II MEF News

Charging forward: 1/2 assaults the objective, completes live-fire range - Lance Cpl. Kevin Perez, an automatic rifleman with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment provides suppressive fire during a live-fire range at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 13, 2017. During the training, a fire team of Marines exited the tree line and began providing suppressive fire on their objective while the rest of the squad dispersed to take on the target. The Marines then traversed through an open field where they bounded to secure their objective. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron Henson)

A Marine with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment posts security during a military operations on urbanized terrain exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 21, 2017. The Marines conducted MOUT training to maintain combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley McLaughlin) - A Marine with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment posts security during a military operations on urbanized terrain exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 21, 2017. The Marines conducted MOUT training to maintain combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley McLaughlin)

Veterans, family members and friends stand in a moment of silence for all the fallen Marines of 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment during a memorial ceremony held at the battalion headquarters building on Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 9, 2016. The ceremony focused on the 2010 Afghanistan deployment but was open to all veterans of 1/2 in order to build a network of friends for the veterans to rely on. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Melodie Snarr/Released) - Veterans, family members and friends stand in a moment of silence for all the fallen Marines of 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment during a memorial ceremony held at the battalion headquarters building on Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 9, 2016. The ceremony focused on the 2010 Afghanistan deployment but was open to all veterans of 1/2 in order to build a network of friends for the veterans to rely on. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Melodie Snarr/Released)