U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph Manzie, combat engineer with Marine Rotational Force Darwin, provides security during patrol sweeps at Koumac, New Caledonia, May 20, 2018. Sweeps are typically conducted to search for materials in the ground that may be used against friendly forces or be of intelligence value. “Being a CE is that my job is so versatile,” said Manzie. “I have to ability to perform actions that can change the battlespace, such as breaching, sweeping, or engineer reconnaissance.” - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph Manzie, combat engineer with Marine Rotational Force Darwin, provides security during patrol sweeps at Koumac, New Caledonia, May 20, 2018. Sweeps are typically conducted to search for materials in the ground that may be used against friendly forces or be of intelligence value. “Being a CE is that my job is so versatile,” said Manzie. “I have to ability to perform actions that can change the battlespace, such as breaching, sweeping, or engineer reconnaissance.”
Lt. Col. David Morris (right) and Lt. Col. Lauren Edwards (left) review the battalion during the 8th Engineer Support Battalion change of command ceremony at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 30, 2015. Edwards took command of the battalion from Morris. Edwards’ new responsibility, as the first female commander of an ESB, will be to provide engineer support to II Marine Expeditionary Forces. - Lt. Col. David Morris (right) and Lt. Col. Lauren Edwards (left) review the battalion during the 8th Engineer Support Battalion change of command ceremony at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 30, 2015. Edwards took command of the battalion from Morris. Edwards’ new responsibility, as the first female commander of an ESB, will be to provide engineer support to II Marine Expeditionary Forces.
Marines with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group fire at targets over 300 meters away with the M2 .50-caliber machine gun during a live-fire training exercise at a multipurpose machine gun range at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 14, 2015. The hard work, time and effort put into the training helps the Marine Corps maintain mission readiness consistently by providing Marines with knowledge and experience, and strengthens their ability to work effectively in real situations by maintaining unit cohesion, said Bradley Marsh, an 8th ESB motor transportation Marine. - Marines with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group fire at targets over 300 meters away with the M2 .50-caliber machine gun during a live-fire training exercise at a multipurpose machine gun range at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 14, 2015. The hard work, time and effort put into the training helps the Marine Corps maintain mission readiness consistently by providing Marines with knowledge and experience, and strengthens their ability to work effectively in real situations by maintaining unit cohesion, said Bradley Marsh, an 8th ESB motor transportation Marine.
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