II MEF News

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Corey Jones, a KC-130J Super Hercules pilot with Fleet Replacement Detachment (right) shakes hand with Maj. Gen. Michael Cederholm, Commanding General of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, during an awards ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Feb. 28, 2022. Jones, a native of Charlotte, North Carolina, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for conducting an emergency landing after another aircraft collided with his KC-130J Super Hercules. Jones’ piloting skills and timely decisions during the most critical moments of the 12 minutes from mid-air impact to landing are the reasons the entire aircrew were able to walk off the aircraft and are alive today. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt Servante R. Coba) - U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Corey Jones, a KC-130J Super Hercules pilot with Fleet Replacement Detachment (right) shakes hand with Maj. Gen. Michael Cederholm, Commanding General of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, during an awards ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Feb. 28, 2022. Jones, a native of Charlotte, North Carolina, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for conducting an emergency landing after another aircraft collided with his KC-130J Super Hercules. Jones’ piloting skills and timely decisions during the most critical moments of the 12 minutes from mid-air impact to landing are the reasons the entire aircrew were able to walk off the aircraft and are alive today. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt Servante R. Coba)

2d Transportation Battalion Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacements are staged in a line after having the Condition Based Maintenance Plus program installed on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 2, 2022. CBM+ is a maintenance and supply strategy that integrates process improvement, failure data, and technology to influence maintenance actions, increase equipment availability, and improve fleet management. (U.S. Marine Corps photo taken by Lance Cpl. Jessica J. Mazzamuto) - 2d Transportation Battalion Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacements are staged in a line after having the Condition Based Maintenance Plus program installed on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 2, 2022. CBM+ is a maintenance and supply strategy that integrates process improvement, failure data, and technology to influence maintenance actions, increase equipment availability, and improve fleet management. (U.S. Marine Corps photo taken by Lance Cpl. Jessica J. Mazzamuto)

A CH-53K King Stallion (right) and a CH-53E Super Stallion are staged during a redesignation ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Jan. 24, 2022. The squadron received its first CH-53K King Stallion, and the ceremony signified the beginning of the Marine Corps’ modernization from the CH-53E Super Stallion to the CH-53K King Stallion in support of the expeditionary warfare vision for future-force employment. The CH-53K is an optimized vertical, heavy-lift, sea-based, long-range solution for the Marine Corps and will provide three times the lift capability of its predecessor. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III) - A CH-53K King Stallion (right) and a CH-53E Super Stallion are staged during a redesignation ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Jan. 24, 2022. The squadron received its first CH-53K King Stallion, and the ceremony signified the beginning of the Marine Corps’ modernization from the CH-53E Super Stallion to the CH-53K King Stallion in support of the expeditionary warfare vision for future-force employment. The CH-53K is an optimized vertical, heavy-lift, sea-based, long-range solution for the Marine Corps and will provide three times the lift capability of its predecessor. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III)

From left to right, U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. William M. Jurney, commanding general of II Marine Expeditionary Force, U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Ronald Place, Director of the Defense Health Agency, and Brig. Gen. Andrew M. Niebel, commanding general, Marine Corps Installations-East, cut the ribbon to declare the new building for 2d Dental Battalion operational on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 10, 2022. The new building will enhance the readiness of 2d Dental Battalion by broadening their capabilities and combining several clinics in one central location. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Elizabeth Gerber) - From left to right, U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. William M. Jurney, commanding general of II Marine Expeditionary Force, U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Ronald Place, Director of the Defense Health Agency, and Brig. Gen. Andrew M. Niebel, commanding general, Marine Corps Installations-East, cut the ribbon to declare the new building for 2d Dental Battalion operational on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 10, 2022. The new building will enhance the readiness of 2d Dental Battalion by broadening their capabilities and combining several clinics in one central location. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Elizabeth Gerber)

Marines with the 6th Marine Regiment of Camp Lejeune, N.C., participate in training Dec. 1, 2021, in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 22-01 at Fort McCoy, Wis. More than 150 Marines participated in the course that was temporarily reworked to support the training needs of the Marines. CWOC staff ran three, three-day field training exercise courses with the Marines from Dec. 1 to 9, 2021. After the first CWOC class completes its training, the CWOC training team of instructors will also conduct five more 14-day training sessions of CWOC into March 2022. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.) - Marines with the 6th Marine Regiment of Camp Lejeune, N.C., participate in training Dec. 1, 2021, in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 22-01 at Fort McCoy, Wis. More than 150 Marines participated in the course that was temporarily reworked to support the training needs of the Marines. CWOC staff ran three, three-day field training exercise courses with the Marines from Dec. 1 to 9, 2021. After the first CWOC class completes its training, the CWOC training team of instructors will also conduct five more 14-day training sessions of CWOC into March 2022. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)

An AH-1Z Viper helicopter and two UH-1Y Venom helicopters assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 269 fly over Lamar, Colorado, Nov. 12, 2021. Marines with HMLA-269 trained in a cold-weather, high-altitude environment to increase proficiency in expeditionary advanced basing operations. HMLA-269 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. - An AH-1Z Viper helicopter and two UH-1Y Venom helicopters assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 269 fly over Lamar, Colorado, Nov. 12, 2021. Marines with HMLA-269 trained in a cold-weather, high-altitude environment to increase proficiency in expeditionary advanced basing operations. HMLA-269 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

U.S. Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 31 and Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252 refuel and arm two F-35B Lightning II assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 501 at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field (MCALF) Bogue, North Carolina, Nov. 18, 2021. The event was a demonstration of expeditionary advanced base operations (EABO) concepts to illustrate the capabilities of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing as a result of the Commandant of the Marine Corps' force design. The demonstration marks the first time East Coast F-35 air delivery ground refueling and other F-35 operations have been conducted at MCALF Bogue. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Chief Warrant Officer Bryan Nygaard) - U.S. Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 31 and Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252 refuel and arm two F-35B Lightning II assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 501 at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field (MCALF) Bogue, North Carolina, Nov. 18, 2021. The event was a demonstration of expeditionary advanced base operations (EABO) concepts to illustrate the capabilities of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing as a result of the Commandant of the Marine Corps' force design. The demonstration marks the first time East Coast F-35 air delivery ground refueling and other F-35 operations have been conducted at MCALF Bogue. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Chief Warrant Officer Bryan Nygaard)

U.S. Marines with 2d Marine Expeditionary Brigade, II Marine Expeditionary Force, pose for a group picture with Sailors with Expeditionary Strike Group Two, U.S. 2nd Fleet, after a Naval Warfighting Symposium on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Nov. 5, 2021. This event was an opportunity to bring together both 1-star commands and provide a venue to gain a better understanding of one another's capabilities. During the symposium, Marines and Sailors conducted integrated briefings relating to their roles in an integrated environment or on how they could move towards that common ground. To go further in immersing the service members, discussion groups were held after the briefing to have a more personal conversation amongst peers from their respective operational areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo illustration by Sgt. Jesus Sepulveda Torres/Automation) - U.S. Marines with 2d Marine Expeditionary Brigade, II Marine Expeditionary Force, pose for a group picture with Sailors with Expeditionary Strike Group Two, U.S. 2nd Fleet, after a Naval Warfighting Symposium on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Nov. 5, 2021. This event was an opportunity to bring together both 1-star commands and provide a venue to gain a better understanding of one another's capabilities. During the symposium, Marines and Sailors conducted integrated briefings relating to their roles in an integrated environment or on how they could move towards that common ground. To go further in immersing the service members, discussion groups were held after the briefing to have a more personal conversation amongst peers from their respective operational areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo illustration by Sgt. Jesus Sepulveda Torres/Automation)

Marines and SME from MCSC discuss setup and capabilities of the Global Broadcast Service suite. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SSgt. Brittney E. Vella / RELEASED) - Marines and SME from MCSC discuss setup and capabilities of the Global Broadcast Service suite. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SSgt. Brittney E. Vella / RELEASED)

Members of the joint force pose for a photo during the East Coast EOD Team of the Year Competition on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 22, 2021. 8th Engineer Support Battalion hosted the competition to evaluate and assess technical expertise around the joint EOD community. - Members of the joint force pose for a photo during the East Coast EOD Team of the Year Competition on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 22, 2021. 8th Engineer Support Battalion hosted the competition to evaluate and assess technical expertise around the joint EOD community.