U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade present colors during the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 2, 2026. During the ceremony, Brig. Gen. James W. Lively relinquished command of 2nd MEB to Col. Roe S. Lemons Jr. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ethan Claassen)
U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Andrew T. Priddy relinquishes command of 2d Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) to Brig. Gen. Samuel L. Meyer, the incoming commanding general of 2d MEB, during the 2d MEB change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 16, 2024. The role of 2d MEB’s commanding general is to provide a scalable, standing, joint-capable, deployment-ready headquarters element to support II MEF operations abroad. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Emily Hazelbaker)
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.– The then Staff Sgt. Alejandro Abrego, an assistant supply chief with 2d Marine Expeditionary Brigade, promoted to his current rank of Gunnery Sergeant May 1, 2026.
Abrego, a son of two immigrant parents, joined the U.S. Marine Corps immediately after graduating high school. Wanting to set an example for his younger siblings, he became the first military member in his family. He joined as a 3043 Supply Chain and Materiel Management Specialist. He reenlisted to serve as a Marine Security Guard working in embassies in Morocco, Haiti and South Africa.
Completing his tour in MSG he moved to Inspector-Instructor duty in Pennsylvania where doctors diagnosed him with lymphatic cancer. Abrego spent the...
