The U.S. Navy celebrates their 245th birthday on October 13, 2020. 2nd Marine Division Command Master Chief Christopher Rebana, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Command Master Chief Sandra Dyal, 2nd Marine Logistics Group Command Master Chief Richard Jackson, and 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Command Master Chief Jody Fletcher voice their experiences over their tour of service and why they enlisted into the United States Navy. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt Jonathon Wiederhold) Music By: Ross Bugden - Pirate Crew (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVBgKCYrI-c)

U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing display lethality and readiness across the globe, sharpened through training at home and abroad at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, from January to December, 2025. Throughout the year, Marines with 2nd MAW conducted various training exercises enhancing overall readiness and conducting operations to demonstrate presence and power around the world. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Gavin K. Kulczewski)

U.S. Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion discuss the training and history of the reconnaissance mission on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 31, 2025. Reconnaissance units across the Marine Corps have trained to ensure the lethality and readiness of the nation. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Alexander Peterson and Sgt. Cassidy Shepherd)

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Crystal Scott, a native of California and the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear operations coordinator, speaks on her enlisted and warrant officer career at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Nov. 26, 2025. The Warrant Officer selection requires a minimum of eight years’ time in service and enhanced proficiency and excellence within their military occupational specialty. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Mya Seymour)

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) conducted attack drone training on Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico, Nov 15-25, 2025. The 2d Marine Division and the Marine Corps Attack Drone Team are training and certifying 22nd MEU(SOC) Marines on the Neros Archer first-person view drone system, demonstrating the 22nd MEU(SOC)’s commitment to innovation, adaptability, and enhanced combat readiness. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland. (U.S. Marine Corps video)