U.S. Marines with Expeditionary Operations Training Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force instruct Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit on room clearing procedures during a close-quarters tactics course at Marine Corps Base Stone Bay, North Carolina, Sept. 15, 2026. EOTG trains deploying II MEF Marine Expeditionary Units and other designated forces in individual and collective tasks, evaluating their ability to conduct mission essential tasks that prepares those forces to support the global combatant commanders. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Maurion Moore)
From left to right, U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Robert Fulford, the II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) commanding general; Col. Neil Berry, the II MEF Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG) officer in charge; Master Gunnery Sgt. Richard Smith, the II MEF EOTG staff non-commissioned officer in charge; and Sgt. Maj. Anthony Loftus, the II MEF sergeant major, pose for a photo in front of the EOTG building at Marine Corps Base Stone Bay, North Carolina, Sept. 15, 2026. EOTG trains deploying II MEF Marine Expeditionary Units and other designated forces in individual and collective tasks, evaluating their ability to conduct mission essential tasks that prepares those forces to support the global combatant commanders. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. DeMontae Stovall)
