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2d Marine Division is a multi-role, expeditionary ground combat force. The division is employed as the ground combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force or may provide task-organized forces for assault operations and such operations as may be directed. The 2d Marine Division must be able to provide the ground amphibious forcible entry capability to the naval expeditionary force and conduct subsequent land operations in any operational environment.

 

 

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U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Steven Fleming, a native of Egg Harbor Township, N.J., and a forward air controller with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, helps offload boxes for redistribution with local volunteers in Port of Jeremie, Haiti, Aug. 31, 2021. “It is very rewarding to be here and offer support to those in need,” Fleming said. The Marines and sailors aboard the USS Arlington (LPD 24) have been serving in support of Joint Task Force-Haiti for a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief mission. “I am so proud of the commitment our Marines demonstrated today. Nearly two weeks ago, these Marines deployed with less than 12 hours notice to answer the nation’s call and serve as a force in readiness for the Joint Task Force. Today, we were able to put boots on the ground and work side-by-side with sailors and local volunteers to distribute aid to areas most impacted by the earthquake. There is truly no better friend than a United States Marine.” (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline C. Arre)

Helping Hands Deliver Humanitarian Aid to Haiti

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Joint Task Force-Haiti (JTF-Haiti) wave to locals after helping offload boxes for redistribution in Port of Jeremie, Haiti, Aug. 31, 2021. The Marines and sailors aboard the USS Arlington (LPD 24) have been working in support of JTF-Haiti for a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief mission. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline C. Arre)

Helping Hands Deliver Humanitarian Aid to Haiti

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Joint Task Force-Haiti (JTF-Haiti) and volunteers help offload boxes for redistribution in Port of Jeremie, Haiti, Aug. 31, 2021. The Marines and sailors aboard the USS Arlington (LPD 24) have been working in support of JTF-Haiti for a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief mission. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alize Sotelo)

Helping Hands Deliver Humanitarian Aid to Haiti

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Francis Donovan, left, commanding general, Lance Cpl. Anthonas Thermidor, center, a legal services specialist with Headquarters Battalion, and Sgt. Maj. Daniel Krause, right, sergeant major, all with 2d Marine Division, pose for a photo after a flag presentation ceremony at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 27, 2021. Thermidor, a Haitian native, received an American flag to commemorate earning American citizenship. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Eric Rodriguez)

Marine from Haiti Earns Citizenship

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Francis Donovan, commanding general of 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), presents an American flag to Lance Cpl. Anthonas Thermidor, a legal services specialist with Headquarters Battalion, 2d MARDIV, at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 27, 2021. Thermidor, a Haitian native, received an American flag to commemorate earning American citizenship. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Eric Rodriguez)

Marine from Haiti Earns Citizenship

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Anthonas Thermidor, a legal services specialist with Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division, recites the oath of enlistment during a flag presentation ceremony at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 27, 2021. Thermidor, a Haitian native, received an American flag to commemorate earning American citizenship. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Reine Whitaker)

Marine from Haiti Earns Citizenship

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Antonio Perez, a transmissions system operator with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (2/2), 2d Marine Division, embraces his family at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 20, 2021. 2/2 returned to Camp Lejeune after spending six months in Okinawa participating in a Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

2/2 Homecoming

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Cody Snyder, left, an infantry officer from Raleigh, N.C., and 2nd Lt. Michael Andre, an infantry officer from Naperville, Fla., both with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, go over gear counts during a deployment preparation drill at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 20, 2021. The drill prepared the Marines to deploy at a moment’s notice to support Joint Task Force-Haiti during the Humanitarian Assistance Disaster Relief mission. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Ryan Ramsammy)

3/6 Deployment Prep

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jack Hollings, a Loveland, Colo., native and a combat engineer from 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, loads onto the USS Arlington (LPD-24) on Naval Station Norfolk, Va. Aug. 17, 2021. The Marines from 1/6 are loading in preparation to deploy in support of Joint Task Force Haiti during their humanitarian assistance disaster relief mission. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Arre)

1/6 Humanitarian Assistance in Haiti

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Mastin Robeson, the battalion commander with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, gives a speech in preparation to depart Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 18, 2021. The Marines from 1/6 are preparing to deploy in support of Joint Task Force-Haiti for a humanitarian assistance disaster relief mission. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Akeel Austin)

1/6 Humanitarian Assistance

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (1/6), 2d Marine Division, embark a U.S. Navy landing craft utility with Assault Craft Unit Two in Morehead City, N.C., Aug. 18, 2021. Marines with 1/6 deployed in support of Joint Task Force-Haiti for a humanitarian assistance disaster relief mission. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

1/6 Deploys to Haiti for Humanitarian Relief

U.S. Marines with 3d Platoon, Force Company, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, disembark a CH-53E Super Stallion during an amphibious training event on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 11, 2021. The training event involved joint participation and cooperation with 2d Marine Aircraft Wing and U.S. Army Ranger Reconnaissance Team 4, 75th Ranger Regiment, to refine amphibious capabilities, confidence, and proficiency. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

Who's Gonna Carry the Boats?

U.S. Marines with 3d Platoon, Force Company, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, prepare to board a CH-53E Super Stallion during an amphibious training event on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 11, 2021. The training event involved joint participation and cooperation with 2d Marine Aircraft Wing and U.S. Army Ranger Reconnaissance Team 4, 75th Ranger Regiment, to refine amphibious capabilities, confidence, and proficiency. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

Who's Gonna Carry the Boats?

U.S. Marines with 3d Platoon, Force Company, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, float on a raft during an amphibious training event on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 11, 2021. The training event involved joint participation and cooperation with 2d Marine Aircraft Wing and U.S. Army Ranger Reconnaissance Team 4, 75th Ranger Regiment, to refine amphibious capabilities, confidence, and proficiency. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

Who's Gonna Carry the Boats?

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Samal Khosravi, left, and Lance Cpl. Mathew Jude, both machine gunners with 3d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, suppress notional enemies during a support-by-fire range as part of a field exercise on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 12, 2021. The focus of this exercise was to prepare for their next evolution of training as the unit works toward future deployments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Reine Whitaker)

Anything's Possible

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Samal Khosravi, left, and Lance Cpl. Matthew Jude, both machine gunners with 3d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, suppress notional enemies during a support-by-fire range as part of a field exercise on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 12, 2021. The focus of this exercise was to prepare for their next evolution of training as the unit works toward future deployments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Reine Whitaker)

Anything's Possible

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. William Collins, a squad leader with 3d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, waits to provide support on a support-by-fire range during a field exercise on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 12, 2021. The focus of this exercise was to prepare for their next evolution of training as the unit works toward future deployments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Reine Whitaker)

Anything's Possible

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Maelynn Ruff, a native of Elberton, Ga. and an assault amphibious vehicle operator with Alpha Company, 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2d Marine Division, checks communication connectivity before a wet-gap amphibious crossing as part of a company-sized infiltration on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 10, 2021. The infiltration focused on maneuvering across complex terrain and picket lines with near-peer capabilities in an unscripted force-on-force scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline C. Arre)

Just What We Do

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2d Marine Division, congregate before a wet-gap amphibious crossing as part of a company-sized infiltration on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 10, 2021. The infiltration focused on maneuvering across complex terrain and picket lines with near-peer capabilities in an unscripted force-on-force scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline C. Arre)

Just What We Do

An AAV7A1 assault amphibious vehicle conducts a wet-gap amphibious crossing as part of a company-sized infiltration on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 10, 2021. The infiltration focused on maneuvering across complex terrain and picket lines with near-peer capabilities in an unscripted force-on-force scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline C. Arre)

Just What We Do

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Tyler Gunn, a native of Elk Grove, Calif., and a platoon commander with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), swims 500 meters during a physical assessment on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 3. 2021. The Marines of 2d MARDIV's experimental battalion underwent a physical assessment consisting of a 500 meter swim, a five-mile run and the Marine Corps’ obstacle course to establish a baseline for measuring success throughout the predeployment training program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer Reyes)

1/2 Completes Physical Assessment

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Connor Florence, a native of Littleton, Colo., and an antitank missile gunner with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), jumps over an obstacle during a physical assessment on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 3, 2021. The Marines of 2d MARDIV's experimental battalion underwent a physical assessment consisting of a 500 meter swim, a five-mile run and the Marine Corps’ obstacle course to establish a baseline for measuring success throughout the predeployment training program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer Reyes)

1/2 Completes Physical Assessment

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), climb ropes during a physical assessment on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 3, 2021. The Marines of 2d MARDIV's experimental battalion underwent a physical assessment consisting of a 500 meter swim, a five-mile run and the Marine Corps’ obstacle course to establish a baseline for measuring success throughout the predeployment training program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer Reyes)

1/2 Completes Physical Assessment

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, suppress simulated enemy fire during a range as part of a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) at Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 27, 2021. A MCCRE is an exercise designed to formally evaluate a unit’s combat readiness and if successful, the unit will achieve apex status and is deemed ready for global employment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

2/6 MCCRE

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, provide security during a range as part of a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) at Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 28, 2021. A MCCRE is an exercise designed to formally evaluate a unit’s combat readiness and if successful, the unit will achieve apex status and is deemed ready for global employment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

2/6 MCCRE

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nathan Wood, a native of Savannah, Ga., and a rifleman with 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, directs Marines during a range as part of a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) at Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 27, 2021. A MCCRE is an exercise designed to formally evaluate a unit’s combat readiness and if successful, the unit will achieve apex status and is deemed ready for global employment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

2/6 MCCRE

U.S. Marines with 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion (AABn.), 2d Marine Division, splash during a mechanized amphibious egress exercise on Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 22, 2021. This training strengthened the unit’s capacity to conduct amphibious training in the Atlantic while ensuring safety of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

Surf's Up

U.S. Marines with 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion (AABn.), 2d Marine Division, prepare to splash during a mechanized amphibious egress exercise on Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 22, 2021. This training strengthened the unit’s capacity to conduct amphibious training in the Atlantic while ensuring safety of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

Surf's Up

U.S. Marines with 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion (AABn.), 2d Marine Division, conduct a mechanized amphibious egress exercise on Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 22, 2021. This training strengthened the unit’s capacity to conduct amphibious training in the Atlantic while ensuring safety of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

Surf's Up

U.S. Marines with 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion (AABn.), 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), instruct Marines and Sailors with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, (1/2) 2d MARDIV on the proper use of safety equipment during a mechanized amphibious egress exercise on Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 22, 2021. The exercise improves how 1/2 integrates with 2d AABn. and prepares the unit for future conflict by strengthening its naval expeditionary capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

The Water’s Fine

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, (1/2) 2d Marine Division disembark from an assault amphibious vehicle during a mechanized amphibious egress exercise on Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 22, 2021. The exercise improves how 1/2 integrates with 2d Assault Amphibious Battalion and prepares the unit for future conflict by strengthening its naval expeditionary capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

The Water’s Fine

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, (1/2) 2d Marine Division board an assault amphibious vehicle during a mechanized amphibious egress exercise on Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 22, 2021. The exercise improves how 1/2 integrates with 2d Assault Amphibious Battalion and prepares the unit for future conflict by strengthening its naval expeditionary capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

The Water’s Fine

U.S. Marines with Headquarters Battalion (HQBN) and 2d Combat Engineer Battalion (CEB) pose for a photo with the 2d Marine Division commanding staff at Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 21, 2021. Marines with HQBN and 2d CEB were awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for their superior performance for their efforts during the five-day High Frequency Radio competition. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

HF Comp Winners Awarded

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, fire an M252 81 mm mortar system during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) on Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 20, 2021. A MCCRE is an exercise designed to formally evaluate a unit’s combat readiness and if successful, the unit will be deemed ready for global employment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Reine Whitaker)

Target on Sight, Fire

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Sayediman Sadrhajsayedjavadi, a fire support Marine with 2d Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), locates grid coordinates for fire missions as part of a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) for 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d MARDIV, on Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 20, 2021. A MCCRE is an exercise designed to formally evaluate a unit’s combat readiness and if successful, the unit will be deemed ready for global employment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Reine Whitaker)

Target on Sight, Fire

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Joshua Rogers, a field artillery officer with 2d Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), supervises ground fires as part of a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) for 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d MARDIV, on Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 20, 2021. A MCCRE is an exercise designed to formally evaluate a unit’s combat readiness and if successful, the unit will be deemed ready for global employment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Reine Whitaker)

Target on Sight, Fire

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Adam Plambeck, right, a native of Stafford, Va., and a maintenance chief with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), receives the Motor Transport Maintenance Chief of the Year from Maj. Gen. Francis Donovan, commanding general of 2d MARDIV, at Camp Johnson, N.C., July 19, 2021. Plambeck was awarded Motor Transport Maintenance Chief of the Year for his initiative, perseverance, dedication, and superior performance as a leader and Marine. The Marine Corps Motor Transport Awards Program annually selects one Marine who best exemplifies and honors the motor transportation community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

Motor Transport Maintenance Chief of the Year

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kenny Law, an Oakland, Calif., native and electronic warfare operator with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (1/2), 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), integrates a Communication Emitter Sensing and Attack System II into a tactical patrol on Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 14, 2021. 1/2 is tasked as the 2d MARDIV’s experimental infantry battalion to test new gear, operating concepts and force structures. The unit’s findings will help refine infantry battalions across the Marine Corps as it continues to push toward the end state of Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

New Gear, Who's This? Marines with 1/2 Experiment New Electronic Warfare Equipment

U.S. Marines with 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), set up AN/PRC-160(V) radios as part of the 2d MARDIV High-Frequency (HF) Competition on Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga., July 12, 2021. The competition enhanced HF transmission proficiency and capabilities to prepare Marines for future expeditionary conflicts where the area is either contested or degraded. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Freq Out!

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Leo Yoon, a Rockville, Md., native and a transmissions systems operator with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), operates an AN/PRC-160(V) radio as part of the 2d MARDIV High-Frequency (HF) Competition on Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga., July 12, 2021. The competition enhanced HF transmission proficiency and capabilities to prepare Marines for future expeditionary conflicts where the area is either contested or degraded. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Freq Out!

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Edwin Quitoguachichullca, left, a Chicago, Ill., native and a satellite transmissions systems operator, and Cpl. Dustin Nguyen, a Richmond, Va., native and transmissions systems operator with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), set up a field radio antenna as part of the 2d MARDIV High-Frequency (HF) Competition near Camp Blanding, Fla., July 13, 2021. The competition enhanced HF transmission proficiency and capabilities to prepare Marines for future expeditionary conflicts where the area is either contested or degraded. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Freq Out!

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (3/2), 2d Marine Division, explain how to use a Mark 19 grenade launcher to retired U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Lee Reed at Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 9, 2021. Reed, who served in World War II while assigned to 3/2, visited the Marines to see how weapons and equipment have evolved, as well as to pass off wisdom and share his experiences. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Reine Whitaker)

Connecting Generations: Once a Marine, Always a Marine

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Lee Reed speaks with U.S. Marines from 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (3/2), 2d Marine Division, about his experiences during World War II at Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 9, 2021. Reed, who served in World War II while assigned to 3/2, visited the Marines to see how weapons and equipment have evolved, as well as to pass off wisdom and share his experiences.. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Reine Whitaker)

Connecting Generations: Once a Marine, Always a Marine

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Lee Reed speaks with Marines from 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (3/2), 2d Marine Division, about his experiences during World War II during a Warrior’s Breakfast at Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 9, 2021. Reed, who served in World War II while assigned to 3/2, visited the Marines to see how weapons and equipment have evolved, as well as to pass off wisdom and share his experiences. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Reine Whitaker)

Connecting Generations: Once a Marine, Always a Marine

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Gary L. Thomas, left, the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, talks with Maj. Gen. Francis L. Donovan, the commanding general of 2d Marine Division (MARDIV) , at Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 7, 2021. Thomas visited 2d MARDIV to observe how the division plans to adapt in accordance with Force Design 2030, which looks to increase the lethality and littoral combat ability of the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Planning For The Future

A garrison flag flies in the sky before being lowered during an evening colors ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 4, 2021. The garrison flag is flown on Sundays and national holidays, and it’s one of the largest American flags. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Land of the Free, Home of the Brave

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Stephan Simmons, left, a data systems administrator, and Lance Cpl. Jordan Kiefer, a transmissions systems operator, both with 8th Communications Battalion, 2d Marine Information Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, lower the national ensign during an evening colors ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 4, 2021. The garrison flag is flown on Sundays and national holidays, and it’s one of the largest American flags. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Land of the Free, Home of the Brave

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Abigail Clark, a Clarksville, Md., native and a hospital corpsman with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (1/2), 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), administers continuous care over a five hour period to a simulated casualty as part of 2d MARDIV’s prolonged casualty care course on Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 2, 2021. The course prepared the sailors to provide efficient care over an extended period of time while under adverse conditions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma L. Gray)

2d MARDIV's Prolong Casualty Care Course

U.S. Navy hospital corpsmen with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (1/2), 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), apply a tourniquet to a simulated casualty as part of 2d MARDIV’s prolonged casualty care course on Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 2, 2021.The course prepared the sailors to provide efficient care over an extended period of time while under adverse conditions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma L. Gray)

2d MARDIV's Prolong Casualty Care Course

A U.S. Marines with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion (2d Recon), 2d Marine Division, participates in a night mission during Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior on Savaneta Kamp, Aruba, June 27, 2021. The exercise allows 2d Recon to expand its knowledge and proficiency when operating in littoral and coastal regions while increasing global interoperability with 32nd Raiding Squadron, Netherlands Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

2d Recon Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior - 2021

U.S. Marines with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion (2d Recon), 2d Marine Division, participate in a night mission during Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior on Savaneta Kamp, Aruba, June 23, 2021. The exercise allows 2d Recon to expand its knowledge and proficiency when operating in littoral and coastal regions while increasing global interoperability with 32nd Raiding Squadron, Netherlands Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

2d Recon Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior - 2021

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. David Ballek, a native of Bemidji, Mass., and a reconnaissance Marine with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion (2d Recon), 2d Marine Division, participates in a night mission during Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior on Savaneta Kamp, Aruba, June 27, 2021. The exercise allows 2d Recon to expand its knowledge and proficiency when operating in littoral and coastal regions while increasing global interoperability with 32nd Raiding Squadron, Netherlands Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sydney Smith)

2d Recon Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior - 2021

Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Col. Alon Madanes, an IDF Attaché to the U.S., discusses the capabilities of the Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV) P7 with U.S. Marines from 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion (AABn.), 2d Marine Division, on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 28, 2021. IDF commanders visited 2d AABn. to learn about Marine Corps amphibious combat operations and the capabilities of the AAV. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Aharai!

U.S. Marines with 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion (AABn.), 2d Marine Division, and Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers discuss littoral combat tactics on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 28, 2021. IDF commanders visited 2d AABn. to learn about Marine Corps amphibious combat operations and the capabilities of the assault amphibious vehicle. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Aharai!

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 453, 4th Marine Logistics Group, transfer a casket containing the remains of U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Donald D. Stoddard to the burial site at Mountain View Memorial Park in Boulder, Colo., June 26, 2021. Stoddard died during the siege of Betio Island in November 1943 during World War II while assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division. His remains were recovered in March 2019 by the non-profit organization, History Flight. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chase W. Drayer)

77 Years Later: Sending Off Sgt. Stoddard

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Draxxon Lell (left) and U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Marcus Reeves (right), both with Combat Logistics Battalion 453, 4th Marine Logistics Group, customarily fold the American flag during U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Donald D. Stoddard’s funeral at Mountain View Memorial Park in Boulder, Colo., June 26, 2021. Stoddard died during the siege of Betio Island in November 1943 during World War II while assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division. His remains were recovered in March 2019 by the non-profit organization, History Flight. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chase W. Drayer)

77 Years Later: Sending Off Sgt. Stoddard

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Hunter Haffly, a squad leader with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (1/6), 2d Marine Division, places a French Fourragere on the casket of U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Donald D. Stoddard at Mountain View Memorial Park in Boulder, Colo., June 26, 2021. Stoddard died during the siege of Betio Island in November 1943 during World War II while assigned to 1/6. His remains were recovered in March 2019 by the non-profit organization, History Flight. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chase W. Drayer)

77 Years Later: Sending Off Sgt. Stoddard

U.S. Marine Corps Lt Col. Richard J. Stinnett jr., right, relinquishes command of 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment (1/10), 2d Marine Division, to Lt Col. William R. Soucie, left, during a change of command ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 25, 2021. The ceremony represents the transfer of authority, responsibility, and accountability of 1/10 from the out-going commander with the incoming commander. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Virtue)

10th Marines Change of Command

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Thomas White, left, and Capt. Devon Sanderfield, both infantry officers with 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), cross a creek during a 20 km hike as part of the Division Leader Assessment Program (DLAP) at Fort Pickett, Va., June 24, 2021. DLAP assesses the preparedness of 2d MARDIV's newly-assigned infantry Captains by evaluating their mental, moral, and physical readiness for infantry company command, ensuring the Division places the right leaders in front of the right companies at the right time. DLAP is a key component in the Division's mission to train and certify units that demonstrate apex levels of lethality, endurance and comprehensive warfighting ability to be employed by their gaining higher headquarters immediately upon deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Using Your Chevro-legs

U.S. Marines with 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), push forward during a 20 km hike as part of the Division Leader Assessment Program (DLAP) at Fort Pickett, Va., June 24, 2021. DLAP assesses the preparedness of 2d MARDIV's newly-assigned infantry Captains by evaluating their mental, moral, and physical readiness for infantry company command, ensuring the Division places the right leaders in front of the right companies at the right time. DLAP is a key component in the Division's mission to train and certify units that demonstrate apex levels of lethality, endurance and comprehensive warfighting ability to be employed by their gaining higher headquarters immediately upon deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Using Your Chevro-legs

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Mason Weber, an infantry officer with 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), participates in a land navigation course as part of the Division Leader Assessment Program (DLAP) at Fort Pickett, Va., June 21, 2021. DLAP assesses the preparedness of 2d MARDIV's newly-assigned infantry Captains by evaluating their mental, moral, and physical readiness for infantry company command, ensuring the Division places the right leaders in front of the right companies at the right time. DLAP is a key component in the Division's mission to train and certify units that demonstrate apex levels of lethality, endurance and comprehensive warfighting ability to be employed by their gaining higher headquarters immediately upon deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Finding Their Way

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Kyle Daly, an infantry officer with 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), marks coordinates during a land navigation course as part of the Division Leader Assessment Program (DLAP) at Fort Pickett, Va., June 21, 2021. DLAP assesses the preparedness of 2d MARDIV's newly-assigned infantry Captains by evaluating their mental, moral, and physical readiness for infantry company command, ensuring the Division places the right leaders in front of the right companies at the right time. DLAP is a key component in the Division's mission to train and certify units that demonstrate apex levels of lethality, endurance and comprehensive warfighting ability to be employed by their gaining higher headquarters immediately upon deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Finding Their Way

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Frank Donovan, left, commanding general of 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), awards 1st Lt. Robert Shake, a motor transport officer with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d MARDIV with the Motor Transport Officer of the Year Award on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 22, 2021. Shake, a native of Lodi, Calif., won the award for his outstanding achievements in growing his non-commissioned officers, maintaining a high-level of operational vehicles, and supporting the unit with exceptional motor transport capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

Driving Force: Motor Transport Officer of the Year

U.S. Marines with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion (2d Recon), 2d Marine Division, participate in a team dive during Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior on Savaneta Kamp, Aruba, June 12, 2021. The exercise allows 2d Recon to expand its knowledge and proficiency when operating in littoral and coastal regions while increasing global interoperability with 32nd Raiding Squadron, Netherlands Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

2d Recon Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior - 2021

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. David Ballek, a native of Bemidji, Mass., left, and Cpl. Jonathan Derisio, a native of Portland, Ore., both reconnaissance Marines with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion (2d Recon), 2d Marine Division, emerge from the water after a team dive during Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior on Savaneta Kamp, Aruba, June 12, 2021. The exercise allows 2d Recon to expand its knowledge and proficiency when operating in littoral and coastal regions while increasing global interoperability with 32nd Raiding Squadron, Netherlands Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

2d Recon Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior - 2021

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Mitchell Moore, a native of Carmel, Ind., platoon commander with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion (2d Recon), 2d Marine Division, participates in a water obstacle during Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior on Savaneta Kamp, Aruba, June 18, 2021. The exercise allows 2d Recon to expand its knowledge and proficiency when operating in littoral and coastal regions while increasing global interoperability with 32nd Raiding Squadron, Netherlands Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

2d Recon Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior - 2021

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Geoffrey Hoey, right, relinquishes command of 2d Reconnaissance Battalion (Recon), 2d Marine Division, to Lt. Col. Eric Tee during a change of command ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 18, 2021. The ceremony is a tradition symbolizing the transfer of authority, responsibility and accountability of the Marines and Sailors. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

2d Recon Change of Command

U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, bring ashore a Combat Rubberized Raiding Craft during an air to sea insertion training event on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 16, 2021. The training established and refined the Marines’ standard operating procedures in amphibious insertions, extractions, and reconnaissance in preparation for Naval Large-Scale Exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elijah J. Abernathy)

Air, Sea and Land

A U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, launches from a Combat Rubberized Raiding Craft during an training event on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 16, 2021. The training established and refined the Marines’ standard operating procedures in amphibious insertions, extractions, and reconnaissance in preparation for Naval Large-Scale Exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elijah J. Abernathy)

Air, Sea and Land

U.S. Marine Corps leaders with 2d Marine Division, U.S. Marine Corps veteran Ryan Ortega, and Ortega’s family pose for a group photo at Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 21, 2021. The Ortegas biked over 3,000 miles from Camp Pendleton, Calif., to Camp Lejeune in support of Veterans Honor Flight. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

2d MARDIV CG, Marine Veteran, Coin Exchange

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Lynn W. Berendsen, right, the outgoing commanding officer of 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2d Marine Division, relinquishes command to Lt. Col. John Kennedy, the incoming commanding officer, during a change of command ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 17, 2021. The ceremony between commanding officers represents the transfer of authority, responsibility, and accountability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

AABn Change of Command

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Lynn W. Berendsen, right, the outgoing commanding officer of 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2d Marine Division, is awarded the Meritorious Service Medal by Maj. Gen. Francis Donovan, left, the commanding general of 2d Marine Division, during a change of command ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 17, 2021. The ceremony represents the transfer of authority, responsibility and accountability from Berendsen to Lt. Col. John Kennedy, the incoming commanding officer. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

AABn Change of Command

U.S. Marines with 2d Marine Division (MARDIV) run during a physical fitness test as part of the Division Leadership Assessment Program (DLAP) on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 15, 2021. DLAP assesses the preparedness of 2d MARDIV's newly-assigned infantry captains by evaluating their mental, moral, and physical readiness for infantry company command, ensuring the division places the right leaders in front of the right companies at the right time. DLAP is a key component in the division’s mission to train and certify units that demonstrate apex levels of lethality, endurance, and comprehensive warfighting ability to be employed by their gaining higher headquarters immediately upon deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Testing the Metal

U.S. Marines with 2d Marine Division (MARDIV) conduct a physical fitness test as part of the Division Leader Assessment Program (DLAP) on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 15, 2021. DLAP assesses the preparedness of 2d MARDIV's newly-assigned infantry captains by evaluating their mental, moral, and physical readiness for infantry company command, ensuring the division places the right leaders in front of the right companies at the right time. DLAP is a key component in the division’s mission to train and certify units that demonstrate apex levels of lethality, endurance, and comprehensive warfighting ability to be employed by their gaining higher headquarters immediately upon deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Testing the Metal

A U.S. Marine with 2d Marine Division (MARDIV) executes a plank during a physical fitness test as part of the Division Leadership Assessment Program (DLAP) on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 15, 2021. DLAP assesses the preparedness of 2d MARDIV's newly-assigned infantry captains by evaluating their mental, moral, and physical readiness for infantry company command, ensuring the division places the right leaders in front of the right companies at the right time. DLAP is a key component in the division’s mission to train and certify units that demonstrate apex levels of lethality, endurance, and comprehensive warfighting ability to be employed by their gaining higher headquarters immediately upon deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Testing the Metal

A U.S. Marine with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion (2d Recon), 2d Marine Division, participates in a dive during a water navigation course during Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior on Savaneta Kamp, Aruba, June 10, 2021. The exercise allows 2d Recon to expand its knowledge and proficiency when operating in littoral and coastal regions while increasing global interoperability with 32nd Raiding Squadron, Netherlands Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

2d Recon Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior - 2021

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Zachary Poster, a native from Charlston, S.C., right, and Lance Cpl. Jacob Derr, a native of Worcester, Mass. both reconnaissance Marines with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion (2d Recon), 2d Marine Division, emerge from the water after a buddy pair dive during Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior on Savaneta Kamp, Aruba, June 10, 2021. The exercise allows 2d Recon to expand its knowledge and proficiency when operating in littoral and coastal regions while increasing global interoperability with 32nd Raiding Squadron, Netherlands Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

2d Recon Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior - 2021

U.S. Marines with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion (2d Recon), 2d Marine Division, prepare to dive during Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior on Savaneta Kamp, Aruba, June 9, 2021. The exercise allows 2d Recon to expand its knowledge and proficiency when operating in littoral and coastal regions while increasing global interoperability with 32nd Raiding Squadron, Netherlands Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

2d Recon Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior - 2021

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (1/2), 2d Marine Division (MARDIV) sprint to a CH-53K King Stallion in Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 10, 2021. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, executed an air assault operation in support of VMX-1 to test the capabilities of the CH-53K King Stallion, the U.S. Marine Corps’ newest heavylift helicopter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

New Helicopter, Who's This? Marines with 1/2 and VMX-1 Test Capabilities of New Helicopter

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Samson Bevins, a machine gunner with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (1/2), 2d Marine Division, patrols through a treeline at Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 10, 2021. In support of Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 1, Marines with 1/2 executed an air assault operation to test the capabilities of the CH-53K King Stallion, the U.S. Marine Corps’ newest heavy-lift helicopter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Reine Whitaker)

New Helicopter, Who's This? Marines with 1/2 and VMX-1 Test Capabilities of New Helicopter

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (1/2), 2d Marine Division, load a Utility Task Vehicle on a CH-53K King Stallion at Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 10, 2021. In support of Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 1, Marines with 1/2 executed an air assault operation to test the capabilities of the CH-53K King Stallion, the U.S. Marine Corps’ newest heavy-lift helicopter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Reine Whitaker)

New Helicopter, Who's This? Marines with 1/2 and VMX-1 Test Capabilities of New Helicopter

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Christian Guinn, an infantry rifleman with 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, fires an M320 grenade launcher during a live-fire range on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 10, 2021. Marines from 6th Marine Regiment utilized the M320, which is gradually being adopted throughout the Marine Corps, for the first time to strengthen readiness and improve lethality for the next fight. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alize Sotelo)

Boom! 2/6 employs the M320 grenade launcher

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Christian Wright and Lance Cpl. Brian Cifuentesperez, both infantry rifleman with 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, adjust the optic of the M320 grenade launcher during a live-fire range on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 10, 2021. Marines from 6th Marine Regiment utilized the M320, which is gradually being adopted throughout the Marine Corps, for the first time to strengthen readiness and improve lethality for the next fight. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alize Sotelo)

Boom! 2/6 employs the M320 grenade launcher

U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen provide security at the Infantry Immersion Trainer during Professional Training of Midshipmen (PROTRAMID) on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 10, 2021. The purpose of PROTRAMID is to expose students to opportunities in the Fleet Marine Forces and generate an interest in a Marine Corps commissioning program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma L. Gray)

PROTRAMID 2021

U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen provide security at the Infantry Immersion Trainer during Professional Training of Midshipmen (PROTRAMID) on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 10, 2021. The purpose of PROTRAMID is to expose students to opportunities in the Fleet Marine Forces and generate an interest in a Marine Corps commissioning program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma L. Gray)

PROTRAMID 2021

U.S. Marines with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, breach an obstacle with bangalore torpedoes during a demolition range as part of a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 7, 2021. The purpose of the range was to build core proficiency, improve combat readiness and to better prepare for combat scenarios before deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

2d CEB Demolition Range

U.S. Marines with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, exit an amphibious assault vehicle during a demolition range as part of a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 7, 2021. The purpose of the range was to build core proficiency, improve combat readiness and to better prepare for combat scenarios before deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

2d CEB Demolition Range

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Austin Pierce, a combat engineer with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, mechanically breaches a concertina wire obstacle during a demolition range as part of a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 7, 2021. The purpose of the range was to build core proficiency, improve combat readiness and to better prepare for combat scenarios before deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

2d CEB Demolition Range

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Francis Donovan, commanding general of 2d Marine Division, participates in a dynamic display with 3rd Marine Artillery Regiment, 6th Light Armoured Brigade, on Military Camp of Canjuers, France, June 1, 2021. Donovan’s visit to France included engagements with key leaders to strengthen relationships with the French Armed Forces in order to refine interoperability for future cooperation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Margaret Gale)

2d MARDIV CG visits French Forces

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Francis Donovan, commanding general, 2d Marine Division, signs the guest book for the 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment, 6th Light Armoured Brigade, in Compiegne, France, June 2, 2021. Donovan’s visit to France included engagements with key leaders to strengthen relationships with the French Armed Forces in order to refine interoperability for future cooperation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Margaret Gale)

2d MARDIV CG visits French Forces

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Francis Donovan, commanding general of 2d Marine Division, observes a dynamic display with 3rd Marine Artillery Regiment, 6th Light Armoured Brigade, on Military Camp of Canjuers, France, June 1, 2021. Donovan’s visit to France included engagements with key leaders to strengthen relationships with the French Armed Forces in order to refine interoperability for future cooperation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Margaret Gale)

2d MARDIV CG visits French Forces

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Francis Donovan, commanding general of 2d Marine Division, observes a dynamic display with 3rd Marine Artillery Regiment, 6th Light Armoured Brigade, on Military Camp of Canjuers, France, June 1, 2021. Donovan’s visit to France included engagements with key leaders to strengthen relationships with the French Armed Forces in order to refine interoperability for future cooperation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Margaret Gale)

2d MARDIV CG visits French Forces

Several dog tags hang from a memorial monument after a ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 4, 2021. Each dog tag symbolizes a fallen Marine from 2/6 in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom. Several members across the community and across the Marine Corps attended the event, honoring Marines like Cpl. Albert Gettings, a 2/6 Marine who was killed by enemy fire during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2006. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

2/6 Remembers the Fallen

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (2/6), 2d Marine Division, celebrate after a memorial workout on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 4, 2021. Several members across the community and across the Marine Corps attended the event, honoring Cpl. Albert Gettings, a 2/6 Marine who was killed by enemy fire during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2006. The event exemplified Gettings’ characteristics of unwavering dedication, esprit de corps, and steadfast discipline. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

2/6 Remembers the Fallen

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Jonathan Wyble, sergeant major of Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, speaks after a memorial workout on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 4, 2021. Several members across the community and across the Marine Corps attended the event, honoring Cpl. Albert Gettings, a Marine who was killed by enemy fire during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2006. The event exemplified Gettings’ characteristics of unwavering dedication, esprit de corps, and steadfast discipline. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

2/6 Remembers the Fallen

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (2/6), 2d Marine Division, participate in a memorial workout on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 4, 2021. Several members across the community and across the Marine Corps attended the event, honoring Cpl. Albert Gettings, a 2/6 Marine who was killed by enemy fire during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2006. The event exemplified Gettings’ characteristics of unwavering dedication, esprit de corps, and steadfast discipline. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

2/6 Remembers the Fallen

U.S. Naval Academy cadets practice various Marine Corps Martial Arts Program techniques during Professional Training of Midshipmen (PROTRAMID) on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 4, 2021. The purpose of PROTRAMID is to expose students to opportunities in the Fleet Marine Forces and generate an interest in a Marine Corps commissioning program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma L. Gray)

PROTRAMID 2021

U.S. Naval Academy cadets practice various Marine Corps Martial Arts Program techniques during Professional Training of Midshipmen (PROTRAMID) on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 4, 2021. The purpose of PROTRAMID is to expose students to opportunities in the Fleet Marine Forces and generate an interest in a Marine Corps commissioning program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma L. Gray)

PROTRAMID 2021

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Robert J. Hallett, left, outgoing commanding officer of 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, relinquishes command to Col. Andrew M. Kelley, incoming commanding officer of 10th Marine Regiment, during a change of command ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 3, 2021. The ceremony represents the transfer of authority, responsibility, and accountability from the out-going officer to the incoming commanding officer. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Changing Tides: 10th Marine Regiment Change Of Command

U.S. Marines with 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, perform a 21-gun salute during a change of command ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 3, 2021. The ceremony represents the transfer of authority, responsibility, and accountability from the out-going officer to the incoming commanding officer. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Changing Tides: 10th Marine Regiment Change Of Command

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Francis Donovan, the commanding general of 2d Marine Division, engages with soldiers from the French Army aboard amphibious helicopter carrier Dixmude, May 31, 2021. Donovan’s visit to France included engagements with key leaders to strengthen relationships with the French Armed Forces in order to refine interoperability for future cooperation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Margaret Gale)

2d MARDIV CG visits French Forces

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Francis Donovan, the commanding general of 2d Marine Division, engages with Marines with 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (2/6), aboard amphibious helicopter carrier Dixmude, May 31, 2021. Donovan visited 2/6 in France during Exercise Skrenvil, a bilateral amphibious event designed to bolster collaboration with allied nations and to maintain global security in key maritime terrain. While abroad, Donovan also engaged with key leaders in the French Armed Forces to strengthen relationships in order to refine interoperability for future cooperation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Margaret Gale)

2d MARDIV CG visits French Forces

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Francis Donovan, the commanding general with 2d Marine Division, engages with soldiers from the French Army aboard amphibious helicopter carrier Dixmude, May 31, 2021. Donovan’s visit to France included engagements with key leaders to strengthen relationships with the French Armed Forces in order to refine interoperability for future cooperation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Margaret Gale)

2d MARDIV CG visits French Forces

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (3/2), 2d Marine Division, conduct a day raid during Exercise Raven in Nashville, Tenn., May 29, 2021. Exercise Raven is an integrated training exercise with Marines from 3/2 and Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command simulating real-life tactical scenarios to enhance overall unit interoperability, effectiveness and lethality against an adversarial force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

Forest Fighters: Marines with 3/2 Conduct Raids as Part of Exercise Raven

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ethan Sheffey, a Withe County, Va. native and mortarman with 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (3/2), 2d Marine Division, scans the area during a raid as part of Exercise Raven in Nashville, Tenn., May 29, 2021. Exercise Raven is an integrated training exercise with Marines from 3/2 and Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command simulating real-life tactical scenarios to enhance overall unit interoperability, effectiveness and lethality against an adversarial force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

Forest Fighters: Marines with 3/2 Conduct Raids as Part of Exercise Raven

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (3/2), 2d Marine Division, evacuate a simulated casualty during a raid while participating in Exercise Raven in Nashville, Tenn., May 29, 2021. Exercise Raven is an integrated training exercise with Marines from 3/2 and Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command simulating real-life tactical scenarios to enhance overall unit interoperability, effectiveness and lethality against an adversarial force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

Forest Fighters: Marines with 3/2 Conduct Raids as Part of Exercise Raven

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, fire an M2A2 Howitzer during a salute of 21-Minute Guns on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 31, 2021. The salute of 21-Minute Guns, held in honor of Memorial Day, is a brief ceremony during which guns are discharged 21 times at one minute intervals. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Memorial Day: Salute of 21-Minute Guns

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, fire an M2A2 Howitzer during a salute of 21-Minute Guns on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 31, 2021. The salute of 21-Minute Guns, held in honor of Memorial Day, is a brief ceremony during which guns are discharged 21 times at one minute intervals. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Memorial Day: Salute of 21-Minute Guns

U.S. Marines with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, take notional fire during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) at Fort Pickett, Va., May 19, 2021. A MCCRE is an exercise designed to formally evaluate a unit's combat readiness and if successful, the unit will achieve apex status and is deemed ready for global employment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

Practice Makes Perfect: 2nd LAR conducts MCCRE

U.S. Marines with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, fire at targets with light armored vehicles during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) at Fort Pickett, Va., May 23, 2021. A MCCRE is an exercise designed to formally evaluate a unit's combat readiness and if successful, the unit will achieve apex status and is deemed ready for global employment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

Practice Makes Perfect: 2nd LAR conducts MCCRE

U.S. Marines with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, take notional fire during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) at Fort Pickett, Va., May 19, 2021. A MCCRE is an exercise designed to formally evaluate a unit's combat readiness and if successful, the unit will achieve apex status and is deemed ready for global employment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

Practice Makes Perfect: 2nd LAR conducts MCCRE

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nathan Lynch, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (1/2), 2d Marine Division, participates in a live-fire range on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 25, 2021. 1/2 rehearsed marksmanship fundamentals, fire-team movement and camouflage techniques to improve lethality and unit cohesion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Adapt And Overcome

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (1/2), 2d Marine Division, rehearse fire-team formations on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 25, 2021. 1/2 rehearsed marksmanship fundamentals, fire-team movement, and camouflage techniques to improve lethality and unit cohesion.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Adapt And Overcome

A Marine with 10th Marine Regiment (10th Marines), 2d Marine Division, competes in tug-of-war during the Kings Game at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 27, 2021. The Kings Game is an annual event where Marines from 10th Marines compete in various competitions to strengthen the unit's esprit de corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Virtue)

The Kings Game

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Alim Abraham, an assistant gunner with 2d Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment (10th Marines), 2d Marine Division, participates in a howitzer relay race during the Kings Game at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 27, 2021. The Kings Game is an annual event where Marines from 10th Marines compete in various competitions to strengthen the unit's esprit de corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Virtue)

The Kings Game

U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) provide security during a night raid as a part of Exercise Raven in Nashville, Tenn., May 24, 2021. Exercise Raven is an integrated training event with Marines from 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (3/2), 2d Marine Division, and MARSOC which simulates real-life tactical scenarios to enhance overall unit interoperability, effectiveness and lethality against an adversarial force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

Dusk Devils: Marines with 3/2 and MARSOC Conduct Integrated Night-Raid Training

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (3/2), 2d Marine Division, and Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) search a building during a night raid as a part of Exercise Raven in Nashville, Tenn., May 24, 2021. Exercise Raven is an integrated training event with Marines from 3/2 and MARSOC which simulates real-life tactical scenarios to enhance overall unit interoperability, effectiveness and lethality against an adversarial force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

Dusk Devils: Marines with 3/2 and MARSOC Conduct Integrated Night-Raid Training

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (3/2), 2d Marine Division, and Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) provide security during a night raid as a part of Exercise Raven in Nashville, Tenn., May 24, 2021. Exercise Raven is an integrated training event with Marines from 3/2 and MARSOC which simulates real-life tactical scenarios to enhance overall unit interoperability, effectiveness and lethality against an adversarial force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

Dusk Devils: Marines with 3/2 and MARSOC Conduct Integrated Night-Raid Training

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Hayden Kingsburry, a Mars Hill, Maine native and a rifleman with 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (3/2), 2d Marine Division, conducts a combat patrol during Exercise Raven 2-21 in Nashville, Tenn., May 22, 2021. Exercise Raven is an integrated training event with Marines from 3/2 and Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command which simulates real-life tactical scenarios to enhance overall unit interoperability, effectiveness and lethality against an adversarial force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

3/2 and MARSOC Integrated Training

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Luis Reyes Quiterio, a Winston-Salem, N.C. native and a rifleman with 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (3/2), 2d Marine Division, provides security during Exercise Raven 2-21 in Nashville, Tenn., May 22, 2021. Exercise Raven is an integrated training event with Marines from 3/2 and Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command which simulates real-life tactical scenarios to enhance overall unit interoperability, effectiveness and lethality against an adversarial force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

3/2 and MARSOC Integrated Training

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (3/2), 2d Marine Division, and Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) conduct a combat patrol during Exercise Raven 2-21 in Nashville, Tenn., May 22, 2021. Exercise Raven is an integrated training event with Marines from 3/2 and MARSOC which simulates real-life tactical scenarios to enhance overall unit interoperability, effectiveness and lethality against an adversarial force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

3/2 and MARSOC Integrated Training

U.S. Marines with Echo Company, 2d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, prepare for night attacks on a company battle course on range G-36, Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 23, 2021. Echo Company was the first company to execute the battle course as a night live-fire event. The event is the culmination of their Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation, certifying the unit as an apex battalion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

Excellence Seen in the Light is Forged in the Dark

U.S. Marines with Echo Company, 2d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, suppress targets on a company battle course on range G-36, Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 23, 2021. Echo Company was the first company to execute the battle course as a night live-fire event. The event is the culmination of their Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation, certifying the unit as an apex battalion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

Excellence Seen in the Light is Forged in the Dark

U.S. Marines with Echo Company, 2d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, and 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, advance to an objective on a company battle course on range G-36, Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 23, 2021. Echo Company executed the battle course in the daytime and nighttime, with Marines from 2d Marine Regiment evaluating their performance. The event is the culmination of their Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation, certifying the unit as an apex battalion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

Excellence Seen in the Light is Forged in the Dark

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Alexander Carson, a native of Daytona Beach, Fla. and a grenadier with Echo Company, 2d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, advances to assault a target on a company battle course on range G-36, Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 22, 2021. Echo Company executed the battle course in the daytime and nighttime, with Marines from 2d Marine Regiment evaluating their performance. The event is the culmination of their Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation, certifying the unit as an apex battalion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

Excellence Seen in the Light Is Forged in the Dark

U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 2 Stephen Howell, a native of Hernando, Miss. and the band officer of the 2d Marine Division Band, shows a member of the community how to conduct on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 20, 2021. The band performed several neighborhood concerts throughout the month of April and May in various locations across base to enhance the morale and sense of community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

Division’s Own Home Entertainment

U.S. Marines with the 2d Marine Division Band perform on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 20, 2021. The band performed several neighborhood concerts in the month of April and May to enhance the sense of community within Camp Lejeune. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

Division’s Own Home Entertainment

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, prepare to case the colors during the battalion's deactivation ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 18, 2021. The battalion served a total of 70 years and is being deactivated in accordance with the 38th Commandant's Planning Guidance and Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

3/8 Deactivation

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Neil Berry, commanding officer, left, and Sgt. Maj. Francisco Ortega, battalion sergeant major, both with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, case the colors during their battalion's deactivation ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 18, 2021. The battalion served a total of 70 years and is being deactivated in accordance with the 38th Commandant's Planning Guidance and Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

3/8 Deactivation

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Neil Berry, commanding officer, left, and Sgt. Maj. Francisco Ortega, battalion sergeant major, both with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, case the colors during their battalion's deactivation ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 18, 2021. The battalion served a total of 70 years and is being deactivated in accordance with the 38th Commandant's Planning Guidance and Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

3/8 Deactivation

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion extracts Marines with Bravo Company, 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, during the company's Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 17, 2021. A MCCRE is an exercise designed to formally evaluate a unit's combat readiness and fulfill all required tasks needed to support the Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

LAR Water Crossing

U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (2d LAR), 2d Marine Division, participate in a water crossing training event with LAV-25s on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 17, 2021. This event was a part of the company’s Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE). A MCCRE is an exercise designed to formally evaluate a unit's combat readiness and fulfill all required tasks needed to support the Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

LAR Water Crossing

U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (2d LAR), 2d Marine Division, participate in a water crossing training event with LAV-25s on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 17, 2021. This event was a part of the company’s Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE). A MCCRE is an exercise designed to formally evaluate a unit's combat readiness and fulfill all required tasks needed to support the Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

LAR Water Crossing

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Frank Donovan, center, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV) commanding general, leads a change of charge ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 17, 2021. During the ceremony, Master Chief Petty Officer Christopher Rebana relinquished charge to Master Chief Petty Officer Scottie Cox as the Command Master Chief of 2d MARDIV. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

2d MARDIV Has a New Command Master Chief Taking Charge

U.S. Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Scottie Cox gives remarks during a change of charge ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 17, 2021. Cox, a native of Salem, Ore., took charge as the 2d Marine Division (MARDIV) Command Master Chief from Master Chief Petty Officer Christopher Rebana. Cox will be the first Command Master Chief to not have a medical background in the history of 2d MARDIV. “I look forward to learning what the Marines do on the day-to-day and how I can help them stay in the fight,” said Cox. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

2d MARDIV Has a New Command Master Chief Taking Charge

U.S. Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Christopher Rebana, right, is relieved of his charge as 2d Marine Division Command Master Chief by Maj. Gen. Frank Donovan, the Commanding General, on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 17, 2021. Rebana, a native of San Diego, Calif., served under the “Follow Me” Division since April 2019, providing input and guidance to the commanding officer and contributing to the command’s overall mission readiness and effectiveness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

2d MARDIV Has a New Command Master Chief Taking Charge

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Gabriel Diana, a native of Columbus, Ohio and the outgoing commander of 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (V12), 2d Marine Division, passes the colors to Lt. Col. Aaron Awtry, a native of Midland, Texas and the incoming commander, during a change of command ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 13, 2021. The passing of colors is a tradition symbolizing the transfer of authority, responsibility and accountability of the Marine and Sailors under the commander's charge. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

V12 - Change Of Command

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (V12), 2d Marine Division, serve as color guard detail during a change of command ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 13, 2021. During the ceremony, Lt. Col. Gabriel Diana relinquished command of V12 to Lt. Col. Aaron Awtry. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

V12 - Change Of Command

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Steven M. Sutey, left, the incoming commanding officer, receives colors from Col. Brian P. Coyne, the outgoing commanding officer of 2d Marine Regiment (2d Marines), 2d Marine Division, during a change of command ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 12, 2021. The passing of the colors is a tradition symbolizing the transfer of authority, responsibility and accountability of the Marines and Sailors under the commander's charge. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma L. Gray)

2d Marine Regiment Change of Command

U.S. Marines with a 2d Marine Division color guard stand at attention during a change of command ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 12, 2021. During the ceremony, Col. Brian P. Coyne relinquished command of 2d Marine Regiment to Col. Steven M. Sutey. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma L. Gray)

2d Marine Regiment Change of Command

U.S. Navy Lt. Rebecca Gerena, from 2d Marine Division base out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, explains procedures to Navy Corpsman at the Memphis Community Vaccination Center in Memphis, Tennessee, May 12, 2021. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, remains committed to providing continued flexible Department of Defense support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency as part of the whole-of-government response to COVID-19. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Justin T Brown/2dMARDIV)

Memphis Community Vaccination Center Operations

U.S. Navy Lt. J.G. Joseph Kolaszewski, from 2d Marine Division based out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, explains procedures to a nurse with University of Tennessee Health Science Center at the Memphis Community Vaccination Center in Memphis, Tennessee, May 12, 2021. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, remains committed to providing continued flexible Department of Defense support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency as part of the whole-of-government response to COVID-19. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Justin T Brown/2dMARDIV)

Memphis Community Vaccination Center Operations

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Andrew Ritchie, a Macomb, Mich. native, an armorer with School of Infantry-East, utilizes the M3E1 Multi-purpose Anti-armor Anti-personnel Weapon System to engage targets during a live-fire training with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (1/2), 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 6, 2021. 1/2 is tasked as 2d MARDIV’s experimental infantry battalion to test new gear, operating concepts and force structures. The unit’s findings will help refine infantry battalions across the Marine Corps as we continue to push toward the end state of Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma L. Gray)

MAAW Power

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. David Beggel, a Warwick, N.Y. native, and a squad leader with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment (1/2), 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), familiarizes himself with the functions of the M3E1 Multi-purpose Anti-armor Anti-personnel Weapon System on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 6 , 2021. 1/2 is tasked as 2d MARDIV’s experimental infantry battalion to test new gear, operating concepts and force structures. The unit’s findings will help refine infantry battalions across the Marine Corps as we continue to push toward the end state of Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma L. Gray)

MAAW Power

U.S. Marines with 2d Tank Battalion, 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), participate in a deactivation ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 5, 2021. This is the next step towards 2d MARDIV’s optimization for future conflicts against peer threats in accordance with the 38th Commandant's Planning Guidance and Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

Moving Forward

U.S. Marines with 2d Tank Battalion, 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), participate in a deactivation ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 5, 2021. This is the next step towards 2d MARDIV’s optimization for future conflicts against peer threats in accordance with the 38th Commandant's Planning Guidance and Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

Moving Forward

U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Formella, an operations chief and Lt. Col. Matthew Dowden, a commanding officer, both with 2d Tank Battalion, 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), case the colors during a deactivation ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 5, 2021. This is the next step towards 2d MARDIV’s optimization for future conflicts against peer threats in accordance with the 38th Commandant's Planning Guidance and Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

Moving Forward

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, fire a M777 Howitzer in support of an artillery raid as part of Exercise Rolling Thunder 21.2 at Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 28, 2021. This exercise is a 10th Marine Regiment-led live-fire artillery event that tests 10th Marines' abilities to operate in a simulated littoral environment against a peer threat in a dynamic and multi-domain scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Shake Down The Thunder

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, fire a M777 Howitzer during an artillery raid as part of Exercise Rolling Thunder 21.2 at Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 28, 2021. This exercise is a 10th Marine Regiment-led live-fire artillery event that tests 10th Marines' abilities to operate in a simulated littoral environment against a peer threat in a dynamic and multi-domain scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Shake Down The Thunder

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, transports Marines during an artillery raid as part of Exercise Rolling Thunder 21.2 at Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 28, 2021. This exercise is a 10th Marine Regiment-led live-fire artillery event that tests 10th Marines' abilities to operate in a simulated littoral environment against a peer threat in a dynamic and multi-domain scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Akeel Austin)

Shake Down The Thunder

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, sling loads a M777 Howitzer in support of an artillery raid as part of Exercise Rolling Thunder 21.2 at Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 28, 2021. This exercise is a 10th Marine Regiment-led live-fire artillery event that tests 10th Marines' abilities to operate in a simulated littoral environment against a peer threat in a dynamic and multi-domain scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Shake Down The Thunder

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), fire a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during Exercise Rolling Thunder 21.2 on Fort Bragg, N.C., April 26, 2021. This is a live-fire artillery exercise where 10th Marines employed distributed fires via simulated Expeditionary Advanced Bases (EAB’s). The training increased 2d MARDIV’s combat readiness against a peer competitor. HIMARS are an advanced long-range and mobile rocket system that allows 2d MARDIV to employ precision fires onto a target. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

Rockets, don't have rear view mirrors

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), load a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) with 227mm rockets during Exercise Rolling Thunder 21.2 on Fort Bragg, N.C., April 26, 2021. This is a live-fire artillery exercise where 10th Marines employed distributed fires via simulated Expeditionary Advanced Bases (EAB’s). The training increased 2d MARDIV’s combat readiness against a peer competitor. HIMARS are an advanced long-range and mobile rocket system that allows 2d MARDIV to employ precision fires onto a target. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

Rockets, don't have rear view mirrors

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Donovan Goddard, a native of Wheeling, W.V., and a field artillery cannoneer with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), rehearses firing procedures on a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during Exercise Rolling Thunder 21.2 on Fort Bragg, N.C., April 26, 2021. This is a live-fire artillery exercise where 10th Marines employed distributed fires via simulated Expeditionary Advanced Bases (EAB’s). The training increased 2d MARDIV’s combat readiness against a peer competitor. HIMARS are an advanced long-range and mobile rocket system that allows 2d MARDIV to employ precision fires onto a target. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

Rockets, don't have rear view mirrors

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), prepare to fire a M777 Howitzer during Exercise Rolling Thunder 21.2 on Fort Bragg, N.C, April 25, 2021. This exercise is a 10th Marine Regiment-led live-fire artillery event that tests 10th Marines' abilities to operate in a simulated littoral environment against a peer threat in a dynamic and multi-domain scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

Nightmare Training

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), fire a M777 Howitzer during Exercise Rolling Thunder 21.2 on Fort Bragg, N.C, April 25, 2021. This exercise is a 10th Marine Regiment-led live-fire artillery event that tests 10th Marines' abilities to operate in a simulated littoral environment against a peer threat in a dynamic and multi-domain scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

Nightmare Training

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), fire a M777 Howitzer during Exercise Rolling Thunder 21.2 on Fort Bragg, N.C, April 25, 2021. This exercise is a 10th Marine Regiment-led live-fire artillery event that tests 10th Marines' abilities to operate in a simulated littoral environment against a peer threat in a dynamic and multi-domain scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

Nightmare Training

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jacob O’Toole, a native of Morrisonville, Ill., and an intelligence specialist with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), flies an R-80D SkyRaider drone during Exercise Rolling Thunder 21.2 on Fort Bragg, N.C, April 20, 2021. This is a live-fire artillery exercise where 10th Marines employed distributed fires via simulated Expeditionary Advanced Bases (EAB’s). The training increased 2d MARDIV’s combat readiness against a peer competitor. Small unmanned aerial systems provide increased situational awareness and act as a sensor for expediting decision making. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc.Sarah Pysher)

Rolling in the Thunder

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jacob O’Toole, a native of Morrisonville Ill., an intelligence specialist with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), flies a R-80D Sky Raider drone during Exercise Rolling Thunder 21.2 on Fort Bragg, N.C, April 20, 2021. This is a live-fire artillery exercise where 10th Marines employed distributed fires via simulated Expeditionary Advanced Bases (EAB’s). The training increased 2d MARDIV’s combat readiness against a peer competitor. Small unmanned aerial systems provide increased situational awareness and act as a sensor for expediting decision making. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc.Sarah Pysher)

Rolling in the Thunder

A R-80D SkyRaider drone prepares to take flight during Exercise Rolling Thunder 21.2 on Fort Bragg, N.C, April 21, 2021. This is a live-fire artillery exercise where 10th Marines employed distributed fires via simulated Expeditionary Advanced Bases (EAB’s). The training increased 2d Marine Division’s combat readiness against a peer competitor. Small unmanned aerial systems provide increased situational awareness and act as a sensor for expediting decision making. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc.Sarah Pysher)

Rolling in the Thunder

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), position a M777 Howitzer during Exercise Rolling Thunder 21.2 on Fort Bragg, N.C, April 19, 2021. This is a live-fire artillery exercise where 10th Marines employed distributed fires via simulated Expeditionary Advanced Bases (EAB’s). The training increased 2d MARDIV’s combat readiness against a peer competitor. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

Rolling in the Thunder

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), fire an M777 Howitzer during Exercise Rolling Thunder 21.2 on Fort Bragg, N.C, April 20, 2021. This is a live-fire artillery exercise where 10th Marines employed distributed fires via simulated Expeditionary Advanced Bases (EAB’s). The training increased 2d MARDIV’s combat readiness against a peer competitor. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

Rolling in the Thunder

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), load an 155mm round into an M777 Howitzer during Exercise Rolling Thunder 21.2 on Fort Bragg, N.C, April 20, 2021. This is a live-fire artillery exercise where 10th Marines employed distributed fires via simulated Expeditionary Advanced Bases (EAB’s). The training increased 2d MARDIV’s combat readiness against a peer competitor. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

Rolling in the Thunder

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), fire a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during Exercise Rolling Thunder 21.2 on Fort Bragg, N.C, April 18, 2021. This is a live-fire artillery exercise where 10th Marines employed distributed fires via simulated Expeditionary Advanced Bases (EAB’s). The training increased 2d MARDIV’s combat readiness against a peer competitor. HIMARS are an advanced long-range and mobile rocket system that allow 2d MARDIV to employ precision fires onto a target. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

Shoot for the HIMARS

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (2 MARDIV), pose for a photo during Exercise Rolling Thunder 21.2 on Fort Bragg, N.C, April 18, 2021. This is a live-fire artillery exercise where 10th Marines employed distributed fires via simulated Expeditionary Advanced Bases (EAB’s). The training increased 2d MARDIV’s combat readiness against a peer competitor. HIMARS are an advanced long-range and mobile rocket system that allow 2d MARDIV to employ precision fires onto a target. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

Shoot for the HIMARS

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Autumn Becker, a native of Douglass, Pa., and a field artillery cannoneer, with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), awaits dictions during Exercise Rolling Thunder 21.2 on Fort Bragg, N.C, April 18, 2021. This is a live-fire artillery exercise where 10th Marines employed distributed fires via simulated Expeditionary Advanced Bases (EAB’s). The training increased 2d MARDIV’s combat readiness against a peer competitor. HIMARS are an advanced long-range and mobile rocket system that allow 2d MARDIV to employ precision fires onto a target. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc.Sarah Pysher)

Shoot for the HIMARS

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Dora Perez assigned to 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, prepares vaccination cards at the Memphis Community Vaccination Center in Memphis, Tennessee, April 16, 2021. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, remains committed to providing continued flexible Department of Defense support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency as part of the whole-of-government response to COVID-19. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Justin T. Brown/2d Marine Division)

U.S. Marines and Sailors in Memphis CVC

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. William McKenzie, a native of Florence, S.C., and a rifleman with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (1/6), 2d Marine Division, awaits commands during a squad fire and maneuver training event on Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 13, 2021. Marines with 1/6 conducted the exercise to maintain proficiency in squad combat maneuvers and the ability to operate in adverse environments. This training is the next step on the road to becoming an apex battalion task force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

Alpha Company FEX III - 2021

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (1/6), 2d Marine Division, aim down range during a squad fire and maneuver training event on Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 13, 2021. Marines with 1/6 conducted the exercise to maintain proficiency in squad combat maneuvers and the ability to operate in adverse environments. This training is the next step on the road to becoming an apex battalion task force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

Alpha Company FEX III - 2021

Autonomous robot targets are utilized during a squad fire and maneuver training event on Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 13, 2021. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, conducted the exercise to maintain proficiency in squad combat maneuvers and the ability to operate in adverse environments. This training is the next step on the road to becoming an apex battalion task force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

Alpha Company FEX III - 2021

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (1/6), 2d Marine Division, advance to the next objective in a squad fire and maneuver training event on Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 7, 2021. Marines with 1/6 conducted the exercise to maintain proficiency in squad combat maneuvers and the ability to operate in adverse environments. The training showcased their abilities as an apex battalion task force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

Alpha Company FEX III - 2021

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (1/6), 2d Marine Division, buddy rush during a squad fire and maneuver training event on Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 7, 2021. Marines with 1/6 conducted the exercise to maintain proficiency in squad combat maneuvers and the ability to operate in adverse environments. The training showcased their abilities as an apex battalion task force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

Alpha Company FEX III - 2021

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Raymond Osterhage, a rifleman with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (1/6), 2d Marine Division, posts security during a squad fire and maneuver training event on Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 7, 2021. Marines with 1/6 conducted the exercise to maintain proficiency in squad combat maneuvers and the ability to operate in adverse environments. The training showcased their abilities as an apex battalion task force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

Alpha Company FEX III - 2021

U.S. Navy Hospitalman 3rd Class Rachele WebbMcCoy from 2d Marine Division based out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, reviews a COVID-19 request form in the Memphis Community Vaccination Center in Memphis, Tennessee, April 12, 2021. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, remains committed to providing continued flexible Department of Defense support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency as part of the whole-of-government response to COVID-19. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Justin T. Brown/2d Marine Division)

Day 6 at the Memphis Community Vaccination Center

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Mitchell Firgens, a radio supervisor with Communication Company, Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division, right, and Capt. Travis Bird, an infantry officer with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, conducts a notional call for fire on an enemy position during a Division Leaders Assessment Program (DLAP) at Fort Pickett, V.A., March 28, 2021. The program prepares Marine Corps captains with the ability, proficiency and skills of becoming infantry company commanders. This is a pilot iteration to refine the schedule of events, processes and procedures that will be used to evaluate inbound infantry captains for company command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

DLAP Pilot

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Matthew McGowan, an infantry officer with Headquarters Company, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, buddy drags a mannequin during a Division Leaders Assessment Program (DLAP) at Fort Pickett, V.A., March 28, 2021. The program prepares Marine Corps captains with the ability, proficiency and skills of becoming infantry company commanders. This is a pilot iteration to refine the schedule of events, processes and procedures that will be used to evaluate inbound infantry captains for company command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

DLAP Pilot

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Travis Bird, an infantry officer with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, lays in a fighting position during a Division Leaders Assessment Program (DLAP) at Fort Pickett, V.A., March 28, 2021. The program prepares Marine Corps captains with the ability, proficiency and skills of becoming infantry company commanders. This is a pilot iteration to refine the schedule of events, processes and procedures that will be used to evaluate inbound infantry captains for company command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

DLAP Pilot

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jose Sanchez, a Reedley, Calif., native and rifleman with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, prepares to retrieve a Sky Raider Drone during a joint-service training exercise on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., March 26, 2021. The purpose of the week-long training was to increase interoperability with the U.S. Coast Guard and provide 2d Marine Division reconnaissance battalions with the opportunity to become familiarized with quick reaction and counter electronic warfare concepts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elijah Abernathy)

Advantage at Sea

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jeramiah Meade, Left, a section chief with 2nd Radio Battalion, 2d Marine Division, teaches U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Zachery Ribbons, Right, a North Benton, O.H., native and machinery crewman with Maritime Security Response Team East, how to use a electronic warfare system during a joint-service training exercise on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., March 26, 2021. The purpose of the week-long training was to increase interoperability with the U.S. Coast Guard and provide 2d Marine Division reconnaissance battalions with the opportunity to become familiarized with quick reaction and counter electronic warfare concepts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elijah Abernathy)

Advantage at Sea

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jeramiah Meade, a section chief with 2nd Radio Battalion, 2d Marine Division, uses a electronic warfare system during a joint-service training exercise on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., March 26, 2021. The purpose of the week-long training was to increase interoperability with the U.S. Coast Guard and provide 2d Marine Division reconnaissance battalions with the opportunity to become familiarized with quick reaction and counter electronic warfare concepts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elijah Abernathy)

Advantage at Sea

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Ryan Helm, a machine gunner with 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, suppresses targets during range G-36 on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 23, 2021.The Marines conducted the range to increase proficiency in fire and maneuver tactics. The range is a live-fire, company-sized attack range which includes automated targets for mortarmen, snipers, machine gunners, and riflemen to engage for a more realistic combat situation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Bad Company

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, assault a trench during range G-36 on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 24, 2021. The Marines conducted the range to increase proficiency in fire and maneuver tactics. The range is a live-fire, company-sized attack range which includes automated targets for mortarmen, snipers, machine gunners, and riflemen to engage for a more realistic combat situation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo illustration by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Bad Company

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Frank L. Donovan, Commanding General of 2d Marine Division, addresses Marines after range G-36 on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 24, 2021. The Marines conducted the range to increase proficiency in fire and maneuver tactics. The range is a live-fire, company-sized attack range which includes automated targets for mortarmen, snipers, machine gunners, and riflemen to engage for a more realistic combat situation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Bad Company

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Hunter Miller, a motor vehicle operator with Alpha Company, 2d Tank Battalion, 2d Marine Division, salutes during a deactivation ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 25, 2021. Alpha Co. served 2d MARDIV for nearly 80 years and participated in numerous conflicts and operations throughout that period. The deactivation is in accordance with the force-wide modernization efforts that will make the USMC more competitive to fight a peer or near-peer threat. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

Alpha Company - Tanks Deactivation

U.S. Marines with 2d Transportation Support Battalion, 2d Marine Logistics Group, participate in a deactivation ceremony for Alpha Company, 2d Tank Battalion, 2d Marine Division on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 25, 2021. Alpha Co. served 2d MARDIV for nearly 80 years and participated in numerous conflicts and operations throughout that period. The deactivation is in accordance with the force-wide modernization efforts that will make the USMC more competitive to fight a peer or near-peer threat (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

Alpha Company - Tanks Deactivation

A Dutch Marine with 32nd Raiding Squadron posts security during Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 22, 2021. The exercise is a bilateral training evolution designed to increase global interoperability between 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division and 32nd Raiding Squadron, Netherlands Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

Into the Nether

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Reed Bunyard, a native of Columbia, Md., and a reconnaissance Marine with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion (Recon Bn.), 2d Marine Division, posts security during Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 22, 2021. The exercise is a bilateral training evolution designed to increase global interoperability between 2d Recon Bn. and 32nd Raiding Squadron, Netherlands Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

Into the Nether

A Dutch Marine with 32nd Raiding Squadron, left, and U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Brady Parks, a native of Logan, Ohio, and a maintenance chief with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion (Recon Bn.), 2d Marine Division, discuss a scheme of maneuver during Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 23, 2021. The exercise is a bilateral training evolution designed to increase global interoperability between 2d Recon Bn. and 32nd Raiding Squadron, Netherlands Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

Qua Patet Orbis

Dutch Marines with 32nd Raiding Squadron conduct a vehicle assault on an objective during Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 23, 2021. The exercise is a bilateral training evolution designed to increase global interoperability between 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division and 32nd Raiding Squadron, Netherlands Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

Qua Patet Orbis

Netherlands Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Frank Boots, director of the Dutch Caribbean Coastguard and Commander of Component Task Group 4.4, right, poses for a photo with U.S. Marine Corps. Maj. Gen. Francis Donovan, Commanding General of 2d Marine Division, on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 18, 2021. Dutch Marine leadership visited the Marines of 32nd Raiding Squadron during Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior. The exercise is designed to increase global interoperability between 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division and 32nd Raiding Squadron, Netherlands Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

Korps Mariniers Visit Camp Lejeune

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Danny McDonald, scout sniper with 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, is awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 17, 2021. McDonald was awarded for his selfless actions in Surf City, N.C., May 4, 2019, where he risked his own life to save a 10-year-old child from drowning. The child was caught in a rip current that carried him approximately 300 feet from shore.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elijah Abernathy)

Marine Sgt Awarded for Heroic Actions

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Frank Donovan, the Commanding General of 2d Marine Division, awards Sgt. Danny McDonald, scout sniper with 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, the Navy and Marine Corps Medal at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 17, 2021. McDonald was awarded for his selfless actions in Surf City, N.C., May 4, 2019, where he risked his own life to save a 10-year-old child from drowning. The child was caught in a rip current that carried him approximately 300 feet from shore.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elijah Abernathy)

Marine Sgt Awarded for Heroic Actions

Netherlands Marine Corps Marine Class 1 Joey with 32nd Raiding Squadron fires an M240B machine gun during Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 15, 2021. The exercise is a bilateral training evolution designed to increase global interoperability between 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division and 32nd Raiding Squadron, Netherlands Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

With A Little Help From My Friends

Dutch Marines with 32nd Raiding Squadron advance to the next objective during Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 15, 2021. The exercise is a bilateral training evolution designed to increase global interoperability between 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division and 32nd Raiding Squadron, Netherlands Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

With A Little Help From My Friends

Dutch Marines with 32nd Raiding Squadron patrol during Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 15, 2021. The exercise is a bilateral training evolution designed to increase global interoperability between 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division and 32nd Raiding Squadron, Netherlands Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

With A Little Help From My Friends

Dutch Marine Cpl. Axel Kuijer and Marine Class 1 Tom Duivenvoorde with 32nd Raiding Squadron search for tracks during Combat Tracking training on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 13, 2021. Marines train to follow paths and signs left behind from persons of interest. Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior is a bilateral training evolution designed to increase global interoperability between 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division and 32nd Raiding Squadron, Netherlands Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Armando Elizalde)

Dutch Marines participate Combat Tracking training on Camp Lejeune

Dutch Marine Cpl. Axel Kuijer with 32nd Raiding Squadron provides security during Combat Tracking training on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 13, 2021. Marines train to follow paths and signs left behind from persons of interest. Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior is a bilateral training evolution designed to increase global interoperability between 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division and 32nd Raiding Squadron, Netherlands Marine Corps.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Armando Elizalde)

Dutch Marines participate Combat Tracking training on Camp Lejeune

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2d Marine Division, rehearse egress techniques from a sinking assault amphibious vehicle during an underwater egress training on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 11, 2021. Underwater egress training is a life-saving course that provided service members with the skills and confidence to successfully and safely remove themselves from an assault amphibious vehicle, light armored vehicles and helicopters that may be submerged in water. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Magadan)

Egress, Egress, Egress!

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Isaiah Magana, an assault amphibious vehicle operator with Alpha Company, 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2d Marine Division, rehearses using an oxygen tank during an underwater egress training on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 11, 2021. Underwater egress training is a life-saving course that provided service members with the skills and confidence to successfully and safely remove themselves from an assault amphibious vehicle, light armored vehicles and helicopters that may be submerged in water. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Magadan)

Egress, Egress, Egress!

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2d Marine Division, conduct underwater egress training on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 11, 2021. Underwater egress training is a life-saving course that provided service members with the skills and confidence to successfully and safely remove themselves from an assault amphibious vehicle, light armored vehicles and helicopters that may be submerged in water. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Magadan)

Egress, Egress, Egress!

Dutch Marines with 32nd Raiding Squadron patrol a street during force-on-force Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain training on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 10, 2021. The Marines used special-effect small arms marking system to develop tactics and maintain proficiency in urban environments during Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior, a bilateral training evolution conducted between 2d Reconnaissance Battalion and Netherlands Marine Corps in order to increase interoperability between the two countries in various environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Armando Elizalde)

Dutch Marines conduct MOUT at Camp Lejeune

Dutch Marine Sgt. Gerard Viguurs with 32nd Raiding Squadron briefs a plan-of-attack before a force-on-force Military Operations on Urban Terrain training on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 10, 2021. The Marines used special-effect small arms marking system to develop tactics and maintain proficiency in urban environments during Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior, a bilateral training evolution conducted between 2d Reconnaissance Battalion and Netherlands Marine Corps in order to increase interoperability between the two countries in various environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Armando Elizalde)

Dutch Marines conduct MOUT at Camp Lejeune

Dutch Marines with 32nd Raiding Squadron escort notional enemy prisoners during a force-on-force Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain training on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 10, 2021. The Marines used special-effect small arms marking system to develop tactics and maintain proficiency in urban environments during Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior, a bilateral training evolution conducted between 2d Reconnaissance Battalion and Netherlands Marine Corps in order to increase interoperability between the two countries in various environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Armando Elizalde)

Dutch Marines conduct MOUT at Camp Lejeune

Dutch Marines with 32nd Raiding Squadron peek through a window during a force-on-force Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain training on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 10, 2021. The Marines used special-effect small arms marking system to develop tactics and maintain proficiency in urban environments during Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior, a bilateral training evolution conducted between 2d Reconnaissance Battalion and Netherlands Marine Corps in order to increase interoperability between the two countries in various environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Armando Elizalde)

Dutch Marines conduct MOUT at Camp Lejeune

Dutch Marines with 32nd Raiding Squadron react to taking notional enemy fire in an Infantry Immersion Trainer on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 10, 2021. The squadron utilized the trainer during Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior, a bilateral training evolution which increases interoperability between 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division and the Netherlands Marine Corps in various environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

Strike Team Inbound

A Dutch Marine with 32nd Raiding Squadron posts security in an Infantry Immersion Trainer on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 10, 2021. The squadron utilized the trainer during exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior, a bilateral training evolution which increases interoperability between 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division and the Netherlands Marine Corps in various environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

Strike Team Inbound

Dutch Marines with 32nd Raiding Squadron advance toward an objective in an Infantry Immersion Trainer on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 10, 2021. The squadron utilized the trainer during Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior, a bilateral training evolution which increases interoperability between 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division and the Netherlands Marine Corps in various environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

Strike Team Inbound

U.S. Marines with 2d Marine Division observe an Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) during a static display on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 8, 2021. During the display, Marines gained knowledge and familiarity with the new vehicle. The ACV is replacing the Assault Amphibious Vehicle currently used around the Marine Corps and it will provide a more modern and advanced amphibious assault platform that will increase the Marine Corps' maritime capabilities as a naval expeditionary force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

Newer, Bigger, Better

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Francis Donovan, the Commanding General of 2d Marine Division, speaks with Marines about an Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) during a static display on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 9, 2021. During the display, Marines gained knowledge and familiarity with the new vehicle. The ACV is replacing the Assault Amphibious Vehicle currently used around the Marine Corps and it will provide a more modern and advanced amphibious assault platform that will increase the Marine Corps' maritime capabilities as a naval expeditionary force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

Newer, Bigger, Better

U.S. Marines with 2d Marine Division engage in a static display of an Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 8, 2021. During the display, Marines gained knowledge and familiarity with the new vehicle. The ACV is replacing the Assault Amphibious Vehicle currently used around the Marine Corps and it will provide a more modern and advanced amphibious assault platform that will increase the Marine Corps' maritime capabilities as a naval expeditionary force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

Newer, Bigger, Better

A U.S. Marine with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion (2d Recon Bn.), 2d Marine Division, uses a spotter’s scope to observe impacts from a Dutch Marine with 32nd Raiding Squadron on range G-12, Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 8, 2021. 2d Recon Bn. and Royal Dutch Marines with 32nd Raiding Squadron utilized the range for sniper training during Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior, a bilateral training evolution which increases interoperability between the two countries in various environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Corey A. Mathews)

2d Reconnaissance Marines execute live-fire range

A U.S. Marine with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion (2d Recon Bn.), 2d Marine Division chambers a new round on range G-12, Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 8, 2021. 2d Recon Bn. and Royal Dutch Marines with 32nd Raiding Squadron utilized the range for sniper training during Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior, a bilateral training evolution which increases interoperability between the two countries in different environments.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Corey A. Mathews)

2d Reconnaissance Marines execute live-fire range

A U.S. Marine with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion (2d Recon Bn.), 2nd Marine Division checks his equipment before firing on range G-12, Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 8, 2021. 2d Recon Bn. and Royal Dutch Marines with 32nd Raiding Squadron utilized the range for sniper training during exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior, a bilateral training evolution which increases interoperability between the two countries in various environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Corey A. Mathews)

2d Reconnaissance Marines execute live-fire range

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Stephen R. Abernathy, a Kernersville, N.C., native and fire-team leader with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), fires an M240-B machine gun during live-fire attack on Range G-29, Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 5, 2021. This evolution included platoon level day and night live-fire training to increase proficiencies in dynamic and complex infantry skills. 2d MARDIV generates lethal forces that are able to support the full spectrum of operations around the world. Small unit leaders are entrusted by their commanders to maintain the highest levels of preparedness for global operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elijah J. Abernathy)

Day 'N' Nite

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), fire a 60mm mortar during a live-fire attack on Range G-29, Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 5, 2021. This evolution included platoon level day and night live-fire training to increase proficiencies in dynamic and complex infantry skills. 2d MARDIV generates lethal forces that are able to support the full spectrum of operations around the world. Small unit leaders are entrusted by their commanders to maintain the highest levels of preparedness for global operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elijah J. Abernathy)

Day 'N' Nite

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Matthew Earle, an infantry unit leader with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), supervises Marines during a night live-fire attack on Range G-29, Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 5, 2021. This evolution included platoon level day and night live-fire training to increase proficiencies in dynamic and complex infantry skills. 2d MARDIV generates lethal forces that are able to support the full spectrum of operations around the world. Small unit leaders are entrusted by their commanders to maintain the highest levels of preparedness for global operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

Day 'N' Nite

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), relocate during a live-fire attack on Range G-29, Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 5, 2021. This evolution included platoon level day and night live-fire training to increase proficiencies in dynamic and complex infantry skills. 2d MARDIV generates lethal forces that are able to support the full spectrum of operations around the world. Small unit leaders are entrusted by their commanders to maintain the highest levels of preparedness for global operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

Day 'N' Nite

U.S. Marines with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, prepare to fire an M242 Bushmaster weapon system during a semiannual gunnery qualification range on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 24, 2021. The qualification range tests the Marines decision making process by evaluating a wide variety of scenarios to eliminate enemy targets, as well as maintain combat lethality and readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Hediger)

2d LAR Gunnery Range

U.S. Marines with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, fire an M242 Bushmaster weapon system during a semiannual gunnery qualification range on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 24, 2021. The qualification range tests the Marines decision making process by evaluating a wide variety of scenarios to eliminate enemy targets, as well as maintain combat lethality and readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Hediger)

2d LAR Gunnery Range

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Keith Robert, an electra-optical ordnance repairer with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, prepares 25mm ammunition to distribute to a Light Armored Vehicle 25 (LAV-25) during a semiannual gunnery qualification range on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 24, 2021. The qualification range tests the Marines decision making process by evaluating a wide variety of scenarios to eliminate enemy targets, as well as maintain combat lethality and readiness. Robert is a native of Laguna Niguel, Calif. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Hediger)

2d LAR Gunnery Range

U.S. Marines with 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, execute test fire missions on an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (M142 HIMARS) on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 23, 2021. The M142 HIMARS enables time-critical responsive fires by enhancing coalition operations, training, logistics and coordination.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

HIMARS Launcher Course 21-1

U.S. Marines with 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, lead a rehearsal of concept walk before Marine Air-Ground Task Force Warfighting Exercise on Marine Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Feb. 12, 2021. The training is part of Integrated Service Level Training Exercise 2-21, a combined arms training exercise intended to produce combat ready forces capable of operating as an integrated Marine Air-Ground Task Force. SLTE 2-21 affords 6th Marine Regiment an opportunity to exercise command and control of warfighting functions from across the Marine Corps and against a live, free thinking, adversary. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

You Belong To The City

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. McKevin Lusung, back, and Holland Moser, both chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) defense specialists with Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division, test hazardous substances during a biological lab scenario on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 18, 2021. The scenario tested the ability of the Marine to respond to a hazardous environment and properly identify, handle, and dispose of hazardous material and waste. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Hediger)

CBRN, HAZMAT Training Exercise

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. McKevin Lusung, a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) defense specialist with Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division, tests hazardous substances during a biological lab scenario on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 18, 2021. The scenario tested the ability of the Marine to respond to a hazardous scenario and properly identify, handle, and dispose of hazardous material and waste. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Hediger)

CBRN, HAZMAT Training Exercise

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Connor Russell, front, and Cpl. Brandon Lloyd, both chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) defense specialists with Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division, enter a room during a hazardous biological lab scenario on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 18, 2021. The scenario tested the ability of the Marine to respond to a hazardous environment and properly identify, handle, and dispose of hazardous material and waste. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Hediger)

CBRN, HAZMAT Training Exercise

U.S. Marines with Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, fire 155mm blank rounds for a 21-gun salute during a Presidents Day ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 15, 2021. Presidents Day originally celebrated U.S. Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln’s birthdays, it now honors past president’s lives and birthdays. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Hediger)

Ready Gun 1

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Conner Russel, a Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear specialist with Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense Unit (CBRN), 2d Marine Division, administers a O-Chlorobenzylidene malononitrile (CS Gas) canister to Marines during an Individual Protective Equipment Confidence Exercise on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 28, 2021. The Marines rehearse donning and clearing their M50 Joint Service General Purpose Masks in a contaminated environment, and received instructions on how to react after a notional CBRN attack in the field. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elijah J. Abernathy)

It's Ok To Cry

U.S. Marines and Sailors with 2d Marine Division (MARDIV) participate in the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccination on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 8, 2021. The vaccine was distributed to maintain medical readiness to 2d MARDIV’s leadership in preparation for a deployment to Twentynine Palms, Calif. Marines will continue to practice safety protocols to diminish the risk of COVID-19 throughout the Marine Corps. A recipient of the vaccine had this to say, “My uncle had COVID-19 and he being a civilian, I want to support him and help the civilian sector, this would be the way.” Another said, “In our job, we are in contact with civilians and I want to keep them and Marines around me safe, especially if we get to deploy, this is the best way to do that.” (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Hediger)

2d MARDIV Covid-19 Vaccination

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Patricia Mcnamara, a logistics officer with 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, is awarded the French Fourragere during a ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 5, 2021. The 5th and 6th Marine Regiments are the only units in the Marine Corps authorized to wear the French Fourragere. Every service member with the regiments wears the award on their left shoulder of select uniforms for as long as they remain a member of the unit. The two regiments were awarded the combat decoration after their participation in three significant battles during World War I: the Battle of Belleau Wood, Battle of Soissons, and the Battle of Champagne. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes)

French Fourragere- Welcoming New Marines

U.S. Marines with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, attempt to break through a defensive line during a non-lethal weapons training course on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 28, 2021. Non-lethal training combines the use of riot shields and Oleoresin Capsaicin (OC) spray to acclimate Marines to hazardous crowd situations and gain confidence in de-escalating potential threats. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Magadan)

Non-lethal weapons training

A U.S. Marine with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, provides security during regimental field exercise (FEX) Northern Steel II on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 2-7, 2020. Marines conducted the FEX to enhance combat capabilities while maintaining operational readiness throughout the regiment, they utilized the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Defense Unit to give the Marines a dynamic training environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elijah J. Abernathy)

Northern Steel II

A U.S. Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 6th Marine Regiment, directs a vehicle on where to position itself on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 5, 2020. This ship-to-shore exercise simulated tactical offloading in a beach setting while utilizing LCAC support to rapidly evacuate the area or establish a command operations center. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Chase W. Drayer)

We’ve got that bigger boat

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Joseph Deblaay, left, and Sgt. Joseph Singletary, both reconnaissance Marines with C Company, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion (Recon Bn.), 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), participate in a dive training alongside Netherlands Marines with the 32nd Raiding Squadron near Netherlands Marine Barracks Savaneta, Aruba, Nov. 20, 2020. These dive skills are critical when fighting in littoral and coastal regions. 2d Recon Bn's mastery of these skills is paramount so they can integrate effectively with their naval counterparts to win the next major conflict. Being able to learn from the Dutch Marines in their primary area of operation helps 2d Recon Bn. build a faster, more mobile, and more lethal force when operating in diverse locations.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Remember, No Floaties

U.S. Marines with C Company, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion (Recon Bn.), 2d Marine Division (MARDIV) participate in visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) training with Netherlands Marines with the 32nd Raiding Squadron near Netherlands Marine Barracks Savaneta, Aruba, Nov. 13, 2020. VBSS skills are critical when fighting in littoral and coastal regions. 2d Recon Bn's mastery of these skills is paramount so they can integrate effectively with their naval counterparts to win the next major conflict. Being able to learn from the Dutch Marines in their primary area of operation helps 2d Recon Bn. build a faster, more mobile, and more lethal force when operating in diverse locations. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

The Motion of The Ocean

U.S. Marines with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, finish Warrior Athlete week with an extensive physical training event at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 23, 2020. The week consisted of classes intended to increase the Marines’ knowledge on health, wellness, and strength and conditioning.

Warrior Athlete Week

U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, and a Marine with Alpha Company, 1st Raider Battalion, Marine Special Operations Command, Marine Special Operations Command participate in Raven Exercise 21-03 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Nov. 5-18, 2020. Raven Ex. is a pre-deployment unit readiness exercise for Alpha Company, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, Special Operations Command and Bravo Company acted as a partner nation force the Raiders integrated with. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Mark Fike)

Raven Exercise 21-03

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, are presented the French Fourragere during a dedication ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 25, 2020. V1/8 is one the few units in 2d Marine Division that is not organic to 6th Marine Regiment to ever receive the French Fourragere. The French Fourragere was originally awarded to 5th and 6th Marine Regiments for their historic accomplishments in France during the First World War.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elijah J. Abernathy)

V1/8 French Forragere Ceremony

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nicolas Barajas, an embark specialist, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, secures chains on a flat railcar on Camp Lejeune, Dec. 2, 2020. Marines rehearsed loading military vehicles onto flat railcars to hone skills and proficiency of railroad operations. Applying railroad knowledge in the Marine Corps allows for a dependable, expedited and cost effective transportation compared to water or air way movement of supplies. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sarah Hediger)

Railroad Load

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Colton Hunter, a rifleman with Easy Company, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, crosses a river during Mountain Training Exercise 1-21 (MTX) at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, Oct. 9, 2020. MTX is a service level training exercise teaching Marines to effectively work in extreme conditions such as weather and terrain. Marines learned how to build a rope bridge to get troops and equipment across rivers in an efficient and successful manner. (Photo by U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Sarah Hediger)

Crossing the River

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Zachary Bergman, gunner, and Lance Cpl. Josh Lloyd, assistant gunner, both with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, drop an 81mm mortar during a live-fire and movement exercise on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 7, 2020. This training allowed Marines to increase combat readiness in basic individual action and fire team tasks by executing call for fire missions and patrols. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale)

Bombs Away

U.S. Marines with Headquarters Company, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, hike 3 mile during Mountain Training Exercise 1-21 (MTX) at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center (MCMWTC), Bridgeport, California, Oct. 8, 2020. MTX is a service level training exercise teaching Marines to effectively work in extreme conditions such as weather and terrain. This was the Marines’ first hike during MTX to condition themselves for higher altitudes. (Photo by U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Sarah Hediger)

Three miles, No sweat

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Tiffany Luther, left, former assistant battalion maintenance chief with 2nd Assault Amphibious Battalion, 2nd Marine Division (2d MARDIV), and Maj. Mark Oldroyd, the 2d MARDIV Ordnance Officer, pose for a picture after Luther received the 2019 Ground Ordnance Maintenance Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year Award on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 9, 2020. Luther, a native of Thomasville, North Carolina, who has won the award twice now said, “It’s about stepping outside your comfort zone and striving to be in positions that are challenging. Chase after the challenge and grow with it.” Luther’s unwavering determination, unmatched initiative, and uncommon resourcefulness during the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Exercise Trident Juncture 2018 were instrumental in the battalion’s combat readiness throughout the exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

Twice As Nice

U.S. Marines with Headquarters Company, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, construct a 135 ft. by 60 ft. terrain model during Mountain Training Exercise 1-21 (MTX) at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, Oct. 12, 2020. MTX is a service level training exercise teaching Marines to effectively work in extreme conditions such as weather and terrain. The model will be used for planning and making operational decisions for MTX and future operation. (Photo by U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Sarah Hediger)

The ROC

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Francis L. Donovan, commanding general of 2nd Marine Division, speaks with Marines of 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment (V28), 2nd Marine Division at a range on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 8, 2020. V28 rehearsed combat maneuvers to enhance proficiency and combat readiness. Donovan supervised part of the training, exchanging stories of experiences with Marines of all grades. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

Undercover Boss.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Mitch Nordskog, a radio operator with Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, performs a Military Freefall (MFF) jump over Camp Davis, North Carolina, Sept. 25 2020. The training event included rehearsing day and night Low Level Static Line and MFF jumps to maintain individual jumper qualification and advance proficiency in airborne capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

High and Tight

U.S. Marines with Headquarters Battalion (HQBN), 2d Marine Division participate in the quarterly battalion hike on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 15, 2020. The hike improves unit cohesion and prepares the Marines and sailors of HQBN for potential future operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Pack it In, Load it Up, and Hike it Out

U.S. Marines with 6th Marines Regiment start a three miles for the first event of the Catlin Cup on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sep. 14, 2020. The Catlin Cup is a week-long event for all battalions of 6th Marine Regiment to come together and increase regimental unity, moral and comradery. The competition is named after Colonel Albertus W. Catlin, the first commander of the 6th Marine Regiment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sarah Hediger)

Battlin’ for the Catlin

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dewayne Graham, left, and Cpl. Guilherme Neto, both mortarmen with 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (V26), 2d Marine Division fire 81 mm mortars during live-fire training at Camp Lejeune, Aug. 25, 2020. The Marines with V26 are training to expand their knowledge and abilities with mortars..

Dropping Rounds, Throwing Dirt

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Leaders

Major General Francis L. Donovan
Commanding General, 2d Marine Division

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Sergeant Major Daniel L. Krause
Sergeant Major, 2d Marine Division

Sergeant Major Daniel L. Krause enlisted in the Marine Corps in May 1993 and began Recruit Training

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Command Master Chief (SCW/EXW) Scottie L. Cox
Command Master Chief, 2d Marine Division

Command Master Chief Scottie L. Cox, a native of Salem, Oregon, enlisted in the Navy in September

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