8th Engineer Support Battalion

Sgt. Peter A. Swigart and Lance Cpl. Tyler B. Comar, combat engineers with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, construct a hut during Operation Continuing Promise in Jamaica, which took More

Lt. Col. Ted Adams (right), commanding officer, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, and Sgt. Maj. James Calbough, sergeant major, 9th ESB, case the battalion colors during a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp L More

Heavy equipment operators with Heavy Equipment Platoon, Service Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), grade the road while improving Route 611 in Sangin, Afghanistan, De More

Afghan children wave and beg for candy from a passing convoy (not shown) conducted by 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), in Marjah District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan More

Marines with the sweep team, Bridge Platoon, Bravo Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) search for Improvised-Explosive-Device indicators prior to assembling a bridge du More

Coalition forces with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) are currently building three different sizes of Culvert Denial Systems to inhibit insurgents from placing Improvised Ex More

An Afghan child observes Marines with Bridge Platoon, Bravo Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) work on a non-standard bridge during a bridge operation in the Sistani P More

Petty Officer 1st Class Alan Broussard, construction mechanic, a Seabee embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort cuts brick during a Continuing Promise 2011 community service proj More

Lt. Col. Chris G. Downs, the commanding officer of 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), gives his farewell speech during a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Leatherneck, Af More

Marines and sailors with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group stage vehicles prior to departing for a convoy exercise as part of the Convoy Leaders Course aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 1 More

Eighteen armored assault vehicles wait to cross an improved ribbon bridge Feb. 6, 2012, aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. Marines with Bridge Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group set up t More

Staff Sgt. David J. Dignan (right), an explosive ordnance disposal technician with 2nd EOD Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, received the Bronze Star with a combat distinguish More

Staff Sgt. David J. Dignan (right), an explosive ordnance disposal technician with 2nd EOD Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, stands before Col. Mark R. Hollahan (left), the 2n More

Cpl. Cody M. Sackinger (right), from Waynesfield, Ohio, a combat engineer with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, gets a Purple Heart pinned on by Maj. Robert L. Corl (left), the 8th ES More

Cpl. Eric Maynard, a combat engineer with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, directs the drivers of the MKIII Bridge Erection Boats, which pushes the raft across the river, aboard Camp More

Marines with Bulk Fuel Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group drain a 20,000-gallon collapsible tank during a training exercise on Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, N.C., More

Sgt. Jonathan Ialongo with 2nd Marine Logistics Group, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, Bulk Fuel Company, teaches his Marines as they take notes on Bogue Field, North Carolina, April 23, 2012. The Marines go th More

Cpl. Robert Sarvak with 2nd Marine Logistics Group, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, Bulk Fuel Company, teaches his Marines the process of fueling an aircraft on Bogue Field, N.C., April 25, 2012. The Marines go More

Marines with Bridge Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group exit a building to provide security during a training exercise at a Military Operations in Urban Terrain site aboard Camp More

Master Sgt. Paul Vanek, a combat engineer with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, salutes one last time at his retirement ceremony at the Beirut Memorial site in Jacksonville, N.C., May More

Sgt. David Bryant (center), an aircraft rescue and firefighting specialist with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, uses Pfc. Cameron D. McDonald, a bulk fuel specialist with Bulk Fuel Company, 8th Engineer Support Batta More

Kris W. Nelson (foreground), a Jiu-Jitsu student, shows Robin D. Jackson (left), the wife of Lance Cpl. Cassidy W. Jackson, a data network specialist with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics gr More

Bridge Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group uses a raft to transport Marines and tactical vehicles with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division across the New Rive More

Christian J. Bridger (Center), the son of Sgt. James W. Bridger, a combat engineer with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, poses for a picture after winning first place on a North Ameri More

Marines and sailors with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, attend a memorial service in honor of Staff Sgt. Joseph D’Augustine at the Protestant Chapel aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., June More

Lance Cpl. Eric Lesemann (left) and Cpl. Emily Warfield, combat engineers, Engineer Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), set up a Concertina-wire perimeter outside of P More

Two Marines with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group play horseshoes during the battalion’s fun day at Onslow Beach aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 19, 2012. During the event, Marines and More

Marines and sailors with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group hike alongside Sneads Ferry Road aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 19, 2012. More than 300 troops marched for approximately fou More

The 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) color guard presents their battle colors during a casing of the colors ceremony at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Aug. 15. During their d More

Marines with a detachment from 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group based out of Camp Lejeune, N.C., set up a water pump to clear out the basement of an apartment complex in Far Rockaway, More

Sgt. Justin Armstrong (left), a native of Apple Valley, Minnesota and Cpl. Smith Thenor (right), a native of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, both combat engineers with a detachment of 8th Engineer Support Battalion, More

Marines from 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group saw this as they looked over their shoulders. In the last minutes of light the Marines setup 600-gallon per minute water pumps on the bea More

Sgt. Patrick Kanaley, a Buffalo, N.Y, native, with Battalion Landing Team 3/2, uses an ax to break apart the deck of a home Nov. 9, that was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy in Breezy Point, a small community of Ne More

Lance Cpl. Phillip Clonch is a combat engineer with Company A, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force. Clonch, a native of Daytona Beach, Fla., is currently wo More

Lance Cpl. Joseph Alston is a motor transportation mechanic with support company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force. Alston, a native of Aurora, Ohio, is More

A destroyed house sits abandoned in Breezy Point, a small coastal community in New York City, Nov. 9. The Marines and sailors of the 26th MEU are partnering with the 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine L More

Lance Cpl. Phillip Clonch, a combat engineer with Company A, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, uses a chainsaw to cut through a deck blocking an interse More

Marines and sailors from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit arrive on the beach of Breezy Point, a small coastal community in New York City, aboard a Landing Craft Utility from the USS Wasp Nov. 9, in support o More

Maj. Craig Clarkson, detachment commander of the 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, cuts a cake Nov. 10, in celebration of the Corps' 237th birthday at the Point Breeze Volunteer Fire D More

Volunteers canoe through the waterways around base during the Splash for Trash event aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 26, 2013, picking up debris that was improperly discarded. Participants recovered items rang More

Lt. Cmdr. Danny Purvis, a member of the Chaplain Corps aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., leads the room in an invocation during a Silver Star Medal award ceremony aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 30, 2013. The ceremon More

Sgt. Maj. George W. Young Jr., the sergeant major for 2nd Marine Logistics Group speaks to Marines from 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd MLG during an award ceremony for Bulk Fuel Company, 8th ESB, 2nd MLG a More

Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 4th Combat Engineer Battalion and 8th Engineer Support Battalion break off into groups to start their practical application portion of their communication class at En More

Marines with 2nd and 4th Combat Engineer Battalions and 8th Engineer Support Bn. create charges with C-4 during practical application day prior to the urban demolition range here, July 23, 2013. The Marines wer More

Camp Lejeune-Marines with 2nd and 4th Combat Engineer Battalions and 8th Engineer Support Bn. practice setting up a Bangalore torpedo charge aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, July 24, 2013. The Marines use More

Marines with Bulk Fuel Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group practiced moving with a fire hose during their annual training aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, Aug. 28, 2 More

Marines with Ordnance Maintenance Company, 2nd Maintenance Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group attach a cable to a Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle during a regimental field exercise aboard Camp Lejeun More

Marines with Bridge Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group use a MK III Bridge Erection Boat to maintain control of an Improved Ribbon Bridge section at Engineer Point aboard Camp L More

Marines with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group embrace the generous spirit of Christmas, lending a hand to their fellow service members. Lt. Col. Ferdinand F. Llantero, the commanding o More

A Cape Carteret, N.C. home that is being constructed in tandem by Marines with Alpha Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group and Habitat for Humanity International lies in wait prior More

Marines with Bridge Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group steer an Improved Ribbon Bridge with an MK III Bridge Erection Boat near Camp Lejeune, N.C., the company used similar ship More

Landing support specialists with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., prepare for an external aerial lift exercise at the Auxiliary 2 landing field aboard Marine Co More

Marines with Alpha Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group prepare ammunition prior to firing at a machine gun range aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 14, 2014. Approximately 33 Mari More

Cpl. David Merrifield, assigned to 8th Engineer Support Battalion, puts the finishing touches on an obstacle course the U.S. Marines built at Price Barracks in Belize. The Marines are in Belize as part of South More

Lance Cpl. Esgar Castro, a water support technician assigned to 8th Engineer Support Battalion, tests chlorine levels in the water his team is providing for U.S. service members in Guatemala. The Marines are in More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. White with Bridge Company (Bridge Co.), 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, helps attach an interior bay to a Logistics Vehicle System Replacement during imp More

U.S. Marines with 8th Engineer Support Battalion (ESB) discuss their building plan for a South West Asia (SWA) hut. The SWA hut is being built as a multipurpose classroom for the Brigada De Infantería de Marina More

U.S. Navy Builder Constructionman Serena Strozewski, a Seabee from Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit 202, repaints the local library's name in the Izabal District with the assistance of the Guatemalan Bri More

Guatemalan Brigada de Infanteria de Marina (BIM) Subteniente, Jorge Antonio de la Loma de Leon, an engineering officer, is being presented a certificate of appreciation for being the BIM engineer team lead duri More

U.S. Marines attached to Marine Forces Southern Command participate in the closing ceremony for the Guatemala portion of Southern Partnership Station 2014 (SPS 14). The Marines are accompanied by U.S. Navy Sail More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Michael Merrifield, a metal worker from 8th Engineer Support Battalion (8th ESB), 2nd Marine Logistics Group, pours water on a weld of the hand rails that are to be used in a confidence c More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Michael Merrifield, a metal worker from 8th Engineer Support Battalion (8th ESB), 2nd Marine Logistics Group, welds the hand rails to be used in a confidence course, Puerto Castilla, Hond More

Ten lance corporals from 8th Engineer Support Battalion engage in a group discussion with their seminar leader during the first Lance Corporal Leadership and Professional Ethics Seminar Oct. 7, 2014. The semina More

Cpl. Adam W. Sproul, a bulk fuel specialist with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, gives his remarks during a memorial ceremony for Staff Sgt. Andrew Stevens at the Protestant Chapel aboard Marine Corps Base Camp More

Pfc. Brandon Murphy, a combat engineer with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, prepares to fire the M32 grenade launcher during a training event aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N More

Sgt. Joshua Davis, a combat engineer with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group and a Philadelphia, Pa., native, pours concrete to create the foundation for a storage building March 18, 201 More

Cpl. Thomas Jenkins, a combat engineer with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, applies caulk to a door frame during a construction project aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 31, 2015. Mar More

A Marine with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, fills hesco barriers with sand used as bunker walls during a week-long survivability exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 20-24, 20 More

A tractor, rubber tired, articulated steering, multipurpose John Deere 624 KR, or TRAM, drops sand into fortified bunkers built by Marines from 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, during More

An explosive ordnance disposal technician with 2nd EOD Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, prepares a tapping line technique during pre-deployment training aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 5, 2015. The techn More

A Marine with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, makes a 45-degree cut to a piece of lumber during a field exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 14, 2015. The Marines constructed a no More

Marines with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, learn how to enter a vehicle without using explosives during a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device training exercise aboar More

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Carlos R. Hernandez, a combat engineer with Bridge Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, pumps a ramp down during the transportation of II Marine Headquarte More

150713-N-BJ279-017 PUERTO CASTILLA, Honduras (July 13, 2015) Seabee’s from Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit Three-Zero-Three and Marines from 8th Engineer Support Battalion work together setting up a bar More

150724-A-FC375-092 TRUJILLO, Honduras (July 24, 2015) The Commanding Officer of the Adaptive Force Package, Cmdr. Robert Toth, has a staring contest with a Honduran child during a closing ceremony to thank the More

Marine students in the 8th Engineer Support Battalion Bridge Master’s Course prepare to lift a bridge part during a practical application of recently learned skills at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 29, 2015. The cou More

Marine students in the 8th Engineer Support Battalion Bridge Master’s Course lift a bridge bay during a field exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 4, 2015. The course teaches Marines to lead the bridge building More

A Marine student attending the 8th Engineer Support Battalion Medium Girder Bridge Master’s Course directs the movement of a bridge during a field exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 18, 2015. The course, now More

Marines with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, Improved Ribbon Bridge Platoon check in with the safety boat while taking part in a Zodiac operator’s course aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 19, 2015. This course wa More

Sgt. Maj. Russell Strack, sergeant major of 8th Engineer Support Battalion, marches the unit colors during the battalion’s change of command at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 30, 2015. Lt. Col. Lauren Edwards assume More

Sgt. Kyle Kazmierczak, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician with EOD Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, wraps tape around an explosive charge during a breaching course at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 14, More

A Marine with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, establishes control of the MK-2 Mod 1 Talon, a device used to acquire visuals of an improvised explosive device, during an IED More

Cpl. Dequindre Jelks, a motor vehicle operator with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, drives a training Humvee during a convoy operations training simulation at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 9, 2016. Marines participa More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ryan Zimmerman, a bulk fuel specialist with Bulk Fuel Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, waits to have his weapon inspected prior to participating in an unknown distance drill at Ra More

U.S. Marines assigned to 8th Engineer Support Battalion assist in a hostile attack scenario during Field Training Exercise (FTX) 1-16 at Camp Davis, N.C., Feb. 11, 2016. Marine Wing Support Squadron 271 conduct More

Marines with 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment fire an M777A2 Howitzer as part of exercise Saipan Rain at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 30, 2016. The battery, based out of Navy Operational Support Center, Richmon More

Marines with Bulk Fuel Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, begin setting up an amphibious assault fuel system at Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 24, 2016. A completed AAFS can hold approximately 1.12 million gal More

Private First Class Zachary Isom, a motor transport Marine with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, receives a cake from Marisa Reeder, the assistant director for Jacksonville’s United S More

A Marine with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion cuts out a measured amount of C4 for a charge during a training exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 19, 2016. The unit conducte More

An Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician with EOD Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, walks through a street as he searches the area for signs of improvised explosive devices during a counter IED skills d More

U.S. Marines with 8th Engineer Support Battalion carry a simulated casualty during a squad competition at Cannon Air Defense Complex, Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 24, 2016. Squad competitions happen among every unit throu More

Marines check the security ropes holding a piece of an improvised ribbon raft during the Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 26, 2016. The MCCRE is where various units are evalu More

Staff Sgt. Daniel L. Lohmann teaches a class about the robots that Marines use during a robotics demonstration at Swansboro High School in Swansboro, N.C., Nov. 17, 2016. Explosive ordnance disposal technician More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Nathaniel Rockford, Combat Engineer, Bridge Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, assists in the construction of the Medium Girder Bridge during the units M More

A partitioning wall is built by Marines as part of the Priority Engineer Project List at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 20-29, 2017. The wall was built to protect a Secret Internet Protocol Router Network server fro More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brandon A. Rojas, a water support technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU), refills a water container with potable water during Reali More

170910-A-QE286-0214 PUERTO BARRIOS (September 10, 2017) U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Rafael Tavera, a water support technician assigned to 8th Engineer Support Battalion, operates a water pump to provide clean water More

170921-A-NY041-0014 PUERTO BARRIOS, Guatemala (Sept. 21, 2017) U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Kara Irons, left, the command tactical combat casualty care program manager at Naval Health Clinic Quantico, More

Sgt. Caleb Johnson places a 60mm mortar round used as a target during a low-order demolition range at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 30, 2017. Marines used various types of explosive ordnance to further develop their More

U.S. Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Raider Regiment mount a Combat Rubber Raiding Craft during a coxswain course at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 7, 2018. The Marines performed alongside dril More