U.S. Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion (2nd Recon) and Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 269 conduct special patrol insertion and extraction (SPIE) training near Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, May 8, 2025. HMLA-269 conducted a series of training evolutions with 2nd Recon to improve the squadron’s proficiency in providing assault support to Marine Corps ground units. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Mya Seymour)
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Calvert L. Worth Jr., the commanding general of II Marine Expeditionary Force, speaks to military spouses about II MEF objectives during the Camp Lejeune Leadership Seminar at Paradise Point Officers’ Club on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 9, 2025. Worth had the opportunity to speak to members of CLLS and highlight the crucial role military spouses play in sustaining the well-being of service members across the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Caroline Perkins)
U.S. Marine Pfc. Herbert A. Littleton was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for falling on an enemy grenade to save the lives of his Marines. Named in his honor, the Pfc. Littleton Award is intended to recognize individuals who exemplify the same courage and spirit that defined Pfc. Littleton’s service.
Sgt. Lucas Camacho, a ground electronics transmission systems maintainer with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit was selected for the...
