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The mission of the 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV) is to generate, train, and certify forces in order to conduct expeditionary operations in support of II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF) campaign objectives and crisis response tasking. On order, 2d MARDIV will plan and execute Division-level ground combat element operations as part of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force or Naval Expeditionary Force.
U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 8th Marines, 2d Marine Division cross-country ski as part of cold-weather training in preparation for Exercise Joint...
U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division walk towards a C-130 Hercules on Marine Corps Air Station New River, North...
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. David L. Odom, the commanding general of the 2d Marine Division, gives a motivational speech to Marines during "Follow...
U.S. Marines with 2d Marine Division participate in a birthday run for the Division's 84th birthday on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North...
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.