II MEF News

British soldiers of the 5, 6, and 7 Military Intelligence Battalions, 1 Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance Brigade, board buses to return to the barracks at the conclusion of Exercise Phoenix Odyssey on Sept. 17, 2014. The week-long field exercise, conducted alongside Marines of 2nd Intelligence Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, provided scenario driven tests of their ability to integrate intelligence practices. The two forces have been training in a Military Operations in Urban Terrain facility on Camp Lejeune since the field portion began Sept 11, 2014. - British soldiers of the 5, 6, and 7 Military Intelligence Battalions, 1 Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance Brigade, board buses to return to the barracks at the conclusion of Exercise Phoenix Odyssey on Sept. 17, 2014. The week-long field exercise, conducted alongside Marines of 2nd Intelligence Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, provided scenario driven tests of their ability to integrate intelligence practices. The two forces have been training in a Military Operations in Urban Terrain facility on Camp Lejeune since the field portion began Sept 11, 2014.

Marines with 2nd Intelligence Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, introduce themselves to British soldiers of the 5, 6, and 7 Military Intelligence Battalion, 1 Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance Brigade, at the beginning of the field and interoperability training portion of Exercise Phoenix Odyssey, Sept. 11, 2014. Approximately 100 British soldiers were taught the Marine Corps’ Structured Analytic Techniques over a period of three days from Sept. 8-11, in order to provide insight and familiarity before beginning the scenario-driven portion of Phoenix Odyssey. The two forces will be co-located in a Military Operations in Urban Terrain training facility on Camp Lejeune for the remaining seven days of Exercise Phoenix Odyssey. They will live and work out of the same concrete structures, while being engaged by active role players in the area and responding to scenarios provided by the staff of 2nd Intel Bn. - Marines with 2nd Intelligence Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, introduce themselves to British soldiers of the 5, 6, and 7 Military Intelligence Battalion, 1 Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance Brigade, at the beginning of the field and interoperability training portion of Exercise Phoenix Odyssey, Sept. 11, 2014. Approximately 100 British soldiers were taught the Marine Corps’ Structured Analytic Techniques over a period of three days from Sept. 8-11, in order to provide insight and familiarity before beginning the scenario-driven portion of Phoenix Odyssey. The two forces will be co-located in a Military Operations in Urban Terrain training facility on Camp Lejeune for the remaining seven days of Exercise Phoenix Odyssey. They will live and work out of the same concrete structures, while being engaged by active role players in the area and responding to scenarios provided by the staff of 2nd Intel Bn.

Approximately 350 participants begin the third annual Sergeant Lucas T. Pyeatt “Run to Remember” aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, August 9. Marines, sailors, family and friends of 2nd Radio Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, completed a five-kilometer memorial run to honor Pyeatt and all other Marines killed-in-action during Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom. Pyeatt was killed-in-action during a deployment to Afghanistan, Feb. 5, 2011. While taking part in a security patrol, he stepped on an improvised explosive device and was killed instantly. - Approximately 350 participants begin the third annual Sergeant Lucas T. Pyeatt “Run to Remember” aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, August 9. Marines, sailors, family and friends of 2nd Radio Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, completed a five-kilometer memorial run to honor Pyeatt and all other Marines killed-in-action during Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom. Pyeatt was killed-in-action during a deployment to Afghanistan, Feb. 5, 2011. While taking part in a security patrol, he stepped on an improvised explosive device and was killed instantly.

Col. James B. Stopa relinquished command of the 2nd Marine Headquarters Group to Col. Thomas J. Gordon during a change of command ceremony at Building H1 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 26. - Col. James B. Stopa relinquished command of the 2nd Marine Headquarters Group to Col. Thomas J. Gordon during a change of command ceremony at Building H1 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 26.

The 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade employs an operational Capability Set 3, or CAPSET 3, as part of Exercise African Lion 14, March 26 – April 4, 2014. Variations of the CAPSET include modular tents used to house expeditionary operations centers and additional workspace for deployed forces. Exercise African Lion is an annually scheduled, multi-lateral and combined-joint exercise between the Kingdom of Morocco, the U.S. and other partner nations, designed to strengthen relationships in the region by increasing understanding of each nation’s military capabilities. - The 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade employs an operational Capability Set 3, or CAPSET 3, as part of Exercise African Lion 14, March 26 – April 4, 2014. Variations of the CAPSET include modular tents used to house expeditionary operations centers and additional workspace for deployed forces. Exercise African Lion is an annually scheduled, multi-lateral and combined-joint exercise between the Kingdom of Morocco, the U.S. and other partner nations, designed to strengthen relationships in the region by increasing understanding of each nation’s military capabilities.

Counting foam baton rounds with his Royal Moroccan Armed Forces counterpart, Sgt. Matthew Albano, a military policeman with 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion and Dalton, Mass., native, prepares for a familiarization range with the Remington M500 shotgun. Nonleathal weapons employment and escalation-of-force operations are an integral part of military operations to prevent the loss-of-life while maintaining civil disorder. During the evolution, Royal Moroccan Armed Forces soldiers, and U.S. military policemen from the Marines, Army and Air Force combined to refine a share their escalation-of-force tactics and procedures while building military partnerships and international friendships. - Counting foam baton rounds with his Royal Moroccan Armed Forces counterpart, Sgt. Matthew Albano, a military policeman with 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion and Dalton, Mass., native, prepares for a familiarization range with the Remington M500 shotgun. Nonleathal weapons employment and escalation-of-force operations are an integral part of military operations to prevent the loss-of-life while maintaining civil disorder. During the evolution, Royal Moroccan Armed Forces soldiers, and U.S. military policemen from the Marines, Army and Air Force combined to refine a share their escalation-of-force tactics and procedures while building military partnerships and international friendships.

German 2ndLt Christian Neuman, shows a Moroccan soldier specific points to look at while analizing terrain information during an intelligence capacity building workshop as a part of Exercise African Lion 2014. Royal Moroccan intelligence personnel teamed up with U.S. Marines and German forces for a week to build understanding of the processes each use to gather information essential to a commander to make informed decisions on the battelfield. Exercise African Lion 14 is a multi-lateral and combined-joint exercise between the Kingdom of Morocco, the U.S. and other partner nations designed to strengthen relationships with participating countries by increasing understanding of each nation's military capabilities. The military-to-military portion of the exercise includes: command-post exercises with humanitarian aid and disaster relief themes; stability operations, such as nonlethal weapons training and respond-to-crisis drills; and an intelligence capability-building workshop. - German 2ndLt Christian Neuman, shows a Moroccan soldier specific points to look at while analizing terrain information during an intelligence capacity building workshop as a part of Exercise African Lion 2014. Royal Moroccan intelligence personnel teamed up with U.S. Marines and German forces for a week to build understanding of the processes each use to gather information essential to a commander to make informed decisions on the battelfield. Exercise African Lion 14 is a multi-lateral and combined-joint exercise between the Kingdom of Morocco, the U.S. and other partner nations designed to strengthen relationships with participating countries by increasing understanding of each nation's military capabilities. The military-to-military portion of the exercise includes: command-post exercises with humanitarian aid and disaster relief themes; stability operations, such as nonlethal weapons training and respond-to-crisis drills; and an intelligence capability-building workshop.