II MEF News

U.S. Navy Midshipmen 3rd Class Carter Breen, an Ohio native, prepares a SkydioX2D small Unmanned Aircraft System for flight during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 20, 2025. Marines and Sailors with 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division conducted the MCCRE in order to demonstrate combat proficiency through the combined use of modern infantry tactics and technology, ensuring readiness for any future conflict or operation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Preston Morris) - U.S. Navy Midshipmen 3rd Class Carter Breen, an Ohio native, prepares a SkydioX2D small Unmanned Aircraft System for flight during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 20, 2025. Marines and Sailors with 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division conducted the MCCRE in order to demonstrate combat proficiency through the combined use of modern infantry tactics and technology, ensuring readiness for any future conflict or operation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Preston Morris)

First Lady Melania Trump Helps Student Create Cardstock Turkey at DoDEA Americas DeLalio Elementary School - First Lady Melania Trump helps a young student create a cardstock turkey during Thanksgiving craft activities at DeLalio Elementary School, a DoDEA facility at MCAS New River, Nov. 19, 2025. The engagement occurred during a joint visit by First Lady Melania Trump and Second Lady Usha Vance to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Air Station New River, their first to the installations, focusing on support for military families and DoDEA students amid the holiday season and the importance of education in readying the next generation for technologies such as artificial intelligence. DoDEA operates as a field activity of the Office of the Secretary of War. It is responsible for planning, directing, coordinating, and managing prekindergarten through 12th-grade educational programs for the Department of War. DoDEA operates 161 accredited schools in 9 districts in 11 foreign countries, seven states, Guam, and Puerto Rico, serving over 67,000 military-connected students. DoDEA Americas operates 50 accredited schools across two districts on 16 military installations, including Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard bases in seven states, Puerto Rico and Cuba. Committed to excellence in education, DoDEA fosters well-rounded, lifelong learners, equipping them to succeed in a dynamic world. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Spencer D. Sweet, the commanding officer of II Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion, shakes hands with Ryan Reagle, the principal of Woodland Elementary School, during an Adopt-a-School ceremony at the school in Maysville, North Carolina, Nov. 19, 2025. The Adopt-a-School program is a voluntary program between Woodland Elementary School and II MSB designed to strengthen the connection between the military and local community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andrew King) - U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Spencer D. Sweet, the commanding officer of II Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion, shakes hands with Ryan Reagle, the principal of Woodland Elementary School, during an Adopt-a-School ceremony at the school in Maysville, North Carolina, Nov. 19, 2025. The Adopt-a-School program is a voluntary program between Woodland Elementary School and II MSB designed to strengthen the connection between the military and local community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andrew King)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Asher Mabe, an airframes mechanic with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River poses for a photo on MCAS New River in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Nov. 18, 2025. Mabe, the recipient of the MCAS New River Go-Getter award for the month of November, enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2021 from Courtney, North Carolina. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Erica S. Padgett) - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Asher Mabe, an airframes mechanic with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River poses for a photo on MCAS New River in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Nov. 18, 2025. Mabe, the recipient of the MCAS New River Go-Getter award for the month of November, enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2021 from Courtney, North Carolina. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Erica S. Padgett)

U.S Marines with 2nd Battalion 6th Marine Regiment 2nd Marine Division and UAE Soldiers prepare to conduct a dry fire platoon attack on a fortified point as part of Unit Enhancement Training 2-25 on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct 23, 2025.UET2-25 is a bilateral training exercise conducted to improve interoperability and strengthen partner nation relations between the U.S. Marine Corps and the UAE.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl Xavier Alicea) - U.S Marines with 2nd Battalion 6th Marine Regiment 2nd Marine Division and UAE Soldiers prepare to conduct a dry fire platoon attack on a fortified point as part of Unit Enhancement Training 2-25 on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct 23, 2025.UET2-25 is a bilateral training exercise conducted to improve interoperability and strengthen partner nation relations between the U.S. Marine Corps and the UAE.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl Xavier Alicea)

U.S. Navy Lt. Antonia De Jesus, a nurse with 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, practices drawing blood during a Tier IV Tactical Casualty Combat Care course at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 29, 2025. 2nd MLG became the first-ever Marine Corps command to host a Tier IV TCCC course and is now hosting its second iteration. The course trains select military service members to become proficient combat paramedics capable of providing advanced casualty care at the point of injury on the battlefield and in austere environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isabella Ramos) - U.S. Navy Lt. Antonia De Jesus, a nurse with 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, practices drawing blood during a Tier IV Tactical Casualty Combat Care course at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 29, 2025. 2nd MLG became the first-ever Marine Corps command to host a Tier IV TCCC course and is now hosting its second iteration. The course trains select military service members to become proficient combat paramedics capable of providing advanced casualty care at the point of injury on the battlefield and in austere environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isabella Ramos)

U.S. Marines with the Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Training Squadron (VMUT) 2, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, pose for a photo during the graduation ceremony of several Marines at Marine Corps Air Station, North Carolina, Nov. 3, 2025. VMUT-2 graduated its first class of students from Marine Initial Qualification Training, the Marine Corps’ only Group 5, graduate-level school for MQ-9A Reaper pilots and sensor operators. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacsive Betancourt Nava) - U.S. Marines with the Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Training Squadron (VMUT) 2, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, pose for a photo during the graduation ceremony of several Marines at Marine Corps Air Station, North Carolina, Nov. 3, 2025. VMUT-2 graduated its first class of students from Marine Initial Qualification Training, the Marine Corps’ only Group 5, graduate-level school for MQ-9A Reaper pilots and sensor operators. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacsive Betancourt Nava)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Zachary Phillips, a military working dog (MWD) handler, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, and MWD Csonti walk toward a building holding a simulated aggressor on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 21, 2025. During building search training, Phillips and Csonti rehearse locating threats and pursuing potential perpetrators, sharpening their instincts for real-world law enforcement and security scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alyssa J. DeCrane) - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Zachary Phillips, a military working dog (MWD) handler, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, and MWD Csonti walk toward a building holding a simulated aggressor on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 21, 2025. During building search training, Phillips and Csonti rehearse locating threats and pursuing potential perpetrators, sharpening their instincts for real-world law enforcement and security scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alyssa J. DeCrane)

The official party salutes three wreaths honoring the connection of the military and civilian community, those who lost their lives in Beirut and Grenada and the memory of local Marines and Sailors killed in training, during the 42nd anniversary Beirut Memorial Observance Ceremony at the Lejeune Memorial Gardens in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Oct. 23, 2025. U.S. veterans, service members and families gather alongside the community each year on October 23, to remember the lives lost in the terrorist attacks at the U.S. Marine Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, and Grenada. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Loriann Dauscher) - The official party salutes three wreaths honoring the connection of the military and civilian community, those who lost their lives in Beirut and Grenada and the memory of local Marines and Sailors killed in training, during the 42nd anniversary Beirut Memorial Observance Ceremony at the Lejeune Memorial Gardens in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Oct. 23, 2025. U.S. veterans, service members and families gather alongside the community each year on October 23, to remember the lives lost in the terrorist attacks at the U.S. Marine Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, and Grenada. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)