U.S. Marines with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division conduct a machine gun range as a part of Naval Integration Training Package 2 on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 6, 2025. NITP-2 is an amphibious part of a larger training evolution certifying amphibious combat vehicle crewmen to safely and properly conduct combat operations with the ACV. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Noelia Vazquez)
U.S. Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group pose for a photo with staff members of Queens Creek Elementary School during an Adopt-a-School ceremony at Queens Creek Elementary School in Swansboro, North Carolina, Dec. 2, 2025. The Adopt-a-School program is a voluntary program between Queens Creek Elementary School and II MIG designed to strengthen the connection between the military and local community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dorian Melrath)
