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Maritime Special Purpose Force 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 Performs Alongside Norwegian His Majesty Band

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 Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment Participates in 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 Headquarters Building Ground Breaking 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...

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1st Marine IQT course as a fleet replacement squadron

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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VMFA(AW)-224 conducts its final F/A-18 Hornet flight ceremony

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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II MSB Hosts 4th Annual Military 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...

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2d Combat Engineer Battalion Sapper Leaders Course

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...

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2d Combat Engineer Battalion Extended Use Exercise

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...

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2nd CRR Family Day

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...

 

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  • 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)
  • 2nd DSB, 2nd MLG, Peruvian SME Conference

    Apr 24 2025
    Camp Lejeune
    U.S. Marines with 2nd Distribution Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, pose for a group photo with service members of the Peruvian Marines after a subject matter expert exchange conference at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, April 18, 2025. 2nd DSB hosted the Peruvian Marines for a subject matter expert exchange regarding logistics infrastructure and manpower efficiency. The Peruvian Marines visited 2nd Distribution Support Battalion as part of a subject matter expert exchange to discuss common topics concerning combat logistics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isabella Ramos)
  • 24th MEU Builds with Habitat for Humanity

    Apr 16 2025
    Wilmington
    U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), volunteer with the Habitat for Humanity foundation in Wilmington, N.C., April 9, 2025. 24th MEU Marines and Sailors volunteer with different organizations to give back to local communities and build relationships. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Victoria Hutt)
  • Recon and Golf CQT shoot

    Apr 22 2025
    Marine Corps Air Station New River
    U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Tanguy Savineau, a reconnaissanceman with Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment and a native of Texas, right, coaches lance Cpl. Aidan Smith, a rifleman with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines and a native of Maine, during a close quarters tactics shoot on Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, April 2, 2025. 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines conducted close quarters battle drills to prepare 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 Lance Cpl. Jack Labrador)
II Marine Expeditionary Force Year in Review
Dec. 23, 2022 | 1:30
As the nation's premiere crisis response force, II MEF Marines and Sailors remain ready to deploy at a moment’s notice anywhere in the world. We will continue to deter armed conflict and, when necessary, defeat our adversaries. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jackson Dukes and Staff Sgt. Picklesimer)

As the nation's premiere crisis response force, II MEF Marines and Sailors remain ready to deploy at a moment’s notice anywhere in the world. We will continue to deter armed conflict and, when necessary, defeat our adversaries. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jackson Dukes and Staff Sgt. Picklesimer)

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