U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Jaime Lerma, the sergeant major of 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, takes part in his retirement ceremony on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 19, 2025. The ceremony was held to honor Lerma’s 24 years of faithful service. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Grace Stover)
U.S. Marines with 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, hold out hand signals prior to conducting special patrol insertion and extraction training on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 18, 2025. SPIE training is designed to rapidly insert and extract a reconnaissance patrol from an area that does not permit a helicopter landing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. John Allen)
