U.S. Marines with Task Force 61/2 take a group photo after touring the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) in Gaeta, Italy, on Aug. 6, 2025. Task Force 61/2 is deployed in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to advance U.S., Allied and partner interests, and support the warfighting effectiveness, lethality and readiness of U.S. Naval and Marine Corps forces in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Cameron Edy)
U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Andrew T. Priddy relinquishes command of 2d Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) to Brig. Gen. Samuel L. Meyer, the incoming commanding general of 2d MEB, during the 2d MEB change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 16, 2024. The role of 2d MEB’s commanding general is to provide a scalable, standing, joint-capable, deployment-ready headquarters element to support II MEF operations abroad. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Emily Hazelbaker)
NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY NAPLES, Italy — U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. James W. Lively, the commanding general of 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, met with Vice Adm. J.T. Anderson, commander of U.S. 6th Fleet, on Aug. 6, 2025, as Marines and Sailors with 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade (2d MEB), II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF), deploy to assume the role of Task Force 61/2.
2d MEB, as Task Force 61/2, provides a headquarters unit to command-and-control smaller, scalable and self-sustaining Marine Corps units, providing additional capability and lethality, supporting U.S. 6th Fleet operations in the U.S. European Command (EUCOM) and U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) areas of responsibility.
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