II MEF News

Marines with 2nd Air Delivery, 2nd Transportation Support Battalion check each other’s parachutes before they jump at Camp Davis, N.C., Aug. 17, 2016. The Marines in 2nd Air Delivery are jumping with the newly issued MC-7parachutes in order to be certified as basic airborne jumpers. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley Lawson) - Marines with 2nd Air Delivery, 2nd Transportation Support Battalion check each other’s parachutes before they jump at Camp Davis, N.C., Aug. 17, 2016. The Marines in 2nd Air Delivery are jumping with the newly issued MC-7parachutes in order to be certified as basic airborne jumpers. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley Lawson)

Sgt. Nicholas G. Tissandier, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263, oversees the landing of an MV-22 Osprey during para-operations above Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 18, 2015. The air crew practiced landings to reflect flight operations in areas of reduced visibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez/Released) - Sgt. Nicholas G. Tissandier, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263, oversees the landing of an MV-22 Osprey during para-operations above Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 18, 2015. The air crew practiced landings to reflect flight operations in areas of reduced visibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez/Released)