Guests socialize during 2nd Supply Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 25, 2nd Marine Logistics Group’s Marine Corps Birthday ball in New Bern, N.C., where several members of the Montford Point Marines joined the unit Oct. 29, 2012. The battalion invited the Montford Point Marines to celebrate their role in the unit’s history and to honor the Marine Corps’ 237th birthday. - Guests socialize during 2nd Supply Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 25, 2nd Marine Logistics Group’s Marine Corps Birthday ball in New Bern, N.C., where several members of the Montford Point Marines joined the unit Oct. 29, 2012. The battalion invited the Montford Point Marines to celebrate their role in the unit’s history and to honor the Marine Corps’ 237th birthday.
Marines with 2nd Maintenance Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group strain against the weight of a seven-ton truck as they haul the vehicle during the unit’s field meet aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 24, 2012. The battalion used the competition as a focal point to build camaraderie and test its Marines’ endurance over the course of several events. - Marines with 2nd Maintenance Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group strain against the weight of a seven-ton truck as they haul the vehicle during the unit’s field meet aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 24, 2012. The battalion used the competition as a focal point to build camaraderie and test its Marines’ endurance over the course of several events.
A forbidding sign warns visitors to Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group’s haunted house that they are entering a dangerous part of Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 21, 2012. The unit invited families to bring their children to the event, where a free haunted house and a barbecue waited for them. - A forbidding sign warns visitors to Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group’s haunted house that they are entering a dangerous part of Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 21, 2012. The unit invited families to bring their children to the event, where a free haunted house and a barbecue waited for them.
The statue of a Marine dressed in the uniform worn at the time of the 1983 bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, watches over the names of the fallen inscribed on the Beirut Memorial near Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 11, 2012. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 2nd Marine Logistics Group visited the memorial and spoke with a veteran of the conflict in Lebanon as part of an ongoing effort to keep the legacy of Beirut alive within the Marine Corps. - The statue of a Marine dressed in the uniform worn at the time of the 1983 bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, watches over the names of the fallen inscribed on the Beirut Memorial near Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 11, 2012. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 2nd Marine Logistics Group visited the memorial and spoke with a veteran of the conflict in Lebanon as part of an ongoing effort to keep the legacy of Beirut alive within the Marine Corps.
Cpl. John A. L. Silkey, a heavy equipment mechanic with 2nd Maintenance Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, watches over a group of visitors as they struggle to navigate their zodiac on a man-made pool set up for the battalion’s open house aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 19, 2012. Each of the battalion’s six companies set up stations for families and friends, which allowed them to experience some of the things their Marines do to support operations aboard the base. - Cpl. John A. L. Silkey, a heavy equipment mechanic with 2nd Maintenance Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, watches over a group of visitors as they struggle to navigate their zodiac on a man-made pool set up for the battalion’s open house aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 19, 2012. Each of the battalion’s six companies set up stations for families and friends, which allowed them to experience some of the things their Marines do to support operations aboard the base.
Cpl. Magnus Nnolim, a motor vehicle mechanic with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, watches over his wife, Ashdale Nnolim, as she prepares to fire an M-4 carbine during the unit’s Jane Wayne Day activities aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 12, 2012. The live-fire exercise was the first time many of the spouses and family members fired a weapon and allowed them to better understand the daily demands placed on the servicemembers they help to support. - Cpl. Magnus Nnolim, a motor vehicle mechanic with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, watches over his wife, Ashdale Nnolim, as she prepares to fire an M-4 carbine during the unit’s Jane Wayne Day activities aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 12, 2012. The live-fire exercise was the first time many of the spouses and family members fired a weapon and allowed them to better understand the daily demands placed on the servicemembers they help to support.
Marines and soldiers train inside a field-expedient post office aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., during a training exercise to prepare for postal service in austere environments, Sept. 11, 2012. Fourteen Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group joined with soldiers from the 82nd Sustainment Brigade to practice processing mail without the aid of modern technologies. - Marines and soldiers train inside a field-expedient post office aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., during a training exercise to prepare for postal service in austere environments, Sept. 11, 2012. Fourteen Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group joined with soldiers from the 82nd Sustainment Brigade to practice processing mail without the aid of modern technologies.
Lance Cpl. Angel Anaya, a Brooklyn, N.Y., native and embarkation specialist with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, poses for a picture after joining two other New York City Marines aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 10, 2012, to share his experiences before the eleventh anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Anaya was 8 years old when the attacks occurred. He now has a daughter and a wife that live in New York City, but he said the memory of the attacks still cause him to worry about their safety. - Lance Cpl. Angel Anaya, a Brooklyn, N.Y., native and embarkation specialist with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, poses for a picture after joining two other New York City Marines aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 10, 2012, to share his experiences before the eleventh anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Anaya was 8 years old when the attacks occurred. He now has a daughter and a wife that live in New York City, but he said the memory of the attacks still cause him to worry about their safety.
Alia Reese, wife of Maj. Travis Reese, the plans officer for 2nd Marine Logistics Group, signs a book at the Marine Corps Exchange aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 21, 2012. The book is titled “My Daddy is a Marine,” and it teaches young children about the Marine Corps. It doubles as a photo album, in which children can place pictures of their parents and update it as the years roll by. - Alia Reese, wife of Maj. Travis Reese, the plans officer for 2nd Marine Logistics Group, signs a book at the Marine Corps Exchange aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 21, 2012. The book is titled “My Daddy is a Marine,” and it teaches young children about the Marine Corps. It doubles as a photo album, in which children can place pictures of their parents and update it as the years roll by.
Marines with Landing Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group set up a communication antenna during a field exercise at Landing Zone Kite aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 11, 2012. The purpose of the exercise was to give the company’s Marines a chance to sharpen their knowledge of their military occupational specialty. - Marines with Landing Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group set up a communication antenna during a field exercise at Landing Zone Kite aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 11, 2012. The purpose of the exercise was to give the company’s Marines a chance to sharpen their knowledge of their military occupational specialty.