II MEF News

U.S. Marines with Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, commemorate America's Independence Day with a 21-gun salute at William Pendleton Thomas Field on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 4, 2019. Service members, their families and guests attended the ceremony to celebrate the birth of American Independence and render honors to the tradition it upholds. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ginnie Lee) - U.S. Marines with Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, commemorate America's Independence Day with a 21-gun salute at William Pendleton Thomas Field on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 4, 2019. Service members, their families and guests attended the ceremony to celebrate the birth of American Independence and render honors to the tradition it upholds. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ginnie Lee)

Sgt. Timothy Buntting, an infantry squad leader with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, talks to artillery Marines from 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment about their performance during a training patrol at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 14, 2017. The infantry Marines taught the artillerymen advanced patrolling tactics in preparation for their upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley McLaughlin) - Sgt. Timothy Buntting, an infantry squad leader with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, talks to artillery Marines from 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment about their performance during a training patrol at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 14, 2017. The infantry Marines taught the artillerymen advanced patrolling tactics in preparation for their upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley McLaughlin)

A Marine prepares to load the charge into an M777A2 Howitzer during a live-fire range at Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 26, 2017. The purpose of this field operation is to test and improve the unit’s capabilities by putting the Marines into a simulated combat environment. The Marine is with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Holly Pernell) - A Marine prepares to load the charge into an M777A2 Howitzer during a live-fire range at Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 26, 2017. The purpose of this field operation is to test and improve the unit’s capabilities by putting the Marines into a simulated combat environment. The Marine is with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Holly Pernell)

Lance Cpl. Jorge Brito uses the Augmented Immersive Team Trainer to locate virtual enemy tanks at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 13, 2016. The AITT is designed to be cost-effective by replacing actual training targets with virtual moving targets. Brito is a fire support Marine with 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan A. Soto-Delgado) - Lance Cpl. Jorge Brito uses the Augmented Immersive Team Trainer to locate virtual enemy tanks at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 13, 2016. The AITT is designed to be cost-effective by replacing actual training targets with virtual moving targets. Brito is a fire support Marine with 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan A. Soto-Delgado)

Cpl. Jesse Arthur, a field artillery cannoneer with, 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment observes a firing position during a live-fire exercise as part of exercise Saipan Rain at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 30, 2016. The battery, based out of Navy Operational Support Center, Richmond, Va., joined forces with 10th Marine Regiment to support operations during the exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez/Released) - Cpl. Jesse Arthur, a field artillery cannoneer with, 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment observes a firing position during a live-fire exercise as part of exercise Saipan Rain at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 30, 2016. The battery, based out of Navy Operational Support Center, Richmond, Va., joined forces with 10th Marine Regiment to support operations during the exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez/Released)

Staff Sgt. Nicholas R. Bowling, a joint terminal attack controller with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, observes targets down range during a fire support coordination exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 15, 2016. The exercise was the first to allow the unit to collaborate with their 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment attachment that will be among them during their upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez/Released) - Staff Sgt. Nicholas R. Bowling, a joint terminal attack controller with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, observes targets down range during a fire support coordination exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 15, 2016. The exercise was the first to allow the unit to collaborate with their 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment attachment that will be among them during their upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez/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)