II MEF News

U.S. Marine Sgt. Mitch Nordskog, a Reconnaissance Marine with Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, and the American instructor for the Norwegian Military’s Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol course, instructs Marines during the LRRP in Norway, Feb. 22, 2020. The Marines are conducting the LRRP to strengthen the interoperability, mobility, expeditionary readiness and warfighting excellence of FORECON and the Norwegian Military. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron Douds) - U.S. Marine Sgt. Mitch Nordskog, a Reconnaissance Marine with Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, and the American instructor for the Norwegian Military’s Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol course, instructs Marines during the LRRP in Norway, Feb. 22, 2020. The Marines are conducting the LRRP to strengthen the interoperability, mobility, expeditionary readiness and warfighting excellence of FORECON and the Norwegian Military. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron Douds)

U.S. Marines with Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, 2nd Marine Division, conduct a movement on skis during the Norwegian Military’s Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol course in Norway, Feb. 17, 2020. The Marines are conducting the LRRP to strengthen the interoperability, mobility, expeditionary readiness and warfighting excellence of FORECON and the Norwegian Military. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron Douds) - U.S. Marines with Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, 2nd Marine Division, conduct a movement on skis during the Norwegian Military’s Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol course in Norway, Feb. 17, 2020. The Marines are conducting the LRRP to strengthen the interoperability, mobility, expeditionary readiness and warfighting excellence of FORECON and the Norwegian Military. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron Douds)

A Marine dives from the back of a Lockheed C-130 Hercules to land at a pre-determined landing zone at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bouge, N.C., Feb. 23, 2017. The Marine conducted high-altitude free fall jumps as part of their yearly training for combat parachute operations. The Marine is with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Miranda Faughn) - A Marine dives from the back of a Lockheed C-130 Hercules to land at a pre-determined landing zone at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bouge, N.C., Feb. 23, 2017. The Marine conducted high-altitude free fall jumps as part of their yearly training for combat parachute operations. The Marine is with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Miranda Faughn)

Petty Officer 2nd Class Greg Norman, a special amphibious reconnaissance corpsman with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, explains how a casualty collection point is coordinated with patients during a tactical combat casualty care course aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 8, 2015. More than 50 Marines with 2nd Recon participated in the course, which included classroom instruction, practical application, testing, and a final event where the Marines used the skills and knowledge to complete a final evaluation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexander Mitchell/released) - Petty Officer 2nd Class Greg Norman, a special amphibious reconnaissance corpsman with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, explains how a casualty collection point is coordinated with patients during a tactical combat casualty care course aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 8, 2015. More than 50 Marines with 2nd Recon participated in the course, which included classroom instruction, practical application, testing, and a final event where the Marines used the skills and knowledge to complete a final evaluation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexander Mitchell/released)