U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jose Arispe and Cpl. John Graham, both unmanned aerial vehicle avionics technicians with VMU-2, were awarded certificates of commendation for their actions in response to a vehicle crash while off duty. VMU-2 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III) - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Thomas Smith, the sergeant major of Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron (VMU) 2, reads an award citation at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, May 22, 2023. U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jose Arispe and Cpl. John Graham, both unmanned aerial vehicle avionics technicians with VMU-2, were awarded certificates of commendation for their actions in response to a vehicle crash while off duty. VMU-2 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III)

The L-MADIS is an electronic-attack system that counters unmanned-aircraft system by nonkinetic capabilities to destroy or negate aerial threats. 2nd LAAD is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Servante R. Coba) - U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Clayton Hilemon (left) and Sgt. Alexander Locconielsen (right), a low-altitude air-defense gunners with 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion (LAAD), points to a drone during a demonstration with the Light Marine Air Defense Integrated System, or L-MADIS, at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field Atlantic, North Carolina, Oct. 18, 2022. The L-MADIS is an electronic-attack system that counters unmanned-aircraft system by nonkinetic capabilities to destroy or negate aerial threats. 2nd LAAD is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Servante R. Coba)

The SS Wright provides MALS with the capability to conduct intermediate aviation maintenance aboard the ship, which reduces the time required for maintenance during a deployment. The MALS are subordinate units of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the Aviation Combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adam Henke) - U.S. Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadrons (MALS) unload cargo from the Military Sealift Command aviation-logistics support ship SS Wright (T-AVB 3) at the Port of Morehead City, North Carolina, Sept. 20, 2022. The SS Wright provides MALS with the capability to conduct intermediate aviation maintenance aboard the ship, which reduces the time required for maintenance during a deployment. The MALS are subordinate units of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the Aviation Combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adam Henke)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Sean Nguyen completes a maximum repetition on bench squat. - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Sean Nguyen, a supply and fiscal noncommissioned officer with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 271, competed in the 2021 USPA Drug Tested Feeding Frenzy, a national qualifying powerlifting competition held by the United States Powerlifting Association, a premier powerlifting federation.

The students train for two hours during each simulator flight, executing each task until it becomes second nature, said Jerry W. Fitzgerald, a Harrier contract simulator instructor. - 1st Lt. Matthew C. Forman, a replacement pilot with Marine Attack Training Squadron 203, looks at his control panel and heads-up display as he "taxis" an AV-8B Harrier simulator March 11.

Marine Staff Sgt. Jonel Mendez was named Service Person of the Quarter by the Carteret County Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee for his outstanding volunteer service to the community. - Marine Staff Sgt. Jonel Mendez gives remarks during a luncheon at Beaufort, North Carolina, Feb. 28, 2020. Mendez was named Service Person of the Quarter by the Carteret County Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee for his outstanding volunteer service to the community. Mendez is the Alpha Company Gunnery Sergeant with Marine Wing Communications Squadron 28. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Cody Rowe)

Children race down a water slide during the Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2 Family Fun Day at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, August 20, 2019. The MWHS-2 Family Fun Day was hosted to give Marines and Sailors an opportunity to socialize and build camaraderie throughout the unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Steven Walls) - Children race down a water slide during the Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2 Family Fun Day at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, August 20, 2019. The MWHS-2 Family Fun Day was hosted to give Marines and Sailors an opportunity to socialize and build camaraderie throughout the unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Steven Walls)

Aircraft Recovery and Fire Fighting (ARFF) Marines measure areas of a crashed plane during an aircraft recovery scenario at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, Aug. 16, 2019. ARFF Marines attached to Marine Wing Support Detachment 273 trained to improve readiness, efficiency, and recovery times. - Aircraft Recovery and Fire Fighting (ARFF) Marines measure areas of a crashed plane during an aircraft recovery scenario at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, Aug. 16, 2019. ARFF Marines attached to Marine Wing Support Detachment 273 trained to improve readiness, efficiency, and recovery times. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III)