Commanding General

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Maj. Gen. Richard T. Tryon

Commanding General, 2d Marine Division

Major General Richard T. Tryon enlisted in the Navy in 1970 and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps in 1975 upon graduating from the Naval Academy. Following The Basic School, he held various company grade assignments in 3d Ba...

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General James T. Conway

34th Commandant of the Marine Corps

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Sergeant Major Michael F. Jones

Sergeant Major - 2d Marine Division

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Football team creates stronger bond between brothers

Story and photos by Lance Cpl. Brian Woodruff

When a person joins the Marine Corps, they become part of a brotherhood. Its very similar to when you join a football team. You feel you have people you can depend on and who have your back....

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3/8 awards young corporal Bronze Star Medal with Valor

Story and photos by Cpl. Ryan Turnage

Many Marines have paid the ultimate sacrifice and many have survived deadly combat situations throughout the Marine Corps' long history of battles near and far. Cpl. Matthew C. Conte, 3rd squad leader with 1st platoon, Company L, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, led his squad through more than 40 combat patrols in the Southern Helmand Province of Afghanistan, earning him the Bronze Star Medal with a combat distinguishing device....

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Contact 2nd Marine Division

Office of the Commanding General

        2D Marine Division
        PSC BOX 20003
        Camp Lejeune, NC 28542-0003
        (910) 451-8155
        DSN 751-8155

        Command Duty Officer:
        (910) 451-8319
        DSN 751-8319

        Public Affairs Office
        (910) 451-7200
        Or send us an email by clicking the "Contact Us" link at the top left of the page.

News

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MP company prepares to sniff out explosives in Afghanistan

Story and photos by Pfc. Joshua J. Hines

Improvised Explosive Devices are the leading cause of death for service members in the Global War on Terrorism. In our fight to prevent these casualties, military police working dogs are used to find and identify potential explosives. ...

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HQ Bn gets new Sergeant Major

Story and photo by Pfc. Joshua J. Hines

Sergeant Major Jamie A. Deets was relieved of his post as the battalion sergeant major for Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division by Sgt. Maj. John C. Carman during a Relief and Appointment ceremony in front of the HQ Company building here, Dec. 18, 2009....

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Honoring fallen heroes of Americas Battalion

Story and photos by Pfc. Clayton Vonderahe

Marines and sailors of 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, gathered together with the families and friends of the battalions fallen Marines at the base theater aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 4, 2009, to pay respect to those who laid down their lives during their recent deployment....

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Camp Lejeune pays tribute to vets at Tarawa Day

Story and photos by Lance Cpl. Brian Jones

Sixty-six years have past since the Marines and sailors of 2nd Marine Division were called upon to defend their country during World War II in a battle revered as what many have called the bloodiest fighting of the time. Their legacy was honored upon Camp Lejeune Nov. 19, 2009, during Tarawa Day....

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Sunny Tropic Seas: Force Recon trains in the Caribbean

Story and photos by Pfc. Andrew Johnston

Not far off a rooster crowed into the air, as if it were an ordinary morning like any other. The early crack of dawn peeked through the clouds, filling the sky with an array of tropical colors, setting a lighter tone for the weeks extensive training schedule that lay ahead....

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Leanes Family clinches 2009 ‘Military Family of the Year’ award

Story by Sgt. Dorian Gardner

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Throughout the military, exceptional men and women serve every day, often going above and beyond the call of duty. On Oct. 29, Sgt. Dennis Leanes and his family were recognized for their contributions to the military and their community at the fifth-annual Military Family of the Year award ceremony in Washington D.C....

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3/10 dusts off howitzers, heads to Afghanistan

Story by Pfc. Clayton Vonderahe

Marines and sailors of Company I, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, gather together with friends and family aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., before their departure to Afghanistan, Nov. 3, 2009. ...

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Civil Affairs Marines take in Richlands

Lance Cpl. Brian D. Jones

RICHLANDS, N.C. - Marines are battling insurgency on multiple fronts throughout the world, and civil affairs is crucial to these operations as Civil Affairs Marines engage with local populaces and governments to ' win hearts and minds' and engende...

[Submitted On: 10/13/2009]->Read More

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Fire for effect; Mortars platoon drops rounds over A.P. Hill

Lance Cpl. James W. Clark

FORT A.P. HILL, Va. - Mortarmen from Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division recently took to the ranges aboard Fort A.P. Hill, Va., to hone their indirect fire skills using their M252 81mm mortars. Although it...

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