II MEF News

Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron 302 wait aboard a CH-53E Super Stallion for signals from a Combat Logistics Battalion 6, Transportation Support Battalion, landing support specialist, indicating it is safe to take off with the cargo, during external lifts at landing zone Phoenix, Camp Davis, North Carolina, April 6, 2016. The purpose of external lifts is to transport larger amounts of supplies and heavy gear where other ground vehicles can’t access. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Fiala/Released.) - Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron 302 wait aboard a CH-53E Super Stallion for signals from a Combat Logistics Battalion 6, Transportation Support Battalion, landing support specialist, indicating it is safe to take off with the cargo, during external lifts at landing zone Phoenix, Camp Davis, North Carolina, April 6, 2016. The purpose of external lifts is to transport larger amounts of supplies and heavy gear where other ground vehicles can’t access. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Fiala/Released.)

A Marine with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, operates an M240B medium machine gun turret during a field exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 25, 2015. Marines with the unit assaulted a simulated town, set up a defensive position and repelled simulated enemy attacks in preparation for their upcoming deployment with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Crisis Response. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Fiala/Released.) - A Marine with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, operates an M240B medium machine gun turret during a field exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 25, 2015. Marines with the unit assaulted a simulated town, set up a defensive position and repelled simulated enemy attacks in preparation for their upcoming deployment with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Crisis Response. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Fiala/Released.)

Service members with Communications Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 2 organize the significant events they expect to encounter during a preparatory command post exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., August 4, 2015. Marines with the company worked together to maintain a network by establishing a means of communication while preparing for an upcoming CPX. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Fiala/Released) - Service members with Communications Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 2 organize the significant events they expect to encounter during a preparatory command post exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., August 4, 2015. Marines with the company worked together to maintain a network by establishing a means of communication while preparing for an upcoming CPX. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Fiala/Released)