U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division attend a class on climbing and repelling, and work with Dutch Marines from Marine Squadron Carib to track a target through an urban environment as part of training exercise Tres Kolos 24, on Camp Savaneta, Aruba, Oct. 22, 2024. U.S. Marines with 2/2 conducted a deployment for training to Aruba to conduct small-unit training while building camaraderie with the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps, a NATO ally and routine training partner.
(U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Alexander Peterson)
From right, U.S. Marine Lt. Gen. Calvert L. Worth Jr, commanding general of II Marine Expeditionary Force, and Brig. Gen. Ivo Moerman, commander of the Netherlands Marine Corps, attend the multination amphibious conference at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 29, 2024. The multination amphibious conference facilitated U.S. Marines and NATO allies and partners in planning, integrating and informing amphibious and maritime operations. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Adam Scalin)
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
