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.

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.