II MEF News

Cpl. McKinley D. White, a team leader with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, oversees a simulated casualty during the counter-improvised explosive device operations portion of the battalion’s sapper squad competition at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 22, 2016. The counter-IED portion of the competition put squads’ observation skills to the test as they swept a lane of simulated IEDs. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez/Released) - Cpl. McKinley D. White, a team leader with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, oversees a simulated casualty during the counter-improvised explosive device operations portion of the battalion’s sapper squad competition at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 22, 2016. The counter-IED portion of the competition put squads’ observation skills to the test as they swept a lane of simulated IEDs. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez/Released)

A Marine with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Platoon, Combat Logistics Battalion 2, places a sandbag during a field exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 2, 2016. Marines used equipment such as compact metal detectors, bomb suits and a TALON robot to locate and handle ordnance, which took the form of a simulated IED, ammunition or artillery shell. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez/Released) - A Marine with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Platoon, Combat Logistics Battalion 2, places a sandbag during a field exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 2, 2016. Marines used equipment such as compact metal detectors, bomb suits and a TALON robot to locate and handle ordnance, which took the form of a simulated IED, ammunition or artillery shell. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez/Released)