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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, 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.

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

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. 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

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

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

A Marine with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division jumps off an amphibious assault vehicle during their annual surf qualification Sept. 12, 2013 at Onslow Beach aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Marines were taken 500 meters off-shore before evacuating the AAV.

A Marine with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division jumps off an amphibious assault vehicle during their annual surf qualification Sept. 12, 2013 at Onslow Beach aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Marines were taken 500 meters off-shore before evacuating the AAV.

Photo by Pfc. Jose A. Mendez Jr.

Marines with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, sit in the back of an amphibious assault vehicle during their annual surf qualification Sept. 12, 2013, at Onslow Beach aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Marines were taken 500 meters off-shore before evacuating the AAV.

Marines with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, sit in the back of an amphibious assault vehicle during their annual surf qualification Sept. 12, 2013, at Onslow Beach aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Marines were taken 500 meters off-shore before evacuating the AAV.

Photo by Pfc. Jose A. Mendez Jr.

Staff Sgt. Brent Wade, a platoon commander with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, takes his life vest off after reaching shore during their annual surf qualification Sept. 12, 2013 at Onslow Beach aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. To qualify the Marines had to swim 500 meters after evacuating an amphibious assault vehicle.

Staff Sgt. Brent Wade, a platoon commander with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, takes his life vest off after reaching shore during their annual surf qualification Sept. 12, 2013 at Onslow Beach aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. To qualify the Marines had to swim 500 meters after evacuating an amphibious assault vehicle.

Photo by Pfc. Jose A. Mendez Jr.

Marines with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, jump off the back of an amphibious assault vehicle during their annual surf qualification Sept. 12, 2013 at Onslow Beach aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. “We are hitting our annual requirement to conduct a surf survival,” said 1st Lt. Joel Wagaman, the 1st platoon commander with Bravo Co, and native of Hamburg, Pa. “It’s an opportunity for our Marines to come out here and practice egressing and evacuating a vehicle in the unforeseen circumstance that we have to put troops in the water whether it’s a vehicle malfunction or a vehicle sinking.”

Marines with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, jump off the back of an amphibious assault vehicle during their annual surf qualification Sept. 12, 2013 at Onslow Beach aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. “We are hitting our annual requirement to conduct a surf survival,” said 1st Lt. Joel Wagaman, the 1st platoon commander with Bravo Co, and native of Hamburg, Pa. “It’s an opportunity for our Marines to come out here and practice egressing and evacuating a vehicle in the unforeseen circumstance that we have to put troops in the water whether it’s a vehicle malfunction or a vehicle sinking.”

Photo by Pfc. Jose A. Mendez Jr.

A Marine with Mobility Assault Company, Combat Engineer Battalion 2nd Marine Division lets off smoke grenades signifying the completion of the breaching and clearing course. In this exercise Marines had to navigate their way through a series of obstacles including a tank ditch and coiled razor wire in order to accomplish the objective.

A Marine with Mobility Assault Company, Combat Engineer Battalion 2nd Marine Division lets off smoke grenades signifying the completion of the breaching and clearing course. In this exercise Marines had to navigate their way through a series of obstacles including a tank ditch and coiled razor wire in order to accomplish the objective.

Photo by Pfc. Dalton Precht

An Assault Breacher Vehicle awaits to proceed onto a simulated mine field as Marines from Mobility Assault Company, Combat Engineer battalion 2nd Marine Division cut a section of fence for easy passage September 12, 2013. The Assault Breacher Vehicle clears the path as other vehicles follow in the breaching and clearing exercise.

An Assault Breacher Vehicle awaits to proceed onto a simulated mine field as Marines from Mobility Assault Company, Combat Engineer battalion 2nd Marine Division cut a section of fence for easy passage September 12, 2013. The Assault Breacher Vehicle clears the path as other vehicles follow in the breaching and clearing exercise.

Photo by Pfc. Dalton Precht

Marines with Mobility Assault Company, Combat Engineer Battalion 2nd Marine Division scan the breaching and clearing course as they approach the first obstacle. Approximately 30 Marines took part in the breaching and clearing exercise September 12, 2013.

Marines with Mobility Assault Company, Combat Engineer Battalion 2nd Marine Division scan the breaching and clearing course as they approach the first obstacle. Approximately 30 Marines took part in the breaching and clearing exercise September 12, 2013.

Photo by Pfc. Dalton Precht

A Marine with Mobility Assault Company, Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division looks out at the breaching and clearing course as he awaits for the Assault Breacher Vehicles to approach. Marines from Mobility Assault Company conducted a breaching and clearing exercise September 12, 2013.

A Marine with Mobility Assault Company, Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division looks out at the breaching and clearing course as he awaits for the Assault Breacher Vehicles to approach. Marines from Mobility Assault Company conducted a breaching and clearing exercise September 12, 2013.

Photo by Pfc. Dalton Precht

Marines with Mobility Assault Company Combat Engineer Battalion 2nd Marine Division, approach the breaching and clearing exercise of their week long field exercise. Marines with Combat Engineer Battalion conducted basic combat engineer task during the field exercise.

Marines with Mobility Assault Company Combat Engineer Battalion 2nd Marine Division, approach the breaching and clearing exercise of their week long field exercise. Marines with Combat Engineer Battalion conducted basic combat engineer task during the field exercise.

Photo by Pfc. Dalton Precht