Story by Lance Cpl. Taylor Cooper | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 08.18.2017
U.S. Marines from 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, and 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, both with Regimental Combat Team-8, conducted a live-fire range during Large Scale Exercise-17 at Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 15-18, 2017....
Story by Cpl. Ed Galo | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 01.09.2012
Regimental Combat Team 8 handed over control of what had been their year-long area of operation to Regimental Combat Team 6, Dec. 7 at Forward Operating Base Delaram II....
Courtesy Story | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 12.28.2011
With 53 little, smiling faces in attendance, members of Female Engagement Team 8 joined Afghan National Security Force troops recently to host a children’s shura aboard the base in Sangin district, Helmand province....
Story by Cpl. James Clark | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 12.27.2011
He can be found in the early mornings, rousing exhausted twenty year-olds from the rack with a mug of steaming coffee in hand, or come evening, shrouded in a veil of cigar smoke, reclining in a leather armchair within a plank and plywood shack of his own construction....
Story by Staff Sgt. Ryan Smith | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 12.22.2011
Versatility is the name of the game when it comes to young Marines serving in austere environments of Southwest Afghanistan. The ability to adjust on the move is a trait often taking years of experience to master. Whether it was running hundreds of miles of cable or occasionally taking up a machine gun during convoys, one regimental Marine used his versatility and drive to finish his......
Story by Cpl. James Clark | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 12.20.2011
The dirt along Route 611 has been pulverized to dust, turned to a trail of fine powder dotted with boot prints belonging to the Marines of Company A, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment. The footprints cover the landscape, blown away by wind, convoys of armored transports and civilian caravans, only to be replaced the following morning by another series of exhausting patrols....
Story by Cpl. Clayton Vonderahe | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 12.11.2011
Six members of the U.S. House of Representatives arrived at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, Dec. 10, to meet with constituents serving in Afghanistan and gain an understanding of the dynamics in the regiment’s area of operation in Helmand province, the southern most province of Afghanistan....
Story by Staff Sgt. Ryan Smith | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 12.10.2011
Commerce and travel through the District of Musa Qal’eh just became easier with the completion and grand opening of the Musa Qal’eh Wadi Crossing, Dec. 9....
