Photo by Sgt. Matthew Troyer | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 01.26.2012
U.S. Marine Corps Jeremiah Harper, combat videographer, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific video records the construction of a multi-purpose building at the Ban Lumngoen School in support of Cobra Gold 2012, Jan. 26, 2012. The building is constructed by the joint efforts of Royal Thai and Malaysian forces partnered with U.S. Army soldiers attached to 643rd Engineer Company. Cobra Gold 12......
Photo by Sgt. Dean Davis | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 01.30.2011
Col. Paul Kennedy, commander of Regimental Combat Team 2, and Sgt. Maj. George Young, sergeant major of RCT-2, attach an Afghanistan Campaign battle streamer to the 2nd Marine Regiment’s colors during a battle streamer ceremony at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, Nimruz province, Afghanistan, Jan. 30. Marines of RCT-2 gathered during the brief ceremony, marking the end of their year-long......
Photo by Sgt. Dean Davis | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 01.30.2011
Col. Paul Kennedy, commander of Regimental Combat Team 2, and Sgt. Maj. George Young, sergeant major of RCT-2, salute the colors during the playing of the “Star-Spangled Banner” during a battle streamer ceremony at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, Nimruz province, Afghanistan, Jan. 30. The regiment has taken part in numerous campaigns over its nearly 100-year history. Today the Marines......
Photo by Sgt. Dean Davis | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 01.26.2011
Marines with 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment launch a high mobility artillery rocket system from Forward Operating Base Delaram II, Jan. 26. These systems have been used to support Marine infantry units operating throughout Helmand province in the fight against the Taliban....
Photo by Cpl. Joshua Hines | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 01.25.2011
An Afghan worker shovels dirt while digging a water canal in Musa Qal’eh, Jan. 25. Every public works and improvement project is entirely built by Afghan workers contracted by the Afghan government. There are about 500 workers contracted for work on such projects daily....
Photo by Cpl. Joshua Hines | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 01.22.2011
An Afghan worker sets a brick while building a wall for the new district governor’s building in Musa Qal’eh, Jan. 22. The building is planned to be completed within the year....
Photo by Sgt. Dean Davis | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 01.22.2011
Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Huffman, religious program specialist with Regimental Combat Team 2, stands at attention as Senior Chief Petty Officer Kenneth Willburn, Navy senior enlisted advisor for RCT-2, pins on a Fleet Marine Force Warfare Insignia during a ceremony here, Jan. 22. To earn this insignia, sailors must pass many examinations, including a Marine Corps physical fitness......
Photo by Sgt. Dean Davis | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 01.22.2011
Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Huffman, religious program specialist with Regimental Combat Team 2, stands with his Fleet Marine Force Warfare Insignia pinned on his uniform after a ceremony here, Jan. 22. To earn this insignia, sailors must pass many examinations, including a Marine Corps physical fitness test, a written test and an oral examination by senior sailors who are FMF......