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Marines

2nd MLG Mess Hall Attendants earn Major General W.P.T. Hill Memorial Award

U.S. Marines, Sailors and civilian attendants of Mess Hall 303 proved that hard work and dedication pay off by winning the Fiscal Year 2025 Major General W.P.T. Hill Memorial Award for “Best Management and Mess Attendant Mess Hall.” The mess hall is run by a dedicated team assigned to 2nd Marine Logistics Group, who were recognized locally by Brig. Gen. Maura M. Hennigan, commanding general of 2nd MLG, April 6, 2026, and will be recognized at the Food Service Awards Ceremony in May 2026.

Brig. Gen. Lauren Edwards Assumes Command of 2nd Marine Logistics Group

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Lauren Edwards assumed command of 2nd Marine Logistics Group from Brig. Gen. Maura Hennigan during a change of command ceremony today at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 11, 2026.Having already held command at the Battalion and Regimental levels within 2nd MLG, including Combat Logistics Regiment 27,

2nd Marine Logistics Group Hosts "Walking Blood Bank" Training for Enhanced Battlefield Care

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – To enhance life-saving capabilities in combat, 2nd Medical Battalion hosted its inaugural Joint Trauma System Valkyrie Prehospital Transfusion course on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina from February 23-27, 2026.

8th ESB Hosts EOD Team of the Year Competition

Explosive Ordinance Disposal teams from across the Marine Corps gathered at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina this past week to compete for the title of 2026 USMC EOD Team of the Year. The weeklong competition, hosted by 8th Engineer Support Battalion from April 13 to 17, tested teams through physically demanding events, complex explosive scenarios, and precise decisional-making exercises designed to simulate real-world operations.

CORE26 | U.S. Marine Officer Walks in his Grandfather’s WWII Footsteps

KJELLER AIR BASE, NORWAY –In 1943, the U.S. Eighth Air Force dropped over 100 bombs on Kjeller Air Base to liberate it from Nazi-occupation. Among the aircrew was Bombardier-Navigator Maj. Velton Winn Cason, flying a B-24 Liberator with one mission: to break the enemy’s hold on Norway.

CORE26 | Mastering the Ice: Norwegians Train U.S. Marines for Arctic Roads

SETERMOEN, NORWAY — The screech of tires echoes across the ice as a Humvee spins 180 degrees, completely out of control. For the U.S. Marine behind the wheel, it’s a vital lesson taught by Norwegian Army instructors: here in the High North, the difference between a controlled skid and a deadly rollover is training.

Lance Cpl. Schule Designs 3D Printed Antenna Mast, Saves Fleet Marine Force Thousands

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — A U.S. Marine places a broken Mobile User Object System (MOUS) on a shelf, the fiberglass of the MOUS antenna mast brittle and weakened from use and exposure. It sits next to dozens of others, all unusable because of one flaw.

U.S. Marine Corps General Takes Command of Fully Integrated Norwegian-American Logistics Headquarters

KJELLER AIR BASE, NORWAY – U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Maura M. Hennigan, commanding general of 2nd Marine Logistics Group, assumed command of the Combined Joint Logistics Support Group (CJLSG) from Norwegian army Brig. Gen. Nina S. Berg in a transfer of authority ceremony here, February 27, 2026.

CORE26 | Port to Power Projection: How RSOM Enables Rapid Mobilization in Exercise Cold Response 26

NORWAY —The current proliferation of modern technology such as inexpensive one-way attack drones, loitering munitions, and the increasing use of artificial intelligence for autonomous targeting has thrust the Marine Corps into a dynamic environment, creating a tactical shift in warfare unseen by warfighters since the widespread introduction of machine guns and tanks in World War I. Battles are now faster, more dispersed, and fought in contested environments where logistical infrastructure and supply lines have become priority targets.

CORE26 | NATO Allies Establish Fully Integrated Joint Logistics Command for Exercise Cold Response 26

KJELLER, Norway–In a historic first, the U.S. Marine Corps’ 2nd Marine Logistics Group and the Norwegian Joint Logistics Support Group (JLSG) established the Combined Joint Logistics Support Group (CJLSG) inJanuary2026.