II MEF News

Marines with 8th Communications Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, participate in a conditioning hike aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 4, 2015. Each Marine carried canned goods for a local homeless shelter during the conditioning hike and dropped them off at a collection point halfway through the march. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Immanuel Johnson/Released) - Marines with 8th Communications Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, participate in a conditioning hike aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 4, 2015. Each Marine carried canned goods for a local homeless shelter during the conditioning hike and dropped them off at a collection point halfway through the march. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Immanuel Johnson/Released)

Amber N. Carter, a resident of Hubert, N.C., conducts “The Marines’ Hymn” for the 2nd Marine Division Band during her visit to their rehearsal at the band’s command post at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 29, 2015. Amber always dreamed of joining the Marine Corps, but could not due to William’s syndrome. Staff Sgt. Isaiah Riley, a mess chief with 10th Marine Regiment, brought her and her family aboard the base to watch the band play. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez/Released) - Amber N. Carter, a resident of Hubert, N.C., conducts “The Marines’ Hymn” for the 2nd Marine Division Band during her visit to their rehearsal at the band’s command post at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 29, 2015. Amber always dreamed of joining the Marine Corps, but could not due to William’s syndrome. Staff Sgt. Isaiah Riley, a mess chief with 10th Marine Regiment, brought her and her family aboard the base to watch the band play. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez/Released)

Sergeant Christopher M. Champagne (center), a meteorological and oceanographic forecaster with 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, and native of Savannah, Georgia, poses for a photo outside of the Tarawa Terrace Community Center with his wife, child and community center recreation specialist Lorraine Fuller (right) Oct. 29. Champagne has dedicated approximately 200 hours per year to volunteering for a variety of causes, most recently with the community center. “I wish we had a hundred more just like him,” said Fuller. “Such motivated and dedicated volunteers don’t exist in the regular population.” - Sergeant Christopher M. Champagne (center), a meteorological and oceanographic forecaster with 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, and native of Savannah, Georgia, poses for a photo outside of the Tarawa Terrace Community Center with his wife, child and community center recreation specialist Lorraine Fuller (right) Oct. 29. Champagne has dedicated approximately 200 hours per year to volunteering for a variety of causes, most recently with the community center. “I wish we had a hundred more just like him,” said Fuller. “Such motivated and dedicated volunteers don’t exist in the regular population.”