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U.S. Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion and Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 269 conduct special patrol insertion and extraction training near Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, May 8, 2025. HMLA-269 conducted a series of training evolutions with 2nd Recon to improve the squadron’s proficiency in providing assault support to Marine Corps ground units. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Mya Seymour)

U.S. Marines and Sailors from units: 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company; Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 269; 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion; 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion; Special Boat Team - 22, Naval Special Warfare Command Team; 2nd Transportation Battalion; 2nd Marine Division; 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing; 2nd Marine Logistics Group; 1st Marine Division; I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group; I Marine Expeditionary Force; II Marine Expeditionary Force; U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South; U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve, and U.S. Southern Command came together to form Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - UNITAS in support of exercise UNITAS 21. UNITAS is the world's longest-running maritime exercise. Hosted this year by Peru, it brought together multinational forces from twenty countries and included 29 ships, four submarines, and twenty aircraft conducting operations off the coast of Lima and in the jungles of Iquitos. The exercise trains forces to conduct joint maritime operations and focuses on strengthening partnerships and increasing interoperability and capability between participating naval and marine forces. UNITAS 21 consisted of a maritime, amphibious, and amazon phase, which included a series of training events to build trust, enhance confidence, and strengthen interoperability to better prepare us for a combined, multinational response to emerging crises or natural disasters. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Camila Melendez)

U.S. Marines and family members gather for the 2d Reconnaissance Battalion Monument Dedication at Semper Fidelis Memorial Chapel, Quantico, Va., Nov. 6, 2020. The monument dedication recognizes the ultimate sacrifice members of 2d Reconnaissance Battalion have made. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Joshua Pinkney)

Marines and Sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct Type Commander Amphibious Training at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 18-19, 2020. The purpose of TCAT is for the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and participating elements to exercise expeditionary command and control and rehearse amphibious operations. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Gumchol Cho)

U.S. Marines from 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division perform dive and freefall insertion techniques.

U.S. Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, conduct free-fall jumps at Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 13, 2018. Free-fall airborne sustainment training maintains mission readiness and improves reconnaissance capabilities when performing aerial operations. Target Audience: Individuals interested in joining Recon (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Sgt. Takoune H. Norasingh)

U.S. Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, conduct free-fall jumps at Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 13, 2018. Free-fall airborne sustainment training maintains mission readiness and improves reconnaissance capabilities when performing aerial operations. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Sgt. Takoune H. Norasingh)

About 600 Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment conducted a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation to test the unit’s capabilities in a combat environment at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, September 12-15, 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Holly Pernell)

U.S. Marines with Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Recon Battalion perform insertion diving techniques at Camp Lejeune, NC, July 31 to Aug. 4, 2016. The Marines of 2nd Recon Bn. were preparing for an upcoming deployment to Aruba. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Timothy J. Lutz and Cpl. Boston Berg)

Marines from Expeditionary Operations Training Group conducted an Urban Sniper course with Marines from 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion March 27 to April 20, 2017, on Camp Lejeune, N.C. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Holly Pernell)

Marines of 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion conducted a battalion pre-dive at the courthouse bay training tank, at Camp Lejeune, Oct. 13, 2016. Marines and sailors endured the pre-dive assessment in the hopes of qualifying for a spot in Combat Dive School. The test consisted of various physically demanding water challenges, such as swimming with hands bound, passing weights while treading water, tying knots at the bottom of a pool, and more. The pre-dive is designed to narrow down the number of Combat Dive School Candidates to those who are comfortable pushing their limits under water.

Marines with Alpha Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, conducted helocast training May 5-7, 2015, at Onslow Beach aboard Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The helocast training was part of the amphibious training the company has recently been conducting in order to teach its new Marines the standard operating procedures for missions requiring amphibious insert and to maintain the company's readiness in case called upon to support a mission.

Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, refreshed their skills during water jump training aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Mar. 25, 2015. The Marines parachuted from a C-130 aircraft while boats pulled the parachutists out of the water. (Official Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Immanuel Johnson/Released)

Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, conducted fast rope insertion and close quarter training at the military operations on urban terrain facility aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 19 to 21, 2014. The exercise integrated the reconnaissance Marines and the helicopter pilots requiring the same level of communication and cooperation they would use during combat operations to ensure realism and effective training.

Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, slipped onto Onslow Beach, N.C., early Nov. 4, 2014, to secure a beachhead for the assault amphibious vehicles of 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division. The training exercise was one of many ongoing operations taking part during Bold Alligator 14, a scenario-driven event designed to test the Navy-Marine Corps team’s ability to conduct multifaceted operations from a base of support at sea. Reconnaissance Marines on the beach tested their ability to send back vital information to commanders off the coast, painting a picture of the landing zone and any enemy activity. Working off of their real-time intelligence, commanders then organized a larger beach landing to simulate the type of operation that could be used to support a Marine Air Ground Task Force’s operations ashore in a forward-deployed environment. Interviews: Sgt. Kyle Czapp, Warren, Mich., native, Team Leader, 2nd Reconnaissance Bn. 1st Lt. Lee McKinnon, Platoon Commander, 2nd Assault Amphibian Bn.