U.S. Marines with 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group and NATO Allied service members receive awards concluding Burmese Chase 24 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 27, 2024. Burmese Chase is an annual U.S.-led, multilateral exercise that includes training on the integration of ground and air fires, infantry tactics, and naval gunfire alongside NATO allies and partners. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Aziza Kamuhanda)
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jose Benitez Urquia, right, a food service specialist with II Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion, II MEF Information Group, is presented a coin by U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Jamal James Staff Noncommissioned Office In-Charge, East Coast food management team, after the Major General William Pendleton Thompson (W.P.T.) Hill Award Competiton at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 19, 2024. The W.P.T. Hill awards program, established in 1985, is a competition to recognize the best food services in the Marine Corps and evaluates the preparation, food service, customer service and management. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Marc Imprevert)
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
