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A Marine with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force prepares to move inland during a reconnaissance mission at Onslow Beach, N.C., the morning of Nov. 4, 2014. The reconnaissance Marines secured a beachhead for the assault amphibious vehicles of 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, which landed shortly after. The training exercise was one of many ongoing operations taking part during Bold Alligator 14, a scenario-driven event designed to test the Navy-Marine Corps team’s ability to conduct multifaceted operations from a base of support at sea. Reconnaissance Marines on the beach tested their ability to send back vital information to commanders off the coast, painting a picture of the landing zone and any enemy activity inland. Working off of their real-time intelligence, commanders then organized a larger beach landing to simulate the type of operation that could be used to support a Marine Air Ground Task Force’s operations ashore with follow-on logistical and reinforcing units in a forward-deployed environment. - A Marine with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force prepares to move inland during a reconnaissance mission at Onslow Beach, N.C., the morning of Nov. 4, 2014. The reconnaissance Marines secured a beachhead for the assault amphibious vehicles of 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, which landed shortly after. The training exercise was one of many ongoing operations taking part during Bold Alligator 14, a scenario-driven event designed to test the Navy-Marine Corps team’s ability to conduct multifaceted operations from a base of support at sea. Reconnaissance Marines on the beach tested their ability to send back vital information to commanders off the coast, painting a picture of the landing zone and any enemy activity inland. Working off of their real-time intelligence, commanders then organized a larger beach landing to simulate the type of operation that could be used to support a Marine Air Ground Task Force’s operations ashore with follow-on logistical and reinforcing units in a forward-deployed environment.

Marines post the colors during the Combat Logistics Battalion 8’s reactivation ceremony at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 1, 2015. The unit’s reactivation allows 2nd MLG to provide direct support to all of 2nd Marine Division’s infantry units, and it is scheduled to take over the logistics command element of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Africa in 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Fatmeh Saad/Released) - Marines post the colors during the Combat Logistics Battalion 8’s reactivation ceremony at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 1, 2015. The unit’s reactivation allows 2nd MLG to provide direct support to all of 2nd Marine Division’s infantry units, and it is scheduled to take over the logistics command element of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Africa in 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Fatmeh Saad/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 coasts into the shoreline 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 coasts into the shoreline 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)

A Navy Tactical Operations Center rests in a field aboard Naval Station Mayport, Fla., during a Marine Prepositioning Force Exercise, Aug. 11, 2015. The TOC maintained the flow of communication between Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 25 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, and sailors with Navy Beach Group-2, ensuring that both commands are in sync and those operations during the Marine Prepositioning Force Exercise ran smoothly. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Shawn Valosin/Released) - A Navy Tactical Operations Center rests in a field aboard Naval Station Mayport, Fla., during a Marine Prepositioning Force Exercise, Aug. 11, 2015. The TOC maintained the flow of communication between Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 25 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, and sailors with Navy Beach Group-2, ensuring that both commands are in sync and those operations during the Marine Prepositioning Force Exercise ran smoothly. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Shawn Valosin/Released)

A Marine with 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment participating in Reconnaissance Selection Occupation and Position training, uses an aiming circle during a section chief’s course aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 6, 2015. The aiming circles orient the mortar, making sure the mortar will accurately provide supporting fire. The Marines undergoing section chief’s course will potentially be in charge of a team of five Marines and an artillery weapon system once returning to the unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Chris Garcia/Released) - A Marine with 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment participating in Reconnaissance Selection Occupation and Position training, uses an aiming circle during a section chief’s course aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 6, 2015. The aiming circles orient the mortar, making sure the mortar will accurately provide supporting fire. The Marines undergoing section chief’s course will potentially be in charge of a team of five Marines and an artillery weapon system once returning to the unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Chris Garcia/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 Marine Air Ground Task Force Materiel Distribution Company stand in formation during the company’s activation ceremony, Feb. 9, 2015, aboard Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The company has been created within 2nd Supply Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 25, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, to establish a proof of principle on the reorganization of intermediate supply and distribution capabilities in order to provide tailored capabilities to units deploying in support of II Marine Expeditionary Force. This new company will be comprised of some preexisting platoons from Supply Company, as well as a motor transportation capability from the Headquarters and Support Company and an additional 30 Marines to form Distribution Liaison Cells. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elizabeth A. Case/Released) - Marines with Marine Air Ground Task Force Materiel Distribution Company stand in formation during the company’s activation ceremony, Feb. 9, 2015, aboard Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The company has been created within 2nd Supply Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 25, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, to establish a proof of principle on the reorganization of intermediate supply and distribution capabilities in order to provide tailored capabilities to units deploying in support of II Marine Expeditionary Force. This new company will be comprised of some preexisting platoons from Supply Company, as well as a motor transportation capability from the Headquarters and Support Company and an additional 30 Marines to form Distribution Liaison Cells. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elizabeth A. Case/Released)

Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force collect informational material and practical gifts from a II MEF Safety representative during the II MEF Safety Expo at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 22, 2014. More than 20 local, state and federal organizations from across the nation set up tables to provide unique information on a wide array of safety subjects. Over the seven-hour period the event was open, approximately 1,500 Marines and sailors took time away from their work schedules to attend the expo. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Paul Robbins Jr. / Released) - Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force collect informational material and practical gifts from a II MEF Safety representative during the II MEF Safety Expo at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 22, 2014. More than 20 local, state and federal organizations from across the nation set up tables to provide unique information on a wide array of safety subjects. Over the seven-hour period the event was open, approximately 1,500 Marines and sailors took time away from their work schedules to attend the expo. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Paul Robbins Jr. / Released)