II MEF News

VMFA-251 is the first East Coast-based Marine Corps squadron to employ the F-35C Lightning II, which is designed to operate from conventional aircraft carriers or land bases and provides operational flexibility and persistence to II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Orlanys Diaz Figueroa) - U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 251 march in formation during the reactivation ceremony for VMFA-251 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Dec. 5, 2024. VMFA-251 is the first East Coast-based Marine Corps squadron to employ the F-35C Lightning II, which is designed to operate from conventional aircraft carriers or land bases and provides operational flexibility and persistence to II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Orlanys Diaz Figueroa)

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Glenn Hainey, assigned to Navy Medicine Training Support Center, is presented the 2023 Capt. Joan Dooling Award “Information Professional Enlisted Member of the Year” by Dr. Michael McGinnis, the executive director for U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, at the 2024 Defense Health Information Technology Symposium in Dallas, Texas, Aug. 20, 2024. The Dooling Award is the ultimate recognition of professional achievement and accomplishment for deserving members of the Navy Medicine Enterprise information management and information technology community. - U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Glenn Hainey, assigned to Navy Medicine Training Support Center, is presented the 2023 Capt. Joan Dooling Award “Information Professional Enlisted Member of the Year” by Dr. Michael McGinnis, the executive director for U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, at the 2024 Defense Health Information Technology Symposium in Dallas, Texas, Aug. 20, 2024. The Dooling Award is the ultimate recognition of professional achievement and accomplishment for deserving members of the Navy Medicine Enterprise information management and information technology community.