U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Grace Stover, a combat videographer, left, Cpl. Joshua Kumakaw, a combat graphics specialist, center, and 1st Lt. Olivia Giarrizzo, a communication strategy and operations officer with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, are welcomed home by family and friends on Camp Lejeune North Carolina, March 25, 2024. Exercise Nordic Response 24 is designed to enhance military capabilities and allied cooperation in high-intensity warfighting scenarios under challenging arctic conditions, while providing U.S. Marines unique opportunities to train alongside NATO Allies and partners. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Cassidy Shepherd)
U.S. Marines with 2d Marine Division train alongside Dutch Marines during exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior (CUW) to maintain a strong partnership and enhance war fighting capabilities on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 4-26, 2024. Exercise CUW is a bilateral training evolution designed to increase global interoperability between 2d Marine Division and Marine Squadron Carib. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Cpl. Max Arellano)
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - A new form of satellite communication is now being used by Marines of 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), II Marine Expeditionary Force. Starshield, a commercial wideband satellite communications service, is being implemented across units in the 2d MARDIV as a commercial solution for wideband satellite communications as well as joint, coalition, and partner forces.
What makes Starshield more efficient than previous military satellites is its ability to use a proliferated low earth orbit, providing a higher bandwidth and low latency services. These capabilities allow Starshield to transport data much faster, making it easier for security reasons and a variety of information exchange requirements.
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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - A new form of satellite communication is now being used by Marines of 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), II Marine Expeditionary Force. Starshield, a commercial wideband satellite communications service, is being implemented across units in the 2d MARDIV as a commercial solution for wideband satellite communications as well as joint, coalition, and partner forces.
U.S. Marines with 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force commemorated the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Tarawa, at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina on November 21, 2023, to honor and pay tribute to the unit’s sacrifices during its defining battle in World War II.