Marines post the colors during the Combat Logistics Battalion 8’s reactivation ceremony at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 1, 2015. The unit’s reactivation allows 2nd MLG to provide direct support to all of 2nd Marine Division’s infantry units, and it is scheduled to take over the logistics command element of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Africa in 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Fatmeh Saad/Released) - Marines post the colors during the Combat Logistics Battalion 8’s reactivation ceremony at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 1, 2015. The unit’s reactivation allows 2nd MLG to provide direct support to all of 2nd Marine Division’s infantry units, and it is scheduled to take over the logistics command element of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Africa in 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Fatmeh Saad/Released)
A sailor with 2nd Dental Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group practices bayonet techniques during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program course aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 11, 2015. The MCMAP course was part of a week-long training event where the sailors also conducted combat lifesaving and tactical casualty care training. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Chelsea D. Toombs/Released) - A sailor with 2nd Dental Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group practices bayonet techniques during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program course aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 11, 2015. The MCMAP course was part of a week-long training event where the sailors also conducted combat lifesaving and tactical casualty care training. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Chelsea D. Toombs/Released)
Marines, sailors and civilian workers with 2nd Marine Logistics Group attended a week-long Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training course, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 14-18, 2015. ASIST is a five-day workshop where candidates learn how to appropriately interact with someone who is having suicidal thoughts and also become instructors on how to teach the class to other service members in their units. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Michael Dye/released) - Marines, sailors and civilian workers with 2nd Marine Logistics Group attended a week-long Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training course, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 14-18, 2015. ASIST is a five-day workshop where candidates learn how to appropriately interact with someone who is having suicidal thoughts and also become instructors on how to teach the class to other service members in their units. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Michael Dye/released)
A Marine with 2nd Supply Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 25, applies a tourniquet to a simulated casualty at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 23, 2015. The battalion conducted the training, which simulates vehicle rollovers and how to react, in order to hone their skills prior to deploying. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez/Released) - A Marine with 2nd Supply Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 25, applies a tourniquet to a simulated casualty at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 23, 2015. The battalion conducted the training, which simulates vehicle rollovers and how to react, in order to hone their skills prior to deploying. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez/Released)
Major William Tyree, the future operations officer with Headquarters Regiment, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, and Gunnery Sgt. Carl Phillips, the future operations chief, review data sent to them from Marines and sailors during a battle skills exercise prior to the start of Large Scale Exercise-15 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Training Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 3-6, 2015. LSE-15 is a combined U.S. Marine Corps, Canadian and British exercise conducted at the Brigade-level, designed to enable live, virtual and constructive training for participating forces. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Michael Dye/Released) - Major William Tyree, the future operations officer with Headquarters Regiment, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, and Gunnery Sgt. Carl Phillips, the future operations chief, review data sent to them from Marines and sailors during a battle skills exercise prior to the start of Large Scale Exercise-15 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Training Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 3-6, 2015. LSE-15 is a combined U.S. Marine Corps, Canadian and British exercise conducted at the Brigade-level, designed to enable live, virtual and constructive training for participating forces. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Michael Dye/Released)
A Marine with Service Company, Headquarters Regiment, 2nd Marine Logistics Group crawls through shallow water near the end of the endurance course the company participated in aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 1, 2015. Marines navigated through obstacles to promote and build unit camaraderie while they worked together to progress through swampy terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron K. Fiala/released) - A Marine with Service Company, Headquarters Regiment, 2nd Marine Logistics Group crawls through shallow water near the end of the endurance course the company participated in aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 1, 2015. Marines navigated through obstacles to promote and build unit camaraderie while they worked together to progress through swampy terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron K. Fiala/released)
Sailors with 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, practice securing a litter for medical evacuations on a HH-46E Sea Knight aircraft, June 23, 2015, aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., as part of a medical field exercise. The medical exercise is being conducted in order to familiarize the medical personnel with their capabilities and equipment in an austere environment). The HH-46E is with Marine Transport Squadron 1, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elizabeth Case/Released) - Sailors with 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, practice securing a litter for medical evacuations on a HH-46E Sea Knight aircraft, June 23, 2015, aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., as part of a medical field exercise. The medical exercise is being conducted in order to familiarize the medical personnel with their capabilities and equipment in an austere environment). The HH-46E is with Marine Transport Squadron 1, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elizabeth Case/Released)
Marines with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, completed the construction of a storage facility, April 2, 2015, aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. The project was used as training for an upcoming deployment. The unit will use the same skills to build schools and other facilities overseas. “I think the Marines did very well, said Sgt. Christopher Panko, a combat engineer with 8th ESB and Springfield, Pa., native. “Starting at the beginning, they didn’t know very much at all – we had to teach them a lot of things, but now that we’re done with it I think they learned a lot – I learned a lot. I think everything turned out really well.” (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elizabeth A. Case/Released) - Marines with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, completed the construction of a storage facility, April 2, 2015, aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. The project was used as training for an upcoming deployment. The unit will use the same skills to build schools and other facilities overseas. “I think the Marines did very well, said Sgt. Christopher Panko, a combat engineer with 8th ESB and Springfield, Pa., native. “Starting at the beginning, they didn’t know very much at all – we had to teach them a lot of things, but now that we’re done with it I think they learned a lot – I learned a lot. I think everything turned out really well.” (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elizabeth A. Case/Released)