Marines TV

Marines with Alpha Company, 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division rehearsed amphibious assaults with the help of sailors with Naval Beach Party Team 3, Beach Master Unit 2. Produced by Cpl. Marco Mancha. Also available in High Definition.

Second Marine Division (Forward) recently released a new six-part series entitled "Commanding general reflects on Helmand." The series of intimate interviews with the commanding general of 2nd Marine Division (Forward) highlights the challenges and successes the Marines and sailors of the division made during their tenure as the ground combat element of the Marine Air Ground Task Force and Regional Command (Southwest) during the last year. In the second installment Brig. Gen. Lewis Craparotta discusses the closure of insurgent smuggling routes in southern Helmand. Craparotta also delves into disruption and clearing operations, which took place prior to the insurgents' spring offensive during the early months of 2011. Also available in high definition.

Package about how Marines with 3/2 load and deliver supplies throughout the unit's area of operations. More than 14,000 miles and counting have already been logged, ridden, and traveled in their efforts to support the hundreds of service members bravely serving their country. Sgt. Carlos Perry is a Baltimore native and Lance Cpl. John Gaw is from Pendleton, Indiana. Both Marines are with the logistics train for the unit and are featured in the video package. The logistics train has delivered more than 18,000 cases of food and 250,000 gallons of fuel throughout the unit's occupying area. Soundbites include Carlos Perry - Motor Transport Operator with 3/2 and Lance Cpl. John Gaw - Motor Transport Operator with 3/2. Produced by Cpl. Marco Mancha. Also available in High Definition.

Package about Marine Tankers with with 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, perform heavy maintenance on the tanks to prevent any real damage resulting from the rough Afghan terrain, Combat Outpost Ouellette, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Sound bites include Capt. Daniel Hughes - Company Commander for Co. D., 1st Tanks and Sgt. Todd Cross - Section Leader with the unit. Produced by Cpl. Marco Mancha. Also available in High Definition.

The Combined Anti-Armor Team with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, is the “big guns” for the unit. Marines on this team are the quick reaction force who arrive on the battlefield as a suppressive fire element, but with a relatively quiet harvest season, they have also been able to help out the different companies and platoons with any supplies they need. Also available in high definition. Includes sound bites from Lance Cpl. Ricardo Gonzalez and Sgt. Cody Fazio.

Package about Whiteriver Junction, Vt., native Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeremy Butts, a patient tracker for 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, who works at the 115th Combat Support Hospital. Prouced by Lance Cpl. Marco Mancha. Also available in high definition

News feature about the first combat meritorious promotion in Marine Explosive Ordnance Disposal history. Includes sound bites from Staff Sgt. Garrett Cheatum and Gunnery Sgt. Quentin Black. Also available in high definition.

Personality feature on Chicago native Sgt. Quinton King, the adjutant non-commissioned officer in charge for Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division (Forward). King focuses on the well-being of his Marines as he deploys for the first time. He is 25 years old and a graduate of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. Includes sound bited from Sgt. Quinton King and Gunnery Sgt. Christopher McDougal. Produced by Lance Cpl. Marco Mancha. This video available in high definition.