II MEF News

Major Eric Young, commanding officer of 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion, speaks to his Marines during 2nd LEB's activation ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 26. The battalion will be a force multiplier to the operating forces by assisting in a variety of missions that include law enforcement, route regulation, humanitarian assistance, nonlethal weapons training and military working dog employment. - Major Eric Young, commanding officer of 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion, speaks to his Marines during 2nd LEB's activation ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 26. The battalion will be a force multiplier to the operating forces by assisting in a variety of missions that include law enforcement, route regulation, humanitarian assistance, nonlethal weapons training and military working dog employment.

1st Lt. David Pursel (center), the logistics officer with a police advisory team preparing to deploy to Afghanistan, talks to Afghan role-players at the Advisory Training Cell, II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 28, alongside the rest of the Marines and sailors on his team. Talking with the role-players helped Pursel, a native of Jacksonville, N.C., and the rest of his team prepare for the cultural differences between themselves and the Afghans they will be working hand-in-hand with during their upcoming seven-month deployment to Washir district, Helmand province. - 1st Lt. David Pursel (center), the logistics officer with a police advisory team preparing to deploy to Afghanistan, talks to Afghan role-players at the Advisory Training Cell, II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 28, alongside the rest of the Marines and sailors on his team. Talking with the role-players helped Pursel, a native of Jacksonville, N.C., and the rest of his team prepare for the cultural differences between themselves and the Afghans they will be working hand-in-hand with during their upcoming seven-month deployment to Washir district, Helmand province.