U.S. Marines with the 2d Marine Division Band perform during a holiday Concert at the River of Life Church in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Dec. 6, 2024. The 2d MARDIV Band performed a selection of holiday songs to give back to the families of the local community. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Joseph Kim)
U.S. Marines enrolled in the Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG) non-lethal weapons course practice detaining a suspect in riot formation at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 9, 2024. EOTG trains deploying II MEF Marine Expeditionary Units and other designated forces in select special individual and collective tasks, and evaluates their ability to conduct assigned mission essential tasks in order to prepare those forces to support the global combatant commanders. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle Baskin)
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C – Members of Congress from the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense visited Marine Corps Air Station New River and Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 2, 2024. The bipartisan congressional delegation brought Rep. Chuck Edwards, from N.C.’s 11th District, and Rep. Matt Cartwright, from Pa.’s 8th District to the home of II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF). Their visit underscored the continued commitment and support of Congress for the men and women of II MEF, and the broader Marine Corps community.
II MEF is one of three MEFs in the Marine Corps. I MEF is in California and III MEF is in Okinawa. A MEF is a combined arms force consisting of ground, air and logistics...
12.02.2024 | MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
Story by Lance Cpl. Kenya Bolton
