U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. David L. Odom, the commanding general of the 2d Marine Division, speaks to the audience during the re-designation ceremony for Alpha Co, 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2d MARDIV, on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 28, 2025. The re-designation was held to honor the replacement of the assault amphibious vehicle with the next generation amphibious combat vehicle. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Frank Sepulveda Torres)
U.S. Marine Corps infantry officers with 2d Marine Division (MARDIV) partake in the Division Leadership Assessment Program at Marine Corps Base Camp Johnson, North Carolina, March 25, 2025. This program allows division leadership to assess Marines recently assigned to 2d MARDIV on their mental, moral and physical readiness for future command opportunities. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Francis Hrosar)
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - United States Marine Corps Retired Maj. John Turner Jr. presented gifts containing sand from the beaches of Tarawa to the leadership of 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division on March 21, 2025.
Turner Jr. presented these gifts in honor of his father, Maj. John Turner Sr., who also served in 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division. Turner Sr. fought in the Battle of Tarawa in 1943, one of the fiercest amphibious assaults in Marine Corps history.
In 2024, Turner Jr. visited Red Beach Two, Tarawa, the same beach his father fought on.
"While there, we flew several American flags on Red Beach Two, as well as collected some sand from Red Beach Two where Alpha...
03.21.2025 | CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
Story by Cpl. Grace Stover
