II MEF News

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Bryan Bell, a criminal investigator with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to photograph a sample during Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Interoperability Exercise, on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 6, 2025. The raid is one of several training events within MAGTF Interoperability, a course conducted by Expeditionary Operations Training Group. This course is designed to evaluate integrated elements of the 22nd MEU across a variety of full mission profiles in a simulated peer threat environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Nathan Mitchell) - U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Bryan Bell, a criminal investigator with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to photograph a sample during Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Interoperability Exercise, on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 6, 2025. The raid is one of several training events within MAGTF Interoperability, a course conducted by Expeditionary Operations Training Group. This course is designed to evaluate integrated elements of the 22nd MEU across a variety of full mission profiles in a simulated peer threat environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Nathan Mitchell)

Shaun Sorensen, right, a small unmanned aerial systems instructor with Training and Logistics Support Activity, instructs a Marine with Task Force Southwest on proper controls for the Instant Eye SUAS at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 8, 2017. The Instant Eye is the first drone in the Marine Corps’ repertoire that can launch and land without a runway or manpower assistance. Approximately 300 Marines are assigned to Task Force Southwest, whose mission will be to train, advise and assist the Afghan National Army 215th Corps and 505th Zone National Police. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lucas Hopkins) - Shaun Sorensen, right, a small unmanned aerial systems instructor with Training and Logistics Support Activity, instructs a Marine with Task Force Southwest on proper controls for the Instant Eye SUAS at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 8, 2017. The Instant Eye is the first drone in the Marine Corps’ repertoire that can launch and land without a runway or manpower assistance. Approximately 300 Marines are assigned to Task Force Southwest, whose mission will be to train, advise and assist the Afghan National Army 215th Corps and 505th Zone National Police. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lucas Hopkins)

A British soldier addresses U.S. Marines and other soldiers during Exercise Phoenix Odyssey II in Edinburgh, U.K., Oct. 27, 2015. The two-week exercise is designed to enhance joint intelligence operations between the two nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lucas Hopkins/Released) - A British soldier addresses U.S. Marines and other soldiers during Exercise Phoenix Odyssey II in Edinburgh, U.K., Oct. 27, 2015. The two-week exercise is designed to enhance joint intelligence operations between the two nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lucas Hopkins/Released)

Lance Cpl. Taylor Knight, a geographical intelligence specialist with Battlefield Surveillance Company, 2nd Intelligence Battalion, reads the data output by the base Global Positioning System during geodetic mapping operations aboard Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 28, 2015. Six Marines with the company conducted a geographical mapping of Landing Zone Lark, gathering information for pilots to look at, allowing them to determine whether their aircraft is safe to land on the terrain. - Lance Cpl. Taylor Knight, a geographical intelligence specialist with Battlefield Surveillance Company, 2nd Intelligence Battalion, reads the data output by the base Global Positioning System during geodetic mapping operations aboard Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 28, 2015. Six Marines with the company conducted a geographical mapping of Landing Zone Lark, gathering information for pilots to look at, allowing them to determine whether their aircraft is safe to land on the terrain.

Marines with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct a series of inspections on the RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle and its launching system minutes before takeoff aboard Hurlburt Field, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Feb. 5, 2015. VMU-2 flew the Shadow UAV as part of a training exercise and to provide aerial support to Marines Special Operations Command training in the surrounding area. Using the Shadow, the VMU-2 team is able to relay communications between units, provide reconnaissance and surveillance, as well as laser guide aerial or ground attacks on the objective. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Corporal Olivia McDonald/Released) - Marines with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct a series of inspections on the RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle and its launching system minutes before takeoff aboard Hurlburt Field, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Feb. 5, 2015. VMU-2 flew the Shadow UAV as part of a training exercise and to provide aerial support to Marines Special Operations Command training in the surrounding area. Using the Shadow, the VMU-2 team is able to relay communications between units, provide reconnaissance and surveillance, as well as laser guide aerial or ground attacks on the objective. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Corporal Olivia McDonald/Released)

Marines participating in the 2nd Intelligence Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Basic Intelligence Training Course perform basic functions checks on a signal device aboard Camp Lejeune, August 14. Marines performed a variety of skills and tasks that helped simulate a deployment style scenario during the exercise. - Marines participating in the 2nd Intelligence Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Basic Intelligence Training Course perform basic functions checks on a signal device aboard Camp Lejeune, August 14. Marines performed a variety of skills and tasks that helped simulate a deployment style scenario during the exercise.