U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), operate an unmanned aerial system at Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico, Jan. 11, 2026. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland. (U.S. Marine Corps video)
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Douglas McDonough, off-going commanding officer of 2nd Intelligence Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, delivers remarks during a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 14, 2026. The change of command ceremony symbolizes the passing of authority and responsibility from the off-going to the oncoming commanding officer. During the ceremony, McDonough relinquished command of 2nd Intel Bn. to Lt. Col. Robert Epstein. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. DeMontae Stovall)
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.- Recently, the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division took the steps to advance the Marine Corps into a new territory, conducting a squad attack using a NEROS Archer strike drone to surveil and attack ahead of the squad during unit training at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, on Jan. 23, 2026.
The battalion became the first infantry unit within 2nd Marine Division to employ the NEROS...
