Byline: USMC Graphic
Date: 2008-07-31 00:00:00 The II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) was activated aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. on July 2, 2008. II MEF (Fwd) is scheduled to spearhead Marine counter-insurgency and stability and support operations in Iraq's Al Anbar province in 2009.
Unit: II MEF
Byline: Cpl. Meg Varvil
Date: 2008-06-19 13:55:00 The MV-22 Osprey flight crew deploys the fast rope for Marines with Special Operations Training Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, during fast roping operations here, June 18. Fast roping allows Marines to exit an aircraft quickly, utilizing a large rope hanging from the craft.
Byline: Cpl. Meg Varvil
Date: 2008-06-19 12:35:00 The MV-22 Osprey flight crew deploys the fast rope for Marines with Special Operations Training Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, during fast roping operations here, June 18. Fast roping allows Marines to exit an aircraft quickly, utilizing a large rope hanging from the craft.
Unit: II MEF
Byline: Cpl. Meg Varvil
Date: 2008-06-18 15:37:00 Marines with Special Operations Training Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, dangle from the MV-22 Osprey as they conduct Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction rigging operations here, June 18. SPIE rigging allows Marines and equipment on the ground to be quickly extracted by aircraft.
Unit: II MEF
Byline: Cpl. Meg Varvil
Date: 2008-06-18 14:51:00 Marines with Special Operations Training Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, prepare for Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction rigging operations with the MV-22 Osprey here, June 18. SOTG is the lead agency for Marine Corps MV-22 Helicopter Rope Suspension Techniques assessment.
Unit: II MEF
Byline: Cpl. Meg Varvil
Date: 2008-06-18 14:55:00 Marines with Special Operations Training Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, battle downward wind created by the MV-22 Osprey’s rotors during Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction rigging operations here, June 18. These Marines are the first ropers in the Marine Corps to SPIE rig from the Osprey.
Unit: II MEF
Byline: Lance Cpl. Katie Mathison
Date: 2008-05-29 03:44:00 Sgt. Jack Durgala, a Marine with Wounded Warrior Battalion-East, Wounded Warrior Regiment, Manpower and Reserve Affairs, speaks to Marines from Student Administrative Company, School of Infantry, about his injuries here May 29. Durgala and five other wounded warriors spoke to the Marines about staying motivated after an injury.
Byline: Photo courtesy of Ron Lunn, Marine Corps Association
Date: 2008-05-14 19:53:00 Capt. Thomas J. Cleaver (center), operations officer for 8th Communications Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, holds the Alfred M. Gray trophy at the Marine Corps Association’s annual Command, Control, Communications and Computers Awards Dinner, in Arlington, Va., May 14. Cleaver received the trophy for his exemplary performance as an operations officer with the Marine Air Ground Task Force Communication Detachment while deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Unit: Chemical/Biological Incident Response Force
Byline: Cpl. Leslie Palmer
Date: 2008-05-04 16:09:00 Sgt. Brennan Kunz (right bottom), command and control point, Extract Platoon, Company, B, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, II Marine Expeditionary Force, reads a medical tag attached to a simulated casualty while participating in National Level Exercise 2-08, May 4. During the exercise, Marines decontaminated live casualties. The exercise is part of Ardent Sentry 08, the annual North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command Defense Support of Civil Authorities exercise incorporated into NLE 2-08.
Unit: Chemical/Biological Incident Response Force
Byline: Cpl. Leslie Palmer
Date: 2008-05-04 15:38:00 Cpl. Alexandro Gachupin, litter bearer, and Sgt. Jorge Diaz, extractor, both with Decontamination Platoon, Company B, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, II Marine Expeditionary Force, ensure a simulated casualty who cannot walk is safely put on the decontamination line May 4 during exercise Ardent Sentry 08. The exercise is the annual North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command Defense Support of Civil Authorities exercise incorporated into NLE 2-08.
Unit: Chemical/Biological Incident Response Force
Byline: Cpl. Leslie Palmer
Date: 2008-05-04 16:01:00 Petty Officer 1st class Michael Wall, decontamination triage officer, Headquarters and Service Company, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, II Marine Expeditionary Force, escorts a simulated victim to the decontamination line May 4 during exercise Ardent Sentry 08. The exercise is the annual North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command Defense Support of Civil Authorities exercise incorporated into NLE 2-08.
Unit: Chemical/Biological Incident Response Force
Byline: Cpl. Leslie palmer
Date: 2008-05-06 17:13:00 Sgt. Ivan Trevino, technical rescue technician, Technical Rescue Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, II Marine Expeditionary Force, helps lower a casualty from a roof May 6 during exercise Ardent Sentry 08. As part of the scenario, a truck carrying a simulated industrial chemical blew up and released a chemical into the air, injuring community members. The exercise is the annual North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command Defense Support of Civil Authorities exercise incorporated into National Level Exercise 2-08.
Unit: Chemical/Biological Incident Response Force
Byline: Cpl. Leslie Palmer
Date: 2008-05-06 17:34:00 Lance Cpl. Jammy Oneta (left middle), litter bearer, Motor Transportation Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company and Sgt. William Tribley (right middle), litter bearer, Decontamination Platoon, watch as Will Villanueva (left) and Scott Jackson (right), local emergency medical technicians, load a simulated casualty onto a stretcher during exercise Ardent Sentry 08. Throughout the exercise, CBIRF Marines worked with local Bellingham responders honing their skills on mitigating a toxic industrial chemical release together. The exercise is the annual North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command Defense Support of Civil Authorities exercise incorporated into National Level Exercise 2-08.
Byline: Lance Cpl. Meg Varvil
Date: 2008-05-12 08:03:00 Sgt. Courtney Martin, a satellite operator with Satellite Platoon, Support Company, 8th Communications Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, works with the Phoenix, the Marine Corps’ newest satellite system, during 8th Communications Battalion communication exercise here May 12. The exercise allowed Phoenix-trained Marines to put their skills to work.
Byline: Lance Cpl. Meg Varvil
Date: 2008-04-01 07:43:00 John Eldard, a civilian instructor, helps Sgt. Courtney Martin (left) and Cpl. Tara Goetz (right), both satellite operators with Satellite Platoon, Support Company, 8th Communications Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, with Phoenix operations during the course here, March 10 to April 11. The Marines had to learn about 200 abbreviations during the course that taught them how to operate the Marine Corps’ newest satellite system.
Byline: Lance Cpl. Meg Varvil
Date: 2008-04-01 07:35:00 Civilian instructors observe students as they practice operations with the new Phoenix satellite terminal during a course given here March 10 to April 11. The Phoenix is the newest satellite system to be integrated into the Marine Corps. The first terminals were received by 8th Communications Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, here March 4.
Byline: Lance Cpl. Meg Varvil
Date: 2008-04-01 07:24:00 Staff Sgt. Matthew Opperman, with Service Company, 8th Communications Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, works with a Phoenix satellite terminal during Phoenix course practical application for the section here March 10 to April 11. The Phoenix, which is much lighter and more mobile than the older satellite terminals, is the Marine Corps’ newest satellite system.
Byline: Lance Cpl. Meg Varvil
Date: 2008-04-01 07:31:00 Marines with Support and Service Companies, 8th Communications Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, work as a team during a practical application scenario during a course here March 10 to April 11. Practical application was part of the class the Marines attended to become the some of the first operators of the Phoenix, the Marine Corps’ newest satellite system.
Unit: II MEF
Byline: Lance Cpl. Katie Mathison
Date: 2008-04-30 08:45:00 Staff Sgt. Chadd Jackson (left), a career retention specialist with Wounded Warrior Battalion-East, Wounded Warrior Regiment, Manpower and Reserve Affairs, and Lt. Col. Thomas Siebenthal, the battalion’s commanding officer, pose for a photograph after Jackson’s re-enlistment ceremony here, April 30. Jackson is the first Marine in the battalion to re-enlist on a permanent light duty status.
Unit: II MEF
Byline: Photo courtesy of 2nd Lt. Haley Katz
Date: 2007-11-04 00:00:00 Second Lt. Haley Katz (left) plays soccer in Fallujah, Iraq, Nov. 4, 2007, during her deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Katz is one of four Marines chosen to tryout for the U.S. Armed Forces soccer team May 9-26 at Pope Air Force Base, N.C. If chosen for the team, she will compete in the Netherlands at the Conseil International du Sport Militaire games.
Unit: II MEF
Byline: Lance Cpl. Katie Mathison
Date: 2008-04-29 11:14:00 Cpl. Danielle Figueroa (left), a travel clerk with New Joins, Installation Personnel Administration Center, and 2nd Lt. Haley Katz, an S-4 officer with Combat Logistics Battalion 8, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, pose for a picture here April 29. They are two of the four Marines chosen to try out for the U.S. Armed Forces soccer team May 9-26 at Pope Air Force Base, N.C. If chosen for the team, they will compete in the Netherlands at the Conseil International du Sport Militaire games.
Byline: Lance Cpl. Meg Varvil
Date: 2008-05-05 08:28:00 Marines present flowers to the family members of Master Sgt. Kenneth N. Mack here May 5. Mack’s family was in attendance at a building dedication ceremony where the II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group motor transport facility was dedicated in honor of Mack’s service.
Byline: Lance Cpl. Meg Varvil
Date: 2008-05-05 08:26:00 Marines and family members unveil a drawing and commemorative plaque for Master Sgt. Kenneth N. Mack here May 5. The plaque and drawing will be displayed permanently in the Mack Motor Transport Facility, which has been named in honor of Mack’s service.
Byline: Lance Cpl. Meg Varvil
Date: 2008-05-05 08:17:00 Master Sgt. Kenneth N. Mack’s wife looks on as retired Col. D. D. Leshchyshyn speaks at the dedication of the II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group motor transport facility here May 5. The building was named in honor of Mack, who was killed in action in Iraq May 5, 2007.
Byline: Lance Cpl. Meg Varvil
Date: 2008-05-05 08:08:00 Service members and family and friends show respect as the colors pass in front of the Mack Motor Transport Facility here May 5. The motor transport facility was dedicated to Master Sgt. Kenneth N. Mack exactly one year after he was killed in action during a deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Unit: II MEF
Byline: Photo courtesy of Cpl. James R. Schneider III
Date: 2007-07-20 00:00:00 Cpl. James R. Schneider III, a motor vehicle operator and driver for the II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group commanding officer, speaks with an Iraqi citizen just outside a military housing complex in Baghdadi, Iraq, July 2007. Schneider deployed to Iraq for seven months in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Unit: II MEF
Byline: Lance Cpl. Meg Varvil
Date: 2008-04-30 17:08:00 Cpl. James R. Schneider III, a motor vehicle operator and driver for the II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group commanding officer, ties the shoe for one of the children on “The Green Team.” In his off time, Schneider volunteers to coach the team and also takes classes to become a private pilot.
Unit: II MEF
Byline: Lance Cpl. Meg Varvil
Date: 2008-04-30 16:55:00 Cpl. James R. Schneider III, a motor vehicle operator and driver for the II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group commanding officer, explains a long jump to one of the children on “The Green Team.” Schneider coaches the children’s track team and is taking classes to become a private pilot in his off time.
Unit: II MEF
Byline: Lance Cpl. Meg Varvil
Date: 2008-04-30 17:01:00 Cpl. James R. Schneider III, a motor vehicle operator and driver for the II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group commanding officer, waits for children on his track team to cross the finish line. Schneider not only takes on extra tasks in his unit, but he also spends his personal time coaching “The Green Team,” a track team for children ages 5-9.
Unit: II MEF
Byline: Lance Cpl. Katie Mathison
Date: 2008-04-24 11:34:00 A Marine from Marine Special Operations Advisor Group, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, tallies simulated casualties and prisoners of war during MSOAG Exercise 1-08 here April 24. The exercise gave the Marines an opportunity to conduct battalion-level attacks without expending ammunition or risking injuries.
Unit: II MEF
Byline: Lance Cpl. Katie Mathison
Date: 2008-04-24 11:11:00 Luke DeVore (right) oversees Marines from Marine Special Operations Advisor Group, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, during MSOAG Exercise 1-08 here April 24. The exercise gave several noncommissioned officers an opportunity to lead a platoon into battle before deploying to Iraq.
Unit: II MEF
Byline: Lance Cpl. Katie Mathison
Date: 2008-04-24 11:12:00 Two Marines from Marine Special Operations Advisor Group, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, clear a house during a simulated exercise here April 24. The Marines were participating in MSOAG Exercise 1-08. The exercise allowed Marines to practice large-scale movements before going to the field.
Unit: II MEF
Byline: Cpl. Leslie Palmer
Date: 2008-04-14 11:00:00 Cpl. Victor Alfonso Alejandretapia (right), personnel clerk, Headquarters and Service Company, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, II Marine Expeditionary Force, talks about his experience in the Marine Corps and becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen with Luisa Fernanda Montero, an associate producer with the Hispanic Communications Network here April 14. Alejandretapia joined to Marine Corps in 2004 as a Mexican citizen. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Leslie Palmer) (RELEASED)
Unit: II MEF
Byline: Lance Cpl. Meg Varvil
Date: 2008-04-18 08:53:00 A class of officers from the basic course at Communication Officers School in Quantico, Va., walk around an 8th Communications Battalion training exercise site here April 18. Before graduating, the officers are afforded the opportunity to see communications units in action.
Unit: II MEF
Byline: Lance Cpl. Meg Varvil
Date: 2008-04-18 09:12:00 Lance Cpl. Josh Howard (left), an electrical engineer equipment systems technician with Service Company, 8th Communications Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, explains a satellite system to 2nd Lt. Eli Edelkind, a student from the basic course at Communication Officers School in Quantico, Va. Fifty-nine students visited 8th Communications Battalion here April 18.
Unit: II MEF
Byline: Lance Cpl. Meg Varvil
Date: 2008-04-18 09:15:00 Officers from the basic course at Communication Officers School in Quantico, Va., check out a satellite system at an 8th Communications Battalion training exercise site here April 18. The officers are slated to graduate from the course June 5.
Unit: II MEF
Byline: Cpl. David Durkin
Date: 2008-04-23 00:00:00 Cpl. David Durkin, a member of the Marine Corps Security Force Battalion Shooting Team with 1st Fleet Antiterrorist Security Team, MCSFBN, II Marine Expeditionary Force, fires on the combat pistol range during the 2008 Marine Corps Eastern Division Rifle and Pistol Championship Matches. Durkin received placed 11th in the individual pistol competition and received a bronze medal, earning six points toward becoming a distinguished shooter.
Unit: II MEF
Byline: Cpl. David Durkin
Date: 2008-04-23 00:00:00 Cpl. Benjamin Footer, a member of the Marine Corps Security Force Battalion Shooting Team with Headquarters and Service Company, MCSFBN, II Marine Expeditionary Force, holds his trophy rifle. Footer was awarded the rifle after placing first in the individual pistol competition at the 2008 Marine Corps Eastern Division Rifle and Pistol Championship Matches.
Unit: II MEF
Byline: Cpl. David Durkin
Date: 2008-04-23 00:00:00 Marines with the Marine Corps Security Force Battalion Shooting Team practice at Dam Neck Range for the 2008 Marine Corps Eastern Division Rifle and Pistol Championship Matches. The team trained intensely for an entire month before competing.
Unit: II MEF
Byline: Lance Cpl. Meg Varvil
Date: 2008-04-18 08:41:00 Marines with Satellite Platoon, 8th Communications Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, work with their communication systems during a training exercise here April 18. The exercise simulates Exercise Combined Endeavor, an operation in Germany the battalion is scheduled to take part from April 25 to May 19.
Unit: II MEF
Byline: Lance Cpl. Meg Varvil
Date: 2008-04-18 08:39:00 Cpl. Aaron Hines, a satellite operator with Satellite Platoon, 8th Communications Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, checks satellite connectivity during a training exercise here April 18. Hines is one of approximately 25 Marines from the battalion deploying to Germany in support of Exercise Combined Endeavor 2008.
Unit: II MEF
Byline: Lance Cpl. Meg Varvil
Date: 2008-04-18 08:39:00 A Marine with Satellite Platoon, 8th Communications Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, ensures there are no loose connections at a training exercise here April 18. The exercise simulates Exercise Combined Endeavor, an operation that allows Marines from the battalion to work with 43 foreign nations.
Unit: II MEF
Byline: Cpl. Leslie Palmer
Date: 2008-03-29 01:02:00 Members of Company B, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, II Marine Expeditionary Force, trained on operating in a contaminated area here March 25-30. The Center for National Response often hosts military and civilian responders in training on response procedures.
Unit: II MEF
Byline: Cpl. Leslie Palmer
Date: 2008-03-28 23:57:00 Cpl. Matthew Dunkle and Lance Cpl. Donnie Hoffman, Company B, Chemical Biological, Incident Response Force, II Marine Expeditionary Force, finish decontaminating a simulated casualty during a training exercise here March 29. CBIRF Marines and sailors trained here, honing their skills on operating in a contaminated area.
Unit: II MEF
Byline: Cpl. Leslie Palmer
Date: 2008-03-29 00:15:00 Sgt. Cameron Stewart (left), decontamination platoon team leader, Cpl. Dallas Ward (right) and Lance Cpl. Donnie Hoffman (middle), decontamination platoon team members, all with the Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, II Marine Expeditionary Force, begin to decontaminate a simulated casualty during training here March 29. The Marines and sailors responded to a simulated terrorist attack when a chemical was released in a highway tunnel, initiating several car wrecks. Service members extracted and decontaminated casualties and provided medical care.
Unit: II MEF
Byline: Cpl. Leslie Palmer
Date: 2008-03-28 22:35:00 Cpl. Joshua Harris (right) and Cpl. Travis Johnson (left), extractors for Company B, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, II Marine Expeditionary Force, put a neck brace on a simulated casualty involved in a car wreck, caused by a terrorist attack here March 29. The simulated chemical attack sparked several car wrecks, and Marines and sailors were tasked to extract and decontaminate casualties and provide medical care when necessary.
Unit: II MEF
Byline: Cpl. Leslie Palmer
Date: 2008-03-29 03:43:00 Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Esper (top), a hospital corpsman assigned to Headquarters and Service Company, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, II Marine Expeditionary Force, reaches a casualty trapped inside a car by cutting the windshield. Lance Cpl. Joshua Foster (right) and Cpl. Thomas Downes (left), both technical rescue technicians, Technical Rescue Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, assist in the evacuation. The simulated chemical attack included several mock car wrecks alongside the highway here March 25-30.
Unit: II MEF
Byline: Cpl. Leslie Palmer
Date: 2008-03-29 03:31:00 Petty Officers 3rd Class Jeshaun Kau (left) and Matthew Esper, both hospital corpsmen assigned to Headquarters and Service Company, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, II Marine Expeditionary Force, rescue a casualty trapped in a car here March 29. Corpsmen are trained to provide medical care in a contaminated area while wearing personal protective equipment.
Unit: II MEF
Byline: Cpl. Leslie Palmer
Date: 2008-03-28 23:56:00 Lt. Cmdr. Jean Murray, a nurse corps officer with Headquarters and Service Company, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, II Marine Expeditionary Force, treats a simulated casualty affected by a nerve agent here March 29. Corpsmen and doctors with CBIRF treat casualties of a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or high-yield explosive incident, both in the contaminated area and after they are decontaminated.
Unit: II MEF
Byline: Lance Cpl. Brian Lewis
Date: 2008-03-26 15:43:00 Lance Cpl. Rene Fernandez, a rifleman with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, rappels down the tower here March 26. Fernandez, as well as Marines from other units, came to the Special Operations Training Group, II MEF, for training in mountain tactics. |