II MEF News

U.S. Marines with Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, commemorate America's Independence Day with a 21-gun salute at William Pendleton Thomas Field on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 4, 2019. Service members, their families and guests attended the ceremony to celebrate the birth of American Independence and render honors to the tradition it upholds. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ginnie Lee) - U.S. Marines with Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, commemorate America's Independence Day with a 21-gun salute at William Pendleton Thomas Field on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 4, 2019. Service members, their families and guests attended the ceremony to celebrate the birth of American Independence and render honors to the tradition it upholds. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ginnie Lee)

Camp Lejeune to host Memorial Day salute of 21-minute guns

In accordance with U.S. Naval Regulations, a salute of 21-minute guns will be rendered by Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment at noon Monday, May 25, 2020, in observance of Memorial Day. During the salute, the flag is flown at half mast, and the guns are discharged at one-minute intervals.

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A Marine prepares to load the charge into an M777A2 Howitzer during a live-fire range at Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 26, 2017. The purpose of this field operation is to test and improve the unit’s capabilities by putting the Marines into a simulated combat environment. The Marine is with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Holly Pernell) - A Marine prepares to load the charge into an M777A2 Howitzer during a live-fire range at Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 26, 2017. The purpose of this field operation is to test and improve the unit’s capabilities by putting the Marines into a simulated combat environment. The Marine is with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Holly Pernell)

1/10 Artillery Marines prep for combat

Marines with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment conducted a live-fire range to test and improve the unit’s capabilities at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 24-29.

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Marines with Alpha Company, 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion maneuver downrange in an amphibious assault vehicle during a gunnery skills exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 13, 2016. The company conducted the training to prepare for their upcoming participation in the Integrated Training Exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez/Released) - Marines with Alpha Company, 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion maneuver downrange in an amphibious assault vehicle during a gunnery skills exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 13, 2016. The company conducted the training to prepare for their upcoming participation in the Integrated Training Exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez/Released)

AAV crews, sections qualify for ITX

Marines with Alpha Company, 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion reinforced their collective skills as crews and sections during a gunnery range exercise at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 13.

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A scout with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion demonstrates his abilities in combat lifesaver skills during the battalion’s annual Isaak Competition at Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 4, 2016. The competition offered the scouts a plethora of different scenarios a scout must be able to accomplish, including casualty evacuation, call for fire, unknown-distance marksmanship, and land navigation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joey Mendez) - A scout with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion demonstrates his abilities in combat lifesaver skills during the battalion’s annual Isaak Competition at Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 4, 2016. The competition offered the scouts a plethora of different scenarios a scout must be able to accomplish, including casualty evacuation, call for fire, unknown-distance marksmanship, and land navigation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joey Mendez)

2nd LAR scouts compete in Isaak Competition

The Marines of 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion challenged themselves physically and mentally to honor a fallen brother in a competition held April 4-8 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

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An instructor with the Division Combat Skills Center works with a deployed virtual training environment at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 27, 2016. This specific program focuses on the DCSC’s goal of individual and small-unit training by providing the combat-oriented course and forcing the Marines to use the knowledge they acquired in a simulated scenario. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Miranda Faughn/Released) - An instructor with the Division Combat Skills Center works with a deployed virtual training environment at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 27, 2016. This specific program focuses on the DCSC’s goal of individual and small-unit training by providing the combat-oriented course and forcing the Marines to use the knowledge they acquired in a simulated scenario. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Miranda Faughn/Released)

Division Combat Skills Center: Knowledge to the next generation

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.-- Marines and sailors throughout II Marine Expeditionary Force have the opportunity to make themselves more combat ready under the training of the Division Combat Skills Center. The DCSC focuses on individual and small unit training by providing combat-oriented courses such as machine gun and mortar’s courses. They also have the capability to teach Basic Urban Skills Training and a Combat Trauma Care courses.

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Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion engage targets during a Combat Marksmanship Program qualification event at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 13. The CMP shoot makes Marines simulate close-range, fire and maneuver combat operations to increase their speed and precision. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Damarko Bones/Released) - Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion engage targets during a Combat Marksmanship Program qualification event at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 13. The CMP shoot makes Marines simulate close-range, fire and maneuver combat operations to increase their speed and precision. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Damarko Bones/Released)

2nd CEB sharpens their close-combat skills

With every round sent down range, the Marines of 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion sharpened their skills as they completed close-range firing during a Combat Marksmanship Program qualification, Jan. 13.

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