II MEF News

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)