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II Marine Expeditionary Force, Change of Command

U.S. Marine Corps to Lt. Gen. Robert C. Fulford, the oncoming commanding general of II Marine Expeditionary Force, speaks during the II MEF Change of...

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HMH-461 conducts flight operations

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53K King Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, lands...

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SLTE 4-26: Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment Conduct Live-Fire Company Attacks

U.S. Marines with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, prepare to conduct a live-fire company attack on Range 400...

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LCF-24: Lowlight Fast-roping drills

U.S. Marines, with Maritime Raid Force, Littoral Combat Force-24, post security after fast-roping off a U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom assigned, to...

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LCF-24: Fort Lauderdale Arrival

San-Antonio class amphibious transport dock USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) arrives in La Guaira Port, Venezuela, June 28, 2026. At the direction of...

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SECNAV Visits Camp Lejeune

The Honorable Hung Cao, Acting Secretary of the Navy observes a static display of a CH-53K Super Stallion at a Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461,...

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V22 attack Range 400

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, sprint up a hill during a company attack on Range 400 as part of Service...

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VMGR-252 conducts pararescue training with 57th RQS

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Colt Houseknecht, from Indiana, a fixed-wing aircraft flight engineer with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron...

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HMH-461 executes TRAP simulation

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Tyler Frizzell, from Connecticut, a CH-53K King Stallion pilot with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, Marine...

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EOTG HRST Course: Rappel Tower

A U.S. Marine with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion rappels down a training structure during a helicopter rope suspension techniques course on Marine...

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2nd Recon Conduct MAAWS

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joseph Gauntlett, right, a reconnaissance Marine with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, reloads a M3A1...

 

Service Spotlight

 

U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Bryan Cortestorres, right, a transportation chief with Headquarters and Service Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, stands at attention during his retirement ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 31, 2026. Cortestorres, an Illinois native, retired after 30 years of dedicated and faithful service to the U.S. Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isabella Ramos)

U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Bryan Cortestorres Retirement Ceremony

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Neil Berry, the off-going commanding officer of 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, speaks during a change of command ceremony on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 23, 2026. The change of command ceremony is a tradition that marked the transfer of responsibility, authority and accountability of 6th Marines from Col. Berry to Col. Bobby Lee. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hunter J. Kuester)

MAG-14 change of command ceremony

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Arthur Bruggeman, from Florida, the commanding officer of Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, addresses the audience during a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, July 23, 2026. The ceremony signified the transfer of authority, accountability and leadership from Col. Benjamin Grant, from Ohio, outgoing commanding officer of MAG-14, to Bruggeman. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mya Seymour)

6th Marine Regiment Change of Command Ceremony

U.S. Marines, with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 (Reinforced), Littoral Combat Force-24, explain the components on a MV-22B Osprey to Cadets, with the Civil Air Patrol, Puerto Rico Wing, during a communication relations event on Jose Aponte De La Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, July 13, 2026. Events like these reinforce our commitment to community engagement, bridging the gap between current service members and the people we serve. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)

LCF-24: Communication Relations Event

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Calvert L. Worth Jr., right, the commanding general of II Marine Expeditionary Force, shakes hands with Gunnery Sgt. Angel Garcia, a logistics chief with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, after Garcia was recognized during an award ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 17, 2026. The Lieutenant General “Chesty” Puller award is awarded to units within II Marine Expeditionary Force that have showcased outstanding ability and superior performance in supporting the mission of II MEF within the past year. Worth is a native of Missouri. Garcia is a native of New Jersey. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brady Hathaway)

CLB 24 receives 'Chesty' Puller Award

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