary Force Simulation Center aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. “Having been in COCs (command operation centers) before in Afghanistan, it is amazing how many similarities are right [in our simulated exercise],” said Maj. Kemper Jones, the operations officer with 6th Marines, from Richmond, Va.

Photo by Pfc. Jose A. Mendez Jr.

Marines with 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, analyze their battle position during a training command post exercise inside the II Marine Expeditionary Force Simulation Center aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Sept. 18, 2013. Major Kemper Jones, the operations officer for 6th Marines, said the training simulated how the regiment’s command operation center communicates with subordinate commands during a real-life operation. “We are doing this to refine our skills as a regimental command and control element,” Jones said.

Marines with 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, analyze their battle position during a training command post exercise inside the II Marine Expeditionary Force Simulation Center aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Sept. 18, 2013. Major Kemper Jones, the operations officer for 6th Marines, said the training simulated how the regiment’s command operation center communicates with subordinate commands during a real-life operation. “We are doing this to refine our skills as a regimental command and control element,” Jones said.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting

Marines with 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, analyze information about their simulated enemies during a training command post exercise inside the II Marine Expeditionary Force Simulation Center aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Sept. 18, 2013. The command operation center’s job was to order the movements of the subordinate commands to effectively engage enemy in a simulated exercise. “It is part of our progressive training plan to make sure we are crawling, walking and then running in terms of our COC training," said Maj. Kemper Jones, the operations officer for 6th Marines.

Marines with 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, analyze information about their simulated enemies during a training command post exercise inside the II Marine Expeditionary Force Simulation Center aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Sept. 18, 2013. The command operation center’s job was to order the movements of the subordinate commands to effectively engage enemy in a simulated exercise. “It is part of our progressive training plan to make sure we are crawling, walking and then running in terms of our COC training," said Maj. Kemper Jones, the operations officer for 6th Marines.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting

Lance Cpl. Avery Dulaney, a MAGTF planning specialist with 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, collects data during a training command post exercise inside the II Marine Expeditionary Force Simulation Center aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Sept. 17, 2013. The goal of the exercise was to make the training as realistic as possible. “Having been in (command operation centers) before in Afghanistan, it is amazing how many similarities are right [in our simulated exercise],” said Maj. Kemper Jones, the 6th Marines operations officer.

Lance Cpl. Avery Dulaney, a MAGTF planning specialist with 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, collects data during a training command post exercise inside the II Marine Expeditionary Force Simulation Center aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Sept. 17, 2013. The goal of the exercise was to make the training as realistic as possible. “Having been in (command operation centers) before in Afghanistan, it is amazing how many similarities are right [in our simulated exercise],” said Maj. Kemper Jones, the 6th Marines operations officer.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting

Marines with 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, work with II Marine Expeditionary Force Simulation Center civilian personnel to properly use the center’s computers as part of a training command post exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Sept. 18, 2013. The simulation center allows regiments to fight an enemy without having to execute a regimental-sized field operation. Civilian personnel who work at the center created an intelligent, computerized enemy with the specifications the regiment wanted to create a realistic situation and provided technical aid to the Marines when it came to using the computers in order to move units.

Marines with 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, work with II Marine Expeditionary Force Simulation Center civilian personnel to properly use the center’s computers as part of a training command post exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Sept. 18, 2013. The simulation center allows regiments to fight an enemy without having to execute a regimental-sized field operation. Civilian personnel who work at the center created an intelligent, computerized enemy with the specifications the regiment wanted to create a realistic situation and provided technical aid to the Marines when it came to using the computers in order to move units.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting

General James Amos, commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks with non-commissioned officers in 2nd Marine Division, Sept. 17, 2013, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. His talk included thoughts on the budget cuts the Marine Corps is facing, and how he plans to adapt to having less spending money. He said that even with the limited amount of money available to Corps, we will continue to fulfill our mission as amphibious warfighters.

General James Amos, commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks with non-commissioned officers in 2nd Marine Division, Sept. 17, 2013, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. His talk included thoughts on the budget cuts the Marine Corps is facing, and how he plans to adapt to having less spending money. He said that even with the limited amount of money available to Corps, we will continue to fulfill our mission as amphibious warfighters.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting

Sergeant Maj. Micheal Barrett, sergeant major of the Marine Corps, talks to non-commissioned officers with 2nd Marine Division about the importance of small unit leadership Sept. 17, 2013, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. General James Amos, commandant of the Marine Corps, also visited and discussed the important role NCOs play in the Marine Corps.

Sergeant Maj. Micheal Barrett, sergeant major of the Marine Corps, talks to non-commissioned officers with 2nd Marine Division about the importance of small unit leadership Sept. 17, 2013, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. General James Amos, commandant of the Marine Corps, also visited and discussed the important role NCOs play in the Marine Corps.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting

General James Amos, commandant of the Marine Corps, visits Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Sept. 17, 2013, to speak with non-commissioned officers in the 2nd Marine Division about small unit leadership. Amos and Sgt. Maj. Micheal Barrett, sergeant major of the Marine Corps, spoke to the NCOs to motivate them to lead their Marines in garrison like they would in a deployed environment.

General James Amos, commandant of the Marine Corps, visits Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Sept. 17, 2013, to speak with non-commissioned officers in the 2nd Marine Division about small unit leadership. Amos and Sgt. Maj. Micheal Barrett, sergeant major of the Marine Corps, spoke to the NCOs to motivate them to lead their Marines in garrison like they would in a deployed environment.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting

General James Amos, commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks with non-commissioned officers in 2nd Marine Division, Sept. 17, 2013, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. His talk included thoughts on the budget cuts the Marine Corps is facing and how he plans to adapt to having less spending money.

General James Amos, commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks with non-commissioned officers in 2nd Marine Division, Sept. 17, 2013, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. His talk included thoughts on the budget cuts the Marine Corps is facing and how he plans to adapt to having less spending money.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting

Sergeant Maj. Micheal Barrett, sergeant major of the Marine Corps, talks to non-commissioned officers with 2nd Marine Division about the importance of small unit leadership Sept. 17, 2013, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. He and Gen. James Amos, the commandant of the Marine Corps, visited Camp Lejeune specifically to speak with the division’s NCOs about taking charge of their Marines and returning to fundamental leadership.

Sergeant Maj. Micheal Barrett, sergeant major of the Marine Corps, talks to non-commissioned officers with 2nd Marine Division about the importance of small unit leadership Sept. 17, 2013, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. He and Gen. James Amos, the commandant of the Marine Corps, visited Camp Lejeune specifically to speak with the division’s NCOs about taking charge of their Marines and returning to fundamental leadership.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting

Lieutenant Col. Dave Lucas, the 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division executive officer, stands in front of an M198 Howitzer, Sept. 14, 2013, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Lucas is retiring Nov. 1, and is having his retirement ceremony Sept. 20.

Lieutenant Col. Dave Lucas, the 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division executive officer, stands in front of an M198 Howitzer, Sept. 14, 2013, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Lucas is retiring Nov. 1, and is having his retirement ceremony Sept. 20.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting