The Second Marine Division is a ground division of the United States Marine Corps, one of the branches of the United States Armed Forces. It is an infantry division and is part of the II Marine Expeditionary Force. It is based at Camp Lejune in North Carolina. The current commander is Major General John Toolan. The division includes the second, sixth, eighth, and tenth Marine Regiments, the second assault amphibian, combat engineer, light armored reconnaissance, reconnaissance, and tank battalions. The Second Marine Division was formally created on February 1, 1941 during World War II. They were originally based in California. As a result, during the war, the division was primarily focused on operations in the Pacific Theater. These included the battles of Guadalcanal in 1943, Tarawa in 19