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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Gregory Bogdan, an aircraft hydraulic mechanic, and Maj. Tom O’Bryon, an aviation supply officer, both with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 49, Marine Aircraft Crew 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, design a bridge concept during an advanced additive manufacturing course at Stewart Air National Guard Base, Newburgh, N.Y., June 23, 2022. The Marine Innovation Unit and the II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Innovation Campus mobile training team, staffed by U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Logistics Group, facilitated training that enables Marines to produce innovative solutions, solve maintenance issues, and develop capabilities to defeat new and emerging threats. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sixto Castro) - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Gregory Bogdan, an aircraft hydraulic mechanic, and Maj. Tom O’Bryon, an aviation supply officer, both with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 49, Marine Aircraft Crew 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, design a bridge concept during an advanced additive manufacturing course at Stewart Air National Guard Base, Newburgh, N.Y., June 23, 2022. The Marine Innovation Unit and the II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Innovation Campus mobile training team, staffed by U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Logistics Group, facilitated training that enables Marines to produce innovative solutions, solve maintenance issues, and develop capabilities to defeat new and emerging threats. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sixto Castro)

II MEF Innovation Campus hosts an additive manufacturing course with 4th Marine Aircraft Wing

U.S. Marines with II MEF Innovation Campus, staffed by service members with 2nd Marine Logistics Group, recently hosted a level one and two additive manufacturing course for Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 49, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, at Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, New York, June 13 to 24, 2022.

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Lance Cpl. Gabriela Gonzales is 2nd MLG 2017 Marine of the Year - Lance Cpl. Gabriela Gonzales is 2nd MLG 2017 Marine of the Year

2nd MLG’s standout performer

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - 2nd Marine Logistics Group has selected Lance Cpl. Gabriela Gonzales, a combat engineer with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, as its Marine of the Year. Gonzales has been in the Marine Corps for just over a year, but has clearly demonstrated that she has exceptional potential.

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Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 25, 2nd Marine Logistics Group traverse the snow-covered Sierra Nevada Mountains during cold weather training at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif., Jan. 28, 2018. Approximately 90 Marines participated in the week-long event where they learned survival skills, how to traverse mountainous terrain and cold weather weapons maintenance. The training will prepare the Marines for joint-force training exercise Artic Edge in northern Alaska, which will expose Marines to the peninsula’s weather extremes. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brianna Gaudi) - Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 25, 2nd Marine Logistics Group traverse the snow-covered Sierra Nevada Mountains during cold weather training at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif., Jan. 28, 2018. Approximately 90 Marines participated in the week-long event where they learned survival skills, how to traverse mountainous terrain and cold weather weapons maintenance. The training will prepare the Marines for joint-force training exercise Artic Edge in northern Alaska, which will expose Marines to the peninsula’s weather extremes. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brianna Gaudi)

Getting comfortably proficient in the uncomfortably cold

BRIDGEPORT, Calif. -- Task Force Arctic Edge Marines battled blistering winds and bone-chilling cold weather as they traverse the snow-covered Sierra Nevada Mountains of Bridgeport, Calif., January 23-29, 2018. The cold weather environment paired with mountainous terrain affects the way Marines conduct tasks, techniques and procedures. The training provided Marines the ability to adapt to operations in an environment that is both physically and mentally demanding.

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Marine Corps Pfc. Nathaniel Ford, right, a combat engineer with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, demolishes concrete with a jackhammer aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 29, 2018. The land was cleared to make room to facilitate more advanced future structures being constructed. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler W. Stewart) - Marine Corps Pfc. Nathaniel Ford, right, a combat engineer with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, demolishes concrete with a jackhammer aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 29, 2018. The land was cleared to make room to facilitate more advanced future structures being constructed. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler W. Stewart)

8th Engineer Support Battalion demolishes Dodge City

Camp Lejeune, N.C. – Marines with Bravo Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, demolished a portion of Stone Bay aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan 23 – 31, 2018. The project is intended to make better use of the land, and allow for the development of modern, updated firing ranges.

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Operation Cold Turkey heats up: 2nd Med Bn trains to save lives - A patient is transported by hospital corpsmen with Charlie Company, 2nd Medical Battalion during operation Cold Turkey at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 5, 2017. The training exercise is designed for military medical personnel to sharpen their ability to treat casualties in a trauma situation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ashley Lawson)

Operation Cold Turkey heats up: 2nd Med Bn trains to save lives

U.S. Navy hospital corpsmen and doctors with Charlie Company, 2nd Medical Battalion participated in Operation Cold Turkey at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 4-7, 2017.The training is designed for medical personnel attached to shock trauma platoons and forward resuscitation surgical units to maintain high survival rates, improve their resource

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Lance Cpl. Ashley Tichensky, a motor-transportation operator with Transportation Services Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 2, poses beside her Purple Heart Medal painting at the battalion headquarters building at Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 5, 2016. During the past month, Tichensky spent roughly 15 hours drawing and painting a replica of the medal to represent her battalion’s Marines who have been awarded this military decoration during their service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kaitlyn V. Klein/Released) - Lance Cpl. Ashley Tichensky, a motor-transportation operator with Transportation Services Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 2, poses beside her Purple Heart Medal painting at the battalion headquarters building at Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 5, 2016. During the past month, Tichensky spent roughly 15 hours drawing and painting a replica of the medal to represent her battalion’s Marines who have been awarded this military decoration during their service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kaitlyn V. Klein/Released)

Mural stands to honor CLB-2’s past, encourage pride

Hand-painted inside CombatLogistics Battalion 2’s headquarters building stands a 7.5-foot-tall renditionof one of the most recognized and respected medals awarded to members of theU.S. armed forces. The Purple Heart, an award rich withhonor and history dating back to the American Revolution, is recognized by itspurple enamel heart showing a relief

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Cpl. Jesse Arthur, a field artillery cannoneer with, 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment observes a firing position during a live-fire exercise as part of exercise Saipan Rain at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 30, 2016. The battery, based out of Navy Operational Support Center, Richmond, Va., joined forces with 10th Marine Regiment to support operations during the exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez/Released) - Cpl. Jesse Arthur, a field artillery cannoneer with, 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment observes a firing position during a live-fire exercise as part of exercise Saipan Rain at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 30, 2016. The battery, based out of Navy Operational Support Center, Richmond, Va., joined forces with 10th Marine Regiment to support operations during the exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez/Released)

Saipan Rain provides chance for II MEF to showcase capabilities

Camp Lejeune, N.C. – That’s not the sound of thunder you’ve been hearing over the past two weeks; it’s the sound of Exercise Saipan Rain, a II Marine Expeditionary Force exercise giving the MEF a chance to showcase its artillery capabilities.

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Marine students in the 8th Engineer Support Battalion Bridge Master’s Course lift a bridge bay during a field exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 4, 2015. The course teaches Marines to lead the bridge building process, and is hosting Marines from 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, based in Camp Hansen, Okinawa. During the exercise, Marines constructed and deconstructed a bridge 11 bays in length. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez/Released) - Marine students in the 8th Engineer Support Battalion Bridge Master’s Course lift a bridge bay during a field exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 4, 2015. The course teaches Marines to lead the bridge building process, and is hosting Marines from 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, based in Camp Hansen, Okinawa. During the exercise, Marines constructed and deconstructed a bridge 11 bays in length. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez/Released)

Week 2: Marines take Bridge Master’s Course to field

Marines with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, and 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, continued into their second week of the Bridge Master’s Course at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 4.

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Marine students in the 8th Engineer Support Battalion Bridge Master’s Course connect bridge foundation parts during a practical application of recently learned skills at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 29, 2015. The course teaches Marines to lead the bridge building process, and is hosting Marines from 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, based out of Camp Hansen, Okinawa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez/Released) - Marine students in the 8th Engineer Support Battalion Bridge Master’s Course connect bridge foundation parts during a practical application of recently learned skills at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 29, 2015. The course teaches Marines to lead the bridge building process, and is hosting Marines from 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, based out of Camp Hansen, Okinawa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez/Released)

Building bridges: 8th and 9th ESB begin course

Marines with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, and 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, began the Bridge Master’s Course at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 29.

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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)

CLB-8 reactivated, tasked with supporting 8th Marine Regiment

“Combat Logistics Battalion 8 is not going away,” said Lt. Col. Chris Hrudka, the former commanding officer of CLB-8, during the unit’s deactivation in 2013. “A unit that has made such a significant mark on Marine Corps history in such a short period of time will not be forgotten.”

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