State Partnership Program

Video by Lance Cpl. Justin Brown

Operation 40 Switch

2nd Marine Division

July 7, 2021 | 1:30

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (1/2), 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), conducted a training exercise with drones on Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 7, 2021. 1/2 is tasked as 2d MARDIV’s experimental infantry battalion to test new gear, operating concepts and force structures. The unit’s findings will help refine infantry battalions across the Marine Corps as we continue to push toward the end state of Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps video by LCpl. Justin Brown)