The 24th MEU serves as a premier crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations, crisis response, and limited contingency operations to support geographic combatant commanders' requirements. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Sammet)

On August 1st, 2025, U.S. Marines and Sailors with 2nd Marine Logistics Group, around the globe will celebrate 81 years of tactical logistical support to the II Marine Expeditionary Force area of operations. 2nd MLG provides tactical logistic support to II MEF and provides task organized logistics combat elements in support of Marine Air-Ground Task Force operations. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Javier Santillan) Contains music from Adobe Stock: https://stock.adobe.com/search/audio?k=849060007

U.S. Marines and Sailors with 2nd Marine Logistics Group develop their warfighting skills while training on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and around the globe, with footage collected from Feb. 6, 2024 - May 15, 2025. 2nd MLG continuously seeks to maintain and improve upon their warfighting skills to enhance the units capabilities on the battlefield to support the II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Javier Santillan) Contains music from Adobe Stock: https://stock.adobe.com/search/audio?k=898825394

U.S. Marines with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, conduct dive operations during Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior 25 in Savaneta, Aruba, May 8-June 9, 2025. Exercise CCW 25 is a bilateral training exercise with Dutch forces and 2d Reconnaissance Battalion aimed to expand knowledge and proficiency when operating in littoral and coastal regions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hunter J. Kuester)

From June to December 2024, U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), II Marine Expeditionary Force, deployed to the U.S. Navy’s Six Fleet area of operations in the Mediterranean Sea. The 24th MEU continued to strengthen and reinforce interoperability capabilities with ally partner nations in the Eastern Mediterranean region, while being ready to respond to potential crisis in the forward theater. The primary mission while forward deployed was to posture for crisis response. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Daniel Childs and Sgt. Elton Taylor) (This video contains music from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from Transition Music: ALIBI-A Knights Honour_Full w Choir, composed by James Waymont and Jessie Van Den Boorn)