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Non-Lethal Weapons Course 22MEU

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Bryan Bell, left, and Master Sgt. Alan Falkner, right, both non-lethal weapons instructors with the 22nd Marine...

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MCMAP Welcome Aboard Brief

U.S. Marines conduct the pull-up portion of the physical fitness test during a Martial Arts Instructor Course at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune,...

03

Joint Exercise Chesapeake 25

U.S. Marines with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment pose for a photo with French Marines from the 13th Foreign Legion Demi Brigade...

04

MSPF Conducts VBSS

U.S. Marines with Maritime Special Purpose Force, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, take off in an AH-1Z Viper with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron...

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2DMARDIV Band with Norweigans

U.S. Marines with the 2d Marine Division Band and Norwegian service members with the Norwegian Army’s Band His Majesty the King’s Guard perform the...

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2d Bn, 6th Reg conducts TSULC

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Lewis Lheureux, an infantry rifleman with 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, identifies landmarks on a map...

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2d MARDIV HQ Bldg Ceremony

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. David L. Odom, the commanding general of the 2d Marine Division, speaks to Marines, Sailors and distinguished guests...

08

Initial Qualification Training

U.S. Marines with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Training Squadron (VMUT) 2 pose for a picture in front of an MQ-9A Reaper on the first day of the...

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Final F/A-18 Hornet flight

Family members of U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Jarrod Allen, from California, commanding officer of Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron...

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4th Annual Kids Celebration

Family members of U.S. Marines and Sailors with II Marine Expeditionary Force participate in the II MEF 4th Annual Military Kids Celebration at...

 

U.S. Marine Sgt. Lucas Camacho, a ground electronics transmissions systems maintainer and Valley Stream, New York native with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), poses for a portrait on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 8, 2025. Camacho won the Pfc. Littleton award for his actions with the 24th MEU in 2024. This award is one of the highest honors a Marine Corps communications marine can receive. Named after Pfc. Littleton, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism during the Korean War for smothering a grenade with his body, the award recognizes communications Marines who demonstrate exceptional leadership, innovation, and dedication. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Victoria Hutt) Sgt. Lucas Camacho with the 24th MEU wins the Pfc. Littleton Award
Sgt. Lucas Camacho with the 24th MEU wins the Pfc. Littleton Award
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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ashton Permann, an airborne and air delivery specialist with 2nd Distribution Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, inspects a parachute at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, April 30, 2025.Permann was selected by his command due to his constant dedication to the mission success while serving as section leader, jumpmaster and embarkation chief for 1st Platoon Air Distribution Company which is a senior noncommissioned officer billet that includes providing logistical planning, management, and the execution of Air Distribution Company operations. As a Jumpmaster, Permann has conducted, planned, executed, and supervised over 12 cargo and personnel drops within the past three months. Each week, 2nd MLG recognizes one outstanding Marine or Sailor that goes above and beyond in their duties and embodies the qualities of an outstanding service member. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isabella Ramos) 2nd DSB, 2nd MLG; Warrior of the Week Cpl. Permann
2nd DSB, 2nd MLG; Warrior of the Week Cpl. Permann
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U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Daisy Deanda, a finance technician with Headquarters and Service Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, poses for a photo at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 23, 2025. Deanda’s command selected her as Warrior of the Week due to her dedication to professional and personal growth. While being a recent addition to the unit, Deanda’s command highlights her excellence in physical fitness, her drive and independence for volunteering with the Single Marine Program and local church, and her hard work ethic after successfully completing over 800 travel vouchers for Marines in 2nd MLG. Deanda also recently won Service Company Marine of the Quarter for all of these qualities and accomplishments. Each week, 2nd MLG recognizes one outstanding Marine or Sailor that goes above and beyond in their duties and embodies the qualities of an outstanding service member. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Meshaq Hylton) Pfc. Daisy Deanda; 2nd MLG Warrior of the Week
Pfc. Daisy Deanda; 2nd MLG Warrior of the Week
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U.S. Marines with Communication Strategy and Operations, Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division, pose for a group photo with a plaque during a gallery showcase on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 11, 2025. COMMSTRAT day was implemented by COMMSTRAT command to recognize and celebrate the products created by the current photographers, videographers, and graphic designers assigned to 2d MARDIV COMMSTRAT. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Yovanik Calderon) 2DMARDIV COMMSTRAT Gallery Showcase
2DMARDIV COMMSTRAT Gallery Showcase
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U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) pose for a group photo during the 2nd MAW Marine Corps Aviation Association (MCAA) awards banquet at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, April 17, 2025. The MCAA hosted the banquet to celebrate and recognize the Marines and units that have distinguished themselves within 2nd MAW as the best in Marine aviation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. David Ornelas Baeza) Marine Corps Aviation Association hosts awards banquet for 2nd MAW
Marine Corps Aviation Association hosts awards banquet for 2nd MAW
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Featured Stories

 

  • 2d CEB Extended Use Exercise

    Apr 28 2025
    Camp Lejeune
    U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Juan P. Afanador, right, an engineer equipment operator, and Cpl. Mathew J. Lunday, a combat engineer, both with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, take notes during the 2d CEB Extended Use Exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 22, 2025. The purpose of the EUE is to evaluate developing technologies in the combat engineer field, specifically for the explosive hazard defeat realm. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexandria Serrano)

  • 2nd CRR Family Day

    Apr 28 2025
    Camp Lejeune
    A U.S. Marine with 2nd Combat Readiness Regiment, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, and her son participate in a finger-painting event during a regimental family day on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 24, 2025. 2d Maintenance Battalion and 2nd CRR co-hosted the field day event in honor of the Month of the Military Child Appreciation to celebrate our children and build camaraderie. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christian Salazar)

  • 2d CEB Sapper Leaders Course

    Apr 29 2025
    Camp Lejeune
    U.S. Marines with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division participate in a live-fire range during the Sapper Leaders Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 22, 2025. The Sapper Leaders Course was held to provide small unit leaders with 2d MARDIV the knowledge and ability to conduct independent operations, increasing unit efficiency and warfighting capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brooke Pedersen)

  • 2/10 UDP Homecoming

    Apr 24 2025
    Camp Lejeune
    A U.S. Marine with 2d Battalion, 10th Regiment, 2d Marine Division is welcomed home by his family during a deployment homecoming on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 18, 2025. 2/10 returned to Camp Lejeune from a six-month Unit Deployment Program in Okinawa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Cassidy Shepherd)

  • Rolling Thunder 2025

    Apr 28 2025
    FORT BRAGG
    U.S. Marines with 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division participate in a live-fire range during exercise Rolling Thunder on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, April 12, 2025. The exercise was held to test 10th Marine Regiment’s command-and-control, indirect fire support, counter-fire operations, and sensor operations in a simulated littoral environment against a future threat. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Judith Ann Lazaro)

  • II MEF Congressional Delegation Staff Visit

    Apr 24 2025
    Camp Lejeune
    U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Samuel L. Meyer, center, the deputy commanding general of II Marine Expeditionary Force, poses for a photo with U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Calvin B. Ruidiaz, left, the Senate Liaison, Abigail Zarzar, the Military Legislative Assistant of Sen. Ted Budd, Graham Gunter, the Military Legislative Correspondent of Sen. Ted Budd, and U.S. Air Force Maj. Andrew Gutowski, the Legislative Fellow in the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force Legislative Liaisons, during a Congressional Staff Delegation visit on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 23, 2025. During the visit, Marines and Sailors discussed II MEF’s expeditionary capabilities as the nation’s crisis response force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Caroline Perkins)

  • 1/8 Marines teach movement formations to Panamanian security forces

    Apr 23 2025
    Rodman
    Panamanian security forces are taught a class on movement formations by U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, 6th Regiment, 2d Marine Division in Rodman, Panama, April 16, 2025. U.S. Southern Command is focused on increasing partner nation capacity and interoperability in the region and reflects the United States’ enduring promise of friendship, partnership, and solidarity with the Panamanian people. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Francis Hrosar)

  • 2/2 Limited Scale Raid

    Apr 24 2025
    Camp Lejeune
    A U.S. Marine with Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment fast-ropes from a UH-1Y Venom helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 167 during a limited scale raid exercise at Stone Bay in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina on April 10, 2025. 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment conducted raid training to practice and refine techniques and procedures in preparation for potential future missions as the ground combat element of the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Alert Contingency MAGTF (SPMAGTF-ACM). (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jorge Borjas)

  • 2025 Rolling Thunder: HIMAR Live-Fire

    Apr 23 2025
    Fort Bragg
    A U.S. Marine Corps High Mobility Artillery Rocket System with 2d Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division fires a rocket on a live-fire range during exercise Rolling Thunder on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, April 11, 2025. This live-fire artillery exercise tested 10th Marine Regiment’s command-and-control, indirect fire support, counter-fire operations, and sensor operations in a simulated littoral environment against a future threat. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Judith Ann Lazaro)

  • 22nd MEU | Staff Delegates tour USS Iwo Jima LHD 7

    Apr 22 2025
    At Sea
    Ms. Eliza Lundy, Military Legislative Assistant to Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, receives a demonstration of a FIM 92A stinger missile from U.S. Marines with Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD), Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, during a tour of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), Iwo Jima Amphibious Readiness Group, during a staff delegation visit while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, April 5, 2025. The visit showcased the capabilities of the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit as part of the IWOARG/22MEU team, illustrating the strategic importance of amphibious shipping for projecting power and rapidly responding to global crises. The delegation's visit aboard LHD 7 during Amphibious Squadron 8 (PHIBRON 8), 22nd MEU Integration (PMINT) exercise enabled dialogue between the staff members and Navy and Marine Corps personnel, deepening their understanding of the ARG/MEU's diverse mission sets and underscoring their indispensable role in achieving national security objectives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sharon Ruiz)
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B-Roll: CBRN and EOD Exercise
June 8, 2023 | 5:29
U.S. Army and Moroccan service members undergo a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) training exercise in Agadir, Morocco, June 8, 2023. Eighteen nations and approximately 8,000 personnel will participate in AL23, U.S. Africa Command's largest annual combined, joint exercise that will take place in Ghana, Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia from May 13 – June 18, 2023. (U.S. Army video footage by Sgt. Natalie Pantalos, edited by Pfc. Trevor Seiler)

Shot List
1. (00:00:00:00) (MEDIUM SHOT) Helicopter takes off
2. (00:00:05:17) (MEDIUM SHOT) Moroccan service members set up equipment
3. (00:00:12:04) (MEDIUM SHOT) Moroccan service members move injured soldier
4. (00:00:27:20) (LONG SHOT) Helicopter inbound to pick up wounded soldier
5. (00:00:32:22) (CLOSE/LONG SHOT) Moroccan soldier lays wounded as EOD team sweeps the area
6. (00:00:50:17) (MEDIUM SHOT) Moroccan soldier goes through sanitization procedure
7. (00:00:59:05) (LONG SHOT) Inbound helicopter arrives to exercise
8. (00:01:06:05) (MEDIUM SHOT) Moroccan service members enter field with gear
9. (00:01:13:05) (LONG SHOT) EOD team lays wire to ordinance
10. (00:01:21:18) (LONG SHOT) EOD team retrieves robot and moves it
11. (00:01:30:18) (MEDIUM SHOT) Helicopter awaits takeoff in field
12. (00:01:41:00) (MEDIUM SHOT) Moroccan service members wait to enter training exercise
13. (00:01:48:11) (MEDIUM SHOT) Moroccan service members wait for a helicopter with injured soldiers
14. (00:01:56:05) (MEDIUM SHOT) Moroccan service members set up table
15. (00:02:03:06) (MEDIUM SHOT) Moroccan service members rush soldier to tent
16. (00:02:10:22) (CLOSE UP SHOT) Injured soldier is carried away on a gurney
17. (00:02:24:09) (MEDIUM SHOT) Moroccan service members strap down injured soldier to gurney
18. (00:02:33:13) (MEDIUM SHOT) Moroccan service member watches as soldier is being transported into a tent
19. (00:02:36:213) (MEDIUM SHOT) Injured service members lie on the ground
20. (00:02:42:12) (MEDIUM SHOT) Moroccan service members transport equipment to unloading area
21. (00:02:47:23) (MEDIUM SHOT) Moroccan service members move injured service member out of frame (Good closing shot)
22. (00:02:53:18) (MEDIUM SHOT) Moroccan service members wrap injured soldier in tin foil.
23. (00:03:01:08) (WIDE SHOT) Multiple injured Moroccan service members lie in a field
24. (00:03:08:11) (CLOSE UP SHOT) Injured Moroccan service member is scanned by service members.
25. (00:03:14:13) (MEDIUM SHOT) Moroccan service members scan injured soldier
26. (00:03:24:23) (MEDIUM SHOT) Moroccan service members set up gear
27. (00:03:32:08) (LONG SHOT) Moroccan service members approach ordinance
28. (00:03:36:23) (LONG SHOT) Moroccan service members move injured soldier across field
29. (00:03:43:23) (MEDIUM SHOT) Moroccan service members receive a sanitization process
30. (00:03:50:05) (WIDE SHOT) Moroccan service members set up tents in the middle of a soccer field
31. (00:03:56:17) (MEDIUM SHOT) Moroccan service member cuts open clothing of injured soldier
32. (00:04:03:02) (WIDE SHOT) Moroccan service members wait with an injured soldier for a rescue helicopter to come
33. (00:04:07:20) (LONG SHOT) Moroccan service members attempt to disarm an ordinance device)
34. (00:04:12:07) (MEDIUM SHOT) Moroccan service members lift injured soldier from hospital bed to gurney.
35. (00:04:18:23) (MEDIUM SHOT) Moroccan service members tend to injured soldier on the field
36. (00:04:25:07) (MEDIUM SHOT) Moroccan service members get sprayed down during a sanitization procedure
37. (00:04:32:04) (MEDIUM SHOT) Moroccan service members rush an injured soldier to a decontamination tent
38. (00:04:38:20) (MEDIUM SHOT) Moroccan service members lift injured soldiers from field onto a gurney
39. (00:04:45:14) (WIDE SHOT) Moroccan service members move a wheeled gurney to site of injured soldiers
40. (00:04:52:03) (MEDIUM SHOT)Moroccan service members transport injured soldier toward a helicopter
41. (00:04:55:23) (LONG SHOT) Moroccan service members transport injured soldier toward a helicopter
42. (00:05:06:16) (LONG SHOT) Moroccan service members load injured soldier onto a helicopter
43.(00:05:13:13) (MEDIUM SHOT) US Army service member (Orange) alongside Moroccan EOD team sweeps area as injured soldiers lie on the ground
44. (00:05:21:01) (WIDE SHOT) A helicopter carrying an injured soldier takes off

U.S. Army and Moroccan service members undergo a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) training exercise in Agadir, Morocco, June 8, 2023. Eighteen nations and approximately 8,000 personnel will participate in AL23, U.S. Africa Command's largest annual combined, joint exercise that will take place in Ghana, Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia from May 13 – June 18, 2023. (U.S. Army video footage by Sgt. Natalie Pantalos, edited by Pfc. Trevor Seiler)

Shot List
1. (00:00:00:00) (MEDIUM SHOT) Helicopter takes off
2. (00:00:05:17) (MEDIUM SHOT) Moroccan service members set up equipment
3. (00:00:12:04) (MEDIUM SHOT) Moroccan service members move injured soldier
4. (00:00:27:20) (LONG SHOT) Helicopter inbound to pick up wounded soldier
5. (00:00:32:22) (CLOSE/LONG SHOT) Moroccan soldier lays wounded as EOD team sweeps the area
6. (00:00:50:17) (MEDIUM SHOT) Moroccan soldier goes through sanitization procedure
7. (00:00:59:05) (LONG SHOT) Inbound helicopter arrives to exercise
8. (00:01:06:05) (MEDIUM SHOT) Moroccan service members enter field with gear
9. (00:01:13:05) (LONG SHOT) EOD team lays wire to ordinance
10. (00:01:21:18) (LONG SHOT) EOD team retrieves robot and moves it
11. (00:01:30:18) (MEDIUM SHOT) Helicopter awaits takeoff in field
12. (00:01:41:00) (MEDIUM SHOT) Moroccan service members wait to enter training exercise
13. (00:01:48:11) (MEDIUM SHOT) Moroccan service members wait for a helicopter with injured soldiers
14. (00:01:56:05) (MEDIUM SHOT) Moroccan service members set up table
15. (00:02:03:06) (MEDIUM SHOT) Moroccan service members rush soldier to tent
16. (00:02:10:22) (CLOSE UP SHOT) Injured soldier is carried away on a gurney
17. (00:02:24:09) (MEDIUM SHOT) Moroccan service members strap down injured soldier to gurney
18. (00:02:33:13) (MEDIUM SHOT) Moroccan service member watches as soldier is being transported into a tent
19. (00:02:36:213) (MEDIUM SHOT) Injured service members lie on the ground
20. (00:02:42:12) (MEDIUM SHOT) Moroccan service members transport equipment to unloading area
21. (00:02:47:23) (MEDIUM SHOT) Moroccan service members move injured service member out of frame (Good closing shot)
22. (00:02:53:18) (MEDIUM SHOT) Moroccan service members wrap injured soldier in tin foil.
23. (00:03:01:08) (WIDE SHOT) Multiple injured Moroccan service members lie in a field
24. (00:03:08:11) (CLOSE UP SHOT) Injured Moroccan service member is scanned by service members.
25. (00:03:14:13) (MEDIUM SHOT) Moroccan service members scan injured soldier
26. (00:03:24:23) (MEDIUM SHOT) Moroccan service members set up gear
27. (00:03:32:08) (LONG SHOT) Moroccan service members approach ordinance
28. (00:03:36:23) (LONG SHOT) Moroccan service members move injured soldier across field
29. (00:03:43:23) (MEDIUM SHOT) Moroccan service members receive a sanitization process
30. (00:03:50:05) (WIDE SHOT) Moroccan service members set up tents in the middle of a soccer field
31. (00:03:56:17) (MEDIUM SHOT) Moroccan service member cuts open clothing of injured soldier
32. (00:04:03:02) (WIDE SHOT) Moroccan service members wait with an injured soldier for a rescue helicopter to come
33. (00:04:07:20) (LONG SHOT) Moroccan service members attempt to disarm an ordinance device)
34. (00:04:12:07) (MEDIUM SHOT) Moroccan service members lift injured soldier from hospital bed to gurney.
35. (00:04:18:23) (MEDIUM SHOT) Moroccan service members tend to injured soldier on the field
36. (00:04:25:07) (MEDIUM SHOT) Moroccan service members get sprayed down during a sanitization procedure
37. (00:04:32:04) (MEDIUM SHOT) Moroccan service members rush an injured soldier to a decontamination tent
38. (00:04:38:20) (MEDIUM SHOT) Moroccan service members lift injured soldiers from field onto a gurney
39. (00:04:45:14) (WIDE SHOT) Moroccan service members move a wheeled gurney to site of injured soldiers
40. (00:04:52:03) (MEDIUM SHOT)Moroccan service members transport injured soldier toward a helicopter
41. (00:04:55:23) (LONG SHOT) Moroccan service members transport injured soldier toward a helicopter
42. (00:05:06:16) (LONG SHOT) Moroccan service members load injured soldier onto a helicopter
43.(00:05:13:13) (MEDIUM SHOT) US Army service member (Orange) alongside Moroccan EOD team sweeps area as injured soldiers lie on the ground
44. (00:05:21:01) (WIDE SHOT) A helicopter carrying an injured soldier takes off

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