II MEF News

Bipartisan Congressional Delegation Tours MCB Camp Lejeune - U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Ralph J. Rizzo, Jr., center, commanding general, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, greets Congressman Jake Ellzey, (TX-06), during a bipartisan congressional delegation (CODEL) tour on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 12, 2025. The delegation of U.S. Representatives was held to inform the For Country Caucus on updates to Force Design 2030, quality of life issues and aerial refueling initiatives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alyssa DeCrane)

U.S. Marine Corps Pvt. Christian M. Urias, a student at Marine Corps Engineer School, carries a tree during the annual Trees for Troops event at the Paradise Point Golf Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 9, 2020. Trees for Troops is a program with the Christmas Spirit Foundation that provides free, farm-grown Christmas Trees to United States services members. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Isaiah Gomez) - U.S. Marine Corps Pvt. Christian M. Urias, a student at Marine Corps Engineer School, carries a tree during the annual Trees for Troops event at the Paradise Point Golf Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 9, 2020. Trees for Troops is a program with the Christmas Spirit Foundation that provides free, farm-grown Christmas Trees to United States services members. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Isaiah Gomez)