2nd MAW Works Low Altitude Air Defense

06/19/2019
U.S. Marines with 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Battalion conduct their annual qualification training at Onslow Beach, North Carolina, May 21, 2019.  The live-fire training increases their capabilities in providing task organized, ground security force in defense of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force air sites, assets and installations when…

Osprey CASEVAC Exercise

04/22/2019
MV-22 Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 medically evacuate simulated casualties at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 21, 2019. Sailors of 2nd Med. Bn. trained in emergency and enroute medical care with U.S. Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps forces to improve standards of care during a Special Operations…

VMA-231 100 Year Anniversary

03/07/2019
U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 231 and Alumni discuss the long history of the unit at 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Cherry Point, North Carolina, Jan. 4th, 2019.  VMA-231 celebrates their 100 year anniversary providing air-to-air and air-to-ground capabilities from February 1919, to present day operations.  VMA-231 is…

PHIBRON-MEU Integration Training 

08/15/2018
U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and Sailors with the Amphibious Squadron 6 (PHIBRON), train aboard the USS Arlington (LPD-24) during PHIBRON-MEU Integration Training, Atlantic Ocean N.C., June 18, 2018.  PHIBRON-MEU Integration Training is a two-week training evolution that allows Marines and Sailors to train as a…

Razor Talon May 2018

06/01/2018
A look inside Razor Talon 2018 SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, NC, UNITED STATES 05.11.2018 Video by Tech. Sgt. David Carbajal  4th Fighter Wing Public Affairs  An article published by Air Force Airman 1st Clas Kenneth Boyton from the 4th Fighter Wing published on April 13, 2017 provided an overview on…

Tactical Decision Kit System

12/22/2017
12/22/2017: U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), use the Tactical Decision Kit (TDK) System at Camp Lejeune, N.C. The TDK allows Marines to use live Indirect Fire (IDF) assets and real-life Close Air Support (CAS) while maneuvering computer generated troops,…

Norwegians, Brazilians and USMC at Bold Alligator 2017

11/15/2017
11/15/2017: Brazilian Marines, Norwegian Army Soldiers and U.S. Marines stage their gear and prepare for further operations during Exercise Bold Alligator 17 at Camp Lejeune, N.C. Oct. 28, 2017. BA 17, now in its seventh iteration, is a large-scale, multinational amphibious exercise designed to showcase complex shaping operations to improve U.S.…

Bold Alligator 17

10/28/2017
10/28/2017 U.S. Marines and Sailors and partner nations conduct amphibious landings at Onslow Beach during exercise Bold Alligator on Camp Lejeune, N.C., 25 October, 2017. Bold Alligator 17 is a training exercise focused on a regimental amphibious assault that allows the Navy and Marine Corps team to train with partner nations…