II MEF News

Locate, Close With, and Destroy the Enemy

Blazing sun, humidity, and the sounds of Marines training fill the mornings from July 8 until July 31, 2020 as Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division conduct a deployment for training in preparation for combat to ensure the battalion’s combat effectiveness as the Forward Deployed Battalion in support of Major Combat Operations around the globe.

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3/8 and 2nd CEB burst into action with explosives

A fuse ignites and Marines begin to count down from ten as they take cover behind a thick protective pad. When the countdown ends, a door disintegrates into pieces and the Marines rush in, prepared to capture the enemy.

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Marines with Mobile Assault Company, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion fire a shoulder-mounted multipurpose assault weapon during a live-fire range at Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 16, 2016. Marines expended practice rounds, high-explosive rounds and anti-armor rounds throughout the range. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez/Released) - Marines with Mobile Assault Company, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion fire a shoulder-mounted multipurpose assault weapon during a live-fire range at Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 16, 2016. Marines expended practice rounds, high-explosive rounds and anti-armor rounds throughout the range. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez/Released)

2nd CEB Marines send rockets downrange

Marines with Mobile Assault Company, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion developed their proficiency with the shoulder-mounted multipurpose assault weapon during a live-fire range at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 16.

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Private First Class Deondrez Lighty, a rifleman with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, provides security during a Deployment for Training exercise at Fort A.P. Hill Va., Jan. 29, 2016. Marines patrolled through the snow and woods to maintain squad proficiency in adverse weather conditions before deploying to Okinawa, Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samuel Guerra/ Released) - Private First Class Deondrez Lighty, a rifleman with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, provides security during a Deployment for Training exercise at Fort A.P. Hill Va., Jan. 29, 2016. Marines patrolled through the snow and woods to maintain squad proficiency in adverse weather conditions before deploying to Okinawa, Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samuel Guerra/ Released)

Any clime and place: 3/2 Marines conduct DFT in snow

CAMP LEJUENE, N.C. – After six months of careful planning, more than 700 Marines from 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, with attachments from 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion and Combat Logistics Battalion 2, conducted a Deployment for Training exercise at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Jan. 18 - Feb. 4, 2016.

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Private First Class Drax Stott, an assaultman with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, prepares an improvised Bangalore torpedo for detonation during a Deployment for Training exercise at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Jan. 28, 2016. Marines set off multiple charges throughout the day to sustain a high level of expertise with the explosives before deploying to Okinawa, Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samuel Guerra/Released) - Private First Class Drax Stott, an assaultman with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, prepares an improvised Bangalore torpedo for detonation during a Deployment for Training exercise at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Jan. 28, 2016. Marines set off multiple charges throughout the day to sustain a high level of expertise with the explosives before deploying to Okinawa, Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samuel Guerra/Released)

Marines strengthen battle tactics at DFT

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Vietnam veteran and retired Marine major, John Fasulo, gives a class to Marines with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, during a Deployment for Training exercise at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Jan. 29, 2016. The class covered the nomenclature and effectiveness of multiple land mines used in combat throughout history. He also shared his Vietnam War experiences to showcase the importance of understanding different weapon systems before the Marines deploy to an overseas environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samuel Guerra/Released) - Vietnam veteran and retired Marine major, John Fasulo, gives a class to Marines with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, during a Deployment for Training exercise at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Jan. 29, 2016. The class covered the nomenclature and effectiveness of multiple land mines used in combat throughout history. He also shared his Vietnam War experiences to showcase the importance of understanding different weapon systems before the Marines deploy to an overseas environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samuel Guerra/Released)

Retired Marine major instructs 3/2 Marines during DFT

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Marines with Alpha Company, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, practice firing an unloaded Shoulder-launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon during a platoon fire and maneuver range at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Aug. 13, 2015. The platoons put everything they had learned so far during the deployment for training exercise to the test by using both their provisional infantry and combat engineering skills during the culminating event. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michelle Reif/Released) - Marines with Alpha Company, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, practice firing an unloaded Shoulder-launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon during a platoon fire and maneuver range at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Aug. 13, 2015. The platoons put everything they had learned so far during the deployment for training exercise to the test by using both their provisional infantry and combat engineering skills during the culminating event. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michelle Reif/Released)

2nd CEB’s deployment for training comes to explosive conclusion

For the Marines of Bravo and Charlie Company, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, the last three weeks of training have been leading them up to this moment. They have worked tirelessly through static ranges, demolition ranges, urban assaults and much more. Now it was time to put what they had learned to the test in the grand, culminating event. Everything was on the line and it was time to prove their worth as combat engineers and basic infantrymen.

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Marines with Support Company, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, practice clearing a stairwell of all enemy presence while their squad observes during Basic Urban Skills Training at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Aug. 6, 2015. The training, which was taught by instructors from the 2nd Marine Division Training Center, was part of the battalion’s deployment for training exercise where the Marines improved the basic infantry skills they might not use on a daily basis. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michelle Reif/Released) - Marines with Support Company, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, practice clearing a stairwell of all enemy presence while their squad observes during Basic Urban Skills Training at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Aug. 6, 2015. The training, which was taught by instructors from the 2nd Marine Division Training Center, was part of the battalion’s deployment for training exercise where the Marines improved the basic infantry skills they might not use on a daily basis. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michelle Reif/Released)

Every Marine an infantryman: Support Co., 2nd CEB, learns basics of urban assaults

“Open door right!” the point man screams to his fellow Marines lined up behind him. “Go, Go, Go!” He cries and bursts into the room ready to face whatever dangers wait for them there. An enemy lurking unseen in the corner surges forward and unleashes the contents of his weapon on the advancing squad. The Marines waste no time returning fire, and the enemy is quickly overpowered. “Clear!” comes the victorious shout, and the team regroups to continue down the hall and around the next shadowy corner.

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