U.S. Marine Col. Ryan Lynch, the II MEF current operations officer, and Lt. Col. Ingvar Kristensen, the Norwegian Armed Forces advisor to II MEF, take part in an interview about MEF Exercise 24 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 12, 2024. MEFEX is an annual exercise that develops command and control capabilities of the MEF staff in preparation for an operation or contingency.(U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Adam Scalin)
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Ryan Lynch, center left, the current operations officer with II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) and Norwegian Army Lt. Col. Ingvar Kristensen, center right, the Norwegian Army advisor assigned to the II MEF G-3 operations section, are interviewed during MEF Exercise 24 (MEFEX 24), Marine Corps base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 12, 2024. MEFEX develops command and control capabilities and warfighting functions of the staff as a joint task force capable headquarters command in preparation for crisis across the spectrum of conflict. In the scenario, MEF staff developed the ability to coordinate with non-government organizations, U.S. Agency for International Development, and allies and partners in response to a foreign humanitarian crisis (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Rafael Brambila-Pelayo)
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - The retirement ceremony for Col. Brian Mullery, Assistant Chief of Staff, G-4 logistics group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, took place on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 16, 2024. Mullery, who served 42 years in the United States Marine Corps, is a recipient of the Association of Marine Corps Logisticians Lifetime Achievement Award signed by U.S. President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
According to marinecorpslogistics.org the AMCL Lifetime Achievement Award is given to exceptional Marines that embody the AMCL. Mullery attributes his success and nomination to his creativity and unique applications of technology to accomplish logistical challenges.
“You have to be creative in today's...
