U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing display lethality and readiness across the globe, sharpened through training at home and abroad, at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Nov. 20, 2025. Throughout the year of 2025, Marines with 2nd MAW have conducted various training exercises and operations enhancing overall readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Gavin K. Kulczewski)
The United States American flag and unit colors displayed in the II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group Insignia change ceremony on U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 6, 2025. The revealing of the new insignia represents the many elements and fundamentals that celebrated the remarkable progress made over the recent, past, and advancing mission. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Allison White)
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Staff Sgt. Jacob Jones watched a small drone navigate through a tree canopy ahead of his Marines, confirming enemy positions without exposing a single rifleman. The company completed the movement with zero simulated casualties.
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