II Marine Expeditionary Force

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India Co. Short Bay

A U.S. Marine Corps rifleman with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), fires an...

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Jump 20 Operations

A Jump 20 group 3 Unmanned Aerial System takes off during flight operations aboard San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS San Antonio (LPD...

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Maintenance on a Forklift

A U.S. Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), conducts maintenance on an extended...

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PT during CBRN Drill

A U.S. Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), conducts physical training in a gas...

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VMM 263 Aircraft Maintenance

A U.S. Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), cleans...

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24th MEU Free Fall Training

U.S. Marines with Maritime Raid Force, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, jump off the ramp of an aircraft while conducting a free-fall jump Maxton,...

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2nd MLG Warrior festival & Hike

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Headquarters and Service Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, participate in a hike during a warrior festival at...

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2nd LAAD gets ULTVs & LMADIS

U.S. Marines with 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Marine Aircraft Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepare to move new Ultra Light...

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Unknown Distance Range

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, load an M240B machine gun during a live-fire unknown...

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Casualty Evacuation Training

U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, drag a simulated casualty during a simulated casualty...

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U.S. Marine Corps. Maj. Gen. Farrell Sullivan, commanding general, and Col. David Ickles, chief of staff, both with 2nd Marine Division, pose with Marines and family on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 7, 2026. Ickles received the Defense Meritorious Service Medal for his role as the commander of the Joint Task Force southern guard in support of the department of homeland security. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Carla Perez Ramirez) — Col. Ickles Award Ceremony

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U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 251, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, bow their heads during a relief and appointment ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, April 1, 2026. The ceremony represented the transfer of responsibility, authority and accountability from Sgt. Maj. Ashley C. Harrod, from Kentucky, the outgoing command senior enlisted leader of VMFA-251, to Sgt. Maj. Iulian Dan, from Romania, the incoming command senior enlisted leader. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Perri Wood) — VMFA-251 Relief and Appointment

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U.S. Marine Corps Col. Everett Good, center, from Missouri, the commanding officer of Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, salutes during a relief and appointment ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, April 10, 2026. The ceremony represented the transfer of authority, accountability and leadership from Sgt. Maj. Daniel Haber, from Ohio, the outgoing command senior enlisted leader of MAG-29 to Sgt. Maj. Melisa Cancienne, from Florida, the incoming command senior enlisted leader. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anakin Smith) — MAG-29 Relief and Appointment

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U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Maura M. Hennigan, left, commanding general of 2nd Marine Logistics Group, speaks to Marines, Sailors, and mess hall attendants during an award ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 6, 2026. The mess hall attendants earned the Major General W.P.T. Hill Memorial Award for “Best Management and Mess Attendant Mess Hall” in recognition of their professionalism, commitment, and expertise, which have brought great credit upon themselves, the Installations and Logistics mission, the food service community, and the Marine Corps. Hennigan is a native of New York. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Talan Werner) — 2nd MLG Mess Hall Attendants earn Major General W.P.T. Hill Memorial Award

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Friends and family wait for Marines and Sailors assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162, Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, during a homecoming reception at Marine Corps Air Station New River, April 4, 2026. VMM-162 returned home after a six-month deployment in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Maximiliano Rosas) — VMM-162 returns from the Horn of Africa

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24th MEU: V32 Night Range

Apr 09 2026

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Christina Reese, left, and Lance Cpl. Ethan Marsh, both mortarman with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, load a M224 60mm  lightweight mortar system during a live-fire range on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 1, 2026. The range strengthens the unit’s ability to maneuver in a dynamic training environment while enhancing combat effectiveness and overall readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Allison White)

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II Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion Physical Readiness PT

Apr 08 2026

North Carolina

U.S. Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion, participate in a group exercise during a ruck-run at Onslow Beach on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 2, 2026. The purpose of this training is to enhance physical readiness and unit cohesion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sabine Wilson)

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24th MEU: V32 Dry Fire

Apr 09 2026

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, secure a trench during a dry run in preparation for a live fire execution on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 31, 2026. The range strengthens the unit’s ability to maneuver in a dynamic training environment while enhancing combat effectiveness and overall readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Walley)

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MTX 2-26: Simulated casualty evacuation training

Apr 10 2026

BRIDGEPORT

U.S. Navy Hospitalman 3rd Class. Kieri Hart, a Virginia native and a hospital corpsman with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, monitors heartrate on a simulated casualty during a simulated casualty evacuation as part of Mountain Warfare Training Exercise 2-26 on Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, March 12, 2026. MTX is a one-month-long exercise designed to prepare units to survive and strengthen expeditionary warfare tactics in cold-weather mountainous environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo illustration by Lance Cpl. Dominic Trujillo)

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MTX 2-26: Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment Patrol

Apr 10 2026

BRIDGEPORT

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Nathan Jackson, an intelligence chief with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, patrols during a combat patrol as part of Mountain Warfare Training Exercise 2-26 on Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, March 13, 2026. MTX is a one-month-long exercise designed to prepare units to survive and strengthen expeditionary warfare tactics in cold-weather mountainous environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dominic Trujillo)

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2nd MLG Mess Hall Attendants earn Major General W.P.T. Hill Memorial Award

U.S. Marines, Sailors and civilian attendants of Mess Hall 303 proved that hard work and dedication pay off by winning the Fiscal Year 2025 Major General W.P.T. Hill Memorial Award for “Best Management and Mess Attendant Mess Hall.” The mess hall is run by a dedicated team assigned to 2nd Marine Logistics Group, who were recognized locally by Brig. Gen. Maura M. Hennigan, commanding general of 2nd MLG, April 6, 2026, and will be recognized at the Food Service Awards Ceremony in May 2026.

CORE26 | Marines Forge New Role for Collective Arctic Defense in NATO Exercise

U.S. Marines concluded their participation in the Norwegian-led exercise Cold Response 26 on March 19, having validated a new model of integrated support for NATO operations in the High North.

2nd Marine Logistics Group Hosts "Walking Blood Bank" Training for Enhanced Battlefield Care

To enhance life-saving capabilities in combat, 2nd Medical Battalion hosted its inaugural Joint Trauma System Valkyrie Prehospital Transfusion course on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina from February 23-27, 2026.

CORE26 | German-French Air Squadron Transports U.S. Marine Rifle Company for First Time in NATO History

In a historic demonstration of NATO’s expanding capabilities, a rifle company of U.S. Marines were airlifted in the Arctic Circle by a unique, jointly operated, French and German air transport squadron, March 11, marking the first time the squadron has ever transported United States Marines.

CORE26 | Marine Officer Walks in his Grandfather’s WWII Footsteps

In 1943, the U.S. Eighth Air Force dropped over 100 bombs on Kjeller Air Base to liberate it from Nazi-occupation. Among the aircrew was Bombardier-Navigator Maj. Velton Winn Cason, flying a B-24 Liberator with one mission: to break the enemy’s hold on Norway.