II MEF News

2d Marine Division Marines and Sailors Support Community Vaccination Center in Memphis, Tennessee

MEMPHIS, Tennessee– Personnel from the U.S. Marine Corps Marines and U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF) are tasked to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), federal, state, and local agencies at the state-run, federally-supported Community Vaccination Center (CVC) located at the Pipkin Building, Memphis Fairgrounds in Memphis, Tennessee.

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2d Marine Division Marines and Sailors Deploy to Memphis, Tennessee in Support of Memphis COVID-19 Community Vaccination Center

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA. – In partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and state and local agencies, Marines and Sailors with the 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF) will deploy to support a city-run, federally-supported community vaccination center (CVC) located at the Pipkin building at the Memphis Fairgrounds in Memphis, Tennessee.

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Marine Aviation Support to AFRICOM Crisis Response Force Changes Hands

A new detachment of U.S. Marine Corps aircraft has arrived at Moron Air Base, Spain, to support U.S. Africa Command’s (AFRICOM) ability to respond to crises in the African continent and to protect American facilities, personnel and interests.

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Dutch Marines with 32nd Raiding Squadron receive a safety brief during Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 15, 2021. The exercise is a bilateral training evolution designed to increase global interoperability between 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division and 32nd Raiding Squadron, Netherlands Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons) - Dutch Marines with 32nd Raiding Squadron receive a safety brief during Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 15, 2021. The exercise is a bilateral training evolution designed to increase global interoperability between 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division and 32nd Raiding Squadron, Netherlands Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

U.S. and Dutch Marines Conclude Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior

U.S. Marines and Sailors with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion (2d Recon), 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV) concluded a bilateral training exercise – Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior – with U.S. Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) and Netherlands Marines from the 32nd Raiding Squadron (32nd RSQN) on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune from March 3-28, 2021.

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MCB Camp Lejeune welcomes Business Executives for National Security (BENS). BENS observed live-fire training at the new G-36 Company Battle Course on March 24. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Isaiah Gomez) - MCB Camp Lejeune welcomes Business Executives for National Security (BENS). BENS observed live-fire training at the new G-36 Company Battle Course on March 24. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Isaiah Gomez)

BENS Leaders visit MCB Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River

This afternoon, leaders with Business Executives for National Security, led by retired Army Gen. Joseph L. Votel, president and CEO, BENS, concluded a three-day visit to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Air Station New River to broaden relationships between Marine Corps Installations East, II Marine Expeditionary Force and industry leaders that are conducive to the exchange of information and ideas as it applies to new technology, program acquisitions and their impact on national security objectives.

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U.S. Marine Corps Col. Todd W. Ferry, right, deputy commander, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, greets Congressman Gregory F. Murphy, left, North Carolina’s third district representative, at the John A. Lejeune Hall on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 23, 2021. During his visit, Murphy met with MCB Camp Lejeune leaders to receive updates on range innovations and base modernization. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ginnie Lee) - U.S. Marine Corps Col. Todd W. Ferry, right, deputy commander, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, greets Congressman Gregory F. Murphy, left, North Carolina’s third district representative, at the John A. Lejeune Hall on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 23, 2021. During his visit, Murphy met with MCB Camp Lejeune leaders to receive updates on range innovations and base modernization. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ginnie Lee)

Congressman Greg Murphy visits MCB Camp Lejeune

Congressman Greg Murphy (NC-3) visited Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune today, where he met with Marine Corps Installations East-MCB Camp Lejeune Commanding General Maj. Gen. Julian D. Alford, viewed the new Golf 36 Company Battle Course that opened in December 2020 and visited the Range Training Area Management facility.

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U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Frank Donovan, the Commanding General of 2d Marine Division, addresses the audience after awarding Sgt. Danny McDonald, scout sniper with 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, the Navy and Marine Corps Medal at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 17, 2021. McDonald was awarded for his selfless actions in Surf City, N.C., May 4, 2019, where he risked his own life to save a 10-year-old child from drowning. The child was caught in a rip current that carried him approximately 300 feet from shore.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elijah Abernathy) - U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Frank Donovan, the Commanding General of 2d Marine Division, addresses the audience after awarding Sgt. Danny McDonald, scout sniper with 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, the Navy and Marine Corps Medal at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 17, 2021. McDonald was awarded for his selfless actions in Surf City, N.C., May 4, 2019, where he risked his own life to save a 10-year-old child from drowning. The child was caught in a rip current that carried him approximately 300 feet from shore.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elijah Abernathy)

2d Marine Division Marine Awarded Highest Non-Combat Honor for Heroic Actions

While at Surf City Beach, N.C., on May 4, 2019, Sgt. Danny P. McDonald, a Duncanville, Texas, native and scout sniper currently with 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (V26), 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), went above and beyond the call of duty.

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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jessie Fishbaugh, an imagery analysis specialist with II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, sets up a Tactical Wideband Inter-Operable Surface Terminal and Virtual Imagery Processor during the 2nd Intelligence Battalion Field Exercise 21.1 at U.S. Marine Corps Landing Field, Bogue, North Carolina, Feb. 8, 2021. The field exercise allowed the Intelligence Operations Center (IOC) to evaluate their processes of planning, coordinating, execution and exercise of command and control of the mission during the exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kellen Medina) - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jessie Fishbaugh, an imagery analysis specialist with II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, sets up a Tactical Wideband Inter-Operable Surface Terminal and Virtual Imagery Processor during the 2nd Intelligence Battalion Field Exercise 21.1 at U.S. Marine Corps Landing Field, Bogue, North Carolina, Feb. 8, 2021. The field exercise allowed the Intelligence Operations Center (IOC) to evaluate their processes of planning, coordinating, execution and exercise of command and control of the mission during the exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kellen Medina)

319th Reconnaissance Wing brings new ISR capabilities to II Marine Expeditionary Force

Pilots and sensor operators from 348th Reconnaissance Squadron provided RQ-4 Global Hawk support to II Marine Expeditionary Force’s 2nd Intelligence Battalion’s field exercise February 2021, held at Bouge, North Carolina.

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 7, 2018) Members of the Israeli Defense Force observe flight operations aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), March 7, during exercise Juniper Cobra 2018 (JC18). JC18 is a computer-assisted exercise that is conducted through computer simulations focused on improving combined missile defense capabilities and overall interoperability between U.S. European Command and the Israel Defense Force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joe J. Cardona Gonzalez/Released) - 180307-N-ZK016-0040 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 7, 2018) Members of the Israeli Defense Force observe flight operations aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), March 7, during exercise Juniper Cobra 2018 (JC18). JC18 is a computer-assisted exercise that is conducted through computer simulations focused on improving combined missile defense capabilities and overall interoperability between U.S. European Command and the Israel Defense Force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joe J. Cardona Gonzalez/Released)

24th MEU Conducts Live-Fire from the Sea

ABOARD USS IWO JIMA – This past weekend, Marines and Sailors of 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conducted a company-sized live-fire amphibious raid during the unit’s Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX)—the first time in recent history that a live-fire evolution of this type and scale has taken place during an East Coast-based MEU’s pre-deployment training.

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U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Ernesto Santa Ana, with the Naval Medical Research Center, collects blood samples from a Marine participant with the COVID-19 Health Action Response for Marines (CHARM) study on Camp Johnson, N.C., Mar. 3, 2021. CHARM 2.0 is a volunteer progression-based assessment to monitor possible health related issues as a result as a result of COVID-19 recovery. The medical team from the research center evaluated volunteers from across multiple Camp Lejeune tenant commands. CHARM 2.0 has improved the understanding of how Naval Medicine can impact COVID-19 relief efforts as well as support the health and readiness of the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jesus Sepulveda Torres) - U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Ernesto Santa Ana, with the Naval Medical Research Center, collects blood samples from a Marine participant with the COVID-19 Health Action Response for Marines (CHARM) study on Camp Johnson, N.C., Mar. 3, 2021. CHARM 2.0 is a volunteer progression-based assessment to monitor possible health related issues as a result as a result of COVID-19 recovery. The medical team from the research center evaluated volunteers from across multiple Camp Lejeune tenant commands. CHARM 2.0 has improved the understanding of how Naval Medicine can impact COVID-19 relief efforts as well as support the health and readiness of the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jesus Sepulveda Torres)

Naval Medical Research Center continues research in fight against COVID-19

Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC) is continuing their ongoing study to determine the long-term effects of the COVID-19 disease to support Marines in the COVID-19 Health Action Response for Marines (CHARM 2.0) at Camp Johnson, North Carolina.

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