U.S. Marines and Sailors with 2d Marine Division(MARDIV) recognize the 2d MARDIV NCO and Marine of the Year; Navy Sea Sailor of the Year competitor; Junior Sailor of the Year, Blue Jacket of the Year; NCO and Marine of the Quarter; Junior and Senior Sailor of the Quarter; and the Blue Jacket of the Quarter. The Quarterly Morning Colors and Awards Ceremony is an opportunity for 2d MARDIV leadership to honor notable Marines and Sailors on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 22, 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. Samuel Taylor)

U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 167, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing and HMLA 269, MAG-29, 2nd MAW, demonstrate lethality during Distributed Aviation Operations Exercise 24, June 8, 2024, near the U.S. Navy Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center on Andros Island, Bahamas, and exercise Coastal Warden at Marine Corps Air Station New River, Aug. 12-14, 2025. Marines with 2nd MAW regularly conduct training exercises like these to maintain readiness and increase warfighting lethality. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Gavin K. Kulczewski)

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit perform participate in a relief and appointment ceremony on Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, March 6, 2026. The relief and appointment ceremony is a time-honored tradition that formally signifies the transfer of responsibility, authority, and accountability between senior enlisted leaders. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniel Garcia)

U.S. Navy Sailors with 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, participate in the Joint Trauma System Valkyrie Prehospital Transfusion course focused on learning and practical application of fresh whole blood collection and transfusion for patients in forward-deployed and austere environments utilizing standardized, evidence-based protocols. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Isabelle Veillette) Audio was sourced from Adobe Stock.

U.S. Marine Sgt. Anderson Almanor with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division speaks on his experience as a reconnaissance Marine on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, NC, on Mar, 04 2026. Reconnaissance units across the Marine Corps have trained to ensure the lethality and readiness of the nation. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Alexander Peterson and Cpl. Maximum Orduna)