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A Mobile User Object System antenna replacement mast, created by U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Eirick Schule, an engineer equipment operator with 2nd Distribution Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, is staged at the II Marine Expeditionary Force Innovation Campus on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 12, 2026. Currently assigned to the II MEF Innovation Campus, Schule designed and developed a replacement mast for the MOUS antenna in late April 2025, a solution that saved the Marine Corps thousands of dollars and increased the longevity of the equipment by allowing Marines to have a constant stream of reusable replacement pieces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Makayla Elizalde) - A Mobile User Object System antenna replacement mast, created by U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Eirick Schule, an engineer equipment operator with 2nd Distribution Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, is staged at the II Marine Expeditionary Force Innovation Campus on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 12, 2026. Currently assigned to the II MEF Innovation Campus, Schule designed and developed a replacement mast for the MOUS antenna in late April 2025, a solution that saved the Marine Corps thousands of dollars and increased the longevity of the equipment by allowing Marines to have a constant stream of reusable replacement pieces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Makayla Elizalde)

Navy Chaplain Capt. William Riley Retires After Decades of Service to Marines and Sailors - U.S. Navy Capt. William S. Riley, command chaplain for Marine Corps Installations-East, departs his retirement ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 26, 2026. Riley served in a wide range of duty assignments across the United States and overseas, including operational and leadership roles supporting Marines and Sailors. Riley concluded his military service in 2026 as the command chaplain for Marine Corps Installations East. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Erica S. Padgett)

Montford Point Marine Oliver Diggs Celebrates 100th Birthday - Oliver Diggs, center, U.S. Marine Corps Montford Point Marine veteran, poses with his family and distinguished guests during his 100th birthday celebration in Kinston, North Carolina, Jan. 5, 2026. Diggs served from April 4, 1944 to June 22, 1946, as a part of the group of African American Marines who broke barriers and paved the way for future generations. His service and centennial birthday were celebrated by his family and distinguished guests at the North Carolina State Veterans Home. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alyssa J. DeCrane)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Malikah Warren, 2nd Distribution Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, left, and Cpl. Zbigniew Adamczyk, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Training Squadron 204, Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, right, pose for a photo after receiving Red Cross Lifesaving Awards at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 16, 2025. The Marines received the Lifesaving Award, the second highest award the American Red Cross bestows, for rescuing people during an emergency at a local beach earlier this year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Erica S. Padgett) - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Malikah Warren, 2nd Distribution Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, left, and Cpl. Zbigniew Adamczyk, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Training Squadron 204, Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, right, pose for a photo after receiving Red Cross Lifesaving Awards at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 16, 2025. The Marines received the Lifesaving Award, the second highest award the American Red Cross bestows, for rescuing people during an emergency at a local beach earlier this year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Erica S. Padgett)

Sarah Wiltgen, assistant chief of staff, Marine Corps Community Services, Marine Corps Installations East, poses with a gift presented to her by the staff on the occasion of her retirement at MCCS headquarters on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Dec. 12, 2025. - Sarah Wiltgen, assistant chief of staff, Marine Corps Community Services, Marine Corps Installations East, poses with a gift presented to her by the staff on the occasion of her retirement at MCCS headquarters on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Dec. 12, 2025.

VMM-264’s reactivation adds an additional MV-22B Osprey squadron to 2nd MAW and II Marine Expeditionary Force, providing additional assault support capability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. David Ornelas Baeza) - U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 264, Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, take part in a reactivation ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Dec. 11, 2025. VMM-264’s reactivation adds an additional MV-22B Osprey squadron to 2nd MAW and II Marine Expeditionary Force, providing additional assault support capability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. David Ornelas Baeza)

Blount Island Leaders Discuss Ship-to-Shore Needs for Long-Term - William Fish, Navy prepositioning department director at Blount Island Command, explains critical maintenance needs to U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Lee Meyer, director of expeditionary warfare on the Navy chief of naval operations' staff (OPNAV N95), during a tour Dec. 8, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. (Official Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

A U.S. Sailor assigned to the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready group signals a landing craft, air cushion onto a beach landing zone in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Nov. 29, 2025. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president's priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland. (U.S. Marine Corps photo) - A U.S. Sailor assigned to the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready group signals a landing craft, air cushion onto a beach landing zone in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Nov. 29, 2025. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president's priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)

I MEF Visit Leverages Blount Island Expertise to Reinforce Readiness, Interoperability - Robert Hazlett, contracting officer's technical representative for Blount Island Command, explains shipboard operations aboard the USNS Sgt. William R. Button during a visit by a Marine Expeditionary Force liaison team Dec. 2, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Florida. Hazlett, a Marine Corps veteran who served six years in motor transportation and nearly 20 years afloat as a KBR contractor—including six years as a squadron supervisor—became a sworn civilian at Blount Island in 2024. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Dustin Senger)