U.S. Marines with 2nd Tank Battalion, 2d Marine Division stand in formation during the unit’s 78th birthday ceremony at their battalion ramp in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 20, 2019. 2nd Tanks celebrated by rededicating their battalion’s battle streamers and recognizing three Marines as Tankers of the Year. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Anna Bibbo)

Video showcasing the capabilities and training opportunities offered by Range and Training Area Management on Camp Lejeune, N.C. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Cpl. Ethan Green and Cpl. Stephanie Corona-Morales)

The WarfighterTraining Symposium was recently hosted by Range and Training Area Management at Marston Pavilion to showcase range capabilities and training opportunities available to the operating forces on Camp Lejeune, N.C. For more information on scheduling available ranges, Marines should call Range Control 451-3065/3066. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Cpl. Ethan Green and Cpl. Stephanie Corona-Morales)

Col. Brian W. Mullery and Sgt. Maj. Michael Martinet with Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, send U.S. Marines a holiday message. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. Fatima Villatoro)

On this week's episode of Real Quick, we have information on the Holcomb main gate visitor's center closure and Army Vs. Navy Game. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Evan Falls)

On this week's episode of Real Quick, we have information on flu vaccines and exemptions for your children enrolled in Child Development Centers and school programs, a reminder that as of Nov. 15 the Provost Marshal's Office will no longer be able to unlock your car unless it is an emergency, send Santa a letter from now until December 21 using the mailbox at Goin' Postal in the Hadnot Point Plaza and last Trees for Troops return on Dec. 6 from 8-10 a.m. for E-5 and below service members or their spouse with DoD ID at the Paradise Point Golf Course. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Stephanie Corona Morales)

U.S. Marine Lt. Gen. Brian D. Beaudreault, II Marine Expeditionary Force commanding general, shares his guidance and priorities for II MEF and the Marines and Sailors who comprise it. He states II MEF is constantly evolving into a more effective and capable force in order to achieving mission success in the 21st century. "Train, Fight, Win." Beaudreault said. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. David Delgadillo)

Marines attached to Deployment Processing Command Reserve Support Unit-East, Force Headquarters Group, conduct predeployment training at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, during the month of October, 2019. The DPC/RSU-East provides support to non-mobilized Reserve Component unit training, conducts Individual Augment deployment/re-deployment processing, and supports activated Reserve units/detachments while aboard Camp Lejeune in order to support total force integration during mobilization. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez)

U.S. Marines attached to Deployment Processing Command Reserve Support Unit-East, Force Headquarters Group, sight in on their targets at an unknown distance during tables 3-6 at Range K501, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 17, 2019. The DPC/RSU-East provides support to non-mobilized Reserve Component unit training, conducts Individual Augment deployment/re-deployment processing, and supports activated Reserve units/dets while aboard Camp Lejeune in order to support total force integration during mobilization. Troop handlers at DPC RSU-East conducted the set of ranges to prepare Marines for their upcoming deployments. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Christopher W. England)

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, participate in a relief and appointment ceremony at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 24, 2019. Sgt. Maj. Alex Narvaez relinquished his post to Sgt. Maj. Michael Martinet, as sergeant major of CLR-27. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Fatima Villatoro)

The 36th Beirut Memorial Observance Ceremony took place at the Beirut Memorial in the Lejeune Memorial Gardens on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 23, 2019. The special ceremony honored the fallen service members and survivors who served in Lebanon from 1958 to 1984 and in Grenada. Lt. Gen. Brian D. Beaudreault, II Marine Expeditionary Force commanding general, Lt. Col. Anthony C. Johnston, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment commanding officer, and retired Gen. Alfred M. Gray, Jr., the 29th Commandant of the Marine Corps, delivered remarks.

More than a year ago, Hurricane Florence made landfall in Eastern North Carolina, dumping nearly 36 inches of rain, totaling 10 trillion gallons of water across the state. Marine Corps Installations in its path were significantly impacted resulting in nearly $3.6B in repairs and reconstruction. While the base has made significant strides in its recovery, it is estimated that it will take five years before impacted bases and stations achieve full restoration. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Sgt. Nikki Morales)

Cpl. Lauren Nichols, the government move NCOIC with the Distribution Management Office, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, explains the step by step process for submitting an application for a household move out of the continental U.S. utilizing the Defense Personal Property System Website. To begin the process, customers can visit move.mil then click the “Sign in to DPS” link. For those who are stationed at MCB Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River, more information regarding household moves can be obtained by calling the DMO office at 910-450-8417 or emailing ppcig@usmc.mil located on Camp Lejeune building 1011. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Evan Falls)

Colonels Curtis and Amy Ebitz are both scheduled to assumed command of units near each other July 19, 2019. Col. Amy Ebitz is scheduled to take command of Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations East – Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune at 10 A.M and Col. Curtis Ebitz is scheduled to assume command of Marine Corps Air Station New River at 2 P.M. Both colonels will attend each other’s change of command along their two children. Curtis, a Marine aviator, and Amy, a law enforcement officer, met in 2001 as Captains attending Amphibious Warfare School at Marine Corps Base Quantico and were later married there in October of 2003. During their first four years of marriage, they spent nearly two of them apart, managing multiple deployments to Iraq, Marine Expeditionary Unit deployments and other operational commitments. As each progressed during their careers, more challenges awaited. During a three-year tour in Okinawa, both assumed Lt. Col. command (squadron and battalion) based there – he commanded Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron One (MWHS-1) with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing in 2013-2015, while she commanded the 3d Law Enforcement Battalion for III Marine Expeditionary Force from 2012 - 2014. Both are coming to Eastern North Carolina after recent assignments in Washington D.C. Amy just concluded a tour as a Senior Commandant of the Marine Corps Fellow at the Brookings Institution, while Curtis served as the Aviation Plans, Programs, and Budget (APP-1) Branch Head at Headquarters Marine Corps. Both colonels have previously completed multiple tours of duty in this area. Curtis was assigned to HMM-162 at New River in 1997 as a CH-46E pilot, deploying twice with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit. Later in 2004, he returned to MCAS New River and served with Marine Aircraft Group-29 during Operation Iraqi Freedom and with HMM-264, MAG-26, deploying with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Amy served as the commanding officer of Fox Company, School of Infantry East, Marine Combat Training Battalion in 1999, and was a company commander and an executive officer with 2d Military Police Battalion, 2d Marine Logistics Group at Camp Lejeune in 2004. When asked how they have made it work for the past 16 years, Curtis said, “It’s what we like to call balanced excellence—finding the right balance between personal and professional life. Additionally, it’s been nice to have a sounding board for work-related issues and knowing when to separate work from family.”

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Steven Lunsford, off-going sergeant major of 2nd Marine Logistics Group (MLG), II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), is relieved by Sgt. Maj. Jason Jones, incoming sergeant major of 2nd MLG, II MEF, during a relief and appointment ceremony at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Lunsford transferred leadership during the ceremony to Jones who was appointed as the new 2nd MLG sergeant major.