U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) concluded preparatory training for Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 1-26 at the Marine Aviation Training System Site (MATSS) on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, North Carolina, Friday.  WTI is a seven-week period of instruction, hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron (MAWTS) 1 at MCAS Yuma, Arizona, that incorporates Marine Corps planning and implementation of advanced air and ground tactics through a series of escalating evolutions to produce certified Weapons and Tactics Instructors. WTIs serve as squadron training officers who use their skills to act as aircraft and weapons subject matter experts and provide their units with proper training and

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. – In today's evolving and increasingly lethal battlefield landscape, Marine Corps Force Design initiatives are emphasizing maneuverable and dispersed units that can operate inside environments heavily contested by the weapons engagement zone of enemy forces and fires. This demands seamless integration between all elements of the Marine Corps Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF), command, combat, logistics, and aviation.Advanced Motorized Operations Course (AMOC) at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MAGTF-TC) Twentynine Palms, Calif., showcased how a distributed, platoon-sized Logistics Combat Element (LCE) force can leverage air support functions from three Aviation Combat Element (ACE) squadrons to enhance

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Tavon Northern, a motor vehicle operator with 2nd Distribution Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, was selected as the 2nd MLG Warrior of the Week.According to Northern’s command, he routinely demonstrates exceptional commitment to his fellow Marines by stepping forward to support critical missions within the largest motor pool in II Marine Expeditionary Force. Serving as the company guide for Ground Distribution Company, 2nd DSB, his efforts to ensure his Marines are technically and tactically trained exemplifies the standards expected of a Marine leader.As the company guide, Northern serves as the primary mentor and liaison between company leadership and his Marines,

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. -- 2nd Marine Logistics Group became the first-ever Marine Corps command to host a Tier IV Tactical Combat Casualty Care course at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, July 14-25, 2025.The course, meant to train advanced-level providers how to conduct casualty procedures in austere environments, was also the first conducted by U.S. Navy personnel on the East Coast.“Medicine is a perishable skill, no matter who you are. It is very important to keep fresh on our skills, the same way the Marines go to the rifle range every year,” said U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Luke Brochu, instructor for the Tier IV TCCC course.Tier IV TCCC is the highest level of tactical combat casualty care training intended for

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY NAPLES, Italy — U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. James W. Lively, the commanding general of 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, met with Vice Adm. J.T. Anderson, commander of U.S. 6th Fleet, on Aug. 6, 2025, as Marines and Sailors with 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade (2d MEB), II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF), deploy to assume the role of Task Force 61/2.2d MEB, as Task Force 61/2, provides a headquarters unit to command-and-control smaller, scalable and self-sustaining Marine Corps units, providing additional capability and lethality, supporting U.S. 6th Fleet operations in the U.S. European Command (EUCOM) and U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) areas of responsibility.“2d MEB stands prepared to respond to the full