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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.

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.

Marines with 2nd Marine Logistics Group took part in a four-week training program designed to enhance their understanding of Marine Corps traditions, structure, combat strategies, and history while honing their physical fitness and fighting abilities in the field at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 2014. The course is designed to instill the leadership qualities essential to effective NCO leadership with the Marine Corps and draws upon corporals from across the Group. The classes, held regularly within 2nd MLG, draw upon a hand-selected cadre of instructors prepare the Marines for future leadership positions. Interviews: Sgt. Jamie R. Gordon – Rockland County, N.Y. Cpl. Joshua Munro – Troy, Mich. Cpl. Roberto Class – Puerto Rico

Marines with 2nd Marine Logistics Group took part in a four-week training program designed to enhance their understanding of Marine Corps traditions, structure, combat strategies, and history while honing their physical fitness and fighting abilities in the field at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 2014. The course is designed to instill the leadership qualities essential to effective NCO leadership with the Marine Corps and draws upon corporals from across the Group. The classes, held regularly within 2nd MLG, draw upon a hand-selected cadre of instructors prepare the Marines for future leadership positions. Interviews: Sgt. Jamie R. Gordon – Rockland County, N.Y. Cpl. Joshua Munro – Troy, Mich. Cpl. Roberto Class – Puerto Rico

Thunder rumbled in the distance while flashes of light flickered in the low-hanging clouds. This storm was not caused by nature, however, but by the Marines of Bridge Company. Includes sound bites from 1ST Lt. Cullen G. Torres, Bridge Co., 8Th Engineer Support Battalion Platoon Commander and Cpl. Chad J. Cratsenburg, Bridge Co., 8th Engineer Support Battalion Combat Engineer.

Package of Benton Harbor, Mich., native, Staff Sgt. Michael Price, the casualty watch staff non-commissioned officer in charge, Manpower section, 2nd Marine Division (Forward), talks about becoming a communications Marine. Also available in high definition.