II MEF News

A U.S. Marine Corps High Mobility Artillery Rocket System assigned to Sierra Battery, Battalion Landing Team, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is loaded onto a U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) during Amphibious Squadron/Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration (PMINT) exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. During PMINT, the 26th MEU loaded a HIMARS onto a LCAC where it was transported from ship-to-shore onto the USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) off the coast marking this as the first instance of a MEU utilizing this system for deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Jesus Sepulveda Torres) - A U.S. Marine Corps High Mobility Artillery Rocket System assigned to Sierra Battery, Battalion Landing Team, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is loaded onto a U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) during Amphibious Squadron/Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration (PMINT) exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. During PMINT, the 26th MEU loaded a HIMARS onto a LCAC where it was transported from ship-to-shore onto the USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) off the coast marking this as the first instance of a MEU utilizing this system for deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Jesus Sepulveda Torres)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Robert D. Barbaree III, left, commanding officer of Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, awards the Bronze Star Medal to Master Sgt. Kevin Haunschild, right, a senior air traffic controller with H&HS, on MCAS New River in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Jan. 20, 2023. Haunschild received the Bronze Star medal for his actions as Marine Air Traffic Control Mobile Team Leader with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron-162 during Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto) - U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Robert D. Barbaree III, left, commanding officer of Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, awards the Bronze Star Medal to Master Sgt. Kevin Haunschild, right, a senior air traffic controller with H&HS, on MCAS New River in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Jan. 20, 2023. Haunschild received the Bronze Star medal for his actions as Marine Air Traffic Control Mobile Team Leader with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron-162 during Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto)

U.S. Marines with Aircraft, Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF), Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, put out a controlled fuel burn during a training event at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, Jan. 11, 2023. The training tested a new firehose developed by Oshkosh for the P-19R firetrucks before the equipment becomes standard issue for Marine Corps ARFF and Expeditionary Fire and Rescue operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker) - U.S. Marines with Aircraft, Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF), Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, put out a controlled fuel burn during a training event at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, Jan. 11, 2023. The training tested a new firehose developed by Oshkosh for the P-19R firetrucks before the equipment becomes standard issue for Marine Corps ARFF and Expeditionary Fire and Rescue operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker)

The Camp Lejeune Base Tax Center on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 20, 2023. The Camp Lejeune Base Tax Center assists 4,500 customers with their taxes and saves the Camp Lejeune Community an average of 1.2 million dollars annually. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tanner Bernat) - The Camp Lejeune Base Tax Center on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 20, 2023. The Camp Lejeune Base Tax Center assists 4,500 customers with their taxes and saves the Camp Lejeune Community an average of 1.2 million dollars annually. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tanner Bernat)

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Kyle Kavanagh, Weapons Company, Commanding Officer, Battalion Landing Team 1/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), briefs personnel during a Rehearsal of Concept using a terrain model in preparation for a simulated raid during Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise (MEUEX) I at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, Dec. 20, 2022. The raid was the culminating MAGTF mission for the exercise. Through continued training and preparation, the 26th MEU will continue to be the nation’s premier expeditionary force-in readiness and remains ready and able to respond at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Jesus Sepulveda Torres) - U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Kyle Kavanagh, Weapons Company, Commanding Officer, Battalion Landing Team 1/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), briefs personnel during a Rehearsal of Concept using a terrain model in preparation for a simulated raid during Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise (MEUEX) I at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, Dec. 20, 2022. The raid was the culminating MAGTF mission for the exercise. Through continued training and preparation, the 26th MEU will continue to be the nation’s premier expeditionary force-in readiness and remains ready and able to respond at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Jesus Sepulveda Torres)

U.S. Marines assigned to II Marine Expeditionary Force disembark the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport USNS Trenton (T-EPF 5) in Spain, Dec. 6, concluding a month-long deployment aboard. Marines assigned to II MEF, based out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, embarked aboard USNS Trenton (T-EPF 5) to improve interoperability while refining the U.S. capability to rapidly deploy forces aboard U.S. Navy expeditionary fast transport vessels. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Scott Jenkins) - U.S. Marines assigned to II Marine Expeditionary Force disembark the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport USNS Trenton (T-EPF 5) in Spain, Dec. 6, concluding a month-long deployment aboard. Marines assigned to II MEF, based out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, embarked aboard USNS Trenton (T-EPF 5) to improve interoperability while refining the U.S. capability to rapidly deploy forces aboard U.S. Navy expeditionary fast transport vessels. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Scott Jenkins)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Lydia Deprey, a Waldo, Ohio native, 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. MCIWS are responsible for ensuring compliance with Marine Corps orders, directives, and training standards that govern Marine Corps Water Survival Training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Timothy Fowler) - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Lydia Deprey, a Waldo, Ohio native, 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. MCIWS are responsible for ensuring compliance with Marine Corps orders, directives, and training standards that govern Marine Corps Water Survival Training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Timothy Fowler)

U.S. Marines from 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, help a local civilian to a treatment site while supporting Continuing Promise 2022 in Jeremie, Haiti, Dec. 12, 2022. The Continuing Promise mission includes providing direct medical care and expeditionary veterinary care, conducting training and subject matter expert exchanges on various medical and humanitarian assistance/disaster relief topics, and leading seminars on Women, Peace, and Security (WPS). (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy) - U.S. Marines from 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, help a local civilian to a treatment site while supporting Continuing Promise 2022 in Jeremie, Haiti, Dec. 12, 2022. The Continuing Promise mission includes providing direct medical care and expeditionary veterinary care, conducting training and subject matter expert exchanges on various medical and humanitarian assistance/disaster relief topics, and leading seminars on Women, Peace, and Security (WPS). (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Zachary Keller, an airfield operations supervisor with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS), stands in front of an MV-22 Osprey on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, Jacksonville, North Carolina, Nov. 22, 2022. Keller, the recipient of this month’s MCAS New River Go-Getter award, enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2021 from Minonk, Illinois. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto) - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Zachary Keller, an airfield operations supervisor with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS), stands in front of an MV-22 Osprey on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, Jacksonville, North Carolina, Nov. 22, 2022. Keller, the recipient of this month’s MCAS New River Go-Getter award, enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2021 from Minonk, Illinois. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto)

U.S. Marine Cpl. Abel EucedaVillatoro, an Assault Amphibious Vehicle Technician with 2nd Maintenance Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, renders honors during Veterans Day Parade 2022 on the USS Arlington (LPD 24) on Nov. 9, 2022. Veterans Day New York is an annual public event that celebrates those who served and are currently serving in the U.S. military. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christian M. Garcia) - U.S. Marine Cpl. Abel EucedaVillatoro, an Assault Amphibious Vehicle Technician with 2nd Maintenance Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, renders honors during Veterans Day Parade 2022 on the USS Arlington (LPD 24) on Nov. 9, 2022. Veterans Day New York is an annual public event that celebrates those who served and are currently serving in the U.S. military. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christian M. Garcia)