II MEF News

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. John Fleming, a rifleman with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, observes a call for fire during the Isaak Competition at Camp Geiger, North Carolina, June 10, 2020. 2nd LAR hosts the annual competition to honor Cpl. Garreth Isaak, a LAR Marine who earned the Silver Star posthumously for actions during Operation Just Cause. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Reine Whitaker) - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. John Fleming, a rifleman with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, observes a call for fire during the Isaak Competition at Camp Geiger, North Carolina, June 10, 2020. 2nd LAR hosts the annual competition to honor Cpl. Garreth Isaak, a LAR Marine who earned the Silver Star posthumously for actions during Operation Just Cause. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Reine Whitaker)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Samuel Argentieri, a light armored vehicle mechanic, with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, fires his rifle at a notional enemy target during a live-fire range on the National Training Center 20-05 in Ft. Irwin, Calif., March 22, 2020. The National Training Center is a unique opportunity that allows Marines and Sailors to train with and against a peer competitor in a conventional combat operational setting. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elijah J. Abernathy) - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Samuel Argentieri, a light armored vehicle mechanic, with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, fires his rifle at a notional enemy target during a live-fire range on the National Training Center 20-05 in Ft. Irwin, Calif., March 22, 2020. The National Training Center is a unique opportunity that allows Marines and Sailors to train with and against a peer competitor in a conventional combat operational setting. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elijah J. Abernathy)

Marines with Alpha Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion, 2nd Marine Division conducted annual gunnery qualification training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 20-25, 2018. - Cpl. Alexander Thompson, a vehicle commander with Alpha Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, engages targets with an M240B machine gun during annual gunnery qualification training at Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 21, 2018. The unit participates in various ranges throughout the year to continuously sharpen their skills and maintain expeditionary readiness. Each member of the crew was graded on maneuvers and accuracy while engaging various targets to include vehicle, moving and troop targets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron Henson)