II MEF News

Lt. Col. Jerry G. Carter (left), the outgoing commanding officer of 2nd Radio Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, and Lt. Col. Matthew G. Rau, the incoming CO of 2nd Radio Bn., march on Soifert Field during a change of command ceremony June 24, 2010, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. - Lt. Col. Jerry G. Carter (left), the outgoing commanding officer of 2nd Radio Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, and Lt. Col. Matthew G. Rau, the incoming CO of 2nd Radio Bn., march on Soifert Field during a change of command ceremony June 24, 2010, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Capt. Sung G. Kim, the executive officer of Training Company, Marine Corps Security Forces Regiment, II Marine Expeditionary Force, gives a period of military instruction to a classroom full of troops from the Army of the Republic of Macedonia, June 15, in Skopje, Macedonia. The Marine Corps sent both, Kim and Capt. Owen M. Boyce, the commanding officer of Headquarters Co., MCSF Regiment, to the country to conduct training operations, June 13-16. - Capt. Sung G. Kim, the executive officer of Training Company, Marine Corps Security Forces Regiment, II Marine Expeditionary Force, gives a period of military instruction to a classroom full of troops from the Army of the Republic of Macedonia, June 15, in Skopje, Macedonia. The Marine Corps sent both, Kim and Capt. Owen M. Boyce, the commanding officer of Headquarters Co., MCSF Regiment, to the country to conduct training operations, June 13-16.

Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, hosts a key leader engagement involving Afghan National Army soldiers and local Nawa District officials at Patrol Base Jaker in Afghanistan's Helmand Province July 28. 1/5 is part of Regimental Combat Team 3 whose mission is to conduct counter insurgency operations in partnership with the Afghan national security forces in southern Afghanistan. - Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, hosts a key leader engagement involving Afghan National Army soldiers and local Nawa District officials at Patrol Base Jaker in Afghanistan's Helmand Province July 28. 1/5 is part of Regimental Combat Team 3 whose mission is to conduct counter insurgency operations in partnership with the Afghan national security forces in southern Afghanistan.

Cpl. Derrick Priest, a military working dog handler with Military Police Support Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, uses a radio to give his military working dog, Shandi, commands during road way training for smelling out explosives aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 9, 2010. While Shandi searched the road environment for explosive odors planted by the handlers, Priest radioed to her which directions to go and exactly what she needed to do. - Cpl. Derrick Priest, a military working dog handler with Military Police Support Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, uses a radio to give his military working dog, Shandi, commands during road way training for smelling out explosives aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 9, 2010. While Shandi searched the road environment for explosive odors planted by the handlers, Priest radioed to her which directions to go and exactly what she needed to do.

Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group strain to pull a humvee during a II MHG field meet aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 21, 2010. The field meet not only gave the Marines a fun way to relax, but also aided in building unit camaraderie. - Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group strain to pull a humvee during a II MHG field meet aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 21, 2010. The field meet not only gave the Marines a fun way to relax, but also aided in building unit camaraderie.

Lt. Gen. Dennis Hejlik, the II Marine Expeditionary Force commanding general, welcomes the Marines and Sailors to the Heroes and Healthy Families Leadership Awareness Conference at the New Bern Convention Center, May 26. - Lt. Gen. Dennis Hejlik, the II Marine Expeditionary Force commanding general, welcomes the Marines and Sailors to the Heroes and Healthy Families Leadership Awareness Conference at the New Bern Convention Center, May 26.