U.S. Marines with 2d Marine Division celebrate the division’s 84th birthday on Feb. 1, 2024. Since 1941, 2d MARDIV has been a part of many battles and peace keeping missions from the Battle of Tarawa to Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Cassidy Shepherd)
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Calvert L. Worth, left, the commanding general of II Marine Expeditionary Force, and Rear Admiral Gregory N. Todd, Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy, pose for a photo during a visit on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 5, 2025. During the visit, Worth and Todd discussed II MEF mission objectives and building Spiritual Readiness of warfighters and their families. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Adam Scalin)
II Marine Expeditionary Force commanding general Lt. Gen. Calvert Worth first statement:
First and foremost good afternoon, and thank you again to AFCEA for the opportunity to say some words here and represent II MEF, the Expeditionary Force on the East Coast. The counterpart to “Homie” and his I MEF team. I would tell you that III MEF is not here, but in II MEF, what you have is a similar construct: a Marine Expeditionary Force that is focused at the Tri-COCOM area. Meaning that “Homie”-- I MEF, and III MEF focus against Indo-Pacific Command as the pacing contingency—the pacing threat. II MEF is the service-retained Marine Expeditionary Force for the commandant. What that means is that we focus on first, EUCOM, then...
Lt. Gen. Calvert Worth gives remarks and answers questions during a panel titled: "Preparing the Forward Deployed Force to Meet Higher-End Threats". The panel, part of the 2025 WEST conference, discussed changes in Navy/Marine Corps fleet training to prepare carrier strike groups, expeditionary strike groups, and Marine air-ground task forces for deployment to today’s high-threat areas and possible combat operations.
Since its grand opening in February 2024, the 2nd Marine Logistics Group Human Performance Center (HPC) has played a crucial role in assisting in the prevention of harmful behaviors and enhancing overall readiness in 2nd MLG by reinforcing the Marine Corps Total Fitness framework.
