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January is National OPSEC Awareness Month

The National Operations Security Program Office under the National Counterintelligence and Security Center Enterprise Threat Mitigation Directorate designated January as National OPSEC Awareness Month in an effort to increase OPSEC understanding. OPSEC is defined by the DoD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms as a capability that identifies and controls critical information, indicators of friendly force actions attendant to military operations, and incorporates countermeasures to reduce the risk of an adversary exploiting vulnerabilities...

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U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. William Jurney, second from left, commanding general II Marine Expeditionary Force, Lt. Gen. Ronald Place, third from right, director of Defense Health Agency and Brig. Gen. Andrew Niebel, right, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations East, cut a ribbon on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 10, 2022. During the ceremony service members cut a ribbon to the 2d Dental Battalion Naval Dental Center marking the end of construction for the new facility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Scott Jenkins) - U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. William Jurney, second from left, commanding general II Marine Expeditionary Force, Lt. Gen. Ronald Place, third from right, director of Defense Health Agency and Brig. Gen. Andrew Niebel, right, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations East, cut a ribbon on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 10, 2022. During the ceremony service members cut a ribbon to the 2d Dental Battalion Naval Dental Center marking the end of construction for the new facility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Scott Jenkins)

2nd Marine Logistics Group celebrates new Naval Dental Center with ribbon-cutting ceremony

U.S. Marines and Sailors with 2nd Marine Logistics Group, alongside officials with II Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Installations East, and the Defense Health Agency, hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of the new, state-of-the-art Naval Dental Center, which will support Marines and Sailors across the base at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, on Monday, January 10, 2022.

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U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Logistics Group pose for a photo on Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Dec. 9, 2021. Marines and Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 6 and 2nd Transportation Battalion trained in Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, in order to increase lethality and readiness in cold weather environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christian M. Garcia) - U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Logistics Group pose for a photo on Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Dec. 9, 2021. Marines and Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 6 and 2nd Transportation Battalion trained in Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, in order to increase lethality and readiness in cold weather environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christian M. Garcia)

U.S. Marines return from cold weather training in Fort McCoy

U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 2nd Marine Logistics Group (MLG) recently completed a two-week long cold weather training exercise alongside 2nd Marine Division in Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, the U.S. Army’s “Total Force Training Center,” from December 1 to 14, 2021.

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East Coast EOD Team of the Year Competition - Members of the joint force pose for a photo during the East Coast EOD Team of the Year Competition on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 22, 2021. 8th Engineer Support Battalion hosted the competition to evaluate and assess technical expertise around the joint EOD community.

8th ESB hosts East Coast EOD Team of the Year Competition

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Explosive Ordnance Disposal teams from across the Department of Defense competed in the third-annual East Coast Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team of the Year Competition hosted by 8th Engineer Support Battalion (ESB) on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina from October 18 to 22, 2021. Ten teams from the U.S. Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps competed for five days in multiple challenges evaluating their skills as EOD technicians. While there are several EOD competitions across the country every year, this occasion marked the first time Camp Lejeune has hosted the annual event with members of the joint force.

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Marines and Sailors with the II Marine Expeditionary Force Maritime DSCA Task Force, commanded by Combat Logistics Battalion 22, and Sailors aboard the USS Arlington conducted a destructive weather mission rehearsal loading exercise to prepare and rehearse for a future DSCA mission during the 2021 hurricane season. - A U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion is marshaled into the USS Arlington (LPD-24) carrying tactical vehicles during Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) mission rehearsals at Naval Base Norfolk, Virginia, July 21, 2021. Marines and Sailors with the II Marine Expeditionary Force Maritime DSCA Task Force, commanded by Combat Logistics Battalion 22, and Sailors aboard the USS Arlington conducted a destructive weather mission rehearsal loading exercise to prepare and rehearse for a future DSCA mission during the 2021 hurricane season. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Jenkins)

Maritime task force supports destructive weather mission rehearsals

U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 2nd Marine Logistics Group (MLG) and II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) supported a destructive weather mission rehearsal in support of Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) requirements at Naval Base Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia, from July 19 to 23, 2021.

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Photo - U.S. Marine Corps logistics systems vehicle replacement travels down the highway near Fort Worth, Texas, May 24, 2021, near Monahans, Texas, May 23, 2021. Marines with 2nd Transportation Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group conducted a convoy across the United States starting in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, in one of the longest convoys in recent Marine Corps history. Marines on the convoy experimented with long-range communications, as far away as Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, the half-way point on the route. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Jenkins)

Marines return from historic 5,500-mile convoy

In one of the longest military convoys in history, U.S Marines drove 18 vehicles approximately 5,500 miles in a continuous 34-day mission. The convoy, comprised of Marines from 2nd Transportation Battalion, part of 2nd Marine Logistics Group (MLG), drove from Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina to Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California… and the entire way back.

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U.S. Marines drive down a street in Williams, Arizona, May 15, 2021. Marines with 2nd Transportation Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group conducted a convoy across the United States starting in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina and arriving at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, in one of the longest convoys in recent Marine Corps history. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Jenkins) - U.S. Marines drive down a street in Williams, Arizona, May 15, 2021. Marines with 2nd Transportation Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group conducted a convoy across the United States starting in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina and arriving at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, in one of the longest convoys in recent Marine Corps history. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Jenkins)

U.S. Marines complete historic convoy across America

In one of the longest military convoys in recent history, U.S Marines with 2nd Transportation Battalion, part of 2nd Marine Logistics Group, drove 18 vehicles approximately 2,500 miles from Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina to Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California.

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U.S. Marines with 2nd Maintenance Battalion hike to Grouse Meadows at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center (MCMWTC) Bridgeport, California, during Mountain Training Exercise 2-21 Jan. 24, 2021. Marines and Sailors are training at the MCMWTC to prepare for the rigors of operating in harsh weather conditions, mountainous terrain, and increased elevation. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Adaezia L. Chavez) - U.S. Marines with 2nd Maintenance Battalion hike to Grouse Meadows at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center (MCMWTC) Bridgeport, California, during Mountain Training Exercise 2-21 Jan. 24, 2021. Marines and Sailors are training at the MCMWTC to prepare for the rigors of operating in harsh weather conditions, mountainous terrain, and increased elevation. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Adaezia L. Chavez)

Red hats give Marines a better chance to survive

Tough and realistic conditions are necessary pillars to ensure U.S. Marines are trained well for the future fight. Recently various units within 2nd Marine Logistics Group, stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, were exposed to cold weather training thousands of feet above sea-level at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, California from October of 2020 to February 2021.

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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Danielle L. Wendt, a hospital corpsman from Martinton, Ill., assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 22 (CLB-22), receives the joint reception, staging, onward movement, and integration (JRSOI) brief during the setup of the state-run, federally-supported COVID-19 Community Vaccination Center at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Feb. 28, 2021. Marines and Sailors with CLB-22, from Camp Lejeune, N.C., are deployed in support of the federal vaccine response. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, remains committed to providing continued, flexible Department of Defense support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency as part of the whole-of-government response to COVID-19 (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Kevin Stapleton/ Combat Logistics Battalion 22) - U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Danielle L. Wendt, a hospital corpsman from Martinton, Ill., assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 22 (CLB-22), receives the joint reception, staging, onward movement, and integration (JRSOI) brief during the setup of the state-run, federally-supported COVID-19 Community Vaccination Center at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Feb. 28, 2021. Marines and Sailors with CLB-22, from Camp Lejeune, N.C., are deployed in support of the federal vaccine response. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, remains committed to providing continued, flexible Department of Defense support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency as part of the whole-of-government response to COVID-19 (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Kevin Stapleton/ Combat Logistics Battalion 22)

2nd Marine Logistics Group to support FEMA vaccination effort in Pennsylvania

In partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Marines and Sailors with the 2nd Marine Logistics Group (MLG) will deploy to support a state-run, federally-supported COVID-19 community vaccination center at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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A U.S. Navy corpsman administers a U.S. Marine with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 15. - A U.S. Navy corpsman administers a U.S. Marine with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 15.

Deploying Marines and Sailors receive COVID-19 vaccine

Deploying Marines and Sailors with II Marine Expeditionary Force received the coronavirus vaccination in preparation for an upcoming overseas deployment at the Russell Marine and Family Services Center in Camp Lejeune, January 15. In compliance with the Department of Defense’s coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination plan in support of Operation Warp Speed, U.S. Navy corpsmen, nurses, and doctors with 2nd Medical Battalion worked alongside the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit to form the II MEF COVID-19 vaccination team...

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