Stories

An avid runner, 1st Lt. Jeff Clement (right), the current operations officer for Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), is currently training to run the Marine Corps marathon aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Oct. 30. - An avid runner, 1st Lt. Jeff Clement (right), the current operations officer for Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), is currently training to run the Marine Corps marathon aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Oct. 30.

Spouses listen to Lt. Col. Dan Howard, the officer-in-charge of operations with the 2nd Marine Logistics Group explain the unit’s structure during the 2nd MLG Senior Leaders Spouse Orientation tour aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 6, 2011. The day included a period of military education atmosphere, during which spouses were given a brief description of the different sections throughout the 2nd MLG, from the commanding general and sergeant major to the regiments and companies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Franklin E. Mercado) - Spouses listen to Lt. Col. Dan Howard, the officer-in-charge of operations with the 2nd Marine Logistics Group explain the unit’s structure during the 2nd MLG Senior Leaders Spouse Orientation tour aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 6, 2011. The day included a period of military education atmosphere, during which spouses were given a brief description of the different sections throughout the 2nd MLG, from the commanding general and sergeant major to the regiments and companies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Franklin E. Mercado)

Gary T. Scalzo, from Mentor, Ohio, the family readiness officer for 2nd Maintenance Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 25, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, helps families place banners as they wait for the Marines and sailors to arrive during a homecoming Oct. 5, 2011, aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. The troops returned home from a seven-month deployment to Afghanistan in support of International Security Assistance Force operations. (Photo by Cpl. Bruno J. Bego) - Gary T. Scalzo, from Mentor, Ohio, the family readiness officer for 2nd Maintenance Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 25, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, helps families place banners as they wait for the Marines and sailors to arrive during a homecoming Oct. 5, 2011, aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. The troops returned home from a seven-month deployment to Afghanistan in support of International Security Assistance Force operations. (Photo by Cpl. Bruno J. Bego)

Sgt. Maj. William Stables, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) sergeant major, utilizes members of 2nd MLG (FWD)'s Embedded Partner Team to highlight their differences and similarities during a discussion on values with members of the Afghan National Army's 215th Corps Logistics Battalion at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, Oct. 3. During a non-commissioned officer leadership seminar, he noted the importance of knowing their troops and that regardless of their differences it is the NCOs' job to bring everyone together. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Justin J. Shemanski) - Sgt. Maj. William Stables, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) sergeant major, utilizes members of 2nd MLG (FWD)'s Embedded Partner Team to highlight their differences and similarities during a discussion on values with members of the Afghan National Army's 215th Corps Logistics Battalion at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, Oct. 3. During a non-commissioned officer leadership seminar, he noted the importance of knowing their troops and that regardless of their differences it is the NCOs' job to bring everyone together. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Justin J. Shemanski)

Master Sgt. Mark Kennedy, an administration chief with 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), sings the national anthem during a 9/11 memorial ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan. Kennedy comes from a long line of musicians in Jamaica and has been singing since he was a young boy. - Master Sgt. Mark Kennedy, an administration chief with 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), sings the national anthem during a 9/11 memorial ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan. Kennedy comes from a long line of musicians in Jamaica and has been singing since he was a young boy.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel Walker (left), a preventative medicine technician with II Marine Headquarters Group, Regional Command Southwest, and Lt. j. g. Noel Cote, an entomologist with Marine Air Ground Task Force Support Battalion 11.2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), utilize a broad spectrum insecticide to saturate a nest of Oriental hornets at Forward Operating Base Zeebrugge, Afghanistan, Sept. 24. The pair visited the base in response to a pest treatment request. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Justin J. Shemanski) - Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel Walker (left), a preventative medicine technician with II Marine Headquarters Group, Regional Command Southwest, and Lt. j. g. Noel Cote, an entomologist with Marine Air Ground Task Force Support Battalion 11.2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), utilize a broad spectrum insecticide to saturate a nest of Oriental hornets at Forward Operating Base Zeebrugge, Afghanistan, Sept. 24. The pair visited the base in response to a pest treatment request. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Justin J. Shemanski)

A Marine with 2nd Maintenance Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), renders honors during a transfer of authority ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Sept. 30. Second Supply Bn. took the reigns as Marine Air Ground Task Force Support Bn. 11.2 from 2nd Maintenance Bn. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Justin J. Shemanski) - A Marine with 2nd Maintenance Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), renders honors during a transfer of authority ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Sept. 30. Second Supply Bn. took the reigns as Marine Air Ground Task Force Support Bn. 11.2 from 2nd Maintenance Bn. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Justin J. Shemanski)

Ten pallets of wheat and vegetable seed and fertilizer are stacked on a flight line in Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan, before they are transferred to Kajaki, Sept. 30, 2011, where they will be distributed to local farmers. Twenty-one metric tons will be distributed in Kajaki over the next several weeks as part of a livelihood stabilization movement in Helmand province. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Katherine M. Solano) - Ten pallets of wheat and vegetable seed and fertilizer are stacked on a flight line in Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan, before they are transferred to Kajaki, Sept. 30, 2011, where they will be distributed to local farmers. Twenty-one metric tons will be distributed in Kajaki over the next several weeks as part of a livelihood stabilization movement in Helmand province. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Katherine M. Solano)

Gunnery Sgt. James J. Dacey, company gunnery sergeant for Support Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, runs aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., September 28, 2011. Dacey regularly runs atleast nine miles to practice for his 345-mile run from Camp Lejeune the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., in honor of wounded warriors beginning October 22, 2011. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Franklin E. Mercado) - Gunnery Sgt. James J. Dacey, company gunnery sergeant for Support Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, runs aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., September 28, 2011. Dacey regularly runs atleast nine miles to practice for his 345-mile run from Camp Lejeune the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., in honor of wounded warriors beginning October 22, 2011. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Franklin E. Mercado)

For the past three weeks, Marines from 7th Engineer Support Battalion have hauled several metric tons of broken concrete and stone to banks of the Helmand River near Forward Operating Base Sabit Qadam, Afghanistan. The debris serves at the foundation of a causeway, which will provide a platform for a forthcoming bridge project. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Justin J. Shemanski) - For the past three weeks, Marines from 7th Engineer Support Battalion have hauled several metric tons of broken concrete and stone to banks of the Helmand River near Forward Operating Base Sabit Qadam, Afghanistan. The debris serves at the foundation of a causeway, which will provide a platform for a forthcoming bridge project. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Justin J. Shemanski)