II MEF News

Water support technicians with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, set up a lightweight water purification system at a training area in the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif., Oct. 20, 2014. CLB-6 teamed up with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division for the month-long Summer Mountain Warfare Exercise aboard MCMWTC, where they learned survival skills and tactics in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The training package helps to ensure the readiness and relevance of 2nd MLG forces to be employed in support of combatant command requirements. - Water support technicians with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, set up a lightweight water purification system at a training area in the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif., Oct. 20, 2014. CLB-6 teamed up with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division for the month-long Summer Mountain Warfare Exercise aboard MCMWTC, where they learned survival skills and tactics in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The training package helps to ensure the readiness and relevance of 2nd MLG forces to be employed in support of combatant command requirements.

Lance Cpl. Trent Eguia (right), a combat engineer with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, and mountain warfare instructor Staff Sgt. Joshua Buck, watch as a tree falls to the ground during tree-felling training at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, Calif., Oct. 18, 2014. CLB-6 teamed up with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, for the month-long Summer Mountain Warfare Exercise, where they were taught survival skills in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The training package helps to ensure the readiness and relevance of 2nd MLG forces to be employed in support of combatant command requirements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Preston McDonald/Released) - Lance Cpl. Trent Eguia (right), a combat engineer with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, and mountain warfare instructor Staff Sgt. Joshua Buck, watch as a tree falls to the ground during tree-felling training at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, Calif., Oct. 18, 2014. CLB-6 teamed up with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, for the month-long Summer Mountain Warfare Exercise, where they were taught survival skills in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The training package helps to ensure the readiness and relevance of 2nd MLG forces to be employed in support of combatant command requirements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Preston McDonald/Released)

Cpl. Jaquan Derricotte (left), a radio operator with Headquarters Battery, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, from Athens, Ga., addresses a Marine simulating hysteria as part of a mass casualty training during Exercise Rolling Thunder on Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct. 25, 2014. The training allowed Marines to practice battlefield trauma techniques on their fellow Marines, who simulated lost limbs, blindness, shrapnel wounds, and other battlefield injuries. (U.S. Marine Corps photo released by Lance Cpl. Kirstin Merrimarahajara/ Released) - Cpl. Jaquan Derricotte (left), a radio operator with Headquarters Battery, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, from Athens, Ga., addresses a Marine simulating hysteria as part of a mass casualty training during Exercise Rolling Thunder on Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct. 25, 2014. The training allowed Marines to practice battlefield trauma techniques on their fellow Marines, who simulated lost limbs, blindness, shrapnel wounds, and other battlefield injuries. (U.S. Marine Corps photo released by Lance Cpl. Kirstin Merrimarahajara/ Released)

Staff Sgt. Omar Barroso, a mountain warfare instructor at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, Calif., instructs Marines on the elements of a proper survival shelter Oct. 11, 2014. CLB-6 teamed up with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division for the monthlong Summer Mountain Warfare Exercise, where they were taught survival skills in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The training package helps to ensure the readiness and relevance of 2nd MLG forces to be employed in support of combatant command requirements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Preston McDonald/Released) - Staff Sgt. Omar Barroso, a mountain warfare instructor at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, Calif., instructs Marines on the elements of a proper survival shelter Oct. 11, 2014. CLB-6 teamed up with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division for the monthlong Summer Mountain Warfare Exercise, where they were taught survival skills in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The training package helps to ensure the readiness and relevance of 2nd MLG forces to be employed in support of combatant command requirements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Preston McDonald/Released)

Food service specialists with 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, serve a warm meal to Marines during Exercise Rolling Thunder on Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct. 21, 2014. “It’s nice to eat something warm that you don’t have to open out of a package while you’re in the field. Marines definitely appreciate the chance to talk about their day over a hot meal,” said Gunnery Sgt. Stanley Clink, a watch chief for Headquarters Battery, 10th Marines, and a Sweetwater, Tenn., native. Rolling Thunder tested the Marines’ ability to work together as a Marine Air-Ground Task Force. The food service specialists did their part by boosting morale by with hot meals in a deployed environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kirstin Merrimarahajara/Released) - Food service specialists with 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, serve a warm meal to Marines during Exercise Rolling Thunder on Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct. 21, 2014. “It’s nice to eat something warm that you don’t have to open out of a package while you’re in the field. Marines definitely appreciate the chance to talk about their day over a hot meal,” said Gunnery Sgt. Stanley Clink, a watch chief for Headquarters Battery, 10th Marines, and a Sweetwater, Tenn., native. Rolling Thunder tested the Marines’ ability to work together as a Marine Air-Ground Task Force. The food service specialists did their part by boosting morale by with hot meals in a deployed environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kirstin Merrimarahajara/Released)

Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force collect informational material and practical gifts from a II MEF Safety representative during the II MEF Safety Expo at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 22, 2014. More than 20 local, state and federal organizations from across the nation set up tables to provide unique information on a wide array of safety subjects. Over the seven-hour period the event was open, approximately 1,500 Marines and sailors took time away from their work schedules to attend the expo. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Paul Robbins Jr. / Released) - Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force collect informational material and practical gifts from a II MEF Safety representative during the II MEF Safety Expo at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 22, 2014. More than 20 local, state and federal organizations from across the nation set up tables to provide unique information on a wide array of safety subjects. Over the seven-hour period the event was open, approximately 1,500 Marines and sailors took time away from their work schedules to attend the expo. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Paul Robbins Jr. / Released)

A lance corporal with 8th Engineer Support Battalion receives her graduation certificate from her instructor during the first Lance Corporal Leadership and Professional Ethics Seminar graduation ceremony Oct. 10, 2014. The seminar focused on developing young lance corporals into stronger, more confident, independent and ethical leaders. The five-day seminar may become a requirement for promotion to non-commissioned officer. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michelle M. Reif/ Released) - A lance corporal with 8th Engineer Support Battalion receives her graduation certificate from her instructor during the first Lance Corporal Leadership and Professional Ethics Seminar graduation ceremony Oct. 10, 2014. The seminar focused on developing young lance corporals into stronger, more confident, independent and ethical leaders. The five-day seminar may become a requirement for promotion to non-commissioned officer. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michelle M. Reif/ Released)

Col. Thomas J. Gordon, the commanding officer for II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, speaks to II MHG Marines, sailors and families at the conclusion of the “Praetorian Challenge” field meet aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 10, 2014. “My intent is to build the most cohesive, combat-ready unit possible,” said Gordon. “In short of combat, the best way to build cohesion is through competition. So we wanted to get the battalions together so they can come forward and lay out their best, and see who will walk away with the Praetorian shield.” (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elizabeth A. Case/Released) - Col. Thomas J. Gordon, the commanding officer for II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, speaks to II MHG Marines, sailors and families at the conclusion of the “Praetorian Challenge” field meet aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 10, 2014. “My intent is to build the most cohesive, combat-ready unit possible,” said Gordon. “In short of combat, the best way to build cohesion is through competition. So we wanted to get the battalions together so they can come forward and lay out their best, and see who will walk away with the Praetorian shield.” (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elizabeth A. Case/Released)

Private First Class Cosmo Zellman, an anti-tank missileman with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, looks up as he climbs the cable ladders at Sardine Rock, Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif., Oct. 4. Combat Logistics Battalion 6 teamed up with 2nd Bn., 5th Marines for a month-long Summer Mountain Warfare Exercise aboard MCMWTC, where they will learn survival skills in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The training package helps to ensure the readiness and relevance of 2nd MLG forces to be employed in support of combatant command requirements. - Private First Class Cosmo Zellman, an anti-tank missileman with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, looks up as he climbs the cable ladders at Sardine Rock, Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif., Oct. 4. Combat Logistics Battalion 6 teamed up with 2nd Bn., 5th Marines for a month-long Summer Mountain Warfare Exercise aboard MCMWTC, where they will learn survival skills in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The training package helps to ensure the readiness and relevance of 2nd MLG forces to be employed in support of combatant command requirements.