CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (Aug. 2, 2021) U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, drive a joint light tactical vehicle onto the beach to a landing craft, air cushion to be transported to USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) for a mission rehearsal during Large Scale Exercise at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 2, 2021. II MEF is a maritime force inextricably linked to our Navy partners in U.S. 6th and 2nd Fleets, creating mutual interdependence with our Fleet counterparts leverages our collective capabilities and increases maritime lethality. LSE 2021 merges live and synthetic training capabilities to create an intense, robust training environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Jenkins)