U.S. Marine Corps Col. Robert Hallett, the assistant division commander for 2d Marine Division, speaks to U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen and a West Point Cadet at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune for the Professional Training of Midshipmen (PROTRAMID), May 29, 2023. PROTRAMID is an eight-week program that exposes 3rd Class Midshipmen (sophomores) to a variety of career options, including opportunities for junior Marine Corps officers in the Fleet Marine Forces in order to generate and foster interest in pursuing a Marine Corps commission. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Jessi Stegall)
U.S. Marines and Sailors with 2d Marine Division conduct a patient movement during the second annual Doc Kent event on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 19, 2023. This event honors corpsmen lost in battle and tests Marines and Sailors by evaluating their practical knowledge of trauma treatment in a simulated combat environment.
U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment (1/2), 2nd Marine Division (MARDIV) accepted an invitation from The Commandant of the Netherlands Marine Corps to participate in a unique training experience in the Surinamese jungles in Northern South America. The Suriname Army hosted an eight-week jungle training course between March 27 and May 16, 2023. Four Marines participated in the training courses called the Jungle Movement and Survival Course and the Jungle Warfare Instructor Course.
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Jacob Kanak, a Tomahawk, Wisconsin native and infantry officer with 1/2, 2d MARDIV, was the officer in charge of the Marine detachment while attending the training.
“Prior to the training, I was extremely excited...
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C - On March 23, 2023, 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (1/2), 2d Marine Division (MARDIV) held a memorial service to honor the Marines who had fought and lost their lives during the Battle of An-Nasiriyah, twenty years ago. The ferocious battle of An-Nasiriyah took place in Iraq claiming the lives of 18 Marines with 1/2 in 2003. Every five years, units within 2d MARDIV that served in this battle hold a...
