II MEF News

U.S. Navy Capt. Bill Muhm, 2nd Marine Logistics Group chaplain leads the Marines and sailors in prayer during the ribbon cutting ceremony to unveil the newly renovated 2nd MLG Corporals Course facility at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 6, 2016. The buildings on the site of the new Corporals Course were to be demolished, but were saved for their potential use as a training facility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Miranda Faughn/Released) - U.S. Navy Capt. Bill Muhm, 2nd Marine Logistics Group chaplain leads the Marines and sailors in prayer during the ribbon cutting ceremony to unveil the newly renovated 2nd MLG Corporals Course facility at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 6, 2016. The buildings on the site of the new Corporals Course were to be demolished, but were saved for their potential use as a training facility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Miranda Faughn/Released)

Brig. Gen. Thomas Weidley, left, the Commanding General for Marine Corps Installations-East, presents the winning trophy to Sgt. Andrew Perkins, center, and Lance Cpl. Luis Batista, right, the winning team of the culinary competition aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 29, 2015. The Chef of the Quarter competition pits the finest chefs, both Marines and civilians, against one another to determine whose dish satisfies both the public’s choice and the judges. - Brig. Gen. Thomas Weidley, left, the Commanding General for Marine Corps Installations-East, presents the winning trophy to Sgt. Andrew Perkins, center, and Lance Cpl. Luis Batista, right, the winning team of the culinary competition aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 29, 2015. The Chef of the Quarter competition pits the finest chefs, both Marines and civilians, against one another to determine whose dish satisfies both the public’s choice and the judges.

Sailors with 2nd Dental Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, practice gray belt techniques during a combat lifesaver and tactical casualty combat care training while integrating Marine Corps Martial Arts Program and patrolling exercises at the Goettge Memorial Field House training area aboard Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 18, 2015. The exercise served to give the sailors a basic understanding of MCMAP and patrolling fundamentals while maintaining TCCC standards, and to align their training and readiness standards with those of 2nd MLG. (Marine Corps photo taken/released by Cpl. Tyler A. Andersen) - Sailors with 2nd Dental Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, practice gray belt techniques during a combat lifesaver and tactical casualty combat care training while integrating Marine Corps Martial Arts Program and patrolling exercises at the Goettge Memorial Field House training area aboard Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 18, 2015. The exercise served to give the sailors a basic understanding of MCMAP and patrolling fundamentals while maintaining TCCC standards, and to align their training and readiness standards with those of 2nd MLG. (Marine Corps photo taken/released by Cpl. Tyler A. Andersen)

Marines, sailors and civilian workers, with 2nd Marine Logistics Group, discuss different techniques when dealing with a suicidal subject during an Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training class, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 14-18, 2015. ASIST is a five-day workshop where candidates learn how to appropriately interact with someone who is having suicidal thoughts and also become instructors on how to teach the class to other service members in their units. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Michael Dye/released)  - Marines, sailors and civilian workers, with 2nd Marine Logistics Group, discuss different techniques when dealing with a suicidal subject during an Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training class, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 14-18, 2015. ASIST is a five-day workshop where candidates learn how to appropriately interact with someone who is having suicidal thoughts and also become instructors on how to teach the class to other service members in their units. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Michael Dye/released) 

A sailor attached to Naval Beach Group 2 uses a joystick to steer an Improved Navy Lighterage System into position with a Roll-on/Roll-off Discharge Facility during a Marine Prepositioning Force Exercise, Aug. 19, 2015. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 25 and sailors with NBG- 2 joined forces for the latest iteration of MPFEX, which saw service members offloading the USNS 1st Lt. Jack Lummus using Lift-on/Lift-Off and Roll-on/Roll-off procedures off the coat of Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Fla. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Shawn Valosin/Released) - A sailor attached to Naval Beach Group 2 uses a joystick to steer an Improved Navy Lighterage System into position with a Roll-on/Roll-off Discharge Facility during a Marine Prepositioning Force Exercise, Aug. 19, 2015. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 25 and sailors with NBG- 2 joined forces for the latest iteration of MPFEX, which saw service members offloading the USNS 1st Lt. Jack Lummus using Lift-on/Lift-Off and Roll-on/Roll-off procedures off the coat of Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Fla. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Shawn Valosin/Released)

An Improved Navy Lighterage System loaded with vehicles from a recent Marine Expeditionary Unit heads to shore during a Marine Prepositioning Force Exercise aboard Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Fla., Aug. 10, 2015. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 25 teamed up with sailors from Naval Beach Group-2 for the latest iteration of the MPFEX. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Shawn Valosin/Released) - An Improved Navy Lighterage System loaded with vehicles from a recent Marine Expeditionary Unit heads to shore during a Marine Prepositioning Force Exercise aboard Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Fla., Aug. 10, 2015. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 25 teamed up with sailors from Naval Beach Group-2 for the latest iteration of the MPFEX. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Shawn Valosin/Released)

Sailors with Naval Beach Group-2 update computer models and maintain communication with their brethren at Marine Corps Support Facility-Blount Island from a Tactical Operations Center aboard Naval Station Mayport, Jacksonville, Fla., Aug. 11, 2015. The TOC ensured Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment-25 and sailors with NBG-2 were always on the same page and that operations during the Marine Prepositioning Force Exercise ran smoothly. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Shawn Valosin/Released) - Sailors with Naval Beach Group-2 update computer models and maintain communication with their brethren at Marine Corps Support Facility-Blount Island from a Tactical Operations Center aboard Naval Station Mayport, Jacksonville, Fla., Aug. 11, 2015. The TOC ensured Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment-25 and sailors with NBG-2 were always on the same page and that operations during the Marine Prepositioning Force Exercise ran smoothly. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Shawn Valosin/Released)

Sergeant Kevin Pelzel (left), the head coach of the 8th Communication Battalion grappling team, supervises team members during a practice meet aboard Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 29, 2015. The team is intramural, but welcomes new members from outside units. - Sergeant Kevin Pelzel (left), the head coach of the 8th Communication Battalion grappling team, supervises team members during a practice meet aboard Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 29, 2015. The team is intramural, but welcomes new members from outside units.

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment observe a mortar impact during a live-fire exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 25, 2015. The live-fire range was conducted to better train the Marines with the direct lay method of fire, which requires the Marines to corrections while firing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael Dye/Released) - Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment observe a mortar impact during a live-fire exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 25, 2015. The live-fire range was conducted to better train the Marines with the direct lay method of fire, which requires the Marines to corrections while firing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael Dye/Released)