II MEF Videos

Although their lifestyle conditions may not reflect the liberties a normal American can expect on a daily basis, they contribute to a unique and productive culture that has demonstrated its potency for completing missions, particularly in the shadow of their upcoming deployment to Operation Enduring Freedom. The platoon spent fourteen days in the field tasked with a series of construction projects meant to test their proficiency and to ultimately improve the training areas at Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 11 to 24.

Marines with Bridge Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group trained for door breaching operations with the M-1014 Joint Service Combat Shotgun at a range aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 18, 2013. Video includes POV footage

The door disintegrated into small, wooden shards and burning embers as the explosive charge ripped a hole in the building and showered the line of combat engineers with debris. Six Marines with Bridge Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group poured through the gap as another team shattered a window at the rear of the building during the unit’s demolition and breaching exercise here, Jan. 18.

Marines with Bridge Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group trained for door breaching and demolition operations at a range aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 18, 2013. The Marines utilized shotguns and various explosive devices throughout the training. Video includes door breaching, explosive demolitions and POV camera.

B-roll of Cpl. Julianne Patton, a CH-53D Sea Stallion crew chief, prepares a .50 caliber machine gun for use in preparation for a troop extraction mission, in support of operations, in southwestern, Afghanistan, April 27th. Patton, a native of Republic, Wa, is also an in flight mechanic, door gunner and CH-53D mechanic with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463. Produced by Cpl. Rashaun X. James. Also available in High Definition.