U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Chad Tompkins, a native of Florida and an MV-22B Osprey crew chief instructor with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Training Squadron (VMMT) 204, speaks on his career and leadership philosophy at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Nov. 18, 2024. Tompkins trains and instructs the next generation of Osprey crew chiefs at VMMT-204, the Marine Corps' MV-22B Osprey training squadron. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Anakin Smith)
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Calvert L. Worth, commanding general of II Marine Expeditionary Force, right, speaks with Lt. Col. Spencer D. Sweet, commanding officer of II Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion (II MSB), during the Thanksgiving Barracks Bash event at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 21, 2024. The Barracks Bash was a comradery and morale event hosted by II MSB that included Thanksgiving food prepared and served by non-barracks residents, including Staff Noncommissioned Officers and Commissioned Officers with II MSB, and numerous activities provided United Service Organizations (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler M. Raab)
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Military leaders from across NATO allied nations came together in support of the Multination Amphibious Conference hosted by II Marine Expeditionary Force from Oct. 28 through Oct. 29. II MEF hosted British, Dutch, and Norwegian military members to participate in the conference to discuss future force design modernizations and integrate their force concepts as a cohesive, amphibious-capable collective.
“Our main objective with the conference was to establish a community of interest for amphibious operations,” said U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Patrick Hassett, operational planner for II MEF. “We’re getting together as a community to share significant emerging concepts, both with an amphibious focus and more...
11.06.2024 | MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
Story by Cpl. Noah Seal
