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2nd MLG MakerSpace Supports COVID-19 Response with 3-D Printing

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Michael Espinosa with Makerspace, 2nd Marine Logistics Group quality checks a 3-D printed face mask on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March, 2020. Marines from Makerspace utilized 3-D printing to rapidly manufacture personal protective equipment to be sent to aid FEMA Region 8 and 2nd Medical Battalion in COVID-19 screening. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Jenkins)

2nd MLG MakerSpace Supports COVID-19 Response with 3-D Printing

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Michael Espinosa with Makerspace, 2nd Marine Logistics Group packs 3-D printed face masks into a box on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March, 2020. Marines from Makerspace utilized 3-D printing to rapidly manufacture personal protective equipment to be sent to aid FEMA Region 8 and 2nd Medical Battalion in COVID-19 screening. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Jenkins)

2nd MLG MakerSpace Supports COVID-19 Response with 3-D Printing

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Michael Espinosa with Makerspace, 2nd Marine Logistics Group monitors 3-D printing of face masks on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March, 2020. Marines from Makerspace utilized 3-D printing to rapidly manufacture personal protective equipment to be sent to aid FEMA Region 8 and 2nd Medical Battalion in COVID-19 screening. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Jenkins)

Returning Marines are Screened for COVID-19

A U.S. Navy Sailor with 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, takes the temperature of a Marine with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., March 31, 2020. II Marine Expeditionary Force is following the guidelines set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Health and Human Services to take the necessary precautions to protect redeploying service members and mitigate the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Jenkins)

Returning Marines are Screened for COVID-19

U.S. Marines with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, answer screening questions as a part of a pre-screening for the coronavirus disease on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., March 30, 2020. II Marine Expeditionary Force is following the guidelines set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Health and Human Services to take the necessary precautions to protect redeploying service members and mitigate the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Jenkins)

Returning Marines are Screened for COVID-19

U.S. Navy Sailors with 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group pre-screen Marines with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., March 30, 2020. II Marine Expeditionary Force is following the guidelines set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Health and Human Services to take the necessary precautions to protect redeploying service members and mitigate the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Jenkins)

Returning Marines are Screened for COVID-19

U.S. Marines with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, stand in formation to be pre-screened for the coronavirus disease on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., March 30, 2020. II Marine Expeditionary Force is following the guidelines set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Health and Human Services to take the necessary precautions to protect redeploying service members and mitigate the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Jenkins)

SPMAGTF-CR-AF 20.1 Conducts HST Training

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 20.1, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, prepare a cargo bundle during external lift training at Morón Air Base, Spain, March 25, 2020. Marines conducted the training to increase helicopter support team proficiency by expeditiously moving cargo and equipment. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is deployed to conduct crisis-response and theater-security operations in Africa and promote regional stability by conducting military-to-military training exercises throughout Europe and Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nello Miele)

SPMAGTF-CR-AF 20.1 Conducts HST Training

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 20.1, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, carries a cargo bundle during external lift training at Morón Air Base, Spain, March 25, 2020. Marines conducted the training to increase helicopter support team proficiency by expeditiously moving cargo and equipment. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is deployed to conduct crisis-response and theater-security operations in Africa and promote regional stability by conducting military-to-military training exercises throughout Europe and Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nello Miele)

SPMAGTF-CR-AF 20.1 Conducts HST Training

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 20.1, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, prepares for take off during external lift training at Morón Air Base, Spain, March 25, 2020. Marines conducted the training to increase helicopter support team proficiency by expeditiously moving cargo and equipment. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is deployed to conduct crisis-response and theater-security operations in Africa and promote regional stability by conducting military-to-military training exercises throughout Europe and Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nello Miele)

SPMAGTF-CR-AF 20.1 Conducts HST Training

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 20.1, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, prepare to secure a cargo bundle during external lift training at Morón Air Base, Spain, March 25, 2020. Marines conducted the training to increase helicopter support team proficiency by expeditiously moving cargo and equipment. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is deployed to conduct crisis-response and theater-security operations in Africa and promote regional stability by conducting military-to-military training exercises throughout Europe and Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nello Miele)

2nd Marine Division Motivator of the Week

Sgt. Christopher Moyers, motor transportation mechanic with 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, poses for a photo at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 31, 2020. "Be there for your Marines and work alongside them," said Moyers, a Pittsburgh, Penn., native. "Teach them all that you know and show them how its done.” According to his leadership, Moyers has continual willingness to go above and beyond his responsibilities and has unyielding dedication to his Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

II MEF News

Desert Playground: NTC 20-05 By Cpl. Elijah Abernathy | March 27, 2020 U.S. Marines and Sailors with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division trained in primarily conventional combat operations during National Training Center 20-05 at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif., March 17, 2020. MORE

Enhanced CBRN explosive training decontamination By Lance Cpl. Andrew Smith | March 25, 2020 U.S. Marine Corps Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear defense specialists with Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division decontaminate pig carcasses during enhanced CBRN explosive training 20-1 at the Guardian Centers in Perry, Georgia. March 12, 2020. MORE

The Sounds of the Hell Hounds at MTX 2-20 By Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons | March 25, 2020 It was a cloudy afternoon, but the sun still reflected off the snow-capped mountains giving 1st Lt. Elaine Lewis, battalion adjutant with Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, light to check her roster for accountability. Personnel, packs, weapons, and motor transportation assets all had to be verified and transmitted back to the command and control center. At this point, V36 had been at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, California for almost a month. They grew used to the thick, bright snow, bone-chilling wind, and constant need to change socks. One constant they could not become complacent with was the radio static. Radios must be watched nonstop; communication must stay consistent and fluid up and down the mountain. MORE

More Than A Day Trip By Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons | March 25, 2020 The Marines and Sailors of 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division return to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina after not one, but two exercise experiences in Twentynine Palms, Calif. From patrolling in the snowy mountains of Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center to maneuvering through the tumbleweeds of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, V36 put its expeditionary mindset into action to advance its warfighting excellence. MORE

II MEF COVID-19 screening process maintains force readiness By Courtesy Story | March 23, 2020 II Marine Expeditionary Force is preparing to receive Marines and Sailors returning from Europe MORE

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