From June to December 2024, U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), II Marine Expeditionary Force, deployed to the U.S. Navy’s Six Fleet area of operations in the Mediterranean Sea. The 24th MEU continued to strengthen and reinforce interoperability capabilities with ally partner nations in the Eastern Mediterranean region, while being ready to respond to potential crisis in the forward theater. The primary mission while forward deployed was to posture for crisis response. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Daniel Childs and Sgt. Elton Taylor)
(This video contains music from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from Transition Music: ALIBI-A Knights Honour_Full w Choir, composed by...
II Marine Expeditionary Force and Norwegian Army and Navy leaders pose for a photo during a visit on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 30, 2025. During the visit, Lt. Gen Calvert L. Worth, the II MEF commanding general, discussed II MEF mission objectives and training opportunities with Norwegian Army and Navy leaders. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Rafael Brambila-Pelayo)
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...