U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Joseph White III, a course instructor for Commercial Satellite Communication Operator Course, Communications Training Course 2, speaks about the CSOC at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 18, 2025. The purpose of CSOC is to provide knowledge and hands on training with commercial off-the-shelf communication equipment to modernize communication efforts in accordance with Force Design. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Makayla Elizalde)
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)
