U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, embark a Landing Craft, Utility 1663, attached to Assault Craft Unit 2 during an amphibious assault in support of exercise Atlantic Alliance 2025 (AA25) aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD), June 26, 2025. AA25 is the premier East Coast naval integration exercise, featuring over 25 U.S. Navy and Marine Corps units alongside Dutch naval forces and British Royal Commandos. Spanning from North Carolina to Maine, AA25 will showcase a range of dynamic events including force integration, air assault operations, bilateral reconnaissance, naval strait transits, amphibious assault training and a simulated war-at-sea exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexandria Serrano)
U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 2d Marines, 2d Marine Division conduct an integrations operation with a Small Unmanned Aircraft System. By training with sUAS, Marines increase lethality through improved surveillance and more precise tactful decision-making. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Pfc. Oscar Ocampo)
Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. – U.S. Marine Corps Major Justin Wirth, a native of Rice Lake, Wisconsin, and the Assistant Air Officer of Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division, celebrated his retirement with a ceremony, here, May 9, 2025.
Major Wirth dedicated 26 years of service to the defense of the United States of America. Wirth began his career by enlisting in the Marine Corps Reserves.
“[Wisconsin] was a really great place to grow up,” Major Wirth said. “There was very little military presence, so this was a very unforeseen experience.
“The recruiter really inspired me to join because he talked about how much of a challenge it was, and he was right.”
Wirth spent two years in the Reserves as a...
