II Marine Expeditionary Force News

26th MEU’s Maritime Special Purpose Force Supports NSW During Exercise TRIDENT 23-4

Cpl. Matthew Romonoyske-Bean — Wed, 31 May 2023 17:41:47 GMT

JOINT EXPEDITIONARY BASE LITTLE CREEK-FORT STORY, Virginia. – U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Maritime Special Purpose Force (MSPF) integrated with East-Coast-based U.S. Naval Special Warfare Operators (SEALs) during Exercise Trident 23-4 for integrated, direct-action SOF raid training and advanced training specifically focused on Military Assisted Departure (MAD) and Non-combatant Evacuation Operations (NEO), 18 – 22 May 2023.

U.S. Marines Save Life of Local Estonian Citizen

By Cpl. Christopher Doughty — Tue, 23 May 2023 15:23:23 GMT

Three U.S. Marines saved a man’s life in Tallin, Estonia, when they found him unconscious and asphyxiated in a local restaurant, May 7, 2023. Lance Cpl. Colton Allen, Lance Cpl. Christopher Butemeyer, and Lance Cpl. Aiden Morey decided to eat at a local restaurant called Hesburger. While eating, they noticed a man unconscious in a booth nearby. When they moved closer to examine the distressed man, his lips were noticeably blue and his skin began to match. Understanding the gravity of the situation, the three Marines, assigned to Task Force 61/2 (TF 61/2), Mobile Reconnaissance Company (CTG 61/2.4), sprang into action.

Carolina Marine Air-Ground Task Force Female Commanders Assembly

Lance Cpl. Joshua Crumback — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 13:28:48 GMT

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, NC – Thirteen female Marine commanders from across the Marine Air-Ground Task Force, assembled at the Paradise Point Golf Course on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 5, to nurture the bonds of the sisterhood they created throughout their time in service. These bonds allow them to navigate their time in the Marine Corps with female support that was uncommon earlier in their careers.

II Marine Expeditionary Force Completes Humanitarian Operations Training

Courtesy Story — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 14:31:00 GMT

JHOC taught students how to support USAID during the planning and execution of humanitarian support to foreign nations and across a wide variety of humanitarian missions. JHOC is also part of the Joint Task Force training continuum as II MEF prepares for an upcoming JTF exercise later in 2023. Foreign humanitarian assistance is among the list of tasks that a JTF certified headquarters may be called upon to execute.

Aim to Win: Marine Corps Shooting Team members train 2d LAR Marines

Lance Cpl. Eric Dmochowski — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 20:20:00 GMT

One of the foundational pillars of the Marine Corps is that every Marine is a rifleman. However, some stand above the rest. Sgt. Shaun Muller and Sgt. Shane Ryan, members of the Marine Corps Shooting Team (MCST), are two such Marines.

II MEF Continues Preparation for Joint Task Force Certification with Security Cooperation Training

Lance Cpl. John Allen — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 17:19:17 GMT

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, NC – The Marine Corps Security Cooperation Training Detachment hosted a Security Cooperation Planners Course in support of II Marine Expeditionary Force planners, March 13-17, 2023.

The 26th MEU Fights in the Littorals

Capt. Angelica White — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 13:44:46 GMT

U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) successfully completed their final land-based exercise, MEU Exercise III (MEUEX) by conducting distributed operations within the littorals of eastern North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, and Louisiana from Mar. 3 to Mar. 15, 2023.

Topping Out: Hurricane Florence Recovery Projects Progress at Cherry Point

Story by Chrystal Smith — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 14:45:41 GMT

The emplacement of a white, steel support member atop the new auditorium facility indicated an important milestone for the progress of Hurricane Florence Recovery projects at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, Feb. 22, 2023.

II MEF Prepares for Humanitarian Assistance as Its Deployed Forces Conduct the Mission

1st Lt. Eric Bohnenkamp and Staff Sgt. Shaehmus Sawyer — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 20:55:00 GMT

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, NC— As Marines and Sailors respond to Türkiye earthquake relief, 1,200 Marines and Sailors with II Marine Expeditionary Force simultaneously trained in Marine Expeditionary Force Exercise 23 from 8-17 Feb at Camp Lejeune, N.C.

II Marine Expeditionary Force Conducts MEFEX 23

1st Lt. Rebekah Harasick — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 13:34:04 GMT

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, NC— Approximately 1,200 Marines and Sailors with II Marine Expeditionary Force and four major subordinate commands – 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, 2nd Marine Air Wing, and 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade – will conduct Marine Expeditionary Force Exercise 23 from 10-17 Feb. out of Camp Lejeune, NC and Quantico, VA.

A first for an East-Coast MEU, HIMARS embarks with the BAT-ARG 26th MEU during PMINT

Staff Sgt. Jesus Sepulveda Torres — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 21:16:14 GMT

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina. – The Marines and Sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) participated in Amphibious Squadron MEU Integration (PMINT) exercise with the warships that make up the Bataan Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG) from Jan. 23 to Feb. 6, 2023, which centered around two major training exercises back-to-back to enhance combat readiness through the continuous rehearsal of core Marine Air-Ground Task Force mission essential tasks.

MCAS New River Marine receives Bronze Star for heroic actions in Afghanistan

Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 16:44:46 GMT

"When we found out that the Taliban had moved into the center city right outside of our tower, that's when all hell broke loose," said U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Kevin W. Haunschild, former Air Traffic Control (ATC) Mobile Team Leader with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron-162 (VMM-162), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. "Afghan aircraft began attempting to take off our runway without listening to any commands from our air traffic controllers. It was chaos; it looked like a bee's nest."

ARFF Tests New Equipment

Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 16:41:54 GMT

U.S. Marines with Aircraft, Rescue, and Fire Fighting (ARFF), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, and Expeditionary Fire and Rescue (EFFR), Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, conducted a controlled fuel burn at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, Jan. 11, 2023.

Camp Lejeune Tax Center is Open for 2023

Lance Cpl. Zeta Johnson — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 16:38:32 GMT

Tax season has officially begun and Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune is here to ensure Marines are ready and prepared for this year’s tax season. The Camp Lejeune Tax Center will open its doors today, Jan. 23. for service members, their dependents and retirees to receive free tax services.

MAGTF At Its Finest

Capt. Angelica White — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 14:28:18 GMT

U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) honed their warfighting skills and strengthened their core crisis response capabilities during MEU Exercise I (MEUEX I) from distributed operating positions within the littorals of eastern North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, from Dec. 7 to Dec. 22, 2022.

II MEF Marines return from European Deployment

1st Lt. Jasmine Scott — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 20:19:12 GMT

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, NC – Approximately 50 Marines and Sailors returned from a month-long deployment for training aboard the Spearfish-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Trenton (T-EPF 5) to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 13.

Taking Challenges Head On

Cpl. Timothy Fowler — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 13:24:43 GMT

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Lydia Deprey, 23, from Waldo, Ohio, a mortarman with 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, poses for a photo after graduating a Marine Corps Instructor of Water Survival Course on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 15, 2022. Deprey has been in the Marine Corps for two years and has pushed herself every step of the way. The MCIWS course is known to be one of the physically and mentally demanding courses a Marine can attend.

2d Marine Division Marines Participate in Continuing Promise 2022

DoD News — Sat, 17 Dec 2022 17:00:00 GMT

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, NC – U.S. Marines from 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF) deployed in support of Continuing Promise 2022 to provide humanitarian civic assistance to our partner nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America.

MCAS New River Go-Getter: Lance Cpl. Zachary Keller

Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 19:45:54 GMT

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Zachary Keller, an airfield operations supervisor with Base Operations, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS), is Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River’s Go-Getter of the month. Keller, a Minonk, Illinois native, enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2021.

II MEF Marines participate in Veterans Week: New York

1st Lt. Eric Bohnenkamp and 2nd Lt. Rebekah Harasick — Thu, 17 Nov 2022 18:36:23 GMT

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, NC – U.S. Marines from II Marine Expeditionary Force, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force New York are transiting aboard the USS Arlington (LPD 24) in support of this year’s Veterans Week celebration held in New York City from Nov. 9-14.