U.S. Marines with the 2d Marine Division Jazz Band perform during the Jazz Band Holiday Concert at the River of Life Church in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Dec. 6, 2024. The 2d MARDIV Jazz Band performed a selection of holiday songs to give back to the families of the local community. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Grace Stover)
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Alexandra Lamas, right, an air traffic controller assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station New River, discusses U.S. Marine Corps air traffic control during a tour at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Dec. 2, 2024. The Congressional Delegation (CODEL) was a bi-partisan visit consisting of House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense (HAC-D) representatives who learned more about II MEF operations, capabilities and address issues related to DoD appropriations in North Carolina. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Maurion Moore)
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
