U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, participate in a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, October 25, 2022. The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the unit’s combat readiness in preparation for deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Ethan Robert Jones)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dylan Hamblin, of Cincinnati, Ohio, an assistant section leader with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, participates in a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, October 25, 2022. The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the unit’s combat readiness in preparation for deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Ethan Robert Jones)

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Headquarters Battery, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division participate in Exercise Alliance Victory at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Yorktown, Virginia, October 10, 2022. The purpose of this exercise is to test the battery’s overall ability to effectively support missions. Exercise Alliance Victory intends to increase the lethality, efficiency of support and capabilities of the individual Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Max Arellano)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, run a series of ranges in preparation for a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, August 24, 2022. The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the unit’s combat readiness in preparation for deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Ethan Robert Jones)

U.S. Navy Sailors from 2d Marine Division compete in the Doc Kent Competition on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 2-4, 2022. The three-day competition showcases the capabilities of executing tactical combat casualty care in austere environments by utilizing various evacuation platforms to move from point of injury to higher echelons of care. This is the third iteration of the competition; the purpose remains the same: to identify the "best of the best" within the Division's enlisted medical personnel. Amphibious assets were incorporated to showcase a bolstered capability for the execution of prolonged casualty care and fresh whole blood transfusion. This competition increased the corpman's ability to prolong life beyond tactical combat casualty care. This competition is dedicated to Hospitalman Aaron A. Kent, 28, who was a part of the 2d Marine Division in 2005 when he was killed in action during combat operations near Fallujah, Iraq. (U.S. Marine Corps video by LCpl. Justin Brown)