U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 269, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, participated in exercise Coastal Warden at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Aug. 12 - 14, 2025. HMLA-269 trained alongside the U.S. Navy’s Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 123 and the South Carolina National Guard to refine tactics, techniques, and procedures to counter unmanned aircraft systems. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Octavius Jordan)
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Robert J. Epstein, right, commanding officer of 2nd Intelligence Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, and Felecia Shannon, the principal of Onslow County Learning Center, pose for a photograph with the Proclamation of Adoption Partnership during an Adopt-a-School ceremony at Onslow County Learning Center, North Carolina, Sept. 11, 2026. The Adopt-a-School program is a voluntary program designed to strengthen the connection between the military and local community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dorian Melrath)
