U.S. Marines with Expeditionary Operations Training Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, evaluate reconnaissance Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit on urban terrain operations during an advanced sniper course at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 16, 2026. EOTG’s advanced sniper course is designed to train personnel in advanced combat marksmanship skills, surveillance, and communications that will support expeditionary operations necessary when forward deployed. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Maurion Moore)
U.S. Navy Chief Hospital Corpsman Matthew Leeds, with Field Medical Training Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, is rendered sideboy honors during the Fiscal Year 2027 Chief Petty Officer Pinning Ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 16, 2026. Established in 1960, the Chief Petty Officer Pinning Ceremony marks the culmination of a six-week initiation of physical and leadership training that symbolizes the transition to new responsibilities and higher commitment for enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle Baskin) (This image was scanned digitally and captured natively on film)
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – In recognition of its performance during the 2026 Comprehensive Command Inspection, 2nd Marine Logistics Group was presented the 2026 General Friedrich von Steuben Superior Unit Performance Award during the 2026 Inspector General of the Marine Corps Training Symposium at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Aug. 25, 2026.
